New and Noteworthy: Atheros ships first final-spec 802.11g chip; Palm to acquire Handspring; more
New and Noteworthy: Atheros ships first final-spec 802.11g chip; Palm to acquire Handspring; more
Atheros ships first final-spec. 802.11g chip WLAN chip maker Atheros today became the first to market with 802.11g product based on the final draft - version 8.2 - of the standard when it announced it has begun shipping its third-generation, AR5002 family of client and base-station Wi-Fi silicon. More.
Will the Beatles Take a Bite of Apple Computer? A Fox News report notes the possible legal standoff between Apple Corps and Apple Computer. "It's a busy time for Apple Computer. Its iPod portable music player is the Walkman of the millennium [...] Apple is reportedly even looking into buying a record company. But there's a wrinkle. It's the Beatles. They haven't recorded together since 1969. Two of the four original members are, quite sadly, deceased. And yet the Beatles stand to pose a big problem for Apple Computer." More.
Palm to acquire Handspring Palm said Wednesday that it will buy rival Handspring for approximately $169 million in an effort to strengthen its grip on the market for handheld devices. "Palm, which also announced that it has finalized plans to spin off its PalmSource software division, will purchase Handspring in a stock deal. The transaction will grant Handspring stockholders 0.09 of a share of Palm--and no shares of PalmSource--for each share of Handspring common stock. Based on Tuesday's closing price, that values each Handspring share at $1.09, slightly lower than Handspring's closing price of $1.11." More.Resources