The next Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, the de facto chip for flagship Android handsets, will support the Ultra-HD standard, while the next Intel chips will bring 64-bit processing to tablets. Qualcomm says that the Snapdragon 805 could start appearing in new phones and tablets as soon as next year and will bring a host of processing performance upgrades. Not to be outdone, Intel has also this week announced that it has started building 64-bit Bay Trail processors optimized for Android tablets and that the first devices will be hitting the shelves in 2014. To make this happen, Intel is having to develop a 64-bit version of the Android operating system, but the company claims that the new devices could retail for as little as $150.



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