Nokia and Infineon mobile 4G challenge to Qualcomm comes down to openness

Coming very soon after Qualcomm announced it was working on combined 3G/4G chips for mobiles, another competitor has entered the chipset ring. Nokia and Infineon Technologies have announced that they will be working together on 4G chips with an open interface - which they claim will improve product roll-out and competition in the market.

All you need to know about the mobile license win for Qualcomm

The European Commission reported today that it was closing down an investigation into chip-maker Qualcomm. Four years ago, six major companies reported Qualcomm to the commission, saying it was abusing it’s position in the chip-set market so much that it was damaging the industry. Now those companies have dropped the charges, and the EU has closed the case. But what was behind all of this?

Qualcomm gets busy making 4G as painless as possible

Qualcomm has announced an initiative to smoothly help mobile operators around the world get their users ready for 4G/LTE. In co-operation with a truly impressive line-up of manufacturers, the chipset maker plans to sneak 4G chips into mobile devices that are currently being released.

Samsung goes green in the face with new mobile tech

Samsung had a lot to say for itself last night in Taipei. The Samsung Mobile Solutions Forum was held in the Westin Taipei Hotel, and we’ve grabbed a few of what we think are the more interesting mobile stories to come from it. The manufacturer went on quite a bit about being “green” and eco-friendly - but that entire part seems a bit dubious.

Nvidia claims to have 50 mobile devices lined up for Tegra

As part of today’s Zune HD launch, Nvidia gave a look into the future of it’s Tegra chip series. These system-on-a-chips are designed for mobile devices and Michael Rayfield, general manager of Nvidias mobile business unit, claims that there are 50 devices planned for Tegra. What can we expect from it?

Qualcomm hit with €146 million fine for stifling competition in South Korea

American telecommunications company Qualcomm has been slapped with a $208 million (€146 million) ban in South Korea. The Korean Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) had been investigating Qualcomm for over three years, and claims that its technology licensing practices are anti-competitive. Qualcomm disagrees with the fine, and has announced its intention to appeal it in court.
The KFTC claims that Qualcomm had obtained a 99.4% share in the CDMA mobile chipset market, and that it abused that position. The KFTC claims it used that position of power to discriminate against companies that used any other manufacturers chips in mobile devices. The Commission also says that Qualcomm granted unfair rebates to favoured customers. Korean clients of QualComm include two of the three biggest handset manufacturers in the world, LG and Samsung.

Wind River update: Intel purchase of mobile software firm is complete

We first reported on the upcoming purchase of Wind River by Intel at the very start of June. With that acquisition now complete, Intel now has access to what Wind River calls its “device software optimisation” - meaning Intel has hugely boosted its software capabilities for embedded and mobile devices.

GoMo Buzzwatch: Intel makes huge strides in mobile chip world with Nokia

A report from Bloomberg earlier today has generated a lot of heat - that Intel has won a contract with Nokia to provide processors for its mobile devices. If this is true, it would mark an incredible boost in Intels recent moves into the mobile world

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