Martyn Williams

The South Korean government said this week it wants around two-thirds of all households in the country within the next four years to be digital homes, where devices around the house are interconnected on a home network.

Intel Corp. is considering extending its branding efforts beyond processors to encompass other areas of technology after the initial success of its Centrino marketing campaign, a senior company executive has said. But the jury is still out on what effects consumers might see from such a move.

Sony Corp. recently unveiled a new version of its SDR (Sony Dream Robot) humanoid robot that, it said, packs major increases in abilities and intelligence.

Intel Corp. demonstrated a prototype Ultra Wideband (UWB) radio system transmitting data at over 220Mbps on Friday, and claimed a world-first for the speed.

The time is right for wristwatch devices at the CeBIT trade show in Hanover, Germany, where Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. unveiled a non-working prototype of a new watchphone and Motorola Inc. showed prototypes of several wearable computing devices.

Intel Corp. will launch a major foray into the notebook computer market next week with the launch of six new processors under the name Pentium M.

Just over 60 million people in Japan, or roughly four out of every five people who own a cellular telephone, are now signed up for mobile Internet services, according to data just released.

Intel Corp. has given developers notice that its SA-1110 StrongArm processor will not be available for much longer.