Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC announced with AI capabilities: Heres whats new

Leading chip-maker Qualcomm has launched its latest premium mobile platform called Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 that will arrive in flagship smartphones by the end of this year to take mobile gaming -- in the age of metaverse -- to a whole new level.

Powered by the most advanced Qualcomm AI Engine, Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 is the world's most advanced 5G platform, and is tuned to support new image sensors from giants like Sony and Samsung.

"Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 will revolutionise the landscape of flagship smartphones in 2023," Chris Patrick, senior vice president and general manager of mobile handsets, Qualcomm, told reporters here on Tuesday.

"Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 delivers groundbreaking AI, unparalleled connectivity, and champion-level gameplay, enabling consumers to enhance every experience on their most trusted device," Patric said during the company's flagship aSnapdragon Summit 2022' in Maui here.

The new mobile platform will be adopted by global brands, including ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG), HONOR, iQOO, Motorola, nubia, OnePlus, OPPO, REDMAGIC, Redmi, SHARP, Sony Corporation, vivo, Xiaomi, XINGJI/MEIZU and ZTE.

The new chip supports Snapdragon Sound technology for premium and immersive music, calls and gaming.

It features spatial audio with dynamic head-tracking for complete surround-sound immersion and support for 48kHz lossless music streaming, according to the company.

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 also debuts new gaming features, including real time hardware-accelerated ray tracing that delivers life-like light, reflections and illuminations to mobile games.

The upgraded Qualcomm Adreno GPU delivers up to 25 per cent faster performance and the Qualcomm 'Kryo' CPU enables up to 40 per cent more power efficiency.

"Gamers will also be able to experience photorealistic human characters in their games with the world's first mobile optimised support for Unreal Engine 5 'Metahumans Framework' on Snapdragon," the company informed.

Fueled by an upgraded Qualcomm Hexagon processor, users can experience faster natural language processing with multi-language translation and advanced AI camera features.

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 automatically enhances photos and videos in real time, using an AI neural network to make the camera contextually aware of faces, facial features, hair, clothes, skies and more.

"The Samsung ISOCELL HP3, the first 200MP image sensor optimised for Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, will deliver professional quality photos and videos," said Qualcomm.

This is also the first Snapdragon to include an aceAV1 codec" with support for video playback up to 8K HDR at 60 frames per second.

This ultra-advanced platform also features the Qualcomm FastConnect 7800 connectivity system, offering the lowest latency Wi-Fi 7 and dual Bluetooth connectivity.

(Except for the headline and cover image, the rest of this IANS article is un-edited)

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Call of Duty: Warzone 20 trailer delivers a new dose of American Freedom, whether you like it or not

Activision has been on a roll lately and it looks like the momentum is going to continue with the much-awaited Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0. We’ve got a new trailer for the battle royale title that is a healthy, red-blooded dose of freedom in the best way possible. You’ve got Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Free Bird blaring in the background while America does what America does best, laying waste to smaller, nameless middle eastern nations, in this case, a new map called Al Mazrah. As expected, the game comes with a few new modes and features and will feature locations from older Warzone titles along with a 2v2 Gular mode. 

Call of Duty #Warzone2 is almost here and it's FREE as a  Experience the massive Battle Royale, the all-new DMZ mode, and so much more on November 16  pic.twitter.com/ilV6c5CRcm

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The game is also available for pre-load and will be playable tomorrow. It also comes with new features including an interrogation mode for squad-based gameplay. One could say that this is the modern, more PC version of the infamous teabag but with the reward of actually extracting some useful information. Another feature to make its way to Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 is the gas circle. Essentially what this means is that three gas circles will appear randomly on a map and players must navigate around them. This will force players to adjust to new strategies and tactics. 

Its biggest addition to the game is the introduction of a DMZ mode in which players will be dropped into an open world with a “narrative-focused” extraction mission. Players will be able to fight by themselves or team up with others to achieve the mission. AI enemies will also be present but we assume that other players will be the main enemy in this mode. 

Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 is now available for pre-loading right now and will be playable tomorrow. 

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The Game Awards 2022 Nominees Announced: God of War Ragnarök, Elden Ring, Horizon Forbidden West Lead the Pack

The Game Awards 2022 nominations are out now. God of War Ragnarök leads the pack with a whopping 10 nominations, including the prestigious Game of the year trophy. Elden Ring and Horizon Forbidden West trail right behind, with seven nominations each, including the GOTY. Winners will be announced on December 8 (December 9 in India) live from the Microsoft Theatre in L...

