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Apple completes acquisition of Intel’s smartphone modem business

Intel gave up its efforts to compete with ARM when it comes to smartphone processors a few years ago, but the chip maker continued to develop modems for smartphones. Now Intel is officially out of that game too — this summer, Intel announced that it was selling its smartphone modem business to Apple. Now that […]

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Apple to buy most of Intel’s smartphone modem business

Apple is already kind of a big deal in the chip space. The ARM-based processors that power iPhones and iPads consistently outperform the competition in benchmarks. And a few years ago the company strengthened its control over its chips when it brought the graphics technology in-house, ending a partnership with Imagination Technologies. Now it looks […]

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Qualcomm announces second-gen 5G modem (before the first hits the streets)

The first smartphones with support for 5G networks are coming soon, many of which will likely use Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon X50 5G modem. But you can’t actually buy one just yet. That hasn’t stopped Qualcomm from introducing its second 5G modem though — and there’s actually a pretty good reason for that. The Snapdragon X55 5G modem is […]