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Capture Complete Coverage of the 2010 NFL Draft on the Go
BASKING RIDGE, N.J., and NEW YORK, /PRNewswire/ -- The National Football League (NFL) has joined forces with Verizon Wireless to provide fans with the deepest NFL experience on their mobile phones, it was announced today.
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Software Offers USB and Flash Memory Manufacturers Revenue-Generating Opportunities Plus Added Value
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif.,/PRNewswire/ -- Proxure, Inc., a leading developer of information backup and synchronization technologies for consumers and small/medium businesses, has expanded its KeepVault online backup offerings with the introduction of a new software solution called KeepVault Key targeted toward manufacturers of USB, SD®, xD™, CompactFlash™, and Memory Stick™-type flash memory cards.
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Contest Offers Cash Prizes to Software Developers Nationwide
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A contest to develop online applications that would tap the power of broadband to help communities and citizens was launched recently by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation in partnership with the Federal Communications Commission.
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SystemC AMS Extensions Enrich ESL Design Methodologies for Mixed-Signal Applications
DRESDEN, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DATE CONFERENCE – The Open SystemC Initiative (OSCI), an independent non-profit organization dedicated to supporting and advancing SystemC™ as an industry-standard language for electronic system-level (ESL) design, has released the SystemC Analog/Mixed-signal (AMS) extensions language standard, AMS 1.
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FPGAs Support Chip-to-Chip Interlaken Interface up to 10-Gbps Line Rates
San Jose, Calif., -- Altera Corporation announced its Stratix® IV FPGAs passed the Interlaken Alliance's device interoperability testing. Altera certified its high-performance FPGAs interface with third-party components using the Interlaken protocol.
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Nintendo Surpasses Samsung as Top Consumer and Wireless MEMS Buyer
El Segundo, Calif., -- Culminating a neck-and-neck race, Nintendo in 2009 surpassed Samsung to become the world’s top purchaser of Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) used in consumer electronics products and cell phones, according to iSuppli Corporation.
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Blu-ray Patent Licensing Program Announced by Four Companies
TOKYO (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Four leading companies -- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Thomson Licensing, Toshiba Corporation and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (collectively, the "BD4C Licensing Group") -- today announced that they have commenced a worldwide joint licensing program beginning on March 1, 2010 for Blu-ray ("BD") and DVD patents essential for BD decoders, BD encoders, BD players, BD read-only discs, BD recordable discs, BD drives, BD/DVD hybrid discs and BD recorders ("BD Products"), including BD Products that incorporate DVD functionality.
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Innovative Machine-to-Machine Solution Receives “2009 SmartGrid Product of the Year” Award
AMSTERDAM--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Gemalto, a world leader in digital security, recently announced that its MASSIM solution has received a 2009 SmartGrid Product of the Year Award from Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) and Intelligent Communications Partners.
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After a Rough 2009, Mobile CAPEX Is Expected to Grow in 2010
SINGAPORE -- After a rough two years, mobile operators will look to increase their capital expenditure on improving their networks in 2010. ABI Research expects mobile CAPEX to grow by more than 4% YoY in 2010, after contracting by 2.
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Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Network Testing Promises Significantly Faster Speeds Than Current 3G Networks
IRVINE, Calif.,/PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless announces that its 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) network field trials in the U.S. have demonstrated wireless data speeds that are significantly faster than today's 3G network speeds.
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US Engineers Use Collaborative Online Workspace to Connect, Design and Purchase Seamlessly
CHICAGO –- element14, a new collaborative workspace created for electronic design engineers at www.element-14.com, has added an electronics technology store to its environment for US customers.
With this enhancement, element14 now seamlessly supports the US engineering community in a way that no other website can: from early design development and concept through the creation of a product prototype—every stage is supported.
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Digi-Key Tools Xpress Offers Tools, Research and Distribution from Digi-Key's Supplier Partners to Engineers Worldwide
Thief River Falls, Minnesota (USA) -- Electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry's broadest selection of electronic components available for immediate shipment, recently launched Digi-Key Tools XpressSM in partnership with Embedded Developer, LLC, the embedded industry's leading semiconductor research and compare site.
