Technology briefs
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HAWAI'I
Hirono, Lingle to attend forum
Gubernatorial candidates Mazie Hirono and Linda Lingle will take part in a "Tech and the Candidates" forum Oct. 24 presented by the Hawaii Technology Trade Association and the Hawaii Venture Capital Association.
Specific issues to be addressed include the candidates' positions on technology education in state schools, work-force development and training, the state's technology tax-credit program, the new University of Hawai'i medical school, dual-use technology and state procurement policies.
Ann Chung, executive director of HTTA, and Bill Spencer, president of HVCA, will moderate the forum, from 3 to 5 p.m. at Dave & Buster's in Kaka'ako. Audience questions will be accepted. A "Plugged In" Mixer will be held afterward.
Cost for the mixer: $20 members; $40 nonmembers. No reservations required; free parking. More information: HTTA, 550-4882, or HVCA at 262-7329.
NATION & WORLD
Intel introduces new processor
Intel Corp. has introduced a low-power Celeron processor for storage gear and industrial computers used at manufacturing sites, as the world's biggest chipmaker adds more power-saving products.
The so-called embedded processor runs at 400 megahertz and costs $38 each in 1,000-unit shipments, Intel said in a release distributed by Business Wire. Current 650 MHz ultra-low-voltage Celerons for laptops cost $118, according to Intel's Web site.
Such chips power small, inexpensive machines found in power-sensitive sites where there's often no space for fans to cool the systems. The new chip will help lower clients' development costs, Intel said.
New phones can snap photos, too
Sprint Corp.'s PCS Group next month will start selling the United States' first mobile phones with built-in cameras, as the country's No. 4 wireless- service provider tries to combat a slowdown in customer growth.
Sprint PCS and Sanyo Electric Co., the world's largest maker of digital cameras and mobile-phone batteries, will start selling a device that lets customers take photographs with the same unit that makes and receives calls, for $399.99 starting in mid-November, according to a statement. Users now need an attachment to take snapshots with their cellular phones.
