Broadcom Announces Next Generation Persona(TM) IP Communications Platform Tweet

New Platform Enables 'Always On, Always Connected' Multimedia Consumer Devices for the Growing Connected Home Ecosystem.

IRVINE, Calif. -- Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM), a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, announced its next generation Persona(TM) Internet protocol (IP) communications platform for multimedia connected consumer devices. The Persona platform, consisting of the Broadcom(R) BCM11211 communications processor and the Broadcom BCM11181 multimedia processor, enables full-featured multimedia applications and advanced capabilities such as 3D graphics and a superior audio experience. By combining lifestyle benefits, such as home energy/automation control and monitoring, reliable high resolution video conferencing, and seamless digital video recorder (DVR) and set-top box (STB) integration into an always-on, always-connected platform, Broadcom is poised to supply products in the emerging connected home device (fourth screen) segment.

Highlights/Key Facts:

-- According to ABI Research(1), as the digital home evolves and services
expand, the fourth screen market will slowly take shape. The features
available to the three screens (TV, PC, and mobile) are quickly melding
and ultimately will lead to a relatively homogenous ecosystem. As the
number of households with home networks grows, access to Internet
content and services will continue to expand.
-- Broadcom is addressing the growing consumer demand for a connected home
network by enabling 'always on, always connected' IP communications
devices. This single portable device will act as an information,
communication and entertainment portal of the connected home,
proliferating into the much anticipated 'fourth screen'.
-- The key differentiator between next generation IP communications
connected devices and today's products are the inclusion of lifestyle
benefits that allow for the sharing of information, communication and
entertainment. Broadcom enables the consumer to administer, control and
stream DVR and STB content directly to this device, providing a new
means for interacting with a DVR/STB, and allowing the device's mobility
to be utilized anywhere within the home. With this approach,
information may be readily available, with access to online content as
well as high resolution and high quality video phone capabilities that
stay connected. Other examples of lifestyle benefits include:
-- Information capabilities - (i.e. full web browser, widgets, digital
picture frame, STB menu browsing, home monitoring).
-- Communication/Connectivity capabilities - (i.e. VoIP, Wi-Fi(R), video
conferencing, Bluetooth(R), GPS, location based services).
-- Entertainment capabilities - (i.e. next generation remote control,
content portability, gaming).
-- The new Persona consumer IP communications multimedia platform includes
the BCM11211 communications processor and the BCM11181 multimedia
processor featuring Broadcom's proven core voice and applications
processing technology.
-- The BCM11211 high performance RISC and DSP processor cores enable
advanced end user productivity applications such as rich GUI/web
browsers and multimedia content. Its advanced peripheral support
hosts SDIO for memory cards, dual USB ports to enable external media
devices, as well as PC connectivity. The BCM11211 seamlessly
connects to Broadcom's industry-leading Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and GPS
connectivity products, allowing OEMs to efficiently add
best-in-class wireless technologies and expanded functionality for
next generation wireless products.
-- Designed for advanced mobile multimedia products, the BCM11181
multimedia processor is power-efficient and optimized for images,
video capture and playback, and 3D graphics.
-- The Persona platform runs the Broadcom MediaxChange(TM) Linux(R)-based
software, which is the latest voice, video and multimedia version of the
field proven Broadcom PhonexChange(TM) software. Broadcom PhonexChange
is a flexible software platform used across all Broadcom IP phone
communication solutions, allowing customers to leverage a common
software code base across product portfolios, which in turn, minimizes
engineering development resources and time-to-market. It also includes
built-in support for Broadcom's Bluetooth, GPS, and Wi-Fi solutions.
Broadcom MediaxChange optionally supports the Qt Applications
development framework or Google Android mobile operating system.
-- The software suite includes Broadcom's high fidelity SmartAudio(R) voice
enhancement technology. SmartAudio is based on Broadcom's innovative
audio clarity technology that significantly improves audio quality over
IP networks. It includes the company's high quality acoustic echo
cancellation, advanced jitter buffer, high definition voice speech
technologies and packet loss concealment (PLC) technology which
compensates for lost data packets while ensuring the delivery of clear
digital voice communications.

