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PORTLAND—Avatron® Software, a leading developer of popular applications for the Apple iPhone OS platform, just launched its new Air Display app that turns any iPad into an extra monitor for netbook, laptop or desktop computers, adding up to 70 percent more usable screen space. Following its launch, Air Display shot up to the top-grossing third-party app position on iTunes.

The lightweight app improves productivity by allowing users to reposition windows or workflow elements onto the separate screen to free up more workspace. It is ideal for pairing with small laptops, such as the MacBook Air. A Windows version is currently under development.

“Air Display is perfect for times when you need more screen space, especially for graphics software like Photoshop, Office or iWork, or games that require more room than a 13” screen can provide,” said Dave Howell, CEO of Avatron Software. “The app makes it incredibly easy to setup the iPad on a desk, at a coffee shop—wherever you need some extra workspace. You just launch the app and it’s ready to go.”

Air Display connects the devices over a localized wireless network and leverages the iPad’s auto-rotation feature, allowing the device to be rotated in portrait or landscape orientation as needed. The iPad can be positioned to the left or right of the primary screen, and the device’s hallmark touch-screen functionality can still be used to manipulate features on the iPad screen, just as if it were being used alone.

The app delivers hi-performance mouse capabilities with a screen refresh rate of 150 frames per second for no perceivable lag time in mouse performance. Compressed image quality and refresh speed are continually balanced to optimize viewing quality or speed of movement as needed.

For easy installation, the required Mac components are installed to the main machine, with the Air Display app loaded on the iPad. Once basic configurations are made, the main machine automatically recognizes the iPad as a secondary monitor each time the app is loaded on the device. Once the iPad app is closed, the main machine automatically returns to single-screen mode.

For best results, a stand may be used to position the iPad in the ideal viewing position—a picture frame, plate holder or folding stand works well, as do some iPad cases.

Designed by seasoned Mac OS developers with more than 25 years of Apple software engineering experience, Air Display is the result of deep iPlatform knowledge to most effectively leverage the platform’s unique capabilities.
Avatron’s success with its first two iPad apps are the result of the company’s focus on productivity apps, which translate very well on the iPad, relative to the iPhone. Avatron’s first iPad app was Air Sharing HD, which lets users transfer virtually every file type from their desktop to the iPad, creating a portable document storage device.

Air Display for iPad is available in the U.S. now for just $9.99 in the App Store. The Mac OS installer is free at www.avatron.com/ad. International versions will launch in conjunction with the iPad international launch.

Air Display is part of Avatron’s highly acclaimed family of productivity Apps for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. For more information, visit www.avatron.com.

About Avatron Software
Avatron® Software is a leading developer of popular applications across all genres for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad, including Air Sharing, Air Sharing Pro, Air Sharing HD and Air Display. Avatron's Air Sharing file-sharing app was downloaded by more than 1 million users in its first two weeks and has raised the bar for iPhone application design and quality. The company's Avatron Publishing division builds App Store programs around content created by market-leading media producers. Avatron was founded in April 2008 by Dave Howell, a former Apple software engineering manager, and a team of veteran Mac OS X programmers. The company is based in Portland, Oregon.]]> Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:26:52 -0700 http://www.mobilegadgetnews.com/index.php?showtopic=36172 http://www.mobilegadgetnews.com/index.php?showtopic=35990
“The Droid Incredible could have been dubbed the ‘Nexus Two’ given its similarity to HTC’s Nexus One introduced early this year,” observed Andrew Rassweiler, director and principal analyst and teardown services manager for iSuppli. “Indeed, the phones are very similar in terms of costs and features, with the main difference being the Incredible’s support for the CDMA air standard used by carrier Verizon in the United States.”

The Nexus One’s BOM amounted to $174.15, based on iSuppli’s January pricing estimate, very close to the current materials cost for the Incredible. The centerpiece of both phones is an advanced Active Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diode (AMOLED) display. Both phones also share a common electronic design based on Qualcomm Inc.’s 1GHz Snapdragon baseband processor. Finally, the Incredible and Nexus One both integrate a class-leading density, at 4Gbit, of Mobile Double Data Rate (DDR) DRAM to support the processor.

Beyond the use of CDMA in the Incredible, only a few other differences distinguish the phone from the Nexus One. The Incredible, for one, uses an optical track pad, as opposed to the trackball on the Nexus One. Furthermore, the Incredible employs HTC’s Sense User Interface (UI) overlay, whereas the Nexus uses the generic Android UI. When the $8.90 manufacturing cost is added in, the combined BOM and production expense for the Incredible amounts to $172.25.

