Monday, December 29, 2003

Fujitsu, Sumitomo in compound chip joint venture. Fujitsu Ltd. is consolidating its compound semiconductor operations with those of Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. in a joint venture aimed at creating devices for the telecommunications infrastructure, enterprise and digital home application markets. [InfoWorld: Top News]
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The iPod's future. eWeek's Steve Gillmor takes his sweet time getting there, but towards the end of a somewhat rambling essay about the iPod and digital rights management... [Gizmodo]
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WiFi tracking. Forget RFID. Well, don't, but National Scientific Corporation has a prototype of a WiFi tagging system that, like RFID, lets you track things in real-time... [Gizmodo]
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A Do-It-All Attitude Among Providers. Some phone companies are even teaming with satellite providers to offer television programming. By Matt Richtel. [New York Times: Business]
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Keep Your Eyes on MetroFi. MetroFi doesn't appear to have officially introduced itself to the world: Its Web site is pretty stripped down and only says that the company plans to build a nationwide residential broadband network using Wi-Fi. Most of its leaders come from Covad, though its CTO was the CTO for Metricom. I'll be interested to see what exactly these guys are planning as it seems that WiMAX might be a better technology for such a network.... [Wi-Fi Networking News]
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This Car Can Talk. What It Says May Cause Concern.. OnStar is one of a growing number of automated eyes and ears that enhance driving safety and convenience but that also increase the potential for surveillance. By John Schwartz. [New York Times: Technology]
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An Industry Watches Japan's Experience. Third-generation, or 3G, cellphone networks are finally catching on in Japan, in part because of better, cheaper phones, lower rates and wider coverage. Forecasters in the rest of the world are watching closely. By Ken Belson. [New York Times: Technology]
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