Qualcomm is changing up its leadership. CEO Steve Mollenkopf will retire this summer, the wireless chipmaker said Tuesday, and President Cristiano Amon will take over the reins on June 30. The 52-year-old Mollenkopf, who has been at Qualcomm for 26 years and has served as CEO since 2014, will “continue his employment with the company …
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Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai issued a proposal Wednesday to dedicate slivers of the 5.9 gigahertz spectrum band to unlicensed Wi-Fi use and the use of Qualcomm’s cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) protocol. The move is considered somewhat controversial since it goes against recommendations from the US Department of Transportation. The Qualcomm technology promises to let vehicles wirelessly communicate with one …
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My Fiat 500X diesel stubbornly refuses to hit 200 kph. It’s just sitting there at 197. I might as well be standing still. The way the Audi S8 passes me I might as well be. Oddly, it doesn’t feel like I’m going 122 mph. The engine doesn’t sound strained, the car feels stable, and the smooth Autobahn makes for a …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. That moment when you just have to say “I love you” on a Note 8. Samsung/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET It’s big and lovely. But somehow I’ve always associated Samsung’s Galaxy Note 8 with being a phone for power users who need it for business, …
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