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Chip Makers Tussle for Gadget Niche
Chip Makers Tussle for Gadget Niche

Chip Makers Tussle for Gadget Niche

Intel, competitors stake out mobile internet device market

(Newser) - Following the lead of Intel, builders of high-tech microchips are shifting their focus to portable gadgets dubbed MIDs—mobile internet devices that are bigger than cell phones but smaller than computers. industry leaders like Samsung and Nvidia are dashing to release the more powerful chips that boost battery life and...

Qualcomm Loses Patent Battle
Qualcomm Loses
Patent Battle

Qualcomm Loses Patent Battle

Ordered to pull cellphone chips that infringe on rival's patents

(Newser) - A federal judge has ordered Qualcomm to pull off the market special feature cellphone chips that infringe on three Broadcom patents. Qualcomm can keep selling some of the chips for the next 13 months if it pays royalties to Broadcom, reports the Wall Street Journal. The ruling is the latest...

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