Blackberry, Qualcomm Among Backers For Viewdle’s $10 Million Round
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Viewdle, a tech firm that markets facial recognition software to consumer products companies, has raised $10 million in second round funding… Read more »
Unable To Find A Better Exit, Qualcomm Cancels Consumer-Direct FLO TV
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(Update: Qualcomm (NSDQ: QCOM) has now confirmed our report that is canceling FLO TV)
Qualcomm is shutting down its struggling direct-to-co… Read more »
Qualcomm’s Incubator Will Invest Millions In Consumer-Facing Projects
Inside the walls of the San Diego-based company, Qualcomm (NSDQ: QCOM) has started an incubator to come up with consumer services that could… Read more »
Qualcomm Is Talking To Potential Acquirers For Struggling FLO TV Group
It’s still early days, but Qualcomm’s CEO Paul Jacobs said during the company’s third-quarter conference call today it has begun discussions… Read more »
Qualcomm Acquires Tapioca Mobile For URL-Linking Technology
Qualcomm (NSDQ: QCOM) has acquired Tapioca Mobile, a three-year-old company that uses the tagline: “Don’t just shorten URLs, make them magic… Read more »
Qualcomm Admits Mobile TV Service Flo Needs More Distribution Channels
Phone chip-maker Qualcomm (NSDQ: QCOM) admitted that its Flo mobile TV service needs to find additional distribution channels other than mob… Read more »
Qualcomm Invests In Mobile Phone Camera Firm Anteryon
Qualcomm’s European venture fund is investing an undisclosed amount in Anteryon, a Dutch company which among other products builds component… Read more »
@ D8: Qualcomm’s Jacobs Not Happy With MediaFlo — But Not Winding It Down
Over the weekend I got a copy of a note from investor meetings with Qualcomm (NSDQ: QCOM) CEO Paul Jacobs suggesting that the company was ab… Read more »
Qualcomm Outlook Cloudy Despite Raising 2010 Forecast
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Qualcomm’s stock fell $3.43, or 8 percent, in after-hours trading today, following the release of its second-quarter financial results that… Read more »
The MWC Wrap: LiMo Foundation; Qualcomm’s FLO; Huawei Androids; Ericsson’s App Store
– Qualcomm’s FLO: The chip-maker and mobile TV service provider put out five press releases today at Mobile World Congress. First, it said… Read more »
This Year’s Message At MWC: It’s Complicated!
Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week will reveal in gory detail just how complicated the industry has become.
If you don Read more »
Three Super Bowl Commercials Later, Will You Know What Mobile TV Is?
FLO TV is willing to spend some serious cash to make sure people are aware of mobile TV.
On Sunday, roughly 100 million people will gather… Read more »
Qualcomm: Q1 Profit Up, But 2010 Forecasts Are Down Due To Economic Weakness
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Qualcomm reported today that net profit more than doubled to $841 million in the first quarter 2010 from $341 million a year ago. Revenue al… Read more »
CES 2010 Review In Photos
Here are just some of the photos that I collected from the biggest mobile stories at CES in 2010 this past week.
The festivities kicked of… Read more »
Qualcomm’s Brew Platform Gains Speed With Commitments From AT&T And Sprint
photo: Tricia Duryee
Qualcomm (NSDQ: QCOM) is becoming a major software supplier in mobile for mid-range devices in the U.S., but rather than make money on the p… Read more »
Qualcomm’s Brew Platform To Be Engine For AT&T’s Feature-Phone App Store
Qualcomm’s Brew platform got a huge lift today when AT&T (NYSE: T) said it is adopting it for its mid-range, lower-cost handsets in an effor… Read more »
CES Mobile Wrap: AT&T In Cars; BlackBerry Presenter; FLO On iPhone; MTV Ads
CES announcements are already rolling out. Here’s just a few wireless-related ones from today:
AT&T’s next frontier: AT&T (NYSE: T) told Re… Read more »
Len Lauer Leaves Wireless Industry; Lands CEO Job At Print Technology Company
With the mobile industry potentially entering one of its biggest growth periods in history, this one took us as a bit of a surprise: Len Lau… Read more »
Qualcomm’s COO Len Lauer Resigns For CEO Position At Unknown Company
Qualcomm’s COO Len Lauer has resigned in favor of accepting a new position as CEO at an unnamed company, which is expected to be announced i… Read more »
FLO TV Adds Disney And ABC To The Line-Up
Qualcomm’s FLO TV continues to add new content to its mobile broadcast TV network, this time roping in ABC Television Network and the Disney… Read more »
Europe Drops Four-Year Antitrust Probe Into Qualcomm
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The European Commission is not taking any action against Qualcomm (NSDQ: QCOM) and has stopped investigating the chipmaker after four lookin… Read more »
Qualcomm’s Personal TV Now Available; Pricing Plans Are Nowhere To Be Found
photo: Tricia Duryee
Qualcomm’s FLO TV Personal Television, which provides a 3.5 inch screen for viewing some of your favorite programming while on the go, is no… Read more »
Qualcomm Revamps Brew Platform; Adds Ability To Pre-Load Browsers, Social Networks
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Qualcomm (NSDQ: QCOM) must be feeling the age of its Brew mobile operating platform in light of all these smartphone operating systems. Toda… Read more »
Updated: AT&T Drops Price Of FLO TV; Doesn’t Add Three New Channels
AT&T (NYSE: T) is dropping the price of Qualcomm’s FLO TV service from $15 a month to $9.99 a month starting Nov. 8. The price drop is likel… Read more »
Qualcomm’s Revenues Down 19 Percent in Q4; Profits Hurt By Charges
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Wireless chip-maker Qualcomm (NSDQ: QCOM) released fiscal fourth quarter and full-year 2009 results today, reporting that revenues for the q… Read more »
Will Nokia’s First New Qualcomm-Powered Phone Launch With AT&T?
