(Reviews) How does the LG Electronics Vu stack up against the Apple iPhone? Our cell phone columnist finds out.
(News) For all the fanfare surrounding the launch of Intel's Centrino Atom chip package at the Intel Developer Forum in Shanghai, there was a notable shortage of new products based on the chips, apart from a few concept designs rolled out for the occasion.
(News) The problem affected only users of BlackBerry Internet Service and not BlackBerry Enterprise Server customers, RIM said.
(News) Taiwan's BenQ is showing off a new user interface on an ultramobile PC that it plans to start marketing in the second quarter of this year, a spokeswoman for the company said Tuesday.
(Reviews) Samsung's BlackJack II PDA phone offers only minor improvements over its cheaper predecessor.
(Reviews) These in-car GPS devices can vastly simplify your driving life, and they're simpler to use and last costly than last year's models.
(News) Microsoft introduces an upgrade to Office Mobile that lets users work with documents created in Office 2007.
(News) Handset maker HTC (Hi-Tech Computer) Monday unveiled its hotly-anticipated Shift UMPC (ultra-mobile PC), along with details of when it will be launched in the U.K. The HTC Shift will run Windows Vista and will have a 7in widescreen display. The screen will be touch-sensitive and will tilt and slide, providing access to the keyboard hidden underneath. The HTC Shift will be a 3G internet access device with HSDPA (high-speed data packet access) and will weigh just 800g.
(News) Nokia Corp. plans to add WiMax connectivity to its N-series Internet tablet next year, the company said Wednesday.
(Reviews) New devices promise to squeeze computers into your hand. Here's why you might--or might not--want one of these new gadgets.
(News) Via Technologies Inc. is shipping a faster version of its C-7M ultra low-voltage processor, and the 1.6GHz chip has found a home in an updated version of OQO Inc.'s diminutive handheld computer, the company said Monday.
(News) A European Commission plan to simplify the licensing of Europe-wide mobile satellite services could boost the nascent market for broadcast TV services over handheld devices.
(News) Via Technologies Inc. has developed a processor that consumes a maximum of 1 watt of power and is intended for use in mobile devices and embedded applications.
(News) Sales of PDAs continued a steep decline in the second quarter, as struggling vendors shipped 719,000 units worldwide, down from 1.26 million last year, according to a market research report released Wednesday.
(News) The CEO of UnWired Nation Inc. thinks he's found a way to get around the challenges involved in offering a data service to mobile phone customers: use voice instead.
(News) Fujitsu Ltd.'s recently launched convertible ultra portable PC is starting to appear outside of Japan as the company widens sales of the pocket-size device.
(News) The iPhone is about to do for smartphones what the iPod did for digital music players: put one in everyone's pocket.
(Reviews) Garmin's handy navigation device clips to your belt or windshield visor.
(News) Ubuntu Linux developers plan to extend its open-source software development to handheld Internet-enabled devices.
(News) The addition of a new software routine caused the multi-hour failure of Research in Motion Ltd.'s Blackberry messaging service in North America earlier this week, the company said Friday.
(News) Recent reports that Nokia Corp. is in talks to buy Palm Inc. surprise some analysts, who nonetheless said some type of buyout might make sense and could even be a good thing for customers.
(News) Eighteen months after rival Apple Inc. raised the bar in the music player market with its video iPod, Sony Corp. will launch its first digital video Walkman.
(Reviews) This device sports a beautiful display, but it lacks the basic PDA and office apps you'd find on a smart phone.
(News) If you're getting tired of squinting at your video iPod's small screen--or if you've been put off from purchasing a video iPod by the small screen--Memorex's US$199 iFlip 8.4-inch portable video system for iPod (a.k.a., the Mi8000-BLK) might provide a resolution (no pun intended). The iFlip is a portable video player featuring an 8.4-inch LCD that works with [<a href="http://playlistmag.com/reviews/2006/09/5gipodlate2006/index.php">fifth-generation iPods</a>] . The 2.5-pound unit enables you to watch your iPod's videos on a much larger (if not sharper) screen, and can also serve as a video conduit between your iPod and your TV. It has two external speakers, but it's designed primarily with video viewing, not music listening, in mind.
(News) Go 910s shipped over the past few months have a virus that infects PCs when connected.
