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SmartPhone Articles for June of 2003

Below are the 117 SmartPhone articles for June of 2003

1. BrightBytes™: Metainstaller, Kyle’s Quest Dungeons and More 6/1/2003

Loris Limited's Metainstaller aids software installations; PalmGear teams with Cellmania for wireless software distribution; and Kyles Quest

2. New iPAQ Models Coming Soon 6/2/2003

Updated Several new iPAQs are less than a month away, according to sources. HP has been showing them in corporate previews and they've even

3. Jennifer Shelamer Joins Brighthand as News Editor 6/2/2003

Longtime moderator Jennifer Shelamer has joined the Brighthand editorial staff as its new News Editor.

4. RIM Unveils Color BlackBerry 6/2/2003

Research in Motion debuted its first color handheld today. It’s initially available in just a couple of European countries but should

5. Fossil’s Palm OS Wrist PDA Available June 30 6/2/2003

Updated Small enough to be worn on your wrist, Fossil's new Palm OS 4.1 device will offer the capabilities of much larger handhelds.

6. Wi-Fi: Will It Fly or Will It Die? 6/2/2003

Some say Wi-Fi has the wings of an eagle, others say 3G cellular is the future of public wireless networks. Brighthand founder Steve Bush we

7. Palm OS Watch from Fossil Available for Pre-Order 6/2/2003

UPDATE - Fossil's first PDA/watch came out last year to mixed reviews. While it could sync with either Palm or Pocket PC PDAs, it was huge a

8. HP iPaq 1930, 1940, 2200, 5500 Update 6/2/2003

Amazon has started offering pre-orders on three new iPaq devices: iPaq 5555, iPaq 1945, and iPaq 2215 (with a ship weight of 8.0 lbs, amusin

9. Missing Sync for Pocket PC Coming this Summer 6/3/2003

An upcoming application will give OS X users the ability to synchronize their Pocket PC with their Mac.

10. BrightBytes™: NesEm, iPAQ Keyboard, RealOne 6/3/2003

NesEm is a new Nintendo emulator for the Palm OS; HP will soon release a keyboard that’s an Expansion Pack; and the RealOne Mobile Pla

11. Apple Is Not Going to Make a Handheld 6/3/2003

Steve Jobs has hopefully laid to rest a very persistent rumor by clearly stating that his company won’t be making a handheld.

12. First Glimpse of the Treo 600 6/3/2003

Updated Jeff Hawkins offered a quick demo of Handspring’s next smartphone at a Sprint conference yesterday. It's significantly di

13. Review - Psycho Path from Handy Entertainment 6/3/2003

I don't know why, but it seems that simple games tend to be more popular than those that are more complex. Look at just about any Top 10 PDA

14. Preview - ViewSonic V37 Pocket PC 6/3/2003

ViewSonic turned a lot of heads when they announced their V35 Pocket PC last year. The next in line is the V37 which will be out very soon.

15. PDA News - MP3 on Tungsten C, Beyond Contacts Updated, NC State Picks Tungsten C's, Color BlackBerry 6/3/2003

RealOne Mobile Player now supports the Tungsten C Beyond Contacts has been updated with a number of fixes The NC State Vet school will iss

16. Palm Acquires Handspring 6/4/2003

Palm Solutions Group, the unit of Palm Inc. that makes hardware, will merge with Handspring this fall, while PalmSource will finally be spun

17. Palm Founders To Return Home 6/4/2003

Author Thomas Wolfe said that you can't go home again. Well, it seems Mr. Wolfe was wrong -- at least when it comes to Palm's founders, Jeff

18. HP and Sprint SPC Developing Wireless iPAQ 6/4/2003

HP’s on-again off-again wireless handheld is apparently on again according to reports coming out of Sprint's Users Forum held in Dalla

19. BrightBytes™: Presenter-To-Go, HD Mail Page, and More 6/4/2003

Make presentations via Wi-Fi with Wireless Presenter-To-Go; the Pocket PC Developer Network Web site has been updated; HD Mail Page solves m

20. Palm Buys Handspring 6/4/2003

Palm Buys Handspring: In a shocking announcement this morning, Palm has acquired Handspring. Handspring has been fighting for survival and P

21. UPDATE - Details Emerge on New Handspring Treo 600 6/4/2003

When Palm announced the acquisition of Handspring this morning, they published a photo of the core team. The interesting note is that the ne

22. PDA News - SD FM Radio, Sena Cases, Astraware Updates 6/4/2003

iBIZ is very close to releasing their SD FM radio Sena has announced new leather cases for the iPAQ h1910 and Clie NZ90 Astraware is updat

23. Color hiptop Available Through T-Mobile 6/5/2003

Updated T-Mobile has begun offering the color version of the Danger hiptop wireless handheld, which it calls the Sidekick.

