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Qualcomm Adds Support for Russian GPS Service to Snapdragon Chipset

­qualcomm has added support for the Russian version of the USA's GPS network, the GLONASS satellite system, along with the unique capability to utilize both the GPS and GLONASS networks simultaneously for greater location performance.  more

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Worldwide Semiconductor Revenue Down in 2008 - Qualcomm Bucks the Trend

Worldwide semiconductor revenue totaled $255 billion in 2008, down 5.4 percent, or a decrease of $14.5 billion from 2007 revenue, according to the final market share analysis by Gartner. The steep decline in the market in the final quarter of 2008, combined with the ongoing economic weakness, signals far worse declines in 2009.  more

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Chinese Handset Production Growth Down to Single Figures

China's CCID Consulting has reported that after a period of rapid growth over the past few years, the Chinese mobile handset chips market experienced a conspicuous decline in 2008. The research firm predicts that the scale of Chinese mobile phone chips market is expected to reach RMB 110 billion (US$16 billion), up by 6%, down to single-digit growth for the first time.  more

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Qualcomm Chipset Supports Simultaneous Voice and Data Usage

qualcomm has introduced the industry's first chipset solution for Smartphones supporting CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Rev. B and Simultaneous Voice-Data Operation (SV-DO), as well as multi-carrier HSPA+ and LTE. The MSM8960 chipset is scheduled to sample in mid-2010.  more

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Sony to Embed Qualcomm's Gobi Platform in Laptop Computers

Sony says that it has selected qualcomm's Gobi mobile Internet technology for use in its VAIO notebook PC lines. Sony is the first notebook manufacturer to make Gobi technology a standard feature in several of its PC models.  more

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Toshiba Offers Up Details of Snapdragon Smartphone

Toshiba has announced the details of its much heralded Snapdragon based smartphone - the Toshiba TG01. The Toshiba TG01 will be available across Europe in Summer 2009.  more

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Qualcomm Targets Sub-$150 Smartphones with Lower Cost Chipset

qualcomm has announced a new Mobile Station Modem MSM7227 chipset designed to lead towards sub-$150 smartphones. The MSM7227 solution will offer advanced processing and rich multimedia while utilizing HSDPA/HSUPA for broadband data speeds over 3G networks. It also can support all leading mobile operating systems including Android, Symbian S60, Windows Mobile and BREW Mobile Platform.  more

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Qualcomm Introduces 2nd-Gen Embedded Module for Mobile Internet Access

qualcomm has introduced its second-generation embedded Gobi module, delivering multi-mode 3G mobile Internet access on either HSPA or CDMA2000 EV-DO networks in markets around the world. The Gobi2000 module offers a wide range of enhancements, including support for additional radio frequencies, increased data speeds, enhanced GPS functionality and support for additional operating systems such as Windows 7.  more

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Qualcomm Chips Powering the BlackBerry Storm Smartphone

It isn't a shock that the new BlackBerry Storm smart phone from Research in Motion (RIM) offers features comparable to Apple's iPhone 3G - including the use of a touchscreen - a first for a RIM product. However, the Storm brings some interesting developments on the inside, such as the inclusion of a qualcomm baseband chip, according to a teardown conducted by iSuppli.  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

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