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NBN to lead pay TV way for SingTel
News update Singapore's next-gen broadband network will play key role in boosting local carrier's competitive edge in pay TV market, says top company exec.
Tags: IPTV, Next-generation technology/networks, Mobile applications, Starhub, IP Television, SingTel, CEO, network, Mobile applications, IPTV
Ericsson: Philippines to have IPTV in two years
News Strong market interests and falling bandwidth costs are paving the way for Internet Protocol TV services to be finally made available in the Philippines.
Tags: TVs, Web sites, Web 2.0, IP Television, Philippines, Japan, multimedia, revenue, Internet, set-top box
Will Silverlight or Air hit enterprises?
News Winning consumers and developers over is key to getting enterprises to pay attention to adopting either platform, says analyst.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web services, Internet, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Silverlight, Standards, Adobe Systems Inc., NBC, U.S., principal analyst
Android set-top box in the works
News Google's open source operating system will soon end up on a set-top box built buy Motorola for a Japanese service provider, according to the blog Android Guys.
Tags: Open source, Consumer Technology, Mobile, TV, KDDI Corp., Device, Cell Phone, phone, Google Android, set-top box
Motorola denies developing an Android set-top box
News Company clarifies that it's not working on an Android set-top box. Rather, the device it's delivering to Japan's KDDI is based on an OS developed by Motorola called KreaTV.
Tags: Open source, Mobile, Motorola Inc., KDDI Corp., Google Inc., Open Embedded Software Foundation, operating system, phone, software, Google Android
Google sees separate paths for Android, Chrome OS
News Android is already on the horizon for Netbook makers, and Chrome is supposed to be a Netbook-optimized operating system. What's a Netbook company to do?
Tags: Operating systems, Notebooks and tablets, Smart Phone, Google Inc., Google Chrome, operating system, Google Android, partnership, strategy, set-top box
ARM takes on Intel with Adobe partnership
News The chipset designer says it is working to optimize Adobe's rich-media software for ARM's architecture, in a bid to take on Intel.
Tags: Processors, ARM, Macromedia Flash Player, Intel Corp., Mobile, processor, Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe AIR, partnership, set-top box
Study: Huge growth in Wi-Fi devices expected
News In-Stat predicts that a billion consumer electronics devices will come equipped with Wi-Fi by 2012.
Tags: 802.11/Wi-Fi, TV, phone, Wi-Fi, Apple iPhone, Internet, Ethernet, NetFlix Inc., DVD player, set-top box
Motorola surprises Wall Street with profit
News Company manages to eke out a small profit as it still struggles to get its handset business back on track.
Tags: Earning reports/forecasts, Cellular phones, Networking, Mobile platforms/communications, Networking technology, Motorola Inc., Touch Screen, phone, revenue, Apple iPhone
Asian chip market to hit US$160B
News Led by China, India and emerging markets Thailand and Vietnam, Asia's semiconductor industry will grow 6.4 percent in 2008, says Gartner.
Tags: Processors, Mobile processors, Memory, Mobile, India, Semiconductor, Chip, Gartner Inc., China, revenue
Interactive service for Singapore's free-to-air TV
News Interactive TV may be common in Singaporean households next year, says software engineer working on a project with MediaCorp.
Tags: Internet advertising, VoIP/IP telephony, IP Television, TV, IP, Singapore, 3D, Japan, interactive TV, CEO
Cisco's virtualization push could benefit consumers
News news analysis Cisco Systems' latest strategy to transform the data center could help pave the way for consumers to get cooler apps on cheaper devices.
Tags: Data centers, Virtualization, Cisco Systems Inc., Device, IP, IP network, Server, vision, network, strategy
MyWeb to extend service to Shanghai
News MyWeb Inc. has announced plans to extend its Internet set-top box service to Shanghai. The system was introduced to China earlier this year after the company tied up with Beijing Telecom in the Chinese capital.
MS, Broadcom announce new TV box design
News Hoping to cash in on the interactive TV boom, communications chipmaker Broadcom and Microsoft team up to develop a set-top box that combines digital video recording and home networking.
Excite@Home taps Cox for TV services
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