Verizon Wireless and Qualcomm collaborates for wireless services
Verizon Wireless and Qualcomm have announced that they would now work together to offer wireless services to industries like healthcare, manufacturing and utilities.
This joint venture company is expected to start working from next year. It would use Qualcomm products powered by Verizon networks.
The joint venture company would be [...]
Sony Xperia II could run Google Android!
Market rumours are claiming that Sony has been working on a new generation Xperia smartphone that would be powered by Google Android mobile platform.
The current version of course comes loaded with Windows Mobile.
Sony Ericsson has already made a mistake of not getting into the Android mobile phone market [...]
Qualcomm reports a second-quarter loss
Mobile technology company Qualcomm has come out with their latest revenue report.
The company has posted a second-quarter loss of 289 million dollars.
This disappointing result is mostly due to the announcement to pay rival Broadcom 891 million dollars to settle their patent dispute.
The company had posted profits of 766 million [...]
Qualcomm profits down due to worsening economic conditions
Qualcomm has come out with their latest revenue report.
The company has posted disappointing results.
Qualcomm profits in the most recent quarter were down 22 percent.
Revenues were however up 45 percent.
The company gained from a recent deal signed with Nokia which is the largest mobile phone maker in [...]
Nokia to pay $2.5 billion to Qualcomm
World’s largest mobile phone maker Nokia has revealed that they would be making an upfront payment of $2.5 billion to wireless technology company Qualcomm.
This payment would be part of the settlement with the company related to royalty disputes.
Nokia did not give out many details on this new arrangement with [...]
McAfee acquiring Reconnex
Security software maker McAfee has announced that they are now acquiring data protection appliances and software company Reconnex.
The deal is worth around US$46 million and it would be conducted in a cash transaction.
McAfee expects the deal to be complete by the end of September this year.
They would then integrate Reconnex technologies into their [...]
Qualcomm still barred from selling some chips in US market
Broadcom has said that the US courts still stops rival Qualcomm from selling some of their chips in the US market which they claim infringe on their patented technologies.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C. has now rejected the request made [...]
Xiam Technologies acquired by Qualcomm
Mobile technology company QUALCOMM has announced that they are now acquiring Irish software developer Xiam Technologies which specializes in providing mobile advertising services.
The acquisition deal is worth around US$32 million.
The company now aims to provide additional services on the mobile platform through this acquisition.
Mobile Personal Offers System is one of the [...]
Qualcomm post 18 percent increase in fiscal first-quarter profit
Mobile chipmaker Qualcomm has come out with their latest quarterly report and they have posted 18 percent increase in fiscal first-quarter profit.
The company gained from improved demand for their chips powering high end mobile phones capable of surfing the net and download media content.
Qualcomm’s stock jumped [...]
Qualcomm acquires privately held SoftMax
Mobile chip maker Qualcomm has announced their latest acquisition. The company is now taking over the operations of privately held SoftMax.
SoftMax specializes in providing noise reduction technology for mobile devices.
Qualcomm added in its statement that they are planning to integrate their technologies into their own chips for mobile phones.
Their technology can [...]
