Multimedia

Broadcom Demonstrates Industry Leading Technologies for Next Generation Mobile Devices at 2008 Mobile World Congress

admin — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 12:22:19 +0000

Broadcom to Demonstrate HSUPA on Breakthrough '3G Phone-on-a-Chip' Processor, New GPS Product Offering and Its Technology Leadership Portfolio Including Mobile Multimedia, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Mobile TV, RF and Power Management

IRVINE, Calif., Feb 05, 2008 -- Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM), a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, will demonstrate its innovative and leading portfolio of complete system-on-a-chip (SoC) solutions for mobile devices at the 2008 Mobile World Congress trade show in Barcelona, Spain, from February 11th through February 14th. » read more »

Verizon Wireless To Offer Rich Data Services Powered by Adobe FlashCast

admin — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 07:55:22 +0000

Verizon Wireless Customers To Have Access To Engaging Always-on Channels

Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq: ADBE) has named Verizon Wireless its exclusive wireless carrier launch partner in North America for delivering all new Adobe mobile applications.

Additionally, Adobe announced that Verizon Wireless will be the first wireless operator in North America to bring Adobe® FlashCast® based data services to mobile subscribers, in the second half of 2007.

Adobe FlashCast technology enables personalized, intuitive data services through a new generation of Adobe Flash® Player compatible mobile applications called channels. Users will be able to easily discover and enjoy up-to-the-minute, always-on channels with a breadth of information, including sports, weather, news, entertainment, music and more. Rich content is packaged in an engaging way, with an easily navigable and branded user interface that is designed to differentiate and drive customer loyalty. » read more »

QSound Labs' stereo expansion technology now available on CSR's BlueCore5-Multimedia

admin — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 05:56:53 +0000

CSR says it has boosted its multimedia Bluetooth technology with the addition of QSound Labs’ QXpander technology. QSound offers a powerful suite of audio enhancements for digital playback that provides a richer, more natural and immersive enhanced audio for CSR’s BlueCore3 and BlueCore5-Multimedia systems. Music transmitted over Bluetooth via CSR’s BlueCore technology now benefits from spatial stereo expansion through QSound’s QXpander audio algorithms. QSound will be demonstrating its technology on CSR’s BlueCore Multimedia systems this week at exhibition Stand 463-A at the CTIA Wireless 2007, in Orlando, Florida.

QXpander technology uses purpose-specific algorithms for maximum spatial impact on headphones and speakers. The three-dimensional spatial processing adds new depth to music playback by expanding the soundstage beyond the physical limitations of speaker locations; this expands the acoustic image outside of the user’s head when using headphones. The sophisticated enhancement algorithms are particularly effective on highly compressed audio content such as MP3 and SBC. » read more »

Adobe FlashCast Propels NTT DoCoMo’s i-channel Past 10 Million Subscribers

admin — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 13:26:10 +0000

i-channel Service Delivered to 20 Percent of NTT DoCoMo Customers

Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) announced that NTT DoCoMo’s i-channel news and information service, powered by Adobe® FlashCast® technology, has surpassed 10 Million subscribers in Japan. NTT DoCoMo hit this important milestone just 18 months after the launch. The rapidly expanding data service is delivered through 25 channels to almost 20 percent of all NTT DoCoMo customers.

Adobe FlashCast technology is a leading offline portal solution that effectively delivers rich data services to mobile devices through a new generation of mobile applications called channels. NTT DoCoMo’s i-channel service allows subscribers to automatically receive five basic channels, including news, entertainment, weather, horoscopes and sports. When channels are updated, subscribers are notified via live information banners on the home screen of their handsets. For an additional fee, subscribers have the option to add channels delivered by a wide range of third party content providers. » read more »

Frost & Sullivan Recognizes IPWireless, Inc. for Commitment to Constant Innovation in Mobile Multimedia Solutions

admin — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 13:02:58 +0000

Frost & Sullivan presented California-based IPWireless, Inc. with the 2007 Frost & Sullivan Technology Innovation of the Year Award for its development of a pioneering mobile TV/multimedia solution. The solution, TDtv, is based on its time division code division multiple access (TD-CDMA) technology, along with multimedia broadcast and multicast services (MBMS).

This is a truly innovative solution that is set to capitalize on consumers' growing interest in accessing TV on their mobile phones and will allow them to experience high-performance mobile TV at reasonable costs.

Undeniably, delivery technologies, whether network-based or broadcast, are critical to the future of mobile TV. Capacity is already a key issue and will become an even more critical one as consumer demand begins to outstrip wireless network capacity.

Consumer preferences for mobile television will evolve with linear and on-demand programming that is personalized, interactive, location aware and time independent. » read more »

Msnbc.com Launches "Multimedia On Mobile"

admin — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 12:15:10 +0000

Ad-supported service offers a rich news and entertainment mobile experience

MSNBC.com has launched its “Multimedia on Mobile” news product. Developed in partnership with Action Engine Corporation and uVuMobile, “Multimedia on Mobile” offers consumers a rich news and entertainment experience on mobile devices. After downloading the product to Windows Mobile smartphones, consumers can find and save their favorite video, photo and text content – including NBC News video from “Today” and popular slideshows from MSNBC.com including “The Week in Pictures” – and easily share content directly through SMS and email. Free to consumers, “Multimedia on Mobile” is advertising supported, launching with Windows Mobile as the sole sponsor. » read more »

Mobile Interactive Group provides successful interactive services at The BRITs 2007

admin — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 19:53:12 +0000

Mobile Interactive Group provides successful interactive services at The BRITs 2007

February 20, 2007 -- Mobile Interactive Group (MIG), the UK's fastest growing provider of multimedia mobile interactive services, provided a range of interactive services for the BRITs 2007, which took place on Wednesday 14th February at Earls Court.

2007 saw a return to a live televised broadcast of The BRIT Awards, organised by British record industry body the BPI and hosted by man-of-the-moment Russell Brand. The awards featured a live vote, utilising MIG's award-winning high capacity voting system, VoteWinnerâ„¢ which recorded 120,000 votes on the night, crowning Take That's "Patience" as the winner of the British Single category. » read more »