24. HP iPAQ h2215 To Ship Earlier Than Expected 6/5/2003

While HP is yet to officially recognize the iPAQ h2215 or any of the other new models, the h2215 was expected to be available on Monday the

25. Hands-On With The Hitachi G1000 and News on the Delay of Samsung’s i700 6/5/2003

For a brief while this afternoon, I had the pleasure of using the Hitachi G1000 and discussed the future of the Samsung i700 with a well pla

26. PDA News - Palm Name Change, TC WiFi Hunter, HandEra OS Upgrade 6/5/2003

Palm-Handspring to change name Wardriving with a Tungsten C Palm OS 4.1 on the Handera 330?

27. Encrypted data managers for the Zaurus SL-5x00 PDAs: Part I 6/5/2003

As soon as your data goes digital it becomes trivially easy to copy and trivially easy to encrypt - if your software allows it. I personally

28. Brighthand Reviews the Samsung i330 6/6/2003

Brighthand's Ed Hardy recently took Samsung's i330 smart phone with him on vacation. Combining the features of a phone and a PDA, the i330 l

29. Palm Handheld Summits Everest As Part of Research Study 6/6/2003

This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of Sir Edmund Hillary's historic climb to the summit of the world's tallest mountain. And this year

30. BrightBytes™: h5400 ROM Update, New Cases, eWallet, and More 6/6/2003

HP has posted on its support site a ROM Update for the iPAQ h5400 series; Sena has new leather cases for the h1910 and NZ90; and there are

31. Symbol Shows Pocket PC 2003 Handheld at Tech Ed 6/6/2003

According to enthusiast site Pocket PC Passion, Symbol is showing its upcoming ruggedized Pocket PC based on Pocket PC 2003 at the Microsoft

32. PDA News - iPaq 5400 ROM update, Iambic updates Agendus, TomTom Navigator to come to U.S. 6/6/2003

HP has released a new ROM update to the iPaq 5400 series Iambic has updated Agendus TomTom Navigator is being released in the USA HP site

33. RumorMill™: Palm Preparing Tungsten T2? 6/7/2003

Rumors are circulating that Palm intends to release an updated version of its Tungsten T. If true, the T2 will offer twice as much memory a

34. Review - AllTime from iambic 6/7/2003

AllTime is time management software for Palm OS PDAs targeted to anyone in need of tracking hours for clients, projects, and related tasks.

35. Everything You Need To Know About The New iPAQs 6/8/2003

To tide you over until the new iPAQS finally hit store shelves, we've gathered up everything you need to know about them -- from detailed sp

36. BrightBytes™: Wi-Fi & 128MB CF Card, iSync, Smartphone, and More 6/8/2003

SanDisk will soon release a CompactFlash card that offers both 128 MB of memory and Wi-Fi; Apple has updated its synchronization software; M

37. Refurb Axims for $134, Rumored Tungsten T2, HP becomes market leader in Asia 6/8/2003

CompGeeks is selling refurbished bare Axims for $134 Rumors and a possible photgraph of a new Tungsten T upgrade are circulating HP has be

38. Pocket PC 2003 SDK Now Available 6/9/2003

In a sure sign that the official release of the next version of Microsoft’s mobile operating system is close, the software development

39. PDA News - New Sony prototype Clie, PocketPC 2003 screenshots, Combo Sync/Charge/Card reader 6/9/2003

Sony has a new prototype Clie New PocketPC 2003 screenshots have been released Innopocket SyncGear offers sync, charge, and card reading f

40. Review - Covertec Screen Protectors 6/9/2003

Covertec, long known for their high-quality leather flip-cases for PDAs going back to the original days of the Palm series, has decided to e

41. PDA News - iPaq 5400 128 MB upgrade, Palm brings IBM's Java to Tungsten line, Innopocket releases new metal cases 6/10/2003

PocketPCTechs.com has a 128 MB upgrade for the iPaq 5400 Palm has licensed IBM's Websphere Java implementation Innopocket has aluminum

42. Review - Fishy Fish by AFZANE 6/10/2003

AFZANE's latest game is a life or death matter: It starts out gently enough, but when there are four or more fish flying and you have to dec

