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Tech Talk: Patent Battles Could Delay Arrival of New High-Speed Smart Phones

If you recently bought a new cell phone, you shouldn't be affected by a ruling handed down last week against Qualcomm. It said the chips the San Diego company uses to access high speed data networks i

Tech Talk: Patent Battles Could Delay Arrival of New High-Speed Smart Phones

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If you recently bought a new cell phone, you shouldn't be affected by a ruling handed down last week against Qualcomm. It said the chips the San Diego company uses to access high speed data networks in new cell phones violates a patent held by a rival company. KPBS morning anchor Dwane Brown spoke with CNET.com Editor-at-Large Brian Cooley about what this could mean in the future.

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