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Microsoft has been working on bringing Windows 10 to ARM chipsets for a couple of years now, with the first supported PCs set to go on sale this year. While Microsoft has demonstrated Windows running on ARM before, it has kept quiet about its various limitations. That changed this week …

For several months now, Broadcom has been attempting to acquire Qualcomm. Initially, Broadcom offered a $130 billion buyout, and then upped the ante to $145 billion last week. On both occasions, Qualcomm declined, so now Broadcom appears to be moving forward with a hostile takeover strategy. In order to take …

Back in November, Qualcomm found itself in the sights of Broadcom, receiving a massive $130 billion takeover offer. At the time, Qualcomm rejected the bid, stating that the amount offered did not truly represent the value of the company. Rumors of a hostile takeover brewed in the months that followed, …

Update: Qualcomm seems to have experienced a sizeable drop in shares since rumours cropped up that Apple may drop the company in favour Intel as the supplier for its next-gen iPhone chips. Conversely, this has had a positive impact on Intel’s shares despite the company being late in the game …

Broadcom has been aggressively pushing to buy out its rival, Qualcomm for quite some time. Despite hopes of its newfound partnership with Samsung quelling hostile takeover bids, it seems that Qualcomm is far from in the clear as Broadcom is upping its offer from $130 billion to a record breaking …

Qualcomm has seen better days, with many ongoing lawsuits, antitrust claims and rumours of a hostile bid takeover from its rival Broadcom. In a strike of good news, the chipmaker has finally struck a deal with Samsung that hopes to quell those rumours alongside eliminating its South Korean antitrust case …

Qualcomm has had a rough year when it comes to antitrust claims and government investigations. Not only is the chip maker being sued by Apple and investigated by the FTC over in the US, but the European Commission had also launched its own anti-competition probe into Qualcomm. Now today, the …

The organisation which manages cellular standards, the 3GPP, has capped off the year by signing off on the first specification for Non-Standard 5G NR (New Radio). This is something that has been in production for quite some time, but has recently been pushed on an accelerated timeline in order for …

Earlier this week, Qualcomm officially announced its Snapdragon 845 chip that will presumably power the majority of flagship smartphones throughout 2018. Details were originally scarce, but the company has since given a full rundown of what to expect from the new mobile processor. Upgrading from the Snapdragon 835’s Kryo 280, …

As we approach 2018, many are wondering what new features phones will possess, including what will power them. Many devices, including the Samsung Galaxy S9 have already been rumoured to include Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 845 SoC, which seems all the more likely now the processor has been confirmed to appear …

While Qualcomm might be losing Apple's business next year while their legal quarrel rages on, the chip maker has found a new customer to sell its LTE modems to. This week, AMD announced that it is working with Qualcomm Technologies to get Snapdragon LTE modems working with AMD Ryzen mobile …

Earlier this week, Apple filed its countersuit against Qualcomm, claiming that the company infringed on Apple's patents with the Snapdragon 820 and Snapdragon 800 processors. As expected, Qualcomm has been swift to respond, issuing three new cases against Apple, alleging that the iPhone 7, 8 and X all infringe on …

The Apple VS Qualcomm lawsuit has taken another turn. This time around though, its Apple firing the shots, with the company accusing Qualcomm of infringing on its patents. This latest development turns the tables somewhat, as the patents in question relate to the Snapdragon 820 and Snapdragon 800 processors, which …

A few weeks ago, we began hearing that Apple would be looking to stop using Qualcomm's LTE modems inside of the iPhone as soon as possible. At the time, there were two possible candidates to take Qualcomm's place, Intel and MediaTek. Now according to new reports, it looks like Apple …

Earlier this month we learned that rival chip maker, Broadcom, would be making a $130 billion bid for Qualcomm. The deal would merge the two companies, creating the third largest chip maker in the world. However, it seems that Qualcomm is not interested in selling, with reports this week saying …

Earlier this week we learned that rival chip maker, Broadcom, would be making a $130 billion bid for Qualcomm. The deal would merge the two companies, creating the third largest chip maker in the world. However, it seems that Qualcomm may not be interested in the unsolicited bid, as reports …

Qualcomm already has its plate full with its various legal battles against Apple, but it looks like the company is about to have another issue to deal with. This week, rival chipmaker Broadcom made an unsolicited bid to take over Qualcomm, in a deal worth $130 billion. Broadcom is offering …

Qualcomm’s fight with Apple has taken another turn, as the company has filed yet another lawsuit. In the latest filing, Qualcomm accuses Apple of breaching contract by sharing confidential code with Intel, one of its largest competitors. The folks over at Bloomberg spotted the new lawsuit filing, which claims that …

There has been a lot of mounting tension between Apple and Qualcomm over the course of 2017 thanks to various lawsuits. Apple has already stated that it deems Qualcomm’s business practices to be unfair and now it seems that Cupertino will be moving on entirely. This week sources are claiming …

Apple and Qualcomm have been embroiled in an ugly legal battle throughout the course of 2017. Apple has blasted Qualcomm’s practices as monopolistic, while Qualcomm has hit back at Apple for using patents without a license. Recently, Qualcomm has been taking things a step forward, following a move to ban …

Qualcomm has been fighting various antitrust charges over the last couple of years. At first, the company was fined $975 million in China, then in 2016 regulators in South Korea fined the company over $850 million. The European Union has ruled against Qualcomm in an antitrust case and now, the …

This year, Samsung has more than made up for its Galaxy Note 7 blunder with both the Galaxy S8 and the Galaxy Note 8. However, as we edge closer to 2018, it is time to start looking at the next generation. We have already heard that Samsung’s Galaxy S9 may …

Back in December, the South Korean Fair Trade Commission found U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm guilty of monopolistic practises, resulting in a hefty $850 million fine. Its original appeal to the Seoul High Court was denied, but Qualcomm isn’t deterred easily with the company filing a second appeal. KFTC stated at the …

Earlier this year, Qualcomm filed a complaint with the US International Trade Commission requesting a ban on iPhone imports due to several alleged counts of patent infringement. Things went quiet on that front for a little while but now this week, we have learned that the ITC is going to …

Qualcomm is fighting two huge legal battles in the US at the moment, one against Apple over the iPhone, and another against the FTC. Qualcomm has tried to get the FTC to drop its case but it seems the commission has a lot of outside support on this one, with …

Over the last couple of months, Apple and Qualcomm have been embroiled in an ugly legal battle. Apple and the FTC are suing Qualcomm over anti-competitive behaviour, meanwhile Qualcomm is counter-suing Apple for patent infringement. While this is a case that could take years to go through the court system, …

A couple of months ago, we heard that Qualcomm was planning to request an injunction against Apple's iPhone in the US, in an effort from blocking new stock from entering the country. This week, Qualcomm made that official, though the company is only attempting to block the sale of iPhones …

Despite being under immense pressure from its various legal battles, chip manufacturer Qualcomm shows no signs of slowing down. The tech firm has been pushing forward with its new ultrasonic fingerprint sensor, moving away from traditional capacitive sensors to underneath the screen itself. With edge-to-edge displays becoming more popular in …

The legal battle between Qualcomm and Apple rages on, with Qualcomm hitting back at Apple once again. This time, the chip maker is claiming that Apple's iPhone simply would not exist without the use of its patented technology, going as far as to say: “Qualcomm innovations are at the heart …

Over the last few months, we have been hearing more and more details surround Microsoft's work with Qualcomm to bring Windows 10 to ARM CPUs. This all came to a head this month when it was announced that PCs running Windows 10 and the Snapdragon 835 SoC would be released …