Apple has extended its agreement to obtain modems from Qualcomm for three more years, in what appears to be a sign that work on the company's own...
  • Bobicus@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Unfortunate that this appears to be taking longer than Apple would have liked, but glad they’re not rushing anything out the door. I remember the big brouhaha in the media over the Intel modems Apple used in some phone variants.

    What would be super cool though is if once the modems are good to go, Apple is able to do something akin to Google Fi and provide a better carrier experience and allow automatic switching between partner networks.

    • assassinatedbyCIA@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      10 months ago

      The tech media will make a big brouhaha out of anything apple. Remember when they tried making the super faint coil whine on the iphone 7 a thing. They’re vultures looking for clicks.