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Dell stops selling Axim handheld

April 9, 2007 Computer maker has discontinued its current model and says it has no plans for a new version. TAGS: Dell Axim, handheld, Dell, smart phone

HP reorg to split handhelds, notebooks

February 13, 2006 Company plans to increase the focus on its growing lineup of phone/personal digital assistants. TAGS: HP iPaq, notebook computer, handheld, HP, PDA

Women outnumber men in online games, survey finds

October 5, 2006 New study on gamers reveals Playstation 2 as the most popular console, but PCs are the platform of choice. TAGS: gamer, survey, game console, online game, women, Microsoft Xbox, console, Sony Playstation, video game, games, entertainment, Xbox 360, Sony PlayStation 2, platform, handheld, brand

Green thumb good, BlackBerry thumb bad

December 6, 2006 Attorney Eric J. Sinrod says BlackBerry thumb may be joining modern-day vocabulary, as did "tennis elbow" some time ago. TAGS: handheld device, thumb, injury, Research In Motion Ltd., handheld, employer, RIM BlackBerry, keyboard, e-mail

U.K. to get tougher on chatty drivers

January 22, 2007 Next month, motorists who are caught on handheld cell phones will face heftier fines and dings on their driver's licenses. TAGS: motorist, U.K., handheld, mobile phone, cell phone

HP to acquire mobile-software firm

December 20, 2006 Bitfone, which makes software that helps companies keep tabs on wireless devices, has agreed to become part of Hewlett-Packard. TAGS: HP, handheld

Who invented the camera phone? It depends

April 3, 2007 Borland founder Philippe Kahn takes credit but CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos begs to differ. In this case a picture tells much less than a thousand words. TAGS: camera phone, Borland Software Corp., Sharp Zaurus, Kyocera Wireless Corp., camera, wife, Olympus Corp., Sharp Corp., founder, cell phone, handheld, Motorola Inc., photograph, picture, digital camera

Wireless power gets recharged

January 5, 2007 At CES 2007, more companies will aim to persuade consumers to recharge gadgets without wires. TAGS: Consumer Electronics Show, holder, consumer electronics, gadget, car, Motorola Inc., power, handheld, MP3 player, adapter, MP3, battery, laptop computer

Microsoft launches video download service

March 30, 2005 Owners of handhelds using Windows Mobile will be able to download TV programs, other video content. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Mobile, Media Center PC, MSN, Microsoft Corp., handheld, video, Microsoft Windows

Why Dell needs a handheld

December 10, 2007 Making a consumer gadget is a necessity if the computer company wants to compete with Apple and HP. TAGS: handheld device, NPD Group Inc., handheld, smart phone, Dell, HP iPaq, PC company, handset, Apple iPhone, Apple Computer, HP, PC

Researchers make tricorder a reality, sort of

February 28, 2007 The handheld device from the labs at Purdue quickly sniffs out chemicals on a surface--or cocaine on $50 bills. Photos: Purdue's 'tricorder' device TAGS: handheld device, Star Trek, object, researcher, handheld, food

Opera Mini sings for handhelds

October 24, 2006 The Web browser has been tweaked for the small screen and is now available for Treo and BlackBerry. TAGS: Opera Mini, Opera Software, Palm Treo, RIM BlackBerry, Web browser, handheld, Palm Inc.

Seagate's mission--'digitizing your lifestyle'

May 8, 2006 For CEO William Watkins, the next decade is all about moving content from home to car to handheld. TAGS: lifestyle, Seagate Technology, CEO, handheld, acquisition, Maxtor, car, hard drive, PC

Police test road-crash GPS program

April 3, 2006 Local trials of handheld PCs with GPS aims to get traffic in the U.K. running faster. TAGS: handheld computer, police, accident, U.K., GPS, traffic, survey, handheld, PC

Week in pictures: Milestones for Apple, Palm

March 31, 2006 roundup Apple celebrates 30 years, and Palm observes a decade of handhelds. Also: Rockets, planes, PCs and flames. TAGS: Palm Inc., handheld, Apple Computer, Apple Macintosh, PC, Microsoft Corp.

Handhelds help turn kids into marine biologists

May 10, 2007 Hawaiian fourth-graders use wireless devices to collect data on humpback whales during project with federal oceanic agency.Photos: Student whale watchers with wireless TAGS: Microsoft Indigo, margin, K-12, Hawaii, handheld, behavior, scientist, California, school, laptop computer

Ask.com goes mobile

October 12, 2006 The search site launches service designed specifically for cell phones and handheld devices. TAGS: IAC/InterActive Corp., Ask.com, mobile search, handheld device, mobile phone, direction, handheld, cell phone

Seagate announces new lines of drives

June 7, 2006 The company's new products include an array of hard drives for desktops, handhelds and laptops. Photos: Seagate's new drives TAGS: Seagate Technology, digital media, handheld, hard drive, notebook computer, backup, Apple Computer, laptop computer

Start-up merges cell phone and PC into a handheld

December 16, 2005 Almost everyone has a cell phone and a notebook, but cPC says they will sell one box that does it all. TAGS: DualCor Technologies, smart phone, cell phone, VIA Technologies Inc., handheld, battery, start-up, notebook computer, PC, operating system, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Start-up shrinks PC to palm size

April 16, 2002 A Seattle-based company called Oqo plans to show a handheld at the WinHEC confab this week that is capable of full-size PC functions. TAGS: OQO, Dave Ditzel, Transmeta Crusoe, Transmeta Corp., data synchronization, WinHEC, handheld, wireless networking, Seattle, PDA, start-up, size, Palm Inc., PC, USB, Apple Computer
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