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June 09, 2007

Qualcomm Chip Ban Could Benefit Apple,

The United States International Trade Commission ruled on Thursday that certain cell phone chips manufactured by Qualcomm infringe on patents owned by Broadcom and can't be imported into the country. Since those chips are used in many smartphones and other handheld devices, any new products that rely on the banned chips can't be imported into the United States, either - which could be good news for Apple's iPhone.

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Posted by Murray at June 9, 2007 09:46 AM