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Its Qualcomm Labs unit, not really a lab, has started a dozen projects to bring innovations to market Qualcomm has a big, well-funded research and development operation, but its program for commercializing new innovations is still a learning experience for the wireless chip maker.Qualcomm Labs was set up about two and a half years ago to explore ways to bring new technologies into the world. Despite its name, the division isnrsquo;t where Qualcomm actually does its core research and development, an effort that commanded nearly US$1 billion o
stanley taza f investment in fiscal 2012, about 20 percent of the companyrsquo revenue. Instead, Qualcomm Labs is an incubator for ideas that might lead to more revenue in the future.At a media event on Friday in San Francisco, company executives talked about a handful of technologies that Qualcomm Labs has helpe
owala water bottle d along. One, LTE broadcast, is designed to make better use of mobile operatorsrsquo; spectrum and improve streaming media performance. Another, called
stanley termos Gimbal, creates a digital sixth sense to give mobile applications greater contextual awareness. Such are examples of technologies that could eventually benefit Qualcomm, either directly through licensing or indirectly by boosting sales of the companyrsquo chips. The Labs unit looks for innovations that might create new revenue streams for Qualcomm, open up new mobile markets or make the companyrsquo chips ldquo tickier with useful, chip-intensive features. Qual Jcam New Moto X vs. the original: Smartphone camera shootout!
In a case that underscores the increasing importance search rankingshave on business, Google Technologies Inc. is fighting to dismiss alawsuit claiming that it purposely devalued the search rankings of online advertising network Search King Inc. According to documents filed Dec. 30 with the U.S. District Court forthe Western District of Oklahoma, Google is asking the court to deny a request for a preliminary injunction from Oklahoma-based Search King,which sued the search giant last October claiming that it unfairlybumped the rankings of its Web sites, leading to financial losses.
stanley cup In its response, Google says that Search Kingrsquo motion contains onlybare and conclusory allegations. Furthermore, Google contended that itsrankings are simply the companyrsquo view or opinion of the importance of a Web page and are therefore protected as free speech under the FirstAmendment. In its suit, Search King alleged that Google arbitrarily and purposefully devalued its rankings when it discovered that thecompanyrsquo advertising sales branch PR Ad Network was placing text ads onWeb sites with a high PageRankrd
polene france quo; from Google, therefore making it one of the few competitors to Googlersquo advertising service. According to a description on Googler
stanley termos squo Web site, the companyrsquo PageRanksystem calculates search results based on how many sites link to a particular site, with more important linking sites adding
