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US Federal Court Bars RIM (BlackBerry) from Using BASIS’ BBX Trademark

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 02:18:00 +0000

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The United States Federal Court in Albuquerque today granted a temporary restraining order (TRO) against Research in Motion (RIM), immediately barring RIM from using BASIS ...

Tesla Takes Auto Retail High-Tech With Digital Design Studio

Wed, 20 Apr 2011 15:00:00 +0000

PALO ALTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Tesla Motors launched the Design Studio, a tool that allows consumers to customize, view and share their own Tesla electric vehicles on the web, on their smartphones and ...

Qualcomm ships first dual-core Snapdragon chipsets clocking 1.2GHz

Thomas Ricker — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 06:44:00 +0000

Oh yeah baby, Qualcomm's finally shipping its first dual-core Snapdragons. To whom, is the big question. Its third-generation Mobile Station Modem MSM8260 and MSM8660 Snapdragon chipsets for high-end smartphones -- originally announced in February 2009 -- are now sampling and capable of running at up to 1.2GHz. The MSM8260 supports HSPA+, while the MSM8660 brings support for multi-mode HSPA+ and 1xEV-DO Rev. B. Both integrate GPS, a GPU with 2D / 3D acceleration engines for Open GL ES 2.0 and Open VG 1.1, 1080p video encoding and decoding, a dedicated low-power audio engine, and support for 24-bit WXGA 1,280 x 800 pixel displays. Anybody at Computex care to step forward with a reference design?

Update: We just spoke with company representatives here at the show, and try as we may, we couldn't convince anyone at the company to show off a dual-core reference design. We were flat-out told that the only people at Computex getting a glimpse at the new silicon were prospective customers, though we did manage to pry out a few interesting details about the chip itself and the future of the line. For one, these new chips have two application cores and a single modem core, whereas existing chips have a single application core alongside a single modem core. We were also told in no uncertain terms that an even quicker version of the Snapdragon would be launched before the year's end, and as you'd likely surmise, it'll be aimed at "larger screen" devices -- you know, like slates and tablet PCs.

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Sprint set to acquire Virgin Mobile

Doug Aamoth — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:31:24 +0000

Sprint and Virgin Mobile sitting in a tree, m-e-r-g-i-n-g. Well, not merging per se. More like Sprint is acquiring Virgin Mobile. Seems as though this whole "pre-paid, no contract" thing is a hit and Sprint, looking to gain some ground in the mobile arms race, wants in on the action.

Tesla to open seven new dealerships this summer

Doug Aamoth — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:40:05 +0000

Looking to take a Tesla electric car for a spin, are ya? Lucky you, as the company will be opening seven sales centers this summer -- four in the US and three abroad. You'll be able to take a test drive in New York, Seattle, Chicago, and Miami, along with London, Monaco, and Munich.