Author: Geoff Blaber

An Environment for Technological, Social and Economic Progress

Why Qualcomm’s legal battle matters to a multitude of companies I recently wrote about the decision of the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to uphold Qualcomm’s appeal…

Read More >

Predictions Week Video Highlights: Dan Rodriguez, Intel

Excerpts from our video interview with Dan Rodriguez, Corporate VP and GM, Network Platforms Group, Intel One of the big themes of 2020 has been network transformation, with both the…

Read More >

Pixel Miss

Google’s 5G smartphones raise a big question: why? Yesterday, at Google’s autumn hardware event dubbed Launch Night In, the tech giant launched new devices across its product families. The event…

Read More >

Great Expectations

Qualcomm prepares to upset the status quo in AI inferencing It’s a long time since spring 2019, when Qualcomm first unveiled its Cloud AI 100 silicon, but on 16 September…

Read More >

No Harm, No Case

US appeals court reverses Qualcomm antitrust ruling Uncertainty is never a force for prosperity. It raises questions, doubts, challenges and often leads to inertia. After several years of challenges to…

Read More >

Samsung Forges Deeper Ties with Qualcomm

Unpacked event reveals Qualcomm’s growing role in Samsung phones Samsung has been in sharp focus in recent weeks, announcing updates to its smartphone line-up ahead of the competitive and —…

Read More >

Surface Duo: Opening a New Chapter

Microsoft’s $1,399 Surface Duo will arrive in September Ten months have passed since Microsoft announced the Surface Duo, but its dual-screen, Android-based vision for mobile computing is no less bold….

Read More >

The Journey to a Cloud-Native Core Network

Cloud scale and flexibility a prerequisite for new services and revenue I recently wrote about the evolution of the radio access network (RAN) as it becomes increasingly virtualized and cloud-like…

Read More >

Is Nvidia About to Buy Arm?

Acquisition would be a stretch, despite growing rumours Speculation is rife that Nvidia is in advanced talks to acquire Arm. The British semiconductor design company was acquired by SoftBank for…

Read More >

Quick Charge 5: Cooler, Faster and More Efficient

For the 5G era, new tech promises 50% charge in five minutes For those who think wireless charging is the future, here’s a reminder that wired charging is keeping its…

Read More >