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Excerpted from Wednesday, May 8, 1996 Kyodo News International
Kyodo economic news summary
TOKYO, May 8 Kyodo
-- NEC Corp. and Geoworks of the United States have agreed to
jointly develop a digital cellular phone, known as a ''smartphone,''
which can also be used as a portable computer communication device,
NEC officials said Wednesday.
The smartphone will enable users to connect with the Internet
global personal computer network, and send and receive electronic
mail, they said.
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-- -Brian Smithson brian@grot.com