Provider of 4G chips Beceem Communications used the Mobile World Congress to announce the “game-changing” BCS500 chip that integrates 4G LTE/WiMAX technology. The multi-mode chip supports the latest revisions of the IEEE 802.16 standard (16e and 16m), as well as the 3GPP-LTE standard, based on Release 8 specifications. Beceem goes on to add it’s the…
Motorola acquires Israel-based broadband video company BitBand
Motorola announced that it has completed the acquisition of Israel-based provider of video on-demand for IPTV – BitBand. The company said that the acquisition will complement their existing on-demand product line that includes content management solution and streaming servers for on-demand networks. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. As you may know, Motorola has…
“Women & Mobile: A Global Opportunity” report published by GSMA and the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women
The GSMA and the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women, a charity that supports women entrepreneurs published the “Women and Mobile: A Global Opportunity” report during the Mobile World Congress. It’s the first detailed global study of its kind, attempting to understand the nature of women mobile subscribers in low and middle-income countries such as Kenya…
Layar enables charging for AR content; Signs distribution deal with top handset maker
Augmented reality platform provider Layar is officially opening for producers and publishers of AR content, which can offer their work for sale, starting from mid-March. Layar on its end will facilitate global mobile payment processing and distribution in all currencies, allowing producers to focus on content creation. In other words, Layar is adding an “augmented…
Verizon HTC Droid Eris users beginning to receive Android 2.1 OTA update?
An over-the-air (OTA) update has been dropping into the hands of a few unsuspecting HTC Droid Eris users. Reports say that the update process is not going over so well. If this is the beginning of Verizon’s Android OS 2.1 rollout, then it looks like its off to a rocky start. Some recipients who have…
Sprint: First WiMAX phone coming within months (Supersonic?)
Sprint may not yet have a truly nationwide WiMAX network up and running in the US, but they’re making preparations to launch the first WiMAX phone in the US this year. Sprint has confirmed to Forbes that the No. 4 3 US wireless carrier will drop some sort of WiMAX phone on the American people…
Apple’s App Store Expands Reach: New Countries Added
Looks like some new countries have been graced with an Apple App Store presence. This, according to Apple’s iPhone Developer News. If you live in one of the 13 countries mentioned below, you can now pop open iTunes or the App Store app on your iPhone or iPod Touch for Application heaven. The official note…
Motorola BACKFLIP hitting AT&T on March 7th as their first Android device
AT&T has officially announced its first Android device and it’s the Motorola BACKFLIP, which is set to hit the carrier’s offering on March 7th. As you probably know, the BACKFLIP has that awkward reverse flip design and comes with MOTO’s social networking-enabled MOTOBLUR UI that allows users to keep up with their friends’ activities right…
15th annual Global Mobile Awards winners – complete list
You know that Steve Jobs was selected as a mobile industry personality of the year as voted for by the media. Here’s the full list of winners of the coveted Global Mobile Awards, which was announced at the Mobile World Congress. Let’s roll: Best Mobile Game: Winner: Iricom – The Last City – Fight For…
Opera scores a deal with Indonesia’s Telkomsel to offer Opera Mini to their customers
Indonesia’s Telkomsel and Opera Software announced a deal under which the operator will offer Opera Mini to its 82 million users. Opera on its end will prepare a custom version of Opera Mini 5, which will be “optimized for Telkomsel subscribers.” What that exactly means was not disclosed – I’m guessing Telkomsel gets to choose…