Qualcomm buys Palm patents from HP for undisclosed amount Cell-phone chip maker Qualcomm Inc. said Thursday it has acquired patents once owned by smartphone maker Palm Inc. from Hewlett-Packard for an undisclosed amount. Qualcomm says the purchase covers 1,400 U.S. patents January 26, 2014 Channel/Game Online/industrial Power/LCD TV/LED TV/Magazine Advertisement india/Mobile Launch/Networking/News/Security/Social Media/Tablet/Telecom News/TV