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  • Sony PlayStation phone rumours

    The Journal describes both devices as part of a broader handheld lineup designed to "to rival Apple. The Wall Street Journal says Sony's planning a range of multifunction mobile devices, some tailored to rival Apple's iPad.
    05 March 2010
    Tags: Street • Sony • Playstation • Journal • Apple Ipad

  • Intel uses cash to attract developers

    Eventually, Intel wants to see the range of available applications expand to include other Atom-based devices, such as smartphones and handheld computers.Intel has a lot of catching up to do if the chip maker hopes to rival other application…
    03 March 2010
    Tags: Stores • Netbooks • Maker • Laptops • Cash • Atom

  • Intel intros netbook to e-reader transformer

    The screen will be able to swivel around and fold over the keyboard, transforming the device into a slate, which is a handheld device similar to a tablet PC, with on-screen keyboards that allow users to play games, read e-books or surf the web…
    03 March 2010
    Tags: Touchscreen • Tablet • Students • Pounds • Netbook • Battery Life

  • Lenovo launches ThinkPad X201 Tablet

    The laptop has a traditional convertible tablet design, with a keyboard, and a touch screen that can be rotated and placed on top of the keyboard to record data.There is growing momentum behind a new generation of tablets, also called slates by PC…
    23 February 2010
    Tags: Laptops • Keyboard • Hybrid • Games • Designs • Consumer

  • BBC iPhone app will broadcast live World Cup matches

    As media converges and technology accelerates, licence fee payers are increasingly using sophisticated handheld devices to access information. The BBC will bring live football to Apple's iPhone and iPod touch users in time for this summer's FIFA…
    19 February 2010
    Tags: Watch • Ondemand • Ipod • Handsets • Corporation • App

  • Intel to show application store for netbooks

    The chip maker is counting on developers to fill the AppUp Centre with free and paid applications designed for netbooks and other mobile devices that the company calls mobile Internet devices, a catch all term that describes handheld devices with…
    11 February 2010
    Tags: Netbooks • Netbook • Mobile Devices • Maker • Developer • Atom

Latest Features

  • The best geek toys at the International Toy Fair

    It is a different animal altogether from the classic cube that offers much quicker puzzles with a range of difficulties- definitely worth checking out if you're into handheld puzzle games.Lego Universe MMOGThe Lego rep took me inside the…
    18 February 2010
    Tags: Play • International • Games • Force • Controller • Console

  • Processor forecast 2010

    In the handheld and smartbook market, ARM Holdings' Cortex-A8/A9 processors should gain significant traction.Full size laptop CPUsAMD will continue to trail Intel on the mobile CPU front in 2010; in fact, the company has just two new mobile…
    21 January 2010
    Tags: Cores • Hdmi • Movies • Bulk • Arm • Master

  • BlackBerry rumour round up

    Of the three devices mentioned here, we know the least about this new handheld, which just showed its face on the web earlier this week. Keeping new BlackBerry smartphones under wraps is not exactly one of Research In Motion's (RIM) strengths.
    15 January 2010
    Tags: United States • Family • Rim • Optical • Smartphones • Advance

  • Essential free software tools for Windows 7

    You can select one of four sizes: small (640 by 480); medium (800 by 600); large (1024 by 768); or handheld PC (240 by 320). We've compiled a list of ten valuable software tools, many of them free, that can make your Win7 experience a lot more…
    02 November 2009
    Tags: Photo • Transfer • Utility • Compression • Archives • Tweak

  • WiMax in 2010: Too little, too late?

    But with real-world speeds of up to 9Mbit/sec, it's about as fast as today's standard 802.11g (though not as fast as 802.11n), and it offers far greater range than any Wi-Fi technology.Arthur Giftakis, vice president of engineering at Towerstream…
    21 September 2009
    Tags: Business Users • Market Share • Gsm • Telecommunications • Feet • Demanding

  • Shopping for BlackBerry applications

    Accessing it through an icon on my handheld, I'm taken into a rich and attractive graphical experience. Accessing it through an icon on my handheld, I'm taken into a rich and attractive graphical experience.
    10 September 2009
    Tags: Apps • Contract • Handheld • Blackberry • Fan • Hole

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How-Tos

  • How to manage traffic on your home network

    In many households today, broadband Internet connections are used not only for email and web browsing, but also to stream music and video, play online games and/or perhaps make voice calls using a VoIP service.You may have several PCs on your home…
    01 December 2009
    Tags: Wish • Band • Bar • Manufacturer • Dropped • Streams

  • How to transfer data between BlackBerry devices

    Fortunately, you can complete the process quickly.I've covered various aspects of the BlackBerry Desktop Manager in the past, including how to use the program to load, update or remove applications; back up and restore handheld data; add media…
    21 October 2008
    Tags: Transfer • Protected • Wish • Connected • Handheld • Progress

  • Case Study: Kingfisher takes flight with roving agents

    Using technology and working with the limited resources given to airliners, he created the 'Roving Agent.The Roving Agent is a Kingfisher staffer carrying a handheld that is connected to the main reservation and check-in system wirelessly using…
    25 January 2008
    Tags: Counter • Agent • India • Checking • Batteries • Identified

