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Sprint and AT&T on Monday reached a settlement — characterized by both as “amicable” — over a lawsuit in which Sprint claimed its rival carrier used “numerous deceptive tactics to mislead consumers” with its “5G E” branding.   The 5G E identifier popped up on smartphones earlier this year in certain regions where AT&T is …

Apple and Qualcomm have resolved their legal battle, likely so iPhones get 5G chips sooner. But that doesn’t mean we’ll see a 5G iPhone this year. On Tuesday, the two sides announced a surprise ending to their patent licensing battle, resolving a two-year dispute over Qualcomm’s licensing fees. Apple had accused Qualcomm of anticompetitive practices that pushed chip prices higher, …

Lawyers for Apple, its contract manufacturers and Qualcomm made their pitches Tuesday morning to a jury about why their side was right in the licensing dispute. But before the opening arguments even finished, the parties had reached a settlement.  So marked the end of a battle that had the potential to change the mobile industry. Apple had accused Qualcomm of anticompetitive …

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 will make an unspecified payment …

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 …

 A week ago, I trudged through a cold drizzle, coffee clutched desperately in hand, to test Verizon’s new 5G network the day after it launched in parts of downtown Chicago and Minneapolis. After using it for six solid hours on the Moto Z3 and its 5G Moto Mod in Chicago, I walked away with a clearer understanding of the biggest issues facing Verizon and other …

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 …

Maybe it really is evolving? AT&T’s wireless network was named the fastest in the US, it announced Wednesday, based on an analysis of speeds over the first quarter of 2019 by Ookla’s Speedtest. It noted that AT&T’s speeds improved by more than 15% during that period, while the other carriers plateaued. AT&T’s speeds jumped from 34.3 megabytes per second (MBPS) …

Verizon says it has just the plan for parents mulling a first smartphone for their children. The new Just Kids plan is designed to give parents “peace of mind” when taking the plunge. Angie Klein, vice president of marketing for Verizon, said the plan addresses a major pain point in deciding when that’ll happen. “Kids are wanting phones earlier and …

AT&T’s wannabe 5G network, 5G E, might actually be slower than its competitors’ 4G LTE networks. Opensignal, a company that looks into mobile network performance, on Friday published a study comparing the speeds of AT&T, Sprint, Verizon and T-Mobile. Though there wasn’t a raging gulf, 5G E clocked in slower than services from Verizon and T-Mobile that use the comparable …