In This Week's Headline Alert:
Nokia Announces Charger Exchange Program
Class 3 Femtocell Reference Design Fits Broader Applications
Droid Expected To Drive Android’s And Motorola’s Success
Combo Chips Pack A Punch
Will 4G Networks Break The Bank?
Mobile Development & Design UPDATE e-Newsletter | November 17, 2009 | Free Digital Subscription


Hardware
Nokia Announces Charger Exchange Program

Nokia has set up an exchange program for its AC-3E, AC-3U, and AC-4U chargers, which are manufactured by a third party, because their plastic covers can come loose and separate, exposing users to shock hazards.

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Class 3 Femtocell Reference Design Fits Broader Applications

The PC8219E from picoChip is the world’s first Class 3 femtocell reference design, bringing femtocell technology to campuses, rural areas, or “metrozone” hotspots, according to the company. The turnkey solution builds on picoChip’s field-proven PC8208 and 8209 physical layers (PHYs) to provide a complete extended-reach HSPA femtocell baseband.

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Software
Droid Expected To Drive Android’s And Motorola’s Success

Motorola’s Droid, which uses the Android 2.0 operating system (OS), has hit the market. According to iSuppli, the phone will drive the growth of the OS as well as Motorola’s bottom line.

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Applications, Test & Tutorials
Combo Chips Pack A Punch
By Christopher Bergey, Broadcom Corp.

The ongoing convergence of communications technologies and proliferation of digital media is introducing radical changes to the consumer electronic market. Advances in semiconductor technology are driving this transformation by bringing capabilities such as Web browsing and recording video into new device contexts.

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Will 4G Networks Break The Bank?
By Joe Schraml, BridgeWave

With mobile traffic more than doubling each year due to the rapid adoption of wireless broadband and data-hungry smart phones and laptop data cards, operators face a dilemma—build out existing mobile networks or upgrade to new, faster technology.

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