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  • Chip off the old block

    Will RFID be the ruin of mankind, or will we perhaps see some benefit from the technology -- like lower prices?

  • Radio wars put the wait back into wireless

    Zigbee's getting ready to put wireless data everywhere, but an upstart company wants to nip in first. Will we get caught in the crossfire?

  • Australian chip design may find aliens

    A research collaboration between La Trobe University's Centre for Technology Infusion (CTI), Peregrine Semiconductor Australia (PSA) and the CSIRO's Australia Telescope National Facility (ATNF) have come up with a new chip design they hope will be integrated into the world's largest radio telescope.

  • Radio ID chips to come with kill switch

    Manufacturers and a key industry group expect to introduce a kill switch for controversial radio frequency identification tags before the inventory-tracking chips are shipped in products to retail shelves.

  • Australia's $10 'GiFi' chip promises wireless 5Gbps

    Australian researchers from National ICT Australia (NICTA) have developed a lower power, short range chip for wireless communications that can achieve up to 5Gbps -- allowing them to transfer a complete DVD in a matter of seconds.

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  • 'World's smallest' RFID reader supports a magic touch

    Near Field Communication could take RFID out of the logistics chain and into film and music posters, and a UK vendor is now backing the emerging technology with a new reader.

  • Intel names mobile chip family

    Intel has announced a new brand name for its next-generation mobile processor technology: Centrino.

  • RFID tags: The people say no

    CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos says readers are united in their contempt for the idea of embedding chips in people.

  • Wireless raises the final standard

    Commentary: The strangest wireless system has become more mainstream, but may still be the last thing you need.

  • RFID: Proceed with caution

    Radio frequency identification has the potential to revolutionise supply chains of retailers the world over. However, for a 20-year-old technology, it still has significant teething problems.

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Reviews (86)

  • 'Tanglewood' to top Intel chip show

    Intel plans to describe a new high-end Itanium chip code-named Tanglewood at its Developer Forum conference this month, sources close to the company said. The chip will include as many as 16 processors on a single slice of silicon.

  • First beta of Banias chip ready

    Intel has produced its first prototypes of the upcoming "Banias" processor, the company's first chip purely designed for use in mobile PCs.

  • Intel wireless plans begin with new chip

    Intel is betting that wireless technology will be the biggest thing since the browser, and new notebooks coming Wednesday will be an early indication of whether the company is right.

  • Intel names mobile chip family

    Intel has announced a new brand name for its next-generation mobile processor technology: Centrino.

  • Centrino Central: Four notebooks tested

    Need a notebook with speed and long life? The new mobile platform from Intel doesn't sacrifice battery life for performance. We test four of the first Centrino notebooks.

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