CSR plc today announced the availability of the SiRFstudio TM Client LoCoMo API, which gives designers the tools to add location, as well as context-awareness of pedestrian motion, on any MEMS-enabled Android device. LoCoMo API innovations are based on the concept of “Locomotion” allowing the differentiation between different modes of physical movement, such as walking and running.

CSR plc today announced that all of its products based on the CSR8600TM wireless audio platform are now fully compliant with the Bluetooth 4.0® specification that enables Bluetooth low energy (BLE) functionality. Delivering a highly immersive, high fidelity audio experience, the CSR8670TM flash based system-on-chip, the CSR8645TM / 40 stereo ROM and CSR8620TM /10 Mono ROM platforms now enable OEMs who use them to promote their wireless voice an...

CSR plc and Livio Radio today announced they have teamed to reinvent the car radio. It will now be possible for next-generation in-car infotainment systems to receive thousands of Internet radio streams wirelessly from a smartphone and be able to control and play them without the driver having to touch the handset. In doing so, the collaboration has solved two major problems that have hampered in-vehicle Internet radio access: harnessing the lar...

CSR plc today announced the delivery of the 10 millionth CSR Bluetooth automotive chipset to Alps Electric, a leading global manufacturer of high-quality electronic devices. CSR is the first supplier in automotive history to achieve this milestone with a Bluetooth module partner. CSR semiconductors and software are delivered to Alps, and then incorporated into Alps’ connectivity modules as a fully embedded Bluetooth solution for automotive info...

CSR, Plc. have announced that it has worked with Root, Inc. of Japan to develop a version of its UniFi CSR6026 Wi-Fi platform to power the world’s first public demonstration of the next-generation IEEE 802.11ai Wi-Fi standard.

CSR and Zoran Corporation have completed their merger to create a global leader in wireless connectivity, location-aware, imaging, video, and audio products. Joep van Beurden, CEO of CSR said, “We see a whole range of growth opportunities in digital entertainment, connectivity and location. This merger brings together CSR’s skills in location, wireless connectivity, and audio with Zoran’s expertise in imaging and video. The new capabilitie...

CSR plc. has announced the availability of Wi-Linx™, a software module for the CSR6000 family of Wi-Fi chips that makers of in-vehicle infotainment systems can use to add Wi-Fi hot spot, Wi-Fi client and Bluetooth 3.0+HS capabilities to any vehicle.

A comparison of Bluetooth Low Energy and other competing technologies such as ANT, Zigbee, IR, NFC, WiFi.

CSR plc today announced that its innovative aptX™ high-fidelity audio compression technology is a key feature in the new Samsung HS3000 Bluetooth Stereo headset, enabling Samsung to create a Bluetooth headset offering wireless stereo audio quality that is virtually indistinguishable from that of wired stereo audio devices.

CSR today announces wide-ranging platform support for the freshly-ratified HFP 1.6 Bluetooth profile which includes Wideband Speech – often referred to as High Definition voice or HD voice. Its BC6145 is the first mass-market mono headset solution to support this new hands-free profile, enabling OEMs to begin producing high-quality HD voice-ready products immediately.

CSR has announced that its SiRFstarIV GPS architecture is powering location awareness in the newest version of Samsung’s flagship smartphone, the GALAXY S II. Samsung chose the SiRFstarIV because its unique technologies enable the GALAXY S II to achieve superior GPS performance while operating in the electrically noisy environment found in today’s feature-packed smartphones.

CSR announces the introduction of CSR6000, the world’s first fully automotive-qualified standalone Wi-Fi solution to broaden its offerings for the connected car platforms. It offers our customers a low-risk, and cost-effective way to add Wi-Fi to existing automotive designs.

Prince Andrew meets CSR’s CEO Joep van Beurden, and discusses the global business stage with wireless technology innovator

CSR and Zoran Corporation (“Zoran”: NASDAQ: ZRAN) have entered into a merger agreement (the “Merger Agreement”) under which Zoran will merge with CSR (the “Merger”) for an equity value equivalent to approximately US$679 million* (the “Transaction Value”). Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, it is proposed that Zoran shareholders will receive 1.85 ordinary shares of CSR in the form of American Depositary Shares (each an “AD...

CSR announced that its embedded connectivity software CSR Synergy for Android has been enhanced with full support for Bluetooth low energy (v4.0). This, the world’s first commercial implementation of Bluetooth low energy on Android, unlocks the potential for an exciting variety of innovative new consumer use-cases for Android-based smartphones and tablets, and connectivity to an ever growing new ecosystem of small sensors and ultra low power de...

CSR announced that its embedded connectivity software CSR Synergy for Android has been enhanced with full support for Bluetooth low energy (v4.0). This, the world’s first commercial implementation of Bluetooth low energy on Android, unlocks the potential for an exciting variety of innovative new consumer use-cases for Android-based smartphones and tablets, and connectivity to an ever growing new ecosystem of small sensors and ultra low power de...

CSR plc (LSE: CSR) announced the CSR8600 wireless consumer audio platform, a next-generation architecture CSR will employ for a new family of highly integrated system-on-chip devices offering superior high-fidelity audio quality, the latest Bluetooth wireless connectivity technologies and a sophisticated, highly efficient energy management system, all in a compact form factor with greatly reduced BOM count. The CSR8600 platform is designed to en...

CSR plc. and TSMC today announced they are collaborating on the adoption of TSMC’s leading edge 90-nm embedded flash process technology, IP and RF CMOS processes for CSR’s next-generation wireless products. The 90-nm embedded flash process technology and IP can deliver twice the speed of previous generation 0.18-micron process technology and IP. It is ideal for portable communications, smart card and high-speed micro-controller applications....

CSR today announces that its dual-mode CSR8000 connectivity platform with its CSR Synergy for Android embedded wireless systems software will be showcased in NEC Casio Mobile Communications, Ltd. concept model smartphone at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona. This concept model is an example of some of the exciting new possibilities enabled by Bluetooth low energy that will change the way consumers interact with their mobile handsets.

CSR will be opening the doors to its Mobile World Congress ‘Experience Room’. Located on the CSR stand (1E51), the Experience Room is packed with interactive, hands-on demos which bring to life the plethora of consumer use-cases and end-user experiences made possible by CSR’s market leading connectivity, audio and location platforms.