Qualcomm extending lower licensing rates to appease regulators and OEMs

The San Diego-based semiconductors company is conceding some ground to smartphone manufacturers by offering a patents package at a lower price. But it doesn't mean that flagship phones will cost less soon.

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Patent troll wins another $500 million+ from Texas jury, but Apple is unlikely to pay

Notorious patent troll VirnetX has one more reason to celebrate, being awarded more than half a billion dollars by a US jury in its seemingly never-ending dispute with Apple. But the decision will be appealed.

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At least 59 iPhone throttling lawsuits could turn into one giant class action lasting many years

Legal experts don't expect courts to find Apple guilty in a class action lawsuit relating to the iPhone throttling scandal, but Cupertino obviously doesn't need the prolonged bad publicity.

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Death, lawsuits and the OnePlus X2 | #PNWeekly 291 (LIVE at 3p ET)

On this week's show, T-Mobile and Google facing big lawsuits. a couple of dying phone makers and the true threat to civilization (hint: it's a fake phone).

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Qualcomm 1Q18 earnings come as it notches licensing deal with Samsung

The chipmaker is having great legal troubles with antitrust and licensing deals, but it has been able to pick up a new contract with Samsung.

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Apple now facing at least 26 lawsuits for undisclosed iPhone throttling

Untimely disclosure of its throttling practice has garnered Apple some vitriol and litigation from unhappy customers hearing about this for the first time.

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Class action lawsuit filed for iPhone 7 slowdown, Apple’s battery strategy

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Apple is slowing down the performance of older iPhones as far back as the iPhone 6 for the sake of “prolonging” usability, but these people don’t see it that way.

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Will Samsung have the balls to make a graphene battery? | #PNWeekly 281 (LIVE at 3p ET)

Graphene as a battery material has been floating around for decades, but will Samsung finally get to harnessing its power? We discuss on our show!

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