The attached table presents iSuppli’s preliminary BOM estimate for the Incredible, broken down by major functional sections of the device. Please note that iSuppli’s teardown assessment accounts only for hardware and manufacturing costs, and does not take into consideration other expenses such as software, licensing, and royalties.

Qualcomm, Samsung and Hynix lead the BOM parade

The most expensive section of the Incredible is the baseband/applications processor, at a cost of $31.40, and accounting for 19.2 percent of the smart phone’s total BOM. This section is dominated by Qualcomm Inc.’s baseband Integrated Circuit (IC), which includes the Snapdragon processor.

Coming in at a close second in terms of expense is the display and touch screen section at a cost of $31.20, or 19.1 percent of the BOM. The AMOLED display portion of this subsystem is supplied by Samsung Mobile Display Co. Ltd.

Next in the ranking is the memory section, at a cost of $29.80 and accounting for 18.2 percent of the BOM. In the individual Incredible phone unit torn down by iSuppli, this section consists of NAND flash memory and mobile Double Data Rate (DDR) DRAM from Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and more NAND from Hynix Semiconductor Inc. However, iSuppli believes that HTC is likely using additional sources of supply for these commodity memory parts.

Broadcom, Texas Instruments and Atmel get Incredible wins

Other major functional sections and suppliers include:

· The Bluetooth/WLAN section, at a cost of $8.45 or 5.2 percent of the BOM, featuring a Broadcom Corp. chip that combines Bluetooth, FM and WLAN support.

· The power management section, with an expense of $7.25 and amounting to 4.4 percent of the BOM, including semiconductors from Qualcomm and Texas Instruments Inc.

· The user interface functions, costing $5.55 and accounting for 3.4 percent of the BOM, featuring an Atmel touch screen controller, an Asahi Kasei Microdevices Corp. (AKM) electronic compass and a Bosch Sensortec GMBH accelerometer.

· The Radio Frequency (RF) transceiver section, with a cost of $5 and representing 3.1 percent of the BOM, centered on a single-chip RF device from Qualcomm.

· The power amplifier section, at a cost of $2.60 and BOM share of 1.6 percent, featuring two transmit modules from Avago Technologies Ltd. and TriQuint Semiconductor Inc.
For more information on iSuppli’s Droid Incredible Teardown, please visit: http://www.isuppli.com/Teardowns-Manufactu...ardown.aspx?PRX



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Designed to help curb the increase in accidents caused by distracted driving while texting or emailing, Text’nDrive™ (www.TextnDrive.com) enables drivers to listen to and respond to text and email messages by voice using any hands-free device, so they can keep their hands on the wheel and eyes on the road. No other app allows drivers to reply by voice. BlackBerry app users can enjoy these features for both their emails and SMS texts while the SMS text feature for the iPhone app will be added shortly. In the meantime iPhone users can use the Text’nDrive™ app to read and respond to their e-mails.

In-car speakerphones, wired connections, Bluetooth headsets, and manufacturer-installed hardware are all supported. Text’nDrive™ marries road safety and text and email connectivity for the first time.

Many countries and jurisdictions have adopted legislation prohibiting the use of mobile phones while driving unless a hands-free device is used. In North America, 19 states and six provinces have already enacted these laws while most others are applying partial bans or are in the process of passing similar legislation. Text’nDrive™ (www.TextnDrive.com) offers an easy-to-use solution for drivers who wish to stay connected and avoid costly fines and the dangers associated with texting while driving.
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A recent study from the University of Utah found that each time a driver writes or reads a text message they take their eyes off the road for almost five seconds and increase their risk of a collision by up to 23 times. “Texting and emailing while driving has unfortunately become commonplace and is the cause of numerous accidents. These incidents alone prove the danger of texting and emailing while operating a motor vehicle” said Text’nDrive™ CEO, Daniel Robichaud. “We are thrilled to present Text’nDrive™ as the innovative solution which we hope will entice more responsible driving habits and ultimately make the roads safer for everyone.”

Users may download two versions of the Text’nDrive™ app (a free version and the $19.95 pro version) from the Apple iTunes App Store, BlackBerry App World or from the Text’nDrive™ website at http://www.textndrive.com/install. For more information on Text’nDrive’s features and benefits, please visit www.TextnDrive.com.

