News

• Qualcomm to sell Indian broadband operation to Bharti Airtel by 2014

  By John Ribeiro | 24 May, 2012 18:18

  Bharti Airtel has invested about US$165 million to acquire a 49 percent stake in Qualcomm's Indian entities that hold broadband wireless licenses, with the Indian mobile operator eventually taking full ownership, the companies said Thursday.

• The iPhone 5's body will 'resemble the metallic rear panel of the iPad' - analyst

  By Ashleigh Allsopp | 23 May, 2012 03:13

  The iPhone 5's body style could resemble the rear panel of the iPad, and could have a 4-inch screen.

• Is November Windows 8 tablet release too late?

  By Matt Hamblen | 15 May, 2012 01:31

  If Intel-based Windows 8 tablets launch in November, as one informed source expects, Microsoft would face a narrow window to play a role in the important holiday sales period.

• Samsung, Qualcomm join forces on wireless charging

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 08 May, 2012 21:14

  Samsung Electronics and Qualcomm have joined forces and formed the Alliance for Wireless Power (A4WP) which aims to accelerate the development of wireless charging, the companies said Monday.

• HTC Droid Incredible coming to Verizon 4G LTE

  By Matt Hamblen | 08 May, 2012 00:40

  HTC and Verizon Wireless Monday announced that the Droid Incredible 4G LTE smartphone will go on sale "in the coming weeks."

• iPhone 5 rumour rollup for the week ending April 27

  By John Cox | 28 April, 2012 03:52

  This week's announcement and almost immediate sellout of Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference in June ignited anticipation for, well, awesome stuff related to iPhone 5.

• Intel buys $75 million worth of patents from Aware Inc.

  By Jon Gold | 28 April, 2012 01:33

  Aware Inc., a Massachusetts-based DSL signal processing specialist, announced this morning that it had agreed to sell $75 million in Wi-Fi, LTE and wireless home networking patents to semiconductor giant Intel.

• Watch out Apple: Samsung, Qualcomm positioned to dominate LTE patent wars

  By Brad Reed | 27 April, 2012 03:47

  Although most smartphone patent disputes so far have revolved around mobile operating systems, you can expect a lot more suits to focus on LTE technologies in coming months.

• Wall Street Beat: Mixed tech earnings earn tepid reaction

  By Marc Ferranti | 21 April, 2012 07:00

  Some of the biggest names in IT reported mixed results this week for the first quarter, leading to a dip in tech stocks Friday even as some major indexes showed gains for other sectors.

• Is the next iPhone coming in October? Of course

  By Jeff Bertolucci | 20 April, 2012 08:05

  It's time to place your bets: When will Apple unveil its next iPhone? Recent rumours have suggested a second-quarter debut, but that seems too early for a number of reasons - most notably that the iPhone 4S is still selling like hotcakes.

• Qualcomm's S4 chips for smartphones, tablets in short supply

  By Agam Shah | 19 April, 2012 10:21

  There is a shortage of Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processors for tablets and smartphones due to a lack of manufacturing capacity available to make those chips, Qualcomm said on Thursday.

• HTC One X to debut May 6 for $200 on AT&T

  By Matt Hamblen | 19 April, 2012 05:17

  HTC's One X smartphone will be available exclusively from AT&T on May 6 for $199.99 and a two-year agreement, AT&T said Wednesday.

• Gartner: Worldwide semiconductor sales up $5.4 billion in 2011

  By Loek Essers | 18 April, 2012 01:00

  Worldwide semiconductor revenue increased 1.8 per cent in 2011 to $US306.8 billion, up $US5.4 billion compared to 2010, according to research published by Gartner on Tuesday.

• Intel grabs record share of growing chip market

  By Sharon Gaudin | 18 April, 2012 02:23

  As global semiconductor revenue hit $306.8 billion in 2011, Intel grabbed its biggest bite of the chip market to date.

• Lumia 900 materials cost $209, point to low-cost approach by Nokia, Microsoft

  By Matt Hamblen | 12 April, 2012 07:08

  The materials used to build the Nokia Lumia 900 smartphone cost $209 -- well above AT&T's price for the phone of $100 with a two-year contract, but just 46% of Lumia's $450 retail price with no contract.