Microsoft recently announced it would be killing off its Kin devices, and Emblaze declared a while back that its ELSE Intuition smartphone would never see the light of day, but what other innovative devices have been killed off before being given much of a chance?
RA'ANANA, Israel-Two new deals on the content front reflect an increasing move toward consolidation. Telecom vendor Emblaze Ltd. said it plans to acquire Israeli software technology company Smart Content, and Bico Inc. has signed a letter of intent to purchase Vegas Wireless Entertainment. Terms...
RA'ANANA, Israel-Emblaze Ltd. announced it acquired a stake in European handset distribution company Global Telecoms Distribution plc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.Emblaze, which designs mobile phones, said the move will help it gain access to the European carrier market. The company said...
Wireless-related mergers and acquisitions dominated the headlines last week from technology pairings to content match-ups. Here is a roundup: Qualcomm Inc. paid $57 million in cash for Elata, a privately held U.K.-based developer of content-delivery software. Qualcomm said it will integrate its BREW platform...
RA'ANANA, Israel-Technology company Emblaze Ltd. announced it acquired video-communications company VCON Ltd., which is based in Israel. Emblaze said it will continue to offer VCON's mobile-video solutions to its customers, which include Renault in France, the Italian government, Wind Telecommunications SpA in Italy, Telstra...
LONDON-Emblaze Mobile, a handset design and manufacturing company, said it will be the exclusive provider of handsets for U.K. mobile virtual network operator ROK Mobile.Emblaze said it will work with ROK, part of mobile entertainment company ROK Entertainment Group, to define the handsets, which...
KFAR SABA, Israel-M-Systems' Fortress Security Division and Emblaze Semiconductor have teamed to develop embedded security solutions for next-generation multimedia processors for the mobile industry.Emblaze will integrate M-Systems SuperMAP low-power cryptographic coprocessors, software protocols and application program interfaces into its semiconductor products and make them...
CANNES, France-M-Systems and Emblaze Semiconductor said they will work together to deliver an advanced on-board multimedia memory solution for mobile phones, personal digital assistants and other mobile devices.This will entail including M-System's Mobile DiskOnChip flash disk product on Emblaze Semiconductor's reference platforms."As the cornerstone...
CANNES, France-Motorola Inc., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Panasonic Mobile Communications Co. Ltd. and others led the charge on the mobile phone front, introducing a range of wireless devices from the most advanced to the most unique.First, Motorola introduced new devices running on Microsoft Corp.'s...
SEATTLE-Wireless streaming-video company RealNetworks Inc. announced a series of new European customers the company said marks the beginning of the "hockey stick" in multimedia growth. The company also announced a major new licensing deal with Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications.As RealNetworks continues to expand its...
BOSTON-Emblaze Semiconductor said it has entered an agreement to license wavetable technology from Sonic Network Inc. for use in current and future integrated circuits for mobile multimedia appliances including support for polyphonic MIDI capabilities for the mobile-phone market.Emblaze said using Sonic's wavetable technology on...
Suddenly, wireless firms have found their appetite for acquiring other companies.In the past few months, industry has witnessed a rash of acquisitions, negating the trend of a few years ago when they shed units they described as inconsistent with their core competencies."The long-term trend...
SAN DIEGO-Technology giant Qualcomm Inc. announced it will sell streaming video technology to handset makers, and heavy hitters such as Kyocera Wireless Corp., LG Electronics, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Sanyo Corp. and Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Japan Inc. have licensed the technology for future...
LAS VEGAS-Motorola Inc. announced it will use a streaming video player from RealNetworks Inc. in upcoming mobile phones, including new phones using its Linux/Java operating system.The move is notable on several levels. First, it marks Motorola's plans to support streaming video, a technology that...
AUSTIN, Texas-Motorola Inc. said it has extended its deal with ARM Ltd. to license the ARM1136J core and the ARM1136JF core for smart phones and personal digital assistants.The ARM products "feature a combination of high performance, low power, small size, high-code density and powerful...
RA'ANANA, Israel-Emblaze Semiconductor said it has launched its latest multimedia system-on-a-chip product known as RE4525 for cell phones, personal digital assistants and other devices."The ER4525's enhanced multimedia capabilities include MPEG-4 video capture and playback at CIF resolution, JVT video decoding, 1.3 Mpixel still image...
RA'ANANA, Israel-Streaming video company Emblaze Systems Ltd. announced it will conduct a streaming video trial with U.K. carrier MmO2.To participate in the trial, MmO2 has selected 350 customers using the O2 Pocket PC-based xda, the Nokia 7650 and the Nokia 3650. Users will be...
Wireless streaming video over mobile phones is now available at a store near you.Internet video company RealNetworks Inc. today planned to launch a wireless Web site featuring streaming content from several media companies, as well as a promotional program for content providers and carriers....
CANNES, France-Operators and vendors alike expressed a quiet optimism for the upcoming year as the GSM community gathered for its annual global meeting last week in the south of France. The event focused less on when wideband CDMA launches would occur in Europe and...
CANNES, France-Emblaze Systems, which develops customized services and technologies for wireless carriers, will join Micorsoft, Nortel, LG and others to demonstrate third-generation (3G) technologies for mobile carriers at this year's 3GSM World Congress in Cannes. Emblaze will demonstrate: Microsoft Internet content, including movie trailers...
RAANANA, Israel-Korean personal digital assistant maker JTEL announced it will use Emblaze Semiconductor's application processor for its new wireless Cellvic PDA.Emblaze Semiconductor, a wholly owned subsidiary of wireless multimedia company Emblaze, makes products for 2.5- and third-generation networks, including PDAs, smart phones, and multimedia...
DENVER—The Wireless Multimedia Forum ceased operations early this year, and its more than 60 members have moved on to work with other standards bodies, including the Third Generation Partnership Project and the Internet Streaming Media Alliance."The WMF will be ending operations shortly," the group's...
SAN DIEGO—Wireless streaming media company PacketVideo Corp. said it will cut an unspecified number of jobs in order to realign itself with the sluggish economy.Fernando Corona, the company's senior vice president of marketing, said PacketVideo had 225 employees before the layoffs, but he wouldn't...
TEL AVIV, Israel—Wireless streaming media company Emblaze Systems Ltd. released its financial results for last year, showing net losses of $29 million and no relief in sight for at least the next year."2001 will be remembered as a year of significant global economic downturn...
