The growing surge of mobile devices, as evidenced by the myriad display of smart phones and tablets at Computex 2010, combined with near-glacial pace of battery technology almost ensure ARM chips, with their battery sipping ways, continue to play starring roles in dedicated mobile devices.
The war between x86 and ARM platforms has heated up here at Computex Taipei with various vendors battling it out in a veritable war of words. Interestingly enough, even between x86 makers like Intel and VIA there are differences in perspectives on what is the right platform to use for devices like MIDs and tablets.
Here at Computex 2010 both Asus and MSI have stated their commitment to the clouds, with their future mobile eco-system, including the latest Tablets and Pads, maintaining some lofty co-operation.
Computex 2010, the massive Taipei electronics expo is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, with a slew of new gizmos and gadgets, smartphones and tablets on display.
Computex 2010, the massive Taipei electronics expo is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, with a slew of new gizmos and gadgets, smartphones and tablets on display.
Computex 2010 was always going to be about the tablets, and kicking off this year’s show, MSI did not disappoint, unveiling both a Windows 7 Intel Atom powered tablet and an Android version running on Nvidia’s Tegra 2 processor. Talk about hedging your bets, MSI.
Editor's Note: This special report on mobile marketing first appeared in the March Special Edition of RCR Wireless News. The special report is running in two parts. The second part of the report will be available online on Tuesday. Mobile marketing...
Few would question the phenomenal growth in the prepaid market over the past several quarters with nearly every operator posting stronger growth from its prepaid operations than postpaid. However, the nation's two largest operators, Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility, are content to sit on...
Few would question the phenomenal growth in the prepaid market over the past several quarters with nearly every operator posting stronger growth from its prepaid operations than postpaid. However, the nation's two largest operators, Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility, are content to sit on...
HONOLULU – As WiMAX networks roll out across the globe, device manufacturers and operators are hoping to move beyond the dongle and computer modem to more innovative products, according to panelists at the Global WiMAX Business Development Forum. Even as Sprint Nextel Corp. gets...
HONOLULU – WiMAX operators have a first-to-market advantage today, regardless of which technology paths some may choose tomorrow, according to panelists speaking at the Global WiMAX Business Development Forum held in Honolulu yesterday and today.Yesterday's sessions featured a diverse range of WiMAX operators including...
It's a good time to be a niche chip maker and Cavium Networks is spring boarding off its recent major growth spurt by releasing a new line of embedded multi core processors – the OCTEON II CN68XX line - for the next generation of...
CNNMoney.com launched a Blackberry application that allows users to access content by mobile phone, text or via the company's mobile Web site. Features of the app include the ability to customize news alerts, delivery of updates to e-mail accounts, articles formatted to a reader-friendly...
Clearwire Corp. posted robust first quarter financial results highlighted by company record customer growth, but more importantly the company used its quarterly conference call to intriguing insight into its future network and device plans. Of significant importance was Clearwire’s statement that the...
Chip giant Intel Corp. yesterday announced a new version of its Atom processor platform – the 45nm Z6xx – which the company claims consumes so little power that it will push the company into the smartphone and tablet game. Critics, however, say the move is too little, far too late.
Chip giant Intel Corp. yesterday announced a new version of its Atom processor platform – the 45nm Z6xx – which the company claims consumes so little power that it will push the company into the smartphone and tablet game. Critics, however, say the move...
In honor of the Embedded Systems Conference (ESC) this week in San Jose, Freescale Semiconductor has embedded itself with a trio of software companies - Enea Systems, Green Hills Software and Mentor Graphics – to bolster its software package offerings.
Freescale hopes the move...
As rumors go, it doesn't get more shocking than the whisperings Wednesday night, that gadget maker Apple Inc. was mulling a move to buy British chip shop ARM Ltd., the logic designer for the microprocessors and microcontrollers used in most of today's cellphones and...
RCR Unplugged recently told readers of Intel Corp.'s efforts to port Google Inc.'s Android operating system to its Atom chip, in the hope that the ever-popular Google operating system might add some oomph to the chip firm's foray into the mobile and smartphone space.But...
Android scored another victory this week, as chip-giant Intel Corp. announced at its Developer Forum in Beijing it had ported Google Inc.'s OS to its Atom microprocessors, the latest move to ensure the tiny chip supports a plethora of operating systems.SVP and GM of...
The WiMAX market is set for a speed boost as a number of chip providers and equipment makers said they plan to accelerate the interoperability of the WiMAX 2 standard. The update is based on the IEEE 802.16m standard and is to build on...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.The variety of Linux-oriented initiatives and activities in the mobile industry, including the recent announcement from Nokia...
Wireless carriers and equipment companies should benefit from the Federal Communications Commission’s National Broadband Plan while smaller local exchange carriers and TV broadcasters may be vulnerable, according to consultants Global Medley Advisors L.L.C.However, the details of the plan – how it is implemented and...
In February, Intel and Nokia announced that they were merging their open-source Linux initiatives into a single project called MeeGo. On its face, what's not to like about MeeGo? It has a catchy name. It will result in the creation of a Linux platform...