43. PDA News - New IR keyboard, Bluetooth serial adapter, TG50 leather case, New PPC phone, Metal Zire71 case 6/11/2003

Targus markets new infrared universal keyboard Socket's new hardware connects any serial port to Bluetooth wireless Xigma Style Japan

44. Gateway to Release Pocket PC PDA on June 23rd 6/11/2003

June 23rd will be like New Year's day for Pocket PC fans. Not only will the new Pocket PC 2003 operating system be released, but new PDAs fr

45. Review - 2-in-1 Stylus & Pen for the Palm Tungsten T from StylusCentral 6/11/2003

The spring-activated standard stylus that ships with the Palm Tungsten T is one of the nicest styli I have ever used. With its nice chrome f

46. First Glimpse of Pocket PC 2004 6/12/2003

While it looks like the latest version of this operating system, expected later this month, won?t have everything people hope for, the next

47. Palm's Tungsten T2 is for Real - New Pictures and Specs 6/12/2003

Asian site Pumb Powered has obtained a new Palm Tungsten T2 and has posted a number of pictures in their mini-overview. The memory upgrade i

48. Tactile Touch Panels Coming to Sony Handhelds 6/13/2003

Sony engineers have developed a touch panel that can feel like the user is pressing a button or writing on paper.

49. Review: Rhinoskin Hard Case for Dell Axim 6/13/2003

Protect your investment – keep it covered. I’ve had my Dell Axim for about six months now, and I take it with me wherever I go. I often ke

50. New iPaqs listed, Solitaire by PDAmill, Innopocket case for e740 6/13/2003

iPaq 1940 and 5550 filter into retailers' systems Gamebox Solitaire by PDAmill Innopocket aluminum case for e740 released

51. bargainPDA Visits New York City for CeBIT America 6/14/2003

Next week bargainPDA will be bringing you coverage of CeBIT America taking place in New York City. CeBIT is arriving in America for the fir

52. BrightBytes™: Good Deals, RepliGo, PDAPortal.us, and More 6/15/2003

Retailers are offering some low prices on handhelds and accessories; a new version of RepliGo for Pocket PCs has been released; PDAPortal.us

53. For AOL, Sidekick is in, RIM is out 6/15/2003

AOL is discontinuing the wireless device developed for it by RIM in favor of the new color Sidekick designed by Danger Inc.

54. PDA News - Sony 'tactile panel' technology, Vaja for TC, 50% off Monsta 6/15/2003

Sony to produce tactile response system for touchscreens Vaja releases leather case for Tungsten CiNDUSTRY Entertainment offers limited tim

55. REVIEW: Seidio Multi-Function Charging Mount Kit (Palm or Pocket PC Device) 6/15/2003

When Seidio sent me the Multi-Function Charging Mount Kit, a product designed to allow you to hold and charge your PDA and output to a loude

56. Sony Taking Pre-Orders for NX80V and NX73V 6/16/2003

The two newest members of the NX series can now be ordered from Sony, though they aren't expected to be released for several weeks.

57. More Information on the HP h2215 and Toshiba e355 6/16/2003

More details are available on two Pocket PC 2003 models expected to be released next week.

58. Review - Tungsten T Case by Surplus PDA 6/16/2003

So which PDA case is right for you? I think it all depends on how you actually use your PDA. Every case has its strengths and weaknesses – t

59. Summer's Coming...and so are the New Handhelds 6/17/2003

A Brighthand guide to all the handhelds expected to be released before the end of the summer.

60. BrightBytes™: PhoneMagic, HanDBase, Adapter, and More 6/17/2003

PhoneMagic is a new Address Book replacement for the Palm OS; users of HanDBase can now create standalone applications; there’s a new

61. Socket Wi-Fi SD Card Delayed to August 6/17/2003

This highly-anticipated Wi-Fi SD card for Pocket PCs won’t be available as soon as Socket had hoped. It’s running into the same

62. Toshiba e355 and iPaq 2215 First PDAs with Pocket PC 2003 6/17/2003

Starting next week the Pocket PC world will get a major refresh. The Toshiba e355 and HP iPaq 2215 will be the first PDAs released with the

63. Axim X3 rumors, Clie pre-orders, AOL ditches RIM for Sidekick 6/17/2003

Dell's Axim X3 based on Samsung chip, sub-$150? Clie NX-73 and NX-80 available for pre-order AOL severs ties to RIM, offers rebate on

