Qualcomm isn’t finished with the dumbphone just yet. Even after announcing that 250 handsets with Snapdragon cores are in the pipeline, CEO Paul Jacobs slapped his Uplinq 2011 audience with a stunner: over one billion BREW-enabled devices have been shipped. For its part, Qualcomm is continuing to stoke BREW’s flames, and Verizon seems perfectly willing to stay aboard. The carrier will introduce several BREW MP devices over the coming months, and the majority of these phones will feature a new storefront for mobile purchases — oh joy. In addition to getting recommendations, shoppers will be able to test drive many applications before making purchases. This is all well and good, but we’d prefer Jacobs had previewed some of those new Snapdragons . Follow the break for a joint PR from Qualcomm and Verizon. Continue reading Qualcomm ships one billion BREWs, Verizon thirsty for more Qualcomm ships one billion BREWs, Verizon thirsty for more originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Fri, 03 Jun 2011 21:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink