Intel ‘World’s largest chip maker’ is ready to seek and boost their presence in smartphones as they agreed to acquire Infineon Technologies’ Wireless Solutions business at the cost of whooping $1.4 billion. This announcement was made late Sunday by the company.
Intel CEO Paul Otellini in a statement said, “The demand for wireless solutions globally continues to grow at an extraordinary rate with rapid pace”. He also added “With the acquisition of Infineon’s Wireless Solutions business, strengthens the our second pillar computing strategy–Internet connectivity–and enables us to offer a portfolio of products that covers the full range of wireless options from Wi-Fi and 3G to WiMax and LTE (4G).”
Infineon was ranked 4th largest company for the cellular-baseband shipments last year in 2009. The company has 10.7% unit share according to a report by Linley Group. This German based company i.e. Infineon is a major supplier to Nokia, Apple, Samsung and many others.
Earlier Intel announced this month to acquire Security Software vendor McAfee at $7.68 billion. Intel expects to become standalone wireless unit to support existing customers and to include ARM-based products as well as Intel application based processor platforms with 3G solutions


‘Search Engine Giant’ Google could soon launch a voice-calling feature integrated in Google Chat that can resemble user interface used in Google Voice.
Mobile number portability will be ruled out from October 31, 2010, India’s telecom regulator said today here in New Delhi. Mobile number portability (MNP) will be implemented across the country as announced earlier on 31st October, without any further delay.
Human Resource Development Minister of India has unveiled a world’s most cheapest tablet. It looks like an iPad but is only is 1/14th of its cost. This tablet’s prototype was unveiled yesterday which will cost around $35. It is a basic touchscreen tablet computer which is capable of performing word processing, video conferencing, internet surfing. This tablet is aimed at students, which can be produced in early 2011.
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