Message-ID: <25889735.1075845162721.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2001 15:08:00 -0700 (PDT) From: cnet_news@two.digital.cnet.com To: shendri@ect.enron.com Subject: Broadcom gets sweet on Bluetooth Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ANSI_X3.4-1968 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-From: "CNET News.com Daily Dispatch" @ENRON X-To: shendri@ECT.ENRON.COM X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \Hendrickson, Scott\Hendrickson, Scott\Deleted Items X-Origin: HENDRICKSON-S X-FileName: Hendrickson, Scott.pst =20 =09=09=09[IMAGE] =09=09=09=09 [IMAGE]=09[IMAGE] =09[IMAGE]=09 [IMAGE] In the News June 4, 2001 [IMAGE= ] [IMAGE]Broadcom gets sweet on Bluetooth [IMAGE]Microsoft's new IM takes= aim at AOL [IMAGE]Wall Street preps for Intel outlook [IMAGE]Java: Sun's= tool vs. Microsoft [IMAGE]Toshiba's new angle on chip design [IMAGE]Yaho= o teams with Consumer Reports [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] Specia= l reports [IMAGE] [IMAGE] Death of the free Web The dream of a digital = Camelot where everything is free is giving way to cold fiscal reality. Read= Full Story [IMAGE] [IMAGE] Broadcom gets sweet on Bluetooth Chipmak= er Broadcom announced Monday a new chip for wireless devices that conforms = to the Bluetooth standard, which could reduce costs for device makers and h= elp jumpstart the Bluetooth wireless networking market. The BCM2033 is a si= ngle chip that runs on Bluetooth technology, which allows wireless devices = such as handheld computers, mobile phones and even laptops to communicate w= ith each other within a distance of about 30 feet. June 4, 2001, 11:30 a.m= . PT | Read Full Story [IMAGE] Microsoft's new IM takes aim at AOL Mic= rosoft this week will introduce a test version of Windows XP that significa= ntly boosts the abilities of its instant-messaging software to provide text= , chat, video, audio and telephony services. As earlier reported, the softw= are, dubbed Windows Messenger, is Microsoft's effort to bundle other commun= ications technologies with Internet instant messaging and to gain an advant= age over rival AOL Time Warner. June 4, 2001, 10:15 a.m. PT | Read Full = Story [IMAGE] Wall Street preps for Intel outlook Intel will host its fi= rst midquarter update with analysts Thursday, and Wall Street analysts aren= 't expecting much. The chipmaker will brief analysts on its second-quarter = outlook after the market closes Thursday. While the meeting is not expected= to be revelatory, as Goldman Sachs analyst Terry Ragsdale put it, "We don'= t see how the news can be good." June 4, 2001, 11:10 a.m. PT | Read Full = Story [IMAGE] Java: Sun's tool vs. Microsoft The JavaOne conference in S= an Francisco this week will highlight old uses for new Java, while the wire= less industry gets a taste for the programming language. June 4, 2001, 4:0= 0 a.m. PT | Read Full Story [IMAGE] Toshiba's new angle on chip design = The company on Monday announced X Architecture, a new design method that p= romises to increase the performance and reduce the size and power consumpti= on of system-on-a-chip processors. The X architecture changes the way a chi= p's interconnects--metal wires that connect transistors and carry signals--= are routed. X architecture allows the interconnects to be routed diagonally= across the chip in any of eight directions, instead of following the tradi= tional right-angle-grid routing method used in all but a few of today's chi= ps. June 4, 2001, 10:15 a.m. PT | Read Full Story [IMAGE] Yahoo teams = with Consumer Reports Yahoo on Monday announced a subscription service tha= t will sell product ratings and buying guides from Consumer Reports magazin= e on Yahoo's shopping sites in a continuing effort to diversify its revenue= sources beyond advertising. The Internet media giant said it will also int= egrate free buying guides from Consumer Reports. The free guides on Yahoo w= ill contain only general summaries of product categories, buying advice and= information. Consumers can opt for pay-per-view product reports for $2.95 = each. June 4, 2001, 7:55 a.m. PT | Read Full Story [IMAGE] =09 [IMAGE] = Visit the CNET Research Library, powered by Bitpipe Also from CNET IT= Manager Community from Tech Republic Featured Comparison: 50 Most Popula= r Handhelds Test Your Internet Connection Laid off? Apply for a new tec= h job Build an Online Photo Album =09 [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAG= E] =09[IMAGE]=09 [IMAGE]=09[IMAGE]=09[IMAGE]=09[IMAGE]=09 [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMA= GE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] IBM charts course into biotech IBM, Sun and Oracle = race to provide the common database for genetic research. 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