Tablet / PMP (Portable Media Player) News

NextWave Wireless Announces MXtv™, a Breakthrough Mobile TV and Advertising Platform for WiMAX Operators
Mar 10, 2008 – NextWave Wireless (NASDAQ: WAVE) has announced the launch of MXtv, a mobile multicast and broadcast technology that enables WiMAX operators to deliver multimedia services including mobile TV without having to invest in new spectrum or additional radio access network equipment.
News categories: NextWave Wireless, Huawei, Broadband, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Middleware, Mobile, Semiconductor, Tablet

DivX Enters Into New Multiyear Contract with Philips Electronics to Bring DivX Video to Wide Variety of Consumer Electronics Devices
Mar 4, 2008 – DivX (NASDAQ:DIVX) has announced that it has entered into a new two-year license agreement with Philips Electronics. The agreement will enable Philips to continue to include DivX® video functionality on its wide range of consumer lifestyle products.
News categories: DivX, Philips Electronics, Blu-ray, Digital TV, DVD, Media Player, Smart TV, Tablet

Vivace Readies Samples of High Performance, Low Power VSP100 Media Processor
Mar 3, 2008 – Vivace Semiconductor has announced the availability of the first samples of its entry-level VSP100™ media processing chip incorporating high quality video capability for devices such as mobile phones, MP3/MP4 video players and mobile televisions.
News categories: Vivace Semiconductor, Digital TV, ICs, Mobile, Semiconductor, Tablet

PacketVideo (PV) Mobile Broadcast Receiver Delivers New TV Services to Existing Handsets
Feb 11, 2008 – Eliminating a major obstacle to launching mobile broadcast services, PacketVideo (PV), a subsidiary of NextWave Wireless (NASDAQ:WAVE), is demonstrating its patented new pocketable mobile broadcast receiver that turns WiFi-enabled phones and personal media players into mobile TVs.
News categories: PacketVideo, Digital TV, Mobile, MWC24, Smart Home, Tablet

STMicroelectronics' New Nomadik® Chipset Boosts Multimedia Performance in Next-Generation Mobile Applications
Feb 8, 2008 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has introduced a chipset that couples ST's new multimedia application processor with a companion audio and power-management chip.
News categories: STMicroelectronics, Mobile, Semiconductor, Tablet

The Worldwide Digital Terrestrial Television Receiver Market Will Reach 350 Million Units in 2013, According to ABI Research
Feb 6, 2008 – The worldwide DTT (Digital Terrestrial Television) receiver market will grow from 65 million units in 2007 to more than 350 million units in 2013, representing a compound annual growth rate of 32%.
News categories: ABI Research, ATSC 3, Digital TV, DTMB, ISDB-T, Market Research, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Tablet, Terrestrial

NDS Mobile Content Protection Integrates with Quantum's Pocket TV for Secure Mobile Viewing
Feb 5, 2008 – NDS (NASDAQ: NNDS) and Quantum have announced the integration of NDS' VideoGuard Mobile™ content protection system for DVB-H with Quantum's Pocket TV portable media player (PMP).
News categories: NDS Group, Quantum, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Mobile, MWC24, Tablet

France - SIMAVELEC holds annual press conference
Feb 4, 2008 – At a SIMAVELEC press conference held on February 4, 2008, its Chairman, Mr. Benedict Lelièvre, CEO of Philips Consumer Lifestyle, said that industrialists in the sector were confident for the year 2008 - the year of HD.
News categories: SIMAVELEC, Blu-ray, Digital TV, DVD, France, HD-DVD, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Tablet, Terrestrial

Consumer Electronics Leaders Showcase MIPS-Based™ Products at CES 2008
Jan 17, 2008 – MIPS Technologies (NasdaqGS: MIPS) has announced that a broad array of the world's leading consumer electronics companies debuted and demonstrated design innovations based on the industry-leading MIPS® architecture at last week's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.
News categories: MIPS Technologies, CES2025, DVR, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Silicon IP, Smart Home, Smart TV, Tablet