Shortly after the announcement of the iPhone X in September, my colleague Natasha Lomas noted the similarities between the phone and how WebOS operated on the Palm Pre. She ended her article, noting “in the iPhone X it’s clear you’re looking at a little ghost of the Pre.” It seems that Qualcomm’s legal team was taking note. Read More
Category: Qualcomm
Qualcomm announces investment in Mobike and eight other Chinese startups
Qualcomm is continuing its charm offensive in China, a critical market where it has suffered hard blows in recent years including a $1 billion anti-trust fine, after it announced a flurry of new investments.
These are chaotic times for Qualcomm, which is fielding unwanted acquisition interest from Broadcom and battling Apple in court, but today it put the focus back on supporting upcoming… Read More
Qualcomm rejects Broadcom’s $70 per share takeover offer
Qualcomm’s board of directors has unanimously voted to reject an acquisition offer from rival chipmaker Broadcom. Read More
Intersection raises $150 million for the global expansion of its free Wi-Fi
As it looks to expand the global footprint of its internet-enabled digital advertising and informational kiosks, New York-based Intersection has raised $150 million in a new round of financing. Read More
Crunch Report | Broadcom has its eyes on Qualcomm
Today’s Stories
Broadcom offers to acquire Qualcomm for $70 per share
Intel and AMD partner on graphics and CPU combo to challenge Nvidia
Comcast’s Xfinity internet service (and others) seem to be a bit broken nationwide this morning
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A tale of two chip stocks
Broadcom confirmed this morning that it would offer to acquire Qualcomm in one of the largest tech deals of all time, and one that would consolidate two storied semiconductor companies into a single unit as the chip world has begun a course shift in the past year. But it’s as much a story of a potential consolidation of fabless semiconductor giants as it is one of the performances of… Read More
When chips collide: Broadcom bids $105 billion for Qualcomm in largest tech deal ever
It’s an interesting time for the guts of your smartphone: Two of the companies who build big chunks of the devices we use every day may be joining forces.
Broadcom, which builds Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and wireless charging tech (among other things), just …
Broadcom offers to acquire Qualcomm for $70 per share
Following rumors over the weekend, chipmaker Broadcom has today confirmed it has approached wireless chipmaker Qualcomm with an acquisition offer that values the company at $130BN (including $25BN of net debt). Read More
Qualcomm sues Apple, alleging it shared chip code with Intel
Qualcomm has levied another lawsuit against Apple, this time alleging that the iPhone maker took advantage of its “unprecedented access” to Qualcomm’s code to aid Intel, Bloomberg reports. The news lends credence to a report in Reuters that Apple has designed iPhones bereft of Qualcomm technologies that it could ship as early as next year.
The suit alleges that Apple… Read More
With Apple lawsuits still looming, Qualcomm beats revenue expectations
Against a backdrop of a year-long legal battle with Apple, Qualcomm has beat analysts’ revenue and earnings estimates in its fourth fiscal quarter. Qualcomm booked $5.96 billion in sales, or 92 cents per share, versus expectations of $5.8 billion and 81 cents per-share as the overall economics of the chip business continue to improve. The numbers were good enough to bump shares of the… Read More
Apple and Qualcomm’s messy feud could result in iPhones with inferior chips
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Apple’s spat with Qualcomm may reportedly escalate to the hardware level
Apple and Qualcomm’s feud appears to be escalating further heading into the fourth quarter, as a new report by The Wall Street Journal this evening indicates Apple is designing iPhones and iPads that would not include Qualcomm’s components. Instead, Apple may opt to work with Intel and possibly MediaTek for its modem chips, according to the report. This would be another… Read More