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Hewlett-Packard Co. on Monday will announce plans to use Transmeta Corp.s 1 GHz Crusoe TM5800 processors to power the forthcoming Compaq Evo Tablet PC, according to sources close to the company. HP decided to go with the Transmeta chip because it promises better battery life than competitors, the sources said. Transmeta has had its chips […]

Pointing the finger at weak demand, Palm Inc. on Thursday said that fourth quarter earnings will be lower than previously expected and that the company probably wont make a profit until the fall. The Santa Clara, Calif., handheld computer maker said its fourth quarter revenue will be about $230 million, compared with the $290 million […]

Wireless synchronization and management software company Extended Systems Inc. this week announced plans to buy enterprise mobile application company ViaFone Inc. Extended Systems plans to integrate its XTNDConnect data synchronization software with ViaFones OneBridge Mobility Platform, which provides mobile applications for various vertical markets such as the transportation and pharmaceutical industries. Combining the two companies […]

Verizon Wireless this week announced a flat-rate calling plan for its third-generation wireless network customers, in an attempt to woo enterprise customers who download large amounts of data on their phones. The Bedminster, N.J., company also will begin offering its 1XRTT CDMA 1X Express Network third-generation wireless service to 29 more markets. Beginning today, the […]

Businesses looking for a little more out of their BlackBerry handhelds have new services to choose from, including both hosted and behind-the-firewall offerings that provide more advanced capabilities and easy implementation. Cingular Wireless last week expanded its e-mail access portfolio with Cingular Xpress GoodLink Edition, designed to work with Microsoft Corp.s Exchange server. The service […]

Cingular Wireless on Tuesday expanded its e-mail access portfolio with a new application that sits behind the corporate firewall. Cingular Xpress GoodLink Edition is designed to work with Microsoft Corp.s Exchange server and provides wireless access to the data included in Microsoft Outlook—e-mail and attachments, calendar information, contacts and to-do lists. Available in June, it […]

Wireless hardware manufacturers are talking up a way to make Bluetooth and Wi-Fi work together, but it may be a while before users get their first glimpse of the technology. Wireless LAN chip-set provider Intersil Corp. and Bluetooth radio maker Silicon Wave Inc. last week announced a reference design that allows for simultaneous operation of […]

Users seeking safer, faster, more adaptable WLAN products are getting an eyeful from vendors rolling out equipment ranging from new chips and PC Cards to gateways and multiprotocol access points. Veteran WLAN companies Proxim Corp. and Agere Systems Inc. last week introduced products that support wireless connections of up to 54M bps via the 802.11a […]

While an anonymous message on a security mailing list has reignited the hysteria over the security of wireless LANs, IT managers and industry analysts acknowledge that the ongoing wireless security problem has less to do with the equipments security features than with the users failure to use them. The 802.11b WLAN protocol, or Wi-Fi, includes […]

LAS VEGAS–A WLAN standards debate is pitting security against performance and leaving users operating wireless systems having to choose between one or the other. So far, most are opting for performance at their own risk. The standards delay is also pushing wireless system developers, such as Atheros Communications Inc., Symbol Technologies Inc. and Cisco Systems […]