About Text’nDrive
Text’nDrive™ is the leading innovator in software solutions that prevent distracted driving and reduce the risk of accidents. Text’nDrive™ is the safest way to use your phone while driving and is uniquely designed for today’s highly mobile, text-happy, and hyper-connected society. Text’nDrive™ offers safe driving solutions for consumers, corporations, and government organizations.

The BlackBerry and Research In Motion (RIM) families of related marks, images and symbols are the exclusive properties and trademarks of Research In Motion Limited.]]> Tue, 20 Jul 2010 08:00:05 -0700 http://www.mobilegadgetnews.com/index.php?showtopic=35527 http://www.mobilegadgetnews.com/index.php?showtopic=35090
Shipments of small-sized AMOLEDs used in cell phones and other applications are projected to reach 184.5 million units by 2014, up from 20.4 million units in 2009, for a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 55.1 percent during the period, according to a revised forecast from iSuppli. While such growth is impressive, the AMOLED shipments pale next to small-sized AMLCDs, which are forecasted to rise to 1.75 billion units by 2014 from 1.3 billion in 2009.

The attached figure presents iSuppli’s forecasts for both small-sized AMLCDs and AMOLEDs from 2009 to 2014. iSuppli defines small-sized displays as those having a diagonal dimension of 9-inches and smaller.

“Starting with the Nexus One introduced in January, Android-based smart phones have aggressively adopted high-quality AMOLED displays as a competitive differentiator against the advanced-technology AMLCD screen used in the iPhone,” said Vinita Jakhanwal, principal analyst for small and medium displays at iSuppli. “However, rising demand—combined with a limited supply base—has led to the constrained availability of AMOLEDs.”

AMOLEDs offer a number of advantages compared to AMLCDs.

First, AMOLEDs use no backlights, so they offer potential power-savings benefits compared to AMLCDs—a particular advantage in battery-powered smart phones. Second, the elimination of backlights also makes AMOLEDs very thin relative to AMLCDs. Finally AMLCDs also offer superior performance, with better fast motion display and a richer color gamut compared to AMOLEDs.


Sole-supplier issues

At present, Samsung Mobile Displays (SMD) and LG Displays represent the only sources for AMOLED panels.

SMD is investing $2.2 billion in its AMOLED facility by 2012 to ramp up production, while shipments now are limited at LG as the company has yet to increase production. In addition to the South Korean players, Taiwan-based AU Optronics Corp. and TPO Display Corp. are planning to introduce AMOLED products at the end of 2010 or early 2011, but both companies are not shipping any significant quantities at this time.

Given the small pool of available AMOLED suppliers, manufacturers of volume applications such as mobile handsets understandably are concerned about the potential for disruptions in production if a part or component becomes delayed or ceases entirely. This is especially true with a company like Samsung, which has special relationships with its own internal brand, giving it preferential treatment over outside customers.

If the demand for AMOLEDs is so strong, why aren’t other manufacturers building production facilities and starting production more rapidly?

First, AMOLED is a newer technology compared to the well-established AMLCD, whose fabs are mature and mostly depreciated in full. This currently gives AMLCD fixed-cost advantages compared to AMOLED fabs that have been around only for the last few years. Second, newer technology means that establishing manufacturing processes could be prone to yield losses, leading to slower production ramp-ups. Third, with AMLCD improving its performance and simultaneously exerting pressure on display prices, competing with the moving performance

as well as price target of LCDs not only is challenging for a new technology like AMOLED but also delays return on large investments.
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Korean initiatives in play

With Samsung and LG spearheading the development of AMOLED, what the two companies do will determine whether the technology moves beyond its current niche status into a position in which the technology becomes a viable competitor for mobile handset displays.

To increase supply, Samsung is heavily investing in AMOLED and plans to have an additional Gen 5.5 fab up and running at the end of 2011. For its part, LG is starting a new Gen 4.5 fab that will manufacture both LTPS and AMOLED panels.

Overall, handset makers are pushing to make displays available in mass-volume production from AMOLED suppliers. In a market that is becoming highly competitive with a perceptible emphasis on distinctive features and improved performance, AMOLED may offer manufacturers crucial and much needed choices with which they can achieve product differentiation.

