Qualcomm's Snapdragon chips will run Google's Tango AR tech.
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Qualcomm optimizes Snapdragon processor for Google’s AR platform Tango

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Qualcomm said today it is optimizing its Snapdragon family of processors to run Google’s Project Tango augmented reality technology.

The world’s biggest mobile chip maker announced that its Snapdragon 652 and 820 processors both support Tango, a technology that enables someone to use a tablet or smartphone with animated information overlaid on the real world. Tango can, for instance, allow someone to literally visualize what a piece of furniture would look like in their own home. The Qualcomm support means that Tango, which has support from phone makers such as Lenovo, could get into the market more easily.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.