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Android and TI - What's the plan?

Q. What is TI's plan for supporting Android on 3xxx platforms? A. TI joined the Open Handset Alliance in February 2007. TI's Android demo on the OMAP3 processor at Mobile World Congress 2008 was widely covered in the media . TI cannot comment...

Published Tue, Sep 30 2008 5:23 PM by Amy

Tags: ramesh Iyer, mids, OMAP 3, Android
If you build it they will come

Q: What will drive higher Internet usage rates with these devices? A: The applications and content are the key drivers. One application consumers have overwhelmingly indicated that they would like to do on a mobile device is social networking, but the...

Published Thu, Sep 25 2008 4:11 PM by Amy

Tags: mids, Jim McGregor, consumer, social networking, content
Role of voice in the MID market

1) Q: Do you need cellular voice on a MID? Where does IP voice factor in? A: MIDs or Mobile Internet Devices are all about delivering no-compromise internet in a mobile, wireless broadband enabled device. VoIP, both consumer oriented flavors such as Skype...

Published Thu, Sep 25 2008 3:06 PM by Amy

Tags: Seshu Madhavapeddy, mids, cellular voice, pocketable, GoogleTalk, VoIP, Skype, Yahoo, MSN Messanger
Successful MIDs in Korea and Japan

Q: Could you discuss who the leaders are in MIDs in Japan and Korea and give some examples of why? A: This market is still in its infancy and there are one two general purpose mobile Internet devices shipping in volume on a worldwide basis today - the...

Published Mon, Sep 22 2008 7:22 PM by Amy

Tags: MID, Jim McGregor, Asia, Korea, iPhone, Japan, Samsung
Display considerations for MIDs

Q: When will transmissive-reflective displays that work in direct sunlight be readily available? A: There are a number of new display technologies in different phases of development. Which ones will be used will be a balance between performance, cost...

Published Mon, Sep 22 2008 6:20 PM by Amy

Tags: Jim McGregor, displays, transmissive-reflective displays
Converging features onto a single device

Q: What are the chances that this segment will go mainstream? Look at what happened to the PDA and PNDs - they got converged into the Smartphone. Do you really think people will want to carry more than one device in their pocket? A: Considering the fact...

Published Thu, Sep 18 2008 5:56 PM by Amy

Tags: mids, PND, Jim McGregor, convergence
Check out Archos Internet Media Tablets

TI's OMAP 3 platform is getting rave reviews on the new Archos Internet Media Tablets, including iGIZMO magazine and excellent video reviews at http://archosfans.com . There is also interesting commentary on UMPCPortal.com talking about TI's MID...

Published Thu, Sep 18 2008 5:14 PM by Amy

Tags: mids, Brian Carlson, Archos, iGIZMO, UMPCPortal, Internet Media Tablets
Seeing is Believing

Seeing is believing. There is a good head-to-head online demonstration showing how Texas Instruments OMAP(tm) 3 application processor enables Mobile Internet Devices with a full internet experience at competitive performance levels. This is the best way...

Published Wed, Sep 10 2008 4:11 PM

Tags: MID, TI, OMAP 3, Brian Carlson, ARM Cortex-A8
Don't Miss TI's Free Webinar on MID Software Architecture Considerations

Join Jim McGregor, Principal Analyst and Research Director from In-Stat and Geetha Ram, Senior Director, Wireless Software Development from TI, as well as other industry experts as they explore MID software considerations. This third webinar in a series...

Published Wed, Sep 10 2008 10:46 AM

Tags: MID, Jim McGregor, Geetha Ram, TI
Machine-to-machine impact on MIDs

Q: Will machine-to-machine communications create its own fast-growing market for scaled down MIDs with NO display capability? A: The use of machine-to-machine interfaces to create lower-cost devices is highly unlikely. First, most consumer electronic...

Published Tue, Sep 09 2008 1:46 PM

Tags: MID, wireless, Jim McGregor, enterprise, machine to machine

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