In June, ABI Research made waves with a report that claimed Intel's "Clover Trail" Atom chip?consumed just 60 percent of the power?of a competing ARM chip, with comparable performance. Now, another analyst has claimed that's simply not ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
Gemalto has published the results of a street survey conducted amongst Dubai residents, revealing an overwhelming appetite for using contactless technologies not only with their banking cards, but also directly from their mobile phones, ...
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The growth in devices conforming to the IEEE standards 802.11ac and 802.11ad will occur in very different ways, with 802.11ac exploding into devices (including smartphones) from the start, while 802.11ad will see a more modest and staggered ...
Tags: Smartphones, Electronics
Freescale Semiconductor of Austin, TX, USA, which provides RF power technology for cellular markets, has announced a major initiative focused on demonstrating how its new and existing commercial RF power and microwave RF devices can meet ...
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Semiconductor company MediaTek wants to improve the performance of low-cost Android-based smartphones with its latest system-on-a-chip (SoC), the MT6572. MT6572 is the world's first dual-core SoC with integrated Wi-Fi, FM-radio, GPS and ...
Tags: MediaTek, Android, Smartphone
Semiconductor company MediaTek wants to improve the performance of low-cost, Android-based smartphones with its latest system-on-a-chip (SoC), the MT6572. MT6572 is the world’s first dual-core SoC with integrated Wi-Fi, FM-radio, ...
Tags: Mediatek, Android Smartphone
Established mobile baseband processor chipset vendors are anticipated to be key players LTE chipset market for handsets is expected to reach over 850 million shipments in 2018, according to a report from ABI Research. According to the ...
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Established mobile baseband processor chipset vendors are anticipated to be key players LTE chipset market for handsets is expected to reach over 850 million shipments in 2018, according to a report from ABI Research. According to the ...
In first-quarter 2013, mobile phone shipments grew 12% year-on-year (YoY) to an estimated 405 million handsets, according to market analyst firm ABI Research’s Mobile Handset Markets database service. However, this was due to the ...
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In many parts of the world, smartphone shipments account for a larger percentage of mobile handset shipments than feature phones and low-cost handsets, yet among smartphones segmentation is increasing to three price tiers (low, mid, and ...
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UL has been accredited to develop and operate a test centre for the functional certification of MIFARE-enabled products. MIFARE is a technology platform for contactless tickets, cards, mobile and readers. In 2012, MIFARE systems ...
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Video encoders will be the fastest growing segment in the market, with a growth rate of 10% per year. The worldwide video hardware infrastructure market is expected to rise from 2.8bn in 2012 to $3.8bn in 2017, according to a new report ...
Video encoders will be the fastest growing segment in the market, with a growth rate of 10% per year. The worldwide video hardware infrastructure market is expected to rise from 2.8bn in 2012 to $3.8bn in 2017, according to a new report ...
Tags: Video encoders, Video Hardware
Skyworks Solutions Inc of Woburn, MA, USA (which manufactures high-reliability analog and mixed-signal semiconductors) has introduced highly integrated front-end modules enabling 802.11ac connectivity in smartphones and tablets. IEEE ...
Visa and Samsung yesterday announced a global alliance that they said has the potential to significantly accelerate the availability of mobile payments globally. According to the agreement, financial institutions that are planning to ...
Tags: Visa, Samsung, Mobile Payments