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In 2014, Monthly Mobile Data Traffic from Embedded Computing Devices Will Exceed 2008 Total
NEW YORK -- Mobile data traffic from embedded computing devices is increasing so rapidly that if current trends continue, the total number of bytes sent each month in 2014 will equal the total equivalent traffic measured in 2008.
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Micro Power Awarded Patent for Battery Charger Technology
Beaverton, Ore., -- Micro Power Electronics, Inc., the global leader in portable power solutions for mission-critical equipment, announced that the U.S. Patent Office awarded it a patent covering a battery charger configuration to reduce thermal conduction.
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LED Shortage Flares Up in 2010
El Segundo, Calif., -- Global supply of Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs) is facing a shortage in 2010 and the year may end with an acute undersupply of the heavily in-demand devices unless production capacity is increased, iSuppli Corp.
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RF Micro Devices® and SELEX Galileo Collaborative Announcement
EDINBURGH, U.K. and GREENSBORO, N.C., (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX News Network) -- SELEX Galileo, a Finmeccanica Company and a world leading defense electronics manufacturer, and RFMD, Inc., a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance radio frequency components and compound semiconductor technologies, announce the extension of their collaboration to develop high frequency GaAs MMIC solutions focused on SELEX Galileo's next generation of electronically-scanned (E-SCAN) phased array radar systems.
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LTE Chipset Makers Position for Long Term Endeavor
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (BUSINESS WIRE) -- LTE is a truly evolutionary communications platform and will become the dominant 4G technology. However, LTE deployment will be gradual and protracted. Nevertheless, chipset manufacturers, such as Broadcom, Infineon and Qualcomm, have established LTE product development plans, according to market research firm In-Stat (http://www.
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World’s First Handset to Exploit the Power of .11n
ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Ascom Wireless Solutions, the leading supplier of on-site wireless communications, today introduced a new generation of VoWiFi handsets at the annual HIMSS (The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society) conference at the Georgia World Congress Center.
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Rosum Corporation and Siano Take GPS Indoors Using TV Signals
SUNNYVALE, Calif., March 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Rosum Corporation announced today the launch of ALLOY™, a revolutionary location and synchronization solution for indoor and urban environments. The ALLOY™ chip, which was developed in partnership with Siano, the leading supplier of Mobile Digital TV receiver chips for handsets, laptops, PNDs, and other mobile devices, utilizes broadcast TV signals to provide precise frequency, timing and location information.
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New M2M Wireless Solutions for Retail and Financial Applications
Sixnet, a global market leader of machine-to-machine (M2M) networking solutions for industrial and wireless markets, announced its new family of M2M wireless gateways and routers for primary and backup connectivity within retail and financial applications.
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New IEEE 1149.7™ Test and Debug Standard Expands and Improves JTAG Functionality
PISCATAWAY, N.J., -– IEEE, the world's leading professional association for the advancement of technology, announced last week the ratification of IEEE 1149.7™ test and debug standard.
The new standard expands and improves upon IEEE 1149.
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Get a Front Row Seat at Mobile World Congress without Changing Time Zones
NEW YORK, /PRNewswire/ -- TechWeb's Light Reading (www.lightreading.com), today reminds its readers that it has a series of video clips to help them get a concise update on what’s happening this week at Mobile World Congress (www.
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Wireless Innovation Forum Announces Call for Participation in Three New Projects
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Wireless Innovation Forum (www.WirelessInnovation.org), a non-profit organization dedicated to driving the future of radio communications and systems worldwide, announces the initiation of three new projects approved by its membership.
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Motorola Will Split in 2 by Early 2011
By Ryan Nakashima, AP Business Writer
Struggling technology company Motorola Inc. said last week that it plans to split in two in early 2011 — with one half containing its consumer-focused mobile phone and television set-top box products, and the other holding divisions that target business customers.
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Spending on Wireless Data to Skyrocket from $43B in 2009 to $93B in 2013
Arlington, Va. -- Despite the recent economy, the overall outlook for the information and communications technology (ICT) industry has never been better. Fueled by the popularity of smartphones, spending on wireless data will more than double during the next four years to $93 billion from $43 billion in 2009, the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) reports in its 2010 ICT Market Review & Forecast.
