--- title: "Snapdragon Tech Summit 2021: Snapdragon Insider Maura (Twitch: Maura55) brings you a Day 2 recap." url: "https://www.qualcomm.com/snapdragon/news/snapdragon-tech-summit-2021-snapdragon-insider-maura-twitch-maura55" description: "Hi there! I’m Maura — Maura55 on Twitch and @mauragcr on Twitter — and I’m bringing you the Day 2 wrap-up from the Snapdragon Tech Summit." --- # Snapdragon Tech Summit 2021: Snapdragon Insider Maura (Twitch: Maura55) brings you a Day 2 recap. Snapdragon Insiders Dec 2, 2021 Hi there! I’m Maura — Maura55 on Twitch and @[mauragcr](https://twitter.com/mauragcr) on Twitter — and I’m bringing you the Day 2 wrap-up from the Snapdragon Tech Summit. ## Extras for Snapdragon Insiders [Snapdragon Insiders on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/snapdragonofficial/) [Snapdragon on Twitter](https://twitter.com/Snapdragon) ![Qualcomm-image](https://s7d1.scene7.com/is/image/dmqualcommprod/Portrait?$QC_Responsive$&fmt=png-alpha&wid=700) Started today off with this gorgeous backdrop. You had me at Aloha, Hawaii! ![Qualcomm-image](https://s7d1.scene7.com/is/image/dmqualcommprod/Hero_800x418?$QC_Responsive$&fmt=png-alpha&wid=700) After breakfast, we spent some time editing our photos for the #ShotOnSnapdragon contest, and submitted our final selects for voting. There’s still time to vote, Snapdragon Insiders! Go to @[Snapdragon](https://twitter.com/Snapdragon) on Twitter, check out the pics, and vote for your favorite. Here’s one of my favorite pics from yesterday... ![Qualcomm-image](https://s7d1.scene7.com/is/image/dmqualcommprod/Waterfall?$QC_Responsive$&fmt=png-alpha&wid=700) We got a sneak preview of the new Snapdragon premium platform for laptops — [Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 Compute Platform](https://content.qualcomm.com/products/snapdragon-8cx-gen-3-compute-platform). In a nutshell: extreme performance, speed, and efficiency along with support for multi-day battery life, AI-accelerated features, and lightning-fast 5G connectivity. ![Qualcomm-image](https://s7d1.scene7.com/is/image/dmqualcommprod/ACPCs_Lifestyle?$QC_Responsive$&fmt=png-alpha&wid=700) Though the majority of the oohs and ahhs came with the surprise announcement of the new [Snapdragon G3x Gen 1 Gaming Platform](https://content.qualcomm.com/products/snapdragon-g3x-gen-1-gaming-platform) and Snapdragon G3x Handheld Developer Kit. Top-tier specs for the ultimate gaming experience on a device that can play console games, PC games, and cloud games all through streaming as well as your favorite Android games. Sign me up! ![Qualcomm-image](https://s7d1.scene7.com/is/image/dmqualcommprod/Handheld?$QC_Responsive$&fmt=png-alpha&wid=700) A little AirDerby 2 competition ensued. Got to watch some stellar gameplay from Enobong (@[booredatwork](https://twitter.com/booredatwork)). After lunch wrapped up, we all headed to the Day 2 keynote where the new compute and gaming platforms were officially announced. ![Qualcomm-image](https://s7d1.scene7.com/is/image/dmqualcommprod/ACPCs?$QC_Responsive$&fmt=png-alpha&wid=700) One of the coolest parts of the day — the Snapdragon Insiders, participated in a Q&A with Qualcomm President and CEO Cristiano Amon. My favorite part was when Cristiano stayed with us to take questions directly from Snapdragon Insiders, and we even got a photo opportunity! ![Qualcomm-image](https://s7d1.scene7.com/is/image/dmqualcommprod/AMA?$QC_Responsive$&fmt=png-alpha&wid=700) That was followed by some one-on-one time with the tech experts who handle key technology areas for Qualcomm Technologies — Judd Heape and Ziad Ashgar covered camera and AI, Dave Durnil and Patrick Perkins tackled gaming, and Sarah McMurray and James Chapman briefed us on audio. ![Qualcomm-image](https://s7d1.scene7.com/is/image/dmqualcommprod/AMA_2?$QC_Responsive$&fmt=png-alpha&wid=700) Quick change, and then we all headed off to dinner with Senior Vice President and CMO Don McGuire. Truly an amazing day — jam packed with lots of info and really cool people. Psyched for tomorrow! ICYMI, read all about [Day 1 from Miguel](https://content.qualcomm.com/snapdragoninsiders/news-forums/snapdragon-tech-summit-2021-snapdragon-insider-miguel-ltestyles), and don’t miss tomorrow's Day 3 recap. Night, all! **Best part of Day 2? Join the discussion below.** When commenting in the Snapdragon Insiders forums, please follow our terms of use found [here](https://www.qualcomm.com/site/terms-of-use). Qualcomm Snapdragon is a product of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries. 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