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To: Jim Willie CB who wrote (8295)	10/17/2000 9:26:04 AM
From: T L Comiskey	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 65232

from the Q thread.... SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Intel Corp. unveiled a chip Monday that will allow cell phone users to hold conversations and access the Internet at the same time. The new chip, which is not expected to hit the U.S. cell phone market for another two years, also promises to provide smooth, video-friendly Internet access - a significant improvement over the limited text-only service currently available. The new, so-called flash memory chip is being designed for the next generation of Web-enabled cell phones, said Intel spokesman Dan Francisco. The chip will require less energy and Internet access will be four times faster, Francisco said. Santa Clara-based Intel is the leading supplier of flash memory chips, which retain data even when the device is turned off. Research firm International Data Corp. estimates the market for wireless Internet-ready phones alone will surge to 536 million units in 2003 from 85 million units this year. Francisco said Intel expects the first rollout of cell phones using the new memory chips to be late next year in Japan, the world's most sophisticated mobile computing market. He said Europe, then the United States, most likely will follow. Intel could not yet say which cell phone makers will use the new chips. Cellular phone makers such as Nokia and Ericsson have been moving aggressively to make ``smart'' devices capable of accessing the Internet. On the Net: intel.com AP-NY-10-16-00 2220EDT