Opinion and insight on mobile
technologies and the wireless industry
Welcome to OnQ® the official Qualcomm blog. We invite you to respond to our thoughts and share with us some of your own. If you'd like to post a comment, you need to follow our Posting Guidelines.
“Hey, You Got Your Snapdragon Chipset in My Xperia™ PLAY”
Unlike the chocolate and peanut butter in Reese’s chocolate peanut butter cups, it was no accident that Snapdragon and the Xperia PLAY found themselves together. This week Sony Ericsson launched the Xperia PLAY at Verizon, with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon MSM8255 mobile processor with Adreno 205 Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) inside.
Qualcomm Shows Strong Support of the Mobile 3D Gaming Ecosystem at GDC
Qualcomm has been clearly demonstrating its support of the entire mobile 3D gaming ecosystem at recent conferences like this month’s Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco. This support showed up as a press release with Gameloft; a new video with Gameloft and NAMCO BANDAI Games America; joint marketing activities with Sony Ericsson around their new PlayStation Certified Xperia Play device; a GDC speaker session featuring presentations by leading mobile developers Southend Interactive and Polarbit; a new Snapdragon mobile 3D gaming ecosystem video and a very well-attended and well-received party at Ruby Skye !
![Snapdragon™ Adreno 220 GPU Powers "Desert Winds" Game at MWC](/sites/default/files/imagecache/blog_square_image_thumb/desertwind_121x121.jpg "Snapdragon™ Adreno 220 GPU Powers "Desert Winds" Game at MWC")
Snapdragon™ Adreno 220 GPU Powers "Desert Winds" Game at MWC
Attendees of Mobile World Congress 2011 got to see the newest generation of the Adreno GPU, Adreno 220, in action as part of the new Desert Winds game demo at Qualcomm’s booth. The graphics performance, new 3D effects, and level of graphical realism now possible with the dual-core Snapdragon MSM8660 chipset and its Adreno 220 GPU grabbed the attention of virtually all passing by our booth.
How Snapdragon is changing the mobile gaming industry
Snapdragon & Adreno's 3D graphics will change the landscape of the mobile gaming industry.
Hit the New Year Running with Snapdragon’s Adreno Graphics
The latest Adreno™ GPUs, embedded in Qualcomm’s market-leading Snapdragon™ chipsets, are delivering console-quality 3D graphics in some of the most compelling smartphones and tablets in 2011.
Opinions expressed in the content posted here are the personal opinions of the original authors, and do not necessarily reflect those of Qualcomm Incorporated or its subsidiaries ("Qualcomm"). The content is provided for informational purposes only and is not meant to be an endorsement or representation by Qualcomm or any other party. This site may also provide links or references to non-Qualcomm sites and resources. Qualcomm makes no representations, warranties, or other commitments whatsoever about any non-Qualcomm sites or third-party resources that may be referenced, accessible from, or linked to this site.