Qualcomm Set to Win Japanese Antitrust Clearance and Close Out NXP Deal Sony...

Qualcomm Set to Win Japanese Antitrust Clearance and Close Out NXP Deal Sony... xda-developers Nov 19, 2017 10:00 PM • by Adam Conway Qualcomm Set to Win Japanese Antitrust Clearance and Close Out NXP Deal Qualcomm has been in the news a lot recently for a wide variety of reasons. From potentially being bought out by Broadcom for $103 billion before turning it down, to being the target of many antitrust lawsuits, the San Diego based company has been in an interesting position for the last couple of months. After losing antitrust lawsuits in Taiwan, South Korea and China, it seemed that Qualcomm was going to lose yet again when it faced a potential block in Japan over acquiring NXP Semiconductors for $38 Billion. However, according to a report from Reuters, it seems that Qualcomm may be cleared in Japan to close out the deal, and similarly in the EU once certain conditions are met. The conditions are consumer friendly, and first prevent Qualcomm from purchasing many of NXP's standard, essential patents and also not to take legal action involving NFC against others using the technology unless it is for defensive purposes. They also have to allow NXP products to work alongside competitor products. These conditions have also been extended to the Japanese Fair Trade Commission and are likely why a statement will very soon be cleared to close out the deal, with the European Commission expected to follow suit shortly after. This will mean that Qualcomm will have been cleared to make the acquisition in all of their major markets including the US, paving the way to finally finish the deal and acquire NXP Semiconductors. The concern comes from the fact that Qualcomm may be able to abuse its market position by increasing prices and engaging in other anti-consumer behaviour by decreasing the amount of semiconductor companies in the market. While this is true, it may also allow the company to benefit from the acquisition and decrease costs instead. If Qualcomm had been acquired by Broadcom, the super company would control a large portion of all mobile hardware and have the potential to increase prices at will. Source: Reuters Android Advices Nov 3, 2017 4:50 PM • by Pavan Kumar B.C Sony Xperia XZ1 gets $110 price cut in US, now available for $590 Sony's Xperia XZ1 gets another price cut in the US and this flagship device is currently available for $589 on Amazon which is $110 lessor than its previous price. Currently, the Blue color variant is priced at $589 while the other options are available for $599.99. There is no information on how long the price cut will be implemented or till when the offer is valid so the users need to act soon to get their hands on the Xperia XZ1 for a discounted price. Coming to the device, the Xperia XZ1 was launched a few weeks back and came with a 5.2-inch IPS LCD display with 1080 x 1920 pixels resolutions giving a pixel density of 424ppi with the latest Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection on top. Moreover, under the hood, there is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 SoC Octa-core processor coupled with 4GB of RAM and Adreno 540 GPU. Sony is known for making good camera smartphones and this device comes with a 19MP main sensor with EIS, F/2.0 aperture size, laser autofocus and LED flash. It also comes with features like touch focus, face/smile detection, panorama, HDR and few other sensors. It is also capable of capturing 2160p videos at 30fps and it will be accompanied with a 13MP camera on the front for video calls and selfies which also comes with EIS and 1/3" sensor. There is a fingerprint sensor on the side to enhance the security levels and has sensors like proximity, parameter, compass and few other. There is a non-removable Li-Ion 2700 mAh battery on the back and comes with quick charge 3.0 for fast charging. The handset is available in Black, Warm Silver, Venus Pink, and Moonlit Blue color variants. The onboard storage is limited to 64GB which can be extended up to 256GB via microSD card slot. Are you planning to get this device on discounted price? Comment in the section below and stay tuned for more news and updates. 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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