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,...
Wireless gaming publisher Jamdat Mobile Inc. filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed public offering of common stock. The company, which has agreements to distribute its application in 38 countries through 72 wireless carriers, said it has...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-PolyFuel Inc. said it closed an $18.4 million third round of funding. The new funds bring the five-year-old company's total investments to about $40 million.The latest funding was led by CDP Capital-Private Equity and includes existing investors Mayfield, Ventures West, Technology Partners,...
SANTA CLARA-Intel Corp. said it is collaborating with Proxim Corp. to develop and deliver WiMax solutions for fixed and portable broadband wireless access.Both companies will develop base stations and subscriber unit access points for data, voice and video services."The convergence will enable seamless mobility...
WASHINGTON-Five percent of the nation's broadcasters are holding the nation hostage by refusing to give back their spectrum, which has been allocated to public safety, charged Rep. Jane Harman (D-Calif.). "Because of broadcaster intransigence, some 5 percent of the TV stations in the U.S....
DALIAN, China-Intel Corp. said it has signed an agreement to deploy WiMax broadband wireless technology with the Dalian and Chengdu Chinese municipal governments."Technology and Internet adoption continues to transform how business is conducted and how consumers communicate and manage information worldwide," said John Antone,...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Citing higher-than-expected demand for its memory chips, Intel Corp. said its second-quarter revenue will reach the top end of its expectations.The company expects revenue to be between $8 billion and $8.2 billion. In April, the chip bellwether's forecast was $7.6 billion to...
PARIS-Building on its cooperation with Intel Corp. for broadband solutions, Alcatel said it has joined the WiMax Forum as a principal member."Alcatel sees WiMax as an intrinsic component of this user-centric broadband strategy, which combines a broad portfolio of fixed and mobile access technologies,...
Wi-Fi, the much-hyped sibling of the wireless industry, might have lost a little of its luster with the closure of one of its more ambitious players and troublesome security warnings from governmental agencies.The once-hailed Wi-Fi company Cometa Networks Inc., originally backed by power players...
Handset distribution company InfoSonics Corp. said it plans to sell 2 million shares for between $5.50 and $6.50 per share in its upcoming initial public offering. The company plans to list its common stock on the American Stock Exchange under the symbol IFO. Founded...
The once hailed Wi-Fi company Cometa Networks Inc., originally backed by power players AT&T, IBM and Intel, has shut down its network due to lack of funding.Since its founding, "the company has made some progress but the segment has evolved considerably" during that time,...
SANTA ROSA, Calif.-Sirific Wireless Corp., a radio-frequency transceiver company, closed its series B financing of $17 million. TD Capital Ventures led the funding. Intel Communications Fund made an initial strategic investment.Sirific is demonstrating a single-chip CMOS quad-band EDGE RF transceiver for mobile handsets, laptops...
Other than worries among chipmakers over Cisco System Inc.'s quarterly earnings, the sector continues to purr with good news. However, some analysts caution against overheating with inventory overload.Chipmakers that supply Cisco products suffered slides in their stock prices when Cisco announced double-digit profits that...
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Intel Corp. said it is shipping three Intel Pentium M processors that will boost performance for smoother video playback, faster application response and better multi-tasking in wireless laptops.The company said more than 150 laptop PC designs are based on its Centrino mobile...
