High-resolution pictures
As part of the tidying up of our Mark 1 codec, we have added the complementary technology to our big picture playback. The new small picture option has smoother playback and its higher datarate intensity increases…
Read More3G interoperability push
A group including Alcatel, LG Electronics, NEC, Philips, Qualcomm, Sagem, Samsung, Siemens and Mitsubishi/Trium has agreed to work together to ensure interoperability of their 3G radio interfaces. “We know interoperability between handsets and networks is a…
Read MoreNorway leads the way in web content charging
A Norwegian alliance is reported in the FT to be about to launch a micropayment system to charge for web content.
Read MoreFujitsu and Sagam to develop 3G phones
“Fujitsu, the Japanse electronics group, and Sagem, one of France’s largest mobile phone makers, are to develop advanced third-generation phones”, the FT reports, adding that mobile phones’ “capabilities are becoming similar to those of PCs”.
Read MoreWeb sales at Reed Elsevier head for £1bn
The FT writes “Electronic sales at Reed Elsevier topped £1bn last year as the Anglo-Dutch media group increased pre-tax profit by 43 per cent”. Crispin Davis, chief executive, said “Reed Elsevier would continue to spend on…
Read MoreApple delays launch of QuickTime 6 because of MPEG-4 license terms
“Apple announced at the QuickTime Live! Conference today that there’s a public preview of QuickTime 6 with full MPEG-4 support ready to ship, but the terms of the proposed MPEG-4 license are holding it back,” says…
Read MoreBroadband internet claimed to need subsidy in rural areas
“Areas with less than 20,000 homes and businesses linked to a local exchange simply aren’t viable for broadband today”, Sir Christopher Bland, Chairman of British Telecommunications, told the Commons select committee on culture, media and sport…
Read MorePDA-phone use set to expand rapidly
“The market of PDA-phones will grow from only 0.2 million units in 2000 to nearly 19 million units in 2007 for a compound annual growth rate of 87.5 percent” comments Michael Pastore in an article in…
Read MoreMPEG-4 licensors propose a "use fee"
EE Times reports that the MPEG LA LLC, the agency that licenses MPEG-4 video compression technology, has imposed a `use fee’ for disseminating video data.
Read MoreSymbian raises fresh funds
The Financial Times reports that Symbian has raised £20.75m from existing shareholders and “…secured its part in the development of next generation mobile phones…”.
Read MoreSo psyched to part of the A+E Networks deployment of Blackbird.
Kevin Tobin - Senior Director of Production, A+E Networks