Qualcomm’s service FLO TV has never really taken off. Not only does the mobile TV offering—priced at $15 a month and up—compete with free video increasingly available on cellphones that can stream it, but its reach is limited to a few devices from AT&T (NYSE: T) and Verizon (NYSE: VZ).…

Chipmaker Intel (NSDQ: INTC) has scored a “breakthrough” deal with Nokia (NYSE: NOK) to supply the world’s largest handset maker with processors for its mobile device, according to Bloomberg, citing a “person familiar with the matter.” The agreement is expected to be announced tomorrow in a conference call. Though Intel’s…

— iTunes for iPhone delays: In same cases, new iPhone subscribers found themselves waiting up to 48 hours to have their new phone activated by AT&T (NYSE: T) and Apple (NSDQ: AAPL). For their time, Apple is allegedly handing out a $30 gift certificate for the iTunes Store. (Gizmodo) —Cellfire…

Trouble for Qualcomm (NSDQ: QCOM) in South Korea. The country’s competition regulator has charged the chip maker with unfair licensing terms, as well as charges that the San Diego-based company acknowledged earlier, according to Reuters, citing an unnamed source.

The long-delayed digital translation finally is here—but the Obama Federal Communications Commission isn’t. Team Obama pushed to have the analog-to-digital switch moved to June 12—as in this Friday—to avoid as many last-minute glitches as possible, but it hasn’t been able to get its FCC nominees confirmed, starting with Julius Genachowski…

Qualcomm (NSDQ: QCOM) has raised its third quarter profit and sales target on greater demand for its mobile phone chips and semiconductors used in 3G networks, but warned that its shipments may decrease in the fourth quarter. The world’s biggest cellphone chip maker said it expected revenue of $2.67 billion…

Qualcomm’s FLO TV, which broadcasts TV to mobile devices in the U.S. through its major partners AT&T (NYSE: T) and Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ), said it is on track to reach its goal of covering 100 major markets and more than 200 million potential customers nationwide by the end of…

Qualcomm is moving into the netbook market, launching what it calls smartbooks—devices with a full keyboard and screens up to 12 inches, containing Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chipset which was designed for high-end phones. Luis Pineda, senior vice president of marketing and product development at Qualcomm (NSDQ: QCOM), “described a smartbook as…

Qualcomm (NSDQ: QCOM) entered the trendy app store space today by announcing a product of its own, called Plaza Retail. Release. At first, the technology sounds like an alternative to the company’s own popular Brew developer environment used by Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) and other carriers, but it’s actually different…

Cellphone chipmaker Qualcomm (NSDQ: QCOM) reported a second quarter loss of $289 million on the back of its costly settlement to end its patent battle with rival Broadcom, and on slumping demand for its products, as the global slowdown in handset sales continues to bite. The world’s biggest chipmaker for…

Mobile-phone chipmaker Qualcomm has agreed to pay its rival Broadcom $891 million in cash over four years to end its longstanding global spat over handset-technology patents, the two announced Sunday in a statement. The companies will license each other’s patents and promised not sue each other again. Qualcomm will make…

Qualcomm (NSDQ: QCOM) has delayed its earnings report until next Monday “due to advanced settlement discussions with Broadcom regarding a global settlement of all disputes between the parties which, if reached, would have an impact on the Company’s financial results for the fiscal second quarter”, it said in a release.…

San Francisco-based Zeebo unveiled a new video game console at the Game Developers Conference yesterday, which targets middle-class gamers in emerging markets like Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC), according to our sister site paidContent.org. What’s interesting is that Qualcomm (NSDQ: QCOM) invested an undisclosed amount in the startup last…

If there’s an event that has a chance of getting mobile subscribers to sign up for a TV service, it would seem to be the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship, with its addictive nature and games falling smack in the middle of the workday. AT&T (NYSE: T) said today it has…

—Qualcomm: CEO Paul E. Jacobs will be succeeding his father and founder of the company, Irwin Mark Jacobs, as chairman. The elder Jacobs will stay on as a board member. Two years ago, Paul Jacobs had replaced his father as CEO. —Sprint (NYSE: S) Nextel: Sprint appointed Frank Ianna to…

Qualcomm (NSDQ: QCOM), the wireless tech licensing and R&D giant, has quietly bought online, IPTV and mobile video tech provider Digital Fountain, according to Dan Rayburn, and later confirmed by the company. DF, based in Fremont, CA, first made its mark in providing the tech to national defense agencies, and…

Some highlights from day four at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona: —*RealNetworks* Wins Verizon’s V Cast Business: RealNetworks (NSDQ: RNWK) unleashed a series of announcements, detailing a number of customer wins to demonstrate that its video and music platforms are starting to gain momentum. It is now powering Verizon…

Qualcomm (NSDQ: QCOM) is rethinking how it operates its mobile TV service in the U.S., and based on their early experiences, is radically changing course for how the company will approach the international market. Chem Assayag who heads up business development for MediaFLO Technologies in Europe, said in an interview…

Nokia (NYSE: NOK) has signed a deal with Qualcomm (NSDQ: QCOM) to use its chipsets in 3G phones, initially to be focused on the North American market. The handsets will use the Symbian operating system. Nokia also has chipset deals with Broadcom and the recent Ericsson/STMicro partnership reports ZDNet UK.…