| SK Telecom enters China telematics market
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2008-02-19 |
| SK Telecom said it has bought controlling stake in Shenzhen E-eye High Tech Co., paving the way for the South Korean telecom to advance into China's telematics market. |
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| Why we need a new analog design flow
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2008-02-18 |
| Analog-mixed signal designers need a first-time right design methodology now. Why is this familiar cry more urgent and probably truest this time? |
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| ABI: Mobile handsets to enter navigation markets
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2008-02-15 |
| Over the next years, mobile handsets will play an increasingly important role in portable navigation markets, with handset-based navigation devices reaching an annual sales volume of over 96 million units by 2012, according to ABI Research. |
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| NXP steps up wireless business initiatives
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2008-02-15 |
| NXP Semiconductors targets to bring clarity to its once-sprawling wireless business strategy under a new wireless business management. |
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| Tech firms demo slew of Android prototypes
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2008-02-14 |
| Several versions of Google's Android platform-based cellphones were showcased at the Mobile World Congress, but few were impressed after seeing Nokia's fresh rollout of multimedia phones. |
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| A-GPS gets boost with Rx, ST cooperation
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2008-02-13 |
| Rx Networks and STMicroelectronics are developing a modular extended ephemeris solution based on Rx Networks' GPStream technology and optimized for ST's GPS chipset portfolio |
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| Nokia out to beat Google in reshaping Internet
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2008-02-13 |
| Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, Nokia president and CEO, announced at the Mobile World Congress that Nokia will 'reshape the Internet.' |
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| SiRF enters multimedia market, eyes gPhone
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2008-02-12 |
| SiRF Technology is entering the competitive multimedia phone race with a new multifunction platform called SiRFprima, which the company hopes would find its way into Google's gPhone. |
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| Report: China handset shipments slowing down
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2008-02-12 |
| Mobile handset shipments from manufacturers headquartered in China will slow this year by 19.7 percent, dropping to 274 million units, reports iSuppli Corp. |
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| GPS-enabled Nokia handsets bring real-time traffic info
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2008-02-12 |
| Nokia and University of California Berkeley researchers have tested a technology that could transform the way drivers navigate through congested highways and obtain information about road conditions. |
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| NXP, Samsung extend partnership to 3G solutions
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2008-02-11 |
| NXP announced that its Nexperia Cellular System Solution 7210 has been selected by Samsung Electronics as one of its 3G solutions to power a new generation UMTS/EDGE handset. |
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| GPS turns cellphone into handy navigation device
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2008-02-08 |
| As an alternative to pricey personal navigation devices, you might consider upgrading your cellphone to one with a built-in GPS and paying as little as $4.16 per month to have it give you directions |
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| Qualcomm, Mio to co-develop connected PNDs
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2008-02-04 |
| Taiwan-based GPS device maker Mio Technology has partnered with Qualcomm for the development of connected PNDs, which could deliver GPS and cellular connectivity for real-time traffic updates, voice call capabilities and more |
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| CSR ventures into mobile location with e-GPS
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2008-01-28 |
| CSR plc is set to introduce at the first product in its push into mobile location, an enhanced-GPS technology that integrates software-based GPS with cellular measurements |
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| GPS to see huge market in 2013, reports ABI
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2008-01-24 |
| The use of GPS in consumer, business and industrial environments such as telematics and asset tracking will continue to grow, driving the market to grow to over 900 million units by 2013 |
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| CSR allies with Samsung on mobile GPS modules
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2008-01-23 |
| CSR announced that it has halved the cost of embedded GPS solutions through a collaboration with Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co |
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| Rattner outlines Intel's focus areas for 2008
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2008-01-18 |
| Justin Rattner, Intel's CTO and director of its corporate technology group, has outlined five areas the chipmaker will focus on this year. |
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| Comms, CE markets show great promise
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2008-01-16 |
| Taiwan's display, communications and CE industries delivered many surprises. With global TV digitalization approaching, the future looks bright for the entire display industry. |
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| Car safety systems and the chips that serve
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2008-01-16 |
| Databeans Inc. estimates that the safety systems segment in automotive electronics is set to have an average annual growth rate of 9 percent, three times the growth rate of new vehicle production. |
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| MEMS set to tickle consumer fancy
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2008-01-16 |
| Today, MEMS chips, combined with the smart software that uses them, are being designed into cellphones at a pace reminiscent of camera-phone adoption, enabling a new breed of consumer-pleasing electronic devices. |
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| Four-way battle looms in Wi-Fi arena
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2008-01-11 |
| Right now, the main contenders in the Wi-Fi chips race are Broadcom, Marvell, Texas Instruments and Atheros Communications. |
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| Post-Philips NXP faces mixed results
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2008-01-11 |
| NXP Semiconductors, which was acquired by private equity funds in 2006, is dealing with mixed results. |
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| Coming soon: Self-driving robotic cars
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2008-01-11 |
| In his keynote speech at the CES, General Motors CEO Rick Wagoner said people will soon be able to read and create e-mail messages, eat breakfast, apply makeup and read newspapers while safely "driving" to work. |
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| Mapping GPS' path to handsets
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2008-01-09 |
| While personal navigation devices (PNDs) and location-based services in cellphones make it easier for consumers to find their ways, the path to integrating GPS capability to handsets is not that clear |
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| ARM, Intel face off on mobile PCs
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2008-01-09 |
| The emerging market of mobile handhelds has brought about a new rivalry in ARM Holdings and Intel Corp. |
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| Taiwan jumps on the 4C bandwagon
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2008-01-02 |
| Cars of the future will have leading-edge electronic technologies integrated into them that will improve driving comfort and entertainment, opening the door to the so-called "4C" industry and giving new hope for Taiwan's electronic industry. |
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| Keeping track of GPS' rosy future
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2008-01-02 |
| Initiatives from wireless operators and a U.S. government mandate are set to more than quadruple the global shipments of mobile handsets equipped with GPS capability from 2006 to 2011 |
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| Swedish startups ring up cellphones
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2008-01-02 |
| A tour around Stockholm, Sweden reveals a hotbed of cellphone developments--some of it disruptive, some of it in the category of technology searching for a solution. |
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| Russia adds three satellites to Glonass fleet
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2007-12-28 |
| Russia has launched three satellites to extend the coverage of the Global Navigation Satellite System, or Glonass, over the entire Russian territory. |
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| GloNav acquisition adds GPS to NXP portfolio
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2007-12-27 |
| NXP has announced it will acquire GloNav, a U.S.-based fabless semiconductor company developing single-chip solutions for GPS and other satellite navigation systems |
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