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Caballero is probably best known for his role in the 2010 discussion of the so-called "antennagate" saga. The executive is named on nearly all of Apple's 3G, LTE, and other wireless networking patents.
Apple Insider
It was supposed to be a period of joyous national celebration, the Golden Week public holiday, which has been extended this year to celebrate the ascension of a new emperor to the Chrysanthemum Throne.
Washington Post
A new patent awarded to Samsung last week reveals an ambitious phone concept that includes a screen that wraps around the entire device, from front to back.
Digital Trends
An estimated 20 million PC gamers could defect from their trusty PCs to consoles by 2022, according to a report from technology marketing and management consulting firm Jon Peddie Research.
Digital Trends
After years of problems, the company has finally had some good news about 10nm.
Ars Technica
China's vice premier said Friday that China will handle its antitrust probe into Samsung Electronics and SK hynix according to a fair procedure and in line with its laws, South Korea's finance ministry said.
Yonhap News
That's according to a new story in the the Wall Street Journal.
Mashable
China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) must be green and sustainable, President Xi Jinping said in opening a summit on his grand strategy, adding that the massive infrastructure and trade plan would deliver "high-quality" growth for all.
Reuters
Sony's Interactive Entertainment arm has commented on the PlayStation's future, in that there's no chance of seeing the successor to the PlayStation 4 in stores any time between now and April 2020.
engadget
While Microsoft's $9.6 billion in 'commercial cloud' revenues stole the headline show for its Q3 FY19, Windows also contributed significantly to Microsoft's numbers.
ZDNet
Intel said it expects full year revenue of $69.0 billion compared to analyst estimates of $71.05 billion.
CNBC
SK Hynix said it expected demand for DRAM chips to recover later this year, with new smartphones adopting high-density chips.
CNBC
Yet another source claims that Nintendo will launch a cheaper Switch model this summer.
BGR
The research may one day give voice to people who lost speech from neurological disorders.
National Geographic
One of them could represent an 'all-new' design.
engadget
Chipmaker Texas Instruments said on Tuesday a slowdown in demand for microchips that started late last year may last a few more quarters. The warning from the company, often seen as a bellwether for a semiconductor industry, dragged its shares 3% lower to US$113.88.
Reuters
Tesla unveiled a new microchip that Musk said was being included in every new Tesla produced today. He called "the best chip in the world... objectively."
The Verge
South Korea's SK Hynix is looking at buying part of logic chip maker MagnaChip Semiconductor.
Reuters
It will be interesting to see whether Samsung Electronics will be able to win back Apple's orders and expand its foundry and non-memory businesses by strengthening its competitive edge in packaging.
ETNews.com
The U.S. should abandon its efforts to reform China's economy and insist instead on a rapid rebalancing of bilateral trade accounts.
CNBC
SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won has pledged to nurture its chemicals unit SK Innovation as "one of the world's major energy companies"
The Korea Times
A joint venture between Qualcomm and the government of a rural Chinese province to make server chips will wind down by the end of April, according to 10 employees at the venture.
The Information
Telecomm giant received funding from China's military, The Times reports.
CNET
Texas Instruments plans to produce its more cost-effective 300 millimeter wafers at the facility.
Dallasnews.com
"India holds an important place as a market and also in terms of the talent pool. We have around 650 people for R&D in India and we look to grow it further"
gadgets
A joint venture between U.S. smartphone chipmaker Qualcomm and China's Guizhou province will shut down by the end of the month.
Reuters
ASML denied on Wednesday any involvement by its top client Samsung Electronics in an intellectual property theft case between the Dutch chip equipment maker and a competitor.
Reuters
"There is too much domestic competition and Amazon lacks the kind of brand awareness that Tmall or JD.com have"
CNN
The UBS estimate suggests that Apple paid a high price to end the litigation.
CNBC
SK hynix announced Thursday it had completed the expansion of a current DRAM production line in Wuxi, China.
The Korea Herald
Also: be careful with that screen cover
The Verge
Apple Inc and Qualcomm Inc on Tuesday settled an acrimonious two-year legal dispute. Shortly afterward, Intel Corp said it will exit the smartphone modem chip business.
Reuters
Intel Corporation today announced the acquisition of Omnitek, a leading provider of optimized video and vision FPGA IP solutions.
Company release
This is likely why Apple and Qualcomm settled
The Verge
As part of the settlement, Apple will make a payment to Qualcomm for an undisclosed amount.
The Verge
The console will have an SSD and a graphics card that supports ray-tracing.
engadget
The chairman of Foxconn said on Monday he plans to step down in the coming months to pave the way for younger talent to move up the company's ranks.
Reuters
According to the ministry, the state-run Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency will help local fabless and foundry firms find potential clients through their offices around the globe.
Yonhap News
The new CPUs would cost roughly half of Xeon Platinum
The Tech Spot
The bank expects iPhone sales to decline 12.4% in 2019 after dropping 3.2% in 2018.
CNBC
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