Qualcomm Inc. used last week’s 2009 International CES in Las Vegas as the venue for the first demonstration of Google’s Android mobile operating system running on the Snapdragon mobile computing chipsets. The demonstration runs at WVGA resolution, which can support larger displays for mobile computing devices. The technology demonstration underscores the tight integration between the innovative Android platform and the combination of computing performance, low power consumption, and ubiquitous connectivity capabilities offered by Snapdragon chipsets.

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The chipsets combine a 1-GHz processor core and Qualcomm’s sixth-generation 800-MHz DSP and 3G connectivity. The platform enables a new generation of pocketable computing devices and mobile computing devices that deliver real-time ubiquitous communication, high-performance multimedia, location-aware content, full Internet browsing, and productivity applications. Very low power consumption allows all-day battery life.

The chips support Linux and Windows Mobile and provide WWAN, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth connectivity. They offer high-definition video decode (720p), 3D graphics with up to 22M triangles and 133M 3D pixels/s, and high-resolution XGA display support.

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