AT 2002 SmartPhone Articles

Astraware goes pre-historic with latest Palm OS game 12/31/2002

Astraware is well-known as one of, if not the best Palm OS game developer out there. They've now ported another Pop Cap game which is very s

BrightBytes™: VeriChat, HandStory, RingRing, and More 12/30/2002

VeriChat lets Palm OS users do instant messaging on all of the top networks, HandStory Suite adds Palm OS 5 support, RingRing lets users exc

BrightBytes™: Palm Update, MP3 Player, Mapopolis 12/19/2002

Palm has released a system patch that lets its OS 4.1 devices format large SD cards. Also, there is a new version of the AeroPlayer for the

First Thoughts: Dell Axim X5 Overview update! 12/18/2002

The time has arrived for many of those that have been waiting for months for the appearance of the Dell Axim. Today I got my hands on the A

Vaja adds leather cases for the Clie NX series, iPAQ h1910 and Tungsten T 12/16/2002

Vaja is long-known for their quality leather PDA cases. They are historically not cheap and these new ones are no different. But if you want

Satire Sunday - Here are a couple PDA news satires I thought you might appreciate 12/8/2002

Let's face it, not much news breaks over the weekend. We like to post a few reviews on the weekend and bring you the lighter side of technol

Kickoo Updates Their Palm Games TacTik and Breakout 12/6/2002

If you don't know who Kickoo is, you should. They've got two of the best looking Palm OS games I've ever seen. They play very weel too, so t

Palm Tungsten W to come bundled with WorldMate 12/4/2002

We're still weeks (read: months) away from the release of Palm's Tungsten W, but details are surfacing about at least some of the software t

Want a keyboard that's not foldable and doesn't require thumbs? 12/4/2002

FrogPad might have a solution for you. They have an alternative that you've just got to see to believe. FrogPad is touting one-handed use an

CodeJedi releases Palm OS 5 game emulator 12/3/2002

We all remember the great games that were released back in the 80's. Pac-Man, Galaga, Dig Dug...just thinking about it takes me back to the

BrightBytes™: Weather, Tungsten T, Pocket Artist 12/3/2002

AccuWeather.com has a new weather display app, there is a beta of an audio player for the Tungsten T, two companies are making leather flipc

Free weather software for Pocket PC's and Palm OS PDA's 12/2/2002

Accuweather.com and Sharp electronics have partnered to bring us free weather software for both the Pocket PC and the Palm OS. The new graph

Review – SplashClock 1.02 for the Palm OS from SplashData 12/2/2002

If you’re like me, you’re PDA of choice sits next to your PC monitor or laptop while charging in the cradle. I often like to run the default

HP iPAQ h1910 release slated for mid-December 12/1/2002

The new entry-level Pocket PC's have been slow to materialize, painfully slow for many of you. Well, HP's sleek but underpowered device is o

Qvadis adds international flavor to their Palm OS software line 11/29/2002

Qvadis has long been known for their eBook reader. They have now launched Lexica, a reference viewer, multilingual dictionary and translator

Cascata to Release Master Thief for Palm OS 5 11/29/2002

One of the most important features of the ARM-based Palm OS 5 devices, is the ability for improved graphics and the speed at which they are

New Treadmill Exchanges Workout Data with Palm Devices 11/29/2002

Fitness Equipment Innovator Hopes to Inspire Healthy Lifestyles In Conjunction with New Treadmill that Exchanges Workout Data with Palm Devi

Black Friday Sale Info - Updated New iPAQ Deal From BestBuy, One Day Stackable Coupon From Dell 11/28/2002

If you've been waiting for great deals before starting your Holiday shopping, this is your time. We'll keep you updated with all the latest

Fat Finger gets phatter with a new version and many updates 11/26/2002

The newest version of FatFinger is designed to improve the look and feel of this on-screen keyboard replacement. Most notable is the new opt

Microsoft Portait update released 11/26/2002

Microsoft Portrait lets you chat or call buddies on your list and has other features like file swapping. MP 2.0 has added increased photo, v

Court Rules Blackberry Infringes on NTP Patents 11/22/2002

A federal jury has ruled that RIM's Blackberry wireless handhelds infringe on some patents held by NTP and ordered the company to pay $23 mi

Dell Axim 10% in addition to $50 rebate and free shipping 11/21/2002

We now have a code that can be used for 10% off most DSB purchases including the new Axim.

