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InterDigital Unveils SlimChip Embedded HSPA Modules for NetBook Markets

InterDigital has unveiled its SlimChip Half-Mini PCIe module and the SlimChip MID module. These compact wireless modules, which use InterDigital's SlimChip HSPA baseband IC, are optimized to be embedded in a growing category of mobile broadband devices, such as Smartphones, Mobile Internet Devices or MIDs, and consumer electronics.  more

Related Tags: android, windows-mobile, texas-instruments, analytics, smartphone, ict, smartphones, wind, abi-research, strategy-analytics, hspa, texas, mobile-internet, windows


D2 Tech Shows Off WiMAX Mobile Phone Reference Design

VoIP applications developer, D2 Technologies says that it is offering private demonstrations of a complete reference design for the creation of WiMAX mobile phones. Built around the company's mCUE converged communications client, the reference design provides manufacturers with a turnkey software solution for developing and delivering WiMAX handsets and similar portable devices to market.  more

Related Tags: android, google, microsoft, texas-instruments, wimax, voip, wind, texas, windows, google-android, dual-mode, d2-technologies


Qualcomm Aiming at Intel's Market

Qualcomm is aiming to move into the territory dominated by the likes of Intel with its Snapdragon chipset platform which is aimed at the mini-laptops more commonly known as netbooks. However, Intel itself is also increasingly moving into the mobile device market, so Qualcomm faces both an opportunity and a risk.  more

Related Tags: android, google, microsoft, intel, smartphone, qualcomm, wind, netbooks, snapdragon, asus, smart, windows, chipset


Nokia and Motorola Dominate Chinese Smartphone Market

A report from China's CCID Consulting has found that the sales volume of China's smart phone market in 2008Q3 reached 7.474 million units, up 0.6% over Q2 '08; the sales revenue in Q3 reached 18.17 billion Yuan, up 4.5% over 2008Q2. Smart phones' sales volume in 2008Q3 accounted for 19.3% of the total mobile phone sales volume, up 0.7% over 2008Q2.  more

Related Tags: android, google, sony-ericsson, t-mobile, nokia, motorola, china-mobile, ericsson, sony, oss, symbian, smart, ccid-consulting, os, China


Strong Netbook Shipments Buoy Notebook PC Market in Q3'08

Despite what is looking to be a rather dismal fourth quarter for the PC industry as a whole, one very bright spot has emerged. The mini-note PC, also called netbook, category grew at more than 160% Q/Q in Q3'08 as most of the top tier PC brands have now entered the market. Asus, which had essentially created the market in late 2007, lost significant share as Acer surged to the top spot, capturing more than 35% of this market.  more

Related Tags: apple, apple, wind, displaysearch, asus, acer, windows, notebook


AT&T Looking to Reduce Smartphone OS Support

US operator, AT&T is looking to reduce the number of phone operating systems supported by its own-brand phones to just one or two platforms. Speaking at the Symbian Partner Conference, Roger Smith, director of next-generation services at AT&T, warned that Java based handsets had been problematic, mainly due to in-house management issues - and hinted that  Symbian would become its preferred platform.  more

Related Tags: android, iphone, smartphone, customer-care, symbian, java,


More Rumours of a Nokia Laptop Computer

Rumours that Nokia may start production of its own brand laptop computers have resurfaced after UBS analyst Maynard Um issued a research note saying that it was increasingly likely to happen  more

Related Tags: nokia, smartphone, nfc, apple, apple, ipod, smartphones, ibm, ericsson, compete, fujitsu, oled, notebook, laptop, mikromikko


Ubuntu to Come to Ultra-Portable Laptop Computers

Chip maker, ARM has announced that it will bring the full linux based, Ubuntu Desktop operating system to the ARMv7 processor architecture, which will be used in small notebook computers.  more

Related Tags: netbooks, open-source, operating-system, notebook, mozilla, target


Telecom Carriers Should Consider Partnering With Google

Google's influence and market power with key telecommunications industry stakeholders is having a significant impact on the industry, according to Gartner.  more

Related Tags: android, google, microsoft, skype, open-handset-alliance, gartner, dell, compete, mobile-internet, 800mhz, fcc, operating-system, 700mhz, presence, downlink, wired, cloud-computing, os, cloud


Report Reveals Manufacturing Cost of T-Mobile's Google Phone

The T-Mobile G1 smart phone, the first wireless handset to be based on Google's Android mobile operating system, carries a Bill-of-Materials (BOM) cost of $143.89, according to a virtual teardown conducted by iSuppli.  more

Related Tags: m1, android, google, wi-fi, t-mobile, microsoft, iphone, apple, apple, isuppli, edge, htc, blackberry, touch-screen, open-source, sun, hsdpa, modem, display, wired, radio-frequency, os, music, qwerty, touch-screen


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