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Adobe Flash Player 10.1 Tweet

* Adobe Flash Player 10.1 beta 3 now available for PCs and netbooks
* At Adobe MAX 2009, Adobe unveiled the next release of Adobe Flash Player that realizes the promise of a consistent, cross-platform runtime across desktop and mobile devices. Flash Player 10.1 beta 3 was released on February 23, 2010 and is available for download.

Adobe® Flash® Player 10.1 is the first runtime release of the Open Screen Project that enables uncompromised Web browsing of expressive applications, content and video across devices. With support for a broad range of mobile devices, including smartphones, netbooks, smartbooks and other Internet-connected devices, Flash Player 10.1 allows your content to reach your customers wherever they are.

A prerelease version of Flash Player 10.1 is now available for Windows, Macintosh and Linux operating systems. Sign up to be notified when Flash Player 10.1 for Palm Pre beta is available.

This public prerelease is an opportunity for developers to test and provide early feedback to Adobe on new features, enhancements, and compatibility with previously authored content. Consumers can try the beta release of Flash Player 10.1 to preview hardware acceleration of video on supported Windows PCs and x86-based netbooks. You can also help make Flash Player better by visiting all of your favorite sites, making sure they work the same or better than with the current player. We definitely want your feedback to help improve the final version, expected to ship in the first half of 2010.
Download and Discuss

* DownloadGet the Flash Player 10.1 prerelease

* DownloadDiscuss Flash Player 10.1 in the Labs forums

* DownloadReport issues and feature requests

Release Players

* DownloadGet release versions of Flash Player 10


If you are looking for the 64-bit Flash Player 10 prerelease for Linux, the latest alpha refresh is available for download. Release versions of Flash Player are available from the Flash Player Download Center on Adobe.com.
Key New Features
Ubiquitous Reach

Easily installable and updateable, the full Flash Player will be available on smartphones and other Internet-connected mobile devices, doubling the number of operating systems your content can reach and enabling uncompromised Web browsing experiences.
Global error handling

The new global error handler enables developers to write a single handler to process all runtime errors that weren’t part of a try/catch statement. Improve application reliability and user experience by catching and handling unexpected runtime errors and present custom error messages.
Designed for mobility

To deliver on a high level of consistency and move onto mobile platforms with limited memory and processing resources, Flash Player 10.1 leverages hardware acceleration of graphics and video and many other performance improvements, such as rendering, scripting, memory utilization, start-up time, battery and CPU optimizations.

New mobile-ready features that take advantage of native device capabilities include support for multi-touch, gestures, mobile input models, and accelerometer bringing unprecedented creative control and expressiveness to the mobile browsing experience. Watch Flash Player 10.1 video demonstrations that show SWF content running on smartphones.
Expanded options for high quality media delivery

Flash Player 10.1 is ready to take advantage of upcoming media delivery technologies that will provide rich media experiences and create new business models. With new HTTP streaming and content protection features with Adobe Flash Access, premium audio and video content can be securely delivered within the browser. Streaming performance is enhanced with improved support for live events, buffer controls and peer assisted networking. Network context-aware services, such as smart seek and stream reconnect, will enable smooth, uninterrupted media playback and improved resource utilization on mobile devices.

Not all features and platforms are supported in this prerelease version. Consult the the Release Notes for details and stay tuned for upcoming prerelease refreshes. For more details on new features and enhancements in Flash Player 10.1, see the complete list of New Features and read What’s New in Flash Player 10.1.

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Broadcom Persona Tablet Ecosystem & MWC Tablet Stack Tweet

Learn about and get demo of Broadcom's tablet ecosystem called Persona. In addition to being an access portal, nas, iptv controller it allows surfing & make video phone calls supporting Android platform all while multitasking and supporting flash.

