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Samsung hurls SuperAMOLED missile at iPad
Moves into double figures in terms of 2014 tablet launches, with video-optimized Galaxy Tab S devices By Caroline Gabriel Samsung's biggest weapon in the mobile device war is its screen...
Samsung hurls SuperAMOLED missile at iPad
Moves into double figures in terms of 2014 tablet launches, with video-optimized Galaxy Tab S devices By Caroline Gabriel Samsung's biggest weapon in the mobile device war is its screen...
Qualcomm claims LTE plus WiFi first in 28nm SoC
Qualcomm has what it calls the first 28nm part for small cells for small businesses and neighbourhoods By Peter White Qualcomm is inexorably pushing into ultra-dense networks and small cell...
Qualcomm claims LTE plus WiFi first in 28nm SoC
Qualcomm has what it calls the first 28nm part for small cells for small businesses and neighbourhoods By Peter White Qualcomm is inexorably pushing into ultra-dense networks and small cell...
China set to dominate M2M globally as its home efforts lead the way
By Peter White A report out from the GSMA this week claims that China will take on M2M leadership globally. The GSMA latest report is entitled, 'Connected Living: How...
China set to dominate M2M globally as its home efforts lead the way
By Peter White A report out from the GSMA this week claims that China will take on M2M leadership globally. The GSMA latest report is entitled, 'Connected Living: How...
Marvell and MediaTek join IoT rush
Mobile chip vendors all racing to the growth promised by connected devices, latest entrants favor ZigBee By Caroline Gabriel In the rush into the IoT, spurred we feel in part...
Marvell and MediaTek join IoT rush
Mobile chip vendors all racing to the growth promised by connected devices, latest entrants favor ZigBee By Caroline Gabriel In the rush into the IoT, spurred we feel in part...
Orange mulls Bouygues bid, UK IPO
As the French company reshuffles its assets to maximize value, it may bid for France's third cellco, and seek IPO for EE venture By Caroline Gabriel French incumbent Orange has...
Orange mulls Bouygues bid, UK IPO
As the French company reshuffles its assets to maximize value, it may bid for France's third cellco, and seek IPO for EE venture By Caroline Gabriel French incumbent Orange has...
Juniper signs Aruba to revive WLAN effort
Trapeze acquisition has not delivered, now Juniper looks to chase Cisco by signing number two enterprise WiFi player By Caroline Gabriel Juniper is trying to shore up its lackluster enterprise...
Juniper signs Aruba to revive WLAN effort
Trapeze acquisition has not delivered, now Juniper looks to chase Cisco by signing number two enterprise WiFi player By Caroline Gabriel Juniper is trying to shore up its lackluster enterprise...
Taiwan gets world's first LTE service in APT700 band
Asia's band plan for 700MHz could be basis for near-global harmony, though EMEA will only follow after 2020 By Caroline Gabriel There are high hopes that the 700MHz band could...
Taiwan gets world's first LTE service in APT700 band
Asia's band plan for 700MHz could be basis for near-global harmony, though EMEA will only follow after 2020 By Caroline Gabriel There are high hopes that the 700MHz band could...
Cellwize brings virtualization to SON
Self-optimizing networks start-up launches elastic-SON, which supports NFV and cloud-based management By Caroline Gabriel Two of the key components of the emerging mobile network will be SON (self-optimizing network) and...
Cellwize brings virtualization to SON
Self-optimizing networks start-up launches elastic-SON, which supports NFV and cloud-based management By Caroline Gabriel Two of the key components of the emerging mobile network will be SON (self-optimizing network) and...
Timing all wrong for a Sprint-TMo merger
Despite the risks of a long regulatory process and a new competitive landscape, US's third and fourth cellcos set to table merger plan By Caroline Gabriel The regulatory scrutiny could...
Timing all wrong for a Sprint-TMo merger
Despite the risks of a long regulatory process and a new competitive landscape, US's third and fourth cellcos set to table merger plan By Caroline Gabriel The regulatory scrutiny could...
Apple stops hampering third party browsers in iOS 8
Allows all WebKit browsers, not just Safari, to use an enhanced interface to WebKit, boosting performance By Caroline Gabriel The pressures on Apple were clear in the uncharacteristically sober tone...
Apple stops hampering third party browsers in iOS 8
Allows all WebKit browsers, not just Safari, to use an enhanced interface to WebKit, boosting performance By Caroline Gabriel The pressures on Apple were clear in the uncharacteristically sober tone...
O2 may be new weapon for Liberty in Germany
Telefonica O2 in talks with potential partners, including Liberty, in bid to get approval of E-Plus takeover By Caroline Gabriel The conditions attached to the European Commission's approval of Hutchison...
O2 may be new weapon for Liberty in Germany
Telefonica O2 in talks with potential partners, including Liberty, in bid to get approval of E-Plus takeover By Caroline Gabriel The conditions attached to the European Commission's approval of Hutchison...
Reliance adds TV content and fifth tower deal to 4G plan
Reliance Jio Infocomm enhances economics of its TD-LTE network with stake in video provider, and tower pact with Ascend By Caroline Gabriel Reliance Jio Infocomm is positioning itself to be...
Reliance adds TV content and fifth tower deal to 4G plan
Reliance Jio Infocomm enhances economics of its TD-LTE network with stake in video provider, and tower pact with Ascend By Caroline Gabriel Reliance Jio Infocomm is positioning itself to be...
WWDC: a quiet revolution underway at Apple
No hardware, but significant moves to open up the walled garden and embrace the cloud; now great devices must follow By Caroline Gabriel No new devices, again ... Our immediate...
