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Europe's top competition regulator has ended a four-year inquiry into patent royalty rates charged by Qualcomm after the remaining companies that had brought a complaint against the US mobile chipmaker withdrew. European Commission officials said yesterday that they had "committed time and resources to the investigation in order to assess...

Regulators from the European Union shut down a four-year antitrust probe into Qualcomm's WCDMA licensing practices. The regulators at the European Commission, the EU's regulatory arm, said the companies that had lodged complaints against Qualcomm for charging excessive royalties on patents had withdrawn their complaints. In closing...

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Qualcomm (NSDQ: QCOM) is trying hard, really hard, to rid themselves of the reputation they have as a patent whore. When they reached an agreement with Nokia (NYSE: NOK) at the start of this year, and then patched things up with Samsung earlier this month to the tune of $1.3...

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by Sheena Martin, Contributing Editor Wednesday, November 25, 2009 Over the past five years, an incredible new technology has gained momentum and is set to make its debut imminently. And as always, early investors are likely to enjoy the greatest returns. The technology is known as Long Term Evolution (LTE). And the possibilities are [...]

(SNE) Long Term Evolution (LTE): How to Join the Race for the Next Dominant Broadband Technology

Over the past five years, an incredible new technology has gained momentum and is set to make its debut imminently. And as always, early investors are likely to enjoy the greatest returns. The technology is known as Long Term Evolution (LTE). And the possibilities are endless: Machine-to-machine communication… wireless communication in cars and household appliances… instant downloads of video conferences.[More...]

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How much more upside potential is there after a 67% monster rally for the technology sector?  After all, there are resistance levels the market tends to respect. With slashed semiconductor demand, weak earnings reports from Dell, and an uncertain holiday shopping season ahead, is the tech sector overvalued?[More...]

Momentum: Force or speed of movement. Impetus of a process, such as an idea, or course of events… That’s how the dictionary defines the word “momentum.” We’ve all seen what can happen when an index, sector, or stock catches momentum – either to the upside or downside. However, momentum waves don’t move uniformly. They can bounce up and down in an upward trend, gradually making new highs and higher lows, or they can fall into a downward trend.[More...]

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