The legal tussles between Apple and Qualcomm expand into newer territories, as Qualcomm has now filed patent infringement complaint against Apple with the US International Trade Commission to ban the import of infringing Apple products, and with the US District Court for the Southern District of California seeking damages and injunctive relief.
In its ITC complaint, Qualcomm is alleging that Apple has been infringing on six Qualcomm patents and is using the technology from these patents to enable important features and functions in iPhones.
"Qualcomm's inventions are at the heart of every iPhone and extend well beyond modem technologies or cellular standards. The patents we are asserting represent six important technologies, out of a portfolio of thousands, and each is vital to iPhone functions. Apple continues to use Qualcomm's technology while refusing to pay for it. These lawsuits seek to stop Apple's infringement of six of our patented technologies."
Qualcomm mentions the six patents to be as follows:
These patents enable high performance in smartphones while extending battery life. Qualcomm has issued an infographic which provides a little bit of detail on how this is done, but for detailed information on each of these, we recommend following along the links to read on the official patent filing.
Qualcomm asserts that the technologies covered under these patents are central to the performance of the iPhone, but are not essential to following any standard (i.e. they are not SEP) in a mobile device, nor is Qualcomm subject to a commitment to offer licensing for any of these six patents.
Consequently, Qualcomm is requesting the ITC to investigate into the infringements, hoping to get a Limited Exclusion Order (LEO) to bar the importation of infringing iPhones (iPhones that use cellular baseband processors other than those supplied by Qualcomm's affiliates) and other products into the US. Qualcomm is also seeking a Cease and Desist order to stall further sales, marketing and distribution of infringing products that have already been imported in the United States.
Qualcomm expects the ITC investigation will commence in August this year, while the Federal Court case will be tried next year.
These particular complaints against Apple could be reactionary in nature, coming in response to Apple's $1 Billion lawsuit against Qualcomm. Qualcomm appears to be confident enough in its patents to be approaching the ITC, so the timing of the suit definitely points towards Qualcomm trying to make an unwritten warning to Apple. Whatever be the true motive, it is now up to the regulating authorities to decide.
What are your thoughts on the latest case filed by Qualcomm against Apple? Let us know in the comments below!
Huawei launched the Huawei G Play Mini smarpthone a couple of years back. It offers decent specs for the price at which is being offered at. The smarpthone sports a 5-inch HD display. Internally, it was powered by 64-bit HiSilicon Kirin 620 octa-core processor clocked at 1.2GHz. This was coupled with 2GB of RAM and 8GB internal storage. The storage is expandable via a microSD card upto 128GB. However, if you own this smartphone, then you already know that the software on this smartphone is not all that great. But then, there is not a lot that you can do about it, other than the fact that you can just flash a third party custom ROM.
Well, if you are wondering how to do it, then you are in the right place. Today we will show you exactly how to install Android 7.1.1 based LineageOS 14.1 on Huawei G Play Mini Smartphone.
About the ROM
Below are some of the working features of the smartphone on this ROM –
Camera rear/front (Photographs)
Camera rear/front (Video – Use Camu from Play Store)
Auto brightness.
Fingerprint.
Bluetooth, Mic, Wi-Fi, GPS, IR
Hotspot
RIL
Now that it is out of the way, let's check out some of the requirements that are necessary for the installation. Below are some of the pre-requisite for the same –
Pre-requisite
The first thing which you need to make sure is that you are creating a complete backup of your files. Since we will be completely wiping the internal memory of the phone, you will end up loosing all your files.
You also need to make sure that you are installing a custom recovery software. You can install any of your choices, however, we suggest you go for TWRP for this installation.
You also need to make sure that the battery in the tablet has about 60-percent charge before you begin the installation. If your smartphone's battery dies during the installation, then you may end up with a completely bricked smartphone.
And lastly it is also necessary to make sure that you have downloaded the firmware file which is necessary for the installation. Without this file, you won't be able to proceed with the installation and hence we suggest you download the same from the link given below.
Assuming that you have downloaded the files given in the link above, it is now time to begin the installation process.
The first thing which you need to make sure is that you copy the downloaded file to the smartphone.
Once done, simply turn off your phone and enter into the recovery mode. You can do this by pressing Volume Down + Power Key at the same time.
After this, once you are in the recovery menu, look for wipe and format option ⇒ wipe data, system, cache and Dalvik cache and initiate it.
Once done, now return back to the recovery menu and tap on Install.
Now it will ask you to browse for the firmware file which you had copied earlier. Simply navigate to the same and select it.
After that simply swipe to begin the installation.
Do make a note that the installation will take some time and hence we suggest you be patient with the same.
After it is done, before rebooting you can also choose to install the GApps.
Once this is done, your device will automatically reboot into the new ROM.
Do make a note that the first reboot may take a long time and hence we suggest you stay patient with the same. Having said, if you have any queries regarding the setup, then be sure to let us know by commenting down below and also stay tuned to Android Advices for more tutorials like this.
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