20% off all leather Sony Clie cases from Sena 11/21/2002

Sena makes a great case this is much easier on the wallet than most. If you've been thinking about buying a case for your PDA, wait no longe

TrafficStat to help users monitor GPRS data transfer 11/19/2002

One of the biggest problema with wireless services on the Treo or other Palm device, is not knowing how much data has been transfered. With

Fossil to release new Palm OS powered watch 11/18/2002

A few months ago, Fossil released watches that sync'd with both the Palm OS and PPC. The watch functionality was great, but the form factor

Comdex Preview - What to Expect Next Week 11/17/2002

Comdex has a dozen or so shows all across the world where technology companies demo their products. The Vegas show has added importance thou

Review – Proporta Executive Chrome Plated Styli 11/14/2002

I’ve never really felt a pressing need to buy a new stylus…ever. Even with the cheap PDA’s I’ve reviewed, the standard has always suited me

New Solution to Increase Battery Life in ARM Chips 11/12/2002

ARM and National Semiconductor are going to improve the way ARM processors use power, which should lead to greatly increased battery life.

Microsoft and Samsung hint at sub-$200 Pocket PCs 11/11/2002

Microsoft continues to explore ways to offer lower-priced Pocket PCs, this time partnering with Samsung in announcing its low-cost Pocket PC

Out of Sync: The Traffic Jam for Synchronization 11/8/2002

Contributing writer Ted Ladd investigates synchronization, its beauty and its pitfalls

Nokia trying to communicate better – Set to release the 9310 Communicator today 11/4/2002

In late May, Nokia released the Communicator 9290 in the US with limited success. While the large clamshell design opened to reveal a very n

Rebates of up to $100 on the most popular PDA's 11/1/2002

Amazon has some very impressive rebates on the most popular PDA's including the yet to be released Sony Clie NX70 series. Rebates are good o

Sony to color some of it's Clie's - The cases that is! 10/30/2002

Most PDA's give you few choices in the color selection of the case that protects your investment. For years they've come in all different sh

Sony to incorporate television into their next PDA's 10/26/2002

Sony Japan has officially confirmed rumors that it had created one of the smallest television tuners ever. The plan is to incorporate these

BrightBytes™: GoAmerica, AT&T, Cases, and More 10/25/2002

All GoAmerica's CDPD wireless customers are being transferred to EarthLink, AT&T is shutting down its CDPD network, there are new leathe

Sony Pushes WiFi NX70 Features...at McDonalds 10/21/2002

The CLIE NX70 was launched last week in Japan, one feature Sony is pushing to entice consumers is the built in WiFi ability achieved through

Changes at HP shift the team responsible for the iPAQ’s 10/18/2002

HP has gone public with internal changes that were announced to employees about a month ago. HP used to develop all handheld technology, inc

UPDATE - ViewSonic V35 to be released at under $300, try $250! 10/16/2002

Perhaps Amazon got a bit too aggressive, the price on the ViewSonic V35 has been moved up to $299. Even so, this PDA is still a great deal.

If you don't need the latest and greatest PDA, here are some great deals! 10/16/2002

Overstock has most of the older Sony models in stock. Although when you mention Sony PDA's and older in the same breath, you are usually onl

Save up to $50 on many PDA's with Amazon only mail-in rebates 10/14/2002

Purchase a PDA off of this list by 10/31/02 and you are eligable for a $25 or $50 rebate. Toss in the free shipping and there are some prett

UPDATE - New picture and specs of the HP iPAQ h5400 10/10/2002

We have obtained more details on the high-end HP device. Thanks to a few emails and pictures from the FCC, we have a very good idea what the

Forget the $300 barrier, Dell to release a second PDA at $199 10/8/2002

Dell has confirmed that it plans to release not one, but two PDA's next month. The second model will also use the Pocket PC platform and wil

UPDATE - AT&T to Release Siemens SX56 Pocket PC Phone (picture) 10/7/2002

It looks like AT&T is finally going to get into the game. While T-Mobile, Cingular and Sprint pass them by, the tortoise has partnered with

UPDATE - Slides from the Dell PPC PowerPoint Presentation 10/5/2002

The Dell PPC looks sleek and for $300, they should turn a few units. According to the slides, the release date to retailers is December 4th.

