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Fast-moving execs have long yearned for a device that would serve as both cell phone and PDA. The quest to produce it has mostly yielded electronic Edsels. But some new gadgets are reversing the trend. In August Motorola will unveil its Accompli 009 ($600), the first such gizmo with global capability, working in most cities throughout Europe, Asia and the Americas. The device comes with a GSM-based phone, Web browser, e-mail and a plethora of PDA features. Samsung's SPH-I300 ($500), also due out in August, sports a Palm OS with color screen and stylus...
...million in the next 50 years. Many experts believe that immigration is the only way to assure that job vacancies are filled and the tax base becomes big enough to support the growing ranks of retired people. As a result, an expert panel on immigration is scheduled to unveil a sweeping plan next month. According to press leaks, the panel will recommend giving out 20,000 permanent work permits and a further 20,000 temporary visas a year based on a quota system that will include education, family size and language skills in evaluating potential applicants...
...vivid colors like turquoise ("tur-kwaz") and "a bright bottle green." (The red that Oscar de la Renta put her in, right, may be a foretaste.) We asked Scaasi and celebrity stylist Phillip Bloch to appraise the First Lady's fashion choices thus far. Clip and save: Laura will unveil her new look when she accompanies George W. on a trip to Europe in mid-June...
...virtual Post-it note system on the home's portal - which is accessed only via the computer (a similar product features prominently in the plans of many appliance makers). The first and last time the Tangs tried their home videoconferencing equipment was during the crowded press conference held to unveil their apartment last October. "In the future, if the culture of working from home sets in, then this will be very useful," Ashley says with a smile. For now, her boss wants to see her in the office every day and friends don't have the same communications gear...
...creeping fear of unaffordable power has President George W. Bush looking for a backup policy generator as he prepares to unveil an energy program this week that is very fossil-fuel friendly--and simpatico with his and Vice President Dick Cheney's long ties to Big Oil. Bush says his policy, which stresses greater production over conservation, is a long-term solution...