| C2X communications research makes progress
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2011-02-15 |
| The Fraunhofer Institute for communication technology systems supports one of the key technology ventures of the automotive and IT industries with the development of a configurable C2X system. |
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| New Wi-Fi standard provides Gbit speeds
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2011-02-11 |
| Wi-Fi will get even faster with the coming 802.11ac standard to be drafted this year which will enable 1Gbit/s speeds in wireless devices by the end of 2012 |
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| Top rated mobile phones features
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2011-02-04 |
| A study by In-Stat identifies the top differentiating features that consumers in the market for mobile phones are willing to pay more money for. |
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| CSR licenses ARM cores for auto navigation equipment
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2011-01-31 |
| CSR licenses ARM's Cortex-A5 and A9 cores for automotive navigation and location-aware consumer equipment use in countries such as Brazil, Russia, India and China. |
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| Sony adopts ARM Cortex-A9 for NGP game console
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2011-01-31 |
| Sony plans to launch its next-generation portable entertainment system (codenamed NGP) adopting ARM's four-core Cortex-A9 processor and Imagination Technologies' PowerVR SGX543MP4+ graphics core. |
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| Media tablets take over electronics industry
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2011-01-13 |
| Media tablets are set to trigger major changes in the electronics industry including bringing TV to every screen at home, wireless video sharing and replacing the enterprise computer market. |
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| High-speed LAN rivalry heats up
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2011-01-10 |
| Amimon, Cavium Networks and SiBeam are the top three contenders in the multi-billion dollar opportunity for technologies that provide HD video links among TVs, PCs and mobile devices. |
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| Qualcomm bags Atheros
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2011-01-10 |
| The acquisition will let Qualcomm integrate full connectivity features into its SnapDragon processors, including Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and GPS |
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| Nine trends to watch out for at CES 2011
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2011-01-05 |
| Rick Merritt lists nine trends to watch out for at the Consumer Electronics Show 2011 (CES 2011) currently in progress at Las Vegas. |
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| 2011: Convergence, content everywhere tests innovation cycle
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2011-01-04 |
| 2010 saw significant innovation and 2011 promises a more aggressive pace. Many of the challenges will come from the trend towards convergence in the consumer electronics market. |
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| Duo focus on Android smartphone solution for CDMA
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2010-12-29 |
| Wind River and Via Telecom have joined forces to provide Android smartphones to OEMS under Project Kunlun for China's CDMA market. |
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| Wi-Fi leads location market
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2010-12-20 |
| ABI Research forecasts that Wi-Fi location will lead all other location technologies including GPS, cellular and MEMs, with shipments reaching more than 100 crore by 2015 |
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| IEEE aims for hybrid home network standards by 2012
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2010-12-16 |
| The IEEE has set up a group involving companies such as Atheros, Broadcom, Cisco Systems, Intel, Marvell, Toshiba and others to draft standards for hybrid home networks. |
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| Co-existence triumphs interoperability in PL standards
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2010-12-09 |
| Co-existence has been given an upper hand vs. interoperability on the creation of standards for competing powerline network approaches. |
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| Silicon-based chips promise 100x speed over Wi-Fi
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2010-12-02 |
| Silicon used in millimetre-wave communications promises high-speed wireless data transmission more than 100x faster than present day Wi-Fi, according to researchers |
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| People Power launches energy monitoring for durables
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2010-12-01 |
| People Power Co. has launched remote energy monitoring and device control tools that it is licensing to manufacturers of durable goods. |
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| Motorola, Kopin team on wearable computer headset
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2010-11-29 |
| Motorola has collaborated with Kopin to develop a hands-free computer and communications headset that would form part of a wearable computer. |
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| Automotive tops soaring Wi-Fi growth
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2010-11-29 |
| In-Stat forecasts a whopping 100 crore unit market for Wi-Fi chips by 2012 noting that automotive is one of the areas that will see fastest Wi-Fi growth in the next five years |
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| Broadcom buys Gigle for Rs.335.03 crore
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2010-11-25 |
| Broadcom complements its portfolio of wired and wireless home solutions with the acquisition of Gigle Networks for Rs.335.03 crore. |
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| Freescale on a healthy trajectory, says CEO
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2010-11-25 |
| An optimistic and confident Richard Beyer, CEO of Freescale Semiconductor Inc. since March 2008 talks about the changes that he and his team have brought about in the company. |
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| Wi-Fi equipment market rises to 1.80 crore units
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2010-11-04 |
| Worldwide Wi-Fi access point shipments in the second quarter of 2010 grew 6% compared to the first quarter as total shipment volumes were reported for both enterprise and consumer market segments |
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| Wi-Fi, HomePlug alliances focus on smart electric grids
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2010-11-04 |
| The Wi-Fi Alliance and the HomePlug Powerline Alliance will collaborate in joint technical reviews of Wi-Fi and HomePlug specifications and standards to ensure interoperability in smart grid applications |
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| Cloudy days ahead for electronics industry
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2010-11-02 |
| The year 2010 is almost over, and a mixed bag of fortune favours the electronic industry for the remaining months, heading into 2011. |
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| Ratified powerline standard still has kinks
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2010-10-25 |
| The IEEE 1901 committee has officially ratified its standard for broadband over powerline but the area still embraces at least three incompatible approaches. |
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| Samsung taps RFMD for Galaxy Wi-Fi components
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2010-10-19 |
| Three components from RF Micro Devices will set up Samsung's Galaxy Tablet for Wi-Fi. Samsung has chosen three highly integrated components from RF Micro Devices (RFMD) to provide for its Wi-Fi-enabled Galaxy Tab, a tablet packing a 1GHz ARM Cortex-A8 and running Android that is seen as a major rival of the Apple iPad |
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| Is WHDI ready to storm into mobiles by 2012?
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2010-10-14 |
| Wireless High-definition Interface will be in handsets by 2012, says Yoav Nissan-Cohen, chairman and CEO of Amimon, the company that developed the technology. |
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| Fly high with OnAir powered high-speed broadband
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2010-10-12 |
| OnAir's SwiftBroadband suite of Internet services will now be available on Singapore Airlines flights. |
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| Apple TV reuses iPad, iPod Touch parts
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2010-10-11 |
| iSuppli's analysis of Apple Inc's second-generation Apple TV revealed a Rs.2,894.22 ($61.98) BOM consisting of parts similar to the iPad and iPod Touch. |
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| Wi-Fi chipsets to scale 100 crore units by 2012
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2010-09-24 |
| The number of applications and devices in which Wi-Fi appears has kept expanding and by 2012 Wi-Fi chipsets will breach the 100 crore units mark, according to In-Stat |
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| Qualcomm rules out NFC for now
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2010-09-16 |
| Qualcomm Inc. clarifies that it has no immediate plans to offer NFC chips for mobile handsets but has deployed its NFC engineers to predominantly work on software. |
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