For some time now portable Macs, powered by Apple silicon, have ruled the roost. There are faster chips out there, even faster than the Ultra versions of the M-series chips, but Apple's have one key advantage — they can be extremely fast without destroying battery life or generating incredible levels of heat. But there could be new competition on the way.
Qualcomm is the company that Apple has been desperately trying to ditch for years. It's the company that builds the modems that go into iPhones and iPads and Apple is thought to be working on its own modem so it can have more control over its products. But while Qualcomm is readying itself to lose Apple's custom, it's getting ready to compete with it in new areas.
