If NVIDIA thought they could sit back and relax now that their 720p-capable APX 2500 mobile chipset is out in the open, they really need to think again; On2 have just announced the Hantro 8190, a multi-format hardware RTL video decoder that can handle 1080p high-definition video at 30fps as well as H.263, H.264, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, VC-1, Sorenson Spark and ... continued »

Motorola has opened up its corporate wallet (surely looking a little thin by now) and shelled out an unnamed sum for Asian music download provider Soundbuzz; it intends to use the service to extend the existing MotoMusic mobile download system out of Greater China and into India and Southeast Asia.  Motorola now has a presence in 13 countries in the Asia-Pacific ... continued »

It seems that Sprint has clicked its collective ruby slippers and found itself back home in Kansas; according to Reuters the carrier is shifting its corporate headquarters back to Overland Park there.  The move will see the senior management team united near to the operational facilities which employs 13,300 people. "After a thorough review, we determined that this change is necessary ... continued »

RIM has been making headlines this past week, but not always for the right reasons.  At a press conference today, co-chief executive Jim Balsillie confirmed that the company will be introducing HSDPA high-speed BlackBerry models, and while more tentative suggested that a touchscreen version of the traditionally keyboard-centric device could be developed if consumer interest was strong enough.  "Certainly going to HSDPA ... continued »

Perhaps it's because the blogging industry is primarily fueled with coffee, but Starbucks' announcement that they are ditching T-Mobile and instead using AT&T to provide their in-store WiFi connections has made big waves over the internet.  Alternatively, bloggers could be a cheap bunch, and they prefer AT&T's deal: anyone with Starbucks' free debit card can use the WiFi free for up ... continued »

Perhaps smarting from the oblique rejection by Sony Ericsson and, today, LG Electronics, Motorola Chief Executive Greg Brown today told Mobile World Congress attendees that the company is "fully committed" to its mobile phone business, and that it is exploring "product-led" routes to financial recovery.  "I don't want there to be any confusion.  Motorola is fully committed to the mobile devices business and ... continued »

Verizon Wireless today announced the further expansion of its EV-DO Rev.A high-speed cellular-data network, offering Sullivan, Ohio residents average download speeds of 600kbps to 1.4 megabits-per-second, and upload speeds of 500-800kbps.  Key roadways included in the expansion are Interstate 224 from Township Highway 581 east to Township Highway 391, and State Route 58 from Township Highway 150 south to Township ... continued »

NVIDIA are set to enter the mobile processor market with their new APX 2500 series, designed as a standalone application CPU with a strong bias toward multimedia and internet access.  The company, better known as a graphics manufacturer, used the fledgling work of earlier acquisition PortalPlayer, putting together a team of six-hundred engineers to create the AMD11-based 750MHz chip.  NVIDIA boast that ... continued »

After Sony Ericsson declined to be drawn into bidding for ailing Motorola (and seriously guys, with today's brace of lacklustre cellphones I'm not surprised you're hurting), it's now the turn of Korean manufacturer LG to turn their nose up at the US company.  Despite Motorola's number-one position in the US handset charts, the lure of a quick rank leap was obviously ... continued »

So I just finished with a web conference with Sony Ericsson and they intend to make some moves in the future. Across the board they are working towards making mobile more fun with all of their lines, they are also starting a new line that combines the best of everything they have to offer from all of their existing lines ... continued »