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DASH Has Left the Starting Gate
On your mark. If you haven’t seen a DASH demo at an industry conference yet, you’ve got a lucky second chance in Las Vegas at NAB (National Association of Broadcasters), April 16th-19th. What’s DASH? It’s a new, better way to stream video because it adapts the stream to your viewing conditions to produce a smooth, enjoyable viewing experience.
CES 2012 Announcement: Dr. Paul Jacobs to Deliver Opening Keynote
Qualcomm CEO Dr. Paul Jacobs has been selected to deliver the opening keynote at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show on the morning of Tuesday, January 10, 2012. Dr. Jacob’s keynote will focus on mobile technology’s impact on global innovation in consumer electronics and computing. Watch Dr. Paul Jacobs share his thoughts on the significance of this keynote and give a sneak peek of what he will present onstage.
Snapdragon Processor Enables Flash Player on Windows 8 - A Qualcomm, Microsoft & Adobe Collaboration
Through its collaboration with Microsoft, Qualcomm is proud to show the Windows 8 Developer Preview running on the latest dual-core Snapdragon processor. Shown running on the desktop, Internet Explorer in the Windows 8 Developer Preview features support for the latest web standards as well as the Adobe Flash Player, giving consumers a rich browser experience and developers support for whatever tools that best suit their needs.
Time to Take the Mobile Web Seriously
If you develop native applications, you live on the left-hand side of this image. You’re close to phone internals and you can use hardware APIs to take full advantage of sensors, location based services , GPS, camera and other components inside the phone. Of course, that also means that you have to port, test and maintain versions for all the platforms your customers use — but you can’t have everything.
Dual Cores—Is Anyone Really taking Advantage of Them?
I recently spoke with Kevin Kwang of ZD Net Asia to discuss the state of mobile multi-core processors. I pointed out that while it’s exciting to see powerful, dual-core Snapdragon processors commercially available (in products like the HTC EVO™ 3D and HP TouchPad), if developers aren’t coding their applications with distinct APIs that take advantage of multiple cores, the power of the hardware is often underutilized.
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