Qualcomm has long dominated the mobile chip market, but it's facing more competition from Asian rivals, as well as its own customers. Apple and Samsung, the two biggest companies in the phone industry, have opted to use their own processors in many of their devices, putting pressure on Qualcomm. NXP makes microcontrollers, tiny processors that help run all kinds of devices, from appliances to energy meters to ultrasound equipment. The company is best known for its NFC wireless technology, which allows devices to connect to each other at close distances. Many smartphones now use this NXP technology to power their mobile payment systems like Apple Pay and Samsung Pay.
Update at 2 p.m, PT with NXP declining to comment, A deal could be struck case for apple iphone 8 - black/orange in the next two to three months, says a Wall Street Journal report, Qualcomm is in talks to acquire fellow chipmaker NXP, according to a new report, Qualcomm, the world's biggest maker of wireless chips, may strike a deal with NXP in the next two to three months, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday, The deal would likely be valued at over $30 billion, the publication said, The Journal, citing unnamed sources, warned that a deal could still fall through..
So far he's bathed an iPhone in hot melted crayons and crushed an Apple Watch with magnets, but his latest stunt takes him to the top of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the tallest building in the world at 2,722 feet (829 meters). He brings an iPhone 7 Plus up to the observation deck on the 148th floor and after a quick show-and-tell to prove it's real, he tosses it out of a narrow gap in the glass panel and films the phone sailing down to oblivion. There's no way to tell what happened to the phone after. TechRax tracked its location and found it went offline immediately, so it likely exploded on impact.
What do you think? Let us know in the comments, and case for apple iphone 8 - black/orange duh: please don't try this yourself, And if you're taking in the sights at the top of the Burj Khalifa, hold onto your phone tightly while taking a selfie, YouTube user TechRax's latest torture test takes him to the top of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, Remember YouTube user TechRax, who posted a parody tutorial on how to drill a headphone jack into the iPhone 7?, The video has racked up over 13 million views since it posted on September 17, which is great for TechRax because he's going to need that pile of revenue share money to continue posting more absurd Apple torture videos..
The top reason respondents would take a pass on the 'Pods is their "current headphones are good enough," coming in just ahead of "too expensive," at 56 and 40 percent, respectively. Only 11 percent were worried about them keeping a connection. The Apple Watch was less appealing, however, with only 8 percent of respondents owning the first-gen model and 8 percent planning to pick up the Watch Series 2. Of the Watch Series 2 buyers, though, 70 percent would be new -- the rest being upgraders -- which shows some growth in the category for Apple.
