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The “Internet of Things” Brings Sensors, Wi-Fi Connectivity to Everyday Objects

 By: Brian Bedrosian Posted: Apr. 24, 2013

It’s an expression that you’re likely familiar with, and will only hear more about — the Internet of Things. The term, vague as it is, is meant to describe the online connectivity of devices, appliances and other physical products that traditionally have no Internet connectivity.

But with the advancement of wireless chip technology, the idea that a refrigerator, for example, can share data about its contents with a grocery store smartphone app is no longer such an out-of-this-world idea. The …

Connectivity from Here to the Galaxy (S4)

 By: Susan Vander May Posted: Apr. 01, 2013

The launch of Samsung’s Galaxy S4 smartphone has been one of the most anticipated releases of a consumer technology device ever – right up there with Google Glass, the HTC One, Sony’s PlayStation 4 and just about every version of the iPhone. As eager as some consumers were to get their hands on the device, there were also plenty of tech enthusiasts who were just as eager to peek under-the-hood and get a look at the technologies that make …

Report: Broadcom Ranked No. 1 in Wireless; Integration Seen as Key

 By: Sarah Murry Posted: Mar. 11, 2013

Thanks to Broadcom, in part, wireless technologies such as Bluetooth and Wi-Fi have become household names.

The company was recently given a nod for its market leadership in each of those well-known wireless technologies by London’s ABI research.

Broadcom ranked No. 1 in three Competitive Assessments conducted by the researcher, namely wireless connectivity, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi integrated circuits (ICs).

From the ABI release:

“Broadcom is the market leader for wireless connectivity ICs, with by far the largest

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From Mobile World Congress: Small Cells Go Big at Home and Outside

 By: Rachel Rosmarin Posted: Feb. 25, 2013

As a growing number of people rely on their mobile data connections to upload photos, stream music or play games on their smartphones or tablets, even the smallest slowdown creates frustration that can sting.

This network congestion problem will only increase as more people power up new data-hungry 3G and 4G mobile devices, which bogs down not only the pipe between a device and a base station but also plagues the data transfer between the base stations and the rest …

Miracast™ Makes a Splash with Partners at Mobile World Congress

 By: Neeraj Sahejpal Posted: Feb. 25, 2013

The geek love for Wi-Fi Certified Miracast™, an innovative Wi-Fi standard that relies on a technology dubbed “wireless display mirroring,” seemed to be inevitable when we first started talking about it. The technology, which allows consumers to easily and seamlessly share media from one device to another over Wi-Fi, was designed for today’s multimedia lifestyles.

The Miracast technology standard is built on the premise that users have a ton of content on their smartphones and laptops – photos, …

VentureBeat Interview: Highlights from CES with CTO Henry Samueli

 By: Sarah Murry Posted: Jan. 16, 2013

VentureBeat‘s Dean Takahashi sat down with Broadcom co-founder, Chairman and Chief Technical Officer Henry Samueli at the company’s booth during last week’s International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

The resulting interview, “Explore the Internet’s future with Broadcom’s broadband pipe dreamer Henry Samueli,” zeroed in on the inevitable bandwidth bottlenecks in the home as consumers demand higher quality video content and expect to watch that content on multiple devices. Samueli talks about how HEVC for Ultra HD TVs and …

Broadcom’s Michael Hurlston on CES Panel: “Six Wireless Technologies You’ll Want to Know”

 By: Rachel Rosmarin Posted: Jan. 09, 2013

Things got seriously geeky during one of the hundreds of specialized breakout sessions at the International Consumer Electronics Show.

Certainly, everyone here at the show wants to know what the next big thing will be. So it’s no surprise that a panel called “Six Wireless Technology You’ll Want to Know” would attract a standing-room-only audience.

Among those talking shop and debating the future of wireless tech was Broadcom’s own Michael Hurlston, senior vice president and general manager of wireless …

CNET’s Next Big Thing: How to Handle Ubiquitous Connectivity?

 By: Rachel Rosmarin Posted: Jan. 09, 2013

What do you get when you put a hot-headed entrepreneur, a consumer electronics exec, a mobile carrier exec and an automotive futurist together in a room? About a dozen different opinions about ubiquitous connectivity.

That’s what CNET editors discovered when they hosted the Next Big Thing panel Tuesday at the International Consumer Electronics Show. The topic up for debate was the “post-mobile future,” which is yet another phrase to characterize the burgeoning “Internet of Things” trend. The overall …

Tech Overdrive: Inside the Broadcom Booth at CES

 By: Rachel Rosmarin Posted: Jan. 08, 2013

The technology practically jumps out at you when you walk into Broadcom’s booth at the International Consumer Electronics Show.

As the annual CES show kicked off in Las Vegas, a flood of industry analysts, reporters, customers and executives converged on the the company’s red-emblazoned private booth, complete with 350 linear feet of live demos. All were there to gawk at Broadcom’s latest and greatest connectivity-related designs, which will roll out in consumer devices over the next year and a half.…

IPTV Gets Supercharged with 5G WiFi

 By: Sarah Murry Posted: Jan. 08, 2013

Perhaps the most salient feature of the “always-on” digital age is that consumers want their content, and they want it now.

Whether it’s viewed on a smart TV, a tablet or a smartphone, streamed via an Internet-connected set-top box or stored on a laptop and beamed to another device, the expectation is still the same: Access to content should be easy, seamless, and available anytime, anywhere in the home.

For cable, satellite and other pay-TV operators around the world, the …

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