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Apple and Qualcomm have been fighting each other over patent licensing LATEST NEWS    :  Apple is designing iPads and iPhones for 2018 that do not use components from Qualcomm amid an escalating dispute between the companies, according to a person familiar with the matter. The product plans are in the early stages and may still change, said the person, asking not to be identified because the matter is private. Apple may use modem chips from Intel and MediaTek instead of Qualcomm’s, the person said. Apple made the decision amid a dispute over the iPhone maker’s access to the San Diego-based company’s proprietary technology, said people familiar with the matter. Shares of Qualcomm were down 4 per cent at 5:55 am in New York. Apple and Qualcomm have been fighting each other over patent licensing with the iPhone maker accusing the chip designer of abusing its market dominance with high royalties. Qualcomm has fought back and is seeking to stop Apple from...

Facebook is collaborating with a small group of publishers across the US and Europe Facebook is finally testing a paywall in its Instant Articles feature -- beginning with Android and not iOS devices -- in partnership with a small group of publishers across the US and Europe. Facebook will support the subscription-based news product in Instant Articles for both metered models (starting with a uniform meter at 10 articles) and "freemium" models (the publisher controls which articles are locked). "This is a direct result of the work we're doing through the Facebook Journalism Project. We're listening to news publishers all over the world to better understand their needs and goals," the social media giant said in a blog post late on Thursday. In July, Campbell Brown, the head of the company's news partnerships, said Facebook will launch a subscription-based news product with initial tests beginning in October. To begin with, publish...