Apple may be late to the generative AI party but just don’t count it out yet. According to Bloomberg’s Marc Gurman and MacRumors’ Hartley Charlton, the company will use the M2 Ultra in its own servers – in its own data centres – to power its growing GAI ambitions. Launched in June 2023, the CPU – as used in the Mac Studio – remains the most complex piece of silicon ever released by Apple with 24 compute cores, up to 76 GPU cores and 32 AI accelerators.
The report neither mentions whether Apple plans to revive its defunct Xserve range of rack servers nor if it will bring back its Mac OS X serveroperating system. Both products have been mothballed for years as Apple moved its focus away from the enterprise market at the beginning of the last decade. A separate article from WSJ also adds that Apple is using the internal code name ACDC (Apple Chips in the Data Center).
In this piece, authors Aaron Tilley and Yang Jie posits that Apple would use the formidable firepower of its data centers for training or for more complex inference while lighter workloads (or those that would require access to personal data) would be handled locally on the device itself, eliminating the need to run in the cloud.
This mirrors what chip manufacturers like x86 stalwarts AMD and Intel have been advocating, in unison with Microsoft, with the AI PC paradigm: big server chips (like Epyc and Xeon) working in tandem with smaller client processors (Ryzen or Core). The difference being, of course, that Apple is using an existing processor rather than a new one.
Another way to AI hegemony?
Which raises another question; Did Apple plan this – having a jack-of-all-trade CPU family – from the onset? Bearing in mind that the M2 Ultra would probably be the only server processor in the world to have a GPU and an AI engine. Could it give way to a server-only version (the S1?) geared towards a data-center environment, with far more cores, no GPU and far, far more memory?
All in all though, there was never a doubt that sooner or later Apple would have started dabbling with server processors. It was a matter of when, rather than if. Reports of Apple building its own servers date back from as far as 2016 and is in line with Apple’s doctrine of owning the stack. In 2022, the company also looked to recruit an “upbeat and hard-working hardware validation engineer” to “develop, implement and complete hardware validation plans for its next generation hyperscale and storage server platforms”.
Then a year later, research carried out by analyst firm Structure Research found out that Apple was planning to triple its critical power capacity of its data centers to accommodate its two billion active devices (and nearly one billion iOS users) and deliver more services.
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Of course, hardware requires software and Apple has been increasingly vocal over the past 12 months, releasing MLX, a machine learning framework designed specifically for Apple Silicon, a glimpse at an AI-enhanced Siri and a new suite of AI tools called OpenELMs.
It will be immensely instructive to see how Apple manages to do generative AI at scale using anything other than brute force GPU (à H100). This may well have a direct impact on the fate of another trillion-dollar company called Nvidia). WWDC, the annual Apple developer conference, takes places next month and it will have AI written all over it.
The PDF format is pretty much ubiquitous, and is ideally designed to preserve the layout of a document, which also makes it perfect when requesting someone to interact with it, like say filling in forms or signing contracts. As it’s an open standard, there’s a plethora of apps and services that allow you to do just that.
But why go hunting for some third party software, when the creators of one of the best PDF editors (and the original, no less) provide an online service for that very purpose. We put Adobe Fill & Sign to the test.
Adobe Fill & Sign: Pricing & plans
A free service, although you won’t be able to access it without logging in or creating a new Adobe account (which is also free to do).
Adobe’s eSignature software service is free, but you can’t get away from creating an account if you don’t already have one. Signing up will give you access to other Adobe services (both paid and free). You just can’t use Fill & Sign without one. You can login with your Apple ID, Facebook or Google accounts, but if you’d rather keep your digital selves separate, an email address will do just fine. Once sorted, all the tools necessary to make Fill & Sign work will become available to you.
The free PDF form-filler is available online by clicking here.
Adobe Fill & Sign: Filling and signing
Adobe Fill & Sign will automatically detect fields in properly formatted documents, but failing that you can always add your own (Image credit: Adobe)
Easy to use tools to fill and sign a PDF, with a few additional options like sharing, commenting and requesting signatures.
Using Fill & Sign, you’ll find yourself in a recognizable interface. To the right of the page are your uploaded documents, a small toolbar to its left, and a sidebar on the left.
