Apple counters Qualcomm battery patent infringement claims with its own

Qualcomm accused Apple of violating its battery patents. Apple denied those claims and then came back with accusations of its own.

Qualcomm will reportedly not support Nougat on Snapdragon 800/801 Androids

It may not have been Sony's decision to drop software support for the Xperia Z3, as all Snapdragon 800 and 801 phones could miss out on Nougat.

OnePlus One will support voice commands from sleep

OnePlus has just confirmed the presence of OnePlus One voice commands that work from sleep, just like Touchless Control on the Moto X.

iPhone 6 phablet, HTC dual-camera purpose, Snapdragon 800 modded & more – Pocketnow Daily

Watch today’s Pocketnow Daily as we talk about how AT&T is now teasing the Asus PadFone X, and what this means for the product in the US market. We then talk about the all-new HTC One, and what to expect from its special dual cameras. Que focus later on the Snapdragon 800, and how a developer figured out how to allow an “always listening” feature, like on the Moto x. Apple vs Samsung follow as we talk about how the lawsuit is really focused on stripping Samsung from making smartphone profits. Then we end today’s show talking about iOS 8 and even iOS 9, aside [...]

Dev brings always-listening mode to Snapdragon 800 phones (no thanks to Qualcomm)

Feeling a little Moto X envy? A custom ROM may soon bring some of those features to other handsets, as revealed in this Snapdragon 800 always-listening demo

Qualcomm adds Snapdragon 801 to its SoC family

Find out what's new in Qualcomm's Snapdragon 801, the latest revision of the very successful Snapdragon 800.

Why don’t Snapdragon 800 phones support Moto-X-style listen-from-standby?

With so many phones now available running the chip, why aren't we seeing the Snapdragon 800 voice recognition from standby mode that was so promoted?

Pocketnow Weekly 074: new Google Play devices and Windows Phone rumors galore

An unlikely duo of new Google Play devices, a mass blast of Windows Phone rumors and a pair of big reviews are the talk of this week's podcast. Listen in!

Hardware specifics tipped for possible CyanogenMod phone

Find out why the Qualcomm chip in the rumored CyanogenMod phone could put even the one in the Galaxy Note 3 to shame.

Rumors talk Adreno 400 GPU for next-gen Snapdragon SoCs

Details are still sparse, but find out what we've heard so far about Qualcomm's plans for its Adreno 400 GPU.

Upgrading from a Nexus 4 to a Nexus 5? Here’s what you’ll gain

The Nexus 4 was a fine phone for its time. If you bought one, good for you. That said, here's 3 reasons to dump that old thing and go for a Nexus 5 upgrade!

Here are the main advantages of having a Snapdragon 800 SoC

The Snapdragon 800 is an amazing processor, but why would you want to get something so powerful? Let's take a look!

iPad Air, iPad mini, Lumia 1520 and 2520 announcements, HTC smartwatch & more – Pocketnow Daily

Watch today’s Pocketnow Daily as we talk about Qualcomm’s new enhancements to come to the Snapdragon 800 processor. We then talk about HTC, and the company’s plans to build a smartwatch that is not a gimmick. Google follows as their purchase of Flexycore spells positive speed enhancements for Android in the future. Nokia is next as we get details on the new Lumia 1520, Lumia 1320 and Lumia 2520 that were announced. We end today’s show talking about Apple’s new iPad Air, and iPad mini with Retina Display.

All this and more after the [...]

New Snapdragon 800 flavor in the works? These benchmarks think so

See what we've learned about Qualcomm's Snapdragon APQ8084, and how it looks like it will be the chip to look for in some upcoming flagships.

Nokia Lumia 1520 specs leak on Chinese online store

Those of you waiting for a phablet on the Windows Phone platform may be in store for more than just any phablet. We’ve heard about the Nokia Lumia 1520, and we do know that the company is planning to announce this phone on Tuesday at their Nokia World event. But if this thing were just big, it probably wouldn’t mean as much as it does now that we’ve got some specs to match its size.

The device just got leaked in a Chinese online store, and this is definitely going to be a monster. It’s apparently bringing a 6-inch 1080p display, which in the chassis of a [...]

Are chip shortages keeping the Snapdragon 800 out of the HTC One Max?

Hear what effect rumors suggest Qualcomm could be having on HTC One Max hardware decisions.

iPad event dates, Windows Phone 8.1 leaked, HTC One Max disappoints & more – Pocketnow Daily

Watch today’s Pocketnow Daily as we talk about Google’s recent update to their Android Device Manager, and what enhancements are included. Then we talk about Nokia’s phablet project, the rumored Lumia 1520, and then we talk about Windows Phone GDR3 running on a Lumia 920. We later go through the first leaked screenshots of Windows Phone 8.1, and some of the things we could expect. Later we move the spotlight to the HTC One Max, and some good and bad rumors. We end today’s show talking about some possible release dates for the iPad 5 and iPad mini 2.

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HTC One Max specs leak appears to confirm absence of Snapdragon 800

See the new leak that helps add to what we know about the choice of the HTC One Max Snapdragon chip, and why an 800 seems fully out of the running.

LG Nexus 5 with LTE and Snapdragon 800 apparently hits the FCC

After the recent leaks of the LG’s next iteration of a Nexus smartphone, which we all lovingly call the Nexus 5, a new device dubbed LG D820 has just landed at the FCC. Don’t think that we’ll begin calling every single LG product to land on the FCC a Nexus for the next couple of weeks; there are actually documents that hint to this specific device being the product we’re looking for.

The spec sheet of this phone is extremely interesting. The last three Nexus smartphones have been good devices in everything but specs, and it seems that Google is planning [...]

Bigger iPhone prototype, Galaxy Gear compatibility, BlackBerry buyer & more – Pocketnow Daily

Watch today’s Pocketnow Daily as we talk about the Samsung Galaxy S 4 with Snapdragon 800, which is now slated for Europe in the next coming weeks. Then we go through the Microsoft Surface 2 and the new features that it’ll include. We later shift focus to BlackBerry and their status as a company in the next coming months. We then talk about a new prototype of the iPhone being tested with a larger display. Verizon is next as pre-orders of the Galaxy Note III and Galaxy Gear have begun. We end today’s show talking about the Samsung Galaxy Gear and its compatibility with [...]

Pocketnow Weekly 056: two hours of your tech questions, answered

For episode 056 of the Pocketnow Weekly mobile technology podcast, five guys distill a month of listener mail into a 2-hour onslaught of knowledge-dropping.

Nokia tablet, Kindle Fire 2013 line-up, Lumia 1020 results & more – Pocketnow Daily

Watch today’s Pocketnow Daily as we talk about the fact that it seems that the Nokia Lumia 1020 has not sold as well as we expected. Still, there are rumors of the company working on its own Windows RT tablet, even though these rumors aren’t quite new. ASUS follows as the company’s Chairman doesn’t seem happy at all with Windows RT and is planning to not offer it on future tablets. The Samsung Exynos processor follows, as there are some benchmark realities to talk about. We end today’s show talking about some leaks of the Amazon Kindle Fire line-up for [...]