Qualcomm and Microsoft have collaborated on Windows Phone devices for the past year. Every Windows Phone device that has debuted since 2010, including Nokia’s new Lumia phones, runs on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon mobile platform.However,Nokia has already announced it intends to use chips from Europe’s ST-Ericsson in upcoming Windows Phone devices. But Qualcomm President Steve Mollenkopf says the company will continue to work with Nokia and other manufacturers on Windows Phone products,forbes reports.
In an interview ahead of the company’s annual Analyst Day in New York, Mollenkopf added, “We’re quite pleased with how [the Windows Phone collaboration] is going”.He also confirmed that Qualcomm’s relationship with Nokia for Windows Phone devices is “ongoing” despite the Nokia/ ST-Ericsson tie-up.Despite the low share of Windows Phone in US markets,there is still hope for Qualcomm from the upcoming Windows 8.The much-anticipated update to Microsoft’s ‘big Windows’ operating system will be the first version of Windows to support the ARM processors which Qualcomm and other mobile chipmakers use. The move will enable Qualcomm to move beyond phones and tablets into laptops and other gadgets.
Though Windows 8 is still some months away — Microsoft won’t say exactly when it will be released — Qualcomm is already working on Windows 8 devices and applications. “We’re investing very heavily to really prepare for [Windows 8],” said Mollenkopf.He also said, ” upcoming Windows 8 devices will share certain characteristics, such as extreme slimness and portability. Windows 8 laptops could resemble Apple’s sleek MacBook Air.”
Windows 8 will not only enable Qualcomm to sell chipsets for new classes of gadgets, it also shows that smartphone-like features can and should be incorporated into non-phone devices.One example of this phone/PC crossover is Windows 8?s “connected standby” feature, which pulls data for email and social networking updates even when the device is on standby or — in the case of a laptop — closed. This “always-on” connectivity and power efficiency is a trademark smartphone feature. “That’s exactly what we talked about with smartbooks,” contends Mollenkopf. “It’s a phone use-case, now appearing in the heart of the PC market.”
In an interview ahead of the company’s annual Analyst Day in New York, Mollenkopf added, “We’re quite pleased with how [the Windows Phone collaboration] is going”.He also confirmed that Qualcomm’s relationship with Nokia for Windows Phone devices is “ongoing” despite the Nokia/ ST-Ericsson tie-up.Despite the low share of Windows Phone in US markets,there is still hope for Qualcomm from the upcoming Windows 8.The much-anticipated update to Microsoft’s ‘big Windows’ operating system will be the first version of Windows to support the ARM processors which Qualcomm and other mobile chipmakers use. The move will enable Qualcomm to move beyond phones and tablets into laptops and other gadgets.
Though Windows 8 is still some months away — Microsoft won’t say exactly when it will be released — Qualcomm is already working on Windows 8 devices and applications. “We’re investing very heavily to really prepare for [Windows 8],” said Mollenkopf.He also said, ” upcoming Windows 8 devices will share certain characteristics, such as extreme slimness and portability. Windows 8 laptops could resemble Apple’s sleek MacBook Air.”
Windows 8 will not only enable Qualcomm to sell chipsets for new classes of gadgets, it also shows that smartphone-like features can and should be incorporated into non-phone devices.One example of this phone/PC crossover is Windows 8?s “connected standby” feature, which pulls data for email and social networking updates even when the device is on standby or — in the case of a laptop — closed. This “always-on” connectivity and power efficiency is a trademark smartphone feature. “That’s exactly what we talked about with smartbooks,” contends Mollenkopf. “It’s a phone use-case, now appearing in the heart of the PC market.”
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