Apple is likely to sell over 20 million iPhone SE 4 units this year, making it the most popular ‌iPhone SE‌ model ever, according to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. In a new post on X, Kuo said that the fourth-generation ‌iPhone SE‌ is expected to see shipments of approximately 12 million in the first half of 2025 and 10 million in the second half of 2025–which is apparently better than previous ‌iPhone SE‌ models. The new device will reportedly reduce the impact of lower iPhone shipments at this time of year, as well as "accelerate the penetration of models that support Apple Intelligence." Kuo also noted that the ‌iPhone SE‌'s custom modem may be the source of patent litigation from…

NUVIA Inc co-founders John Bruno, Gerard Williams III and Manu Gulati pose at the company’s Santa Clara, California headquarters, U.S., in this undated handout photo released on November 15, 2019. Courtesy NUVIA Inc/Handout via REUTERS In a legal proceeding, lawyers for Arm and Qualcomm questioned a former Apple executive on Tuesday regarding a central issue for the chip industry’s future: ownership of intellectual property developed using Arm’s computing architecture. Tom Hals for Reuters: ‎ At stake in a trial in U.S. federal court in Delaware this week is the fate of Qualcomm’s push into the laptop business, where it is helping partners such as Microsoft try to regain ground that Windows computers lost to Apple after the iPhone maker introduced…

A 5G MacBook might finally be on the horizon thanks to Apple's plans to introduce its own cellular modem in 2025. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos)

GlobalFoundries, the world’s third-largest contract chipmaker, has raised its fourth-quarter revenue forecast, exceeding Wall Street expectations. This positive outlook is driven by a resurgence in demand from smartphone manufacturers, including Qualcomm, a key supplier for Apple’s iPhones. The news has sent shares of GlobalFoundries soaring nearly 10% in premarket trading. Reuters: ‎ Qualcomm, a major supplier to Apple and one of GlobalFoundries’ largest customers, is anticipated to benefit from the expected demand for AI-enabled iPhones from Apple during the upcoming holiday season. The company expects fourth-quarter revenue to be between $1.80 billion and $1.85 billion, compared to estimates of $1.80 billion, according to data compiled by LSEG. GlobalFoundries, majority-owned by Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund Mubadala Investment Co, reported revenue…

Qualcomm today unveiled the Snapdragon 8 Elite mobile platform, which features a next-generation custom Qualcomm-designed Oryon CPU instead of the semi-custom Kryo Arm-based chips from prior SoCs. According to Qualcomm, the Snapdragon 8 Elite features the "world's fastest mobile CPU," outperforming even the A18 Pro chip in the iPhone 16 Pro series. The Oryon CPU is built on a 3-nanometer process, much like Apple's most recent chips. It has eight cores in total, including two prime cores and six performance cores, and it is able to reach peak CPU speeds of 4.32 GHz. Qualcomm also claims that it has the "industry's largest shared cache" to enable "insanely fast data retrieval." There's also a new "Adreno" GPU, and Qualcomm says it…

Qualcomm stock was downgraded Tuesday by a KeyBanc analyst over concerns that Apple will create its own modem. Analyst John Vinh downgraded shares of Qualcomm to Sector Weight from Overweight without a price target on Tuesday. Angela Palumbo for Barron’s: ‎ One of the main reasons Vinh recommends investors stay on the sidelines is because of Apple. Qualcomm currently builds the modem chips that the iPhone maker uses in its smartphones. In September 2023, Qualcomm announced that it entered into an agreement with Apple to supply its modem systems for smartphone launches in 2024, 2025, and 2026. However, there have been reports that Apple is looking to create its own modem. “Our supply chain work has confirmed that Apple will…