Qualcomm Unveils New Chip, Free Data for Always-On PC Push
- Samsung to make device using new processor, challenging Intel
- Consumers in U.S. to get free data service on Sprint network
Qualcomm Inc., the biggest maker of semiconductors for smartphones, unveiled a new chip, said Samsung Electronics Co. is already on board as a customer, and offered free wireless data for devices based on the processor -- all part of a push to get its mobile technology into the computing market dominated by Intel Corp.
Samsung is committed to offering a computing device based on a new Snapdragon 850 chip from Qualcomm, the two companies said early Tuesday at an event in Taiwan. The new product, whose details aren’t being disclosed yet, will debut before the end of the year, they said. Samsung joins Asustek Computer Inc., HP Inc. and Lenovo Group Ltd. in offering computers running Microsoft Corp.’s Windows that are based on phone chips and include connections to cellular networks.