New iPhones might have slower data transfer speeds all because of Intel

Apple might finally ditch Qualcomm, the supplier of LTE modems in the iPhone, after getting locked into legal disputes over patent royalties last year.

KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo claims, according to MacRumors, that Intel might be the exclusive supplier of modems for all the new iPhones launching later this year.

Why should you care? Because it could mean the new iPhones might have potentially slower data transfer speeds.

First a quick history lesson. Up until the iPhone 7, Qualcomm was the exclusive supplier for "baseband modem" chips for the iPhone.  Read more...