The Car Connectivity Consortium (CCC), an organization driving global technologies for smartphone-centric car connectivity solutions, today confirmed that Sony’s Xperia Z3 and Xperia Z3 Compact are MirrorLink-enabled. MirrorLink is an OS- and OEM-agnostic standard for car-smartphone connectivity.

IBM announced new, cloud-based DevOps services, software and infrastructure designed to help large organizations develop and deliver software faster.

Sonim Technologies today announced that AT&T will be the first carrier in the United States to offer its rugged model XP6 LTE Android smartphone starting today. The Sonim XP6 is available for $0 down at $17.50 per month on AT&T Next 24 agreement; $0 down at $21.88 on AT&T Next 18 agreement; $0 down at $26.25 on AT&T Next 12 agreement; $149.99 with a standard two-year contract; or $524.99 with no commitment. It is available to business and government customers for $99.99 with AT&T Enhanced Push-to-Talk and a two-year contract.

M/A-COM Technology Solutions Inc. (MACOM), a supplier of semiconductor solutions for broadcast video infrastructure, announced its 12G-SDI Chipset supports transmission of 4k60p video utilizing a single 12Gbps link over 80 meters of L-4.5CHD coaxial cable. In collaboration with Canare Electric Co, Ltd., the combined solution allows transmission over long distances required in next-generation 4K editing, routing and transport applications.