Qualcomm launches Snapdragon 820—new high-end is “faster and cooler”

Qualcomm launches its Snapdragon 820 system on a chip. After months of whispers and hyperbole, we can finally expect to see it in top-end devices early next year.

Remember those bizarre claims that it would offer DSLR-like pictures? The company has (mostly) nuked that rhetoric, thankfully.

Now the message is mainly about speed and power. And, let’s face it, that’s exactly what was needed after the 810’s underwhelming performance and its overheating débâcle.

But claims are one thing—reality can be quite another: In IT Blogwatch, bloggers trust but verify. Not to mention: Bill Nye’s 8th-Grade advice...

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