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Openmoko Neologics

Posted in Mobile Space, tagged , on September 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Closed systems lead to controlled
predictable evolution. NOT new
species. Not Neos. Not punctuated
equilibriums. Neos initially look
like genetic errors. Mistakes.
But they survive and outperform.
You can find more about Openmoko here
I want build one “open” device from scratch. I am now great believer in FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) philosophy, as thats the way future is. Currently [...]

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BeagleBoard workshop

Posted in Bangalored, Mobile Space, tagged , on September 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I was at IISc last Saturday for attending BeagleBoard workshop. I wanted to see the live demo of BeagleBoard and explore how the raw power of OMAP can be better utilized.

Workshop was good, though it was meant only for college students. Students did ask some good questions and I was amazed to see level of [...]

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ST-NXP wireless and Ericsson Mobile Platform JV

Posted in Mobile Space, tagged , , , , on August 20, 2008 | 2 Comments »

beware Qualcomm and TI here we come
It’s been quite eventful year, first it was news of ST-NXP Wireless JV news and now JV between ST-NXP and EMP. Rationale behind JV is that it would provide crucial IP offerings (such as 3G, HSPA and LTE) from EMP and 2G, EDGE System solution, ASIC and [...]

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Top ten reasons for not working in Semiconductor Industry

Posted in Mobile Space, tagged , , on May 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

1 Chip industry growth has slowed from the 20s of per cent in the mid-90s to single figures now
2 Design and product costs are escalating.
3. Technology treadmill turning as fast as ever
4. VC funding is down
5 The stringency of the requirements for operational excellence is going up
6 Hitting market windows is more critical
7 Chips are [...]

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NXP Semiconductors – ST Microelectronics wireless joint venture

Posted in Mobile Space, tagged , , on April 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »

It was Friday morning last and I was enjoying vacations (took some day off from work) and was strolling around Kalyan with my sister, and then one message came from one of my colleague which read that Mobile platforms ( the team which I work at NXP Semiconductors) would be part of a new company.I [...]

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iPhone – The untold story

Posted in Mobile Space, tagged on January 11, 2008 | 2 Comments »

I came across the the insiders story how iPhone was built. How despite of having many problems and not having expertise in phone business, Apple came up with remarkable product.
The demo was not going well.
Again.
It was a late morning in the fall of 2006. Almost a year earlier, Steve Jobs had tasked about 200 [...]

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This is the news I was waiting for

Posted in Mobile Space on November 6, 2007 | 2 Comments »

I have been tracking the rumors regarding GPhone. I think everyone loves to talk about Google nowadays. There has been so much speculation regarding Google phone that it will change all the equations, it will revolutionize the entire industry. As I am working in Mobile platforms I had to keep a close eye on whats [...]

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