Intel's next generation of handheld chips, XScale processors for handhelds, now come in speeds that top 400MHz, helping devices support even higher-end features, such as Wi-Fi connectivity and digital content playback, Smith said.
The chips are among the latest Wi-Fi silicon from major chipmakers, including Broadcom, Royal Philips Electronics and Atheros Communications, that are meant for mobile devices. He said competitors, such as Broadcom, "just announced an 802.11b-only...
Other companies are already making integrated 802.11a/b chips, which are cheaper than using two chips, a sign that Intel is behind competitors such as Broadcom and Texas Instruments. A much-anticipated Wi-Fi part from Intel is finally available for...
Next-generation wi-fi could soon be used to deliver IPTV throughout the home. Airgo Networks, which makes wi-fi chips, announced on Tuesday that Caton Overseas and STMicroelectronics will use its latest generation of wireless technology to...
Along with a face-off over ADSL2+, O2 is squaring up to BT by launching its own digital back-up service, My Blue Book, which allows consumers to keep all their personal content, such as photos, on O2's servers.
In the past, I would book a cab from my house to Heathrow but that would cost £65 each way so it's the train into London, cab across town (it was Sunday) and Heathrow Express to the airport at less than half the price.