The startup scene is maturing into a respectable tech hub in San Diego, which means this year’s annual Startup Week — a seven-day convention usually packed with hoodie-wearing entrepreneurs and engineers — should see its biggest year yet. San Diego Startup Week usually attracts thousands to downtown San Diego, and this year will feature over 200 sessions between May 28 and June 3. For the first time in the event’s history, organizers scored a prime location for the bulk of its activities: the San Diego Convention Center.Startup San Diego, the nonprofit that puts on the event, has also switched up the format this year. Instead of focusing strictly on the downtown region, the event will stretch locales in Tijuana, Barrio Logan, downtown and Carlsbad. The week will include educational talks about launching and growing a startup, targeting entrepreneurs in the idea stage to fast-growing companies that need to scale. There will also be a pitch competition, a walking … [Read more...] about San Diego Startup Week is coming. Here’s what you should know
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Chinese man guilty of defrauding Apple out of 1,500 iPhones
Andrew Selsky, Associated Press Updated 6:28 pm CDT, Wednesday, May 22, 2019 FILE - This Sept. 12, 2018, file photo shows an Apple iPhone XR on display at the Steve Jobs Theater after an event to announce new products, in Cupertino, Calif. A Chinese national in Oregon sent hundreds of supposedly broken iPhones to Apple over two years, and got replacements under warranty of almost 1,500 devices. less FILE - This Sept. 12, 2018, file photo shows an Apple iPhone XR on display at the Steve Jobs Theater after an event to announce new products, in Cupertino, Calif. A Chinese national in Oregon sent hundreds of ... more Photo: Marcio Jose Sanchez, AP Photo: Marcio Jose Sanchez, AP Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 FILE - This Sept. 12, 2018, file photo shows an Apple iPhone XR … [Read more...] about Chinese man guilty of defrauding Apple out of 1,500 iPhones
Federal judge rules Qualcomm violated antitrust laws
A federal Judge has ruled that Qualcomm violated antitrust laws by using its top position in smartphone chips to extract excessive patent license fees for its cellular inventions, striking a major blow to the San Diego company’s business model.After four months of deliberations, U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh found against Qualcomm in an antitrust lawsuit brought two years ago by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.The 233-page decision requires Qualcomm to renegotiate patent agreements and offer standard essential patents licenses to rival chip makers, which opens the door to component level patent licensing. Today, Qualcomm licenses its cellular patents based on a percentage of the price of smartphones, subject to caps. Component level licensing could significantly reduce Qualcomm’s profits from patent fees, which fund much of its research and development work in advanced wireless technologies.“This is a gut punch to Qualcomm and could have a major ripple impact across … [Read more...] about Federal judge rules Qualcomm violated antitrust laws
UK mobile operators suspend launch of Huawei 5G phones
Updated 6:42 am CDT, Wednesday, May 22, 2019 Workers clean the front of the new Huawei flagship store due to open soon in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, May 22, 2019. The Trump administration sanctions against Huawei have begun to bite even though their dimensions remain unclear. U.S. companies that supply the Chinese tech powerhouse with computer chips face a drop in sales, and Huawei's smartphone sales could get decimated with the anticipated loss of Google's popular software and services. less Workers clean the front of the new Huawei flagship store due to open soon in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, May 22, 2019. The Trump administration sanctions against Huawei have begun to bite even though their ... more Photo: Paul White, AP Photo: Paul White, AP Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 … [Read more...] about UK mobile operators suspend launch of Huawei 5G phones
Huawei: US controls have ‘no impact,’ talking to Google
Joe Mcdonald, Ap Business Writer Updated 4:26 am CDT, Tuesday, May 21, 2019 In this photo taken Monday, May 20, 2019, a child plays with bubbles near the logo for tech giant Huawei in Beijing. The Trump administration's sanctions against Huawei have begun to bite even though their dimensions remain unclear. U.S. companies that supply the Chinese tech powerhouse with computer chips saw their stock prices slump Monday, and Huawei faces decimated smartphone sales with the anticipated loss of Google's popular software and services. less In this photo taken Monday, May 20, 2019, a child plays with bubbles near the logo for tech giant Huawei in Beijing. The Trump administration's sanctions against Huawei have begun to bite even though their ... more Photo: Ng Han Guan, AP Photo: Ng Han Guan, AP … [Read more...] about Huawei: US controls have ‘no impact,’ talking to Google