Qualcomm Atheros Launches Skifta 1.0 for Android

Qualcomm Atheros, a subsidiary of Qualcomm's networking and connectivity technology, today announced the launch of SkiftaTM 1.0 for AndroidTM smartphones and tablets. Skifta turns all Android devices into global media remotes, allowing users to easily access and enjoy their music, videos and photos over the Wi-Fi network or outside using 3G networks, regardless of whether the media content is at home or in the cloud. Or anywhere, you can use it at any time. With 3G and Wi-Fi support, as well as new desktop media server plug-ins for Mac, Windows and Linux, Skifta fans can easily access remote media collections from their home computers using Android devices without the need for third-party media server applications.

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Skifta is the first DLNA-certifiedTM application to stream personal content to millions of Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) and Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) ) Devices, including IP-connected audio such as TVs and Sonos systems, PlayStation 3 consoles, Windows 7 PCs, and thousands of consumer electronics. In addition, users can select photos, songs or videos from an Android smartphone or tablet and share them with compatible devices via Skifta. No wiring, downloading or side-loading is required. Users only need to click on their favorite content and choose to connect to the device and play it.

Enderle Group Principal Analyst Rob Enderle said: "Skifta turns a smartphone or tablet into the ultimate remote control, providing the most complete solution, accessing network-connected media and delivering it to any DLNA and UPnP compatible device. The Skifta service will change the market because Skifella allows you to access what you want, when and where you want."

One of the features of the Skifta platform is the Channel library, which allows users to easily access their favorite media through the cloud without having to manage various applications. Skifta Channel also has direct access to Facebook Photos, Picasa, Flickr, Photobucket, Soma.fm, Napster, ShoutCast, Revision 3, TED Talks and more.

Dan Rabinovitsj, senior vice president and general manager of Qualcomm Atheros Network Division, said: “Removing the barriers between users and the media is a shared vision of the team. After many discussions, the results are finished. The new version of Skifta utilizes 3G support and media server software. To practice this goal, and even further provide a powerful solution to make a smartphone or tablet the center of home network connectivity."