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  • MediaTek gets HomePod Wi-Fi chip orders, angling to be iPhone modem supplier

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    MplsP said:
    A wifi chip for the HomePod is very different from what's needed for a smart phone. Chip size, power efficiency, signal sensitivity/amplification and universal (CDMA) compatibility are all areas where Qualcomm has an advantage. I'd like nothing better than for Apple to screw Qualcomm, but unfortunately they have the best chips right now, making it difficult for any manufacturer to ditch them without making sacrifices.
    Actually I was talking about the proposed Mediatek chip for the iPhone baseband (the one that could displace Intel), not the WiFi chip for HomePod. I should've been more clear.

    I also believe Qualcomm engineers to be sharp as tacks, but unfortunately, their upper management has been using their double-dipping royalties strategy (for decades), and it is now affecting their business with Apple not taking it anymore.
    ronnwatto_cobrajony0

  • MediaTek gets HomePod Wi-Fi chip orders, angling to be iPhone modem supplier

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    I can't find any tech info that says this chip supports legacy CDMA (under patent from Qualcomm and not easily licensed). Since Intel's chips don't either, this implies that the Mediatek chip can displace Intel (which the AI article clearly says). Not good news for Intel... and further implies that Qualcomm chips are still needed for legacy CMDA (primarily in use in USA).

    However, the T-Mobile/Sprint merger will probably accelerate removing legacy CDMA from Sprint, so that leaves Verizon as the lone legacy CDMA user.
    jbdragonronnwatto_cobra

  • Apple versus Samsung patent trial finally completely over

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    backstab said:
    Ugh... Can anybody just point me to a summary of the summary.

    Samsung won by copying the iPhone to significantly increase their mobile business while getting away with it by dragging out a lengthy trial and, at the end, only paying (at most) $500M.

    tallest skil[Deleted User]jbdragonwatto_cobra

  • WPA3 will improve your Wi-Fi security, if your router supports it

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    prismatics said:
    danielchow said:
    This was probably why Apple is discontinuing their current hardware because it’d be a waste of resources to keep manufacturing the Airports when a new hardware standard is going to come out (?)
    WPA3 can be easily implemented in todays WPA2 compatible systems since it is based on the same hardware acceleration for the cryptography happening under the hood.
    So theoretically Apple can push out a software update to its old hardware to support WPA3? I'm still using my rock-solid Time Capsule.
    aylkwilliamlondonAlex1N

  • No Lightning or USB-C in a future iPhone is a very bad idea

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    mac_128 said:
    AppleInsider said:
    Lightning is used for more than just charging. It is used for quick backups to a tethered computer and for some peripheral connections, like speaker docks.
    Importantly, it is also used to do software reinstalls on a recalcitrant device. 
    There are SD-card adapters, iOS device to television connectors, speaker docks, and a whole host of other peripherals that rely on the connector. And, there is talk that USB-C is on the horizon for the iPhone at some point.
    And, wired CarPlay is only just now really starting to take hold. Wireless CarPlay is still the odd-man out.

    I completely disagree with this editorial. 

    If Apple removes the Lightning port, they definitely won't replace it with USB-C. A more logical approach would be something like a SmartConnector, which should be able to handle the current Lightning standard of USB 2.0 speeds. Yes it means another dongle/adaptor, but for most, wireless charging will be the reward. Further, as Wifi, AirDrop, AirPlay, and BT technologies become even more robust, wireless is going to be far more preferable way to connect than wires in most cases. Wireless is already technically far faster than the current USB 2.0 standard the phone is using. But I also think Apple won't abandon a way to physically connect, at least to maintain the current standard. But they're not going to make it any easier, or a preferable alternative that detracts from their forward thinking, and IMO correct goal to eliminate all wires on a mobile device.
    You mentioned in post #29 above to use a magnetic charging puck. But what of the connection for digital signals? Does a SmartConnector (your words) need to be a direct electrical connection? Why not optical? Much like an optical SPDIF cable? If the charging puck is self-centering (like on the Apple Watch), you can put the optical cable in the center (over a lens in the iPhone case), obviating the need for a direct electrical connection receptacle. An optical transceiver/translator chip is needed on both ends (inside the iPhone and in the cable), but this is hardly rocket science.
    netmagewatto_cobra