New chips are announced all the time, and while some turn out to be critical components in hot products, few are as important as Intel's upcoming XMM 8160-- the chipmaker's second 5G modem. The ...

Intel is getting out of the 5G smartphone modem business, meaning that we won’t get 5G Intel iPhones after all. The news was announced by Intel hours after Apple and 5G pioneer Qualcomm revealed that ...

Editor’s Note: The original source of this information has retracted it. While Apple has apparently decided to not use Sunny Peak chips, they do not included 5G support. This means Intel could still ...

Intel has decided to accelerate the timetable for the launch and deployment of its new XMM 8160 5G modem, which the company says it’s going to make available to manufacturers six months earlier than ...

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As expected, Apple has acquired(Opens in a new window) Intel's modem business. The purchase is a definite win for Apple and for Intel as well, we suppose, inasmuch as ...

An ongoing patent dispute with long-time chip supplier Qualcomm led Apple to turn to Intel to power a future 5G iPhone, Fast Company reported. Apple engineers have reportedly conducted initial 5G work ...

Apple has been working on its own modems for years now. The effort goes back to at least 2018 and was heavily bolstered in 2019 when Apple acquired the entire modem division from Intel after Intel ...