Qualcomm already has some features tipped for its Snapdragon 820, including support for “DSLR-quality photography”, but the chip also gets a security update.
The company on Monday introduced a new anti-malware technology called Smart Protect, which should protect against zero-day attacks. The technology should come next year in the Snapdragon 820, and provides “real-time, on-device learning machines, designed for accurate and effective detection of zero-day malware, and improved personal and device protection,” said Qualcomm.
Smart Protect is also the first application that uses Qualcomm’s Zeroth Technology, has an “advanced cognitive computing behavioral engine” to detect malware and classify in real time.
Qualcomm says it is working with security companies like Avast, AVG and Lookout to bring the features to anti-malware apps. The company says that this technology not only to the advantage of the consumer, who can breathe a sigh of relief he now knows that his data is better protected. Also, providers can “print of fraudulent accounts and network congestion that is often associated with malware infection” with the technology now prevent better. “
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 820, which will include a new Adreno 530 GPU, will appear on the market in the first half of 2016. The chip promises faster and more economical than its predecessor, and supports the use of three cameras simultaneously (one on the front and two at the rear) to 25MP and 30fps with no shutter lag.
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