Case-Mate

Case-Mate is the leader in design of fashion-forward accessories for mobile technology and tablets. On display was their line up of cell phone and tablet cases, including the launch of 7 new iPad 2 cases.? Case-Mate also offers cases for popular iPhone 4 in a variety of styles, textures, and colors.? You can even design your own personalized case at www.case-mate.com Check out our video spot with Case-Mate:

Lenovo

The stunning Lenovo® IdeaPad® U260 notebook is the industry’s first 12.5″ ultraportable notebook. A unique blend of textures and materials, the notebook features a strong yet light one-piece magnesium-aluminum cover, smooth glass touchpad and soft, textured palm rest. Insight-driven engineering and attention to detail is evident in every feature of this stylish product that’s available in riveting Mocha Brown or Clementine Orange. A chiclet keyboard with island keys facilitates ease of typing, while the Breathable Keyboard, an Intel® Advanced Cooling technology, allows your PC to run cooler and maintains spill-resistance. The IdeaPad U260 delivers smart performance with the Intel® CoreTM i5 processor. What’s more, Lenovo Enhanced Experience for Windows® 7 delivers faster boot up and shutdown, rich multimedia capabilities and the convenience of easy system maintenance tools.

?Samsung Mobile

Announced two new additions to its family of GALAXY Tabs, the GALAXY Tab 10.1 and GALAXY Tab 8.9, the world’s thinnest mobile tablets, measuring just 8.6 millimeters. The GALAXY Tab 10.1 and 8.9 feature Samsung’s own TouchWiz user interface implemented on the Android™ 3.0 (Honeycomb) platform, offering superior multi-tasking and enhanced user interaction and navigation.

“The GALAXY Tab 10.1 and 8.9 are remarkable examples of Samsung’s constant innovation and show our dedication to designing premium tablets that fit the unique needs of consumers around the world”, said JK Shin, President and Head of Samsung’s Mobile Communications Business. “By combining Samsung’s innovations in design and display with our exciting new user experience, we’ve created a new class of products that will lead the tablet market.”

?HTC

Best Buy^® and HTC announced the exclusive launch of the Wi-Fi HTC Flyer Tablet.? The HTC Flyer is a fast, portable, light-weight tablet that integrates the immersive and highly intuitive HTC Sense™ experience and enables content including videos, music, games and more to be easily accessed and enjoyed.

Key features of the HTC Flyer include:

• Integration/compatibility with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth^® 3.0
• 7″ 1024×600 display
• Multi-touch capability
• Optional digital pen that enables users to take synchronized notes and annotate content
• Built-in dual microphones for noise reduction
• Android™ operating system
• Adobe^® Flash^® 10.1 support
• 5 MP Color CMOS camera with auto focus
• 1.3MP front camera for video chatting
• 16GB eMMC memory plus microSD card slot
• 4,000 mAh battery 3

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Jabra

Announced the Jabra Freeway, a three-speaker hands-free device for cell phone use.? The high quality speakerphone excels, providing great fidelity and fantastic sound reproduction.? The FREEWAY is more than a high quality speakerphone, it also doubles as a mini sound system for your music enjoyment.? Music playback over Bluetooth from an iPhone was excellent ?? the music was clear and vocals were present with a prominent volume level.? Voice Guidance provides audio pairing instructions, battery level, connection status, and Caller ID for easy hands-off usage. The FREEWAY also features Voice Assist, a subscription based voice app that can control calls and commands of your connected cell or IP phone. This makes the device 100% hands-free tech for a safer driving and talking experience.

RadioShack

Charging accessories galore! RadioShack’s brand enercell showing off their latest charging accessory for emergency situations.? The 2400mAh power pack provides extra juice to an array of devices including MP3 players, iPod, iPhone, and any USB equipped smart-phone. The pocket-sized device offers up to an additional 8 hours of runtime for your digital device in need of a boost.

mophie

Sporting an array of cell phone accessories for the popular line of Apple products, mophie showed off some of the sleek offerings such as the iPad powerstand. The also recently announced juice pack air designed with dual compatibility for the Verizon and AT&T iPhone 4 was on display.