Editable fields should be automatically selectable. You can find out if that’s the case by mousing over one of them. If your cursor changes from an arrow to an edit prompt, you’re good to go: simply click on the field and start typing. Thankfully, you’re able to create text fields if the PDF you need to work with lacks the above.
Other available tools include being able to add comments to your document, whether by highlighting a section, or creating a text field for that purpose, highlighting, underlining or striking through existing text, and drawing freehand.
This is above and beyond what you would need to simply fill in a form, but it’s highly useful should amendments need to be made prior to finalizing the deal. You also have the ability to send your document on to others for them to fill in and sign.
When it comes to actually signing a form, the interface recognises which field needs your signature (or, as before, if it doesn’t, you can add such a field from the toolbar), and overlays the signature tools: by default, you type in your name and Adobe Acrobat will use a cursive font to simulate handwriting.
Alternatively, select ‘Draw’ to use your mouse or trackpad to attempt to sign that way. It’s never the most sensitive of methods, but it does have the virtue of being more unique than a cursive font. Finally, there’s ‘Image’. If you have a signature on file, upload it, and you’re done.
Once you’ve got a signature on the site, you don’t need to create another: just add that one to all the documents you’ll need to sign.
While you’re there, you’ll also find a place to create your initials. The process is exactly the same but will be saved as a separate file, enabling you to sign and initialize any PDF at will.
Adobe Fill & Sign: Additional features
AI is everywhere these days, and Adobe’s Fill & Sign service includes a handy version (currently in Beta) (Image credit: Adobe)
Aside from the AI assistant (which is currently in beta), everything else is locked behind a paywall. Great if you’re curious, frustrating if you aren’t.
When you click on the Adobe icon, top left of the page, you’ll be taken to your ‘Home’. From there you’ll see all the documents you’ve worked with, along with a series of available tools, most of which we’ve already explored, but there are a few additional ones that are worth mentioning, if only so you know what to expect.
One of these is the AI Assistant (currently in beta, but usable). Like all AI tools, your mileage will vary, but we found it a useful tool to grab a quick summary of a file. Best of all, it doesn’t just work with PDF documents, but can also open and interact with Word, PowerPoint, TXT and RTF formats. Definitely worth having a look, especially since it’s free and as long as you don’t mind AI crawling through your data.
The other features look intriguing, as they allow you to edit and manipulate existing PDFs, but sadly – as you might’ve expected – you’ll need to pay to play with these. Even the tools designed to convert a PDF to other formats, such as those from Microsoft Office, are restricted in that way, although we were able to use it once. Maybe that was the ‘try before you buy’ sample. It did allow us to turn a PDF into a Word document, even giving us access to multiple text editing tools. But if it only works once at that tier level, it’s not really the most useful of services. It’s a shame as even the best free PDF editors we’ve tested often allow you to convert files without charge.
Additional features: 2.5/5
Adobe Fill & Sign: Final verdict
Aside from filling a document yourself, you can send it to others for them to fill it in too (Image credit: Adobe)
A good, simple and efficient service, that doesn’t really need to show you tools that are only available to paying customers.
It’s easy to get lost in the Adobe Acrobat service, and get disillusioned that everything seems to be behind a paywall, but that’s really because the Fill & Sign service has a very narrow focus. Yes, other tools are dangled in front of you and will certainly entice some, but if all you need is an online service to upload your PDFs to, fill them in, sign them, insert comments, share them with others, and maybe even get them to sign them themselves, then this works exactly as you would expect.
For some power-users, however, Adobe Acrobat Sign or the best Adobe Sign alternatives may suit workflows better. For quick and easy form-filling, it does the job well. Maybe it would be good if Adobe didn’t try and get potential new customers to buy a subscription for more potential goodies, but otherwise, it’s a very simple and efficient tool that works well.
Adobe Fill & Sign: Scorecard
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Pricing & plans
Free service, with ads for subscription apps
4.5
Filling and signing
Very easy to use with a good set of core tools and features
4.5
Additional features
Beyond the beta AI assistant, everything appears to be paywalled
2.5
Should I buy?
Visit Adobe’s Fill & Sign service, and upload a document to get started (Image credit: Adobe)
Buy it if…
You need a simple online service to fill in a PDFs, and enjoy a few extra goodies bundled in for free.
