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Intel climbs into the driver's seat
The chip giant enlists the help of five software companies to commercialize in-car computers that offer hands-free cell phone calls, mapping and entertainment systems.
April 11, 2001, 3:30 p.m. PT
Compaq to boost production of iPaqs
Facing hundreds of thousands of unfilled orders, the company plans to reach an annual production capacity of 5 million handhelds by the end of the year.
April 11, 2001, 12:40 p.m. PT
Palm cuts prices to deal with product glut
update Faced with too many handhelds in inventory, the device maker is chopping the price on several of its older models.
April 11, 2001, 10:40 a.m. PT
Handspring, Palm stay hand in hand
update Amid speculation that it may turn to another operating system, Handspring has extended its licensing agreement with Palm through April 2009.
April 11, 2001, 10:40 a.m. PT
Adobe CEO reaffirms revenue estimates
The chief executive of Adobe Systems reaffirms the publishing software maker's second-quarter revenue growth forecast of 15 percent, but refrains from providing guidance for the second half of the year.
April 10, 2001, 5:45 p.m. PT
Palm faces delay as rivals bare fiscal souls
The health of the handheld market is coming into focus as three industry leaders converse with Wall Street and Palm announces delays in volume shipments of upcoming products.
April 10, 2001, 4:50 p.m. PT
Embedded chips swarming consumer goods
video | update Chipmakers descend on San Francisco to hawk products such as cell phones, handhelds, washing machines, and car airbags to designers of consumer goods.
April 10, 2001, 3:30 p.m. PT
Philips CEO accused of insider trading
Cor Boonstra, who is about to retire as Philips' chief executive, is under investigation for alleged insider trading in his purchase of Endemol shares last year.
April 10, 2001, 12:10 p.m. PT
Acrobat Reader tweaked for Palms
Adobe Systems is releasing a test version of its Acrobat Reader for the Palm OS, allowing handhelds to read and search files created with PDF.
April 10, 2001, 11:20 a.m. PT
Windows XP won't support USB 2.0
In a move that could cripple the popular technology for connecting peripherals to PCs, Microsoft ditches USB 2.0 for Apple's FireWire in Windows XP.
April 10, 2001, 9:10 a.m. PT
Microsoft pours testers a shot of "Talisker"
update The software giant releases the first test version of its next-generation operating system that will replace Windows CE 3.0.
April 10, 2001, 6:55 a.m. PT
3D Web surfing gets a CPU boost
video | update The days of two-dimensional Web surfing will soon be over, even for folks with 56kbps modems, according to Macromedia and Intel.
April 10, 2001, 6:10 a.m. PT
Motorola crosses cell phone with handheld
The cell giant joins the combo device bandwagon with its Accompli 008, which will offer Internet access and use a new Motorola operating system.
April 9, 2001, 7:20 p.m. PT
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