6-Gbit/s SATA Redriver/Equalizer Consumes 290 mW
The SN75LVCP601 dual-channel, single-lane serial ATA (SATA) redriver and signal conditioner from Texas Instruments...
New Applications
Qualcomm Dedicates Subsidiary To App Development
Qualcomm Services Labs Inc. (QSL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Qualcomm, will develop and introduce new services and applications that tap into the advantages of mobile technology...
Hack Opens iPhone 4 To Unofficial Apps
Jailbreakme 2.0 allows users to hack their iPhone 4 so they can download and install software and programs that Apple has not officially approved. ...
Bluetooth SIG Launches Application Developers Contest
With a $15,000 first prize, the Bluetooth SIG has opened its Applications Developers’ Contest, challenging designers to develop ways for users to take advantage of Bluetooth technology....
iPhone App Connects Engineers To NXP Product Portfolio
With the free NXP iPhone application, engineers can search, buy, and share more than 10,000 products from NXP Semiconductors’ High Performance Mixed Signal and Standard Products portfolio...
Got A Sony Ericsson Satio, Vivaz, Or Vivaz Pro Symbian Smart Phone? Give Skype A Try
Skype is now available on three Sony Ericsson smart phones based on the Symbian platform. The Satio, Vivaz, and Vivaz pro support Skype on the move, over a Wi-Fi or a mobile data connection (3G, GPRS, EDGE)...
MicroSD Offers A New Approach To NFC
Mobile contactless payments and other applications enabled by near-field communication (NFC) are coming to mobile handsets over the next year, though these apps will rely on microSD technology....
VoIP App Turns Apple iPad Into A Phone
Global mobile operator Truphone has announced the availability of a VoIP application that enables Apple iPad users to make voice calls over their device. With the app, users can make free or low-cost international calls over Wi-Fi...
Easy Mobile TV Comes To iPhone
SPB Software’s SPB TV for iPhone freeware mobile IPTV viewer with TV-like usability gives mobile subscribers easy access to more than 120 publicly available digital TV channels in more than 20 languages...
Free App Store Analytics Tool Launches For Mobile Developers
The Distimo Monitor collects the relevant statistics for mobile applications across all app stores, including daily downloads, revenues, and rankings worldwide...
E-Mail Application Eliminates Attachment Problems
The Symbian Foundation and Visiarc have launched Mobile Documents, a subscription-based streaming e-mail application for devices based on the Symbian OS that makes it easy to manage large attachments from a mobile device...
Merriam-Webster Dictionary Software Now Available For BlackBerry Phones
Optimized for mobile platforms, Merriam-Webster’s dictionaries are now available on BlackBerry smart phones thanks to Paragon Software Group....
T-Mobile Joins Veriplace Cloud Location Platform Initiative
T-Mobile USA has joined the Veriplace Cloud Location Platform Initiative, providing access to location infrastructure to more than 1000 third-party developers using the Veriplace Location platform from WaveMarket. ...
Platform Develops Apps For Multiple Environments
The FeedHenry Hosted Development Environment lets users build and run the same application across iPhone, Android, Symbian, and BlackBerry smart phones as well as across Web and social media sites such as Facebook and MySpace....
Free Maps App Tops 1 Million Downloads In A Week
Since its January 21 launch, the new version of Nokia’s Ovi Maps with free walk and drive navigation has been downloaded more than 1.4 million times. It is a key part of Nokia’s strategy for the mobile maps, navigation, and location-based services markets....
Motorola Opens Apps Store In China
Motorola’s SHOP4APPS, which will be open by February 14, will offer applications designed to customize Android-based Motorola phones in China. It also developers a set of resources, starting with tools for testing their applications, as well as marketing and promotional tools for marketing their applications to end users...
