Xiaomi’s still aiming for the US, but it’s not quite ready to make a move. Lei Jun, CEO of the fast-growing Chinese handset maker, on Tuesday said he’s “carefully evaluating the best timeline to come to the US” with its smartphones. By selling some of its other devices in the country, like the Mi Box …
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The legal battle between Apple and Qualcomm just went retro. The same day that Apple filed a countersuit against Qualcomm, alleging that the chipmaker illegally used Apple battery management technology in Snapdragon processors that went into rival phones, Qualcomm filed three new complaints relating to 16 additional patents against Apple, including asking for the iPhone X to be banned. But Qualcomm is bringing …
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iPhone X models with Qualcomm hardware showed faster LTE speeds than models with Intel hardware, according to a PCMag exclusive based on lab testing by Cellular Insights. The study compared performance on LTE Band 4, which is used by most US phone carriers, and showed that when signals were weak (less than -85 dBm), the Qualcomm modem consistently achieved faster …
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Read our full review of the Nokia 8 Sirocco, the latest Nokia phone from HMD Global. If you’re looking for a phone that lasts longer for less, the Nokia 2 is now available in the US from retailers like Amazon, Best Buy and B&H for $100. That’s a price that’s hard for wallet-watchers to ignore, especially when premium handsets can cost ten times …
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If Qualcomm has its way, it could get even tougher to buy certain iPhone X models. The chipmaker on Thursday filed a request with the US International Trade Commission to ban the import and sale of certain iPhones that use Intel’s modem. Those would include the iPhone X, 8, 8 Plus, 7 and 7 Plus that run on AT&T and …
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Apple and Qualcomm probably won’t be wishing each other a happy holiday. The battle between the two tech heavyweights rose another notch as Apple filed a countersuit against Qualcomm, alleging that the chipmaker is using some of Apple’s technology in its line of processors that power rival smartphones. The legal spat comes down to an argument about battery life. In …
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Intel’s years-long effort to supply the processor brains for our phones was a flop, but the company is working hard to bring its communication chips to our phones. A series of developments the company announced Thursday could help its mobile prospects and perhaps improve next year’s iPhones with a faster version of today’s network technology called gigabit LTE. Even if …
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T-Mobile now offers 1-gigabit-per-second mobile networks in 430 markets, an expansion it hopes will help it woo subscribers away from Verizon and AT&T. Today’s mobile networks are powered by a technology called LTE (Long Term Evolution), and T-Mobile has brought an updated version called LTE Advanced to 920 US markets, it said at a press conference Thursday. In nearly half …
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Broadcom really, really wants to hook up with Qualcomm. The San Jose, California, company, which makes chips for everything from cable modems to set-top boxes and digital video recorders, on Monday launched an unsolicited bid for Qualcomm, the world’s largest maker of chips and processors for phones, for $70 a share, or $130 billion. If it goes through, the deal …
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The patent licensing battle between Apple and Qualcomm keeps getting more heated. Wednesday, Qualcomm filed another lawsuit against Apple, this time alleging Apple shared confidential Qualcomm software information with its chip rival, Intel. The breach of contract lawsuit said Qualcomm gave Apple “unprecedented access to Qualcomm’s very valuable and highly confidential software, including source code.” In return, Apple agreed to …
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