With 86% of the 47 million LTE cellphone modems shipped last year, Qualcomm will certainly continue its domination in 2013, says Forward Concepts. "Samsung followed with 9% of the shipments, while tiny GCT Semiconductor managed to grab 3% ...
Orange, Ericsson and Qualcomm have successfully used L-band frequencies to demonstrate the use of supplemental downlink technology on a mobile network, thereby confirming the potential of this approach to increase mobile broadband capacity ...
Tags: Mobile Broadband Capacity, Orange's network, trial system
ST-Ericsson has cranked its forthcoming smartphone processor up to 3GHz. The quad-core NovaThor L8580 will include a PowerVR graphics processor and an LTE modem with support VoLTE (Voice over LTE) and next-generation LTE technology carrier ...
Chinese technology firm ZTE said on Thursday that it will be the first vendor to launch smartphones using Nvidia‘s Tegra 4 processor, with new models slated to arrive in China before mid-year. Unveiled in January, the Tegra 4 ...
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Processors are geared towards entry and mid level smartphone segments. Qualcomm has released the Snapdragon 400 and Snapdragon 200 processors for the mid-tier and entry level smartphone segments. The Snapdragon 400 processors with CPU ...
Tags: processors, smartphone, technologies
HTC announced its new flagship HTC One smartphone on Tuesday, which HTC Americas President Mike Woodward dubbed "the best phone ever made." The smartphone, with a 4.7-in. screen, will be sold in mid-March by AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile USA ...
Tags: HTC, Smartphone, UltraPixel Camera
Nvidia hopes to power sub-$200 smartphones and tablets under $300 with its latest Tegra 4i processor, which is also the company's first chip with an integrated LTE modem. The quad-core Tegra 4i will be used by device makers in LTE-capable ...
Tags: Nvidia, LTE smartphones, tablets
Mobile devices will be able to charge up to 40% faster. Qualcomm has unveiled the Quick Charge 1.0 that can reduce the charging time of devices such as smartphones, tablets and mobile phones. The company claimed that the phones ...
Tags: Qualcomm, Quick Charge 1.0, smartphones, tablets, mobile phones
LG Electronics has taken the fight to Samsung’s Galaxy Note 2, having revealed its new Optimus G Pro on Monday, which, LG says, is a direct competitor to the hugely successful phablet. The new device will have a 5.5-inch screen, ...
Tags: LG, Optimus G Pro, Samsung
Israeli telecommunications company Accel Telecom has launched VOYAGER, a connected-car smartphone device. VOYAGER is the first standalone connected-car smartphone that can be easily installed in any car and operates using an existing phone ...
Tags: telecommunications, Accel Telecom, VOYAGER
Qualcomm is launching a Wireless Walking Challenge in collaboration with the American Heart Association (AHA) at Mobile World Congress being held in Barcelona next week. Qualcomm is expanding the release of the 2net Connect Application ...
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The baseband processor market grew 18% last year to reach $17.8bn, says Strategy Analytics. Intel took the No.3 slot, thanks to its Infineon wireless acquisition, with MediaTek in second place and Qualcomm at No.1.
Intel's R&D spending rose 20%, while Samsung's stood at 8% during 2012 Semiconductor R&D spending has increased 7% to $53bn in 2012, despite weak a semiconductor market. The semiconductor market fell 1% to $317.6bn last year. According ...
Tags: Chip spending, Intel, R&D
Tela Innovations has filed patent infringement complaints against key mobile handset vendors, including LG, HTC, Nokia and Motorola Mobility, before the U.S. International Trade Commission and the U.S. District Court for the District of ...
Toshiba has started shipping the first NAND flash chips to support Universal Flash Storage, a new standard that is 50% faster than current technology. The company said Friday that it began shipping samples in January of a 64GB chip that ...