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Iphone Firmware v1.0.2 Serial Port Tutorial By Collin Meyer (TheRain) 12-09-2007

PLEASE NOTE: It was recently brought to my attention that this trick is not necessary for Iphones with 1.1.1 and 1.1.2 firmwares. If you are using these firmwares, you can ignore any references to the hardware trick described here. The serial port source code still works with these firmwares, sans the hardware trick details. Also, all of the general reference information here is still accurate."

Nokia Paid Qualcomm $1 Billion for Chip Patents - News and Analysis by PC Magazine

Nokia Paid Qualcomm $1 Billion for Chip Patents - News and Analysis by PC Magazine: "HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia has paid Qualcomm around $1 billion over 15 years for full access to the U.S. chip maker's early mobile technology patents, the world's top handset maker said in court documents."

- maperture - Berkeley Research Project Offers Students $250 and an N95 to Build Bay Area Traffic Models

- maperture - Berkeley Research Project Offers Students $250 and an N95 to Build Bay Area Traffic Models: "Berkeley Research Project Offers Students $250 and an N95 to Build Bay Area Traffic Models

In exchange for Nokia N95's and $250, 100 University of California at Berkeley students have signed themselves up to become part of a human sensor network experiment for modeling Bay Area traffic. According to project research director Alexandre Bayen, the Mobile Century experiment is 'applying data assimilation algorithms to traffic flow models (hyperbolic first order conservation laws) to integrate measurements from cellular phones into the estimation of the velocity field on the highway."

Wired News - AP News

Wired News - AP News: "Police in Hanover said more than 180 officials were involved in the searches Wednesday at the annual CeBIT trade and technology fair in that central German city.

They did not identify the people or companies concerned, but they said 'the background is the number that has been rising for years of criminal complaints by the holders of patent rights in the run-up to CeBIT.'

Police said they filled 68 boxes with gadgets, documents and advertising material. The gadgets included cell phones, navigation devices, electronic picture frames and flat-screen devices, a police statement said."

GpsPasSion Forums - * Discussing MTK receivers and Tips and Tweaks *

GpsPasSion Forums - * Discussing MTK receivers and Tips and Tweaks *: "A quick summary for the MTK chipset would be 'powerful and lean', powerful because rated and perceived sensitiviy is on par with SiRFstarIII and lean because the battery life of MTK based receivers was 3x that of SiRFstarIII receivers"

OpenMoko Offers Phone Case CAD Files For 3-D Printing -- Cell Phone -- InformationWeek

OpenMoko Offers Phone Case CAD Files For 3-D Printing -- Cell Phone -- InformationWeek: "OpenMoko is an independent subsidiary of FIC, a Taiwanese electronics manufacturer. The company was founded on the premise that devices should be completely open. 'The thought was that if you freed the software up to people outside the company, you'd unleash an army of Davids, who had at least as much imagination as people inside the company,' said Mosher. 'The makers of things that are outside the company will help us create insanely great products.'"

eedesign

eedesign: "2007年台灣GPS模組與接收器廠商開始轉往系統產品與利基市場發展，例如：PND、人身追蹤器、休閒用手持GPS等產品，並於2007年下半年出貨開始大幅成長。"

Taiwanese GPS device makers vie for big slice of growing global pie

Taiwanese GPS device makers vie for big slice of growing global pie: "The IEK further forecast that in 2008, the number of GPS receivers made by Taiwanese companies will hit 24.7 million units, with a production value of US$3.0 billion, amounting to nearly 10 percent share of the global market"

Taiwan's GPS Makers to See Global Market Share of Over 50%

Taiwan's GPS Makers to See Global Market Share of Over 50%: "Taiwanese suppliers of global positioning system (GPS) products are expected to command a global market share of over 50% this year, according to government-funded Market Intelligence Center (MIC)"

European Consumers Embracing Telematics Tech - GPS LBS

European Consumers Embracing Telematics Tech - GPS LBS: "European Consumers Embracing Telematics Tech
Feb 22, 2008
GPS World

European drivers were among the first in the world to adopt navigation technology for their passenger cars, and now are among the first to adopt its sister technology, telematics.

