Incremental Improvements Define The 2012 Mobile World Congress |
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Louis E. Frenzel, Editor in Chief
The usual players all showed up at this year’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona with lots of improved devices, but no real game-changing breakthroughs... |
Mindspeed Snags Picochip
Network-infrastructure semiconductor maker Mindspeed Technologies has put the finishing touches on its acquisition of Picochip Limited, a privately held supplier of integrated SoC devices for small-cell basestations....
10 Coolest Smart Phones From CES
The 2012 International CES saw a host of smart-phone introductions, including these 10 models targeting a range of users, such as gamers, photographers, and even swimmers. ...
iPad Sales Boost MEMS Mic Market
Apple increased its MEMS mic purchases by 173% equaling 349 million, up from 128 million in 2010, thanks to its expanding iPhone and iPad sales....
Get Your Hands On These Six Hot Tablets
The International CES saw a host of tablet introductions, including these six models targeting a range of users, from gamers to swimmers. ...
Antenna Tuner Drives RF-MEMS Handset
WiSpry’s dynamically tunable antenna is now at the core of the first mass-produced RF-MEMS-enabled (microelectromechanical systems) handset. ...
NPD DisplaySearch Touch Panel Market Analysis Says 566 Million Capacitive Touchscreens Shipped In 2011
A December 2011 update of NPD DisplaySearch’s Touch Panel Market Analysis revealed how escalating deployment of capacitive touch technology in mobile phones is propelling the technology into the mainstream...
3400-mAh Battery Extends Tablet Uptime
Powering Sony's Tablet P, Mugen Power's HLI-SGPT211SL 3400-mAh lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery extends the tablet's runtime by 10%...
Thor Modems Take Smart Phones To Performance Valhalla
Sharp has chosen ST-Ericsson’s Thor M5730 thin modems for its three latest Aquos smart phones....
PAs And Power Platform Advance Next-Gen Smart Phones
RF Micro Devices is ramping up production of multiple 3G/4G power amplifiers (PAs), and the PowerSmart power platform in support of two smart-phone families manufactured by a North America-based company....
Wolfson PMIC Supports Freescale Tablet Application Processors
The Wolfson Microelectronics WM8325-00C PMIC supports Freescale Semiconductor’s i.MX53 application processors, which are designed for the tablet market. ...
Active Antennas Increase Cell Capacity By 40%
The flexible beam forming and tilting capabilities of Ubidyne’s uB700 Antenna Embedded Radio delivers double throughput at the cell edge and increases cell capacity by more than 40% with comparable output power....
Samsung Taps Adaptive Antenna Tech For Slimmer Smart Phones
Samsung will use the Ethertronics EtherSmart LTE 1.0 Phone Adaptive Antenna Solution in its Galaxy S II LTE SC-03D smart phone for NTT DOCOMO subscribers in Japan....
FRITT Licenses Spirit DSP’s Engines
FRITT has licensed Spirit DSP’s TeamSpirit conferencing product., which comprises cross-platform, wideband (HD) voice and videoconferencing engines including the TeamSpirit conferencing server....
NFC-Enabled Contactless Smart Card Reader Invades Mobile Device Market
HID Global and Sony have jointly developed a contactless smart card reader platform that embeds secure access control capabilities and NFC functionality into laptops and other mobile devices....
Ultrabooks Take On Tablets
According to the IHS iSuppli Compute Platforms service, ultrabook shipments will to rise to account for more than 40% of all notebooks by 2015 and challenge the tablet market....
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