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Home » News » Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. Extends Collaboration with Facebook to Enhance Performance of Facebook Home and Facebook for Android on All Qualcomm Snapdragon-Powered Devices

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. Extends Collaboration with Facebook to Enhance Performance of Facebook Home and Facebook for Android on All Qualcomm Snapdragon-Powered Devices

April 11, 2013 By Faust Principe

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SAN DIEGO — April 5, 2013 — Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., has been working with Facebook to optimize Facebook Home and Facebook for Android across all Qualcomm Snapdragon™ processors. These Facebook Home optimizations are designed to enable better overall performance, lower power consumption and improved data efficiency for consumers using Facebook Home and Facebook for Android.

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“Qualcomm Technologies is very pleased with our technology collaboration with Facebook,” said Cristiano Amon, executive vice president of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and co-president of Qualcomm Mobile and Computing. “Together, we are enabling existing and future Snapdragon-enabled mobile device owners to have the highest quality Facebook experience possible for their smartphone or tablet.”

Qualcomm Technologies’ technical collaboration with Facebook involved systems-level performance enhancements related to key Snapdragon processor technologies including GPU, CPU and 3G/4G modem. The end result is a performance optimized solution that delivers a great Facebook experience while minimizing power and improving data efficiency.

“By working with Qualcomm Technologies, a leader in the mobile industry, we are able to offer Facebook Home and Facebook for Android utilizing the capabilities of the Snapdragon platforms that power a large portion of commercial 3G/4G devices,” said Vaughan Smith, vice president of mobile & corporate development for Facebook. “We are excited about our collaboration with Qualcomm Technologies and our ability to jointly improve consumers’ Facebook experiences.”

About Qualcomm Incorporated
Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) is the world leader in 3G, 4G and next-generation wireless technologies. Qualcomm Incorporated includes Qualcomm’s licensing business, QTL, and the vast majority of its patent portfolio. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, operates, along with its subsidiaries, substantially all of Qualcomm’s engineering, research and development functions, and substantially all of its products and services businesses, including its semiconductor business, QCT. For more than 25 years, Qualcomm ideas and inventions have driven the evolution of digital communications, linking people everywhere more closely to information, entertainment and each other. For more information, visit Qualcomm’s website, OnQ blog, Twitter and Facebook pages.

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