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Linksys taking over Blizzard’s turf and other building swaps…
If you missed my earlier post on the Register’s new OC Business non blog, Irvine’s Linksys isn’t losing its moniker anytime soon. Lost in the post: the real estate swapping between three of OC’s big...
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iPhone to use 3G in ’08
Irvine’s iLounge.com and other Apple-related sites picked up today on AT&T’s CEO Randall Stephenson mention that Apple will have a 3G iPhone next year. This will make nice with the recent 3G...
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Are all Bluetooth headsets created equal?
Bluetooth headsets are hot sellers this month — sales are up 106 percent from a year-ago June at Buy.com — thanks to California’s hands-free driving law that goes into effect July 1. But with prices...
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UPDATE: Is Broadcom getting into digital converter boxes?
**UPDATE: Broadcom interview added below** Irvine chipmaker Broadcom Corporation this morning plunked down $193 million for AMD’s digital TV business because it wants to be in every piece of the...
View ArticleIs that a cell phone in your TV? Broadcom hopes so
Broadcom Corp.’s purchase of AMD’s TV group today could mean lower-priced digital TVs for everyone. But the Irvine chipmaker hinted at other high-tech possibilities, such as a Bluetooth TV that will...
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Faster Wi-Fi coming to cell phones, thanks to Broadcom
If your iPhone feels sluggish when it’s in a Wi-Fi hotspot, let’s hope that Apple is considering Broadcom’s latest chip – a smaller and cheaper piece of silicon that uses “N,” the fastest Wi-Fi...
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Coming soon: GPS phones that don’t drain the battery
If you’ve ever tried using GPS on a cell phone to get directions or find a friend, you quickly learn that GPS drains the battery. Thank goodness someone continues to plug away at a solution. Broadcom...
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Broadcom TV chip to offer 1,000+ apps for TVs
Internet TV hasn’t become “the promised land of couch potato commerce” as some anticipated last decade, but we are getting closer this year as TV makers like Vizio add Ethernet ports and software...
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Netbooks on steroids: Broadcom adds high-def video
If you’ve been eyeing those netbook computers, here’s something worth waiting for: New technology from Broadcom Corp. that will let you watch high-definition videos without draining the battery after...
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First Netflix TVs powered by Broadcom
The first HDTVs that can stream movies from Netflix’s online movie service do so thanks to technology from Irvine’s Broadcom Corp. The LG Electronics TVs, which have LG’s “NetCast Entertainment...
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Broadcom plus Microsoft means better AT&T U-verse TV
Correction, added Oct. 8, 2009: Since this was an interview conducted over e-mail, some quotes were attributed incorrectly. Corrected story is below. ———————————————– News that Irvine chipmaker...
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Is that Broadcom in your new TV?
If you’ve kept up with the latest in TV technology, you know that many TV manufacturers have either released their first Internet TV or are about to. But what you may not know is that Irvine’s...
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Broadcom’s new 5-in-1 DVR chip
Whenever Irvine’s Broadcom Corp. unveils a new chip, we know it probably does three things: Combine two or more older chips, use less power and cost less than existing technology. Its latest chip,...
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11 things a DVR should do
Not all digital video recorders are created equal. But there’s no question these DVRs, or TiVo’s, or new fangled VCRs or whatever you want to call them have changed the way many of us watch TV. If...
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TV set-top boxes lack innovation, says FCC
Spotted: If you haven’t been impressed with the set-top box from your TV provider, neither is the U.S. Federal Communications Commission. It issued a report this week calling set-top box innovation...
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Broadcom not just iPhone supporter, likes Google’s Android too
Irvine chipmaker Broadcom Corp. has fully joined the Android camp and said today that its wireless technologies fully support Google’s mobile operating system. What does that mean? Conceivably cheaper...
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Cable TV (really) does want to offer multi-room DVRs
Chances are high that your next TV set-top box will have features like a multi-room DVR, Internet access and home networking — even if you’re a cable TV customer, says Michael Inouye, a TV industry...
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Broadcom rescues Irvine schools’ science fair — gummy bears and all
It’s nice to know that Broadcom Corp. is investing locally to nudge kids into engineering careers. The Irvine chipmaker, which supplies chips for iPhones, DVRs and other consumer electronic gadgets,...
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