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The company could soon be providing its next generation processors for the tech giant’s smartphones.

It has been recently reported that Qualcomm Inc, the American chipmaker, now intends to produce mobile technology in the form of its next-generation Snapdragon 820 processors for Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

This has come as a surprise to many after Samsung had recently chosen to use its own processors for its latest launches.

The flagship mobile technology from Samsung, including the Galaxy S6, included the use of its Exynos processors. This decision opted away from the Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 and required the American company to have to slash its financial outlook for 2015. Now, Re/code is reporting that the U.S. processors could soon be finding their way back into Samsung devices. Equally, it should be noted that neither Qualcomm nor Samsung have responded to the report. That report also didn’t mention whether or not the U.S. chipmaker was investigating any other manufacturers for the use of its 820 processors, aside from the South Korean tech giant.

It indicated that there has been quite the momentum building in terms of this type of mobile technology.

For example, there has been growing drive for the system chips business at Samsung, which is expected to turn toward a profitable direction before the close of 2015. That said, it could make things more of a struggle for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), since that firm has received the majority of the Qualcomm orders for the higher end processing chips.

The 14 nanometer manufacturing tech at Samsung provides the company with an advantage over its rivals, including TSMC. The reason is that the smaller size of their mobile tech chips produce greater energy efficiency and enhance performance. Analysts and investors have stated that this superior technology will generate greater interest in the contract manufacturing business at Samsung and will only drive revenues.

Recent media reports have stated that Samsung will be manufacturing mobile technology processors for the next generation of iPhones from Apple, which are expected later in 2015. Moreover, it has also taken on a new contract manufacturing client in Nvidia Corp.

Check These Features Before Handing Out Phones!

Every organisation should by now be handing out smartphones to their staff. Smartphones have a number of great advantages that are hugely beneficial to workflow and productivity, and can hugely extend your staff’s ability to work on the move and stay connected.

But saying your staff should have smartphones isn’t particularly helpful when there’s such a huge selection of different phones out there – all with wildly differing specs and feature sets. There’s such a huge wealth of devices to choose from that you could be forgiven for avoiding the topic altogether and letting your team stick with their current models a little longer…

Fortunately though, you don’t need to be a technology expert in order to choose the best devices for your workforce: you just need to know what to look out for and what to avoid.

Different organisations of course will have different requirements, but almost all companies will have a few basic criteria that they need their devices to meet, and as long as you identify these and ensure you find the right gadgets this should work fine for you.

Here then we will look at a few of the things you need to ensure as minimum for your phones.

Minimum Requirements for Your Company Phones

Compatibility: Chances are that your company will use a range of other technology on top of your smartphones. Almost every office will have computers, and you may also use tablets, security equipment and custom software. Either way, different models of phone are likely to support your existing technology to varying degrees.

Ideally, if your staff work using Macs, then you would provide them with iPhones which will allow them to access iCloud for instance. Likewise if your company use Chrome for a browser, then you might prefer to find smartphones that have a Chrome app so that your staff can sync their bookmarks and tabs. If you rely a lot on Microsoft’s suite of office programs, then a Windows phone will make it easier for you to sync the calendar and outlook etc.

Plans and Cost: Of course it’s all well and good ensuring that your phones can do everything you want them to and that they are powerful and multifunctional, but if they cost the Earth or only come with useless data plans, then they’re not going to be particularly useful for your company. Make sure then that you can find a good deal for the phones that you want, even if that means perhaps going back a generation.

Practicality: For some companies, a Galaxy Note 3 would be the ideal phone for using on the go with its stylus for signing off documents and its large screen for checking e-mail. But then again, if your company works on a building site then it probably won’t be quite so useful: requiring two handed use and taking up a lot of space in the pocket. In such a scenario an iPhone might be more useful, or even a Blackberry which will be more durable and easier to store inside a thick protective case.

Author Bio-

Nancy Baker, the author of this article, is a freelance blogger who is currently writing for, VoIP Superstore, reputable providers of configuration and support services for small business phone systems. She enjoys keeping herself update with the latest market trends when not indulging in a John Grisham novel. You can also follow her on Twitter @Nancy Baker