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LAST YEAR WHEN WE REVIEWED PALM-SIZED PDAs, the Handspring Visor Deluxe stood out with its excellent battery life and expandability. This year its competitors have caught up and they all […]

DEBBIE CHONG CAN'T REMEMBER a time when she didn't use a personal digital assistant to help her stay organized. The San Francisco executive has relied on a succession of PDAs--from […]

A 'Handhelds Superguide' is presented. Topics covered include the following: What To Look For; Palm Versus Pocket PC (Palm m505 Versus Toshiba e570); Notebook Versus Handheld; Palm Challenge; Pocket PC Challenge; Next-Gen Handhelds; Accessories; Hold the Net in Your Hand (accessing the Internet); and Card tricks (expanding a handheld's memory).

The future looks bright for non-PC Internet appliances, with IDC estimating that 89 million such devices will be sold annually by 2000. Six Net appliances already available in Australia are identified and described: the $899 Ericsson iPhone; the $1,299 Ericsson MC218; the $949 Nokia 7110; the $1,999 Nokia 9110 Communicator; the $499 Sega Dreamcast; and the $699 Spirit Set Top Surfer. Telephone numbers and Web addresses are provided.

The newest breed of organizers can help keep your life in order. * You don't need to look past your own Rolodex to realize life in the last gasps of [...]

Hand-held business computers are increasing in sophistication and dropping in price. Electronic mail is becoming a common business tool, so most hand-held computers offer Internet access. These devices range from $600 to $3800, and the best brands include Palm Pilot, Nokia 9000, and Psion Series 5.

This is not about the fantastic pen/voice/holographic brain implant computer of the 21st century. It's about pen Pcs you can buy today, and the practical uses they are finding in […]

PDAs can store thousands of phone numbers, appointments, tasks, and notes. All models can exchange, or synchronize, information with a full-sized computer with PIM (personal information management) software. To do [...]

Besides serving as an address book, calendar, and to-do list, many personal digital assistants offer multimedia functions and can manage your e-mail. Some even combine a PDA with a cell [...]

Personal digital assistants, or PDAs, have found their way into the hands of an estimated one out of six Americans in recent years. PDAs can store years of appointments, thousands [...]

The personal digital assistant, or PDA, seems to be showing up in everyone's hands. The dot-com CEO has one, naturally, but so does the dot-com gofer. The soccer mom uses [...]

Don't have time to get organized? Time management theories sound wonderful, but they don't always work for mobile small-business owners who barely have time to grab their files before dashing [...]

Personal digital assistans have changed. No longer mere palmtop address and date books, PDAs have been enhanced and expanded so they can help educators organize their lives in and out […]

2003 Tech Buying Guide Market Report Handhelds (or PDAs) stash your contacts, track your day, and with the right software can even help you find a great Thai restaurant. But […]

Fujitsu Ltd. is planning to raise its procurement in Taiwan this year to $857 million to help lower costs and boost competitiveness. Fujitsu, Kawasaki, Japan, held talks with 200 local […]

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Feature-Fat Phone THE NOKIA 9290 COMMUNICATOR IS THE PERFECT COMPANION FOR THE TRAVELING SALESPERSON. IT'S A WIRELESS PHONE, FAX MACHINE, CALENDAR, AND INTERNET PORTAL ALL IN ONE, AND IT ONLY […]

The PA-100 ($399)--also known as Cyberboy--is an option-packed PDA incorporating a digital still camera, a full motion PC camera, a MP3 playback device, a digital audio recorder, and an FM [...]

Is the name palm still snyonymous with handheld computing? If trends continue, Palm's heyday, which began with the release of the PalmPilot 1000 in March 1996, might be coming to [...]

Jotting down reminders in a date book bursting with business cards and yellow Post-its is no way to get ahead in the 21st century. It's time to ditch that bulky, […]

Last week, I decided it was time to finally break down and join the 3Com PalmPilot revolution. Now I hate to plunk down hundreds of dollars for computing technology that […]

If you want to get digitally organized, you don't have to splurge on a pricey palm PC. Sub-$200 electronic organizers do the trick, provided your needs are scaled down, too. [...]

While the direct-sales model dominates the PC purchase process, there's less of a consensus about handheld PCs. Value-added resellers and retailers each lay claim to the largest percentage of sales, […]

HPCs still aren't as capable as notebooks, but they're getting closer. ALTHOUGH HANDHELD PCS (HPCs) are still less capable than conventional notebook computers, Microsoft s CE 2.0 upgrade bridges the […]

SmartMedia, CompactFlash, Memory Sticks, Secure Digital (SD) cards. As if the pot wasn't already boiling over with tiny removable media choices, Olympus and Fuji have teamed up to introduce the [...]

A buyer's guide for realtors of notebook computers and PDAs (personal digital assistants) is presented. Price range from $149 for a Handspring Visor NEO PDA to $2,499 for an Apple Powerbook Power PC notebook. I

WHAT MATTERS: For simplicity look to a Palm OS-based device, and for a Windows look and feel go with a Pocket PC model. WHILE PDAs of one type or another […]

WITH THE NEW YEAR comes a slew of new high-tech products, each promising to make your life easier and more streamlined than the last. It seems that nearly every technology [...]

WHAT'S NEW Price cuts. New-product introductions, a sales slowdown, and an oversupply have all helped bring down prices, especially for Palm and Handspring models. Rebates and deals abound. A combo [...]

Finding the right PDA is the digital equivalent of interviewing a job candidate. You have to know exactly what you're looking for in order to make your business life easier [...]

ANGER MANAGEMENT. New PDAs hit stores every few months. To reduce handheld anxiety, you'll find unbiased product reviews and take-no-prisoners discussion forums at [...]