| Youku Tudou and Qualcomm collaborate on H.265 IPTV News Chinese online video service Youku Tudou has teamed up with US chip vendor Qualcomm to enable its customers to access high-quality video encoded in H.265 on their Qualcomm Snapdragon-powered mobile devices. The H.265 codec (also known as ... http://www.iptv-news.com/2013/06/youku-tudou-collaborates-with-qualcomm-on-h-265/%26hl%3Den%26geo%3Dus&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAAoBjAHOAdA55C3jgVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=pzjEPkBwQ5I&usg=AFQjCNGj61DeGweVkEdNuRPLbY9c8Lb_RA |
Friday, June 28, 2013
Video portal, Youku Tudou target mobile devices, optimized encoding, team up with Qualcomm Snapdragon
Qualcomm Inc. Snapdragon 800 processors on Sony, RIM, Samsung
Samsung Galaxy S4 LTE-A will be the world's first LTE - Advanced smartphone allowing better usage of bandwidth, data speeds of up to 150 Mbps, which is twice as fast as the current LTE speed. Thus, the device supports faster video streaming. It will be available from this summer on three of the most popular Korean networks, namely, SK Telecom Co. Ltd. ( SKM ), KT and LGU+.
The existing 4GLTE-based smartphones support several LTE radio channels but can download only one channel at a time. However, the advanced smartphone from Samsung downloads multiple LTE radio channels at the same time.
Qualcomm's Snapdragon 800 quad core chipset supports 3G/4G LTE modem with ultra HD graphics, enhanced battery life and faster clock speeds of up to 2.2 GHz per core. Therefore, it is very helpful for high-end smartphone users.
Most high-end smartphones like Sony Corp .'s ( SNE ) Sony Xperia Z and Research in Motion 's (BBRY ) BlackBerry Z10 use Qualcomm's chipsets. Qualcomm's Snapdragon 800 quad core processors will gain traction with increased deployment of 4GLTE technology across emerging nations like India and China.
World's largest telecom operator, China Mobile, targets to deploy nearly 200,00 TD-LTE base stations by the end of 2013. China Mobile has already selected Snapdragon and Gobi-based LTE-TD smartphones, as it runs well on such home grown networks. This will create a huge growth opportunity for the company in the upcoming quarters.
In the recently concluded second quarter, Qualcomm shipped approximately 173 million CDMA-based MSM chipsets, up 14% year over year. The company expects to maintain this trend in the next quarter.
Qualcomm's Snapdragon 800 powers world's first LTE-advanced smartphone
The new Galaxy S4 LTE-A will be launched on all three mobile operators' LTE networks in Korea
News | by CIOL Bureau, Fri, Jun 28,2013
SAN DIEGO, USA: Qualcomm Technologies Inc. is enabling the world's first LTE-Advanced smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy S4 LTE-A, powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor.
The new Galaxy S4 LTE-A will be launched on all three mobile operators' LTE networks in Korea, starting with SK Telecom, followed by KT and LGU+. The new Galaxy S4 LTE-A will be the first smartphone to utilize LTE carrier aggregation for data rates up to 150 Mbps - double what current LTE speeds offer. The Snapdragon 800 processor is Qualcomm Technologies' most advanced and powerful mobile processor to date.
"Snapdragon 800 processors with LTE Advanced are designed to deliver maximum performance and connectivity to users who want the fastest and best mobile experiences, from watching high-definition video to playing the latest mobile games," said Murthy Renduchintala, executive vice-president, Qualcomm Technologies Inc. and co-president, Qualcomm mobile and computing. "LTE-Advanced represents a significant improvement over current standards and will only enhance these experiences on the Galaxy S4, and other future devices worldwide."
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Monday, June 10, 2013
Global Tablet Shipments to Overtake PCs by 2015, IDC Says
Global Tablet Shipments to Overtake PCs by 2015, IDC Says
Global shipments of tablets will eclipse personal computers in 2015, as consumers flock to lower-priced and smaller alternatives to Apple Inc. (AAPL)’s iPad, market researcher IDC said.
