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  • 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.

  • Intel, STMicro to form new flash company

    Intel, STMicroelectronics and private equity firm Francisco Partners plan to form an independent flash memory company in Switzerland, the companies said on Tuesday.

  • 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.

  • Chip firms team up for mobile standards

    Mobile phone maker Nokia and chip industry players Texas Instruments, ARM Holdings and STMicroelectronics have formed an alliance to promote standard ways for the silicon chips inside mobile phones to work together.

  • Transmeta's new tag team

    The changing of the guard at Transmeta takes place as it faces the challenge of slowing industrywide demand for new processors and stepped-up competition from rival Intel. ZDNet talks to the new CEO about the company's progress.

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  • Google's Android head on the iPhone, Linux and the Dream

    Google's Andy Rubin talks nuts and bolts about the Linux-based phone software, the lessons of Sidekick, and the beauty of the iPhone.

  • Intel's Midas man

    He led the Pentium team, and had a major hand in Centrino... what's next for Anand Chandrasekher?

  • What happened to WiMax's American dream?

    With US cellular operator Sprint Nextel and WiMax provider Clearwire suspending their partnership to build a new nationwide wireless network using WiMax, the future looks precarious for the much-hyped technology that was supposed to revolutionise the mobile Web.

  • Mesh: The next step for wireless

    Mesh technology allows new wireless networks to be created, or existing WLANs to be extended, without needing a wired connection to each base station. Additional reading: WLAN Resource Centre

  • ZigBee to keep network market buzzing

    A group of leading technology companies will meet this week to discuss and further develop an emerging wireless networking technology with an unconventional name, ZigBee.

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  • 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.

  • ZigBee to keep network market buzzing

    A group of leading technology companies will meet this week to discuss and further develop an emerging wireless networking technology with an unconventional name, ZigBee.

  • Voice over IP + wireless LAN = ?

    It seemed to be an obvious recipe: take two popular emerging technologies and stir vigorously. But the end result isn't to everyone's taste.

  • Upwardly mobile

    Videoconferencing at the beach may still be a pipe dream, but the mobile workforce is here today. ZDNet Australia examines how businesses are reaping the benefits of mobility.

  • Nokia E71

    Mobile professionals who need a powerful but sleek messaging-centric smartphone will be well-served by the Nokia E71; just be prepared to pay a price.

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