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 […]
The cool cats at iFixit have once again come through with a teardown of this year’s iPhone, this time focusing on the iPhone 15 Pro Max. True to form, the teardown video takes apart the iPhone 15 Pro Max quite systematically, with pentalobe screws and the need for a suction cup blocking the removal of […]
Apple has indefinitely suspended in-house development of its own Wi-Fi chips in response to internal changes in priorities. The company was rumored to be working on its own modems for years to decrease reliance on distributors like Broadcom. The latest data shows that Wi-Fi chip development has run into potential barriers, and Apple is redistributing […]
The rumor mill has kicked into overdrive, and according to tech analyst Jeff Pu of Haitong International Securities, Apple’s upcoming iPhone 15 could see changes including a titanium frame, up to 8GB of RAM onboard, new haptic buttons and more. In a recently published note, Pu stated that he expects the lineup to include a […]
Per a report published on Wednesday by DigiTimes, Apple’s iPhone 15 will continue to feature Qualcomm 5G modems while Apple continues to work on its own custom-made 5G modem. Apple is currently developing an in-house 5G modem that aims to replace Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 5G chips within the coming years. The report today says that TSMC […]