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TECHWEB TODAY: MOBILE & WIRELESS
Monday, October 10, 2005

IN THIS ISSUE
1. Today's Top Story: Microsoft Grapples With Middle Age
2. Mobile & Wireless News Of The Week

Breaking News
3. Intel Unveils Dual-Core Xeon Server Processor
4. U.S. Tech Companies Closed In Venezuela
5. Stanford's Stanley Takes DARPA's $2 Million
6. Yahoo Adds Podcast Search, Stiffens Competition With Apple

Today's Most Popular Stories
7. IBM User Group President Warns Of IT Personnel Shortage
8. Microsoft Plans Nine Patches
9. 'Star Trek' Spoof Gaining Internet Fame
10. Is Windows Mobile A Platform?
11. Ford, Boeing, Northwestern Join In Nanotech Research

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1. TODAY'S TOP STORY: Microsoft Grapples With Middle Age
The once-nimble software giant struggles with bureaucracy,
miscommunication, and redundant internal technology projects--and
hopes its recent corporate reorganization will resolve many of these
problems.
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2. MOBILE & WIRELESS NEWS OF THE WEEK
Security In Spotlight At Mobile Business Expo
Mobile Business Expo 2005 opens this week in Chicago, and a number of
security vendors are using the event to unveil their mobile security
offerings.
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UIQ Touts Developer Program For Smartphones
Open software developer UIQ Technology has released a software
development kit for the latest UIQ 3 version of its Symbian OS-based
platform.
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Yet Another Next-Gen Wi-Fi Standard Emerges
A group of Wi-Fi industry heavyweights, minus one key player, has
introduced a third proposal to the deadlocked process of developing
the next-generation Wi-Fi standard.
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Skype Targets Mobile Workers
The voice-over-IP company's latest deal shifts its emphasis from a
consumer-only approach to mobile professionals.
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New York Cabbies Say 'No' To GPS
Taxi drivers in New York protest plans to put tracking systems in
their vehicles.
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Nokia Delays Release Of Internet Tablet
Finalizing the Linux platform for the 770 Internet tablet took longer
than expected, according to the Finnish vendor.
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Verizon Wireless Said Set To Deliver Mobile TV
A report claims that Verizon Wireless will deliver mobile TV to the
30 largest markets in the U.S. starting in the first quarter of 2006.
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BREAKING NEWS
3. Intel Unveils Dual-Core Xeon Server Processor
Intel takes the wraps off the long-awaited dual-core version of its
Xeon server processor.
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4. U.S. Tech Companies Closed In Venezuela
The Venezuelan government temporary closed offices of some large U.S.
companies -- including IBM, Microsoft and Nokia -- last week.
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5. Stanford's Stanley Takes DARPA's $2 Million
Stanford University's robotic vehicle, Stanley, dominated a field of
195 unmanned vehicles and won a $2 million prize in the Grand
Challenge race.
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6. Yahoo Adds Podcast Search, Stiffens Competition With Apple
Yahoo launches in beta a podcast search service, heightening the web
portal's competition with Apple Computer Inc.'s iTunes music service.
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TODAY'S MOST POPULAR STORIES
7. IBM User Group President Warns Of IT Personnel Shortage
The loss of key FEMA personnel and the looming wholesale retirement
of IT specialists at other federal agencies signal the need to retain
and recruit IT specialists said the president of the IBM SHARE user
group.
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8. Microsoft Plans Nine Patches
At least one of those will be tagged as 'critical,' the Redmond,
Wash.-based developer's highest warning.
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9. 'Star Trek' Spoof Gaining Internet Fame
A 'Star Trek' spoof made by a group of Finnish filmmakers is
traveling the Internet at warp speed, drawing hundreds of thousands
of downloads in less than a week.
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10. Is Windows Mobile A Platform?
TechWeb's new Wolfe Platform Blog explores the question.
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11. Ford, Boeing, Northwestern Join In Nanotech Research
Alliance will focus on advancing several transportation technologies,
such as clean-burning hydrogen fuel for cars.
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