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Lester B. Pearson School Board will provide HP mini-notebooks to four-year-old students in a pilot program for Montreal-area schools, but it's up to the teachers how they will be used

Palm announced a low-end version of its Treo smartphone, hoping to win over casual users beyond the core "mobile professionals" market segment. The Treo 680 smartphone can reach the international quad-band GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications), GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) and EDGE (Enhanced Data Rates for GMS Evolution) networks without an external antenna.

Microsoft Corp. introduced its new voice-controlled software for Windows Mobile-based Pocket PCs and Pocket PC Phone Edition on Monday, an unveiling that one analyst said may help the lagging mobile device industry.

An agreement between Microsoft and a Canadian mobile carrier to bring handhelds with Smartphone software to this country has yet to be signed, but a deal is expected in the near future, said Mark Relph, Toronto-based Mobility Solutions Manager for Microsoft Canada.

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