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To: kapkan4u who wrote (111167)	9/25/2000 12:23:16 AM
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Fujitsu to Use Transmeta Chip in Some Laptops (Update1) By Junko Fujita Tokyo, Sept. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Fujitsu Ltd., Japan's largest computer maker, said it will begin selling notebook computers using Transmeta Corp.'s processor, which the computer maker says helps double battery life to as much as eight hours. Fujitsu said it has chosen Transmeta's Crusoe chip for a line of notebook computers it will begin selling in early November. The processor will be used in Fujitsu's FM Biblo Loox S and FM Biblo Loox T, which will have a built-in DVD player. Fujitsu joins rival computer makers Sony Corp. and Hitachi Ltd. in backing Transmeta chips, saying the closely held company's low-power design helps batteries last longer. Santa Clara, California-based Transmeta, which is planning to offer shares to the public, is in competition with No. 1 computer chip- maker Intel Corp. in the market for low-power chips. The notebooks from Fujitsu will also have the ability to access the Internet wirelessly. Fujitsu said it is allying with DDI Corp., Japan's second-largest mobile phone operator, to equip the notebooks with mobile communications cards. The cards will allow wireless access to the Internet through DDI's personal handy-phone system (PHS), which provides much faster data transmission than cellular phones. The tie-up with Fujitsu underscores DDI's aim of expanding its base of PHS users. PHS, an alternative to cellular phones, allows data to be transmitted at 64 kilobits per second, compared with the 9.6 kilobits per second of ordinary cellular phones. Japan had 5.9 million PHS users by August, of which DDI had 3.3 million users, or 57 percent though that's 14,300 fewer users for DDI than the previous month. NTT DoCoMo Inc., Japan's largest mobile phone operator, also offers PHS services. Its PHS subscriptions have been rising, partly because the company in June last year introduced a PHS phone in the form of a data card, which can be installed in a portable computer. DDI shares fell as much as 41,000 yen, or 5 percent, to 713,000. DDI said Friday the new company formed through its acquisition of KDD Corp. and IDO Corp. on Oct. 1 will likely post 10 billion yen ($92.8 million) in net income for the year ending March 31, less than analysts had expected.