Is This the Best Bus Stop Ever?
As part of a new interactive marketing campaign, telecommunications firm Qualcomm set up a wish-fulfilling bus stop that instantly rewarded impatient commuters with increasingly unconventional rides.
Broadcom sues Qualcomm for supposedly ripping off its customers
If you like watching pie fights, this is equally entertaining: Broadcom is suing Qualcomm over its patent practices. Both companies sell wireless chips, but Qualcomm also makes money by licensing its patents to the same customers who buy its chips. Broadcom, in essense, is accusing Qualcomm of double-charging…
Qualcomm lawyers dinged for withholding evidence
A federal judge has sanctioned six Qualcomm attorneys for failing to produce tens of thousands of documents in the chip manufacturer's high-profile patent-infringement lawsuit with Broadcom. The six attorneys will also face further scrutiny for ethics violations from the California Bar Association. Thirteen other…
Who needs love when you have patents?
Qualcomm, the San Diego-based chipmaker and holder of key wireless patents, is reviled by most everyone. Mobile phone manufacturers hate being dependent on their chips and patented technologies. Nokia in particular is fighting its high licensing fees and is embroiled in several lawsuits. European regulators are…
Ex-Amp'd CEO Peter Adderton plots his next move
If at first you don't succeed, be Peter Adderton. Ever since Amp'd Mobile, the troubled wireless carrier, messily declared bankruptcy in June, Adderton, its former CEO, has been trying to plot his own exit strategy. A rumored deal with Qualcomm never materialized, which makes us equally suspicious of MoCoNews's report…
Peter Adderton's Amp'd exit strategy
If you're an Amp'd Mobile subscriber, you're officially out of luck at midnight, when Amp'd stops providing customer service. Not that the bankrupt wireless carrier was providing much before. The Amp'd FAQ page, for example, tells customers that they can use their phones with Sprint and Verizon Wireless — but those…
