ORLANDO, Fla.—Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM) is licensing SRS Labs Inc.'s (SRSL) audio technologies on its Snapdragon chipsets, a move that underscores the importance of high-quality audio on mobile devices, according to Bob Lyle, managing director of global business development at SRS Labs.Music, high-definition video...
ORLANDO, Fla. – Looking to recapture some of that “Evo” magic, Sprint Nextel Corp. launched a new halo device for its smartphone line up sporting updated specs and 3D capabilities that do not require specs. The new device comes one year after the carrier...
Qualcomm Inc. has inked another partnership deal to help developers enhance their applications that run on Snapdragon processors.This time it's Gameloft, the game publisher behind "SpiderMan Total Mayhem HD," "Real Football 2011 HD," Modern Combat 2: Black Pegagus" and others.Gameloft has already worked with...
BARCELONA, Spain—The world's largest operators, handset makers, infrastructure providers and chip makers used the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona to show off their latest wares and discuss industry trends. This year, the 60,000 or so attendees seemed focused on cross platforms, the Internet of...
BARCELONA, Spain – HTC Corp. used the global stage here at Mobile World Congress to announce three updated versions of existing smart phones, two new devices targeting the social media savvy and its first tablet.The HTC Flyer, which marks the company's first foray into...
Though it had already been rumored and leaked a few weeks ago, Qualcomm Inc. confirmed this week that future Android devices powered by the Snapdragon processor would be able to run Netflix Inc.'s content service.
At MWC this week Qualcomm has announced its next mobile processor architecture for the Snapdragon family and refresh to the Snapdragon family. The new processor micro-architecture is code-named Krait, and purportedly has speeds of up to 2.5GHz per core which, the firm says,...
It's been more than nine months since Hewlett-Packard Co. acquired Palm and the company is just now taking the wraps off its plans for the technology and talented team that it bought for $1.2 billion.At a drawn-out press event yesterday, HP unveiled three new...
NEW YORK – Sprint Nextel Corp. and Kyocera Communications Inc. announced the Echo, a dual-screen smart phone running Google Inc.'s Android 2.2 operating system. The mobile phone is comprised of two 3.5-inch WVGA touchscreen displays connected by a pivoting hinge. Both screens can operate...
NEW YORK – Sprint Nextel Corp. and Kyocera Communications Inc. announced the Echo, a dual-screen smart phone running Google Inc.'s Android 2.2 operating system. The mobile phone is comprised of two 3.5-inch WVGA touchscreen displays connected by a pivoting hinge. Both screens can operate...
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.If we learned anything from the events of the past week, it’s that brand loyalty matters little...
AT&T Mobility (T) plans to launch HTC Corp.'s Inspire 4G on Feb. 13 for under $100.The Android-powered device will be the first device marketed as 4G capable for the carrier following its recent deployment of HSPA+ throughout much of its network.Sporting a 4.3-inch LCD...
AT&T Mobility (T) plans to launch HTC Corp.'s Inspire 4G on Feb. 13 for under $100.The Android-powered device will be the first device marketed as 4G capable for the carrier following its recent deployment of HSPA+ throughout much of its network.Sporting a 4.3-inch LCD...
LAS VEGAS – "CES Unveiled" was a bit of a dismal affair Tuesday evening in the Las Vegas Venetian hotel, but RCR Wireless News was impressed by Lenovo Group Ltd.'s innovative take on tablet/netbook hybrids.Showing off both the LePad slate and the IdeaPad U1,...
LAS VEGAS – Kicking off the International Consumer Electronics Show in style on Tuesday, Asian tiger AsusTek Computer Inc. unveiled a host of tablets and slates under its now famous Eee brand.Asus Chairman Jonney Shih showed his firm's tablet offerings, seen recently in...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We've collected a group of the industry's leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. In many ways, 2010 was a landmark year in consumer devices: after years of...
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.One of the most popular series of articles we wrote last year was called “All I Want...
Dell Inc. (DELL) is ready to start selling the Venue Pro again after halting sales three weeks ago due to Wi-Fi connectivity problems and mislabeled batteries.The Windows Phone 7 smart phone is now available directly from Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Dell without contract. The...
Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM) reported $865 million in net income on $2.95 billion in revenues during its quarter ending Sept. 26. In the year-over-year column, revenues are up 10% and net income is up 8%.Overall, 111 million CDMA-based units were shipped during the quarter,...
Microsoft Corp.'s long-anticipated update to its mobile device portfolio finally got off the ground today as the computing giant unveiled launch details for devices powered by its Windows Phone 7 operating system.The launch will include nine devices set to be available in time for...
T-Mobile USA Inc. (DTEGY) continues the expansion of its HSPA+ network saying it now offers the service in 16 new markets on its way to covering 100 major markets and 200 million potential customers covered by the end of the year.The new markets include...
You can't blame T-Mobile USA Inc. for not trying.The nation's No. 4 wireless operator unveiled a new promotion dubbed “Kids are Free Until 2012,” that as the name implies allows customers to add lines for their “kids” at no charge through the end of...
Just months after Qualcomm Inc.'s (QCOM) Snapdragon processor began shipping in smart phones with a clocked speed of 1 GHz, the company is making plans to ship a new CPU core running at 1.5GHz in a matter of months.According to ComputerWorld Inc., devices could...
It's been nearly a decade since Sony Corp. (SNE) and LM Ericsson (ERIC) formed a joint venture to combine their strengths in the mobile device market, but Sony has so far left its gaming background off the table.Apparently that's about to change.Sony Ericsson Mobile...
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