Vollee Brings ‘Second Life’ to Mobile
Vollee to Offer Pre-Registration for Beta Trials. SAN FRANCISCO –(Business Wire)– Feb. 18, 2008 The Second Life(R) experience is coming to mobile. The 3D virtual world platform, created by Linden Lab(R) will soon be available on 3G handsets via Vollee’s streaming mobile games service. Beta trials for Vollee’s new mobile offering for the Second Life Grid platform (an inter-connected platform which extends beyond the mainland of Second Life itself) will be open to those who pre-register by visiting http://www.vollee.com/secondlife. Read more
New Digi Cellular Gateway Expands Options for Deploying Drop-in Networks
MINNETONKA, Minn., Feb. 18 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ — Digi International
(Nasdaq: DGII) today introduced the ConnectPort X4, a cost effective
wireless gateway designed to link ZigBee/802.15.4 device networks with IP
networks over cellular, Wi-Fi or Ethernet connections. The ConnectPort X4
is the latest addition to Digi’s Drop-in Networking product line, a
combination of hardware components and software tools for network-enabling
commercial grade devices where wired infrastructure does not exist or does
not satisfy customer needs. The multi-function ConnectPort X4 provides
ZigBee-to-cellular, ZigBee-to-Wi-Fi or ZigBee-to-Ethernet connectivity. Read more
Rohde & Schwarz Offers the First all-in-one Solution for the Production of WiMAX Mobile Stations
BARCELONA , Mobile World Congress, February 15/PRNewswire/ — Launched in 2007, the R&S CMW270 WiMAX communication tester from Rohde & Schwarz now offers the capability to emulate a base station (signaling mode). This capability means utmost flexibility and test depth. Plus, the measurement speed of the instrument is up to ten times higher than that of existing test solutions. This results in maximum throughput in the production of WiMAX chipsets and mobile stations.
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Gameloft an erster Stelle bei Handyspielen für N-Gage
MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS, BARCELONA, February 14/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Herausgeber steht kurz vor Veröffentlichung von sechs Spielen zur Markteinführung der neuen Plattform
Das vor kurzem als weltweit führender Herausgeber und Entwickler von Videospielen für Mobiltelefone ausgezeichnete Unternehmen Gameloft(R) gab heute bekannt, dass es von Nokia für den Start der N-Gage-Plattform ausgewählt wurde. Sechs der achtzehn Spiele werden am Tag ihrer Markteinführung aus dem Hause Gameloft stammen.
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Viigo Keeps Blackberry and Windows Mobile Smartphone Users in the Mobile World Congress Loop
BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 12 /PRNewswire/ — Viigo Inc., a leading
developer of mobile application software, announced today that it has just
released a special 2008 Mobile World Congress Channel that delivers
up-to-the-minute Congress press releases, news, blogs, events, and alerts
on Blackberry or Windows Mobile Smartphones. Read more
Seal Shield Ships New SILVER SEAL(TM) Washable, Antimicrobial Keyboard
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Feb. 12 /PRNewswire/ — Seal Shield LLC announced
that it has begun shipping the new SILVER SEAL(TM) Washable, Antimicrobial
Keyboard. According to the company, the SILVER SEAL(TM) Keyboard is the
world’s first computer keyboard to be fully submersible, dishwasher safe,
and manufactured from SILVER SEAL(TM) Antimicrobial plastic. Read more
TriQuint Sets the Benchmark With Highly Integrated, Global Front End Solution for 3G Handsets
BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — TriQuint
Semiconductor, Inc. (Nasdaq: TQNT), a leading RF front-end product
manufacturer and foundry services provider, today announced a new
multi-mode system solution using highly-integrated modules to support all
global standards from 2G GSM/GPRS to the latest multimedia-centric 3G
standards, including HSUPA. The four new highly-compact modules have
quickly impressed handset customers, and are aligned with Infineon’s
SMARTi(TM) UE transceivers*. TriQuint will display its new solution at the
GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain (11th - 14th Feb. 2008). Read more
NAVTEQ Announces Agreement With Telefonica for Mobile Product Innovation
BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — NAVTEQ (NYSE: NVT),
a leading global provider of digital map data for vehicle navigation and
location-based solutions, announced today an agreement with Telefonica for
the cooperative innovation of new mobile traffic products for European
markets. This relationship is a milestone in the first phase of NAVTEQ
Traffic(TM) presence in Europe, and initial products are targeted for
Barcelona and Madrid. NAVTEQ Traffic currently serves the United States and
Canada with comprehensive real-time and historical traffic data services
and technology. Read more
Telefonica O2 Slovakia Launches Postpaid Billing Capabilities with New Amdocs Billing Solution
BARCELONA, Spain and ST. LOUIS, Feb. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ –
Amdocs (NYSE: DOX), the leading provider of customer experience systems,
today announced that Telefonica O2 Slovakia has deployed a new Amdocs
billing solution — the Amdocs Billing StartPack — to quickly establish
its wireless postpaid billing capabilities (billing after service use). Read more
Comfone, Alvarion and Iberbanda to Showcase Dual Technology Roaming of Mobile WiMAX™ and Wi-Fi Based Upon Intel Silicon
Barcelona, February 12, 2008 — Comfone, a leading worldwide GSM and WLAN roaming provider, today announced that it has joined forces with Alvarion, Iberbanda and Intel to demonstrate dual technology roaming of Wi-Fi and Mobile WiMAX™. Leveraging on a large Wi-Fi install base with everywhere hotspots and imminent Mobile WiMAX services, visitors at Mobile World Congress will be able to experience the seamless roaming between these two technologies. The demonstration will also show a real life usage of Web 2.0 applications over Mobile WiMAX.