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Smartphones eat into handheld market
News The market for mobile phones is increasingly encroaching on the market for handheld organisers, leading to a second straight year of decline in organiser shipments, according to a report from research firm IDC.
[August 19, 2003, 11:10]
PalmOne hopes to reanimate handheld market
News Although the company has added new handheld models, that market has remained stagnant. PalmOne is hoping that the addition of a hard drive to the handheld computer will help breathe new life into a product that has lost a significant amount of its...
[May 18, 2005, 9:35]
IDC sees decline in handheld market
News The global market for handheld devices continues to dwindle, according to data released by IDC this week. Success in the handheld market is becoming linked to the ability of gear makers to develop new applications beyond the regular personal...
[October 29, 2004, 8:59]
Bringing Video to the Mobile Handheld Market: Background, Challenges and potential.
White Papers This white paper presents useful background on the evolution of the mobile wireless network, discusses some of the challenges to be overcome to make video to the mobile handheld practical, and presents some example use scenarios highlighting the...
[January 9, 2009, 3:08]
Linux-based handheld hits the Indian market
News A pair of Indian companies are touting a home-grown handheld, eyeing both the local market and a wider audience. The Linux-powered handheld combines the functions of an organiser and an MP3 player and has handwriting recognition capabilities.
[March 30, 2004, 16:20]
UK: Palm dominates handheld market - report
News Overall the market for handheld PCs is a healthy one according to the research.million handhelds shipped in Europe in 1998 generating a revenue of more than $1bn. The demand for mobile email, access to information and Internet access are all...
[August 16, 1999, 15:23]
Palm stays atop handheld market
News Handheld manufacturers had a far better holiday season than expected, although sales were still slightly down from 2000. Worldwide shipments of handheld computers increased 68 percent over the third quarter to 3.83 million units, according to...
[January 25, 2002, 12:36]
Linux-based handheld hits the Indian market
Talkback With 125 pound price tag, its hardly a poor mans computer. That money can feed 10 poor hungry people.
[March 30, 2004, 17:33]
Palm will lead European handheld market into 2000 - IDC
News The report, Western European Hand Held Devices Review and Forecast for 1998-2000, claims that since 1998 the Palm OS has had a 40% share of the market, followed by Psion with Windows in third place. Alison Mackenzie, analyst and author of the...
[July 13, 1999, 11:38]
Symbian takes handheld lead in Europe
News Symbian and Nokia surprised industry observers by taking the lead in European handheld sales and mobile operating system market share for the third quarter, according to the latest figures. The new sales took Symbian's EPOC operating system into...
[November 2, 2001, 13:27]
Sharp plans Linux PDA
News In a move that promises to stir up the handheld computer market, Japanese electronics company Sharp today announced plans to introduce the first mass-market device running the free Linux operating system.
[March 5, 2001, 15:50]
Palm faces competitive threats
News Despite its current dominance of the world handheld computer market, Palm Computing will face a growing threat from Microsoft-based competitors and its own licensees, according to research firm Gartner Group.
[March 22, 2001, 7:23]
Handheld sales show signs of life
News Although the handheld market is showing some signs of life, it saw a 12.1 percent year-over-year decline in units shipped during the first quarter of this year, according to preliminary numbers released on Monday by market researcher IDC.
[April 23, 2002, 8:32]
PDA price war looms on the horizon
News A price war could be looming in the handheld computer market, as a slowing US economy hits sales and hardware makers are left with inventory on their hands. If the price cuts hit Europe it will add to the difficulties of handheld makers such as...
[April 12, 2001, 7:40]
Handhelds left out in cold
News The market for handheld organisers continued to be tepid as gadget buyers kept choosing other kinds of devices, according to a report on the second quarter from market researcher IDC. However, Dell's newest flagship handheld, the X30, is expected...
[July 28, 2004, 10:30]
Palm 'well recognised' in the enterprise
News Despite recent concern that Palm is becoming marginalised in the enterprise handheld computing market, it is too early to count Palm out as a major handheld player, according to IDC. Some industry observers have argued that as the handheld...
[April 11, 2002, 16:49]
Handspring adds colour to Treo
News As expected, Handspring has launched the long-awaited colour version of its wireless handheld device, as it attempts to shore up its market share against rivals such as Sony and Palm. Handspring's handheld market share is slipping and as the...
[May 28, 2002, 11:22]
Handspring cuts VisorPhone price ahead of UK launch
News In the latest price cut to hit the handheld market, Handspring is slicing $50 off the price tag of its VisorPhone attachment for making phone calls. It's an increasingly competitive environment in the handheld market," Handspring spokesman Allen...
[May 15, 2001, 8:23]
Report: Dell to go into handhelds
News Is Dell getting ready to enter the handheld market? Sources close to Dell told CNET News.com that although no decisions have been made, the company has been evaluating communicator-style handheld devices that combine the features of cellular phones...
[June 21, 2002, 15:14]
Sharp unleashes Linux handheld
News Seeking to prove it isn't the dinosaur of the handheld market, Sharp Electronics on Monday relaunched the Zaurus in the United States. As previously reported, Sharp's Zaurus SL-5500 handheld uses Lineo's version of Linux, is powered by Intel's...
[December 4, 2001, 8:58]
