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CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-Microprocessor company Arm unveiled its newest offering, the Cortex-A8 processor, which the company said will give low-power mobile devices the computing strength of desktop computers. "The rapid convergence of digital entertainment and mobile communications technology requires new levels of system performance and...

The race to bring the much-hyped wireless home to market continued to heat up last week as two major wireless mesh-networking chipmakers gained traction in the nascent market. Zensys A/S, a Denmark-based company, added two new backers for its proprietary Z-Wave technology. Monster Cable...

CHICAGO-Motorola Inc. used its annual analyst meeting here to paint a portrait of itself as a sleek, lean, high-tech firm with plans to sit alongside such well-known consumer brands as Apple Computer Inc. and Nike Inc. And to verify its progress, Motorola released a...

AUSTIN, Texas-Motorola Inc. announced it will continue to use chips from Freescale Semiconductor Inc.-the company's former chip subsidiary-in its third-generation devices through 2008. Motorola and Freescale have been developing 3G chips since 2001.Terms of the deal were not disclosed."Motorola and Freescale are driving innovation...

Mesh network technology company Zensys this week plans to announce it raised $16 million in its second round of funding. The financing was led by new investor Bessemer Venture Partners, which was joined by existing partners Palamon Capital Partners and Danish growth fund Vaekstfonden....

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group said it will begin working with ultra-wideband developers, combining the strengths of both personal wireless area network technologies. The Bluetooth SIG said the partnership will extend its long-term roadmap of advancing Bluetooth technology with higher-speed capabilities and allow UWB...

SAN RAMON, Calif.-The ZigBee Alliance announced four ZigBee-compliant platforms from Chipcon, CompXs, Ember and Freescale Semiconductor Inc.The alliance conducted testing of the platforms to ensure interoperability via its official test houses, National Technical Systems Inc. and TUV Rheinland. It also used analysis tools from...

AUSTIN, Texas-Samsung Electronics and Freescale Semiconductor Inc. demonstrated a prototype mobile phone that includes ultra-wideband technology."Working with a world leader such as Samsung on this exciting product concept showcases the tremendous possibilities for UWB in cellular products," said Franz Fink, senior vice president and...

AUSTIN, Texas-Freescale Semiconductors Inc. said it has unveiled a chip platform the size of a postage stamp for mid- and high-tier mobile devices. Royal Philips Electronics said it produced an EDGE cellular system solution in commercial volumes for handsets.Known as Mobile Extreme Convergence, the...

AUSTIN, Texas-Freescale Semiconductors Inc. announced fourth-quarter profits as Scott Anderson, its president and chief operating officer, left the company stating it was time to move on.The company reported a full-year net income of $211 million, or 62 cents per diluted share, compared with a...

Will ZigBee wireless technology have an effect on Bluetooth? Once envisioned as the solution to all personal-area wireless connectivity, the reality of rapidly growing multimedia file sizes, connectivity needs and reliability have proven to be challenges for Bluetooth as it attempts to redefine itself...

After several months of either denying or keeping mum over a pending realignment, Motorola Inc. finally let its new structure out of the bag. In the fashion of other big players like Nokia Corp., L.M. Ericsson and Nortel Networks Ltd., Motorola has organized its...

LINDON, Utah-Freescale Semiconductor Inc. said it has partnered with MaxStream Inc. to roll out ZigBee wireless products. ZigBee is a short-range technology that enables connections between wireless devices.MaxStream said it will introduce its XBee line of radio-frequency modules and incorporate them into Freescale's chipsets.

Freescale Semiconductor Inc., Motorola Inc.'s former semiconductor subsidiary, became a free, independent company following the completion of the spin-off. As a result, Motorola issued its shareholders 0.110415 of a share of Freescale Semiconductor Class B common stock for each outstanding share of Motorola common...

Even before it plants its feet, Voice over Internet Protocol soon may see its sun fade as another protocol emerges on the horizon: Voice and Video over Internet Protocol. Triggered by the efforts of four companies led by Freescale Semiconductor, the reference platform may...

Four companies have come together to push a new technology called Video and Voice over Internet Protocol, which allows videoconference on demand.The companies include Freescale Semiconductor Inc., Radvision, Trinity Convergence and Metrowerks.Dramatizing how the technology will benefit the end user, the firms offer the...

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-The board of directors of Motorola Inc. said it will distribute about 0.11 of a share of Freescale Semiconductor to Motorola shareholders tax free Dec. 2.The board described the share as class B common stock for each share of Motorola common stock and...

Before the spinoff of its chip business, Motorola Inc. often came across as an octopus-a many-sided giant. With Freescale Semiconductor Inc. now a standalone company, the wireless vendor still weighs heavy in the industry. This has been both boon and pain for the Schaumburg,...

A tremor of restructuring is rippling through the infrastructure players, signaling a new approach to the market. Such moves, some of them imposed and others induced, are spawning a new round of layoffs in some of the companies. Nortel Networks Ltd. and Motorola Inc....

With a view to focusing on its wireless business, Motorola Inc. said it plans to slash 1,000 jobs, or 1 percent of its staff, and absorb charges of about $50 million. Most of the job losses will affect the vendor's government, industrial, broadband and...

Nokia Corp. today launched two new phones and acquired technology from a former Motorola Inc. subsidiary.Nokia announced the Nokia 9300 smart phone.The slim device opens to reveal a full keyboard and color screen. Features include one-touch access to personal information and office applications via...

AUSTIN, Texas-Freescale Semiconductor Inc. said it has signed deals to supply chips to Siemens AG and Ningbo Bird Co Ltd., showing it can fend for itself after cutting the cord from parent Motorola Inc.The company also announced its i.250 GSM/GPRS platform has been adopted...

Fitch Ratings said it has upgraded Motorola from stable to positive, reflecting the company's improvement in credit protection measures, balance sheet and cash flow.The debt ratings agency also said the company's former company, Freescale Semiconductor Inc., will help strengthen Motorola's long-term credit.The vendor's debt...

Motorola Inc. had its share of ups and downs last week, when news of solid earnings and the launch of three new handsets collided with a software glitch in several of its Nextel Communications Inc. A-GPS-enabled phones. The company's second-quarter earnings reflected strong year-over-year...