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Apple reportedly planned to switch to its own 5G modems with its 2023 iPhones, but Qualcomm now expects to make the ‘vast majority’ of 5G modems for those smartphones Apple reportedly planned to ...

For anyone who experienced it, the screeching hiss of a modem handshaking over copper phone wires is unforgettable. The technology may have tied up the family phone line, but modems were the gateways ...

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Qualcomm stock rose over 3% during on Tuesday after an analyst said he sees Apple using the company's 5G modems in 2023 iPhones. Qualcomm previously said that it was expecting to supply 20% of iPhone ...

It found 18 vulnerabilities in Samsung’s modems, four of which could give hackers a way in with just your phone number. It found 18 vulnerabilities in Samsung’s modems, four of which could give ...

Apple is the only smartphone company that buys a standalone modem, CTO James Thompson testified in the FTC case Friday. Shara Tibken was a managing editor at CNET News, overseeing a team covering tech ...

Intel has killed off any plans it had for producing 5G mobile modems, as detailed in a press release sent out on Tuesday, April 16. Instead of looking further into making 5G modems, Intel will instead ...

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Modems have been in use by the private sector since the early 1960s. All modems use phone lines to transmit information, but not every modem is the same. As the name implies, a "fax modem" is intended ...