Microsoft quietly dubs Snapdragon 617 Continuum-compatible

We introduced you to the NuAns Neo at CES 2016. It’s a Windows 10 Mobile phone that sports Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 617 system-on-a-chip and is able to run Continuum, Microsoft’s protocol for extending a phone’s horsepower onto a desktop space. Thing is, Microsoft didn’t acknowledge this fact in its minimum ...

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HTC One A9 leaked as mid-ranger with Snapdragon 617, not Helio X20

The slow burn and churn at HTC has produced a series of rather disappointing results seemingly for both the consumer and, as the effect to the cause, the company itself. This so-called “Aero” project that CEO Cher Wang has been touting as the autumn “hero” (no, not that Hero) to save the Taiwanese OEM from ...

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Qualcomm announces Snapdragon 820, 617, 430 and Quick Charge 3.0

Was the Snapdragon 810 chipset just a (flaming hot) fluke? Has Qualcomm restored its reputation of reliable performance in its high-tier silicon? Is all the bashing, the ridicule and the doubt over for the San Diego-based company? We will soon find out as the ...

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