CARROLLTON, Texas—CellStar Corp. announced it has entered a strategic alliance with Intel Americas Inc. under which it will manage the logistics solutions for fulfillment and distribution of Intel-powered smart phones.The program will be rolled out during the next couple of years to more than...
BOSTON-InHand Electronics Inc. released its new Advanced Technology Platform, the ATP-27X, a hardware/software reference platform based on Intel's PXA270 embedded microprocessor that incorporates InHand's power management technologies. According to InHand, the ATP-27X is targeted at top-tier original equipment manufacturers aiming to get a head...
VANCOUVER-Sierra Wireless announced the Voq Professional Phone is now available via Intel's Product Dealer program through which CellStar Corp. will distribute the phone to channel partners nationwide. Through the program, TigerDirect, a Systemax company, and Tech Depot, an Office Depot company, are selling the...
BELLEVUE, Wash.-Wireless Services Corp. said it is at the receiving end of a strategic investment from Intel Communications fund.The amount was not disclosed, but Wireless Services said it is a "follow-on" to its $8.5 million second round of financing."This investment will allow us to...
With 802.11n still lurking in the distance, wireless players are stepping up efforts to wed cellular and wireless local area networks while earnestly preparing Wi-Fi for wedded bliss. The "n" protocol will not be ready for a few years, but some carriers have set...
A number of semiconductor companies have come together to define the standard interface for storage in wireless handhelds and other portable devices. The companies hope this will make handhelds like cell phones and personal digital assistants more efficient storage devices.The companies include Intel Corp.,...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Sierra Wireless said it is cooperating with Intel to deliver integrated wireless connectivity solutions to mobile professionals worldwide.The agreement calls for the companies to collaborate to develop and promote integration in wireless local area networking and wireless wide area networking.The first step...
SAN FRANCISCO-Intel Corp. disclosed its broadband chip for WiMax products, otherwise known as 802.16.The component, known as Rosedale, will be a system-on-a-chip design to enable long-distance high-speed Internet access for homes and businesses, said the chipmaker.WiMax is expected to compete with DSL and cable...
CAMPBELL, Calif.-In further validation of demand for fingerprint technology on wireless devices, Silicon Valley-based Atrua Technologies Inc. announced it has raised $12 million in Series B financing, led by NeoCarta Ventures and existing investors including Nokia Venture Partners, Ericsson Venture Partners and Intel Capital.Atrua,...
The future of wireless could be the future of most everything. Wireless technology has evolved in leaps and bounds since the first transmission of radio communication signals across the English Channel and then across the Atlantic Ocean a century ago. Wireless technology is being...
Still sounding like something from a sci-fi flick, fingerprint-recognition technology is coming to fruition in the wireless arena, with funding from top technology firms pushing along product development and launches. AuthenTec Inc., which develops biometric fingerprint sensors and fingerprint algorithms, has watched demand for...
WASHINGTON-The Bush administration and the high-tech sector oppose Japan's proposal to add a user fee to unlicensed wireless devices, arguing it would undercut consumer demand and stifle development of wireless technologies in the world's second largest economy. The U.S., which expressed its views in...
With each side of the ultra-wideband technology conflict ratcheting up rhetoric and maneuvers, the turf of war is sizzling with less love and more politics.With another voting session looming next week in Berlin, both the direct-sequence companies and their multi-band counterparts anticipate a deadlock,...
Intel Corp's shares fell on the news that its third-quarter revenue will come short of its forecast, casting a blight of doubt on the semiconductor space that witnessed a burst of growth and enthusiasm during the past year.The company said it anticipates third-quarter revenues...
SAN FRANCISCO-The MultiBand OFDM Alliance said it will announce a Special Interest Group and discuss the roadmap for the group's specification for ultra-wideband technology at the Intel Developers Forum next week.The promoters of the MBOA-SIG include Alereon, Hewlett Packard Co., Intel Corp., Nokia Corp.,...
AUSTIN, Texas-The Wi-Fi Alliance said it has announced the first round of products certified for Wi-Fi Protected Access, otherwise known as WPA2. The products will hit the market later this month.The companies with certified products include Atheros, Broadcom Inc., Cisco Systems Inc. and Intel...
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Intel Corp. has unveiled a tri-mode chipset for Wi-Fi technology, joining the fray of other companies competing in that space.Other chip companies like Broadcom, Atheros Inc. and Texas Instruments Inc. have similar products. The chipset covers 802.11 a, b and g, the...
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Intel Corp. has unveiled a tri-mode chipset for Wi-Fi technology, joining the fray of other companies competing in that space.Other chip companies like Broadcom, Atheros Inc. and Texas Instruments have similar products. The chipset covers 802.11 a, b and g, the three...
SEATTLE-National independent broadband company Speakeasy will use a new infusion of investment capital from Intel Corp. to expand its WiMax network capabilities, the company announced Wednesday.A new 802.16 technology, WiMax reportedly has the potential to expand broadband wireless communications from the current Wi-Fi range...
A new battle of technologies may be in the offing in the 802.11n arena as 12 key companies have developed a key proposal to counter another one announced last week that is backed by a group of top wireless players.The TGn Sync is a...
ARLINGTON, Va.-The Consumer Electronics Association announced Bill Gates, chairman and chief software architect of Microsoft Corp., and Craig Barrett, chief executive officer of Intel Corp., will deliver keynote speeches at the 2005 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in early January."Microsoft and Intel...
Wireless company Bsquare Corp. announced it has stopped manufacturing its Power Handheld hardware device and restructured its Power Handheld business unit to focus solely on selling the enabling software that ran on the device to smart device makers. "Bsquare is exiting the business of...
While wireless broadband technologies stir some excitement around both service providers and vendors, rural carriers are likely to take the most advantage of them in the short run as the business model catches on with the big operators in the wireline and wireless spheres,...
LOS ANGELES-Intel Corp. this week reported a quarterly net profit of $1.76 billion, or 27 cents per share, compared with $896 million, or 14 cents per share.The company's net income amounted to a 96-percent jump for the quarter.Revenue leaped 18 percent to $8.05 billion,...
