Texas Instruments has developed technology that will allow them to combine multiple cellular phone functions on a single digital chip. The new chips will result in a 50 percent reduction in power consumption.

This article on CNET takes a look at the future of intelligent robots in our society. The piece is mainly geared toward industrial and scientific applications and not so much toward personal luxury or domestic units.

Brighthand examines the rumors surrounding the possibility of a new Apple handheld to be released this year.

To celebrate their one year anniversary, Geekzone is sponsoring a giveaway for their registered users. First prize will be a package containing an iPAQ H4350.

A deal between PalmGear and QUALCOMM will utilize the BREW Distribution System to offer over-the-air software distribution to Palm handhelds and smartphones.

In a move to compete with flat-panel monitors, IBM has released the ThinkVision C220p. The C220p is a 22-inch (20-inch viewable) flat-screen CRT monitor capable of a 2048 x 1536 display that is about half the cost of a flat-panel monitor.

Dell’s new notebook, the Inspiron XPS, is designed specifically for PC gaming. At nine pounds, the Inspiron XPS will offer a 3.4 GHz processor, 512 MB of RAM, 60 GB hard drive, dvd burner and Radeon 9700 video card.

Marguerite Reardon of CNET discusses how at the corporate level, spam isn’t just a nuisance, but a security risk as well.

EXideas has released their MessagEase keyboard for the Palm Tungsten T3. The MessagEase keyboard can replace the virtual graffiti in either portrait or landscape mode on the T3.

A report from SearchWin2000 says that source code from Microsoft’s Windows 2000 and NT 4.0 has been leaked onto the Internet.