AppleInsider StaffQualcomm baseband
Within hours of Apple's posting of iOS 4.2.6 for the Verizon iPhone Monday, Italian hacker Zibri claims to have discovered that the new software utilizes a Qualcomm baseband.
"Apple today posted the firmware for the Verizon CDMA iPhone and
guess what? It has a Qualcomm baseband! Version: 1.0.05," wrote Zibri on his blog.
Earlier in January, Zibri claimed to have found evidence supporting a Qualcomm baseband in an iTunes update.
Qualcomm had long been pegged as the likely provider of a CDMA baseband for the iPhone. Last year, AppleInsider discovered a Qualcomm job posting for a "iPhone Developer Guru" to work on a top secret project.
Rumors have emerged suggesting that Apple's next-generation iPhone and iPad could sport dual GSM and CDMA radios in order to eliminate the need for two separate devices.
Netgear apology
After off-the-cuff remarks by Netgear CEO Patrick Lo drew criticism Monday, the executive has issued an apology for comments that some had interpreted to refer to Apple CEO Steve Jobs' health issues, though he continues to stand by his views on "business issues."
Lo made the comments Monday during a lunch in Sydney, Australia. "Once Steve Jobs goes away, which is probably not far away, then Apple will have to make a strategic decision on whether to open up the platform," Lo said, comparing while Google Android to Apple's iOS.
"I stand by the opinions I stated on the business issues. Supporting open standards and environments in order to ease seamless networking integration of multimedia content is good for the consumer and good for content providers," wrote Lo in an email.
"However, I deeply regret the choice of words I used in relation to business decisions Apple must grapple with in the future in relation to open vs. closed systems, which have been construed by some to be references to Steve Jobs’ health and which was never my intention. I sincerely apologize that what I said was interpreted this way, and I wish Steve only the very best."
LTE engineers
Reports emerged Monday that Apple is looking for an experienced engineer familiar with various networking technologies, including the 4G LTE standard.
Apple's job site has a posting for an "iOS cellular protocol sw engineer" who would be based in Shanghai, China. The engineer, would "help develop [Apple's] next generation of iOS products." The position's duties include: "Implementation, Integration, customization, enhancement and maintenance of L1-3 Protocols for one or more of the following air interface: GSM/UMTS, CDMA (1x/EVDO), LTE etc."
In March of last year, a job posting for a cellular technology software manager also listed knowledge of LTE as a requirement for the position.
Last week, China Mobile Chairman Wang Jianzhou claimed that Apple has plans to support LTE. "These two years we have been discussing the issue. Right now the situation is moving forward. Apple has made it clear they will support TD-LTE," he was quoted as saying.
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What a douche. This whole open vs. closed thing is so meaningless. Open isn't really open and closed isn't really closed. Criticism of Apple for being closed is just a deceitful and unimaginative way of saying I hate you because you did what they told us not to do in MBA school and succeeded.
Thought experiment: imagine Lo had been CEO of Apple since Steve came back. Do we see Apple being what it is today?
"However, I deeply regret the choice of words I used in relation to business decisions Apple must grapple with in the future in relation to open vs. closed systems, which have been construed by some to be references to Steve Jobs? health and which was never my intention. I sincerely apologize that what I said was interpreted this way, and I wish Steve only the very best."
No you don't. You're just a vulture waiting to pick up the scraps, and everyone knows it.
Maybe he should have thought of his word choice ~before he said anything. That might have been helpful.
At any rate, that wasn't the only stupidity Lo said. Maybe he should apologize for being misinformed. (Whichever "side" you may be on, you have to admit Lo is only looking at some perspectives and totally ignoring others.)
What a douche. This whole open vs. closed thing is so meaningless. Open isn't really open and closed isn't really closed. Criticism of Apple for being closed is just a deceitful and unimaginative way of saying I hate you because you did what they told us not to do in MBA school and succeeded.
Thought experiment: imagine Lo had been CEO of Apple since Steve came back. Do we see Apple being what it is today?
Exactly!
Qualcomm
I hope it does happen but I don’t see economy-of-scale working well for the chips and licensing involved.
LTENetgear
I’d bet money Apple has supported open source more than Netgear.
I hope this doesn’t make people think LTE will coming to an iPhone in the next couple months.