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Feel like being underwhelmed by yet another Motorola handset? In that case, head on over to the FCC's website and take a gander at this newest Motorola handset to get the regulatory body's thumbs-up. Motorola has managed to fit this unassuming candybar (monoblock) handset with a 3G radio, which is, unfortunately, more than we can [...]

Maybe it was Qualcomm’s ongoing and seemingly endless patent disputes. Maybe it was Qualcomm’s high prices. Or maybe it was because royalties were too high. All we know is that Motorola has cut ties with Qualcomm as the supplier for future Motorola handsets’ wireless radios (which are responsible for getting those phones connected to a carrier’s network) - citing “business reasons.” Whatever these business reasons are, they must have been quite significant. Motorola designers seem to prefer the higher-priced Qualcomm solutions, and the recent appeals court ruling allows Motorola to continue importing handsets with Qualcomm 3G chips into the US. So, if Motorola’s engineers like Qualcomm, and US imports are allowed to resume, there had to have been a pretty good reason to ditch Qualcomm. Maybe it’s just easier to move on and try to find another relationship, rather than wasting time and hoping that the current relationship works itself out. Wait, we are talking about mobile technology here, aren’t we? [Via: WMExperts ] ---Related Articles at IntoMobile:Nokia files Patent Exhaustion Case against Qualcomm in EuropeQualcomm reminds Nokia it has them by the ballsLenovo using Texas Instruments LoCosto chipset in new mobile phones for the Chinese marketNokia files another counter-suit against QualcommQualcomm's 3G chips banned from US import - Wireless carriers affected!