Hi All. FYI--More QCOM diversification:
"Push" news delivery following the "broadcast" model of Pointcast, Marimba, etc. It's not exactly new; I'm sure many of us already get cnet, news.com and the mercury news bulletins, but FWIW it's an interesting new twist, full of the famous Eudora wit.
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