Author: Adam Z. Lein

Intel will offer free Wi-Fi access via thousands of U.S. hotspots during a Sept. 25 publicity event dubbed “One Unwired Day.” In addition, the Santa Clara, Calif., company will sponsor “festivals” in New York, Chicago, San Francisco and Seattle, with live music, product demonstrations and drawings for laptops, wireless home networking products and access cards. Originally published on Pocketnow on September 24, 2003. More Smartphone News articles from the Pocketnow archive.

“Within three years, most bank machines that dispense cash will run on the Windows operating system, according to a study published last week. By 2005, 65 percent of bank ATMs (not including free-standing machines in places like convenience stores and casinos) in the United States will use a stripped-down version of Windows. About 12 percent of the machines will use the operating system by the end of this year, according to Gwenn Bezard, an analyst …

“The world’s No. 1 software maker is expected to announce on Monday a partnership with Motorola, the No. 2 handset maker, and AT&T Wireless to introduce a new handset, called the MPx200 smartphone.” This marks Microsoft’s first entry into the U.S. cell phone market. Originally published on Pocketnow on September 15, 2003. More Smartphone News articles from the Pocketnow archive.