Stratos BV, provider of mobile and fixed-site remote communications solutions, announced it has purchased most of the operational assets of Blue Ocean Wireless Ltd. As part of the acquisition, Stratos assumes responsibility for providing services to most of BOW’s customers, …
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Venture-capital investments in the mobile sector are soaring, led by media and applications, commerce and payments and healthcare, according to a new report from Rutberg & Co.VC investment in mobile is at the largest level ($3 billion in the first …
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The Korea Herald | July 22, 2011 | Kim Ji-hyun Smartphone manufacturer HTC Corp. is considering switching to Samsung’s mobile application processors in a move that may help the local electronics maker extend its market share, industry sources said. Read …
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Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) has snapped up assets from Sunnyvale based GestureTek, which specializes in gesture recognition technology, for integration into its Snapdragon processors. Gesture recognition, once the preserve of science fiction films like Minority Report, is slowly making its …
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Wireless giant Qualcomm has kicked off a fitness challenge for its employees, in a bid to raise awareness of its wireless health initiatives and the development of new medical technologies
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Qualcomm Incorporated delivered solid third quarter financial results on Wednesday, exceeding analyst estimates but apparently not living up to shareholder expectations, with the firm’s stock taking a small hit after hours. The San Diego based chipmaker actually saw a stellar …
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NVIDIA’s upcoming Kal El mobile processor may be the only 40nm quad core on the market according to sources in the know. According to Fudzilla, NVIDIA will be the only chip firm to attempt a quad core build on ARM’s A9 …
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Apple may dump Samsung and move to Taiwanese chip manufacturer TSMC for production of its A6 chip, it has been claimed. According to ComputerWorld, the 28nm chip will be fabbed in Taiwan, rather than Korea, after a spate of legal …
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A teardown of HTC Corp.’s (HTCFX) ThunderBolt highlights the expense behind LTE phones, according to the IHS iSuppli Teardown Analysis Service. IHS said the ThunderBolt carries the highest bill of materials of any phone it has ever torn apart.With a …
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Recently, RCR caught up with Qualcomm in Taipei to take a look at the firm’s latest developer offerings and tasty treats to lure mobile engineers into the Qualcomm ecosystem.
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Huawei releases Honeycomb tablet Chinese vendor Huawei took the wraps off its mysterious HD MediaPad this week, giving CommunicAsia goers a hands on look at the 7-inch Android Honeycomb device, running on Qualcomm’s dual-core 1.2GHz Snapdragon processor. Stay tuned to …
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SINGAPORE – Huawei finally unveiled its mysterious MediaPad on Monday, one day before the start of the CommunicAsia telecoms show in Singapore. The tablet, previously teased in online ads, was revealed to be a 7-inch Android 3.2 Honeycomb, running on …
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ARM founder discusses firm's “unholy alliance” of partners, advantage over Intel
by Sylvie Barakby Sylvie BarakThe fascinating thing about the ARM partnership and ecosystem is the “unholy alliance” of competitors within it, according to the firm’s founder and president Tudor Brown who believes ARM licencees will give Intel a run for its money in both …
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RCR Wireless News MBB Philadelphia: Carrier consolidation shifts investment strategy, VC panel says
by Tracy Fordby Tracy FordPHILADELPHIA – Timing, scale and the long-term sustainability of a business and business model are key factors to betting right in the mobile broadband business, panelists agreed at RCR Wireless News’ Global Mobile Broadband Tour and Conference Philadelphia. And it’s …
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Cellular baseband market revenue reaches $3.5 billion; Qualcomm, Intel leading
by Sylvie Barakby Sylvie BarakCellular baseband market revenue reached $3.5 billion during the first quarter of 2011, with Qualcomm Inc. and Intel Corp. leading the way, according to market research outfit Strategy Analytics.The market as a whole saw healthy 20% year-over-year growth, though between …
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Capital Markets: Google bets on Admeld; Qualcomm acquires Rapid Bridge; and more
by Sandra Cuyaby Sandra CuyaQualcomm announced it has agreed to acquire substantially all of the assets of Rapid Bridge LLC, a San Diego-based inventor of advanced techniques for the design and development of semiconductor products. Rapid Bridge’s San Diego design team and San Diego/Bangalore …
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Android chips away at Nokia and RIM from the low end, while Apple takes the higher ground
by Sylvie Barakby Sylvie BarakVerizon Wireless has been keeping the U.S. smartphone channel afloat in May and June thanks to the launch of no less than six high-end Android smartphones, while rival carriers saw a slight dip in sales according to market research from …
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SAN DIEGO — Until Nokia Corp. (NOK) releases some actual equipment running on Microsoft Corp.’s (MSFT) Windows Phone operating system, signaling a return to better days and some semblance of longevity in the smartphone space, the Finnish company is going …
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TAIPEI, Taiwan — It was another significant week in the mobile device world this week as Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) gave the world it’s long awaited preview of Windows 8 at the All Things “D” conference in California and the Computex …
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SAN DIEGO — Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM) is an engineer shop at its core. It has flirted with some direct-to-consumer apps and gear, most notably its device division back in the day and most recently its failed FLO TV offering. But …
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TAIPEI, Taiwan – Qualcomm Atheros Inc., Qualcomm’s networking and connectivity subsidiary, is showing off several next-generation wireless chipset technologies this week at the Computex Taipei 2011 conference in Taiwan. Qualcomm Atheros, which makes dual-band Wi-Fi in both the 2.4 GHz …
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TAIPEI, Taiwan – Qualcomm Atheros Inc., Qualcomm’s networking and connectivity subsidiary is showing off several next-generation wireless chipset technologies this week at the COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2011 conference in Taiwan. Qualcomm Atheros, which makes dual-band Wi-Fi in both the 2.4 GHz and …
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TAIPEI, Taiwan – Qualcomm Atheros Inc., Qualcomm’s networking and connectivity subsidiary, is showing off several next-generation wireless chipset technologies this week at the Computex Taiepei 2011 conference in Taiwan. Qualcomm Atheros, which makes dual-band Wi-Fi in both the 2.4 GHz and …
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Intel is considering buying Texas Instruments’ OMAP division according to a highly placed executive at another fabless semiconductor firm.
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RCR Wireless News will be attending this week’s Uplinq Conference in sunny San Diego. The two-day event is expected to give Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM) an opportunity to announce its latest plans for its services offering and continue to blend the …