(How To) How to Buy a PDA
Austek, Samsung Ready Ultra Mobile PCs
(howto) Prevent BlackBerry Squint
(news) T-Mobile Sidekick 3 Launches Soon
(news) Handheld Sales Still Slumping
(news) CeBIT: Mio's Smart Phones, PDAs Call on GPS
(news) CeBIT: RIM Adds Instant Messaging to BlackBerry Server
(news) CeBIT: Intel, Microsoft Share Origami Details
(news) CeBIT: Samsung Shows First Origami Device
(reviews) Nokia's Small, Svelte, Internet-Savvy PDA
(howto) BlackBerry as Notebook Alternative, Part 2
(howto) Portable Video: It's the Content, Stupid
(news) LG to Enter U.S. Portable Media Device Market
(news) Sony's E-Book Is Easy on the Eyes
(news) IRiver Readies WiBro Game Player
(reviews) Handhelds Get a Boost From Windows Mobile 5
(reviews) Windows Mobile handhelds new to the chart offer a variety of entertainment-oriented features.
(news) PDA Sales Get a Helping Hand
(news) PDA Pundit: News, Notes, and Mail
(news) Are You a Good Eater or a Bad Eater?
(news) Why Aren't Portable Media Players More Popular?
(news) The BlackBerry Software Story
(reviews) Garmin PDA Includes Handy GPS Features
(howto) When a Plain PDA Is Best
(howto) Use a PDA as a Voice Recorder?
(news) My TV Is Following Me
(reviews) GPS Meets Pocket PC
(howto) Migrating Your PDA
(news) Worldwide Handheld Market Declines Again
(news) Ovideon Displays Portable Media Player
(reviews) First Look: Service Speeds Wireless Info Gathering
(reviews) Attempt to provide PC performance and features in a handheld falls short.
(reviews) This month's chart splits in two, to rank the best Windows Mobile-based handhelds and the best Palm OS-based PDAs.
(news) Faster, Smaller, Better
(howto) A used Treo 600 gets big bucks on EBay; or, how to finance your next tech toy by selling your last one.
(news) PDA Sales Continue to Drop
(news) Linux-based handheld gains a 4GB hard drive.
(reviews) Design and performance issues hold back this very cool idea.
(news) Juice Box personal media player will use 3-D memory chips.
(reviews) New device plays back audio and video on the go, but it sports a hefty price tag.
(howto) Thinking of taking a PDA instead of a notebook on your next trip? Read on.
(reviews) New Pocket PC sports a touchpad, but using it isn't exactly intuitive.
(howto) Is it time to dump your PDA for a cell phone/PDA combo device?
(howto) Put your handheld to work as a tour guide, translator, and more.
(reviews) Handheld computers are ideal for students. But which one is right for you? Check out our expert's shopping tips.
(reviews) New Windows Mobile units take top places.
(reviews) Sony gives Clie a rest; two hot new PDAs arrive.
(news) Notebook alternative uses Bsquare design combining PDA, phone.
(news) Upcoming Gizmondo, Eve challenge Sony's PSP and the Nintendo DS.
(reviews) PalmOne offers color for beginning PDA users; the Sony way with handhelds.
(news) Next-generation portable entertainment devices offer top-notch graphics and wireless capabilities.
(news) Your PDA may be more vulnerable than you realize, but protection is available.
(howto) Answers to reader questions about buying and using PDAs.
(news) This ultra-ultra-portable PC puts Windows XP in your pocket.
(howto) What to buy, how to buy; beware the world's worst headset.
(reviews) Trivial Pursuit makes a stylish PDA debut. Try getting that on a Game Boy.
(howto) Gadgets that are sure to generate buzz in your household.
(howto) Our buying guide tells you everything you need to know.
(howto) Powerful PDAs, hearty handhelds, and other alternatives to porcine portables.
(howto) Add slick new features to your old handheld.
(reviews) The Palm-based Clie PEG-UX50 is handsome, innovative, powerful, and expensive.
(reviews) New wireless PDAs and cell phones put the Web, e-mail, and more in your pocket. We road-test ten models and find two with real Net savvy.
(howto) Everything you need to plug in--and keep working--once you're airborne.
(reviews) You can have your handheld and your Wi-Fi (or a camera) too, but how useful are these extras?
(howto) A keyboard and PDA can sometimes be as good as a notebook PC.
(news) Watching it at CeBIT: Checking out wristwatches with extras.
(howto) Small notebooks, powerful PDAs, and mobile multimedia.
(howto) Slick printers and snazzy carrying cases--everything you need for output on the go.
(howto) How to track expenses, convert foreign currencies, and more.
(howto) Be prepared for data and hardware disasters.
(howto) A compact device that acts like notebook without all the weight.
(news) Newest handsets do double duty with built-in camera features.
(news) New devices debut from Samsung, Hitachi, Sharp, and RIM.
