White House Blocks Broadcom’s Proposed Acquisition of Qualcomm, Citing National...

White House Blocks Broadcom's Proposed Acquisition of Qualcomm, Citing National... xda-developers Mar 13, 2018 6:07 AM • by Mishaal Rahman White House Blocks Broadcom's Proposed Acquisition of Qualcomm, Citing National Security In a stunning announcement today, the Trump Administration has officially blocked Singapore-based Broadcom's proposed acquisition of rival U.S.-based Qualcomm. The takeover would have been the largest consolidation in the history of the industry. The proposed deal faced much scrutiny both within and outside of the industry, and with the White House announcement the deal is effectively dead. The proposed takeover of Qualcomm by the Purchaser is prohibited, and any substantially equivalent merger, acquisition, or takeover, whether effected directly or indirectly, is also prohibited. – White House Statement sent to Axios The full text of the White House statement can be viewed here. According to Axios, the underlying reason behind the move is because of 5G. Qualcomm is the leader in building 5G technology for U.S. telecommunications industry. The Trump Administration was concerned that Broadcom would put an end to Qualcomm's 5G efforts, paving the way for Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei to take over as the industry leader. We will recap the timeline of events leading up to this decision as there have been many developments since the news of the potential acquisition first broke back in November. November 4th, 2017: Report: Broadcom Looking To Acquire Qualcomm for More than $100 Billion November 6th, 2017: Broadcom Officially Extends Offer to Acquire Qualcomm for $105 Billion November 13th, 2017: Qualcomm Rejects Broadcom's $105 Billion Acquisition Offer November 22nd, 2017: Qualcomm Investors Would Like Broadcom to Increase its Acquisition Offer December 4th, 2017: Broadcom Takes First Step Toward a Hostile Takeover of Qualcomm December 10th: 2017: Report: Microsoft and Google Concerned that a Broadcom Acquisition of Qualcomm Would Stifle Innovation December 22nd, 2017: Qualcomm Board Rejects List of Directors Nominated by Broadcom March 6th, 2018: U.S. Government is investigating Broadcom's proposed acquisition of Qualcomm Our take: blocking Broadcom's takeover is a win for the industry at large. There were fears that such an acquisition would lead to reduced innovation in the chipset industry. Cost-cutting measures might have been implemented, with implications such as the Code Aurora Forum potentially being shut down. Innovation in the chipset industry is key for not only smartphones, but for the technology powering the world of tomorrow. From autonomous vehicles to the Internet of Things, the devices of the future are powered by chipsets from companies like Qualcomm. Without competition to drive innovation, these technologies could have been stifled as a result. Via: Axios Android Advices Mar 13, 2018 4:48 PM • by Pavan Kumar B.C Asus ZenFone 4 Pro start receiving Android Oreo update Asus started rolling out the Android Oreo update to its ZenFone 4 Pro. The new update to this devices comes with a version V15.0410.1802.34 and along with Oreo the update also brings many bug fixes along with improvements in the power consumption, long screenshot, substitution of Cast function for the PlayTo function and few changes to the UI to make it more user-friendly. Apart from these, we can also see changes in various segments. The background activity will be minimized with android Oreo, Autofill, Smart text selection, Android Instant apps and many other features. The update has started to roll out to the supported devices and if you can't wait for the update to hit your device via OTA, you can always do it manually by heading to the settings of the handset, then click on about section and select system update. If the update is available it has to be downloaded and installed. Make sure the battery on the device is more than 60 percent before installing the update. Coming to the smartphone, it sports a 5.5-inch 1080p display with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection on top. Under the hood, there is an Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor coupled with 6GB of RAM and Adreno 540 GPU. It comes in 64GB as well as 128GB storage options that can be further extended via microSD card slot. There is a secondary hybrid SIM slot which can be used for second SIM or for a MicroSD card. There is a primary 12MP rear camera accompanied by 16MP secondary and has an 8MP selfie camera with autofocus. There is a front mounted fingerprint sensor to enhance the security levels and has a 3600 mAh battery to power the handset. Do you own Zenfone 4 Pro smartphone? Did you receive the Oreo update? Do let us know by commenting in the section below and stay tuned to Android Advices 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'. Opzeggen © Netvibes 2005-2018 | Gebruiksvoorwaarden | Privacybeleid Vind Netvibes ook op: Facebook Twitter Google+ Flickr

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