Tablet / PMP (Portable Media Player) News

Consumer Connected Device Shipments Set to Reach 712 Million Units, According to Infinite Research
Mar 8, 2011 – Infinite Research has announced the publication of its Global Consumer Connected Device Market Forecast. Consumer connected devices are set to see rapid adoption over the next 5 years, with total shipments growing exponentially.
News categories: Infinite Research, Blu-ray, Camcorder, Digital TV, DVD, Gaming, Market Research, Mobile, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV, Smartphone, Streaming, Tablet

Irdeto Launches ActiveCloak for Media: Dynamic Security Solution to Combat Digital Entertainment Piracy
Feb 28, 2011 – Irdeto (JSE: NPN) has launched ActiveCloak for Media, the first and only dynamic security solution to protect and monetize high-value digital entertainment assets throughout their entire lifecycle and across a wide range of consumer devices.
News categories: Irdeto, Content Protection, Gaming, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, Tablet

IPWireless and Amdocs to Demonstrate Mobile Broadcast (IMB) Applications on Samsung Galaxy S and Tab
Feb 14, 2011 – IPWireless has announced that it has collaborated with Amdocs (NYSE:DOX) to demonstrate rich, consumer friendly multimedia applications for Mobile TV, video recording with catch-up with live TV and more based on the 3GPP IMB standard.
News categories: IPWireless, Amdocs, 5G, Content Distribution, Mobile, MWC24, Tablet

Cavium Networks Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire China-Based Celestial Semiconductor
Jan 31, 2011 – Cavium Networks (NASDAQ: CAVM) has announced that it is has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Celestial Semiconductor, a fabless provider of ARM-based system-on-a-chip (SoC) processor solutions for a range of digital media applications.
News categories: Cavium Networks, Cable TV, China, Digital TV, IPTV, MandA, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Tablet

Consumer Electronics Market Boosted by Connected Home Products in 2011
Jan 25, 2011 – Global unit shipments of CE products will climb 2.6 percent in 2010, partly driven by rising sales of products that play a role in the connected home and that focus on usability - rather than technological wizardry, according to IHS iSuppli.
News categories: iSuppli, Blu-ray, Camcorder, Digital TV, DVD, Gaming, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Tablet

ENSPERT Reveals Mobile TV Offering at International CES 2011
Jan 9, 2011 – ENSPERT announced at CES that the company will be entering the global mobile TV chip-set and solutions market based on Google's Android operating system in 2011.
News categories: ENSPERT, CES2025, Digital TV, Mobile, Tablet

Samsung and Comcast Partner to Transform TV Viewing on Smart Televisions and Tablets
Jan 7, 2011 – Samsung (KRX:005930,005935; LSE:SMSN, SMSD) and Comcast (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) have announced the companies' partnership to continue to revolutionize the way consumers access content and watch TV.
News categories: Samsung, Comcast, Cable TV, CES2025, Digital TV, Mobile, Smart TV, Streaming, Tablet, USA

DISH Network First Pay-TV Provider to Give Customers Ability to Watch Their Live TV on Android Tablets
Jan 6, 2011 – DISH Network (Nasdaq: DISH) has announced that DISH Remote Access, the application that gives its customers the ability to watch their live and recorded TV on compatible smartphones, tablets and laptops, is now optimized for Android™ tablet screens.
News categories: DISH Network, DVR, Mobile, Portable, Satellite, Streaming, Tablet, USA

Panasonic Develops VIERA Tablet for Cloud Services
Jan 5, 2011 – Panasonic (NYSE:PC; Tokyo:6752) has developed a new smart terminal called the VIERA Tablet to enable easy access to a variety of cloud services in conjunction with its VIERA digital televisions. Prototypes of the new tablet will be exhibited at 2011 CES.
News categories: Panasonic, CES2025, Digital TV, Portable, Smart TV, Streaming, Tablet