Following on repeated quarters of red-ink stained financial reports tied to its Qimonda memory unit, Infineon has announced that its CEO will be stepping down effective June 1. Infineon chief Wolfgang Ziebart will reportedly be leaving the company before his contract expires in September 2009, and will be succeeded by Peter Bauer. There is reportedly…
Canon imaging expertise used in K-Touch C280’s 8 megapixel camera
Sure, high-end optics and image sensors help ensure pictures of the highest quality, but image processors are just as important in delivering great picture quality in point-and-shoot cameras. The new K-Touch C280 8 megapixel cameraphone not only sports an 8 megapixel CMOS sensor but backs up the pixel density with a DIGIC III image processor…
Apple patent application for solar-powered LCD panels hints at greener future
Solar power is the cleanest energy source available. The energy from the sun doesn’t need to be processed or packaged, and it’s available in essentially unlimited supply. So, it makes sense that solar-power is making its way into the mobile space. Now, we’ve seen solar-powered handsets and portable battery chargers in the past, and Apple’s…
FCC mulling AWS III spectrum auction – 25Mhz swath may hit auction block
Just as we’re all getting ready for Verizon Wireless and the other big winners of the recent 700Mhz spectrum auction to light-up their newly acquired spectrum for wireless broadband duty, the Federal Communications Commission is considering auctioning another 25Mhz swath of spectrum in the AWS III spectrum. FCC Chairman Kevin Martin put forth a proposal…
HTC gets official with Windows Mobile Professional 6.1 update for HTC TyTn II (Kaiser)
Not to be outdone by ROM leaks and unofficial copies of its Windows Mobile 6.1 update for HTC TyTn II handsets, HTC has gone official with their HTC TyTn II ROM-boosting update. HTC has delivered the ROM update to keep their flagship touchscreen handset at the top of its game, and at the same time…
Apple already taking shipment of 3G iPhones – next-generation iPhone in port?
Did Apple just take shipment of the 3G iPhone? Well, it depends on how you interpret the latest report from US customs-tracker ImportGenius. Apple has apparently received 188 container-ship containers in a North American port. While the new shipments could just be Apple’s continued supply of computers and iPods, there’re rumblings that the containers could…
Meizu updates Meizu M8 UI again
While the rest of the world waits for the next-generation iPhone to get real, it seems that Apple-copying Meizu is still working on their near-mythical Meizu M8 handset. The newest update to the still not launched handset gives the touchscreen UI a bit more flair. With icon animations and familiar UI, the Meizu M8 could…
Hop-on launches $10 disposable GSM cellphone
The mobile space has come a long way in the past couple decades. So much so that Hop-on can make a profit from selling a $10 disposable mobile phone. Such a cheap, nay disposable, cellphone would have been unheard of just several years ago. Hop-on, the disposable cellphone company that keeps popping up on our…
Next generation iPhone gets super-fast data connection – 3G iPhone does 42Mbps Evolved HSPA
Sure, it’s great and all that the next-generation iPhone will launch with the 3G bits to finally get jiggy with 3G networks the world over. But, even the 7.2Mbps HSPA data connection that’s expected to be in the cards for the 3G iPhone would only make the faster, second-generation iPhone as fast as other high-end…
Nokia E66 hits the FCC
With the Nokia E71 rumored to be getting glammed up for its launch on AT&T, it’s not all that unexpected to see Nokia pushing their E-Series complement through the FCC’s labs. As a slider-phone, the Nokia E66 is the successor to Nokia’s first E-Series slider – the Nokia E65 – and it’s sure to give…