BrightBytes™: RIM, Batteries, Truefax, Worms, Pocket RDA 10/4/2002

RIM's quarterly results, replacements for internal batteries, send and receive faxes, play Worms World Party, and access databases remotely.

Almost 20% off with free next day shipping on all PDA's and other peripherals at Dell SB 10/3/2002

This is an amazing sale. This deal will not last long! Take 10% off all PDA's, then use out stackable code to get another 10% off. Not good

UPDATE - Less than a week after threatening to sue us, Sony makes the NX series official (new pictures) 10/2/2002

The silver Clie NX70V is now on sale at SonyStyle for $599. This is a pre-order with devices shipping on or before 10/28. They have also add

DataPlay closes shop, searches for funding 10/2/2002

DataPlay thought its tiny optical discs would ultimately replace CDs. But now the question is whether DataPlay will survive.

TextMaker: Not Your Father's Pocket Word 10/2/2002

Pocket PC owners have longed for a full-featured word processor to address the shortcomings of Microsoft's Pocket Word and SoftMaker's TextM

If you thought the Danger Hiptop (aka T-Mobile Sidekick) was going to meet your data and voice needs you’re half right 10/1/2002

Today T-Mobile began selling the Sidekick. The Sidekick is created by Danger, a Palo Alto, California based company. The device actually bec

UPDATE - T-Mobile to release the anticipated Sidekick tomorrow 9/30/2002

The Sidekick was released at approximately noon today est. It seems there is only one rate plan that is $39.99. I'm not sure how this impact

UPDATE - ViewSonic to release a $299 Pocket PC (Picture) 9/30/2002

We have obtained the internal PDF that ViewSonic has produced to showcase the V35 and its specs. Don't worry, they gave us this one, so no a

RUMOR: Sony to release the Clie PEG-NX70V (pictures) - UPDATE 9/26/2002

Sony's PR Firm, communications official and attorney have "requested" we remove the pictures and PDF we received via email. We have done so,

My Sony Clie SJ30 Has a Button Failure. Now What? 9/23/2002

For whatever reason, the power button on my SJ30 has stopped responding. I've had the unit for less than a month, so this is not good. A qui

REVIEW: FatFinger by Avaion 9/21/2002

Enter text quickly and accurately with finger-sized keyboards for your Palm OS handheld: no Graffiti, no extra hardware, not even a stylus!

UPDATE - Palm to release 3 new PDAs 9/19/2002

We've added a new high res picture of the Tungsten model. We have also added all three to the system with all current specs.

15% Off All PDAs at Dell.com Small Business 9/18/2002

Dell.com Small Business online store is running a special right now of 15% off ALL PDAs in stock. That'll get you the SJ30 for $254 and Fre

UPDATE - Sony Clie T615 for only $249.99! 9/10/2002

Circuit City is selling its remaining stock of Sony T615Cs for $250 while supplies last. Add it to your cart to get the $250 price. B

Remember those cool Casio calculator watches? 9/9/2002

It looks like Casio's going to trim back some of their less profitable business units, including personal pocket pc devices. Watch calculato

Mad at Palm for lying about the m130? Get your money back! 9/5/2002

In a shocking development, Palm has offered to refund the purchase price of the m130 including sales tax for those that would like to do so.

Confirmation: Acer s50 and Acer s60 to hit the US market within the next month 8/22/2002

CNet has learned that Acer plans to take their two new color PDA's to the US, fighting for the very popular and competitive mid-range color

Palm Oslo and Palm OS 5.0 (Pics) update! 8/21/2002

Many sources are now stating that the Palm device code named "Oslo" that was rumored for release next month, will if fact not be released at

New Samsung SCH-I600 Details (Pictures) update! 8/21/2002

No release dates on this device yet, but Samsung has decided to produce a PDA / Cell phone combo that runs on a Microsoft OS instead of thei

Presentations from your PDA 8/14/2002

Looking for a way to make professional presentations without lugging around your laptop computer? Here are three products that, when teamed

What Ails Bluetooth? 8/5/2002

It's hard to know where to begin with Bluetooth. So much has been written on this newly pervasive communication buzzword. Yet here is a tech

Whose Lunch Will Dell Eat Next? 8/3/2002

We all know Dell as the giant in direct sales of configurable PCs. Two years ago Dell started reselling printers, handhelds and peripherals

UPDATE: News Bits: Danger Alert, Dell's PDA, XDA at Voicestream (New Pictures) 8/1/2002

