Qualcomm introduced Snapdragon Seamless, a cross-platform technology that enables Android, Windows and Snapdragon devices using other operating systems to discover each other and share information to work as one integrated system.
For example:
* Mice and keyboards can work seamlessly across PCs, phones and tablets.
* Files and windows can be dragged and dropped across different types of devices.
* Earbuds can switch intelligently based on the priority of an audio source.
* XR can extend the abilities of smartphones.
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You just read about Qualcomm. One of the companies whose work it now carries:
Atheros Communications built Wi-Fi, Ethernet and connectivity semiconductors. What became of it?
Atheros Communications brought Wi-Fi, Ethernet and connectivity semiconductors to Semiconductor. That work was distinctive enough to lead to its acquisition by Qualcomm for US$3.1B. The standalone name now passes into the archive — but the team and technology continue inside Qualcomm today. One of 430 names here whose work outlived the company.