Energizer

Expanding its? suite of Qi-Enabled chargers, Energizer demonstrated its new single-zone inductive charger and mini/micro USB adapters. The demo also shows how the inductive charging technology can be applied to on the shelf charging of packaged products and energize display packaging for marketing purposes.

AT&T

Following the bombshell announcement of AT&T’s desire to acquire Deutsche Telekom’s T-Mobile USA for $39 billion, AT&T showcased current and upcoming handsets for the carrier. Most notably 3D enabled phones, including 3D photo and video recording/playback. The LG Optimus 3D or Thrill 4G as it will be launched in the USA. With a 4.3 inch screen, dual core processor from Texas Instruments, dual RAM, and dedicated voice + data processor the device from LG provides more than just a 3D upgrade.

Sprint

Announced an upgrade to the popular EVO 4G handset presenting the HTC EVO 3D. Also on display was the Echo smartphone by Kyocera.? Featuring dual touch screens hinged in such a way as to minimize the gap between the two displays makes it also a single over sized display.? With an similar setup as a Nintendo DS, could the Echo be the next big gaming cellphone?

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Qello, a new multi-platform, digital syndication services company, announced today the launch of its widely anticipated Qello App on the innovative MOTOROLA XOOM™ tablet at the International CTIA Wireless Conference in Orlando, Florida, March 22-24.

Outfitted with the largest exclusive library of HD concert films in the world, Qello unlocks the vault and grants music fans across the globe access to his or her favorite artist ? anytime, anywhere. The Qello App is loaded with hundreds of HD concert films, from The Rolling Stones and The Doors to Tupac and Eminem, as well as the hottest new concerts from both legendary and up-and-coming artists.

Qello’s CEO, Brian Lisi, says, “MOTOROLA XOOM’s sleek hardware design coupled with Google’s new 3.0 Honeycomb made it the perfect device for us to introduce and showcase our unparalleled HD music content Android App.”

Meeting the growing demand for high-definition streaming content, Qello is quickly becoming the premier source in the on-demand space for the highest quality and widest variety of concert films. The Qello App is designed for intuitive navigation with shows categorized by featured, what’s hot, and trending. Consumers can browse by decade, genre, and artist name.

In the Motorola booth at CTIA, the Qello App will be displayed on MOTOROLA XOOM™ , as well as the new Motorola ATRIX™ 4G. By mid-April, The Qello App will be available for all Android powered devices through the Android Marketplace and the iPhone through the Apple App Store.

The Bi-Fuel generator from Generac® Power Systems, Waukesha, Wis., combines diesel fuel with natural gas in a compression ignition engine to provide redundancy and extended run time capabilities, according to Laura Derpinghaus, director of marketing, Generac.

“Generac’s proven Bi-Fuel technology is now available in a larger kilowatt (kW) configuration, providing 600 to 9,000 kW of power,” says Derpinghaus. “The bi-fuel generator (pictured left) starts on diesel fuel and adds natural gas as load is applied. Typically, the generator operates on 30 percent diesel gas and 70 percent natural gas. Because of the reduced consumption of diesel fuel by the engine, run times per tank of fuel are significantly extended.”According to Derpinghaus, a 20-inch tank of diesel fuel (469 gallons) provides 10 hours of run time, whereas a bi-fuel engine running off the same 20-inch tank extends the run time to 33 hours by supplementing with natural gas.

In addition, the Bi-Fuel generator engine provides built-in redundancy. According to Derpinghaus, if the natural gas supply is interrupted for any reason, such as a gas line block, the engine controls will 8automatically direct the unit back to 100 percent diesel without power interruption.

The Bi-Fuel generator also meets emissions requirements established by the South Coast Air Quality Management District. The introduction of natural gas in bi-fuel operation significantly reduces exhaust missions, such as particulate matter and nitrogen oxides (NOx), and also provides reduced maintenance costs due to the clean burning characteristics of natural gas. In addition, because natural gas is the predominant fuel, reduced diesel fuel storage on site is an added benefit. With the increasing price of fuel, the Bi-Fuel engine also can save end-users money as it requires significantly less diesel.The Bi-Fuel generator is controlled by Generac’s PowerManager® System Controller, which integrates control of bi-fuel operation with all other generator control functions. Benefits include fast system response, minimized interconnect wiring, easy system monitoring and advanced diagnostic capabilities.

