| MUMBAI: Samsung Electronics has selected the US-based
Texas Instruments' OMAP-DM(TM) multimedia processor technology for
several digital TV mobile phone models for the Korean marketplace.
These phones can receive Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (DMB) signals
from satellites or from a network of terrestrial transmitters.
Digital TV is quickly becoming a hot application for mobile phones,
with Korean mobile phone users demonstrating a healthy appetite
for watching their favorite programming anytime, anywhere. Korea
is leading the way in mobile Digital TV, with DMB services already
delivering TV programs to the handset, including channels dedicated
to sports, comedy, news, games, music and favorite movies.
As DMB licenses are awarded in Korea, it is expected that millions
of on-the-move Korean consumers will tune in to DMB-enabled mobile
phones to watch live broadcast TV or listen to music programs on
their mobile phones, states an official release.
In order to deliver the high-quality TV viewing experience that
consumers have come to expect in the digital age, mobile phones
need a powerful application processing engine that allows at minimum
several hours of battery life. TI's multimedia processors will power
these Samsung digital TV mobile phones. These processors feature
robust multimedia processing capabilities for crisp, clear resolution
in real-time, the release adds.
The first model of these new Samsung digital TV mobile phones is
available now to consumers in South Korea.
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