Samsung earlier this week announced that it’s ready to mass produce one of the Galaxy S9’s most essential components, the Exynos 9810, which will be a 10nm LPP (Low Power Plus) processor. This seemingly indicates that the Galaxy S9 phones will all have 10nm chips inside, whether they’re made by Samsung or Qualcomm. A report …
We just learned that Apple has accused Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chips of violating several of Apple power-related patents, a lawsuit that may have adverse implications for Android device makers, and we already have a serious response from the US-based chipmaker. Qualcomm on Wednesday sued Apple again, alleging that several iPhones, including 2017 and 2016 models, violate …
The Apple vs. Qualcomm legal quarrel is one of the most important conflicts in tech right now, as it might have huge ramifications for the entire mobile business in the years to come. Unless the two settle their differences out of court, it may take years until we hear final verdicts in these patent lawsuits …
For years, Samsung (and the rest of the Android flagship stable) have consistently trashed the iPhone when it comes to wireless speeds. Despite the rest of Apple’s advancements, advanced LTE technologies have been notably absent from the iPhone range. According to a pair of recent reports, that’s all set to change in 2018. Apple is …
This year’s iPhone X is ahead of the competition in virtually every respect. But when it comes to the wireless chip inside the newest iPhones, Apple has been found sorely wanting. Neither the iPhone X nor iPhone 8 support LTE-Advanced technologies, which means that in real-world testing, the iPhone X is slower than virtually any …
One of the most common pieces of “fan-mail” I get concerns LTE-Advanced and Gigabit LTE technologies. Generally speaking, people wonder why phone manufacturers bother advertising a maximum speed of 963Mbps when they still can’t get 10Mbps to stream video in the train on the way to work. In reality, it’s a lot more complicated. Gigabit …
There’s one little detail about the iPhone X that Apple likes to keep quiet: there’s really two different versions of the phone. Apple sourced baseband modems, the parts that deal with cellular connections, from both Intel and Qualcomm. Depending on where you bought your phone and what network you’re on, your iPhone X could have …
Last week, chip giant Broadcom made an unsolicited takeover bid for Qualcomm, Broadcom’s rival and the largest manufacturer of modems and processors for high-end smartphones. A deal would have huge implications for the semiconductor business, and by extension, seriously change how smartphones are designed and made. But Qualcomm, whose stock price has plummeted thanks to …
T-Mobile has made remarkable strides in the last three years. Back in 2014, its network languished almost depressingly far behind Verizon and AT&T, and consumers had to choose between cheap and bad, or expensive and good. Jump forwards to late 2017, and it’s a very different picture. T-Mobile has built out conventional towers across the …
Earlier today, news landed that chip giant Broadcom has made a $103 billion offer for Qualcomm, its rival in the mobile chipmaking industry. The deal would have huge implications for the semiconductor business, and by extension the smartphone industry. But the news is particularly significant for Apple, which uses Qualcomm as a key supplier for …
