PDAs

Source: E Insite

The newer units also have the potential to simplify my life by reducing the number of electronic devices I need to keep around for various reasons.

Source: Startribune

In 1992, Apple Computer's then-CEO John Sculley wowed the crowd at the Consumer Electronics Show in Chicago with a hand-held computer called the Newton.

Call it the birth of the PDA, short for personal digital assistant.

Source: Kewney

Source: Gadgeteer

reaper: Just what I was looking for.....

Source: Nando Times

reaper: I Think I smell something bad for palm down the road, When they are wanting to
reverse stock split ratio from one-for-10 to one-for-20
why are they doing this make it more appealing to a buyer? or somthing else in mind What do you think?

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (July 27, 2002 2:43 p.m. EDT) - Hoping to boost its sagging stock, handheld device maker Palm Inc. planned to ask shareholders to approve a reverse stock split.

Source: P C World

Sales of the Simputer, a Linux-based handheld computer designed by Indian engineers, have languished at about 150 units since the prototype of the product was ready in April last year. But Encore Software of Bangalore aims to change that with upgraded versions of the product to be launched next month.

Encore is introducing at least four versions of the Simputer, according to its chairman, Vinay Deshpande.

Source: ZDNET

Source: Security Focus

Sharp's Linux-based Zaurus handhelds have two security bugs.

The first vulnerability could give a remote attacker full control of the Zaurus filesystem, including the ability to overwrite files and/or programs with trojans.

The Zaurus SLD-50000D and SL-5500 devices are designed for consumers but if used in business, the vulnerabilty supplies a way in to get into corporate systems.

Source: CNet News

Intersil is working to add wireless networking to handheld devices.
The wireless equipment maker announced on Tuesday that it is working with SyChip to incorporate 802.11b wireless networking technology into a Secure Digital (SD) card for handheld devices.

Source: All Net Devices

Cybernetics InfoTech, Inc. (CYBIT), unveiled its MobiVoice attachment to BlackBerry devices Monday as the first of what the company said will be a family of products for wireless PDA applications. The device adds several voice activated functions to the device.