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FLASH PLAYER ADOBE RUNNING ON PALM PRE Tweet

FLASH PLAYER ADOBE RUNNING ON PALM PRE. Made by Adobe TV

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Microsoft might buy RIM Tweet

THE RUMOUR MILL has come up with a Hell on Earth conspiracy theory claiming that Microsoft is about to buy RIM or Nokia.

The rumour is based on an implausible article at Reuters, which claims that although Windows 7 Phone OS is superior to any other mobile OS out there the Vole hasn't got enough leverage in the market to make it a success.

Of course there is nothing to the rumour. The article starts with the sentence "Apple Inc has raised the smartphone bar with its distinctive Iphone," so you know that it is going to be a yarn fueled by Jobs' Mob propaganda.

It is closely followed by Morningstar analyst Toan Tran saying that to really compete in this business, Microsoft needs to get into the hardware business, where it can control the entire user experience. "Apple has shown that's the model that works," Tran said. "In a consumer device, people just want something that works, they don't want something as complicated as a PC."

In other words, Apple did it perfectly and Microsoft needs to copy its business model to be successful. The basis behind the rumour is nothing more than a well placed piece of Apple spin that again touts its superiority over Microsoft. The above quote even scrapes to use Apple's "It just works" marketing logo. To which the urge should be to reply, "only just."

Although Wall Street also thought that it is a good idea for the Vole to buy RIM or Nokia, it really would be crazy. Microsoft spending a fortune on a company and then forcing the disruption of making it adapt and then install Windows software on its new subsidiary's devices would be a fairly pointless exercise.

True, Microsoft has been losing ground in the mobile market mostly because its software has fallen behind some of the more interesting alternatives from Google, Symbian and Apple.

However early reviews say Windows 7 Phone is the dogs and wipes the floor with most of what is out there. Microsoft still has substantial control of the lucrative business market where its mobile software integrates nicely with its server products.

Building on this, and armed with Windows 7 Phone, the Vole could make a comeback. True it is late, but it might still pull it off. Certainly some manufacturers are at least stopping the slide away from Windows Phone in the wake of the news.

By keeping flexible, the Vole can include lots of different manufacturers in lucrative business packages. However if it were to start making its own hardware it would be in competition with them.

Are there any advantages to owning your own mobile phone handset company and locking customers into your software? Well only if you are charismatic evangelical marketing machine that is playing the consumer market.

Apple's own model is restricted to consumers and is designed to lock them in both to Apple's software applications and to Apple's mobile network carrier of choice. Microsoft could do something like that with the Zune phone and owning the manufacturer would not make the slightest difference.

Despite the US tech press fantasy that Apple is king of the smartphones, for the Vole, the reality is that the market is controlled by Symbian with Google's Android making inroads. If it is going to win the mobile market it has to come up with ideas that will take down these rivals rather than worry about the smaller and more fickle consumer market.

To do this, Microsoft does not need to own a handset maker, it needs deals with lots of them.

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Mickey Mouse mobile phone ripoff Tweet

