Along with Motorola, Connect Things and bar code giant Symbol Technologies, AirClic has raised half a billion dollars to form a company that will put scanning technology into wireless devices.

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"The Archer module is an ideal solution for customers who want to add best-in-class 60GHz wireless video connectivity into their mobile devices, " said Jim Chase, director of marketing of the wireless division at Silicon Image, Inc.

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As cellphones evolve from largely functional devices into personal accessories, the wireless industry is building a wave of colorful handsets.

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Freescale makes embedded chips that go into a range of applications such as automotive electronics, wireless transmission devices and consumer appliances.

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Mobile Server works by taking in application data from servers and transforming it into formats such as the Wireless Markup Language or compact HTML for presentation on wireless devices.

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The airlines can then beam their content to passengers' devices, as well as to wireless screens they distribute or build into seats.

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Nokia has good technology for delivering live TV to wireless devices, and TV is an area everyone is betting Apple moves into.

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