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Fujitsu Siemens Pocket LOOX 600 review
Reviews The Pocket LOOX 600 uses Intel’s PXA250 processor running at 400MHz. This is the top end as far as XScale is concerned, with Intel’s other chip in the range, the PXA210 (designed for cellphones and a step beneath the current StrongARM range...
[July 3, 2002, 13:21]
Acer unveils slim XScale devices
News Taiwan-based Acer has given details of two upcoming Pocket PC-based handheld computers that will use XScale, making them among the first on the scene to use the Intel processor technology. Both devices, the n20 and the n20w, will use an Intel...
[June 5, 2002, 13:24]
Intel offers handheld battery life boost
News Handhelds running Intel processors are likely to get a charge from a new chip. The chipmaker has developed a new XScale PXA processor, which is meant to improve the battery life of devices while doubling -- from 100MHz to 200MHz -- the speed at...
[January 29, 2003, 15:09]
Intel calls software makers to rally round XScale
News Intel says that software developers will bear the burden of boosting performance on newer models of Pocket PC handhelds, as manufacturers move from Intel's StrongARM SA1110 processor to a new Intel architecture called XScale.
[June 28, 2002, 16:01]
Intel calls up new XScale chips
News Signalling a more aggressive foray into the handheld and cell phone markets, Intel on Monday in Tokyo debuted processors using its XScale technology. We think these new products offer tremendous value to the cell phone area and help to deliver a...
[February 12, 2002, 9:13]
Next-gen Intel chip makes handheld debut
News Intel's next generation of embedded processors made its debut on Monday in Toshiba's e740 Pocket PC device, but the processor may not initially live up to high expectations, according to beta testers.
[June 17, 2002, 13:58]
Palm prepares XScale handhelds
News Handheld computer maker Palm is set to make a major shift in technology early next year when it begins manufacturing its next generation of portable devices, according to an industry report. In the next few months Palm is due to switch away from...
[June 19, 2002, 16:49]
Dell and HP PDAs slug it out amid sea of gadgets
News With their respective announcements at Comdex Fall 2002 on Monday, the world's two biggest PC sellers have set the stage for a holiday showdown in a whole new arena: the PDA market. As expected, both No.
[November 19, 2002, 10:28]
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]
HP to announce post-merger iPaqs
News Hewlett-Packard is set to announce the first newly developed handheld devices to use the iPaq name since the company completed its acquisition of Compaq Computer and the iPaq line. The company will announce two new handhelds, the Compaq iPaq 3970...
[June 21, 2002, 8:35]
Intel targets mobile users
News Intel is adding to its portfolio of products for makers of cell phones and handheld devices. The Santa Clara, California-based chipmaker will announce at the Intel Developer Forum in Taipei on Tuesday new flash memory parts and packaging that it...
[October 15, 2002, 7:44]
Intel opens XScale app lab
News Intel is rolling up its sleeves to help improve applications that run on the handheld version of its XScale processors. The chipmaker opened a new lab this week to help software developers increase performance of applications that run on portable...
[August 15, 2002, 7:55]
XScale-Pocket PC marriage lacks oomph
News Early buyers won't get all the power they bargained for in the latest Pocket PC-based handhelds. A generational mismatch between Microsoft's Pocket PC 2002 operating system and Intel's XScale PXA250 processors, which are included in new handhelds...
[June 26, 2002, 10:21]
Intel debuts Symbian mobile designs
News Intel on Wednesday debuted designs for wireless devices that use Intel chips and an operating system called Symbian, which is backed by Nokia and other handset makers. The designs are now available to developers and device makers and cost several...
[April 25, 2002, 7:03]
XScale-powered Pocket PCs review
Reviews Intel’s ARM-based XScale PXA250 processor has been eagerly awaited by users of Pocket PC handhelds, as this new 400MHz chip promises both better performance and enhanced power management -- although precious little software has been optimised for...
[July 1, 2002, 10:06]
Asus MyPal A600 review
Reviews The MyPal A600 is powered by Intel’s PXA250 processor -- the so-called XScale chip. Running at 400MHz, this is the fastest CPU in the Pocket PC arena, but Asus does not have exclusive rights to it -- we have already reviewed XScale machines from...
[September 17, 2002, 9:04]
Toshiba Pocket PC e330 review
Reviews Toshiba has clearly thought hard about what should be offered in a mid-range handheld. There is no compromise on memory: at 64MB you get the current maximum on any Pocket PC; the e330’s 32MB of Flash ROM is also standard, and only bettered by a few...
[November 28, 2002, 8:34]
Gmate Yopy review
Reviews Announced around two and a half years ago, the original Linux handheld is finally available -- Tuxmedia is targeting French users, but the devices it is selling use an English-language version of the OS, and the company can ship to the UK on demand.
[October 17, 2002, 15:41]
Sharp shows off clamshell Linux PDA
News Sharp has introduced a new model of its Zaurus handheld computer, sporting a VGA-resolution display, QWERTY keyboard that can be folded away behind the device, and a screen that displays in both portrait and landscape modes.
[November 20, 2002, 15:38]
Philips pushes Linux for consumer electronics
News A new project by Intel and Philips is using the Linux operating system to boost the market for converged consumer electronics. The Pronto++ reference platform, announced on Tuesday, is based on Intel's XScale line of embedded processors and...
[September 5, 2002, 16:44]
