A Dutch could has awarded Apple a meaning victory over Samsung reaffirming that the company cannot pursue injunctive relief for Apple's use of its FRAND patents
Apple has purchased expensive production equipment worth tens of millions of dollars and is leasing it back to suppliers to ensure it gets the rigid flexible printed circuit boards it needs for the iPhone 8.
Statements made on a recent Qualcomm earnings call suggest that Apple may be switching some orders from Qualcomm to Intel for the LTE modem in the new iPhone 7.