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Articles tagged with: Oem and Qualcomm
Sun Ports Java to Qualcomm's Snapdragon Platform
Qualcomm has announced the early-access release of Sun Microsystems's Java Platform Standard Edition 6 (Java SE 6) ported to its Snapdragon ARM-based processor. This release optimizes Java application performance and power management for Snapdragon-powered smartbooks. more
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Nokia kick-starts GPS market in Europe
Opinion piece by Tony Cripps and Michele Mackenzie, principal analysts
According to a new Ovum forecast, the market for GPS-enabled mobile devices
will grow rapidly, from an estimated 163.9 million shipments in 2007 to almost
572 million in 2012. In the early years this growth has been driven by the CDMA
players, namely Qualcomm, serving large CDMA markets such as the US, where the
E911 mandate stipulates the use of location-based technologies in handsets, and
markets such as Korea and Japan where demand for location-enabled services is
higher than in other regions.
more
Related Tags: android, windows-mobile, nokia, iphone, apple, apple, edge, gps, wind, cdma, ovum, blackberry, oss, symbian, e911, operating-system, windows, chipset
Financial Crisis Hits Western European Mobile Phone Market
The Western European mobile phone industry felt the impact of the global financial crisis in the third quarter of 2008, as total handset shipments decreased significantly over previous quarters. Mobile phone manufacturers shipped 45.8 million handsets in 3Q08, down 8.0% from the previous year and up 5.1% over 2Q08. The third quarter has historically been a ramp-up period as manufacturers load their sales channels with handsets in preparation for the holiday season, resulting in year-on-year growth as high as 20%. However, this year has not witnessed a similar ramp up, largely due to the current economic situation. more
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Financial Crisis Hits Mobile Phone Sales as Q3 Shipment Growth Slows
The worldwide mobile phone industry felt the impact of the global financial crisis in the third quarter of 2008 (3Q08) as total handset shipments were down significantly over previous quarters. Mobile phone manufacturers shipped a total of 299.0 million handsets in 3Q08, up 3.2% from last year, and down -0.4% over 2Q08. The third quarter of the year has historically been a ramp-up quarter as manufacturers load their sales channels with handsets in preparation for the holiday season, producing year-over-year growth rates as high as 20% as a result. This year has not witnessed a similar ramp up, largely due to the current economic situation. more
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Half Billion Phones Now Include the Flash Lite Player
Adobe Systems has announced that more than 500 million mobile devices have shipped with Adobe Flash Lite software to date. Flash Lite, Adobe's Flash Player runtime specifically designed for mobile devices, has seen over 150 percent growth over the last year and is now delivered on mobile phones and devices from all major handset manufacturers worldwide. more
Related Tags: sony-ericsson, windows-mobile, microsoft, docomo, sony, symbian, adobe, flash
Will WiMAX Deliver on its Royalty Promises?
One of the major advantages claimed by the WiMAX community over their cellular cousins is that WiMAX will come with a far lower average royalty rate than either LTE or UMB. A favorite phrase among the WiMAX oem community is that WiMAX has effectively "democratized" the 4G space. Although ABI research applauds the move to a more widespread intellectual property holding in the 4G realm, it could be argued that this democratization of IP will result in more, not fewer, IP royalties. more
Related Tags: abi-research, lte, eu
Nokia Chinese Partner May Win CDMA Handset Orders
There are reports that Shenzhen, China based BYD is likely to secure orders for CDMA based handsets from Nokia in the near future. China based BYD recently secured a CDMA subscriber unit license from Qualcomm, enabling Nokia to use the company to bypass its own problems with Qualcomm and launch oem branded handsets. more
Related Tags: foxconn, byd, battery, Taiwan