WWDC: a quiet revolution underway at Apple
No hardware, but significant moves to open up the walled garden and embrace the cloud; now great devices must follow By Caroline Gabriel No new devices, again ... Our immediate...
M-commerce battle royal brews in China
Tencent adds merchant capabilities to WeChat, upping the ante against Alibaba, and is eyeing international markets By Caroline Gabriel A battle royal is brewing in the Chinese mobile services world,...
M-commerce battle royal brews in China
Tencent adds merchant capabilities to WeChat, upping the ante against Alibaba, and is eyeing international markets By Caroline Gabriel A battle royal is brewing in the Chinese mobile services world,...
Samsung mounts mobile health challenge
Handset giant announces mHealth Simband watch and SAMI cloud platform By Rethink Wireless Samsung is taking on the connected health (mHealth) market with an open modular reference design called Simband....
Samsung mounts mobile health challenge
Handset giant announces mHealth Simband watch and SAMI cloud platform By Rethink Wireless Samsung is taking on the connected health (mHealth) market with an open modular reference design called Simband....
Intel jumps on self-driving car bandwaggon
Chip giant offers integrated hardware/software platform to support infotainment today, driverless vehicles tomorrow By Caroline Gabriel Like Google and Microsoft, Intel needs to drive next generation devices, not just follow...
Intel jumps on self-driving car bandwaggon
Chip giant offers integrated hardware/software platform to support infotainment today, driverless vehicles tomorrow By Caroline Gabriel Like Google and Microsoft, Intel needs to drive next generation devices, not just follow...
Huawei pushes 5GHz WiFi beyond 10Gbps
Claims 802.11ax standard for ultradense WiFi should be ready in 2018, with commercial chips the same year By Caroline Gabriel WiFi could reach peak data rates of 10Gbps by 2018,...
Huawei pushes 5GHz WiFi beyond 10Gbps
Claims 802.11ax standard for ultradense WiFi should be ready in 2018, with commercial chips the same year By Caroline Gabriel WiFi could reach peak data rates of 10Gbps by 2018,...
Apple acquires Beats, loses out on Renesas unit
iTunes vendor pays $3bn for music services, brand and executives; loses to Synaptics in bid for display driver control By Caroline Gabriel As expected, Apple has finalized its biggest ever...
Apple acquires Beats, loses out on Renesas unit
iTunes vendor pays $3bn for music services, brand and executives; loses to Synaptics in bid for display driver control By Caroline Gabriel As expected, Apple has finalized its biggest ever...
Ericsson shifts more R&D to Silicon Valley
Despite calling for higher investment in European 5G programs, Ericsson building new campus to tap into California's innovation By Caroline Gabriel In the same week that Ericsson's CTO called for...
Ericsson shifts more R&D to Silicon Valley
Despite calling for higher investment in European 5G programs, Ericsson building new campus to tap into California's innovation By Caroline Gabriel In the same week that Ericsson's CTO called for...
Intel threatens ARM for first time with Rockchip deal
Will license SoFIA system-on-chip IP to Chinese partner to create products for low cost tablets By Caroline Gabriel Intel has thrown down its biggest challenge yet to ARM's mobile ecosystem,...
Intel threatens ARM for first time with Rockchip deal
Will license SoFIA system-on-chip IP to Chinese partner to create products for low cost tablets By Caroline Gabriel Intel has thrown down its biggest challenge yet to ARM's mobile ecosystem,...
Docomo will deploy commercial NFV in 2016
Completes first proof of concept trials of virtual EPC, working with NEC, Cisco and ALU By Caroline Gabriel Few technology platforms have evolved as quickly as NFV (Network Functions Virtualization),...
Docomo will deploy commercial NFV in 2016
Completes first proof of concept trials of virtual EPC, working with NEC, Cisco and ALU By Caroline Gabriel Few technology platforms have evolved as quickly as NFV (Network Functions Virtualization),...
FON model taking wireless world by storm
Telstra and KT are the latest carriers to sign partnerships with homespot pioneer, as its coverage goes global By Caroline Gabriel FON, the pioneer of the WiFi homespot model, is...
FON model taking wireless world by storm
Telstra and KT are the latest carriers to sign partnerships with homespot pioneer, as its coverage goes global By Caroline Gabriel FON, the pioneer of the WiFi homespot model, is...
MIPS forms open source initiative
Processor IP provider creates Prpl to encourage open software ecosystem and keep its challenge to ARM alive By Caroline Gabriel There's a believable scenario in which Intel x86 and ARM...
MIPS forms open source initiative
Processor IP provider creates Prpl to encourage open software ecosystem and keep its challenge to ARM alive By Caroline Gabriel There's a believable scenario in which Intel x86 and ARM...
BlackBerry harnesses its strengths for IoT challenge
Project Ion will provide cloud-based device management, security and analytics, with a QNX apps ecosystem By Caroline Gabriel BlackBerry's CEO John Chen clings to the firm's once-iconic smartphones, in the...
BlackBerry harnesses its strengths for IoT challenge
Project Ion will provide cloud-based device management, security and analytics, with a QNX apps ecosystem By Caroline Gabriel BlackBerry's CEO John Chen clings to the firm's once-iconic smartphones, in the...
Broadcom ups the ante in IoT chip security
The firm's latest system-on-chip for embedded devices sports RSA 4000-bit encryption along with iBeacon and Bluetooth Smart By Caroline Gabriel As the wireless chip vendors race to carve out a...
Broadcom ups the ante in IoT chip security
The firm's latest system-on-chip for embedded devices sports RSA 4000-bit encryption along with iBeacon and Bluetooth Smart By Caroline Gabriel As the wireless chip vendors race to carve out a...