It looks like Apple may be switching away from Qualcomm modems for its next-gen iPhones. During Wednesday’s conference call to analysts, Qualcomm CEO Steve Mollenkopf said he is “assuming” a major Qualcomm customer will be giving modem orders to another company. While Mollenkopf didn’t mention Apple by name, Apple and Samsung are Qualcomm’s largest clients, […]
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Intel is looking to be a provider of some dead-nifty LTE modems for the next-gen iPhone. CLSA Securities analyst Srini Pajjuri has corroborated multiple reports claiming that Intel will supply LTE modems for the iPhone 7, according to a research note obtained by NDTV. Pajjuri stated that Intel has acquired a “significant portion” of the […]
A faster cellular network architecture is en route for your iOS device. The FCC has approved additional testing of a cellular technology called LTE-U, controversial because it can operate over the same bands as Wi-Fi routers. Qualcomm will now be able to test LTE-U hardware at two Verizon facilities. The firms are among those arguing […]
It’s about time for wireless charging to come to your iOS devices. That being said, Apple is rumored to be working with partners in the U.S. and Asia to develop new wireless charging technology that could be deployed on its mobile devices as soon as next year, according to sources close to the story. Apple […]
The cool cats at iFixit have done it again, this time performing and posting a full teardown of Apple’s new fourth-generation Apple TV. The teardown discovered a dual-core, 64-bit A8 processor with 2GB of SK Hynix LPDDR3 SDRAM, custom Apple memory controller, SK Hynix NAND flash storage, Universal Scientific Industrial Wi-Fi module and SMSC USB […]