Learn more about the mobile display panel market with Jakhanwal’s new report, entitled: Seasonal Slowdown Impacts Mobile Display Shipments in Q4 2009.]]> Wed, 07 Jul 2010 20:00:48 -0700 http://www.mobilegadgetnews.com/index.php?showtopic=35090 http://www.mobilegadgetnews.com/index.php?showtopic=34552 http://www.chipworks.com/iPhone-4-teardown.aspx.
Key design win findings:
- The Apple A4 remains unchanged from the iPad
- TI has won the touch screen controller
- OmniVision is the suspected main image sensor – more analysis to follow
- STMicroelectronics scored two big inertial sensor wins for the accelerometer and gyroscope
- AKM has updated the magnetic sensor with a new device that promises better performance
- Broadcom continues to have success with Apple with its low power 802.11n with Bluetooth® solution

This teardown goes beyond just the package markings of the chips found inside and includes a consumer-level description of what makes the chips inside the Apple iPhone 4 so amazing. It also includes die photos and die markings where necessary to show the manufacturer of unmarked chips.
For semiconductor companies looking for more in-depth analysis, a full suite of reverse engineering reports is available on many of the key chips.
Chipworks has more information including package and die markings at: http://www.chipworks.com/iPhone-4-teardown.aspx
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COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 22, 2010 – For the first time since its inception, Android based smartphones outsold iPhones in the first part of 2010. Consumers who purchase these smartphones are downloading millions of Android-based applications, and, according to a new SMobile Systems analysis of the Android market, putting their personal and professional data at risk.

SMobile System’s Global Threat Center (http://threatcenter.smobilesystems.com/) has performed an in-depth analysis of over 48,000 applications currently available on the Android market and discovered the following threats:

20 percent of applications in the Android market grant a third party application access to private or sensitive information that an attacker could use for malicious purposes, such as Identity Theft, mobile banking fraud and corporate espionage; 5 percent of applications have the ability to place a call to any number, without requiring user intervention;
Dozens of applications have the identical type of access to sensitive information as known spyware
2 percent of market submissions can allow an application to send unknown premium SMS messages without user intervention.

“The Android operating system and the Android Market are quickly becoming the most widely used mobile platform and app store in the world. There are individuals and organizations out there right now, developing malicious code designed to capture your most personal information and use it to their advantage,” said Neil Book, Chief Executive Officer of SMobile Systems.

To help protect Android and other smartphones, SMobile has incorporated a new patent-pending spyware detection technology into its Security Shield solution. This revolutionary capability analyzes an entire device in seconds and immediately identifies and mitigates known and unknown spyware threats, all with virtually no impact to the user experience or device performance. Built from SMobile’s extensive history of protecting BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, Symbian and Palm devices and originally released for Android at the launch of the first Android-phone, Security Shield was the first commercially available mobile security solution specifically developed to protect devices utilizing the Google Android operating system. To view the complete SMobile Android Market whitepaper, please visit http://threatcenter.smobilesystems.com/.

“The open-source architecture that drives Android phones and the abundance of application stores available for all smartphone devices have allowed developers to quickly create and post thousands upon thousands of new applications. As a result, applications are currently available that have the potential to cause serious harm to devices, customers and to the broader cellular network,” said Daniel V. Hoffman, Chief Technology Officer for SMobile Systems. “SMobile’s eight year history of providing industry-leading mobile device security and management solutions, coupled with the robust features included with SMobile Security Shield provide the highest level of security in the market to Android and other smartphone devices, protecting against Malware threats, Identity Theft, and lost and stolen devices

SMobile’s Security Shield for Android, BlackBerry, Windows Mobile and Symbian provides complete mobile device protection for consumers and enables Enterprise and SMB customers to manage, protect, audit and report on their entire heterogeneous mobile device population via the SMobile Management Console.

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COMPUTEX TAIPEI, Taiwan – MIPS Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: MIPS), a leading provider of industry-standard processor architectures and cores for digital consumer, home networking, wireless, communications and business applications, and Myriad Group AG (SIX: MYRN), a global leader in mobile technology with software in over 2 billion phones, today announced availability of a high-performance full method-based Dalvik Turbo virtual machine (VM) optimized for the MIPS® architecture. Myriad’s Dalvik Turbo VM replaces the standard Android Dalvik engine, accelerating performance up to 5x on real-world Android™ applications running on MIPS-Based™ devices.

