New chips are announced all the time, and while some turn out to be critical components in hot products, few are as important as Intel's upcoming XMM 8160-- the chipmaker's second 5G modem. The ...

Intel INTC is reportedly divesting approximately 8,500 patents, after pulling out of 5G smartphone modem business in April. The auction is likely to take place in two phases, first comprising 6,000 ...

Once upon a time (2018), Intel and Apple were the best of friends contractually obligated to say nice things about each other from public stages as part of a deal in which Apple would use Intel's 5G ...

Sources claim that Apple's long-awaited 5G modem, codenamed "Centauri," will first ship inside of the iPhone SE 4 next year. Apple has been trying to create its own modem since acquiring the modem ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ewan Spence covers the digital worlds of mobile technology. As Apple prepares to update the beloved iPhone SE, the community ...

Apple will have to stick to Qualcomm's 5G modem for the foreseeable future. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Mac Apple is falling further behind in creating an in-house modem for iPhones. After multiple ...

Apple’s 5G modem development efforts have fallen further behind, with a new report mentioning a release target of late 2025-early 2026. Apple wants to move away from using Qualcomm’s modems in iPhones ...

Apple’s road to 5G connectivity was far from smooth. While Samsung released its first 5G device in 2019, Apple’s first 5G phone came in the fall of 2020. This delay stemmed from a complex web of legal ...