Problems are stacking up for Huawei as the US cracks down on the Chinese technology giant. After the US government barred Huawei from using US products, which includes Google’s Android operating system, the company is reportedly slowing down production of its phones, according the South China Morning Post. Foxconn, a Taiwanese company that manufacturers electronics …
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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 …
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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 …
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The next public appearance by Apple CEO Tim Cook could be as a witness at his company’s upcoming trial against Qualcomm. The executive is one of many possible witnesses listed in a joint filing from Apple and Qualcomm on Thursday as they prepare to face off in court next month over Qualcomm’s licensing practices. The list includes top executives from Apple and Qualcomm — …
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When you think tech lawsuits, you might recall Apple suing Korean tech giant Samsung for allegedly copying its designs for the iPhone. Or maybe you think of Waymo suing Uber, accusing the ride-hailing giant of stealing trade secrets used to develop self-driving cars. This is not that type of lawsuit. Instead, Microsoft on Friday sued the Taiwan-based manufacturing behemoth Hon Hai Precision …
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President Donald Trump’s battle with China might hit your next iPhone. Apple designs its phones in the US, but the devices — like many other electronics — are assembled in China. Its products have previously avoided added fees, but Trump, speaking during an interview with The Wall Street Journal on Monday, said he may place tariffs on iPhones and laptop computers …
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iPhone assembler Foxconn intends to slash 20 billion yuan ($2.9 billion) from its costs next year, according to Bloomberg. Foxconn, which is the primary manufacturer of Apple’s iPhones, predicts that 2019 will be a “very difficult and competitive year,” Bloomberg reported Wednesday, citing an internal company memo. The company cuts include a 6 billion yuan ($865 million) reduction in its iPhone-related …
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Apple has reduced production orders in recent weeks for all three 2018 iPhone models, a report said Monday. The iPhone XS, XS Max and XR, unveiled in September, didn’t sell as well right off the bat as analysts expected, and Apple cast doubt about sales volumes for the current quarter as well. Best Cyber Monday 2018 phone and wearable deals …
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Apple told its main phone assemblers, Foxconn and Pegatron, to stop plans for additional iPhone XR production lines, a report said Monday. The order to the two Taiwanese companies suggests that demand for cheapest of the 2018 iPhones hasn’t lived up to Apple’s expectations, according to Nikkei, which cited anonymous sources. “For the Foxconn side, it first prepared nearly 60 …
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Foxconn, an electronics manufacturer that provides parts for Apple, is investing $10 billion in a US factory that could create up to 13,000 jobs, and no, it isn’t going back on this. Despite reports saying that the company is scaling back the US factory, Foxconn says it’ll stay true to its US investment. While the factory’s original plans were to produce …
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