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Palm Inc. announced Monday that Texas Instruments Inc. will provide processors for its next generation of handheld computers. The devices will be based on TIs OMAP (Open Media Applications Platform), which enables wireless applications to take advantage of upcoming high-speed wireless networks. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Handspring Inc., Nokia Corp. and […]

In its latest attempt to make inroads with enterprise customers, Palm Inc. on Dec. 12 announced that it will acquire ThinAirApps Inc., a New York developer of wireless enterprise software applications. The acquisition, which is valued at $19 million and will be paid for with Palm common stock, is expected to close by the end […]

Communications company BellSouth Corp. and wireless platform provider Air2Web Inc. this week are announcing a partnership to deliver new corporate mobile services to BellSouth customers. Based on Air2Webs Mobile Internet Platform software, the services will include remote access to e-mail, sales data, inventory levels, shipping status, stock quotes, weather forecasts and other data corporate customers […]

Bluetooth continues to struggle with political issues that are hampering interoperability not only with more mature wireless technologies but also with itself. The industry is making slow progress on 802.15.2, a protocol that ensures interoperability between Bluetooth and the wireless LAN protocol 802.11b. Vendors, meanwhile, said they hope new products can address those issues and […]

In its latest attempt to make inroads with enterprise customers, Palm Inc. Wednesday announced that it will acquire ThinAirApps Inc., a New York developer of wireless enterprise software applications. The acquisition, which is valued at $19 million and will be paid for with Palm common stock, is expected to close by the end of the […]

NEW YORK — Compaq Computer Corp. chairman and CEO Michael Capellas reiterated his support for the proposed merger with Hewlett Packard Co., but acknowledged Compaq has a back-up plan if the deal falls through. In a keynote speech at Fall Internet World here Tuesday, Capellas said the so-called “plan B” was just good business. “So […]

Widcomm Inc. this week at the Bluetooth Developers Conference in San Francisco will announce a new version of its communications software suite that supports Windows XP. Microsoft Corp. shook up the Bluetooth industry earlier this year when it announced that XP will not include native support for the nascent short-range wireless protocol. There was not […]

Many of Palm Inc.s problems have come from promising hardware before it is ready. But some Palm software partners say the company also has a problem of not doing a good job selling available products. Palm partner DataViz Inc. recently alerted Palm to a Microsoft Corp. print advertisement, which says, “For example, only Pocket PC […]

Egged on by wireless carriers that want products that take full advantage of upcoming networks, more messaging device makers are building voice capabilities into their handhelds. While users may welcome such functionality in theory, many said that because of the myriad competing wireless network standards, the additional technology in such devices as Research In Motion […]

Communications giant BellSouth Corp. and wireless platform provider Air2Web Inc. next Monday will announce a partnership to deliver new corporate mobile services to BellSouth customers. Based on Air2Webs Mobile Internet Platform software, the services will include remote access to e-mail, sales data, inventory levels, shipping status, stock quotes, weather forecasts and any other data corporate […]