CES 2013: Qualcomm Unveils Next-Gen Snapdragon 800 Chips

Qualcomm on Monday unveiled next-generation Snapdragon processors due out in the second half of 2013 that CEO Paul Jacobs called the company's new "flagship" product line for not just smartphones and tablets, but also PCs.

Jacobs delivered the opening keynote at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas—the first time that slot at the annual tech show has gone to anyone other than Microsoft's Bill Gates or Steve Ballmer.

Ballmer, who in 2012 delivered what was billed as Microsoft's last big keynote at CES, apparently couldn't stay away—he wound up joining Jacobs on stage to plug Windows Phone 8 and Windows RT devices powered by Snapdragon chips.

Jacobs made sure to give a shout-out to Google and the Android mobile operating system later in the keynote. Windows Phone 8 may be an exciting play for Microsoft, but there's little doubt that Android is Qualcomm's bread and butter for now and probably for some time to come.