In a move that will really allow them to expand possibilities and features for the iPhone and the iPod Touch, Apple is reportedly set to manufacture its own microchips, a strategy shift that the company hopes will create exclusive features for its gadgets and shield Apple’s work from rivals. The iPhone now uses chips from [...]

For mobile phone users on a budget, brace yourselves for an ultra-low cost phone courtesy of Infineon. Infineon Technologies AG has launched a third generation phone, the X-Gold 110, touted to be the world’s highest integrated and cost-effective chip solution for GSM/GPRS ULC phones. The X-GOLD110 is the heart of Infineon’s mobile phone platform XMM [...]