Handspring, Compaq, Palm battle for PDA lead

 

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As wireless voice and data capability becomes an increasingly important feature on handhelds, competition in the market for personal digital assistants heats up.

Handspring offers PDA-cell phone sneak peek VisorPhone, which will be officially unveiled Monday, is the handheld start-up company's first foray into wireless communications. Compaq aims to quadruple handheld production The computer manufacturer plans to put up a major fight for the handheld market, aiming to produce 100,000 per month sometime during the first quarter. Cell phone maker shakes hands with Palm Japan's Kyocera will add the popular operating system to its high-end phones, another sign that wireless communications is the new battleground for device makers.