Don’t buy it if…
You don’t like online services, especially those which only seem to be there to entice you to get a subscription service to access additional tools.
Microsoft has announced its Copilot (AI) tools will be rolling out to more users than ever before with the expansion of its Pro tier.
The move will see the more advanced version of the platform available to more users across the globe without the need for confusing subscriptions, with Copilot Pro now available in all 222 countries where Copilot is available.
“Copilot is your everyday AI companion, meant to bring the power of generative AI to everyone across work and life,” noted Microsoft’s Divya Kumar, General Manager, Search and AI Marketing in a blog post announcing the news. “With Copilot, we’re committed to giving everyone the opportunity to supercharge their creativity and productivity.”
Microsoft Copilot Pro expansion
The upgrade means that the use of Copilot across the Microsoft 365 web app collection, including popular tools such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint and more, will be available as part of your Copilot Pro subscription.
Previously, users had to have an additional Microsoft 365 Personal or Family subscription to access the tools online – and this will still be the case for desktop apps across PC and Mac.
The upgrade will also extend to Copilot Pro subscribers on the Microsoft 365 and Outlook mobile apps for iOS and Android in the coming months.
Copilot Pro will remain at its price of $20 / £19 per month/per user, but Microsoft is currently offering a 1-month free trial of Copilot Pro for anyone who downloads the mobile app for iOS or Android.
Elsewhere, the upgrade will bring Copilot GPT Builder to all Copilot Pro subscribers, allowing users to build custom Copilot GPTs to help solve specific problems or aid certain tasks, which Microsoft giving examples across job hunting, studying or even cooking.
“We want all power users, creators, and anyone else to take their Copilot experience to the next level,” added Kumar.
Released in January 2024, Copilot Pro is powered by some of the very latest AI models around today, including Open AI‘s GPT-4 Turbo, which offers faster and smarter assistance than previous generations. As well as assistance in productivity apps, the platform also offers Microsoft’s Image Creator from Designer (previously known as Bing Image Creator), providing enhanced AI image creation at a higher quality than ever before.
Christina Goudreau Collison signs the term ‘steric hindrance’ while teaching the hydroboration reaction in her organic chemistry class at the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York.Credit: Olivia Schlichtkrull
Sign language in science
The lack of scientific terms and vocabulary in many of the world’s sign languages can make science education and research careers inaccessible for deaf people and those with hearing loss. Meet the scientists, sign-language specialists and students working to add scientific terms and concepts to sign languages. In the last of four articles showcasing their efforts, organic chemist Christina Goudreau Collison at the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York, which is also home to the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID), describes how working with Deaf students to create clear signs for organic chemistry terms boosted the students’ academic outcomes and how sign-language could help other students with non-conventional learning needs.
This is my 20th year teaching undergraduate students at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in New York. I’ve always had somewhere between one and ten Deaf students in my classroom, but they’ve been in a sea of hearing students. The university provides sign-language interpreters for courses, but I recognized how exhausting it was for Deaf students to keep up in my classes with the time lag that comes with interpreting. Sometimes it felt like I could almost see them thinking, “I’m just going to figure this out later. I’ll try to read the book.” They were clearly not getting the same classroom experience as the hearing students.
I attributed the Deaf students’ academic struggles to the painstaking need to fingerspell the organic chemistry terms that lacked proper signs. Their performance was noticeably lower than that of their hearing peers. And we rarely had Deaf students conducting independent research in our laboratories. I thought, “What can be done about that?” I have always gestured with my hands and body a lot when teaching, and I used to make up little terms to prompt the interpreter, calling different reactions or transition states of molecules names such as the ‘spaceship model’, the ‘bridge’, or the ‘cha-cha’. I would categorize these terms to help the students, but also to let the interpreter know that I was using a sign or doing one of my dances, so that they could just point to me.
It wasn’t until a few years ago, when my colleague Jennifer Swartzenberg, a senior lecturer in chemistry who is fluent in American Sign Language (ASL) and a former student of mine, told me that there were no signs for many scientific terms that I began to understand the depth of the problem. Working with Jenn, who was vocal with me about things that I could change in my teaching, along with a particularly big Deaf class that was keen to work with me, really helped. A lot of them said: “What you do with your hands is really helpful. Let’s make it work even better.”
