A new Ice Universe claim points away from Exynos in Europe's Galaxy S27 Ultra, while South Korea remains uncertain. Samsung has not confirmed its regional chipset allocation, and Qualcomm has denied earlier thermal allegations.
Qualcomm and Apple have renewed their global 5G patent license agreement, effective April 1, 2027, ensuring royalty income continues even as Apple's C2 modem replaces Qualcomm chips in the iPhone. The renewal
Apple built its own modem to reduce Qualcomm dependence, but the patent license renewed Wednesday shows hardware independence has limits. Qualcomm's QTL division collects on 5G wireless standards regardless of whose chip
Apple's iPhone Duo ships with the company's C2 cellular modem, marking a near-complete break from Qualcomm. A September 19 teardown confirmed the US iPhone 18 Pro Max uniquely keeps Qualcomm's Snapdragon X80,
Qualcomm unveiled two separate flagship mobile chips at Snapdragon Summit 2026 in Maui: the standard Gen 6 and the Gen 6 Pro. The two-tier split is the company's first, and its clearest
Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 8 earns Gizmodo's 2026 Editor's Choice at 4.5/5, with a 7.6-inch 4:3 inner display that finally solves the foldable's core question. At $1,900, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen
Qualcomm posted Q3 revenue of $9.95 billion but warned its Apple modem revenue will fall faster than it projected in April, with iPhone share dropping well below the previous 20% estimate. Record
Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Watch Ultra2 and Watch9 at Unpacked, with the Ultra2 reaching 5,000 nits of brightness — a smartwatch first — alongside an 800mAh battery and EN13319 diving certification. The
SpaceX reportedly showed investors a phone-like AI device prototype ahead of its IPO, according to the Wall Street Journal. Elon Musk called the report ‘utterly false,’ the same two-word denial pattern he
Qualcomm signed Meta Platforms as its first data center customer at investor day, anchoring the Dragonfly C1000 chip and a $40 billion non-handset revenue target for 2029, nearly double its prior forecast.
Qualcomm is acquiring Modular, the AI software startup behind the Mojo programming language and MAX inference engine, for $3.9 billion in stock. The deal gives Qualcomm the software layer to run AI
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