Qualcomm announced a double whammy of Windows 8 wins on Tuesday with news that the chip maker is working with Microsoft not just on the first Snapdragon powered Windows 8-based PCs, but also the 3G/4G Gobi connectivity chips to go with them.

Intel’s CEO Paul Otellini blamed erstwhile partner Nokia for its current delay in bringing Intel powered smart phones to the world’s markets.

Underdog chipmaker Marvell has just unveiled a new single-chip LTE world modem called the PXA1801.

Texas Instruments Inc., has unveiled its latest sub-1 GHz RF performance line of chips which it hopes will find wide application within the “Internet of Things,” – in anything from smartphones to smart grids.

Despite how it may appear, I do try to avoid bringing Apple into every one of my WOTW columns, though by doing so I make this job harder than it needs to be. I mean the company is such an integral part of the decisions that many in this industry make that to not include them is really a job itself. Plus, with names like “iPad” it seems Apple products and decisions are ripe for some ribbing.

Hewlett-Packard Co.’s (HPQ) decision to stop making hardware for its webOS platform on the heels of Google Inc.’s (GOOG) proposed acquisition of Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. (MMI) gives Google yet another advantage in the operating system wars. While HTC Corp. (HTCXF) and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (SSNLF) might have wanted to adopt another OS to [...]

In many cases, when I read that Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.) and Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) ask for something on the wireless industry, I have a knee-jerk reaction to roll my eyes. (That is if your knee can trigger an eye-roll.) However, the two representatives, who asked the General Accounting Office to make sure wireless [...]

Showing that yet again I have no clue as to what will be a successful consumer product, tablet devices appear to be somehow making their way into the hands of the buying public at an alarming rate.

For you techies out there, you are probably asking why would I get rid of my perfectly good iPhone/Droid/Evo/MyTouch device and get something made by a company known more for calculator watches? Here is why. Grab that smartphone that you just threw into the garbage, walk to the nearest concrete sidewalk or brick wall and throw that device against that object.

Recently, RCR caught up with Qualcomm in Taipei to take a look at the firm’s latest developer offerings and tasty treats to lure mobile engineers into the Qualcomm ecosystem.