Thursday, July 29, 2004

Mobile digital broadcasting on the horizon. Tokyo show features small devices that can play digital terrestrial and satellite audio and video broadcasts. [Computerworld Mobile/Wireless News]
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Wi-Fi, cellular move closer to convergence with new devices. Motorola and HP have introduced combination Wi-Fi/cellular devices, but the Motorola phone works only with the newer 802.11a Wi-Fi standard and the HP handheld handles only data, not voice, roaming. [Computerworld Mobile/Wireless News]
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Symbol to buy RFID pioneer Matrics for $230M. A leading manufacturer of bar code systems, Symbol Technologies, plans to acquire Matrics Inc. in a $239 million deal designed to jump-start its entry into the RFID field. [Computerworld Mobile/Wireless News]
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News.Com: The keyboards of tomorrow? The FrogPad is one of a small number of alternative input devices that retrofit keyboards for a world on the go. The 20-key gadget is about the size and shape of a hand. Soon it will come with a clamshell case that will let people plug in a smart phone and use the whole kit like a mini laptop. [Tomalak's Realm]
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Mobiles in hospitals now safe: official. You're not all going to die [The Register]
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Big Cable Companies See Next Challenge Around the Corner. The cable industry has started to reap the benefits from its spending and building binge started in the 1990's. By By KEN BELSON. [The New York Times > Technology]
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Vodafone Releases Sharp TV Keitai [Wireless Watch Japan]
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KDDI to Develop Mobile Fuel-Cell Batteries [Wireless Watch Japan]
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KDDI 1Q Net Profit Surges 17.6% [Wireless Watch Japan]
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Moto's Mobility. Motorola unveils its Enterprise Seamless Mobility solution which promises handoff between cellular and Wi-Fi networks. [Wireless IQ - News Feeds]
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'Smart' Phones Include Digital Assistants. Worldwide shipments of basic personal digital assistants dipped 2 percent in the second quarter, with so-called smart phones making inroads. [eWEEK Technology News]
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Motorola's A780 See-Through Smartphone.

motorola_a780_01.jpg imageInfosync has some hinkfo about another one of the phones announced by Motorola this week, the A780, a Linux-based handset that will run on EDGE (new wireless broadband fastness) networks. And while it's full-featured as anything -- 1.3-megapixel camera, gostosa! -- the most interesting thing about the A780 is its screen. Through a hole in the flip-top basic information like Caller ID can be seen, while the full display is accessible when opened. It's a smart design; hopefully developers will take advantage of it.

Read - More Linux with Motorola A780 [InfosyncWorld via CoolHunting]

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