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Qualcomm loses two key rulings in its patent royalty fight with Apple
ksec said:1. Qualcommm has the best LTE Modem.2. Qualcomm Charges too much for it.That is it.The article try to spin as if Qualcomm modem dont do what they advertise. That is the problem of the Network, not its modem. So it is not Qualcomm's smokescreen.And because of its tech, Qualcomm WILL provider faster data rate compared to Intel at the same environment. More CA, higher efficiency. etc.I really do hate Apple fan site tries to spin the story to flavor Apple whenever possible,And this is writing as an Apple fan as well.
Don’t forget - Apple was required to pay Qually for every iPhone sold, even the phones containing Intel modems, and by the price of the phone even though they were a small fragment (or no part at all) of the final product.
Quallys goal was to keep this extra (and double) dipping while attempting to prevent Apple from leaving by indirectly increasing the price when dealing with competitors chips. -
Why Apple is expected to stick with Lightning over USB-C in the new 'iPhone 8'
These articles blindly miss the entire reason Apple moved to Lightning: To move the hardware dependencies for video out and any other standard, whether it exists today or not, outside of the iDevice and into the cord.
Look at the construction of the HDMI cables - they're basically small iPod touches that run a firmware that converts digital airplay video to hdmi output - that complexity removed from idevices means that Apple can slim down he logic boards which saves space and cost. There is no way to support HDMI alternate mode out on USB-C without reverting that.
Not it to mention Apple controls everything about the standard: iOS devices flash the firmware to cords, they can implement any future connector, it handles the handshake for wireless pairing... Apple got a lot of crap for pushing the maximum voltage on Macs with USBA, none of those things would be possible if they used USBC
This reason ALONE is why Apple will never move to USB-C on iPad or iPhone. -
Liquid ingress warning in iOS 10 beta protects iPhone against water damage
maestro64 said:nobodyy said:Okay, let's be realistic instead is listing a scenario that this obviously wasn't meant for.
The iOS device is already doing this when you insert a lightning connector, now there is just a prompt for it - Lightning already checks for shorts on pins during insertion. There isn't some sort of water censor hidden in there.
So for realistic example: if you go running in the rain, get home, and then plug your moist phone in, you don't fry the device, cable, or charge block.
Most likely a precursor for water tight phone!
No, Lightning is already waiting for a minor short to prevent damage - I wouldn't doubt if Apple changed the wait to a longer poll in the recent line up for water detection. During this time, the phone will disconnect from the accessory. Physically disconnecting allows it to air out and explains why something may not be working (correctly), but not necessarily to prevent minor damage.
Of course people will suspect alterior motive because they think Apple is evil and money grubbing, but the devices already do this detection and have yet to result in water damage claims. It's simply an error that is now bubbled up to the user. -
Liquid ingress warning in iOS 10 beta protects iPhone against water damage
cnocbui said:How does this offer any 'protection'?
Your iPhone is lying at the bottom of the toilet and you can see the warning come up on the screen through the 'water' - how does that protect the phone which may well be about to die?
The iOS device is already doing this when you insert a lightning connector, now there is just a prompt for it - Lightning already checks for shorts on pins during insertion. There isn't some sort of water censor hidden in there.
So for realistic example: if you go running in the rain, get home, and then plug your moist phone in, you don't fry the device, cable, or charge block.
Most likely a precursor for water tight phone!