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  • Nokia to pour Java into 100 million phones

    In what some believe is the most ambitious effort yet to use Java in mobile phones, handset maker Nokia has announced plans to sell 100 million phones using the software language by the end of 2003.

  • Mini Wi-Fi chip fits in mobiles

    Texas Instruments has developed a Wi-Fi chip small enough to go inside mobile phones and handheld devices.

  • Alcohol gives new life to thirsty portables

    NEC and Sony are developing fuel cells that turn alcohol into electricity, potentially giving a new breath of life to mobile devices.

  • RealNetworks, TI order audio to go

    The streaming media company and the chipmaker are working together to bring live audio and video to mobile devices.

  • Bluetooth cuts the cord

    Anticipation of the wireless standard taking hold is old news. But the waiting is finally over, and the first ready-for-prime-time products are trickling into the market. By year's end, a flood of Bluetooth-enabled, enterprise-worthy devices is expected. We take an inside look at the future of the long-awaited Bluetooth.

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  • Mobility madness: Managing mobile devices

    Today's smart phones are less about ring tones and more about extending your corporate applications well and truly into the field. Say goodbye to the deskbound worker -- and hello to a potential data and security nightmare, warns David Braue.

  • Intel readies next handheld chips

    Intel is adding to its arsenal of processors for portable devices by developing an XScale-based processor, code-named Bulverde, for handheld computers.

  • 10 mobile trends: Should you care?

    silicon.com's Jo Best looks at 10 oft-debated areas in mobile and wireless and asks a simple question: how much should you care over the next 12 months?

  • Cisco's new security target: consumers

    Cisco Systems, a multibillion-dollar player in security tools for businesses, is planning to move into the consumer market.

  • Gates on launching Zune, spiffing up Office

    Microsoft's chairman looks ahead to how the music player might morph and tells why changes in Office 2007 are "such a big deal."

Reviews (25)

  • Intel opens up 'Manitoba' territory

    The chipmaker ventures farther into the market for portable devices with an all-in-one chip for mobile phones, with the promise of richer multimedia features that don't frazzle batteries.

  • Apple iPod Touch (2nd generation)

    If you've been holding back, now is the time: the second-gen Touch is an excellent media player, and the addition of third-party apps extends the fun for everyone, no matter where your interests lie.

  • HTC Shift

    HTC's Shift is yet another UMPC and another white elephant to add to the pile. By trying to be everything to everyone, the Shift succeeds at being nothing to anyone.

  • Intel mulls branding for handheld chips

    Chipmaking giant Intel is considering the creation of a separate consumer brand for processors used in portable devices as it battles Motorola for both market share and mind share.

  • Intel readies next handheld chips

    Intel is adding to its arsenal of processors for portable devices by developing an XScale-based processor, code-named Bulverde, for handheld computers.

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