Danger Hiptop is due out in 2 weeks Dell will have a PPC by Christamas Voicestream is selling the T1 PPC Phone Edition

BestBuy.com $25 Rebate on all PDAs 7/30/2002

BestBuy.com is offering a $25 off rebate for ALL PDAs with FREE Shipping too. Check out this article to see the PDAs and prices BestBuy has

Sony Ericsson P800 release estimate confirmed 7/30/2002

Sony Ericsson has confirmed the release of the P800 will be in the fourth quarter of this year in the US. The P800 was slated for release in

UPDATE -Great savings at Dell Small Biz, 10% off and it's stackable! 7/22/2002

Dell Small Business has a 10% off coupon stackable with all the other discounts. Hurry before they pull it.

Handspring Visor Platinum with Wireless Modem $99.95 After Rebate 7/17/2002

MicroWarehouse.com has the Handspring Visor Platinum with Wireless Minstrel Modem with Free copy of Pocket Chess for $99.95 after rebate. Se

Finally, proof that a 512MB SD card is near 7/10/2002

For a long time, we've been waiting for higher capacity memory options. Aside from IBM drives, the options have been limited.

NTT DoCoMo to release a very cool G3 integrated phone (with pictures) 7/10/2002

We all know Asia is well ahead of the US when it comes to cell phone technology. With Microsoft's delays on the SmartPhone, we may give the

What's Up With XScale? 6/23/2002

New Pocket PC handhelds sporting 300MHz and 400MHz XScale processors seem no faster than their 200MHz StrongARM predecessors. So what's the

Details of the new HP iPAQ PDA's slipping out Update! 6/21/2002

We've added two new HP iPAQ's to the system, the iPAQ 3950 and the iPAQ 3970. The main difference is a bit more memory in the 3970 and integ

UPDATE: Details leaking on the Toshiba e740 Pocket PC (pictures) 6/12/2002

It sounds as if Toshiba plans to support thier new PDA with a bunch of optional equipment. The first piece we're hearing about is a larger b

Acer to release two new PDA's, one with integrated WiFi (Pictures) 6/3/2002

Acer has announced they will release two new PDA's, one with WiFi integrated, one without. There is no word on pricing or distribution in th

A chat with iambic CEO Vidal Graupera 5/30/2002

In this exclusive interview, Iambic CEO Vidal Graupera talks about Action Names, Palm OS 5, wireless and several other interesting topics

Nokia releses the 9290 Communicator 5/29/2002

This is perhaps the most anticipated PDA release in the past few months. After many delays, the US is proud to have the Nokia 9290 Communica

Palm m130 Deal -- $50 Discount! update! 5/27/2002

OfficeMax.com has a super deal on the Palm m130 right now, use this link to get $50 off a $250 order.

New HP iPAQ 3935 and 3970 on the way - UPDATE - HP will release a 2000 and 5000 series PDA too 5/24/2002

In a surprising twist, details have been leaked onto our discussion baords regarding these new iPAQ devices. This rumor comes only weeks aft

Palm OS watch from Fossil released 5/17/2002

Fossil released their first PDA enabled watch earlier this week, designed to compliment the Palm OS. With PDA's getting larger in many cases

Handspring's new PDA is a Treo 90 - UPDATE 5/17/2002

As expected the Treo was pulled from the CompuSmart site. It had claimed availability May 29th. Handspring has confirmed a new device to be

Pocket PC Films to distribute movies from Lions Gate on PDA's 5/15/2002

This should be interesting. Pocket PC Films has been around for a while, but most people have never heard of them until now, myself included

What's Next for the iPAQ? 5/15/2002

HP has officially dumped the Jornada. Now the only question that remains is, what's next for the iPAQ? We just may have a few answers.

New HP Jornada 575! Specs and Pics - UPDATE 5/7/2002

Apparantly the details are becoming more firm on this release. HP's reseller site has posted this pic, with word of two units the Jornada 57

In-depth look of the much anticipated Sony Ericsson P800 smartphone 4/27/2002

The Register has taken an in-depth look at the P800 and they like what they see.

