Qualcomm Files a New Lawsuit Against Apple, Claims They Shared Code with Intel...

Qualcomm Files a New Lawsuit Against Apple, Claims They Shared Code with Intel... xda-developers Nov 4, 2017 1:21 AM • by Doug Lynch Qualcomm Files a New Lawsuit Against Apple, Claims They Shared Code with Intel Qualcomm has been in a legal battle against Apple throughout the year. Apple feels that Qualcomm uses its market share to make companies overpay for its technology, but Qualcomm has responded saying that these claims are baseless. As the two have been going back and forth, Qualcomm has just filed a new lawsuit against Apple at a California state court in San Diego, which claims they have "used its unprecedented access" to Qualcomm's code and shared their secrets with rival chipset maker Intel. Qualcomm themselves have been fighting legal battles in various countries around the world for alleged antitrust violations. Late last year they faced an $853 million fine in South Korea, they faced a similar charge in China, and there is one happening right now in Taiwan for $773 million. With all of these different investigations going on right now, it makes sense that Apple would step up and use these against Qualcomm during their current legal dispute. In July Apple told the courts that Qualcomm's chip licenses were invalid based on a recent court ruling involving manufacturers and drug companies. A month later Qualcomm retaliated and filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Apple which involved 6 different patents. These patents in question enable high performance in smartphones while extending battery life. While both are billionaire companies, these antitrust violations and legal issues seem to be having an impact on Qualcomm's bottom line as of late. The latest news comes to us from Bloomberg, which reports that Qualcomm has filed yet another lawsuit against Apple and claims they may have used its unprecedented access to Qualcomm's code to help Intel. This is quite interesting because ever since the iPhone 7, they've widened their list of suppliers to include Intel. Qualcomm believes that Apple failed to protect their software and says Apple hasn't allowed them an audit to review how Apple is handling proprietary code. To take this even further, this is an obligation included in their contract with Apple and so far they have failed to comply. Source: Bloomberg Android Advices Oct 31, 2017 4:15 PM • by Pavan Kumar B.C Asus Zenfone 4 Pro, Zenfone 4 and Zenfone 4 Max Launched in the US Asus has added another set of smartphones in its Zenfone 4 series and this Taiwanese company has launched them in the US. The list of devices includes Zenfone 4 Pro, Zenfone 4 and Zenfone 4 Max which will be the siblings of the 5.5-inch Zenfone 4 Max launched last month, These handsets come with different specifications which are mentioned below accordingly. Zenfone 4 Pro The Zenfone 4 Pro will come with a 5.5-inch 1080p AMOLED display and will have a 3600mAh battery on the back to power the handset. Under the hood, there is a Snapdragon 835 SoC coupled with 6GB of RAM. This device will come with the dual rear camera setup with a 12MP main camera with 1/2.55" sensor along with a 16MP secondary camera with 2x fixed optical zoom. There is a 8MP selfie camera with 1.4-micrometer pixel size and f/1.9 aperture size. Out of the box, it will run on Android 7.1.1 Nougat operating system and is expected to get further updates as well. The handset is up for pre-orders at Amazon, B&H, Best Buy, Newegg and the companies official website. The device will start shipping from 6th of November and will be available for $599 in Black color. Zenfone 4 Like the Zenfone 4 Pro, this smartphone also features a 5.5" 1080p display but here an IPS LCD panel is used.to power the handset, there is a Snapdragon 630 SoC coupled with 4GB of RAM, It will come out of the box with Android 7.1.1 Nougat and has a 3,300mAh battery to power the handset. This device also sports a dual rear camera setup sporting a 12MP camera with f/1.8 aperture size for the main camera while the secondary camera comes with 120-degree wide angle lens. There is a 8MP front-facing camera for selfies and video calling. The onboard storage is 64GB which can be extended further with a microSD card slot. This handset is priced at $399 and will be available in Midnight Black and Moonlight White color variants. Zenfone 4 Max 5.2" We have already seen the 5.5" Zenfone 4 Max but this one sports a 5.2inch display with 720p resolution. Under the hood, there is a Snapdragon 425 SoC coupled with 2GB of RAM and 16GB of onboard storage. There is the 13MP + 5MP dual camera setup on the rear which it will be accompanied with 8MP selfie camera. It will come out of the box with Android 7.0 Nougat operating system. The device will be sporting a 4100 mAh battery and is priced at $169 and will be available only in the Black color variant. The smartphone will be released on 3rd of November and will be available for pre-order via Amazon, B&H, Best Buy and Newegg. Are you planning to get any of these devices? Comment in the section below and stay tuned for more! Source This email has been sent by Froze ONE (isnanmm0@gmail.com). It is the potion result of 'Tech: Topic watch' from the dashboard 'Personal Dashboard', tab 'Tech > Android'. Unsubscribe © Netvibes 2005-2017 | Terms of service | Privacy Policy Find Netvibes also on: Facebook Twitter Google+ Flickr

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