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Government funds handheld police computers
News Twenty-seven police forces will share £50m in government funding for police officers' handheld computers. The 10,000 computers have to be in operation by March 2009. The funds are being distributed through the National Policing Improvement Agency...
[May 27, 2008, 13:27]
Laid-off techies swiping goods on way out
News The most common items stolen from tech companies by employees are laptops and handheld computers that cost less than $1,500 per item, asset managers say. Between the layoffs and the asset auction, they stole $35,000 worth of laptops, handheld...
[September 25, 2001, 13:20]
SuperNote
Downloads SuperNote is a text and graphics notepad for Palm Powered handheld computers and Microsoft Windows personal computers combined into one product. Electronic notes can be created and synchronized easily between handheld and personal computers.
[August 10, 2004, 8:00]
Smartphones to outsell handhelds this year
News Smartphones -- or mobile phones that double as handheld computers -- are expected to sell better than stand-alone handhelds for the first time this year, according to a new study. That compares to 2.8 million handheld sales for the year, according...
[March 24, 2003, 16:20]
Next-generation Pocket PC devices on the way
News The next few weeks should see the launch of a new generation of more powerful Pocket PC handheld computers with longer battery life, as several manufacturers prepare the first devices based on Intel's XScale embedded processors.
[May 30, 2002, 17:01]
Motorola crosses mobile with handheld
News Motorola has made the equivalent of a conference call, connecting mobile phones with handheld computers to develop a new combination device, the Accompli 008. The Accompli 008 joins the growing trend of integrating features from cell phones and...
[April 10, 2001, 12:01]
The Day Ahead: Don't dismiss Palm's competition
News The maker of handheld computers Palm VII, V and III will make its highly anticipated market debut this week. The lifecycle of our handheld devices is generally 12 to 18 months or less," the company said.
[February 28, 2000, 12:16]
Mobile tech to keep police on the beat
News The prime minister has pledged to arm police with thousands of "handheld computers" so officers can make more effective use of their time and increase the amount of frontline policing they do. Gordon Brown, making his maiden speech as leader to the...
[September 27, 2007, 8:42]
Mobile computing headed for convergence
News As the capabilities of handheld computers expand and as Tablet PCs emerge, some in the technology industry believe the two categories are headed toward a collision course. At the same time, handheld computers, which are further along in terms of...
[November 19, 2001, 9:10]
Faulty memory chip hits Palm
News A number of Palm handheld computers contain a faulty memory chip that could damage stored data, the device manufacturer revealed Wednesday. The company says that approximately three percent of the its Palm IIIc, IIIxe and Vx handheld computers...
[June 29, 2000, 10:46]
VirusScan Wireless review
Reviews The name is slightly misleading because this is a product for handheld computers and PDAs running Palm OS, EPOC32 or Windows CE -- which aren't generally 'wireless' devices as such. Until some definite threat specific to handheld computers can be...
[May 3, 2001, 0:00]
Linux site takes in Windows
News The founder of a popular Web site devoted to Linux for handheld computers and other gadgets will announce next week plans to cover Linux rival Windows as well. The software giant has operating systems, including Windows CE and Windows XP Embedded...
[October 14, 2002, 13:53]
P-Cricket
Downloads Palm handheld computers come with abundant memory, sufficient to a store a large number of cricket matches, with enough memory left over for normal day-to-day diary and appointment functions. A Palm handheld computer represents a perfect solution...
[December 31, 2002, 7:00]
A Year Ago: Win CE 2.0 aims global, adds colour
News Microsoft is redoubling its efforts to make Windows CE a hit on the world's handheld computers by releasing version 2.0 of the operating system, the first time the product has been available in international flavours.
[October 30, 1998, 5:50]
Kodak shutters Palm camera
News Kodak has quietly discontinued its PalmPix digital camera add-on for Palm's range of handheld computers. However, hardware expandability is less of a central feature than it was in the boom days of handheld computers, when Handspring touted its...
[April 10, 2002, 14:12]
QuickTime coming to PDAs
News A US company says it is developing software that plays Apple's QuickTime video format on handheld computers such as the Handspring Visor Prism and the Linux-based Zaurus SL-5500 from Sharp. The software, which does not have a release date, is aimed...
[March 25, 2002, 14:15]
Smartphone market picks up in Europe
News Smartphones are on track to outsell conventional handheld computers this year, according to a new study, which also found that handheld market share leader Palm has fallen into third place in Europe for mobile operating systems.
[April 23, 2003, 12:58]
Mobiles to get Dreamcast-like 3D video
News Texas Instruments is to build video game console-quality 3D graphics capabilities into its line of processors for handheld computers and mobile phones. The company, a leader in wireless chips, said on Wednesday that it would license Imagination...
[April 9, 2003, 16:38]
Microsoft takes share of Linux spotlight
News The founder of a popular Web site devoted to Linux used in gadgets such as handheld computers will announce this week plans to cover Linux rival Windows as well. The software giant has operating systems, including Windows CE and Windows XP Embedded...
[October 14, 2002, 8:16]
Adobe's PageMaker 7.0 hits handhelds
News As handheld computers catch on, Adobe Systems wants to make sure its desktop publishing tools aren't limited to the desktop. The release of PageMaker 7.0 adds momentum to the San Jose, Calif.based company's drive toward handheld computers.
[June 12, 2001, 16:59]
