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next years iPhones may not use qualcomm parts Apple is currently in the middle of a legal fight with Qualcomm over the cost of patents and licensing fees The Wall Street Journal reports that Apple is looking into making future iPhones and iPads that do not need Qualcomm chips cutting the company out completely of course there's a chance Apple and Qualcomm could work things out and this report could just be a tactic Apple is using to put more pressure on Qualcomm during their pricing battle you see it's a bit messy so allow me to break it down with a simple summary Qualcomm is the biggest provider of mobile chips and it has patents for a lot of the technology used in today's mobile devices Qualcomm also makes really fast modems that's what helps you connect to the internet the iPhones that connect to Verizon and Sprint networks use Qualcomm modems but I found that connect to AT&T and t-mobile Networks use Intel modems so this whole story is that Apple may be trying to see if Intel can work with all wireless networks and be the main modem supplier for all of its iPhones Intel is not necessarily better but cutting Qualcomm out could save Apple money Apple may also bring in another modem maker as a backup like China's media tech back in January Apple filed a suit against Qualcomm for about 1 billion dollars saying that the wireless chip maker wasn't fair and how it licensed its technology Apple says it's paying too much and paints Qualcomm as a bully so as a response Qualcomm sued Apple for patent infringement and it is seeking a ban on iPhone sales Qualcomm said the iPhone or any modern smartphone would not have been possible without its cellular technologies I am Bridget Carey and you had to see net to read more details on the legal battle that could change the future of the iPhone