The frenemies have made up. Apple and Qualcomm settled a two-year-old battle over patent licensing on Tuesday, a reconciliation that ended a trial that had started just a day earlier. The companies, which had been fighting in courts in China, Germany and other countries, in addition to the US, will end all worldwide litigation. Cupertino, California-based Apple …

Apple and Qualcomm have settled their patent licensing battle, ending a two-year dispute the day after their trial kicked off in San Diego.  The two sides announced the surprise agreement through a joint press release Tuesday at the same time lawyers were presenting their opening arguments in a courthouse in Southern California. Apple and its contract manufacturers had given their …

Intel will no longer be working on 5G chips for phones, leaving Apple with only one supplier for its iPhones, Qualcomm — the same company that it was battling in court until midday Tuesday. Intel late Tuesday said it plans to cease working on modems for 5G, the next-generation of wireless technology expected to supercharge your mobile connection. It had …

A pilot, a former baseball pitcher and retired nurse walk into a bar…  It may sound like the beginning of a bad joke, but that’s actually a few of the professions held by the jury members selected for the Apple v. Qualcomm trial in San Diego. Those nine people will decide the fate of Qualcomm’s licensing business in its battle …

When it comes to Apple vs. Qualcomm, the Federal Trade Commission trial in January was just a dress rehearsal. Now it’s time for the real show. The two technology giants meet on Monday in a San Diego courtroom to kick off a five-week, $27 billion trial that’ll determine whether Qualcomm operates a smartphone modem chip monopoly and charges too much …

It’s not just Apple going green. Many of its suppliers also are making a vow to run on renewable energy. Apple early Thursday morning said it has nearly doubled the number of suppliers — now totaling 44 — that have committed to running their Apple production on 100% clean energy. Because of that, Apple will also beat its aim of …

Less expensive phones are about to get more premium features.  Qualcomm on Tuesday unveiled its Snapdragon 730, 730G and 665 chips. They’re aimed at high-end and midrange phones — though not ultra-premium flagship devices like Samsung’s Galaxy S10 lineup. The chips mean that people who won’t or can’t spend $1,000 for a new phone will be able to access some of …

Samsung is still hurting from the smartphone slowdown — and its flashy, new Galaxy S10 lineup couldn’t quite turn things around.  The company on Thursday said it expects to report first-quarter sales of about 52 trillion Korean won ($45.8 billion), 14% lower than last year’s first-quarter revenue of 60.6 trillion won ($53.3 billion). And its profit should total 6.2 trillion won …

Qualcomm’s former CEO won’t take the company private after all. Paul Jacobs has dropped his attempts to buy the chipmaker, according to The Wall Street Journal. Instead, he plans to focus on his new wireless technology company, called XCOM, the publication said.  Qualcomm declined to comment. Jacobs couldn’t immediately be reached for comment.  Virtually every major handset maker — besides …

Apple has officially canceled its AirPower wireless charging mat project. The company on Friday said AirPower didn’t meet its standards and noted it won’t be releasing the much anticipated product.  Since being announced in September 2017, AirPower was one of Apple’s most-awaited products. The company promised that the oval wireless charging pad would arrive sometime in 2018 but later pushed out that …