In addition, the Bi-Fuel generator is part of Generac’s Modular Power System (MPS), a flexible and expandable power solution in which each genset backs up the others in the system, so critical loads receive redundant protection. The MPS provides all the benefits of parallel generation in a simple, single-source system that allows end-users to quickly and easily add units as additional power is needed.

Scanbuy(www.scanbuy.com), the global leader in mobile barcode solutions, today announced that it has partnered with RCR Wireless News (www.rcrwireless.com), the premier news source for the wireless communications industry, to provide ScanLife mobile barcodes for their line of publications and events, including their website, daily eNewsletters and printed special editions. The mobile barcode platform will provide readers fast and easy mobile access to RCR Wireless from anywhere, anytime.

ScanLife QR codes give RCR a tool that will make some of their traditional media more engaging and mobile friendly. The technology will be launched this week at CTIA Orlando, Florida to give visitors all the information from RCR’s diverse line of publications without having to search a web browser or pick up a printed edition. Codes will also link to Twitter feeds, daily newsletters, and new content. ScanLife’s barcodes can be updated at any time, giving users the most dynamic news and information by scanning the same barcode at different times.

“The partnership between Scanbuy and RCR Wireless News opens up a new wave of the future,” said Mike Wehrs, CEO and President of Scanbuy. “With the 1600% increase in scans last year, more and more people use scanning for everything from getting reviews to obtaining coupons. We are thrilled to be partnering with one of the leaders in the wireless industry, and this is a fantastic way to show how this technology can be used to deliver instant access to content. Plus, RCR Wireless can collect important analytical information about their readers such as what is being scanned most and where they are from.”

ScanLife codes have been featured in numerous successful campaigns including Target, Heineken and Verizon.
“Our mission is to connect the industry online, in person, in print, on video and now using mobile phones as a more effective means to distribute content,” said Jeff Mucci, Group Publisher of RCR Wireless. “The ScanLife system allows us to instantly distribute all forms of content to our readers without the high cost of print material. Users are given immediate access to the RCR publications straight to their mobile device.”

For more information on RCR Wireless News or other mobile barcode campaigns, please visit www.scanlife.com. To get the free ScanLife application, go to www.getscanlife.com from your mobile browser.

Symmetricom, a worldwide leader in precision time and frequency technologies, announced today the TimeProvider^® 1500 (TP1500), the industry’s first packet-based primary reference source (PRS). The TP1500 is an innovative packet-based synchronization system that delivers a PRS-quality clock without requiring a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) antenna installation.

“Most mobile operators and many backhaul transport providers are moving to Carrier Ethernet packet backhaul in order to accommodate the requirements of HSPA, HSPA+, LTE, and 4G. As they move to packet, the existing time division multiplexing (TDM) synchronization traceability is broken,” stated Michael Howard, principal analyst at Infonetics Research. “The TimeProvider 1500 restores the synchronization chain by delivering precise timing across packet networks.”

As synchronization requirements in next generation networks (NGN) become more stringent, operators need ubiquitous and continuous access to PRS-quality reference sources. The TP1500 Packet PRS provides an attractive complement to traditional cesium or GNSS-based PRS solutions. The TP1500 combines the rubidium QUANTUM® miniature atomic clock (MAC) and Symmetricom’s innovative PackeTime™ technology to deliver primary reference level synchronization in areas where GNSS coverage or antenna deployment is challenged, and supports migration from TDM to Ethernet-based networks. The TP1500 adheres to the IEEE 1588-2008 protocol specification, and leverages the capabilities of the industry-leading TimeProvider 5000 Grandmaster to provide cost effective packet-based PRS services for the radio access network (RAN).

“The TP1500 is the industry’s first packet-based primary reference source solution to enhance traditional synchronization sources,” said Manish Gupta, vice president of marketing at Symmetricom. “The TP1500 is another example of Symmetricom’s innovative approach to solving customers’ challenges, providing a unique packet-based solution that is immune to the interference and antenna deployment challenges of traditional GNSS sources.”

