Qualcomm operating income plummets due to Apple dispute

Apple Is Said to Design iOS Devices Without Qualcomm Parts

Qualcomm Inc. has sued Apple Inc., accusing the iPhone maker of failing to abide by the terms of a software license and said it may have used its unprecedented access to that code to help Qualcomm-rival Intel Corp.

In its United States case, Qualcomm alleges that it has six patents developed in the past four years that improve battery life in mobile devices and that 'Apple uses these technologies in its devices but is not paying for them'.

As things now stand, Apple utilizes chips from Qualcomm and Intel, so suitable terms must be agreed before they can continue with their mutually beneficial collaboration. Back in January, Apple sued Qualcomm for allegedly withholding $1 billion in rebates because it complied with Korean regulators investigating Qualcomm.

It's already attempted to in the past, as the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus carried both Intel and Qualcomm chips, as did this year's iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus.

Court partially blocks Trump's transgender military ban
The Trump administration may appeal Kollar-Kotelly's decision , but for now, the proposed ban remains unenforceable. However, the judge denied the plaintiff's motion to block the ban on funds for gender reassignment surgery.

While the details of the suit are scarce right now, Bloomberg reports Apple "made an email request for proprietary information from Qualcomm and included an Intel engineer on the distribution list".

In another instance, Qualcomm alleged that an Apple engineer working on a competing chip asked an Apple engineer working with Qualcomm to get technical information from Qualcomm. Notably, the lawsuit comes days after a report that Apple is designing future generation iPhones that don't use a Qualcomm chip at all.

If Qualcomm loses that business, it would cut the company's revenue by about 7.5 percent, Raymond James & Associates estimates.

The lawsuit is part of an ongoing legal battle between the two companies. But the escalating legal action is taking a toll on Qualcomm's financial performance-a 90 percent year-over-year drop in quarterly profit, the company CEO said on Wednesday.

Related News:

02 November 2021

Team Vikas wins the Luxury Budget Task "BB Cushion Factory"
Arshi then confesses that Vikas Gupta tried to hook Arshi and Priyank up, but said that she doesn't have any interest in Priyank. On the basis of points, Bigg Boss announced that Benafsha Soonawalla and Vikas Gupta were the winners of the luxury budget task.

01 November 2021

PK Dhumal is BJP's CM face in Himachal Pradesh
He also mocked congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi for demanding a report card of three years of Modi government. Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare J P Nadda is also known to be nursing the chief ministerial dream.

31 October 2021

Ghost of Tsushima is a new samurai game from Sucker Punch
The open-world game will place you as a lone warrior, charged with defending the titular island from the Mongol horde. We all know what Sucker Punch is capable of and so Ghost of Tsushima has us very interested indeed.
02 November 2021

Jahlil Okafor says he wants buyout or trade from 76ers
He's played in just one game this season, putting up 10 points, nine rebounds and two blocks in a lopsided loss to the Raptors. Now Sixers reporter Keith Pompey of Philly.com says the Celtics would be a likely landing spot for Okafor if he is bought out.

02 November 2021

Aston Martin Vanquish S Ultimate revealed as a swansong for the GT
Tied to an 8-Speed Touchtronic III automatic transmission, all 595 bhp will be put on the tarmac via the rear wheels. Only 175 examples of the Aston Martin Vanquish S Ultimate will be created, in both Coupe and Volante variants.

01 November 2021

Horror as cops find SEVERED HEADS and body parts in flat
A man who lives on the same floor as the suspect said that noticed an "odd smell" when he walked past the apartment in August. The Hachioji woman's older brother on October 24 reported to police that she had been unaccounted for since October 21.
31 October 2021

Pedestrian falls onto I-66, driver dies
The kid is being dealt with forever undermining wounds, and police said they are examining the bounce as a suicide endeavor. The boy leaped from Interstate 66 and hit Harris' 2005 Ford Escape at about 4:15 p.m., the local news channel reported .

31 October 2021

Alvaro Morata: "I shouldn't have returned to Real Madrid"
The striker had told a newspaper in Italy he did not see himself living in London "for very long". Probably in the last few games I've not been at the best physical form, but now I'm better.

30 October 2021

Saudi Arabia becomes first country to grant citizenship to a robot
While Sophia was granted citizenship, we do not know for sure how many rights she has as a robot. The female design of the robot prompted criticism from human rights activists around the world.
02 November 2021

Papa John's Pulls NFL Ads: Anthem Protests Are Hurting Business
For Q3, system-wide comparable sales were up 1.0% for the North America business and increased 5.3% at global stores. Papa John's , according to Bloomberg , "also trimmed its revenue and profit forecasts for the year" during the call.

01 November 2021

Microsoft Announces Surface Pro With LTE Connectivity
Microsoft may not have been lucky with mobile phones, but its Surface line-up is getting a good response from consumers. For example, the Surface engineering team has included 7 LTE antennas on top of the device for great connectivity.

31 October 2021

Washington Nationals name Chicago Cubs bench coach Martinez as manager
Martinez, 53, represents a stark departure from Baker, who was the winningest active manager when his Nationals tenure ended. Martinez has agreed to a three-year deal with an option, the source told ESPN , confirming a report by The Washington Post .