January Is Off to a Mad Start

January 19, 2011

Join me on January 29 at 1:00 ET for a free webinar on location-enabled networking applications. I will talk with my guests from Pelago’s Whrrl and Booyah!’s MyTown about the state of the market, monetization and the future.

January is off to a mad start. iPhones users are no longer hostage to AT&T. CES was cooking with navigation announcements from car makers and more connected personal navigation devices. Garmin took a radical step. Location-based social networks applications are getting hotter with a new entry from Qualcomm. AT&T has a new location service for enterprises. And Groupon is sitting on a mattress stuffed with money.

This article is tagged with AT&T, Qualcomm, Wireless LBS Insider and posted in Mobile, Opinions

The Business: SiRF, CSR to Merge; Kanwar Chadha’s Perspective

March 1, 2009

SiRF Technology Holdings, Inc., of San Jose, California, and CSR plc, formerly Cambridge Silicon Radio, headquartered in Cambridge, United Kingdom, will merge in a stock-for-stock transaction to create a new company, which will automatically assume a competitive, leading position in global connectivity and location markets. Plus: Ericsson and STMicro Complete Mobile Merger; Honeywell T-Hawk Micro Vehicle Heads for U.K.; Epson, Infineon Develop Tiny Single-Chip Receiver; more

This article is tagged with acquisition, Broadcom, CSR, Kanwar Chadha, personal navigation, Qualcomm, SiRF and posted in Mobile

SiRF and CSR to Merge

February 10, 2009

SiRF Technology Holdings, Inc., based in San Jose, California, and CSR plc, formerly Cambridge Silicon Radio, headquartered in of the UK will merge in a stock-for-stock transaction to create a new company, which will automatically assume a leading position in global connectivity and location markets. The companies expect the transaction to close in the second quarter of 2009.

This article is tagged with acquisition, Broadcom, CSR, Global Locate, lawsuit, mergers and acquisitions, patents, Qualcomm, SiRF and posted in Mobile

ITC to Review SiRF/Broadcom Patent Imbroglio

October 10, 2008

The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has said it will review the determination of one of its administrative law judges that previously found that SiRF Technology infringed on patents held by Broadcom subsidiary Global Locate.

This article is tagged with Broadcom, court case, Global Locate, ITC, Kanwar Chadha, lawsuit, patents, personal navigation, Qualcomm, SiRF, tracking and posted in Latest News, Mobile

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