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Mobile devices to beam 4K video direct to TVs with Qualcomm buy |
July 03, 2014
Smartphones and tablets will be able to transmit 4K video directly to big screens next year now that mobile chip maker Qualcomm has acquired Wilocity.
Wilocity makes chips based on WiGig technology, which wirelessly transfers data between devices at speeds of up to 7Gbps (bits per second) over a limited distance.
Qualcomm will integrate that technology in its 64-bit Snapdragon 810 mobile chip, it said Wednesday when it announced the acquisition. The first smartphones and tablets with WiGig will ship in the second half of next year, said Cormac Conroy, vice president of product management and engineering for Qualcomm’s Atheros division.
Device makers will ultimately decide if they want to use the WiGig chip in smartphones and tablets, a company spokeswoman said.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Link: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2450600/mobile-devices-to-beam-4k-video-direct-to-tvs-with-qualcomm-buy.html#tk.rss_all
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