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[Jeffrey R Perry]

NewsScan Daily: January 30, 2002 
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"ABOVE THE FOLD"
Research in Motion Teams With AT&T Wireless 
Filmmakers Eye New Video Format 
SEC Plays Little Hoax to Warn Investors About Web Scams 
Linux for Your PlayStation 
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RESEARCH IN MOTION TEAMS WITH AT&T WIRELESS
Research In Motion, maker of BlackBerry handheld devices, has inked a
deal with AT&T Wireless to develop a device for use with AT&T's
high-speed GPRS (general packet radio service) data network and with its
GSM voice network. The device looks similar to a regular BlackBerry but
comes with an earpiece and microphone, which enables it to double as a
telephone. The deal comes on the heels of an agreement between Research
In Motion and mmO2, formerly part of British Telecom, to enable
BlackBerry's wireless e-mail devices to work on mmO2 networks in several
European countries. (Reuters 29 Jan 2002)
http://www1.excite.com/home/technology/tech_article/0,210...
|01-29-2002::18:20|reuters,00.html 

FILMMAKERS EYE NEW VIDEO FORMAT
Four Hollywood studios -- Twentieth Century Fox, Universal Studios,
DreamWorks SKG and Artisan Entertainment -- say they will begin releasing
movies in a new high-definition video format called D-VHS. The format is
targeted at high-end film buffs who have HDTV and a special D-VHS player.
(Wall Street Journal 30 Jan 2002)
http://online.wsj.com/page/0,4291,2_0201,00.html 

LINUX FOR YOUR PLAYSTATION
In the months ahead Sony will start selling Linux kits to programmers who
want to use the open-source operating system to develop word processing
and other application software for the Sony PlayStation2 game console.
The kits, which will include an internal hard disk drive with 40
gigabytes and USB keyboard and mouse, will be priced at $299 in the U.S.,
and will also be sold throughout the world. (Reuters/New York Times 30
Jan 2002) http://partners.nytimes.com/reuters/technology/tech-tech-...