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• Chips Put Qualcomm, Intel on `Collision Course'

  As Qualcomm's Snapdragon processor gets faster and more adept at computing in smartphones and smartbooks, Intel is moving into mobile devices

• Nvidia Says Tablets Showcase Its Chip Prowess

  Competing with Intel and AMD, CEO Huang wants to get Nvidia's chips—which aren't just for graphics anymore—into tablets and other electronics

• Sony to Sell 3-D TVs, Disc Players

  The Japanese consumer electronics giant is going "all out" for leadership in the growing market for three-dimensional entertainment, CEO Stringer says

• 3D TV: Not So Fast

  Sony and other TV makers, along with Hollywood studios, want three-dimensional entertainment in your living room, but high price tags may slow adoption

• Hewlett-Packard to Use Qualcomm Chip

  The world's biggest personal-computer maker is testing Qualcomm's Snapdragon chip for use in a scaled-down personal computer

• Intel's Role as Gateway to Internet Threatened by Phone Chips

  More consumers will start going online via phones, tablets, and other portable devices—and not via Intel-powered PCs

• Microsoft Shows Touchscreen Tablet PC

  CEO Ballmer introduces a Hewlett-Packard tablet computer at CES as Apple's expected unveiling of its own model stirs interest in the category

• Google Phone May Add to Network Strain

  The Nexus One could spur more network capacity crunches for wireless carriers as smartphone use rises for Web surfing and video

• AT&T Prepares for Life After iPhone

  The so-far exclusive U.S. carrier for the iPhone announces plans to sell five Android phones, as well as two models from Palm

• 'Tablets' Aplenty Will Come Out at CES This Week

  As the world awaits Apple's touchscreen tablet, upstart Notion Ink is one of many competitors moving to top the smartphone maker at this week's Consumer Electronics Show

• e-Books: Averting a Digital Horror Story

  Amazon.com's growing might and the sizzling success of the Kindle has publishers terrified. Hachette, Harlequin, and others are fighting back

• Companies Seek Alternatives to the Old Desktop PC

  IT departments attempt to cut costs by experimenting with thin clients, netbooks, virtual desktops, and other substitutes for traditional computing

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