Approximately 2.2 million passenger cars in Europe had an on-board telematics device at the end of 2007, according to market research firm Berg Insight. Stolen vehicle tracking is the main application, followed by automatic emergency call, driver assistance and motor insurance-related telematics."

KORE Telematics Selected for the 2007 M2M 100

KORE Telematics Selected for the 2007 M2M 100: "The listing is a key barometer on the M2M market, which is on the cusp of significant growth. According to Harbor Research, M2M market revenue will top $290 billion by 2011, a 580 percent increase from this year. In addition, Harbor predicts 100 million to 160 million M2M connections could be using wireless mobile networks by 2007."

RF Tracking vs. GPS Tracking

RF Tracking vs. GPS Tracking: "If, however, you want to recover stolen vehicles, RF tracking is the technology of choice. The reasons for this are many. Generally, only a very limited number of vehicles will be tracked at one time so tracking capacity is not an issue. Because the device remains in standby mode until the vehicle is stolen, both VectorTrac and LoJack can support virtually an unlimited number of vehicles. The RF tracking device is relatively inexpensive and easy to install, thus allowing widespread implementation and greater market penetration than would ever be possible with a more expensive GPS based system"

Rx Networks, St Micro Team up for A-GPS Development - GPS Utilities & Communications

Rx Networks, St Micro Team up for A-GPS Development - GPS Utilities & Communications: "Rx Networks, St Micro Team up for A-GPS Development
Feb 11, 2008
GPS World

Canada's Rx Networks Inc., said today that it is working with European chip giant St Microelectronics to develop assisted GPS technology.

This modular extended ephemeris technology will be based on Rx Networks' Upstream technology and optimized for St Microelectronics' GPS chipset portfolio. The companies plan to design the technology for both network connected devices and connectionless devices. Initially intended for PNDs, the technology will also be applicable for mobile phones, thanks to the technology's full compliance with telecommunication requirements, according to Rx Networks."

MWC: Broadcom Debuts 65 nm GPS, Multimedia Reference Design - GPS Mass Market OEM

MWC: Broadcom Debuts 65 nm GPS, Multimedia Reference Design - GPS Mass Market OEM: "MWC: Broadcom Debuts 65 nm GPS, Multimedia Reference Design
Feb 11, 2008

Broadcom Corp. today announced a new HEDGE reference design platform for smartphones based on the company's advanced 65-nanometer single-chip dual-core HSDPA + EDGE multimedia baseband processor.

The news comes at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2008 being held this week in Barcelona, Spain."

印度當超低價搖籃 20美元手機終於問世 Vodafone、Spice都與中興通訊合�

印度當超低價搖籃　20美元手機終於問世　Vodafone、Spice都與中興通訊合作: "Vodafone Essar早在2007年9月，就宣布在印度市場推出有史以來最低價的GSM手機，售價僅有666盧布(約17美元)，同樣由大陸中興通訊操刀，成為第1個在印度向超低價手機市場宣戰的GSM系統業者，印度超低價手機的價格戰，也首度從CDMA領域延伸到GSM領域。"

Google台灣境外資料儲存中心商機 台伺服器廠乾瞪眼

Google台灣境外資料儲存中心商機　台伺服器廠乾瞪眼: "但是，業者表示，台灣x86伺服器廠商最大的問題就在於無法提供完善的系統整合以及服務的支援。同時，他也指出主要原因在於，一方面是因為台灣本身市場的規模不足以支應廠商自給自足；另一方面則是廠商對於伺服器市場在整合與維護方面的投資興趣缺缺。"

價格低於100美元的3G Linux手機 .

價格低於100美元的3G Linux手機 .: "恩智浦半導體(NXP Semiconductors)與嵌入式Linux手機解決方案供應商Purple Labs日前共同推出了一款3G Linux功能手機參考設計，據稱能以不到100美元的移轉價格(transfer price)，提供視訊電話、音樂播放、高速網路瀏覽和視訊串流功能。這套Purple Magic手參考設計主要針對東南亞、東歐和拉丁美洲等市場的入門級3G手機製造商。"