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Printing Tiny Batteries
June 19th 2013 - 08:05 GMT
3D printing can now be used to print lithium-ion microbatteries the size of a grain of sand. The printed microbatteries could supply electricity to tiny devices in fields from medicine to communications...more

Cisco to Test Self-Optimising Network with Israeli Operator
June 18th 2013 - 14:45 GMT
Cisco Systems has opened an innovation center in Israel to test the world's first self-optimizing heterogeneous configuration that combines small-cell, Wi-Fi and macro technologies....more

NEC Develops Wind Noise Suppression Technology
June 17th 2013 - 08:30 GMT
NEC says that it has developed a technology that suppresses wind noise for mobile phone calls, video recordings and similar activities conducted outdoors, while maintaining natural sound....more

Google Tests High-Altitude Balloons for Rural Internet Coverage
June 15th 2013 - 10:50 GMT
Google has outline plans that it says could lead -- maybe -- to a network of high altitude balloons delivering internet coverage to rural areas of the world....more

When Will My Computer Understand Me?
June 10th 2013 - 18:00 GMT
It's not hard to tell the difference between the "charge" of a battery and criminal "charges." But for computers, distinguishing between the various meanings of a word is difficult....more

Ruckus Wireless and Globalstar Complete Tests to Address Wi-Fi Congestion
June 10th 2013 - 16:00 GMT
Ruckus Wireless and Globalstar have announced the results of new Wi-Fi testing that used a combination of unlicensed spectrum in the Industrial Scientific Medical (ISM) band and Globalstar's licensed Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) spectrum....more

ZTE Completes World's First End-to-End VoTD-LTE Call
June 7th 2013 - 12:16 GMT
ZTE says that it has completed the world's first end-to-end voice over TD-LTE (VoTD-LTE) call in partnership with China Mobile and Marvell Technology Group....more

Audience Partners with China Mobile to Improve Mobile Voice Quality
June 6th 2013 - 14:05 GMT
Audio processing semiconductor vendor, Audience has partnered with the research and development group of China Mobile to assist them in establishing and implementing smartphone specifications and testing for voice quality, ...more

'Temporal Cloaking' Could Bring More Secure Optical Communications
June 6th 2013 - 08:55 GMT
Researchers have demonstrated a method for "temporal cloaking" of optical communications, representing a potential tool to thwart would-be eavesdroppers and improve security for telecommunications....more

New All-solid Sulfur-based Battery Outperforms Lithium-ion Technology
June 6th 2013 - 08:30 GMT
Scientists have designed and tested an all-solid lithium-sulfur battery with approximately four times the energy density of conventional lithium-ion technologies that power today's electronics....more

Wi-Fi Signals Enable Gesture Recognition Throughout Entire Home
June 5th 2013 - 15:50 GMT
Researchers have shown it's possible to leverage Wi-Fi signals around us to detect specific movements without needing sensors on the human body or cameras....more

ZTE Selects Broadcom's Small Cell Baseband Processors
June 4th 2013 - 13:35 GMT
Broadcom has announced that ZTE has selected its small cell baseband processor family to integrate into its 3G small cell residential access points....more

IBM and AT&T Work on Reducing Wasteful Mobile Apps Data Consumption
June 4th 2013 - 08:30 GMT
IBM says that it has worked with AT&T to enable mobile apps developers to test and analyze their apps' network and battery usage on mobile devices, and make necessary changes; creating higher-quality, better performing mobile apps....more

Qualcomm to Offer Snapdragon 800 Processors for Windows RT 8.1
June 4th 2013 - 08:10 GMT
Qualcomm says that it has expanded its Snapdragon 800 processors portfolio to include support for Microsoft Windows RT 8.1....more

Ericsson to Build Global ICT Centre in Canada
June 3rd 2013 - 17:10 GMT
Ericsson has announced its plans to build a global ICT Centre in Quebec, Canada. The new facility will house the company's complete portfolio enabling the R&D organization to develop and verify cloud-based services....more

ARM Targets 580 Million Mid-Range Mobile Devices with New Suite of IP
June 3rd 2013 - 08:55 GMT
UK based semiconductor design house, Arm Holdings has announced an optimized IP solution designed to power the estimated 580 million mid-range mobile devices expected over the next two years....more

Bsquare's Mobile Development Platform Based on a Qualcomm Processor
May 31st 2013 - 10:30 GMT
BSquare has announced general availability of its next generation Mobile Development Platform (MDP), which is based on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (8974) processor....more

Shrinking GSM Spectrum Capacity Needed for Voice Calls
May 30th 2013 - 17:47 GMT
An average capacity increase of 5% can be provided, helping operators further reduce the capacity required for GSM and dedicate more network resources to WCDMA and LTE when they are re-farming spectrum. ...more

Cradle Turns Smartphone into Handheld Biosensor
May 24th 2013 - 08:15 GMT
Researchers and physicians in the field could soon run on-the-spot tests for environmental toxins, medical diagnostics, food safety and more with their smartphones....more

UBC Engineer Helps Pioneer Flat Spray-on Optical Lens
May 23rd 2013 - 16:50 GMT
A University of British Columbia engineer and a team of U.S. researchers have made a breakthrough utilizing spray-on technology that could revolutionize the way optical lenses are made and used....more

