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Marvell — one of the leading manufacturers of storage, communications, and consumer silicon solutions — recently announced its 88W8689 Bluetooth single-chip solution that boasts a Bluetooth Core Specification Version 2.0 (with support for Version 2.1) + Enhanced Data Rate (EDR)-compliant baseband, a radio frequency (RF) transceiver, and a worldwide FM radio receiver. The highly integrated chip supports simultaneous use of Bluetooth applications and FM radio, and is set to lower the total system cost in the process while consuming an even lower amount of power.
Marvell’s 88W8689 solution is expected to enter production sometime in Q3 2007, meaning we should expect the more battery friendly handsets appearing somewhere in Q2 next year. (via: Coolest-Gadgets)
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