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Ikanos Partners with picoChip to Advance Femtocell Market
FREMONT, CALIFORNIA (USA) and BATH, ENGLAND -- Ikanos Communications, Inc., a provider of advanced broadband semiconductor and software products for the digital home, and picoChip recently announced a strategic relationship to advance the integration of smart mobile devices into the home network.
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Micron to Buy Numonyx in $1.3 Billion Stock Deal
BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- Micron Technology says it plans to buy fellow memory chip maker Numonyx in an all-stock transaction for the companies value at $1.27 billion.
Micron plans to issue 140 million shares to Numonyx shareholders, Francisco Partners and chip makers Intel Corporation and STMicroelectronics NV.
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Altair Semiconductor and Aeroflex Announce Joint LTE Collaboration
Altair Semiconductor, a 4G chip company developing the world’s most advanced mobile semiconductors for handheld devices, and Aeroflex, the leading global provider of Long Term Evolution (LTE) test equipment, today announced a joint LTE collaboration.
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Directional Antennas Suited for Military and Commercial Antenna Applications
Directional antennas from Hascall-Denke provide maximum gain with minimal interference. Designed to be exceptionally durable, a Hascall-Denke directional antenna is reliable and fit for a variety of purposes.
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Antenna Grade Laminates Help Minimize Signal Loss
RO3730™ laminates, available from Rogers Corporation, have the excellent thermo-mechanical properties, and electrical characteristics that antenna designers need. The laminates have a dielectric constant (Dk) of 3.
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Fast and Accurate Cost-effective Test and Measurement Solutions
MI Technologies offers cost-effective test and measurement solutions for Wireless devices through its MI-3600 family of far field and near field systems.
Some of the many wireless devices that can be tested with the MI-3600 systems include cellular and PCS pico, micro and macro site base station antennas for any air interface, embedded antenna elements, handsets (mobile phones, personal digital assistants, pocket PCs GPS positioning units and pagers), laptop PCs, wireless LAN devices, Bluetooth devices, MMDS antennas, Inmarsat antennas and automotive telematics devices.
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Broadband Parabolic Dish Antenna Features a Dual Polarity Feed System
HyperLink Technologies, a division of L-Com, has released the HyperGain® Model HG5158DP-29D. This product is a high performance broadband dual polarized solid dish antenna designed to operate from 5.1 GHz to 5.
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MIMO Antennas for the Next WiFi Generation
Huber + Suhner’s SENCITY® antenna family is growing. The new SENCITY® MIMO antennas are compliant with the IEEE 802.11n standard and designed for powering innovative, high throughput WiFi connectivity solutions.
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Freestanding Antenna Measurement System – Great for When Space is Limited
The AMS-8050 Antenna Measurement System, available from ETS-Lindgren, is freestanding and built on a moveable cart configuration. It fits into parent buildings without special installation or construction.
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Smart, Green Solution for Best Network Quality
Andrew Solutions is a leader in the development of variable electrical downtilt with over a decade of experience in this technology. Teletilt® is the company’s patented remote electrical downtilt (RET) system for managing AISG compatible components, such as variable electrical downtilt base station antennas.
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Dedicated Receiver Features 400,000 Point per Second Data Acquisition
Agilent’s PNA-X Measurement Receiver sets a new industry standard for antenna test with 400,000 point per second data acquisition on all five measurement channels. Twice as many receivers available compared to any other antenna receiver on the market.
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Microchip Acquires ZeroG Wireless for Embedded Wi-Fi Solutions
Microchip Technology Inc. recently announced it has acquired ZeroG Wireless, Inc. (http://www.microchip.com/get/9B6V), an innovator in low-power embedded Wi-Fi® solutions based in Sunnyvale, Calif.
ZeroG is a privately held fabless semiconductor developer of Wi-Fi-certified transceivers and FCC-certified modules, which further strengthen Microchip’s wireless offerings by enabling embedded designers to easily connect to this ubiquitous networking protocol with any 8-, 16- or 32-bit PIC® microcontroller.
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FCC Bans Wireless Microphones from Parts of the Spectrum
By William Jackson, Senior Writer, GCN
The spectrum already vacated by television broadcasters in their switch to digital TV now is being cleared of low-power equipment users, mostly wireless microphones, by an order from the Federal Communications Commission.
