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2026-07-07
futurumgroup.com
2026-07-07
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2026-07-06
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2026-07-06
Techgenyz
2026-07-03
ximitime.com
2026-07-03
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2026-07-03
pandaily.com
2026-07-03
Pandaily
2026-06-27
www.gsmarena.com
2026-06-27
GSMArena.com
We've heard rumors that Qualcomm will launch two 2nm chips under the Snapdragon 8 Elite series this year, called the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 (SM8950) and Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro (SM8975). But now we learn that Qualcomm has two more Snapdragon 8-series chips on its roadmap.
The word comes from reliable tipster Digital Chat Station, who claimed that Qualcomm is working on the Snapdragon 8 Eli
2026-06-26
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2026-06-26
9to5Google
2026-06-19
wccftech.com
2026-06-19
Wccftech
Imitation remains the highest form of flattery. After Samsung won plaudits for the Exynos 2600's novel Heat Path Block (HPB) thermal technology, Qualcomm, whose recent chips iterations have resembled a veritable inferno when it comes to their runaway heat issues, now appears to be flattering Samsung by copying its HPB tech for the upcoming Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro, albeit sloppily so.
2026-06-18
pulse2.com
2026-06-18
Pulse 2.0
Qualcomm Technologies announced the Snapdragon Reality Elite Platform, a new XR platform designed to power premium spatial computing experiences with advanced on-device AI.
The platform was introduced at Augmented World Expo and is designed for high-performance all-in-one video-see-through headsets and lightweight tethered optical-see-through devices.
Snapdragon Reality Elite is built to support
2026-06-18
www.thelec.net
2026-06-18
thelec.net
Qualcomm unveils the Snapdragon Start Program. (Photo: Qualcomm)
Qualcomm Launches Snapdragon Start Program to Accelerate AI Device Development
Applied Materials, Avegant and Pegatron among ecosystem partners supporting commercialization
Qualcomm unveiled its Snapdragon Start Program on June 17 at the Augmented World Expo (AWE) in Long Beach, California.
Snapdragon Start, short for Scalable Tu
2026-06-17
hothardware.com
2026-06-17
HotHardware
Qualcomm Accelerates AI Wearables With Snapdragon Reality Elite And START
by Aaron Leong — Wednesday, June 17, 2026, 09:15 AM EDT
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Qualcomm is betting that the next wave of computing will be worn on the face and powered by AI. In two separate announcements, the chipmaker introduces Snapdragon START for personal AI smartglasses and Snapdragon Reality Elite for spatial computing.
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2026-06-17
roadtovr.com
2026-06-17
Road to VR
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Qualcomm’s New Snapdragon Chip Paves the Way for More Compact XR Headsets and Glasses
SCOTT HAYDEN
June 17, 2026
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Qualcomm announced at Augmented World Expo (AWE) Snapdragon Reality Elite, a new processor which aims to slim down XR headsets and glasses of the near future.
Focusing on on-device AI, improved performance, and lower power consumption, Qualcomm says Snapdragon Real
2026-06-17
www.qualcomm.com
2026-06-17
Qualcomm
Qualcomm Technologies Inc. today announced at Augmented World Expo the Snapdragon® Reality Elite Platform, designed to power immersive spatial computing experiences with stunning visual fidelity and deeply integrated on‑device AI across a spectrum of form factors. It will power high-performance all‑in‑one video-see-through (VST) headsets and lightweight tethered optical-see-through (OST).
“XR ado
2026-06-17
www.qualcomm.com
2026-06-17
Qualcomm
Qualcomm Technologies Inc., today announced at Augmented World Expo, the Snapdragon® Scalable Turnkey AI-Ready Toolkit (START) a program designed to help brands bring their own personal AI devices to market faster and with greater flexibility, starting with smart glasses.
At the core of Snapdragon START are hardware modules powered by Snapdragon® platforms, combining advanced compute, connectivit
2026-06-17
siliconangle.com
2026-06-17
SiliconANGLE
Qualcomm Technologies Inc. today unveiled a brand-new chip featuring the Snapdragon Reality Elite, a rebrand of its existing line of powerful silicon designed to power next-generation immersive virtual reality and mixed reality experiences.
Reality Elite is the successor to the XR2+ Gen 2, announced during the Augmented World Expo in 2024, representing a generational leap in total power and desig
2026-06-17
www.uploadvr.com
2026-06-17
UploadVR
Qualcomm just announced Snapdragon Reality Elite, its new flagship XR chipset, and it will debut in the compute puck of Xreal's Aura Android XR device this fall.
The chipset's naming is a departure from Qualcomm's usual for its chipsets for XR headsets, which currently power almost every non-Apple standalone headset on the market.
It's the new flagship offering for powerful standalone XR devices
2026-06-17
www.engadget.com
2026-06-17
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Qualcomm unveils its Snapdragon Reality Elite chip for next-gen AR headsets
The company also debuted a new platform for brands wanting to build their own AI glasses.
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Karissa Bell
June 16, 2026 1:00 pm EST
Qualcomm
High-end augmented reality and mixed reality devices are set to get a boost thanks to Qualcomm's latest XR chip. During a keynote at Augmented World E
2026-06-17
news.google.com
2026-06-17
9to5Google
2026-06-16
tomshardware.com
2026-06-16
Andrew E. Freedman
Microsoft is updating the Surface Pro and Surface Laptop using the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 chips, along with haptic feedback on the Laptop's touchpad and a new jade color.
2026-06-15
www.igorslab.de
2026-06-15
igor´sLAB
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Qualcomm launches Snapdragon C: entry-level notebooks for around 300 US dollars with Arm chip and NPU
15. June 2026 06:00Samir Bashir
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To be honest, I had to look at the announcement twice at first: Qualcomm is bringing a chip for $300 laptops? At a time when DRAM prices are exploding and even entry-level notebooks are
2026-06-11
news.google.com
2026-06-11
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