Amoi HTC will use the TI EDGE chip development of intelligent mobile phone

Microsoft and TI (TI) announced the day before, Amoi, Htc CO (HTC Corp.) and Sagem (SagemCommunciation) company is developing a new Windows Mobile intelligent mobile phone TI OMAPV1030 EDGE chipset, is expected to be listed within a year. These phones will be used specifically for Windows Mobile device manufacturers to provide low-cost high-performance chipset architecture, which was previously only for phone (feature).

So far, many Windows by Microsoft Mobile and other senior operating system of intelligent mobile phone must use dual core chipset more expensive, to support the user interface, data network and other rich personal and business applications.

According to reports, compared with the previous multi core architecture, this single kernel solution can be achieved through a high level of integration, more advanced processing technology and better system partitioning, a substantial reduction in the total cost of raw materials. Microsoft uses TI's OMAPV1030 chipset as well as its own Windows Mobile software to be able to provide the ability to provide smart devices with functional phone costs, thereby contributing to the growth of the smartphone market.

Analysts say more and more companies want employees to find important business information while they are away. Reducing the cost of smart devices is critical to maximizing this demand, thus contributing to increased sales and services.

Gartner predicts that in the next three years or so, the number of people using wireless e-mail will grow significantly. By the end of 2006, the total number of global business users and individual users will reach 16 million. In addition, by the end of 2008, in the PC to send and receive e-mail workers, half of them will receive and send wireless e-mail.

TI wireless business division, general manager of global strategy and business development Edgar Auslander said: TI integration and optimization of the solution is designed to reduce costs and enhance the functionality of the. OMAPV1030 combined with Microsoft's Windows Mobile software, to allow Xia Xin, HTC and Sagem handheld device manufacturers to provide more advanced multimedia features for mainstream mobile phones, and improve the efficiency of users."

The general manager of the Microsoft Corp of mobile and embedded products Kevin Dallas said, "our mobile operator partners hope to through a variety of Windows Mobile based on economic equipment to expand their customer base. TI's innovative hardware platform and the software we combined will help equipment manufacturers for those growing hope can also connect to the Internet wirelessly when going out mobile workers, more intelligent mobile phone sales."