Azingo Open Mobile Linux Solution
Azingo (formerly Celunite) recetnly announced an open mobile Linux solution for mobile phones and advanced mobile devices. The solution is based on the Samsung application processor S3C2442 and Azingo Mobile, Azingo's comprehensive mobile Linux platform software. The combined Azingo-Samsung offering enables handset manufacturers to fully exploit the latest user interface and web-enabled application innovations, while [...]
OpenKODE 1.0 Royalty Free Specification
The Khronos(tm) Group recently released the final OpenKODE(tm) 1.0 specification, which is a royalty-free, cross-platform open standard that bundles a set of native APIs to provide increased source portability for rich media and graphics applications. Khronos also released a full conformance test suite for OpenKODE 1.0 to enable conformant implementations to use the OpenKODE trademark.
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Passive Matrix Replaces Active OLED Displays
SmartXtend technology, from Dialog Semiconductor Plc (FWB: DLG), enables the use of passive matrix OLED displays rather than LCD or active matrix OLEDs in the main displays of many mobile devices — particularly those offering W-QVGA and QVGA resolution. Passive matrix OLEDs are available at a much lower cost compared to active matrix OLEDs while [...]
NXP Nexperia PNX4902 for Ultra Low Cost Handsets
The PNX4902 is NXP Semiconductors' latest Nexperia single chip solution for Ultra Low-Cost (ULC) handsets. This solution enables a new generation of high-quality, feature-packed cellphones at an ultra-low cost point. The Nexperia Single Chip PNX4902 ULC solution for GSM/GPRS solution, with enhanced multimedia and connectivity, will be sampling in Q1 2008 and will enter mass [...]
NEC, Kineto Support Iu-over-IP Femtocell Architecture
NEC Corporation (NEC) and Kineto Wireless have teamed together to enable the mobile industry to quickly define a standard for supporting the deployment of femtocells. Their joint proposal, based on the existing 3GPP GAN (Generic Access Network) standard, has been contributed to the 3GPP standards body as part of a femtocell study currently in progress.
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Holst Centre Researches Organic RFID Tag
The Holst Centre recently presented a plastic 64-bit inductively-coupled passive RFID tag operating at 13.56MHz. With a record 780bit/s data readout of 64 bits over 10cm, the device approaches item-level tagging requirements. The tag generates a 5-fold higher bit rate compared to state-of-the-art plastic RFID systems. The achievement paves the way for low-cost high-volume RFID [...]
Q4 2007 Global Handset Market Share
According to Strategy Analytics' Q4 2007 Global Handset Market Share Update report, global mobile phone shipments in 2007 grew 12% year-over-year to reach 1.12 billion units (compared to 1.00 billion in 2006). Strategy Analytics forecasts slower growth of 10%, for 1.24 billion units worldwide in 2008. Nokia had a strong fourth quarter in 2007 and [...]
In-Stat ZigBee 2007 Report
According to an In-Stat report, the potential of ZigBee is still unclear. ZigBee is the formal network, security, application-framework, and application-profile layer overlay on top of the 802.15.4 PHY (physical) and MAC (media-access-control) layers used in low-power wireless mesh networks. Currently, ZigBee technology targets building automation, industrial, medical, home automation, asset management, HVAC and other [...]
BSQUARE and Sierra Wireless Partnership
BSQUARE (NASDAQ:BSQR) and Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ:SWIR) (TSX:SW) have teamed together to reduce development time and cost for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) integrating Sierra Wireless embedded modules into Windows Mobile and Windows Embedded CE powered devices. Now, Sierra Wireless customers developing Windows Mobile and Windows Embedded CE powered devices have access both to Sierra Wireless professional [...]
ABI Research's Mobile Linux Report
ABI Research recently published a report about Google's Android and mobile Linux. According to ABI Research, the spread of Linux into the mobile environment will face significant barriers, including vertical fragmentation due to the lack of complete stack, and horizontal fragmentation (the result of many bodies developing solutions in parallel). Both aspects have made it [...]
Consumer Navigation Devices and Systems
According to a new study from ABI Research, personal navigation device (PND) is the main force driving the consumer navigation market. PNDs offer ease of use, features, portability, and affordability. PND markets will continue to grow strongly to reach a global sales volume of more than 100 million units by 2011. Dedicated PNDs will remain [...]
White Paper: CPIQ Initiative Phase 1
The International Imaging Industry Association (I3A) recently published their Camera Phone Image Quality (CPIQ) Initiative Phase 1 white paper. The white paper is free. The white paper, entitled "Fundamentals and review of considered test methods," contains an evaluation of existing best practices and industry standards and identifies key measures/metrics in each of several critical CPIQ [...]
ABI Research Reports on Bluetooth Chips
ABI Research forecasts that by 2011 there will be over 146 million ICs that combine host processor and Bluetooth functionality, while Bluetooth/Wi-Fi and Bluetooth/UWB combination ICs are likely to see 61 million and 59 million IC shipments in 2011 respectively.
WiMAX Chipset Market 2006-2012
According to In-Stat, the emerging WiMAX chipset market will be driven primarily by embedded Mobile WiMAX in mobile PCs through 2012. WiMAX Customer Premise Equipment (CPE), external clients and dual-mode cellular/WiMAX handsets will also help drive WiMAX chipset volumes through 2012. Major players in the user terminal chipset space in 2007 were Sequans, Intel, Beceem, [...]
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