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Broadcom Rolls Out 3G Phone on a Chip

<<<... The chip is built on a single 65-nanometer CMOS die. Broadcom said the 65-nm design allows for large volume manufacturing and for lower power consumption, smaller size and higher levels of integration. While Cohen wouldnt comment on which cell phone vendors Broadcom is working with, the company in the last year has announced 3G deals with Nokia, the worlds largest cell phone maker, and the second-largest, Samsung. Cohen said he expected the new Broadcom chips to begin showing up in cell phones by 2008.

Apple Plans 3G iPhone for 2008

AT&T CEO calls Verizon's open network plans overblown. Apple will release a 3G iPhone next year, AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson said Nov. 28. Apples current iPhone, introduced earlier this year under an exclusive contract with AT&T, runs on the companys slower EDGE network. Speaking at a Churchill Club appearance in Santa Clara, Calif., Stephenson did not elaborate on a specific release date or the price of an iPhone running on AT&Ts fastest broadband network.

"Youll have it next year," he said about a 3G iPhone. As for price, Stephenson said Apple CEO Steve Jobs "will dictate what the price of the phone is." During the wide-ranging question-and-answer session during his Churchill Club appearance, Stephenson said the iPhones success proved to him how poorly the industry has approached the handset business. more>>>