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INTERVIEW: With the WiMAX Forum Global Congress about to kick off in Amsterdam, smartphone.biz-news spoke to Mike Roberts, principle analyst with Informa, about the state of the emerging wireless technology.
Continue reading Optimism For WiMAX Grows – As LTE Cranks Up Network Plans
Originally appeared on Smartphone Biz-news.com on 29/05/2009
JVC is launching a super slim 42-inch LCD TV monitor that features a color space that is wider than a typical HDTV’s.
The company says this effectively means the JVC Xiview LT-42WX70 has established a new category in flat panel TV design.
Continue reading JVC Launches Full HD LCD Monitor Targeted at Digital SLR Users
Originally appeared on HDTV.biz-news.com :: Latest HDTV Business News on 28/05/2009
Germany’s two largest independent cable operators, Tele Columbus and PrimaCom, have selected NDS’ DVR solution XTV to launch the country’s first cable HD DVR service across their networks.
The two operators serve some 3.5 million cable-connected households and operate a large number of independent networks.
Continue reading NDS Chosen For Germany’s First Cable HD DVR Service
Originally appeared on HDTV.biz-news.com :: Latest HDTV Business News on 28/05/2009
A new version of the High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) cable has been announced by the industry alliance responsible for licensing the specification.
HDMI Licensing said the upgraded 1.4 version of HDMI will make it easier to connect Internet-connected HD video devices to TVs and other appliances.
The new cable will be able to transfer Internet data as well as video and audio data – something that the existing version isn’t able to do.
Continue reading New HDMI Cable Adds Internet Data to Video and Audio
Originally appeared on HDTV.biz-news.com :: Latest HDTV Business News on 28/05/2009
NEC Electronics has announced a new chip that reduces blurring when SD images and video are expanded and displayed in 1920 x 1080 resolution HDTVs.
The µPD9280GM is also capable of supporting one billion colors (30-bits color depths – or “Deep Color”), which enhances color vividness and accuracy of display, according to the company.
Continue reading NEC Upconverting Chip Promises Sharper Full HD Image
Originally appeared on HDTV.biz-news.com :: Latest HDTV Business News on 28/05/2009
Microsoft is to launch the Zune HD this autumn and the device will have access to TV, movies and games through the Xbox Live Video Marketplace.
Essentially being lined up as a rival to Apple’s iPod Touch, the new PMP will have a built-in HD Radio receiver, an OLED touch screen interface, wi-fi, a multi-touch UI for Internet Explorer.
Continue reading Microsoft Confirms Zune HD with XBox Live Tie-In
Originally appeared on HDTV.biz-news.com :: Latest HDTV Business News on 28/05/2009
BlackBerry fans over in Canada can now grab the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 from SaskTel as they now have the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 up for grabs in either black or pink says mobilesyrup.
SaskTel is offering the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 for just $49.99 on a 3 year agreement, $373.00 on a 2 year agreement and $473.00 on a 1 year agreement.
Quick spec reminder? Flip form factor with a 2.4 inch internal screen, 1.6 inch external display, SureType QWERTY keyboard, 2 megapixel camera, microSD expansion up to 16GB.
boxee published an update about its App Dev Challenge:
see you at Mezzanine! – we were able to book Mezzanine in San Francisco as the venue for the event on June 23rd. following our meetup in Webster Hall in NYC, we thought we should find a similar place in San Francisco.
how to build a boxee app – there are now two examples of boxee apps that could serve as a good starting point for building your own app. the first one is ThruYou and the second is songza. if you have any question about the API or the development process you can check out the boxee dev forum, or connect with idan on twitter.
Drobo + 4TB – our friends at Seagate are sponsoring 4TB of Barracuda drives for each of the 3 Drobos we are giving away at the event. Drobo + 4TB is my personal setup at home, connected to my Mac Mini over the network and serving all my videos, music and pictures. it is excellent!
ideas for boxee apps – want to build an app, but don?t have a specific idea? you can look at what people are asking for on getsatisfaction, search on twitter, look at services with open APIs, or just think of what you?d love to see on boxee and is not already there. fred wilson will be happy to see someone build a La Blogoteque app.
As with the previous event, there will be a new version of boxee released on the night of the event which contains updated features and content.
working on a boxee app? let us know http://bit.ly/boxeedevchallenge
According to an article over on Intomobile, the fastest growing mobile phone browser, Skyfire has now left beta and is now Skyfire v1.0.
Skyfire v1.0 is the only mobile browser in the world which brings the full PC web to mobile phones, which means what you see on your PC at home is what you see on your mobile phone screen.
Skyfire v1.0 also features improved Superbar search whereby web URLs and searches can be typed into the Superbar before Skyfire has completed loading and once loaded the user will be taken direct to their destination.
The word is Vodafone wants to launch their operation in Qatar sometime in June reports itp.net.
Vodafone customers will be able to sign up on the Vodafone website as of next month right after the launch and roll out should take place in September if all goes according to plan.
Currently Vodafone has trials with a limited number of customers going on to establish the effectiveness of their network, and Vodafone is also eyeing other opportunities in the Middle East. The joint venture between Vodafone Group PLC and Qatar Foundation raised $1 billion in its initial public offering to Qatari nationals.