Mickey Mouse V107 multimedia entertainment functions
MTK Operating System Platform
Mainstream features dual sim dual standby, FM FM radio
Built-in Games 3 common games
Supports MP3 format music player, support background play, support Bluetooth stereo output, support for Bluetooth Headset
Video playback 3GP, MP4, AVI, 3GP/MP4/AVI full-screen playback
E-books txt, supports TXT format e-books to read, download
Radio FM FM stereo, putting-need headphones can be recorded from time to time
Camera pixel high-definition camera
Photo description supports AVI audio video capture, recording time, according to the size of the memory card
Mickey Mouse V107 data applications
Memory fuselage unknown, the maximum support 4G extend
Extended support for Bluetooth file transfer, Bluetooth headset (voice), Bluetooth music (stereo)
Data transfer U disk / data cable direct read, Bluetooth File Transfer, Bluetooth voice
Picture format jpg, gif, bmp
The basic functions of Mickey Mouse V107
Optional language Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English
Section 500 card body contacts phone book, support for caller groups, ring tones, caller picture
SMS / MMS 500 SMS, support MMS
Switch machine can be set to Automatic Switcher
5 groups alarm clock, can be customized Monday to Sunday alarm, Snooze time can be set
Ringtone format mp3, mp4
Speaker independent speaker
Call function support caller group, caller ringtones, caller picture
Other features MP3 function, MP4 functions, speakerphone, Short Message, recording function, WAP function, radio, Bluetooth, GPRS download, MMS MMS, memory expansion, e-book, IP call, calendar, to-do, alarm clock , calculator, exchange rate, world time, memo, mobile QQ
Mickey Mouse V107 Appearance / Screen
Product appearance straight
Size 105 * 45 * 30mm
Weight 65g
Available colors red and black
Screen Material / type of color screen
Number 26 million color screen color
Resolution of 128 × 160px
1.3-inch screen size
Package weight 0.65
Basic parameters of Mickey Mouse V107
Time to market 2010.2.26
Other types of cell phone type
Applicable to individual mobile phone crowd
Standard configuration of the two power (1800mAh) a charge / data cable / headset
Applicable frequency GSM900/1800MHz
Network standard GSM
Talk Time 200-280 minutes
180-260 hours standby time
7 days replacement warranty limited warranty / guarantee for six months

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Nokia clamshell ripoff Tweet

This NCKIAN908 mirror with black nubuck plus dual clamshell design, very suitable for women to use. Body surface of the mirror reflector. Function to support dual cameras, FM FM radio, as well as language, Wang, mobile QQ and many other practical and entertainment functions. Independent speaker sound to make it sound extraordinary.

MTK Operating System Platform
Mainstream features dual sim dual standby, dual camera, FM radio FM
Built-in Game 1 common games, mobile phone QQ
Music player supports MP3 background play
Video playback 3GP, MP4
Support e-book e-books
Outposting need to support FM radio headset radio
Camera pixel high-definition camera
Photo description support audio video image, the time based on memory size of the
NCKIAN908 data applications
Memory card equipped with a 512MBTF maximum support 4G TF card expansion
Extended support for Bluetooth file transfer, Bluetooth headset (voice), Bluetooth music (stereo)
Direct Connect Data Transfer Data Cable, card reader, Bluetooth file transfer, Bluetooth headset (voice), Bluetooth music (stereo)
Picture format jpg, gif
NCKIAN908 basic functions
Optional language Simplified Chinese, English
Section 250 card body contacts phone book, support for caller groups, ring tones, caller picture
SMS / MMS 50 SMS, support MMS
Switch machine support for timer switch machine, can be customized switch machine animation
5 groups alarm clock, customizable alarm Sunday to Monday, you can set Snooze time can be used FM, download the MP3 for the alarm
Ringtone format mp3, mp4, can be downloaded MP3 as ringtone
Speaker independent speaker
Call features Call blacklist
Other features MP3 function, MP4 functions, speakerphone, Short Message, recording function, WAP function, handwritten + keyboard, radio, Bluetooth, GPRS download, MMS MMS, memory expansion, e-books, calls show, attribution to Query, IP call, calendar, to-do, alarm clock, calculator, exchange rate, cost per unit, stopwatch, world time, mobile QQ
NCKIAN908 Appearance / Screen
Product appearance flip
Size of 100 × 50 × 17mm
Weight 128G
Optional Color Black
Screen Material / type of color screen
Number 26 million color screen color
Resolution of 240 × 320px
2.5-inch screen size
Package weight 0.65
NCKIAN908 basic parameters
Time to market 2010-2-26
Other types of cell phone type
Applicable to individual mobile phone crowd
Standard configuration of the two power (1800 mA) Charger / headset / data cable
Applicable frequency 900/1800MHz
Network standard GSM
Talk Time 180-260 minutes
160-260 hours standby time
7 days replacement warranty limited warranty / guarantee for six months

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