(Telecompaper) Qualcomm announced that its subsidiary Qualcomm Technologies released a new virtual reality (VR) software development kit (SDK). The new Snapdragon VR SDK is designed to abstract the complexity of immersive virtual reality and provide developers with access to optimised, advanced VR features, to simplify development and to help them attain improved VR performance and power efficiency with the Snapdragon 820 for Android smartphones and upcoming VR headsets. The SDK is expected to be available in the second quarter through the Qualcomm Developer Network.