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Qualcomm is a monopoly and has to change the way it does business, a US district court judge ruled late on May 21. The ruling, by Judge Lucy Koh, said Qualcomm wrongfully suppressed competitors in the wireless chip market, using its dominant position to force unnecessary licensing fees. The ruling requires Qualcomm to change its business practices …

Qualcomm illegally hurt competitors in the wireless chip market and used its dominant position to force unnecessary licensing fees on handset makers like Apple, US District Court Judge Lucy Koh said in a long-awaited ruling issued late Tuesday. Qualcomm must change how it does business and renegotiate license deals with its customers, according to the ruling, which came four months …

It’s 2019, and guess what? Google just unveiled its newest version of Glass. It’s not made to be a widespread consumer product, but there are business users who will care. And the latest Glass Enterprise Edition 2, with key upgraded specs, shows where most smartglasses are at. You might remember Glass as a strange 2013 footnote, but Glass has stuck …

Verizon and Samsung are both restless to get the 5G data speeds that signify a world of ludicrously fast downloads, real-time sports streaming from every angle and pin-sharp online games off the ground. Last week’s test of the Galaxy S10 5G in Chicago planted that flag for both of them, one that wavered precariously when I first tested Verizon’s then-day-old 5G network — an experience that left …

Google has suspended business with Huawei that isn’t covered under open-source licensing, Reuters reported Sunday, following the Trump administration’s decision to effectively ban the Chinese company in the US. Huawei is losing Android operating system updates, a source close to the matter told Reuters, and Huawei’s upcoming phones outside China will no longer get access to apps and services like …

Now here’s a phone for cheapskates. The Coolpad Legacy is a 6.36-inch behemoth, squarely in phablet territory, but it has a list price of just $130. Unlike other big phones in this price range (such as the Blu R2 Plus), it doesn’t stick you with limited RAM, a low-resolution screen or a pokey processor. It looks and feels like a …

Apple is working on designing its own 5G iPhone chips — but those efforts may take awhile. According to a report by The Information, Apple may not have a homegrown 5G modem ready for its iPhones for about six years. The company, which is expected to lag Android device makers when it comes to integrating superfast 5G connectivity into phones, has …

Motorola thinks you’ll get on board with its vision of a budget, “pure” Google phone that seems to do it all. The Motorola One Vision comes packed with camera features like a 48-megapixel shooter, a dedicated night mode promising to take clear shots and portrait lighting modes for all your photos, including selfies. Throw in Android Pie, a headphone jack …

Samsung will bring a breakthrough processor technology to market in 2021. It’s a fundamental reworking of the most basic electronic elements that’ll speed performance 35% while cutting power use 50%. The technology, called gate all around, or GAA, refashions the transistors at the heart of chips to make them smaller and faster, Samsung said Tuesday at its Samsung Foundry Forum …

OnePlus has dropped the notch and upped its design with the OnePlus 7 Pro, an attempt to more directly compete with the Samsung’s Galaxy S10 and Apple’s iPhone XR and XS. The new phone was announced at a New York event and is available Friday starting at $669. OnePlus didn’t skimp on the OnePlus 7 Pro’s specs. The phone features a …