Apple Plans to Equip MacBooks With In-House Cellular Modems

Apple eventually plans to build its own custom modem into cellular MacBook models that could arrive as early as 2028, according to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. Apple has reportedly been working on its own modem since 2018, as it seeks to move away from Qualcomm’s component currently used in iPhones. The timeframe for launching the modem […]

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Report: Apple’s in-house modem pushed back to late 2025, early 2026

Apple’s development of an in-house modem isn’t going according to plan. Per a Bloomberg report, Apple’s modem won’t be ready for the Spring of 2025, as previously rumored. According to the report, Apple will push back the modem to the end of 2025 or even early 2026. This ties in nicely with Apple’s extended modem […]

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Apple’s In-House 5G Modem Work Faces Further Delays

Apple is continuing to run into troubles in its attempt to develop a 5G modem to replace Qualcomm’s 5G modems in the iPhone and other products, reports Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. Apple in 2019 acquired the majority of Intel’s smartphone business and started in on a serious effort to develop its own modem hardware, but the […]

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The Huawei P70 will reportedly use an in-house image sensor for its cameras

With the introduction of the Mate 60 series Huawei resumed the manufacture of 5G-capable HiSilicon Kirin chipsets for use in its smartphones. Now it seems that the company plans to swap another chip with an in-house design, the image sensor. Huawei has long been using Sony sensors in its phones, a peculiar design with two […]

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vivo to introduce OriginOS 4 on November 1, in-house OS for IoT also incoming

vivo announced it will host its annual VDC (Vivo Developer Conference) on November 1 at the Exhibition Center in Shenzhen, China. During the event, there will be three key innovative software products – self-developed AI for mobile platforms, the new in-house operating system for IoT devices and the latest OriginOS 4 for vivo smartphones. OriginOS […]

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Apple to start using in-house 5G modem starting in 2025, says analyst Kuo

Apple has been working on its own 5G modem for some time now and is yet to launch an iPhone with its in-house 5G chip. The brand currently relies on Qualcomm, and popular analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has corroborated previous reports claiming that it will not change for the next two years since Apple is expected […]

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US FTC pauses in-house trial for the Microsoft Activision deal

Update: The FTC has indeed withdrawn its in-house trial, a mainly procedural move as the agency was required to after it had been requested by Microsoft following the FTC’s loss in court.Original Story: What you need to know A new report suggests that the U.S. FTC is planning to pause its in-house trial against Microsoft’s […]

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Future Google Tensor chips might be designed entirely in-house and not depend on Samsung

As things currently stand, Google does plenty of customization on its own Tensor line of chipsets for the Pixel family of devices. However, at their core, the designs are still largely based on a Samsung Exynos foundation. Google is also using Samsung foundries to manufacture said chips. As per industry sources, Google is working to […]

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Samsung refutes rumors about in-house development of CPU cores

Yesterday a report from South Korea claimed Samsung is restarting its own high-end CPU core development unit and will have custom processor cores by 2027. However, now company representatives reached out to us to refute that report. Here is the full quote: A recent media report that Samsung has established an internal team dedicated to […]

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Apple reportedly halts in-house Wi-Fi chip project

Apple is in a battle to reduce its reliance on third-party suppliers by taking component manufacturing in-house. Just as it did with its A-series mobile chipsets and M-series SoCs, Cupertino is rumored to bring wireless chips, 5G modems and even display production for its iPhones, Apple Watches and Macs in-house. The latest semiconductor survey from […]

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Samsung to use Snapdragon chips until in-house processors are ready for prime time

It has been rumored over the past year that Samsung will exclusively use a Snapdragon processor in the Galaxy S23 series. A few months ago, a Qualcomm executive confirmed that its processors would power more Galaxy smartphones in the future. Now, a report claims that Samsung will keep using Snapdragon chips until its improved Exynos […]

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Is Apple developing in-house Micro LED displays bad news for Samsung?

Currently, Apple offers OLED displays on two types of devices—iPhones and Watches—and soon, it could start offering OLED panels on iPads and MacBooks. One of the major suppliers of these OLED panels is Samsung Display, which means that the South Korean tech giant gets a lot of business from Apple. According to a new report […]

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Apple to Make Custom Displays In-House, Starting With MicroLED for Apple Watch Ultra in 2024

Starting in 2024, Apple plans to use custom displays that it designs in-house for mobile devices like the iPhone and Apple Watch, reports Bloomberg. The shift to its own displays will allow Apple to rely less on display partners that include Samsung and LG. Apple’s transition will begin with the high-end Apple Watch Ultra at […]

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Analyst: Apple’s first foldable will be an iPad in 2024, in-house 5G modem coming in 2025

Apple’s anticipated entry into foldables won’t come from the iPhone but the iPad. So says CCS Insight’s annual predictions report. Apple could launch a folding iPad in 2024 in a move against the trend of most other makers. The logic behind CCS’s report is that a folding iPhone would be risky for Apple as it […]

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Report: Apple’s facing legal problems with in-house 5G modem

Apple has had a rocky relationship with Qualcomm, which has been the company’s sole supplier of 5G chips after Intel pulled out. Actually, Apple bought Intel’s modem division with the idea to eventually ditch Qualcomm and switch to in-house modems. Analyst Migh-Chi Kuo recently reported that might not be happening according to the original timeline […]

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Apple Developing In-House Payment Processing Technology for Future Finance Products

Apple is working on a multiyear plan to bring its financial services in-house in the future, cutting down on the need for financial partners like Goldman Sachs, reports Bloomberg. Apple is developing payment processing technology and infrastructure such as lending risk assessment, fraud analysis, credit checks, and dispute handling, plus it is working on tools […]

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Tecno Camon phone is coming soon with RGBW sensor, in-house image processing algorithm

A few months ago Tecno announced that it is working with Samsung to develop and RGBW sensor (dubbed ISOCELL GWB). Today the company unveiled a few more details about its plans to build high quality mobile cameras – the algorithm to process the RGBW data from the sensor will be developed by Tecno itself. The […]

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