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Apple looking to hopefully resolve Qualcomm dispute, partial iPhone sales injunction via iOS update this week

Amid the ongoing legal kerfuffle between Apple and chipmaker Qualcomm, which has in turn led to the ban of some iPhone model sales in China, Apple looks to be moving to settle this with a software update. The legal issue, which concerns Apple suing Qualcomm over royalty payments, has been ongoing for some time now, […]

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Rumor: Apple may switch away from Qualcomm for next-gen iPhone modems, could source from multiple vendors

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, […]