Intel targets health care market   24 Aug 2005 18:00 GMT
SAN FRANCISCO -- In a keynote address Louis Burns, vice president and general manager of Intel's Digital Health Group, formed just nine months ago, laid out for an audience of high-tech hardware and software developers the benefits of Intel's imminent leap into the health care market.
Source: InfoWorld

Motorola planning to make phones that would let parents monitor children (Canadian Press)   24 Aug 2005 16:49 GMT
Canadian Press - BANGALORE, India (AP) - Motorola Inc., the world's third largest mobile phone manufacturer, plans to make phones that would let parents monitor their children's whereabouts and censor obscene content, Chairman and CEO Edward Zander said.
Source: Yahoo

In Brief: American Express takes on traveler security   24 Aug 2005 15:35 GMT
American Express Business Travel announced it has enhanced its traveler security programs by offering TrackPoint, a Web-based global security solution. TrackPoint is designed to help managers quickly locate business travelers when unexpected events and crises occur, such as severe weather or terrorist acts. TrackPoint, a component of the American Express @Work reporting suite, uses an intuitive graphical user interface to let users quickly drill down to the country, state/province, and city level, aiding in decision-making when crises occur. TrackPoint updates traveler information every four to six hours, ensuring that evolving itineraries are reflected. By allowing users to view travel data eight days prior to the travel start date, TrackPoint also improves pre-travel planning and analysis. TrackPoint will be offered to the company's U.S.-based clients and made available globally over the coming months.
Source: InfoWorld

Motorola Phones Let Parents Monitor Kids (AP)   24 Aug 2005 14:38 GMT
AP - Motorola Inc., the world's third-largest mobile phone manufacturer, plans to make phones that would let parents monitor their children's whereabouts and censor obscene content, Chairman and CEO Edward Zander said.
Source: Yahoo

Moto's iTunes Phone Details Emerge   24 Aug 2005 13:38 GMT
The device, which reportedly has been approved by the FCC, supports Bluetooth and built-in mini-SD storage, but its future remains a question mark.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

Intel Targets 'All-Day' Mobile Computing   24 Aug 2005 12:28 GMT
An executive tells a group at a developer's conference that the company's goal is now "mobility ubiquity" and that it aims to dramatically increase the computing power while decreasing power demands of mobile devices.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

Update: Intel, Cisco team up on Wi-Fi enhancements   24 Aug 2005 11:40 GMT
Intel and Cisco Systems have joined to improve the Wi-Fi experience, initially by delivering better technology for VoIP (voice over Internet Protocol) and for enabling users to automatically connect to the best nearby network, company executives said Tuesday.
Source: InfoWorld

Bells slash prices to lure broadband customers   24 Aug 2005 00:11 GMT
Verizon's newly priced $14.95 service is aimed at mainstream, price-sensitive dial-up Internet customers.
Source: ZDNet

Intel, Cisco team up on Wi-Fi enhancements   23 Aug 2005 22:30 GMT
Intel and Cisco Systems have joined to improve the Wi-Fi experience, initially by delivering better technology for VOIP (voice over Internet Protocol) and for enabling users to automatically connect to the best nearby network, company executives said Tuesday.
Source: InfoWorld

New taxes could slam Net phone users   23 Aug 2005 21:46 GMT
If the feds get their way, anyone with a phone number would have to pay into a fund to subsidize rural telecom services.
Source: ZDNet