CES 2017: Qualcomm gets rolling with new Snapdragon mobile processor

LAS VEGAS, NV - JANUARY 03: The Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor (C) is displayed next to the Snapdragon 820 processsor and a penny during a Qualcomm press event for CES 2017 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center on January 3, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. CES, the world's largest annual consumer technology trade show, runs from January 5-8 and is expected to feature 3,800 exhibitors showing off their latest products and services to more than 165,000 attendees. David Becker/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

Qualcomm unwrapped its latest integrated mobile processor chip on Jan 3 – the Snapdragon 835, which aims to deliver faster speeds and longer battery life to smartphones and other mobile gadgets without adding bulk to the devices. 

The news from the San Diego wireless chip giant came as part of an avalanche of product announcements coming out of CES 2017, a massive consumer electronics trade show that opens Jan 5 in Las Vegas.