Word building
We identified several challenges that our Deaf students were experiencing during the organic chemistry course. One issue is that interpreters don’t know the science. Most of them don’t even have a scientific background, let alone knowledge of general chemistry or organic chemistry. Another issue is the absence of chemistry vocabulary in ASL, which means that long names of reactions, such as the Grignard reaction or the Diels–Alder reaction, need to be fingerspelled.
What did help — and this is where it gets controversial — was taking away the names of the reactions and categorizing every reaction into its transition state. So, instead of memorizing what felt like 300 named reactions, the students and interpreters needed to learn only 10 transition states. And every reaction is either one or a combination of those states. I don’t totally discard named reactions. They’re in the book, but I don’t test the students on them.
Communication barriers for a Deaf PhD student meant risking burnout
From there, a group of us, including several Deaf students, started creating a sign-language lexicon specific to organic chemistry. We made videos of the signs so they could be used for interpreter training, as well as teaching the next class of students. We also had the signs added to the ASLCORE website, a free sign-language vocabulary resource curated by the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID), which is based at the RIT. The Deaf students and I have argued over some signs, but it’s their language, so they have final say. I’m the person who makes suggestions for scientific content.
It’s important to note that these are not official ASL terms. They are part of a sign-language lexicon for organic chemistry. It’s a very specific context, so we took some liberties. For example, the sign I use for ‘tetrahedral’, the 3D geometry of a carbon atom’s bonds in certain molecules, is like this: my hands are held flat with my thumbs pointed out, one hand is positioned in the x plane and one in the y plane. The hands then ‘click’ together to convey the 3D shape. This is so easy to do, and everyone in my class knows what it means. Everyone accepts it, and the Deaf students don’t even laugh at it, despite the fact that in ASL the sign has a sexual connotation. But, I’m not going to use that sign in a conversation about tetrahedral groups outside my classroom.
As we incorporated the signed vocabulary and the ASLCORE videos into the course, we found that students who relied solely on an interpreter started to outperform hearing students on the course. And this was consistent in a study1 we conducted from 2016 to 2019. Once our course culture changed to include more signing, the Deaf students not only improved in the classroom but also began to seek out research opportunities more often than they did previously.
We also started using sign language more for everyone, not just the Deaf students. I teach all my students signs for the most common answers to organic chemistry questions. When I ask the class, “Why do we get this product from this reaction?”, I ask the students to sign the answer back to me instead of saying it. It’s nice, because instead of someone shouting out the answer before the Deaf students can sign it and wait for the interpreter to voice their response, everyone signs it at the same time. It eliminates the interpreting time lag.
Broader benefits
We’ve created this organic chemistry lexicon with the Deaf community in mind, but we are starting to see its universal design advantages. What’s good for a Deaf person might also benefit someone else — similar to the way that a ramp into a restaurant that might have been built for people who use wheelchairs is also helpful for a person with a pram.
In a current study, we are tracking the progress of students who speak English as a second language and those who are neurodivergent. If there’s a visual sign that anchors the meaning of a scientific term, then it might help these students to keep up as the lectures move forwards.
This project has benefited more than just the Deaf community. I’ve heard from some of the Deaf students that they are proud that their language is helping others as well. Sign language has a beautiful way of saying a lot in very compact gestures.
This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
TikTok’s future is looking increasingly uncertain as support grows for a new bill that would force the company to sell itself or face a ban in the United States. Now, President Joe Biden has come out in support of the measure, one day after it cleared its first legislative hurdle in the House.
“If they pass it, I’ll sign it,” he said, in remarks CBS News. The bill, called the “Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act,” which was introduced earlier this week, would give TikTok a six-month window to divest itself from parent company ByteDance or face an app store-level ban in the US. Meanwhile, Republicans in the House of Representatives could bring the bill to a floor vote as early as Wednesday, Semafor .
TikTok has said the bill is a thinly-veiled effort to force a “total ban” of its app. “This legislation has a predetermined outcome: a total ban of TikTok in the United States,” the company said in a statement earlier this week. “The government is attempting to strip 170 million Americans of their Constitutional right to free expression. This will damage millions of businesses, deny artists an audience, and destroy the livelihoods of countless creators across the country.”
