Apple’s third-generation Apple Watch, set to launch this year, is said to include cellular capabilities: while the current model needs to be connected wirelessly to an iPhone to stream music, download directions in maps, and send messages while on the go, the Series 3 will be able to do that all by its lonesome. The LTE chip will be supplied by Intel.



Intel Corp. will supply the LTE modems for the new Watch, according to another person familiar with the situation. That’s a big win for the chipmaker, which has been trying for years to get its components into more Apple mobile devices. Qualcomm Inc. has been the main modem supplier for iPhones and other Apple mobile gadgets, but the two companies are embroiled in a bitter legal dispute. Apple added Intel as a modem supplier for some iPhones last year.

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