Apparently according to an article over on unwired view, Samsung has announced a deal with Qualcomm to fork over some $1.3 billion for the privilege of using Qualcomm’s CDMA, WCDMA, and OFDMA patents for the next fifteen years. Apparently the new Samsung, Qualcomm deal was signed “under most favourable conditions,” mainly due to Samsung being Qualcomm’s [...]
The folks at Qualcomm have to smile from ear to ear, because Samsung has announced it has signed an agreement with Qualcomm, and they will pay $1.3 billion to use the CDMA, WCMA, and OFDMA patents of Qualcomm for the next 15 years. The $1.3 billion to be paid in cash, and additional royalties will [...]
By insider. Chairman & CEO of QUALCOMM Inc. ( QCOM ) Paul E Jacobs sells 32,000 shares of QCOM on 11/06/2009 at an average price of $45 a share. Read more » »
Central Asian Cellular Forum , QUALCOMM and Iqra University Islamabad Campus are arranging this training. Course Modules UMTS/WCDMA Technical Overview(8Hours) This course provides an overview of the WCDMA system, as defined in the 3GPP Release 99 specifications for the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS). Basic concepts of HSDPA and HSUPA are also provided. The course begins with an...
It’s looking like LG will be offering an Android phone boasting Qualcomm’s hot Snapdragon chip — which has recently squeezed its way into handsets such as the Xperia X10 and Acer’s Liquid. The new LG mobile phone is expected for the Korean market in the second quarter of 2010. While the device is still [...]
Vobis Announces Highscreen Zeus You may not have heard of Vobis Computer, but they’ve released an Android-powered device back in July, called the PP5420. Now it has come up with its second attempt, dubbed the Highscreen Zeus, which certainly sounds a lot nicer. Retailing for about $483 in Russia, it doesn’t have any earth-shattering specs, but it’s not too bad either. Specifications...
As I mentioned yesterday I've managed to get my hands on the HTC HD2 and I've been spending a lot of time playing with the handset in preparation for our HD2 review. So today I thought I would record a quick unboxing video of the device and have a brief look at the OS for you. The HTC HD2 There have been a few questions about the HD2 already on the forum so I'll try to answer those for you today but...
Is Apple making a smaller, CDMA-compatible “world phone” for Verizon, and readying it for Q3, 2010? Maybe. And TiPb’s sure this “report” coming out on Droid Day is purely coincidental, given Google and Verizon’s moment in the sun. AppleInsider, however, claims a new report, with the prerequisite “sources in Taiwan” (SiT) say it’s so: Qualcomm’s...
We haven’t heard an “iPhone Mini” rumor in a while, so the rumor mill has probably decided that it’s time to kickstart things again. According to the latest whispers, it seems that Apple has signed contracts to produce a UMTS/CDMA hybrid iPhone, which is planned to be released in Q3 of 2010. Based on the rumor, the phone will be built around a dual-system chip from Qualcomm,...
[ MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors ] Qualcomm's new hybrid CDMA/WCDMA chip offers the potential for a single, global iPhone that users can take to any major carrier, solving the network fractionalization problem. It also solves other issues that had served as roadblocks, including the issue of user confusion that would result from Apple selling separate CDMA and GSM/UMTS versions of the iPhone.
It's the latest Verizon iPhone rumor, and we all know they will not stop until Apple's hit device arrives on the Verizon network (and we all know it will; the question is when ). Most have assumed it would be when Verizon moves to next-generation LTE technology, but the latest rumor is, instead, that Apple will be producing a dual-mode world phone version of the iPhone. Many of the latest phones that...
We haven’t heard an “iPhone Mini” rumor in a while, so the rumor mill has probably decided that it’s moment to kickstart things again. According to the latest whispers, it seems that Apple has signed contracts to produce a UMTS/CDMA hybrid iPhone, which is planned to be released in Q3 ...
A new report from OTR global relayed by AppleInsider indicates that Apple is planning on manufacturing new hybrid iPhones that will support both Verizon’s CDMA2000 network as well as the UMTS 3G network. Only the UMTS network is supported by the current version of the iPhone and is used by AT&T and much of the rest [...]
Filed under: Rumors, Wireless, Apple, iPhone If you’re tired of dropped calls and dead zones, and pondering the merits of turning in your iPhone for a DROID… hold on there, champ. AppleInsider says it’s received a copy of a report by OTR Global, claiming that Apple has signed contracts to produce a UMTS / CDMA hybrid [...]