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• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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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• 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.

• IBM touts talk, handheld tools

  IBM has bolstered its WebSphere lineup with tools for building applications with a voice interface and has shipped a series of development tools for non-PC devices.

• 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."

• 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?

Reviews (27)

• Microsoft Windows 7 (Professional)

  Windows 7 looks like the operating system that we've all been waiting for. Despite its imperfections, it shows a lot of promise for the future while presenting a stable platform that can compete comfortably with OS X.

• Maxon Visimax Projector

  Despite the promise of its tiny size, the Maxon Visimax projector is little more than a gimmick, and an expensive one at that.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

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