CTIA: Kyocera Announces Zio Low-Cost Android Smartphone, Cricket to Launch in Summer
Venerable low-cost device manufacturer Kyocera has announced the revival of its long-dormant smartphone development division with the forthcoming launch of the Kyocera Zio M6000 smartphone powered by Android. The Zio breaks from Kyocera’s otherwise bland and utilitarian designs by creating a sleek slate formfactor with mid-range hardware. Technical specifications consist of tri-band CDMA EVDO Rev. […]
Qualcomm Announces New Dual-Mode Femtocell Chipsets
Qualcomm has announced the development of new dual-mode HSPA+ and EVDO Rev. A and B chipsets for femtocells. Such examples of femtocells include the AT&T 3G MicroCell and the Verizon Wireless Network Extender. Qualcomm further states that the chips are the first to combine HSPA+ and CDMA2000 1X/EV-DO Rev. A/Rev. B access. The chips will […]
Novatel Developing MiFi with WiMax and Qualcomm Wearable Mobile Device Module
Novatel has confirmed that it is currently developing a version of the critically acclaimed Mi-Fi 3G router modem, with a prototype version reaching 18Mbps throughput during testing. The chipset in the prototype is sourced from manufacturer Beceem with support for theoretical maximum speeds of 30Mbps download and 10 Mbps upload. Novatel has also confirmed that […]
Qualcomm Announces FLO-EV and Smartbook Demo, Audiovox Announces In-Car System
Qualcomm has announced an update to its FLO broadcast platform during MWC today and a smartbook demo application with partner Audiovox plugging its currently available in-car system powered by FLO TV. First up is the announcement that Qualcomm has expanded its FLO broadcast platform with the forthcoming launch of FLO-EV, which it has described as […]
Oracle and Qualcomm Announce Java Wireless Client Integration into BREW MP
In a press release this morning, Oracle and Qualcomm have announced the integration of the Java Wireless Client into Qualcomm’s BREW Mobile Platform, allowing for the development and deployment of Java ME based applications and services across Qualcomm’s new operating system. With this development, Qualcomm is taking further steps to open the formerly closed BREW […]
Qualcomm Forms Subsidiary Focused on Open Source Development
Mobile solution developer Qualcomm has announced the establishment of Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. (QuIC) a new subsidiary focused on mobile open source development with the intent to optimize Qualcomm’s product range down to the hardware level for use with platforms such as Symbian, Android and Chrome as well as development work with WebKit and Linux. […]
Verizon Wireless and Qualcomm Expand MediaFLO Coverage
Verizon Wireless has announced that coverage for its MediaFLO powered VCAST Mobile TV service has been expanded to cover San Francisco, Sacramento, and Fresno in California. This follows initial service expansion in the wake of the digital television transition which began on the weekend of June 12th and affects Qualcomm’s FLO service as it operates […]
Qualcomm Purchases ATI Mobile Graphics Division from AMD
Qualcomm has announced in a press release that it has purchased AMD’s former mobile graphics chipset division and assets for $64 million in cash with the intention to hire most, if not all of the staff involved in the former division as Qualcomm employees. The former ATI mobile graphics division was responsible for developing the […]
Qualcomm Launches BREW SDK, Joins Open Screen Project
Qualcomm has announced in a press release that it has opened up and released its BREW Mobile Platform SDK to all developers for no charge. The SDK will allow for complete development of BREW applications, widgets, and also features complete integration with Adobe Flash for development of user interfaces, widgets, streaming media, and other types […]