Sony PEGA T615 Going Fast! - UPDATE 4/23/2002

eCost.com has a super deal on the Sony 615, Thanks to Harsh for pointing it out on the boards

OQO hopes to make the handheld more powerful - UPDATE, new pictures 4/19/2002

The San Fransisco based startup has turned some heads at Microsoft's Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC). OQO is the first to b

New PDA's from Toshiba and HP officially announced - UPDATE New pics of all the devices 4/18/2002

Expect a flurry of activity today for Microsoft OS based handhelds as Microsoft kicks off its first developer conference for mobile devices

Last chance to get discontinued PDA bundles at amazing prices 4/17/2002

There are some unbelievable deals over at Tiger right now on a number of discontinued PDA bundles.

Handhelds now target of virus attacks 4/16/2002

Canada Computes has an interesting report on the growth of viruses for handheld computers.

Fujitsu-Siemens Pocket Loox - Flash Presentation 4/9/2002

Here's an up close and personal view of the new Loox. This flash presentation goes in depth with images ant tons of screen shots.

PoGo has announced a new media player device that is more entertainment than PDA 4/7/2002

Two versions, one with 128 Mb of RAM and another with 64 Mb will be available. Both have an SD/MMC expansion slot and a connector which will

PDA with translating software to help troops in Afghanistan 4/2/2002

A new device called the Phraselator, built by Marine Acoustics and sold by VoxTec, is among the first to feature a built-in ability to trans

More pictures and info on the much anticipated Clie NR70 3/25/2002

The NR70 released in Japan over the weekend and here are a bunch of pictures of the packaging and more of the device.

Adobe Acrobat Beta 2.0 for Palm OS now available 3/19/2002

The latest version of Adobe® Acrobat® Reader® for Palm OS® extends to an even broader audience, allowing both Windows and Macintosh desktop

Latest Handspring Offers! 3/16/2002

When you're looking for character and expandability in a PDA, there's still nobody quite like Handspring, and now they're running some entic

Win a free PDA from our friends at Ilium Software 3/12/2002

Ilium Software is pleased to announce the beginning of the "Are you a list pro?" list making contest! First prize is a Compaq iPAQ or Sony

Nokia Communicator Coming to U.S. 3/11/2002

ESPOO, Finland (AP)--Executive Niklas Savander has held conference calls in the palm of his hand on trains in China and on ski lifts in Euro

Free Memory Card and Shipping with PDA at Amazon.com 3/10/2002

Buy any of the following handhelds and receive a free SanDisk SDSDB-16R 16 MB Secure Digital Card--a $29.99 value and free shipping from Ama

Sony Unveils Updated Clie Handheld 3/7/2002

Company's latest PDA will be launched next week in Japan, but when will it be available in the U.S.?

RIM set to release next generation BlackBerry 3/6/2002

Research In Motion Ltd. will announce today the commercial launch of its new BlackBerry pager that allows users to send and receive both pho

Linux will be the dominant PDA OS! Umm...what? 2/27/2002

Linux is likely to emerge as the main operating system for mobile devices, according to Sybase CEO and chairman John Chen.

Intel to Detail PDA, Server Chips at Forum 2/23/2002

Intel will tout products including its recently announced XScale processor for PDAs and its high-end chips for servers at its developer foru

PDA shipments rise, but growth rate slows 2/14/2002

According to Cahners In-Stat/MDR, global shipments of personal digital assistants (PDAs) grew 17% in 2001 despite a weak global economy and

Palm casts corporate bait 2/7/2002

SAN JOSE, Calif.--Palm told analysts Wednesday that initial sales of its i705 wireless handhelds have been surprisingly strong, a good sign

Palm to Unveil Operating System 2/5/2002

Palm Inc. will lift the curtain Tuesday on its next-generation operating system for handheld computers, a more powerful platform designed to

10% Off PDAs, Software & Accessories at Dell.com 2/5/2002

A new coupon code is available to save 10% at the checkot for PDAs, Software and other accessories at the Dell home store, use coupon code 7

Palm stays atop handheld market 1/25/2002

Handheld manufacturers had a far better holiday season than expected, although sales were still slightly down from 2000.

PDA-Phone combinations will reach 49 million units by 2007 1/23/2002

After rapid growth for five years, the PDA market growth rate slowed significantly in 2001--especially in the USA. However, in a new report

Instant $50 Rebates on Visors at Handspring.com 1/16/2002

Handspring is running some special rebates on the Visor Pro, $50 off, and the Visor Edge, also $50 off. View article for more information.

CompactFlash Memory Sale at PCMall 1/12/2002

PC Mall has a CompactFlash memory sale, view this article to see the details.