(news) Mobile devices and services vie for hearts and minds at wireless show.
(howto) We take this rental car service's navigation system out for a spin.
(howto) Tips on packing and on surviving the inevitable wand scan.
(news) Panasonic unit handles video, snapshots, TV, music, more.
(howto) Should you rent a DVD or download a movie from a Web site?
(news) Ironman and athlete's versions available, now with USB for syncing.
(reviews) This basic PDA lacks the high style of others but it's affordable, it has a versatile expansion slot, and it offers higher-than-average resolution.
(reviews) Four budget PDAs compete on features.
(howto) We evaluate the high-tech offerings in this catalog, found on most airlines.
(news) Dell, HP, Fossil, Samsung, Sharp and others join in PDA parade of new devices, apps.
(howto) Can these products really cut it on the road? We test them to see.
(news) Dell's bargain Axims join a growing bonanza, including both Pocket PC and Palm devices.
(reviews) For simplicity look to a Palm OS-based device, and for a Windows look and feel go with a Pocket PC model.
(howto) Data storage, night lights, dining hot spots, and an ergonomic notebook stand.
(howto) What the airlines plan to offer Net-savvy travelers, plus new products and tips.
(news) New CPU for handhelds ups power and multimedia oomph.
(reviews) We look a PDA and two PDA/cell phone combos with color screens.
(howto) Travel guides, language translators, a road atlas, and a weather watcher.
(news) Kyocera, Hewlett-Packard, Sony, Toshiba show wares ranging from hybrids to color handhelds, plus applications.
(howto) Forget PDAs. True PCs are coming to your pocket.
(news) Sony and Sharp launch innovatively designed personal digital assistants with trendy thumb keyboards.
(reviews) A great screen and a neat package round off Palm's latest color PDA.
(news) Handheld enables wireless e-mail with or without IT department blessing.
(reviews) Today's handhelds finally offer something for everybody--from bargain-price organizers to the first PDA/phone combos that actually work. Our tests of 16 models spotlight the best.
(reviews) The Sony Clie PEG-T415 and the Compaq IPaq H3850 will appeal to corporate travelers.
(news) Microsoft OS updates power both types of convergence devices, challenging Palm and Symbian.
(reviews) Sturdy and stylish Pocket PC has expansion options, corporate software bundle, disappointing screen.
(reviews) We review new handhelds from Casio, Handspring, and Toshiba.
(resource) How to work best in a car, from a hotel, or in the airport.
(news) Upscale Palm rivals feature mobility and usability to attract corporate users--but prices rise, too.
(reviews) Gadget fanatics will enjoy the fun tools loaded on the new CyberBoy PDA.
(news) Handspring's Neo and Visor have 16MB of RAM and optional Springboard camera.
(news) Accessories and add-ons make personal digital assistants more powerful, more versatile, and even longer running.
(news) A few new handhelds and plenty of wireless PDA add-ons are proliferating at PC Expo.
(news) Electric Fuel's PDA Instant Power Charger gives handhelds the power to go on.
(news) AlertWire's Omni 2.0 shrinks your PC application for display and control on anything with a browser.
(news) Handheld vendor gives $100 for its own or competitors' products when you buy the latest Visor Edge.
(reviews) Small PDA tries to offer a music player, PIM features, and an e-book reader in one.
(news) CyX2 is slimmer, more capable, and has wireless chat along with more boring, practical functions.
(reviews) The newest PDAs pack a lot of power into a handheld package. We review 12 of the latest palmtops and pick two that we'd take anywhere.
(news) Wireless handhelds can help your company gather critical data from people in the field, but only if the devices are used properly. Here are three examples of how to do it right.
(news) Built-in and third-party security tools can help protect your PDA, even if you let it out of your hands.
(news) HipZip joins a growing list of devices that make Audible.com's audio books easier to pack.
(news) Xircom's credit-card-size REX 6000 MicroPDA takes the concept of portability to new lengths.
(news) Album To Go software takes advantage of Handspring Visor Prism's color capabilities.
(news) The fewer functions the better for future handhelds, says Comdex panel on digital innovations.
(news) Declaring the end of the browser age, Microsoft chair offers wide-ranging technology display.
(news) Personal digital assistant is the size of a credit card, with touch screen and hot keys.
(reviews) Peacemaker Professional lets Palms talk to CE devices.
(reviews) The Cassiopeia EM-500 is a great take-along for music lovers.
(news) Handspring's newest PDAs are still larger than sleek Palm V but accept Springboard peripherals.