The company has also encouraged its millions of users to oppose the measure. On Thursday, ahead of the committee vote on the bill, the app sent push notifications prompting users to call their representatives and ask them to oppose the legislation. The notifications reportedly led to of calls in many Congressional offices as staffers fielded hundreds of calls from teens.
Notably, the bill has another prominent opponent: former President Donald Trump. Though Trump also sought to force of TikTok to a US company during his time in office, the former president said he no longer believes the app should be banned. “If you get rid of TikTok, Facebook and Zuckerschmuck will double their business,” he wrote in a post on Truth Social.
Though clearing the House would be significant milestone for the bill, it’s unclear where the Senate stands on it. As Semafor points out, some prominent senators have been a bit more cautious in their comments about whether they would support the legislation. At a recent Senate hearing about child safety, several senators TikTok CEO Shou Chew on his own citizenship (he’s Singaporean) as well as the app’s ties to China and the practices of its parent company ByteDance.
Nokia has announced it has signed a new 5G patent agreement with Vivo, the new agreement will be a multi-year agreement between the two companies and Nokia will receive catch-up payments from Vivo.
This new agreement between Nokia and Vivo will put an end to any previous legal disputes between the two companies, Nokia has said that this is the sixth agreement they have arranged with major smartphone makers in the last 13 months.
Jenni Lukander, President of Nokia Technologies, said: “This is the sixth major smartphone patent license agreement we have signed in the past thirteen months, and we have now almost completed our smartphone license renewal cycle. Together these licensing agreements demonstrate Nokia’s significant contribution to developing key technologies relied upon by the entire smartphone industry and they will provide long-term stability to our licensing business for years to come.” Lukander added: “We are delighted to have reached an agreement with vivo which reflects mutual respect for each other’s intellectual property rights. vivo is one of the leading players in the global smartphone industry. We look forward to bringing more innovation to their users around the world through our collaboration.”
Xianwen Xu, General Manager of Legal Affairs Department at vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd., stated, “We are pleased to have reached a global cross-license agreement with Nokia. Signing the agreement, reflects the mutual recognition and respect for each other’s patent value in cellular technology and it also plays a significant role in fostering a positive development environment within the industry. We are dedicated to investing in R&D of smart devices and intelligent services, providing extraordinary hi-tech products and services for users worldwide.”
You can find out more details about the agreement between Nokia and Vivo over at Nokia’s website at the link below.
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Nokia has announced that it has signed a new patent cross-license agreement with Nokia, the agreement will see Nokia receive payments from Oppo for a multi-year period, and there will also be payments for previous years.
This new agreement resolves any previous litigation between Nokia and Oppo and the catch-payments will cover any previous license fees that were due during the time the two companies were in dispute.
Jenni Lukander, President of Nokia Technologies, said: “We are delighted to have reached a cross-license agreement with OPPO that reflects the mutual respect for each other’s intellectual property and Nokia’s investments in R&D and contributions to open standards. OPPO is one of the leading companies in the global smartphone market and we look forward to working together to bring further innovation to their users around the world. The new agreement – along with the other major smartphone agreements we have concluded over the past year – will provide long-term financial stability to our licensing business.”
Feng Ying, OPPO’s Chief Intellectual Property Officer, stated: “We are pleased to have reached this global patent cross-license agreement with Nokia, which includes cross-licensing for 5G standard-essential patents. This agreement reflects the mutual recognition and respect for each other’s intellectual property and lays the foundation for future collaboration between OPPO and Nokia. OPPO continues to advocate for reasonable royalty fees and a long-term approach to intellectual property that supports the resolution of disputes through amicable negotiations and mutual respect for the value of all intellectual property.”
You can find out full details about the new patent licensing agreement between Nokia and Oppo over at Nokia’s website at the link below.
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Your Apple ID acts as a crucial gateway to the diverse offerings within the Apple ecosystem, serving as an essential link that integrates a myriad of services and functionalities across various devices. This ID facilitates a range of activities, from downloading applications on your iPhone to conducting transactions on your Mac, essentially functioning as a unifying key that ensures seamless connectivity and access.