  • Case Study: The wireless carnival comes to town

    It links some 300 Motorola handheld scanners and point-of-sale terminals to the midway's electronic ticketing, warehousing and time-card applications. The Firetide device incorporates a four-port Ethernet switch for point-of-sale terminals or other…
    03 September 2007
    Tags: Portable • Node • Handheld • Sale • Mesh • Inventory

  • Case Study: Wireless fast food - Part 2

    Whatever you have on your hip, you'll be using it to order and pay for your food," says I3 Consulting's Bigari.In the future, it may be possible to order and pay with your wireless handheld or Web-enabled cell phone, and restaurants may use…
    25 April 2007
    Tags: Table • Menus • Self • Status • Displays • Serve

  • Case Study: Wireless fast food - Part 1

    It gives us a platform to use wireless applications within the restaurant," says David Grooms, vice president of IT at McDonald's USA.For example, handheld devices are used for order-taking and inventory management.
    18 April 2007
    Tags: Stations • Credit • Wifi • Association • Payment • Stores

Reviews

  • Forefront Unified Access Gateway 2010 review

    UAG also has the concept of multiple types of devices: personal computers, handheld devices and mobile devices. Microsoft bought Whale in 2006, jettisoned some of the strange idiosyncrasies of the product, dramatically simplified management, and…
    08 March 2010
    Tags: Portal • Microsoft Windows • Endpoint • Credentials • Checking • Active Directory

  • Amazon Kindle 2 ebook reader

    Offering built-in Sprint 3G wireless (at no extra cost to users) and tight integration with Amazon's shopping engine, the Kindle handheld delivers a cohesive reading and shopping experience. In my testing, the closer spacing worked better than the…
    03 November 2009
    Tags: Screens • Handheld • Mobile Devices • Buttons • Amazon • Length

  • BlackBerry Desktop Manager for Mac software review

    And best of all: It's completely free.Unlike current versions of BlackBerry Desktop Manager for Windows PCs, the Mac-version incorporates BlackBerry Media Sync, so there's no longer any need to employ an addition program for syncing media files…
    05 October 2009
    Tags: Rim • Macbook • Wish • Itunes • Releasing • Sync

  • AMD and Intel budget chipsets

    This could prove to be a real market differentiator for those that synchronise handheld devices with their PCs. For years, Intel and AMD have been battling for predominance in the processor/chipset market.
    17 September 2009
    Tags: Bus • Frames • Raw • Motherboard • Pci • Slot

  • Casio Exilim EX-FC100 review

    As a point-and-shoot camera, the Casio Exilim EX-FC100 is fairly typical: It has a 9Mp sensor (which allows you to extract large prints from your images), a 5x optical zoom for extra telephoto reach, a stabilised sensor for sharper handheld…
    28 April 2009
    Tags: Cameras • Photography • Iso • Frames • Motion • Focusing

  • Nintendo DSi

    With the Nintendo DSi, Nintendo has added some smart nips and tucks to its already svelte handheld games console, while adding a raft of useful multimedia features. And it's good to finally see SDHC card support in this gaming handheld, as well.
    02 April 2009
    Tags: Console • Handheld • Games • Advance • Touchscreen • Shop

White Papers

  • Unlocking PDF

    Though platform, operating system, installed fonts or software may vary, a document with original text formatting, font settings, pictures or layout can still be opened, read or printed correctly.Versatile PDF format has qextra features: easy…
    10 March 2008
    Tags: End Users • Document • Documents • Browsing • Pdf • Adobe Acrobat

  • Optimize Enterprise Productivity Through Mobility

    Now with the rise of smart phones and other handheld devices, organizations are largely unaware of the similar technologies available to these edge endpoints to optimize mobile workforce productivity.
    02 April 2007
    Tags: Edge • Productivity • Handheld • Workforce • Vpn • Yankee Group

  • Novell ZENworks for Handhelds

    Novell ZENworks for Handhelds provides automated, policy-based management for your growing population of handheld devices. ZENworks for Handhelds installation and is responsible for managing communication with all Handheld Clients through the Proxy…
    16 March 2007
    Tags: Clients • Stored • Installation • Handheld • Blackberry • Novell

  • Package-on-Package for Logic and Memory Integration

    New and innovative packaging technologies are enabling the integration of logic and memory in handheld products to reduce the overall footprint for ICs (Integrated Circuits) on the main board. One of these technologies is Package-on-Package (PoP…
    01 March 2007
    Tags: Footprint • Board • Package • Packaging • Logic • Integration

  • The enterprise benefits of the industry's first remote management solution for handheld scanners

    This paper examines the issues and costs associated with managing handheld scanners, the capabilities of the first centralized remote management solution designed specifically for handheld scanners and the benefits this solution provides to the…
    21 February 2007
    Tags: Scanning • Productivity • Handheld • Task • Scanners • Remote Management

  • AIM Global Standard

    With the growing use of RFID-enabled labels in business, industry and military environments, it may be difficult for workers with hand-held readers to identify labels that contain RFID tags. This standard addresses the design and use of the AIM…
    20 February 2007
    Tags: Tag • Enabled • Identify • Rfid • Index • Aim

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