The Fonecast was at Qualcomm's IQ2010 event in London yesterday, which took place in The Science Museum. Dr Paul Jacobs, Qualcomm's chairman and CEO, started the day with a keynote speech in which he described the wireless industry - with over 5 billion subscribers worldwide - as "humanity's biggest platform". He went on to describe Qualcomm's achievements from the past 25 years and talked about its current and future activities, including its willingness to 'kick start' markets by producing devices and buying spectrum.
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A special broadcast from Qualcomm's IQ2010, featuring the keynote speech from CEO Dr Paul Jacobs.
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Google moves even further into the telecoms space, O2 introduces 'eco ratings' and some of technology's biggest names go shopping. All this - plus the possibility of mobile phones made from nut shells - is discussed by Iain, James and Mark.
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Qualcomm, best known for its chip production, has created a subsidiary business that'll focus on mobile technology. Qualcomm Services Labs will "explore new ideas, technologies and service models that can have an immediate impact in the marketplace" by looking at five main areas: communication, information/entertainment, discovery, life automation and 'digital to physical'.
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Qualcomm's new dual-core QSD8672 Snapdragon chip, which can run at up to 1.5GHz, will start shipping in the fourth quarter of 2010, the company said yesterday. This means manufacturers could release 1.5GHz smartphones by Christmas, although early 2011 seems more likely.
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