Nokia spent some time discussing the future of their N-Gage mobile gaming platform at 3GSM last week. The N-Gage as a mobile phone was killed off last year. However, N-Gage as a mobile gaming platform, incorporated into other Nokia phones, will live on. In an interview with GamaSutra, Jani Karlsson (Nokia’s Senior Manager for N-Gage) discussed how Nokia will improve the tools used by content developers to create N-Gage games, make the N-Gage more powerful as platform, and revealed that Nokia will be “announcing quite a few things at GDC [Game Developer’s Conference]” next month.
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“The tags, of course, allowed more accurate tracking and diagnostics of the vehicles taking part in the famous event. Finch said the project had been nearly a year in the making and that the company planned to offer its services to other tire makers worldwide.”
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“By June, those who ride the #20 will be able to go online or use a PDA to determine where buses are on the line, and will even be able to set an alarm to go off whenever a bus approaches a certain intersection. Digital signs will be placed in at least one bus stop, […]
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“In a study on trends for in-car audio, SBD predicts that vehicle manufacturers will also adopt Bluetooth technology to enable the connection of portable digital music players to the car. Currently, wired solutions rely on proprietary connectors and basic auxiliary inputs but Bluetooth technology will provide a universal connection between the car and any Bluetooth […]
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“This TES/Altera integration results in systems generating graphic output exceeding traditional systems and providing substantial power and cost savings while dramatically cutting system development time versus ASIC or ASSP implementations. Altera’s programmable technology is being incorporated into advanced automotive applications, including driver assistance, infotainment and gateways. In response to the exponential growth in the complexity […]
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Specific Position Responsibilities:
Lead and Program Manage the rollout of XM Hardware(Receiver, Antenna, etc) into the GM vehicle portfolio
Represent OnStar at the XM Hardware and Software PDTS
Track and manage XM Material costs and develop strategies for future cost reduction
Review, evaluate and analyze XM performance results from supplier submissions and field tests. Identify issues, comprehending program and […]
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“The qualified candidate will support teams developing embedded software for John Deere’s high tech agricultural products, such as complex embedded controls systems, rugged portable displays, electronic hardware and crop sensors, differential GPS systems. Activities include, but are not limited to:
Configuration management and build management for large s/w projects.
Documentation and assembly of complex delivery systems.
Software testing […]
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Blanket Wi-Fi access in the downtown area is expected within six months. The network will be installed on lamp posts and signs. Because of the City’s high buildings and narrow streets,
more than 150 hotspots will be needed to ensure coverage. The network is also designed to support secure access and private data networks for the emergency services.
Demand has increased for wireless coverage of the City’s 350,000 workers. The Cloud won the bid to install the network, but the value of the deal has not been disclosed.
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"It’s the first kind of baby steps toward this whole concept of an anytime-anywhere device," said Matt Davis, director of consumer multiplay services at IDC, a market research firm in Framingham, Massachusetts.
Go Mobile, which will be available on the
Nokia 6682 mobile phone, will be sold online, in AT&T’s 13-state service area. The unlimited monthly service costs about $19.99 a month, an AT&T spokesman said.
The phone also includes an MP3 music player and a digital voice recorder and
costs $199.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate from Nokia with a two-year subscription to a Cingular wireless service plan. Cingular is the nation’s largest wireless company and jointly owned by AT&T and BellSouth.
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It was the third time that I visited 3GSM World Congress after I went there in 2002 and 2003. In thi…
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It was the third time that I visited 3GSM World Congress after I went there in 2002 and 2003. In thi…
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New Zealand incumbent Telecom Corp says it has restructured its ailing Australian business AAPT, but admits it is still looking for a buyer for the firm. AAPT is being split into two divisions – consumer and corporate – both of which will be headed up by senior Telecom executives. The restructuring will not affect the parent company’s review of AAPT, started in January, nor any potential sale or joint venture with another investor. Telecom wrote down the value of its Ozzie operation by NZD900 million (USD602 million) earlier this month.
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Filipino mobile operator Smart Communications has launched a Wi-Fi DSL service using fixed wireless technology supplied by Motorola. According to Telecompaper, Smart has spent a year trialling the vendor’s MOTOwi4 Canopy system, and completed broadband supply contracts in June 2005. Financial details were not disclosed.
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Chilean telco Entel will invest USD10 million into its local telecoms operation this year, according to local reports. Under the plan EntelPhone will be rolled out to the provinces, with the aim of signing up 15,000 new customers by the end of the year. The company expects to expand coverage to Arica, Copiap, Ovalle, Los Anes, San Antonio and Curic during 2006, where it will be targeting the corporate segment.
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The Lebanese government has accused its Syrian counterpart of illegally selling Syrian pre-paid SIM cards inside the country, effectively starving it of much needed revenues. Telecommunications Minister Marwan Hamade told The Daily Star that he believes Syria is redirecting mobile relay stations situated along its border towards the country, in order to allow people to use Syrian pre-pay mobile phone cards inside Lebanon.
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