"What we're really going to do is focus in on some of the high-impact things," Jacobs said, "and a few of the other projects. We're going to do a little gardening."That will mean the company will continue cutting costs -- it already laid off about 600 employees in December -- while still driving its technology forward, Jacobs said. The pain for Qualcomm may last awhile, Susquehanna Financial analyst Chris Caso wrote in a recent note he titled "Samsungeddon." Even if Qualcomm wins back business it lost this year, it's likely to do so at much lower prices, he said, because of the greater competition out there.

"You get this focus on product-cycle issues, and people get down on the company," Jacobs said Tuesday, "But the company's got incredible technology, great partnerships, I think things are good at the company, but there's definitely work to do."Samsung opted against using case for apple iphone x and xs - cream/blush/gold foil/charlotte stripe black Qualcomm's Snapdragon chips in its new flagship phone, but Qualcomm's executive chairman sees a silver lining, NEW YORK -- Qualcomm, the world's biggest maker of chips for mobile devices, is under a lot of pressure from its competitors these days..

As seen on Apple's App Store Distribution page on Tuesday, iOS 8 has nailed an adoption rate of 81 percent. That number specifically refers to the percentage of all iOS devices that visited Apple's App Store on Monday, April 27. iOS 8 adoption got off to a slow start following its debut last September, dinged by technical problems that required several updates. But the latest releases are generally more stable and offer more features than did the original release. Apple's stats incorporate devices that have upgraded to iOS 8 as well as brand new iOS devices, so the 61.2 million in iPhone unit sales that Apple reported on Tuesday certainly contributed to the higher adoption rate.

The 81 percent adoption rate reveals a gradual but ongoing gain for iOS 8 from the 79 case for apple iphone x and xs - cream/blush/gold foil/charlotte stripe black percent reported by Apple two weeks ago and the 77 percent recorded in March, Mobile analytics firm Mixpanel showed an 83.6 percent adoption rate for iOS 8 on Monday, Fellow analytics firm Fiksu came in slightly lower at 79.2 percent, As iOS 8 gains more traction, iOS 9 also has to be on Apple's agenda at this point, The company typically unveils each new iOS version at its WorldWide Developers Conference, which this year is scheduled to start on June 8, Naturally, Apple has been mum about its plans for iOS 9, But several reports claim the new version will focus more on greater stability and performance than on new features..

A greater focus on stability may be a wise strategy for iOS 9. The initial version of iOS 8 required several fixes, prompting a quick release of version 8.0.1. But 8.0.1 came saddled with even more glitches, requiring Apple to pull it and push out 8.0.2. Since then, Apple has been busy rolling out new updates with still more bug fixes, with iOS 8.3 being the latest version, launched early this month. Along the way, Apple has also introduced new features via iOS 8. iOS 8.2 added support for the Apple Watch, which officially went on sale last Friday. iOS 8.3 added 300 new emoji characters and the ability to make speakerphone calls using Siri.