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Chipmakers Broadcom and Philips Semiconductors are set to announce Monday smaller and more power-efficient Wi-Fi chips, a move that could revitalise the prospects of the popular 802.11b standard.
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Industry groups backing competing wireless standards have admitted that they must start cooperating more for users' sake.
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