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To: StanX Long who wrote (60742)	2/20/2002 2:31:28 AM
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Intel-Texas Instruments Battle Heats Up Arik Hesseldahl, Forbes.com, 02.19.02, 5:00 AM ET forbes.com NEW YORK - As the battle to supply chips to handheld computer and mobile phone manufacturers intensifies, Texas Instruments (TI) and Intel are expected to make significant announcements today concerning a line of new devices that combine mobile phones with handheld PDAs. At a wireless-industry conference held in Cannes, France, the 3GSM World Conference, TI (nyse: TXN - news - people) was expected to demonstrate a new version of Hewlett-Packard's (nyse: HWP - news - people) Jornada line of devices using a TI chip. Most recent PocketPC devices have used Intel-made chips. HP's Next Jornada: Contains chips from Texas Instruments The Jornada 928 combines a PDA based on Microsoft's (nasdaq: MSFT - news - people) PocketPC operating system with a mobile phone capable of handling e-mail and Web access using a technology called General Packet Radio Service. GPRS is a new wireless technology that allows an always-on Internet connection for e-mail and Web access while also allowing voice phone calls. The device will ship first to markets in Europe, where wireless carriers are moving faster to adopt GPRS than in the U.S. The deal comes as Intel (nasdaq: INTC - news - people) recently took aim at TI's wireless chip business with the release last week of its XScale line of chips for use in both mobile phones and PDA devices. Additionally, TI and Intel were both expected to announce separately that they have crafted collaboration agreements with Microsoft to develop and sell reference designs for SmartPhones. Once known under the code name Stinger, Microsoft's SmartPhone 2002 platform combines the PocketPC operating system with the look and feel of a mobile phone. Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates unveiled the company's plans for the platform at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last month.