With Dalvik Turbo VM, MIPS licensees can create SoCs with faster, more complex applications and richer game graphics optimized for Android smartphones and other high-performance consumer devices without requiring significant increases in device memory. The VM also provides substantial battery life improvements when running resource intensive tasks, all while retaining full compatibility with existing software. Myriad’s Dalvik Turbo VM is operational on all current versions of Android up to and including versions 2.1 (Éclair) and soon to be available for 2.2 (Froyo).

“We have a long-standing relationship with MIPS Technologies and are pleased to continue our successful track record with this latest milestone,” said Malcolm Dawe, chief product officer, Myriad Group. “With Myriad’s heritage in virtual machines and Android platform expertise combined with MIPS Technologies’ Android on MIPS initiative, we are bringing high-performance Android applications to mobile handsets and other consumer electronic devices, leading to a greatly enhanced user experience.”

“MIPS Technologies has taken the lead in bringing the Android platform to a wide range of consumer electronics devices, and with this performance increase, our licensees will be able to create even richer and more compelling products with Android,” said Art Swift, vice president of marketing, MIPS Technologies. “With this optimized Dalvik JIT engine, we are offering our licensees not only enhanced performance, but also a fully supported, commercial-grade product that will speed their time to market.”

As a founder of the Open handset Alliance (OHA), Myriad has contributed significantly to the Android platform and today continues to heavily invest in technological advances specifically targeted at Android. These include standalone applications such as a WAP browser, MMS messaging, SyncML client, DRM module and IMPS client. The company is also responsible for the Compatibility Test Suite (CTS) framework within OHA, which is used for testing the compatibility of Android systems.


Availability
An evaluation version of the optimized VM will be available free-of-charge through the Android on MIPS community at www.mipsandroid.org as of August 1, 2010.
For information on commercial distribution, contact Myriad Group at sales@myriadgroup.com.

About Android on MIPS

Leveraging its leadership position in the digital home, MIPS Technologies is spearheading efforts to make Android a reality for a wide range of consumer electronic devices. With Android and the dynamic open source development community around it, developers can easily and quickly create new applications, and OEMs can leverage a fast-growing set of applications for their devices. The extensive MIPS ecosystem around Android enables OEMs to quickly optimize Android for their specific platforms and debug their solutions across the entire software stack. For more information about the Android platform and MIPS Technologies, or to access the full source code for MIPS Technologies’ port of Android to the MIPS32® architecture, including a reference binary, tools and documentation, please visit www.mips.com/android or email android@mips.com.

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Karlsruhe, BW/Germany - drahtwerk today is pleased to announce the release and immediate availability of iWebcamera 1.0, the only application that turns the iPhone into a real, driver-based webcamera. With iWebcamera the iPhone can be used as webcamera in applications like Skype, Windows Live Messenger, YouTube and every single webcamera enabled Windows application.

Feature Highlights:
* Turns the iPhone into a real, driver-based wireless web camera
* Two quality options
* Instant-Pause mode, pauses streaming instantly without exiting the host application on the computer
* Plug and Play ready, install the Windows drivers, connect the iPhone to the computer's network and the camera is ready to go
* Built-in manual
* Send drivers by e-mail feature
* Beautiful User Interface fully translated in English and German
* Compatible with Windows 7, Vista and XP

Supported Languages:
* US English and German

Minimum System Requirements:
* iPhone 2G, 3G or 3GS
* Requires iPhone OS 3.2 or later
* A computer with Windows 7, Vista or XP connected to the same network as the iPhone

Pricing and Availability:
iWebcamera 1.0 is now available on the Apple App Store in the Utilities category. To celebrate the release of iWebcamera, the price has been set to $4.99 (USD) for a limited time only. Promotional copies are available upon request.

drahtwerk: http://www.drahtwerk.biz
iWebcamera 1.0: http://webcamapp.dw-c.de Purchase and Download: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/iwebcamera/id369617568?mt=8
YouTube Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1gdRPE3xeQ
Splash Screen: http://www.drahtwerk.biz/media/Images/iweb...bcamera_big.jpg
App Icon: http://www.drahtwerk.biz/Media/Images/Prod..._iwebcamera.jpg


Located in Karlsruhe/Germany drahtwerk is a young development studio specialized in designing great web and iPhone OS apps. drahtwerk has published several successful applications on the App Store such as "iCamcorder". Besides being successful on the App Store drahtwerk also designs and develops amazing apps for their clients. Copyright © 2010 drahtwerk. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, iPod and iPad are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.
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