BARCELONA, Spain, February 16 /PRNewswire/ --

- Handset Geared to Deliver Energy-efficient Display Technology in 2009 -

Cal-Comp Electronics, a unit of Taiwan's Kinpo Electronics, and Qualcomm MEMS Technologies Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), today announced design specifications of the newly revealed Cal-Comp iT-810 handset featuring Qualcomm's mirasol(TM) display. The iT-810 handset will be showcased at GSMA Mobile World Congress 2009 in Booth B53, Hall 8.

BARCELONA, Spain, February 16 /PRNewswire/ --

Qualcomm MEMS Technologies Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), and LG Electronics Inc. (KSE: 066570.KS), a global leader and technology innovator in consumer electronics, today announced an agreement to begin the development of mirasol(TM)-enabled handsets.

As a leading handset manufacturer, LG has in-depth experience in bringing innovative technologies to handset designs. Under the agreement, Qualcomm MEMS Technologies and LG Electronics each commit resources to integrate mirasol displays into one or more LG handsets intended for commercial release.

MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS, BARCELONA, Spain, February 16 /PRNewswire/ --

- The Nexperience System to Help Swisscom Deliver Their Mobile Applications to the Market on Time

'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, the Netherlands, February 16 /PRNewswire/ --

- Technology Provider Quintiq and Dutch IT Rail Specialist Ab Ovo win Another Major Contract in the European Rail Industry

Quintiq and Ab Ovo today announced that Swedish national rail freight company Green Cargo will use Quintiq's Advanced Planning Scheduling technology to integrate the planning and scheduling of their 433 locomotives, 750 shunters and 950 drivers. IT rail specialist Ab Ovo will, in cooperation with RiiPlan, conduct the implementation.

BARCELONA, Spain, February 16 /PRNewswire/ --

ATLANTA, February 16 /PRNewswire/ --

Maggie Bellville, a partner at CarterBaldwin, an Atlanta-based executive search firm, and highly respected senior executive in the cable and telecommunications industry, has accepted an invitation to chair the American Israeli Chamber of Commerce Telecommunications Committee. Bellville's term of service begins immediately.

We are extremely fortunate to have recruited this capable leader with such outstanding knowledge and contacts to head this important sector for the Chamber, said AICC Board Chairman Laurence Olivier (and partner at Veritas Venture Partners).

BARCELONA, Spain, February 16 /PRNewswire/ --

- SDXC Helps Smart Phones Get Smarter, Ready for More Mobile Services

Mobile World Congress Booth Hall 7, #7C62 -- Today approximately 78 percent of all slotted mobile phones are equipped with an SD memory card slot and the forthcoming next-generation SDXC (eXtended Capacity) memory card specification, featuring a 2 terabyte maximum capacity and speeds up to 300 megabytes per second speed, will expand opportunities exponentially for smart mobile handsets and carrier services. Additional storage capability turns smart phone promise into smart phone reality, freeing consumers to do more with their data anywhere and at anytime.

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BARCELONA, February 16 /PRNewswire/ --

- LifeVibes(TM) QuickStart Improves Watching TV on Mobile Handsets Through Faster Start up, Quicker and Easier Channel Zapping, and Reduced Re-Buffering

NXP Software today unveiled its innovative LifeVibes(TM) QuickStart software at the GSMA Mobile World Congress 2009. QuickStart is designed to boost the quality of the user experience of mobile TV. It can cut times needed to buffer video streams by up to a factor of 3, so viewing starts more quickly. This reduced start-up latency also makes channel zapping much quicker and easier. Plus the software smoothes viewing by reducing picture freeze and re-buffering caused by momentary deteriorations in network conditions.

Mobile World Congress, BARCELONA, February 16 /PRNewswire/ -- ALK Technologies today announced that its CoPilot Live navigation software has been selected by HTC (TAIEX: 2498; HTC), a global designer of mobile devices to provide turn-by-turn voice guidance on the new GPS-enabled Touch Cruise smartphone in selected European and Worldwide regions.

HTC's new Touch Cruise with CoPilot Live provides a breakthrough navigation experience on a phone, combining HTC's latest touch screen innovation with sophisticated voice-guided navigation. The fully integrated solution also provides useful navigation-based services such as live local search and weather information via the phone's mobile Internet connection that can make every journey easier, when travelling in-car or on foot.

BARCELONA, Spain, February 16 /PRNewswire/ --

- VAIO PCs to Feature Wireless, High-speed Internet Connectivity via 3G Cellular Network

Sony Electronics Inc. and Qualcomm Incorporated today announced that Sony has selected Qualcomm's Gobi(TM) mobile Internet technology for use in its VAIO(R) notebook PC lines.

The embedded Gobi solution enables notebook users to expand beyond Wi-Fi hotspots so they can experience a high-speed connection to the Internet via 3G cellular connectivity. Sony is the first notebook manufacturer to make Gobi technology a standard feature in several of its PC models.