Qualcomm CEO on Windows Phone’s fate: ‘I never count Microsoft out’

If Steve Ballmer's cameo during Qualcomm's CES keynote didn't make it clear enough, the chip company has a very intimate relationship with Microsoft.

Steve Ballmer steals the show from Qualcomm’s CEO at CES

It wasn't too long into Qualcomm's CES keynote before Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer jumped on the stage, injecting a dose of much-needed energy.

Qualcomm CEO: Apple rejected our radio for the Newton, so we struck a deal with Palm

Apple's troubled Newton was close to being the first smartphone.

As Microsoft steps back from CES, Qualcomm steps up

Last year, Steve Ballmer delivered Microsoft's last CES keynote. Now the Consumer Electronics Association has announced his successor: Qualcomm's chairman and chief executive Dr. Paul Jacobs. And it has confirmed that Microsoft will have a dramatically reduced role at the show.

10 disruptive individuals who are reshaping the mobile industry

The mobile industry is at an exciting stage: There are enough smartphone customers that there’s a huge field of opportunity for device makers, carriers, and app makers, but the market is still fragmented enough that no one company dominates. In …

Qualcomm pulls heartstrings, explores how mobile is changing lives (video)

Starting things off on an emotional beat during his CES keynote this morning, Qualcomm CEO and chairman Paul Jacobs unveiled a series of videos that show how mobile devices are changing the lives of people all over the world.

The …

Qualcomm CEO touts the ever-expanding mobile world

People check their cell phones about 150 times a day, or about once every 6.5 minutes. Paul Jacobs, chief executive of wireless chip maker Qualcomm, says he’s OK with that. After all, Qualcomm has 22,000 employees working on chips that …

Qualcomm and the X Prize Foundation will give you $10M if you create a Star Trek tricorder

Qualcomm and the X Prize Foundation announced today that they will award $10 million to anyone who invents a “tricorder,” or a magical medical and information scanning device like the one used in the Star Trek science fiction series.

In …