The new iPhone 16e is equipped with Apple's custom-designed C1 modem for 5G and LTE connectivity, whereas all other current iPhone models rely on Qualcomm modems. While the average customer is ...

Apple has poured billions into making its own 5G chip, and so far has nothing to show for it. Here's why. Artists concept: Ed Hardy/Cult of Mac Apple’s five-year effort to make a 5G modem for the ...

Following more than five years of development, Apple's long-rumored 5G modem will debut in the fourth-generation iPhone SE, the so-called iPhone 17 Air, and low-end iPads next year, according to ...

A recent report suggests that Apple has abandoned plans to develop an in-house 5G modem chip. The leak hints that the Cupertino giant might not push through the project since there's a lack of ...

Apple intended for the iPhone 15 to use an 5G modem designed in-house, and it has spent billions working to achieve that. Here's why it still has to buy modems from Qualcomm. Modems are hard. In 2010, ...

First off, Apple's new iPhone Air is using Grade 5 titanium for the chassis, with Apple stating that the iPhone Air sports the most durable design even though it's just 5.6mm thick. The iPhone Air ...

Apple could finally be ready to move away from Qualcomm 5G modems, beginning with the iPhone SE 4. The iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, and iPhone 17 Pro Max would likely all stick with Qualcomm 5G, at least ...

The saga of Apple’s attempt to make its own cellular modems seems like it may never end. Earlier this year, the Qualcomm CEO said that it was his assumption that Apple would switch to using 5G chips ...

Apple’s attempt to build its own 5G modems may have hit some kind of wall as the company has reached a deal with Qualcomm to supply 5G modems for smartphone launches all the way to 2026. Apple had ...

Following a near three-year wait, Apple will launch the next generation of iPhone in early 2025. The new iPhone SE will be the fourth of Apple’s mid-range smartphones, and it will be the torch-bearer ...

Apple iPhone users want to be able to use the device to connect to others. For that, they have to thank Broadcom, the tech ...