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TECHWEB TODAY: MOBILE & WIRELESS
Monday, September 26, 2005

IN THIS ISSUE
1. Today's Top Story: Palm Dialing Up Windows-Based Smartphone
2. Mobile & Wireless News Of The Week

Breaking News
3. AMD Launches Three Dual-Core Chips
4. Symantec Updates Personal Security Software
5. Poll: Companies Unprepared for Next Sarbanes-Oxley Deadline
6. Credit Companies Promise Tighter Security

Today's Most Popular Stories
7. Mass. Wins Standards Battle Over Microsoft
8. Exploit Circulates For Firefox Flaw
9. IBM, Amid Layoffs, Scours Globe For IT Talent
10. Intel's New Dual-Core Roadmaps
11. Google Releases Toolbar For Firefox

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1. TODAY'S TOP STORY: Palm Dialing Up Windows-Based Smartphone
In a major mobile-software design win for Microsoft, Palm Inc. will
launch the Windows-based Treo 700 smartphone, marking the first time
Palm will sell a Microsoft OS-based device.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eqoN0Hi7YQ0G4U0DjRv0Ev

2. MOBILE & WIRELESS NEWS OF THE WEEK
Bluetooth Shipments Continue To Boom, Study Says
This calendar year be the fourth consecutive year in which
Bluetooth-enabled product shipments will have more than doubled,
according to market research company In-Stat.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eqoN0Hi7YQ0G4U0DjRw0Ew

Worldwide Hotspots About To Exceed 100,000: Study
Fast growth in Asia means that the number of hotspots worldwide will
pass the 100,000 mark by the end of the year, a new study says.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eqoN0Hi7YQ0G4U0DjRx0Ex

Paced By Treo Sales, Palm Revenue Increases 25%
The mobile device vendor claims that sales of its Treo smartphones
increased 160 percent in the last quarter compared to the same
quarter a year ago.
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New Mobile Virus Also Aims At PCs, Vendor Says
A new trojan aimed at Symbian-based smartphones also attempts to
infect the user's Windows PC with two viruses, according to an
anti-virus vendor.
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Old Law Cans Mobile Spam: Court
A 1991 federal ban on solicitations to cell phones also applies to
sending text messages with ads, a court has ruled.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eqoN0Hi7YQ0G4U0DjR10Em

Mobile Users Top Priority Is Better Batteries: Survey
Forget 3G, mobile TV, GPS and MP3 capabilities. What mobile users
really want is two daysi worth of battery life, a survey found.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eqoN0Hi7YQ0G4U0DjR20En

Qualcomm To Integrate Wi-Fi Into 3G Phones
Chips for handsets that combine 3G and Wi-Fi are expected to be
available to handset manufacturers by the end of this year, Qualcomm
says.
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BREAKING NEWS
3. AMD Launches Three Dual-Core Chips
Advanced Micro Devices unveils three models in the dual-core Opteron
chip family, as the company tries to stay ahead of rival Intel Corp.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eqoN0Hi7YQ0G4U0DjR40Ep

4. Symantec Updates Personal Security Software
Symantec launched the 2006 editions of its flagship consumer and
small business Norton AntiVirus, Norton Internet Security, and Norton
Personal Firewall products.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eqoN0Hi7YQ0G4U0DjR50Eq

5. Poll: Companies Unprepared for Next Sarbanes-Oxley Deadline
Nearly half of public companies that filed for extensions to meet
Sarbanes-Oxley requirements are likely to miss the next deadline.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eqoN0Hi7YQ0G4U0DjR60Er

6. Credit Companies Promise Tighter Security
Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion promise they would come up with an
encryption standard all would use to protect sensitive customer data.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eqoN0Hi7YQ0G4U0DjR70Es

TODAY'S MOST POPULAR STORIES
7. Mass. Wins Standards Battle Over Microsoft
With Microsoftis OpenOffice XML the loser to OpenDocument in
Massachusetts, the war of desktop formats is likely to spread to
other governmental bodies.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eqoN0Hi7YQ0G4U0DjR80Et

8. Exploit Circulates For Firefox Flaw
An exploit for the just-patched IDN bug in Mozilla's Firefox browser
and namesake suite has been published on the Internet, a French
security vendor said.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eqoN0Hi7YQ0G4U0Di6b0E7

9. IBM, Amid Layoffs, Scours Globe For IT Talent
Even as IBM completes plans to lay off 14,500 workers, Big Blue is
continuing to scout for new IT talent and hiring professionals around
the world.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eqoN0Hi7YQ0G4U0DjSA0E4

10. Intel's New Dual-Core Roadmaps
The Wolf Platform Blog: Here's a look at the latest dual-core
processor roadmaps, both desktop and server editions, that Intel is
showing to its customers.
http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/eqoN0Hi7YQ0G4U0DiSB0E4

11. Google Releases Toolbar For Firefox
Google Inc. has released out of beta its Firefox search toolbar,
which includes features such as spell check and a word translator.
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New Blog: Inside Intel's PC Plans
Techweb's new Wolfe Platform Blog delves beneath the surface of
Intel's upcoming plans for dual-core processors, hyperthreading, and
other advanced technologies.
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Monday, September 26, 2005

AMD Unveils New Dual-Cores / Palm To Sell Windows Phone

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