Heavyweights discuss HD standard
Sony, Samsung and other consumer electronic giants are uniting to support a technology that could send high-definition video signals wirelessly from a single set-top box to screens around the home, says Associated Press.
The consortium is an important development in the race to create a definitive way to replace tangles of video cables, and both Sony and Samsung also are supporting a competing technology.
In the new consortium, Sony and Samsung, along with Motorola, Sharp and Hitachi, will develop an industry standard around technology from Amimon of Israel called WHDI, for Wireless Home Digital Interface.
Nokia, Qualcomm reach agreement
On the heels of their courtroom drama Wednesday, Nokia and Qualcomm announced a new licensing agreement regarding various wireless technologies, and have settled all litigation between the companies, says InformationWeek.
Under the terms of the 15-year agreement, Nokia has been granted a licence for all of Qualcomm's patents to use in mobile phones and its Siemens Networks infrastructure equipment.
The patents regard GSM, EDGE, CDMA, HSDPA, OFDM, WiMax, LTE, and other technologies. Additionally, Nokia has agreed to not use any of the patents directly against Qualcomm.
Mobile giants aid broadband
Two mobile communications giants, Vodafone and Sony Ericsson, have entered into a joint initiative designed to make affordable mobile broadband more accessible, says Broadband Expert.
Two major mobile communications providers have announced plans to make high speed mobile broadband more accessible as well as more affordable for SMEs in the UK.
The companies will join with Lenovo ThinkPad notebooks, which will have mobile broadband technology integrated within, which will eliminate the need for a separate dongle or modem.
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