Tablet shipments are projected to grow 45 percent from this year to reach 332.4 million in 2015, compared with an estimated 322.7 million for PCs, according to Framingham, Massachusetts-based IDC. PC shipments may decline 7.8 percent this year, the worst annual drop on record, the researcher said, a revision from its prior projection for a 1.3 percent decrease.
Saturday, June 1, 2013
Android rules the worldwide smartphone market when it comes to market share
Android rules the worldwide smartphone market when it comes to market share, and its dominance in China could have a lot to do with that. At the end of the first quarter of 2013, Google’s platform claimed a whopping 51.4% share of all smartphones owned in China.
That’s according to the latest data from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech, which shows that Android’s share has grown 2.8% since the fourth quarter of 2012. And I’m sure you already know which smartphone manufacturer is driving Android adoption.
That’s right — it’s Samsung. The Korean company is the fastest-growing smartphone maker, with 15.2% of the market share. In comparison, local brands including ZTE, Lenovo, and Xiamomi hold a 20% share combined.
”Local manufacturer brands have been able to drive strong growth through bundling their handsets with carriers tariff offers, seeking out new sales channels & combining innovative product design with value to capture many first time Smartphone buyers,” said Craig Yu, Consumer Insight Director at Kantar Worldpanel ComTech.
iOS remained “resilient” during the first quarter,” Kantar reports, with a 19.9% market share, while the dying Symbian platform — which is powering older Nokia smartphones — saw its market share decline 2% to 23%. It is believed that iOS will overtake Symbian to secure second place over the next two quarters.
Apple, Citigroup, Glen Yeung and iPhone mentioned in Analyst: Cheaper Phones Are a Curse on Apple
EApple, Citigroup, Glen Yeung and iPhone mentioned in Analyst: Cheaper Phones Are a Curse on Apple
Will the introduction of low-cost mobile device alternatives into Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) product line hurt, rather than help, its bottom line? Ever since rumors emerged about the possible introduction of a low-cost iPhone, analysts have been trying to predict the impact that this device would have on Apple’s profit margins.
Citigroup (NYSE:C) analyst Glen Yeung believes that the introduction of a cheaper version of the iPhone will help drag Apple’s gross margins down later this year. Yeung also believes that Apple may introduce a cheaper iPad model to counter the falling sales of the iPad mini. However, he also believes that the overall mobile device market is inevitably trending towards cheaper devices.
Yeung bases some of his iPhone market predictions on a previous analysis done by his coworker Kevin Chang. Chang’s work concluded that “we continue to see weak demand for iPhone 5 but surprising demand sustainability for iPhone 4/4S,” reports Barron’s. Chang believes that the sustained popularity of the older iPhone models is due to Apple’s perceived lack of innovation in the iPhone 5. For this reason, he predicts that Apple will produce 10 million units of the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S along with 18 million iPhone 5 units this quarter.
Bsquare's Mobile Development Platform Based on a Qualcomm Processor
Bsquare's Mobile Development Platform Based on a Qualcomm Processor
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BSquare has announced general availability of its next generation Mobile Development Platform (MDP), which is based on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (8974) processor.
This MDP will be released in both a tablet and smartphone form factor by BSquare and is designed to provide application developers and device manufacturers with access to the Android 4.2 platform for developing, testing, optimizing and showcasing applications and games.
In addition, this MDP will provide users the ability to test and optimize applications and devices prior to commercial device deployment.
The smartphone form factor for this MDP features a 4.3" 720p HD multi-touch display, while the tablet form factor version features an 11.6" 1080p HD multi-touch display. Both of these form factors also feature UltraHD/4K video support via HDMI output and are one of the first mobile development platforms to include both USB 3.0, and 802.11ac Wi-Fi for quick file transfers, and streaming rates up to 1.3Gbps.
"It's intriguing to think about the high-quality applications that will be developed on this platform and we at BSquare are excited to support the cutting-edge Android community working on Qualcomm Snapdragon processors." said John Traynor, Senior Vice President of Products and Technology for BSquare.
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