During the 3GSM World Congress, Boingo Wireless Inc. announced that it has joined the Symbian Platinum Program and has demonstrated its port of Boingo Embedded Wi-Fi Toolkit to Symbian OS. The Boingo Embedded Wi-Fi Toolkit offers Symbian OS licensees the opportunity to integrate seamless Wi-Fi roaming connectivity into their dual-mode handsets.
Envivio and GlobeCast bring mobile TV to Orange subscribers in France
Envivio Inc. and GlobeCast announced that they have reached a deal with Orange to deliver high-quality MPEG-4 television broadcasts to its mobile TV subscribers in France. The new solution, based at GlobeCast’s Paris technical operations center, features the Envivio mobile TV headend – comprised of the 4Caster M2 encoders and the 4Manager network management system.…
DVB-SH specification approved
The DVB Steering Board has approved the DVB-SH (Satellite services to Handhelds) specification. Two documents were approved: a waveform specification and a description of the system. The specification was developed by the DVB Technical Module’s TM-SSP working group. DVB-SH is defined as a system which is able to deliver IP based media content and data…
VSearch announced
INFONXX, the world’s premier provider of directory enquiry and enhanced information services, and VoiceSignal, the global leader in mobile voice technology solutions, announced today “VSearch”, the world’s first embedded handset-server application that offers to carriers the choice of automated voice enabled directory enquiries and local search by either specific listing or category keywords. VoiceSignal will…
GestureTek at 3GSM
During the 3GSM, I’ve had a chance to visit the booth of GestureTek Mobile (division of GestureTek), the world leader in camera-enabled, gesture-based control for information and entertainment systems. GestureTek’s technology (EyeMobile Engine) enables applications to use the handset’s built-in camera for determining the position of the device. That’s something we could describe as a…
Flash Lite 3 to support video
At the 3GSM World Congress, Adobe announced that support for video will be integrated in the next generation of Adobe Flash Lite software. Flash Lite 3, expected to be available in the first half of 2007, will bring the Adobe Flash Player video format from the desktop to mobile phones and devices, enabling operators, handset…
Opera to integrate Discretix Multi-Scheme DRM in its mobile browser
Discretix, the leading provider of embedded security and DRM solutions for mobile devices and flash memory, and Opera Software announced that Opera has partnered with the industry-leading Discretix Multi-Scheme Digital Rights Management (DRM) security client for integration with the Opera Mobile browser. Using Discretix’ premium DRM solution, Opera will provide mobile phone manufacturers with support…
ShoZu to come pre-installed on MOTORIZR Z8
ShoZu Inc. today announced a broad agreement for download and pre-installation of its mobile media services on the new generation of Motorola handsets that is being launched with the just-unveiled MOTORIZR Z8 hi-def. The contract is a cornerstone in ShoZu’s strategy to bring its Share-It one-click image uploading and ZuCast direct-to-handset media delivery services to…
AmiGO – Free Barcelona guide for 3GSM
One thing I missed. Symbian and Tele Atlas launched AmiGO, a friendly smartphone application designed to make evenings at the 3GSM as stress-free and fun as possible. Powered by Symbian OS and digital map data by Tele Atlas, AmiGO provides the perfect guide to get around Barcelona and connect with associates. Users can find out…
FotoNation brings groundbreaking developments at 3GSM
FotoNation, a world leading embedded imaging and connectivity solutions company for the digital photography industry, announced three very interesting news at 3GSM in Barcelona. To summarize (you can click on the links for more information): MTP-IP for mobile phones – The technology which installs on top of WLAN enabled devices that lets users send &…