BSOD on Cellphones
Kirt's Cogitations™ #145

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BSOD on Cellphones

Hoping to unseat Nokia as the world's largest cell phone manufacturer, Intel and Microsoft announced (at the Feb. 2002 GSM World Congress) a joint venture to develop data-enabled 3G handsets. They're targeting the Asia market. TI will team with MS to provide RFICs. Will we soon be inundated with cell phones bearing the Windows label and a sticker saying "Intel Inside?" My question: Will there be Ctrl+Alt+Del keys, because I'm sure we'll need them?

dB Control dB-9006 Magnum Opus Synthesizer - RF Cafe

RF Cafe began life in 1996 as "RF Tools" in an AOL screen name web space totaling 2 MB. Its primary purpose was to provide me with ready access to commonly needed formulas and reference material while performing my work as an RF system and circuit design engineer. The World Wide Web (Internet) was largely an unknown entity at the time and bandwidth was a scarce commodity. Dial-up modems blazed along at 14.4 kbps while tying up your telephone line, and a lady's voice announced "You've Got Mail" when a new message arrived...