When discussing the disappointing results for the second quarter by South Korean vendors Samsung Electronics Co. or LG Electronics Co. Ltd., one has to begin by noting the robust performances by Motorola Inc. and Nokia Corp., which together account for well over half the...
SEOUL, South Korea— LG Electronics Co. Ltd. reported a net loss of $10.1 million on static sales of $6.1 billion in the second quarter on lackluster handset shipments and poor performance in its liquid crystal display joint venture with Philips Electronics. The net loss...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Nvidia Corp. said it plans to acquire Hybrid Graphics Ltd., a Finnish company that provides embedded 2-D and 3-D graphics software for handheld devices. Under the definitive agreement, Hybrid is to become a subsidiary of Nvidia, maintaining support functions for its existing...
SAN JOSE, Calif.—Nvidia Corp. said it plans to acquire Hybrid Graphics Ltd., a Finnish company that provides embedded 2-D and 3-D graphics software for handheld devices. Under the definitive agreement, Hybrid is to become a subsidiary of Nvidia, maintaining support functions for its existing...
Standardization for faster Wi-Fi technology continues to make progress. The IEEE group working on the 802.11n standard recently voted 82-12 in favor of the standard's first draft proposal. The tentative approval began a 40-day period during which members can offer comments and vote on...
DENVER-Although monitoring and control-enhancing technology hasn't garnered many headlines in the past, ZigBee-enabled products are likely to burst into prime-time later this year with both consumer and commercial applications, predicted Bob Heile, chairman of the ZigBee Alliance, during last week's IEEE standards meeting in...
EINDHOVEN, Netherlands-In the parallel 3G universe occupied by China, the world's largest mobile-phone market, the cart apparently comes before the horse. The first video phone destined for the country's TD-SCDMA technology-a dual-mode Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. handset with guts by Royal Philips Electronics and...
EINDHOVEN, Netherlands—In the parallel 3G universe occupied by China, the world’s largest mobile-phone market, the cart apparently comes before the horse. The first video phone destined for the country’s TD-SCDMA technology—a dual-mode Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. handset with guts by Royal Philips Electronics and...
LAKE FOREST, Calif.-Mobile TV chipmaker Newport Media Inc. said it added $25 million to its funding coffers during a second round of fundraising. The round, led by Oak Investment Partners, brings the company's total funding to more than $36 million. The company said it...
ATLANTA, Georgia-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is among a half-dozen technology and financial companies teaming on a contactless payment and content trial at Atlanta's Philips Arena. JP Morgan Chase & Co., Nokia Corp., Royal Philips Electronics, Visa USA and VivOtech are also participating in the trial,...
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands-Royal Philips Electronics, Europe's largest consumer-electronics producer and its third-largest chipmaker, said it plans to sell or spin off its semiconductor unit into a separate company.The company explained that early this year, it introduced plans to improve the semiconductor division's four core...
ATLANTA, Georgia-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is among a half-dozen technology and financial companies teaming on a contactless payment and content trial at Atlanta's Philips Arena. JP Morgan Chase & Co., Nokia Corp., Royal Philips Electronics, Visa USA and VivOtech are also participating in the trial,...
SHENZEN, China-Wireless handset designer Cellon International said it raised an undisclosed amount in a Series D round of financing. TVG Capital Partners led the round, joining existing Cellon investors Intel Communication Fund, Softbank China, SuneVision Ventures, UTStarcom and Elcoteq Network Corp.Cellon provides design and...
SHENZEN, China-Wireless handset designer Cellon International said it raised an undisclosed amount in a Series D round of financing.TVG Capital Partners led the round, joining existing Cellon investors Intel Communication Fund, Softbank China, SuneVision Ventures, UTStarcom and Elcoteq Network Corp. Cellon provides design and...
PISCATAWAY, N.J.-The Mobile Industry Processor Interface Alliance released two new specifications to accelerate the development of camera phones.The specifications include a physical layer, D-PHY, which is designed to act as a re-usable platform for MIPI camera interfaces, display panel interfaces and general-purpose high-speed/low-power interfaces....
In these early days of wireless entertainment, it appears content providers have effectively deployed a variety of Digital Rights Management solutions to protect their wares. But many believe all those "solutions" are actually a problem.Behind-the-scenes haggling over royalties continue between MPEG LA, which holds...
The W-CDMA race has just started, but chipset vendors from all corners of the industry are driving to play in the nascent but growing market. Already, industry heavyweights Texas Instruments Inc., Freescale Semiconductor Inc., Qualcomm Inc. and others have vaulted into the space. Although...
InterDigital Communications Corp. released its HSDPA coprocessor terminal for mobile phones. The company said the chip offering features low-power usage and a small, flexible design. Philips Semiconductor N.V. purchased the coprocessor.
The latest consensus puts China's third-generation licenses on track for release in the first half of next year-a move that would finally open up the world's largest wireless market to 3G technology spending. It's an issue that has dogged the worldwide wireless industry for...
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-InterDigital Communications Corp. released its new HSDPA coprocessor terminal for mobile phones. The company said the chip offering features low-power usage and a small, flexible design.InterDigital said Philips Semiconductor NV purchased its new coprocessor."At 3GSM World Congress earlier this year, we...
SAN DIEGO-New announcements from Qualcomm Inc. and LG Electronics Co. Ltd. show industry is racing to embrace dual-mode devices. Indeed, new research shows the combination of wireless wide area and local area technology could produce almost 30 million dual-mode devices by 2009. First up,...
New announcements from Qualcomm Inc. and LG Electronics Co. Ltd. show the wireless industry is racing to embrace dual-mode devices. Indeed, new research shows the combination of wireless wide area and local area technology could produce almost 30 million dual-mode devices by 2009.First up,...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Chinese mobile handset manufacturer TCL Communication Technology plans to use Royal Philips Electronics N.V.'s Nexperia Cellular System Solution as the basis for its first third-generation/UMTS handset.TCL will use the Nexperia Cellular System Solution 7210, which is a complete 3G/UMTS hardware and software...
Music-rights company Broadcast Music Inc. said it has acquired music-recognition technology from U.K. software developer Shazam Entertainment Ltd. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.BMI, which collects royalties for musicians and publishers, formed Landmark Digital Services, a subsidiary that will market song-identification services...