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Apple search engine to take on Googles but it may take some time: Report

Apple is currently paying around $20 billion per year to Google for its search engine. The Cupertino-giant might hence want to come up with an in-house alternative to save that cost. Well, The Information reports that the company is working on its own search engine with help of IPs from Laserlike, a startup the company had bought a while back. So, it’s a product that’s been a long time coming. But, as you’d guess, the road to a Google-rivaling search engine may not be that smooth. 

Here’s what the report tells us about Apple's search engine efforts:

Apple Search Engine with “capabilities that might compete for head-on with Google”

Search engines play a vital role in the way people use the internet and if you control that (to whatever extent possible), that’s a lot of data insights into user behavior, ad revenue, and power, of course.

So, why would Apple miss out on that, with the money and might it has? 

Well, it wouldn’t. The only problem is that this is going to be a mammoth task.

A major step by Apple towards this uphill journey dates back to 2018 when it acquired Laserlike, an AI startup involved in web search and discovery personalization. Interestingly enough, the venture was co-founded by Googlers. So that is very likely Apple’s interest in this investment.

However, all those three Laserlike founders have since returned to Google and as The Information puts it, this could very well be “a potential blow” to Apple’s intentions. Thus, the Apple search engine may not be here before 2026.

In any case, Apple must be aiming to employ the intellect and efforts for not just a search engine but also for enhancing Siri, Spotlight, and App Store search results — all things Apple users would appreciate.

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Vivo TWS 3 and TWS 3 Pros renders surface online, to release later this month with X90 series

The Chinese smartphone manufacturer Vivo is about to release the X90 series this month. Although the company recently confirmed the launch of the Vivo X90 series, rumours and reports around it had been circulating on the internet for a while. Now from one such source, we have learned that along with the new smartphone series, Vivo will also reveal two new audio products. 

Vivo TWS 3 and TWS 3 Pro to launch soon

They are called Vivo TWS 3 and Vivo TWS 3 Pro and will come as the company's next generation of truly wireless earphones. Ahead of the official launch, MySmartPrice has managed to get its hands on the renders of the TWS earphones in collaboration with Indian tipster Ishan Agarwal. 

First, let's talk about the Vivo TWS 3. The wireless earbuds will come as the successor to the Vivo TWS 2, released in 2021, in two different colours, including White and Blue. While the blue variant will have a matte finish, the white variant will come with a glossy finish. 

As seen in the renders, the in-ear style earbuds look like the AirPods Pro by Apple, as they have a similar short stem and oval housing. The charging case of the earbuds has a green LED indicator for the battery. However, this is the extent of information available about the Vivo TWS 3. 

The second product, i.e., Vivo TWS 3 Pro, will come in two colours - white and a combination of blue and black. The Vivo TWS 3 Pro looks similar to the TWS 3 in terms of design and the shape of the charging case. Apart from this, there is no information about the specifications of the earbuds. Although, it could be safe to speculate that the TWS 3 Pro will feature active noise cancellation as it carries the Pro moniker in its name. 

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Canva can now create images based on text prompts through Stable Diffusion integration

Popular content creation platform Canva has integrated Stable Diffusion's text-to-image model and will now enable users to generate images by typing text-based commands. Canva's text-to-image tool works in a manner that asks users to describe the image they want to see with prompts. 

Canva has a new text-to-image tool

We tried creating some photos with Canva's text-to-image tool, and the results were impressive. The image showcased above is what the platform generated upon typing "dog riding a cycle." The feature is under development. Hence, users can expect the results to get better with time.

The new Text-to-Image will be available to Canva's over 100 million users, allowing them to convert their imagination into images as they type a text-based description of their images. To try it, users should open Canva’s website, create a design, and click on more in the menu towards their left. Then, they should locate the Text-to-Image tool and start by typing in the description of their image and selecting the type of image they wish to generate.  

While Canva allows users to generate new images using text-to-speech AI developed by Stable Diffusion, it also enables users to report images that might contain violence, hate speech, nudity or other inappropriate content. 

For instance, a sample prompt on the platform reads, "a light watercolour painting of koi fish in a pond." Additionally, users can choose from various styles, including photo, drawing, 3D, painting and pattern. With the tool, Canva will offer users 100 images per day. 

Canva co-founder says that the tool is "still being developed"

In an interview with The Verge, Canva's co-founder and chief product officer Cameron Adams said, "we're treating this as very much a learning experience for our community." Adding to it, Adams mentions that "we're keen to get this technology in front of them because it's an emergent field, and the exact way it works and how customers will interact with it is still being developed."

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Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 Release Date, Preload, Download Size, Gameplay, and More

Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 launches November 16 across PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series S/X. Billed as a “fully revamped experience,” Warzone 2.0 brings the new Al Mazrah map into play, featuring 18 major points of interest, ranging from coastal regions, rocky peaks, and an entire city to explore. The game brings a third-person mode into play, alongside aqua...

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