First *Nokia* and Qualcomm (NSDQ: QCOM) settled their patent royalties fight, then, the two companies signed a deal that would put Qualcomm… Read more »
Qualcomm Will Roll Out Its First Cross-Platform App Store In Brazil
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Qualcomm will launch its first cross-platform app store with TIM, allowing the Brazilian operator to compete directly with handset-makers th… Read more »
@ CTIA: The Data Tsunami Is Here
photo: Tricia Duryee
While the general observation by everyone is that this year’s CTIA I.T. & Entertainment show is small, it’s not because there isn’t dramatic… Read more »
FLO TV Goes Direct To Consumer; Service Costs $9 A Month, Device Costs $250
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Qualcomm’s FLO TV is kicking off its consumer brand today, by unveiling a new device that is only a TV and not a phone. The device and broad… Read more »
Could Zeebo Be An Alternative Revenue Stream For Mobile Game Publishers?
Fishlabs, a German mobile game developer, has ported its popular Galaxy on Fire game to the Zeebo, the Qualcomm-backed console designed to o… Read more »
Japan Says Qualcomm’s Contract Terms Violate Anti-Trust Rules
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The Japan Fair Trade Commission has ordered Qualcomm (NSDQ: QCOM) to remove certain provisions from its license agreements with Japanese han… Read more »
Qualcomm’s FLO TV Gains Major Distribution Through In-Car Entertainment Systems
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Qualcomm’s FLO TV has revealed the details of its partnership with Audiovox, which will resell its broadcast TV services to in-car entertain… Read more »
Sprint Plans To Offer Devices Running Qualcomm's Brew
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Sprint (NYSE: S) announced last week that it was going to start selling devices that use Qualcomm Read more »
Industry Moves: FLO TV Hires Alice Kim From MTV To Head Up Strategic Initiatives
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FLO TV, which delivers video to phones via broadcast channels, said today it has appointed Alice Kim to the newly formed position of SVP of… Read more »
Next Year Qualcomm Believes 3G Phones Will Make Up Half The Total Market
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Qualcomm’s CEO Paul Jacobs not only sees more people carrying around more capable and robust phones, but he also believes the next frontier… Read more »
Qualcomm, America Movil To Launch Zeebo In Mexico
For telecom magnate Carlos Slim it’s good to be the king … Qualcomm (NSDQ: QCOM) has picked Slim’s America Movil as the wireless service p… Read more »
Cox Will Use Qualcomm's Brew Platform For Mobile Content
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Cox Communication is moving forward with the roll-out of its own wireless network by announcing today that it will use Qualcomm’s Brew techn… Read more »
FLO TV Takes Steps To Measure Mobile TV Habits
Qualcomm’s FLO TV has upped the ante for getting viewership results for its mobile broadcast TV service for the benefit of advertisers. Rele… Read more »
Qualcomm Takes Stake In Korean Handset Maker To Relieve Debt
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Qualcomm (NSDQ: QCOM) has agreed to wipe Pantech’s debt clean with the chip-maker by receiving a stake in what is the third-largest Korean h… Read more »
Qualcomm Disputes Anti-Trust Claims By Japanese Regulators
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Qualcomm (NSDQ: QCOM) is disputing anti-trust claims in Japan, where regulators say the company is forcing customers in the country to accep… Read more »