Broadcom Announces First 5G Wi-Fi Combo Chips for Entry Level Market
May 23rd 2013 - 15:45 GMT
Broadcom has introduced its first 5G Wi-Fi combination chips targeted specifically for entry level consumer devices....more

Nokia Siemens Networks, Intel Working on Base Station Based Servers
May 23rd 2013 - 11:00 GMT
Nokia Siemens Networks and Intel has announced plans to work together on developing media servers that can be deployed within base stations to cache mobile content closer to end-users....more

Oberthur Technologies' DragonFly NFC SIM Card Certified by MasterCard and Visa
May 22nd 2013 - 17:05 GMT
Oberthur Technologies says that it has obtained certifications from MasterCard and Visa for its dragonFly NFC SIM card....more

Nokia Siemens Networks Eliminates Unnecessary Signalling from Older Smartphones
May 22nd 2013 - 11:35 GMT
Nokia Siemens Networks says that it has developed a profiling platform for networks that identifies older smartphones and eliminates the unnecessary signaling they often create. ...more

Gemalto Integrates Qualcomm Technology into M2M Modules
May 22nd 2013 - 09:10 GMT
Gemalto says that it will add a new module based on the Qualcomm QSC 6270-Turbo chipset to its Cinterion portfolio of cellular modules and devices....more

3M to Bring More Colour to Consumer Electronic Devices
May 21st 2013 - 16:20 GMT
3M has announced that it is in the final stages of commercializing a new film for LCD screens that can allow up to 50% more colour to be displayed....more

Spirent Enables Testing of E911 with Voice over LTE
May 21st 2013 - 15:40 GMT
Spirent Communications has announced that its 8100 Location Technology Solution (LTS) now offers support for end-to-end VoLTE based E911 testing....more

Intelligently Switching Between Wi-Fi and Cellular Depending on Traffic Load
May 21st 2013 - 09:40 GMT
Ericsson says that it has developed a series of Wi-Fi connectivity tools that ensure smartphone users are only automatically connected to a Wi-Fi hotspot when it can offer a faster download speed than the wider cellular network....more

Toshiba to Start Mass Production of Next Generation NAND Flash Memory
May 21st 2013 - 09:00 GMT
Toshiba today announced that the company has developed second generation 19 nanometer process technology that it will apply to mass production of 2-bit-per-cell 64 gigabit NAND memory chips later this month....more

Opening Doors to Foldable Electronics with Inkjet-printed Graphene
May 21st 2013 - 08:45 GMT
Imagine a bendable tablet computer or an electronic newspaper that could fold to fit in a pocket....more

New Test Card for Evaluating Mobile Device Behaviour in Extreme Temperatures
May 17th 2013 - 14:10 GMT
M2M UICCs are designed for devices that must perform in rough environments and meet extended lifetime expectations. Such devices can be used anywhere on earth, i.e. making a call from a car in the middle of the desert, or sending data from an Arctic weather station....more

Orbcomm Launches Its First Self-Powered M2M Tracking Device
May 17th 2013 - 08:50 GMT
M2M vendor, Orbcomm has announced the launch of a self-powered M2M asset tracking and monitoring device that is designed to fit in between the indented spacing on cargo containers....more

U-blox Announces Collaboration with Intel on Dedicated HSPA Module
May 17th 2013 - 08:10 GMT
Swiss-based u-blox has announced that it is collaborating with Intel to develop a 3G-only HSPA module for M2M users....more

Huawei and China Mobile Complete Flash CSFB to GSM Field Test
May 16th 2013 - 16:30 GMT
Huawei has announced that it recently successfully completed the world's first Flash CSFB to GSM field test on a live LTE TDD network, operated by China Mobile....more

Telefonica and Cisco Complete 4,000 Kilometer 100Gbps IPoDWDM Trial
May 16th 2013 - 14:55 GMT
Cisco and Telefonica Global Solutions have successfully completed a long-distance 100Gbps technology trial over a 4,0000km cable connection....more

Making Frequency-hopping Radios Practical
May 16th 2013 - 07:25 GMT
The way in which radio spectrum is currently allocated to different wireless technologies can lead to gross inefficiencies. In some regions, for instance, the frequencies used by cellphones can be desperately congested, while large swaths of the broadcast-television spectrum stand idle....more

3GPP and CDMA Certification Bodies to Align Efforts
May 15th 2013 - 15:50 GMT
The Global Certification Forum (GCF) and the CDMA Certification Forum (CCF) announced today that they are collaborating to harmonise their respective certification schemes,...more

ThingWorx and Tech Mahindra Announce M2M Partnership
May 15th 2013 - 13:10 GMT
M2M software vendor, ThingWorx has announced a partnership with India's Tech Mahindra, to allow the Indian firm to deploy M2M services....more

Nokia Siemens Networks, Ericsson and Huawei Agree on OSS Interoperability
May 13th 2013 - 14:20 GMT
The major OSS vendors, Nokia Siemens Networks, Ericsson and Huawei have initiated and signed a MoU enabling utilization of OSS innovations across the industry....more

The Smartphone Becomes a Music Writing Tool
May 6th 2013 - 12:45 GMT
Need some instant musical notation to remember that little tune you just came up with? A new mobile app makes it possible to score any melody instantly and share it....more