Finland's Wireless Fast Track Thanks in large measure to mobile handset pacesetter Nokia, this small nation, about the size of Montana with a population of some 5 million people, is where the rest of the world looks for wireless guidance. But so far no one is willing to put it together. Printer friendly version.
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At this year's CTIA, Qualcomm is showing off its new CMX 2.0 software suite that has been garnished with a few treats, including a karaoke application. The wireless software company has licensed a music synthesis format developed by the Japanese-based Faith Inc., according to Mark Frank, Qualcomm's product manager for software. We licensed the technology from them. Qualcomm then jazzed up Faith's original format into a complete self-contained karaoke application. The application will allow karaoke fans to download music from the Web and sing along with the text and a dancing ball displayed on the screen of a Web-enabled phone.