After several years of slugging it out in a prolonged patent-based legal battle, Apple and Qualcomm have agreed to a last-minute settlement. The first issue began when chipmaker Qualcomm, instead of charging Apple a flat license fee for permission to use its patented technology in iPhones, insisted upon a percentage of the iPhone’s value. Apple […]
Comcast on Wednesday launched NOW, a new tier of low cost and prepaid connectivity offerings, with speeds up to 200 Mbps as well as unlimited 5G data for mobile plans along with access to more than 40 networks for live and on-demand content. The new plans function as low-cost, no-contract options for customers, as details […]
Wireless carrier T-Mobile appears to have reached an engineering milestone with its 5G SA development, and claims to have hit 4.3 Gbps on its mmWave network. T-Mobile launched its 5G Standalone (SA) Ultra Capacity coverage back in November 2022, the first US carrier to do so with speeds up to 3 Gbps via three-carrier aggregation. […]
Even if Apple struggled with the development of its own 5G modem, the company appears to be ramping up its implementation of 6G cellular technology in its products. Per Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman in the latest edition of his “Power On” newsletter, since 2021, Apple has posted highly specific job listings concerning 6G. Now, a further […]
Given that more than 800 days have passed since Apple last updated its iPad mini tablet, a flurry of rumors has emerged as to when Apple might update the unit and what to expect from these updates. Apple released the current iPad mini in September 2021, with new features at the time including a larger […]