Enabling more portable movies
Posted on 20-Oct-2004 06:57 News, Computing
The Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS in Erlangen, Germany, presented a combination of MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding (AVC/H.264) and MPEG-4 High Efficiency Advanced Audio Coding (HE-AAC) for high quality, real time movie playback on ARM-based Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs).
After vinyl and CD, the memory card
Posted on 19-Oct-2004 19:46 News, Mobile
Robbie Williams is the first artist to launch album on memory card, ready for use on mobile phones and other mobile devices.
Lucent Technologies introduces personalized ringback tone service
Posted on 19-Oct-2004 19:38 News, Fixed Line
The new MiRingBack application allows callers to hear music or audio, selected by the subscriber, instead of a ringing sound as they wait for their call to be answered. First deployment of new service is Telecom New Zealand.
GoodLink adds support for more devices
Posted on 19-Oct-2004 08:25 News, Computing
Devices from HP, Samsung and palmOne now have GoodLink capabilities, with increased performance and more Outlook features.
Vonage and Boingo Wireless to market VoIP together
Posted on 19-Oct-2004 08:20 News, Mobile
In the first phase of their partnership, the companies have agreed to co-market a service bundle that includes Vonage's SoftPhone service and Boingo's Wi-Fi service, including XPRO SoftPhone, from XTEN.
RIM previews new BlackBerry handheld for wireless LAN
Posted on 19-Oct-2004 07:42 News, BlackBerry
The BlackBerry 7270 integrates support for VoWLAN (voice over IP over wireless LAN) and wireless enterprise applications in a single device while the BlackBerry Enterprise Server 4.0 adds WLAN support.
Smartphone summit during CTIA
Posted on 19-Oct-2004 07:30 News, Mobile
The Smart Phone Summit provides dedicated content on the smartphone industry in a one-day focused session at CTIA.
Sonify.org relaunches website
Posted on 17-Oct-2004 13:37 News, Mobile
Consumer demand for audio centric content, applications and services, is a leading growth area in the mobile device industry. The technical skills required for developing ringtones, sound in multimedia messaging, and sound for mobile gaming are becoming more important and more demanding.
Dell redesigned DJ music player
Posted on 15-Oct-2004 08:33 News, Computing
Dell has redesigned the DJ music player in a silver and black case with trimmer form factors. The Dell Pocket DJ comes in models with 5GB or 20GB of storage.
OQO launches the Model 01 computer
Posted on 15-Oct-2004 00:19 News, Computing
After much speculation on the internet in the last few days, OQO has formally announced the Model 01 computer, a complete Windows XP computer in a pocketable size.
Sony Ericsson reports growth in sales and profit
Posted on 14-Oct-2004 21:01 News, Mobile
New products, like the S700 and P910, are the highlight of quarter, which had a 51% increase in units shipped, compared with same period last year.