The TP1500 product is part of Symmetricom’s TimeProvider suite of products that are based on the IEEE 1588-2008 standard designed to deliver the most stringent frequency and timing requirements for Ethernet-based next generation networks.

Agilent Technologies today enhanced its N5971A CDMA Interactive Functional Test (IFT) software, introducing the N5973A IFT automation for LTE to CDMA Inter-RAT compliance test plan. This solution enables developers and operators to quickly and repeatedly generate measurement reports in accordance with leading operators’ LTE-CDMA handover test plan.

(Photo : PXT Wireless Communications Test Set)

Testing handover between different radio access technologies (RAT) is becoming ever more important in the verification of LTE user equipment. When out of the LTE service area the equipment will typically fall back to the network’s 2G or 3G infrastructure. For a positive end-user experience, equipment needs to transition smoothly between these technologies, which leads operators to increase their focus on testing the real-world performance of each device before deployment on their networks. Such performance testing goes well beyond the more traditional conformance tests defined by the industry’s standards bodies.

“Inter-RAT handovers are particularly demanding for today’s user equipment,” said Guy Sene, vice president and general manager of Agilent’s Microwave and Communications Division. “With Agilent’s inter-RAT test automation, our customers can make reliable measurements without having to create complex code or program test equipment.”

As an established solution for stress-testing equipment, Agilent’s IFT supports a host of capabilities, including equipment control voice-calling, web browsing, SMS and MMS. It also supports Verizon’s battery-drain compliance test plan. The new N5973A automation scripts implement the LTE-CDMA inter-RAT compliance test plan, running on the IFT platform. The software is used in conjunction with the PXT Wireless Communications Test Set and 8960 Wireless Communications Test Set, bringing realistic network test scenarios into the lab environment.

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As the telecommunications industry comes together at CTIA Wireless 2011 in Orlando, FL, Symmetricom, a worldwide leader in precision time and frequency technologies, and Nokia Siemens Networks, a leading global enabler of telecommunications services, today announced that they have now successfully deployed IEEE 1588-2008 in more than 50 networks globally. To date, Nokia Siemens Networks, as a leader in IP based mobile backhauling, has connected more than 40,000 base stations served by Symmetricom’s TimeProvider® 5000 IEEE 1588 Grandmaster Clock.

Legacy mobile networks have relied on time division multiplexing (TDM) to provide synchronization to base stations. With access networks migrating to Ethernet, the traditional synchronization distribution chain is broken. Lack of synchronization results in dropped calls, service degradation and eventual loss of revenue. Packet networks require a technology such as 1588 to provide TDM-equivalent synchronization services to IP-enabled base stations, which ensures service continuity and preserves the benefits and flexibility of Ethernet.

“Symmetricom is the market leader for Timing over Packet with the industry’s only carrier class 1588 Grandmaster, TimeProvider® 5000. This partnership has helped us increase our leadership position in IP / Ethernet to deliver a complete end-to-end Mobile backhaul solution,” said Martin Brundert, head of solutions management for network systems at Nokia Siemens Networks. “We look forward to continuing our collaboration with Symmetricom to deliver innovative solutions to our global customers.”

Nokia Siemens Networks and Symmetricom are leading the industry with a joint carrier class redundant Precise Time Protocol (PTP) solution using Symmetricom’s TimeProvider® 5000 1588 Grandmaster that incorporates hardware-based time stamping to provide precise timing and frequency over a broad range of wireless applications. Nokia Siemens Networks has leveraged and integrated Symmetricom 1588 products to provide end-to-end mobile backhaul solutions. Symmetricom’s TimeProvider has been integrated into Nokia Siemens Networks NetAct network management system to ensure end-to-end management for the entire mobile backhauling network.

“We are delighted to have surpassed this milestone with our partner Nokia Siemens Networks, a leader in IP/Ethernet based Mobile Backhaul,” said Manish Gupta, vice president of marketing at Symmetricom. “Our close collaboration has led to successful deployments of 1588 packet timing solutions in carrier networks on five continents and has made Nokia Siemens Networks by far the largest integrator for Symmetricom’s Time Provider portfolio.”