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Donald Trump just stepped into the global 5G “arms race.” President Trump has killed the Qualcomm-Broadcom deal.  Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images The US president late Monday issued an executive order blocking a corporate merger, Broadcom’s proposed $117 billion deal to buy mobile chip giant Qualcomm, citing national security concerns. The order came a week …

Now playing: Watch this: Trump blocks Broadcom-Qualcomm merger 1:24 President Donald Trump on Monday blocked Broadcom’s proposed $117 billion acquisition of rival chipmaker Qualcomm, saying the deal threatened to “impair the national security” of the US. “The proposed takeover of Qualcomm by the Purchaser is prohibited, and any substantially equivalent merger, acquisition, or takeover, whether effected directly or indirectly, is …

Well, here’s a new wrinkle in Broadcom’s quest to buy rival chipmaker Qualcomm: Intel might actually try to buy Broadcom.  Intel, the world’s biggest PC and server chip company, is mulling a bid for Broadcom, a company that makes Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and other connectivity chips, according to a report Friday from The Wall Street Journal. The newspaper said Intel’s worried …

The appeal of phone VR is simplicity and affordability: Just use a $100-ish set of goggles and your phone, and you’re set. Samsung gummed that up a bit over the last couple of years by requiring slightly different new models of Gear VR to fit its newer phones, most recently the Note 8 last year. This year, there are a …

Now playing: Watch this: Trump blocks Broadcom-Qualcomm merger 1:24 5G promises to be the solution to everyone’s problems. For Broadcom, it’s the potential key to completing its hostile takeover of fellow chip maker Qualcomm.  Qualcomm, with its Snapdragon processors, is the world’s biggest maker of mobile chips and an attractive target for Broadcom. Qualcomm Broadcom, which makes chips for everything …

It’s been over a week since Samsung’s announced the Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus. On paper, the phones look a lot like last year’s S8 on paper. And that’s not necessarily a bad thing. But as preorders are under way, it’s good to see how the new flagships stack up against last years wonders: The Galaxy S8 and Note 8. Samsung is smart for …

BlackBerry’s tired of waiting for Facebook’s friend request. So it sued. The Canadian business software provider and former phone giant sued the world’s largest social network in a Los Angeles court.  The suit, filed Tuesday, targets Facebook and its Instagram photo sharing app and WhatsApp messaging service, BlackBerry said in a statement. It came after what BlackBerry said was “several …

We didn’t see a new flagship Android smart phone from LG at Mobile World Congress this week (though we have a few guesses as to why not). Instead, LG showed off a rather incremental upgrade to last year’s V30. Ho hum, right? Maybe not. According to Evan Blass at VentureBeat, the Korean manufacturer held a private, closed door meeting at MWC …

I’m strapped into the shotgun seat of a Porsche Panamera, parked in a lot just outside FC Barcelona’s Camp Nou stadium. My chauffeur for the afternoon: Huawei’s Mate 10 Pro smartphone. You read that right. A phone will be driving this car. No, Huawei isn’t getting into the autonomous car business. The Chinese telecom giant set up this experiment to …

The Asus Zenfone 5 is a series of 3 new phones. The company has just unveiled the trio on stage at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The differences between the Zenfone 5 Lite, Zenfone 5 and Zenfone 5Z are being described in detail now. What we know so far: Zenfone 5 Lite: 6-inch display dual rear cameras, dual front cameras …