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Qualcomm has a message for you

New functions coming to your mobile, CEO saysQualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs promises several new functions on your cell phone: a constant display that doesn't kill your battery, more TV and more games. Jacobs delivered a keynote on June 6 at the SID Conference in San Francisco.

Tags: Paul Jacobs

Videos 2006-06-06

Phone futures in review

I'm at Mark Anderson's Future in Review conference in San Diego, and first topic of the day is the future of phones. Bandwidth is no longer and issue, although the U.S. is still behind South Korea, Japan and other countries where households have up to 100 megabit per second service....

Tags: telephone, Paul Jacobs, Mark Anderson, bandwidth

Blog posts 2006-05-15

BREW-based applications generated $200 mln in revenues

Paul Jacobs, president of Qualcomm wireless and Internet Group, said developers have earned more than $200 mln from the sale of BREW-based applications. There are currently 37 commercial operators in 24 countries offering BREW-based applications. Jacobs predicted that data services will generate as much as 25% of wireless operators' revenues...

Tags: BREW, Paul Jacobs

Blog posts 2004-10-27

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CTIA: Qualcomm, AT&T execs reflect on Mobile's past, future

In many ways, it may feel like we've "arrived" when it comes to wireless technology. But Drs. Irwin and Paul Jacobs, the father-and-son duo who run Qualcomm, pointed out during a chat with CTIA President Steve Largent this morning that the industry has seen major changes over the decades and...

Tags: Device, Mobile, Network, AT&T Corp., Qualcomm Inc., CTIA, Networking, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-08

Qualcomm's Kayak "PC alternative" pictured

Here's a picture of Kayak, the "PC alternative" for emerging markets that Qualcomm announced yesterday. It looks pretty much the way the company described it: sort of a cross between the Apple Mac Mini--bring your own monitor, keyboard and mouse--and the OLPC's XO laptop with its...

Tags: PC, Qualcomm Inc., Kayak, Chipsets, Semiconductors, Desktops, Wireless, Hardware, Components, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-11-13

HTC will be launching an Android handset in the 2nd half of 2008

I am listening into the conference call between Google, T-Mobile, HTC, Qualcomm and Motorola where the Open Handset Alliance and Android open source platform was announced. Eric Schmidt, Chairman and CEO of Google Inc., Andy Rubin, Director of Mobile Platforms, Google Inc., René Obermann, CEO of Deutsche Telekom, parent company...

Tags: High Tech Computer Corp., Mobile, T-Mobile, Handset, Open Handset Alliance Announcement, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2007-11-05

Google reveals some of its mobile gang

Google outlined some of the participants of its Android mobile software in a media alert a few minutes ago. Google detailed a noon ET conference call for the Open Handset Alliance, an alliance of more than 30 partners. The executive lineup hints at the key bigwigs in...

Tags: Google Inc., Mobile, Wireless, Wireless Operator, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2007-11-05

The 100 Greatest Short Stories 1.0 (Mobile)

Now you can enjoy these "byte-sized" masterpieces any time and anywhere with The 100 Greatest Short Stories. A timeless collection of the world's greatest short stories, it includes the works of authors such as O. Henry, Mark Twain, Rudyard Kipling, Edgar Allan Poe, Joseph Conrad, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Guy...

Tags: Mobile, Rampart Software Development, Maupassant, Adventure, Packletide, E-books, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2007-02-21

DEMOfall 2006 begins today

A number of ZDNet and C|Net folks are here in San Diego at DEMOfall 2006 so look for great coverage of the event which kicks off in just a couple of hours. Last night at the opening reception, I had a chance to connect with some old friends and make...

Tags: Demos, DemoFall 2006

Blog posts 2006-09-26

Notes from the tech conference underground

The extended spring tech conference season is beginning to wind down. I have done my share of time watching panels, keynotes and pitches, and hanging out in hallways and lobbys looking for fresh material, seeking out the strongest signals that portend what’s in store for the future. Based on absorbing...

Tags: Supernova

Blog posts 2006-07-05

100 Greatest Short Stories (Mobile)

Now you can enjoy these "byte-sized" masterpieces any time and anywhere with The 100 Greatest Short Stories. A timeless collection of the world's greatest short stories, it includes the works of authors such as O. Henry, Mark Twain, Rudyard Kipling, Edgar Allan Poe, Joseph Conrad, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Guy...

Tags: Phone, Mobile, Maupassant, Adventure, Packletide, E-books, Telecom & Utilities, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2005-06-23

When leadership from within makes sense

Few companies achieve a level of success that inspires people to write books about them. One such company is San Diego-based Qualcomm, whose staggering growth and business success is the subject of a recent corporate biography by wireless analyst Dave Mock, The Qualcomm Equation. But now the company is at...

Tags: leadership, Qualcomm Inc.

Blog posts 2005-04-19