Consumers can watch videos and listen to music with the next generation of mobile phone devices, thanks to a collaborative effort between Nokia and RealNetworks.
The two firms will develop and distribute Internet technology for future wireless devices, and Nokia will install RealNetworks' RealPlayer technology in its smart phones, which would give users wireless access to multimedia Web content.
Students will not have to carry heavy and bulky backpacks anymore if goReader successfully catches on at universities across the United States.
GoReader is a device about the size of a laptop computer with a colour screen. It can hold textbooks in its memory and weighs less than 2.3 kilograms.
The device is from an Internet start-up of the same name. The firm plans to work together with publishers to supply material for students to download from the Internet.
Students can also jot down notes and highlight passages.