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New Tech Tools Help Haiti Quake Relief
By Frank Bajak, AP Technology Writer
Hundreds of tech volunteers spurred to action by Haiti's killer quake are adding a new dimension to disaster relief, developing new tools and services for first responders and the public in an unprecedented effort.
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FCC Closes Loophole in Cable Program Access Rules for Sports Networks
By Joelle Tessler, AP Technology Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Cable TV companies will no longer be able to use a federal loophole to withhold sports networks and other popular programming that they own from satellite providers and other rivals.
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EU Clears Oracle Takeover of Sun Microsystems
By Raf Casert, Associated Press Writer
BRUSSELS (AP) -- The European Union on Thursday cleared Oracle Corp.'s proposed $7.4 billion takeover of Sun Microsystems Inc., saying it would not significantly affect competition in the EU.
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Google and Apple Spar in High-Tech Heavyweight Battle
By Michael Liedtke, AP Technology Writer
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) -- The once-cuddly relationship between Google Inc. and Apple Inc. is morphing into a prickly power struggle as the ambitions and ideas of the technology trendsetters increasingly collide.
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Intel Rolls Out New Chips that Show Lead over AMD
By Jordan Robertson, AP Technology Writer
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Intel Corp. rolled out new computer chips recently that highlight the company's lead over Advanced Micro Devices Inc. in its ability to shrink the circuitry inside its processors.
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Broadcast Set Standard for Next Generation of Sports Viewing
BURBANK, Calif., /PRNewswire/ -- A groundbreaking 3D broadcast by 3ality Digital LLC (www.3alitydigital.com) has been named one of the decade's best innovations by Sports Illustrated magazine.
The Dec.
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MagicJack's Next Act: Disappearing Cell Phone Fees
By Peter Svensson, AP Technology Writer
LAS VEGAS (AP)-- The company behind the magicJack, the cheap Internet phone gadget that's been heavily promoted on TV, has made a new version of the device that allows free calls from cell phones in the home, in a fashion that's sure to draw protest from cellular carriers.
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Device Transforms How Consumers View, Share and Enjoy Digital Content on the Big Screen TV
LAS VEGAS, /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NETGEAR®, Inc. announced the launch of NETGEAR Push2TV™ (PTV1000), a small device that enables consumers to display their entire laptop computer screens on their big screen HDTVs — wirelessly, effortlessly and intuitively.
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Cutting-edge Semiconductor Technology Enables Mobile Devices to Offer Greater Functionality and Lower Power Consumption
SAN DIEGO and HSINCHU, TAIWAN, R.O.C., /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Qualcomm Inc. recently announced that the Company is working closely with foundry partner Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company on 28 nanometer (nm) process technology.
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Best Gadgets and Smartphone Applications of 2010 CES Determined by Live Audience and Online Vote
LAS VEGAS, /PRNewswire/ -- The people have spoken! The Boxee Box by D-Link open-source media player, Microvision's SHOWWX laser pico projector, Clixtr and Gwabbit have been named the winners of Last Gadget Standing and the Mobile Apps Showdown, two of the most fiercely competitive 2010 CES contests.
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NI Technology Updates Outlooks for RF Micro Devices, Anadigics, Skyworks Solutions, TriQuint Semiconductor and Marvell Technology Group
PRINCETON, N.J., /PRNewswire/ -- Next Inning Technology Research (http://www.nextinning.com/), an online investment newsletter focused on semiconductor and technology stocks, announced it has updated outlooks for RF Micro Devices (NASDAQ:RFMD), Anadigics (NASDAQ:ANAD), Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ:SWKS), TriQuint Semiconductor (NASDAQ:TQNT) and Marvell Technology Group (NASDAQ:MRVL).
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Scientists Develops New wireless System that Can Save 10 Percent of Bandwidth
Driven by fast-growing use of smart phones and Internet videos, wireless communication among Americans is expanding so rapidly that a tsunami of megabytes could soon threaten to overwhelm the bandwidth available.
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Nokia Launches a Million Dollar Venture Challenge to Encourage Innovators to "Do Good" in Growth Economies
Good ideas are a dime a dozen, or so the saying goes. But now a single good idea could be worth a million dollars (USD). Nokia has announced a million dollar venture challenge to encourage innovators to create a mobile product or service that raises the standard of living or enhances the lives of those in growth economies.
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