However, it’s common for users to encounter uncertainties about how to effectively utilize their Apple ID, particularly when it comes to signing in across different platforms. If you find yourself in this situation, rest assured that you are not the only one facing this challenge. This comprehensive guide is designed to provide you with a detailed, step-by-step walkthrough, catering to a variety of devices including iPhones, iPads, Macs, and even those that are not part of the Apple family. The aim is to equip you with the knowledge and confidence needed to navigate the sign-in process effortlessly, regardless of the device in use.
Signing in on your iPhone or iPad
Open the Settings app.
Tap on “Sign in to your [device].”
Choose your preferred method:
Use Another Apple Device:If you have another iPhone or iPad that’s already signed in with your Apple ID, bring it close to your new device and follow the on-screen instructions.This is the easiest way to transfer your Apple ID and settings.
Sign in Manually:Enter your Apple ID (which can be your email address) and password. If you’ve enabled two-factor authentication, you’ll also need to enter the verification code sent to your trusted device or phone number.
Signing in on your Mac
Click on the Apple menu () in the top left corner of the screen.
Select “System Preferences” (or “System Settings” in newer versions of macOS).
Click on “Apple ID.”
Enter your Apple ID and password.
If you’ve enabled two-factor authentication, you’ll need to enter the verification code sent to your trusted device or phone number.
Signing in on a non-Apple device
You can also sign in with your Apple ID on some non-Apple devices, such as smart TVs and streaming devices. The process will vary depending on the specific device, but it’s usually as simple as entering your Apple ID and password.
Tips for a smooth sign-in experience
Make sure you’re using the correct Apple ID. If you have multiple Apple IDs, double-check that you’re entering the one you want to use.
Enter your password correctly.Passwords are case-sensitive, so make sure you’re using the right capitalization.
Enable two-factor authentication for extra security.Two-factor authentication adds an extra layer of protection to your Apple ID by requiring a second verification code when you sign in from a new device.
Keep your Apple ID information up to date. Make sure your email address and phone number are correct so you can receive important updates and verification codes.
Additional resources
I hope this guide has helped you learn how to sign in with your Apple ID. With a little practice, you’ll be a pro in no time!
Bonus tips:
Summary
Signing in with your Apple ID may seem like a simple task, but it’s actually your gateway to a universe of Apple services and features. From downloading apps and streaming music to backing up your photos and making secure payments, your Apple ID acts as the golden thread weaving your Apple devices together. With this guide in your pocket, you’ll always be equipped to unlock the full potential of your Apple ecosystem, one sign-in at a time. Remember, a smooth sign-in experience starts with accurate information, a dash of security consciousness, and maybe a quick peek at this guide if things get a little fuzzy.
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Nokia has announced that it has signed a new 5G patent license agreement with smartphone maker Honor, Nokia has said that this is the fourth major smartphone maker they have signed a smartphone agreement with in the last 12 months.
Susanna Martikainen, Chief Licensing Officer Mobile Devices at Nokia said: “We are delighted to have concluded an amicable patent cross-license agreement with Honor, one of the leading players in the Chinese smartphone market. It is the fourth major litigation-free smartphone agreement that Nokia has concluded over the past twelve months and highlights once again the strength of Nokia’s patent portfolio and decades-long contributions to cellular standards and other technologies.”
Wenyu Zhou, Head of Global Intellectual Property at Honor said: “As both 5G SEP holder and implementor, Honor highly respects IP rights and strongly believes that reasonable value of IP is important to the development of mobile industry. The conclusion of the patent cross-license agreement shows Honor’s commitment on innovation to enabling a smart life across all scenarios and all channels, for all people.”
Nokia’s industry-leading patent portfolio is built on more than €140 billion invested in R&D since 2000 and is composed of around 20,000 patent families, including over 6,000 patent families declared essential to 5G. Nokia contributes its inventions to open standards in return for the right to license them on fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (FRAND) terms. Companies can license and use these technologies without the need to make their own substantial investments in the standards, fueling innovation and the development of new products and services for consumers.
You can find out more details about the new patent agreement between Nokia and Honor for 5G smartphone patents over at the Nokia website at the link below.
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