Now, he said, he can tune into ESPN on the television or use the Internet function to visit his business's Web site.

If Internet functions aren't paramount, then, consider a Palm-based cellphone (from Handspring, Kyocera or Samsung, for example).

America Online, the fast-growing on-line service based in Vienna, Va., recently began providing access to some Internet functions, including electronic mail and news groups.

Although America Online's Internet functions are limited, new features are expected this summer.

According to the court, the Internet functions in a manner which is antithetical to that of a digital information storage system having a central computer, as described by the Sargent patent.

The court found no evidence that the Internet functions like this.

An iPad can shoot video, take photos, play music, and perform Internet functions such as web-browsing and emailing.

Additional concerns include the impact on common Internet functions such as links from one site to another or accessing data from the cloud.

The thing is, Yahoo Go offers eight Internet functions - not just e-mail, but also Flickr photos, Web search, maps, weather and various news categories.

You should imagine my computer set-up guy's consternation when I insisted he drag the Internet function out of the thing entirely.