Thursday, August 22, 2002



New Tools Let the Palm Device Do Heavy Lifting on Its Own. The ability to write and revise Microsoft Office documents the lingua franca of business on a hand-held organizer has allowed organizers to pinch-hit for the laptop in many situations. By J.d. Biersdorfer. [New York Times: Technology]
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Palmtops in the Operating Room. A Miami hospital is leading the way in using hand-held computers not only to replace the doctor's scrawl, but also to share medical images with patients. By Ian Austen. [New York Times: Technology]
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Women Embrace Texting - Study. Here's more evidence that SMS and wireless messaging is catching on in the U.S.: Almost 90% of 30 to 40 year old women say texting would help them improve their business and personal communications [allNetDevices Wireless News]
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Intel LANDesk Management Suite Goes Mobile. XcelleNet and Intel launch the Intel LANDesk Mobile Manager, combining XcelleNet's Afaria mobile software with Intel's desktop management solution. [allNetDevices Wireless News]
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Transmeta Processor Certified for Windows CE .NET OS. Certification enables Transmeta's customers to develop computing devices based on the Windows CE .NET operating system. [allNetDevices Wireless News]
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Faster Chips That March to Their Own Improvised Beat. Researchers have developed self-timing, or asynchronous, circuits that proceed at their own best speed. By Anne Eisenberg. [New York Times: Science]
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Handango Unveils App Management & Provisioning. Handango has launched its application provisioning platform for mobile operators and handset manufacturers. [allNetDevices Wireless News]
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The Economist.  New technniques for Quantum computing.
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IT execs grapple with outsourcing complexity [IDG InfoWorld]
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News.Com: Wi-Fi and free lunches. John Patrick. Not that everyone needs to be connected all the time, tethered to the Internet. But if people want or need to be connected to the Internet, they should be able to plug in. The Internet has transferred power from institutions to people. Isn't it time to enable this power to become pervasive? [Tomalak's Realm]
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