64. Review - Knight Lite by ClickGamer 6/17/2003

The plot is simple, an evil Viking Warrior comes and takes your best girl. Your response: Go forth and rescue… This is a fun somewhat addict

65. Handspring Unveils Treo 600 6/18/2003

After giving a sneak peak of the device last week, Handspring has taken the wraps off its next-generation smartphone with Palm OS 5, a digit

66. Consumer Reports Rates The PDAs 6/18/2003

In its July 2003 issue, Consumer Reports rates twenty PDAs, including eleven Palm OS models, seven Pocket PC models, and two handhelds runni

67. Gateway Reveals More About Its Pocket PC 6/18/2003

At the CeBIT conference in New York, Gateway revealed more information about its upcoming Pocket PC, expected in July. Updated Additional i

68. PDA News - New Clies feature handwriting recognition, Proporta TC and TW cases, iNDUSTRY releases Sugatris 6/18/2003

Sony's new NX73 and NX80 will feature handwriting recognition Proporta has cases for the Tungsten C and W models iNDUSTRY Entertainment re

69. Preview - Handspring Treo 600 6/18/2003

Instead of hiding the Treo 600 while we all await the release of FCC documents, Handspring has decided to put the new Treo 600 on display wi

70. CeBit America 2003 - HP Confirms Plans to Release new iPAQ PDAs: h2210, h2215 6/18/2003

HP made an announcement today at the first ever CeBit America show that they have plans to release a number of new mobility products includi

71. RumorMill™: Palm OS 6 Coming in October 6/19/2003

Updated Reportedly, the next generation of the Palm OS will be provided to licensees in about four months. Palm OS 6 will offer a long lis

72. RumorMill™: Two Palm OS 6 Models Expected in November 6/19/2003

The Palm SG is reportedly going to introduce new Tungsten and Zire models running the next generation of the Palm OS in time for the holiday

73. Live From CeBit America - Treo 600 Pictures 6/19/2003

This morning we got invited to a personal showing of the Handspring Treo 600 to be released this fall. Following are pictures and all the d

74. Live From CeBit - HP to Release the iPAQ h4000 Series and More 6/19/2003

Reports are coming in that HP is going to release a new iPAQ this Fall. The iPAQ h4000 series will be on the high-end of the scale and will

75. BrightBytes™: 512MB SD Card, TextMaker, ViewSonic, and More 6/20/2003

There will soon be 512MB SD cards on the market made by Toshiba; an updated version of the Pocket PC word processor TextMaker has been relea

76. Live From CeBit - Palm Source Interview and New Palm Tungsten and Zire 6/20/2003

Today I talked with Michael Higashi, Director of OS Marketing for Palm Source, Michael offered some interesting insights into where Palm Sou

77. PDA News - Clie NX73/NX80 leather cases, CompactFlash 2.0, 'Push' email on wireless Palms 6/20/2003

Xigma Style Japan already has new NX cases CompactFlash Association unveils new specs Infowave to support 'push' email to Tungsten W a

78. Live From CeBit - Fossil Palm OS Watch Update 6/20/2003

Last night Fossil had a rollout party for their new Palm OS watch. I was invited to a little shin dig Fossil had organized in their New Yor

79. PalmSource Reaches Out to the Enterprise 6/21/2003

PalmSource has made agreements with IBM, Novell, and Visto to develop software needed by large businesses.

80. Future Versions of Palm OS to Include Full Email Client 6/21/2003

There will soon be an email app bundled with the Palm OS that will be able to access Microsoft Exchange and Lotus Domino as well as POP3 and

81. Mini Review - Toshiba e350/e355 Pocket PC 6/21/2003

While the new units from Toshiba are not due out until Monday, a few have slipped onto store shelves. Active forum member Lavalamp has picke

82. Handmark acquires PDABookstore, Handheld navigation article, UTrackSys update 6/22/2003

Handmark has bought out PDABookstore.com Business 2.0 has an article converning the future of handheld navigation UTrackSys.com updates so

83. Encrypted Data Managers for the Zaurus SL-5X00 PDAs Part II 6/22/2003

ZSafe and Passkeyper A short while ago in Part I of this article I explained how important I think encryption is (I think it's pretty impor

84. JVC to Release Two Pocket PC's Running Windows Mobile 2003 6/22/2003

So it seems that Pocket PC 2003 is really Windows Mobile 2003 so it can be more broadly applied to devices other than PDAs. It's June 23rd i

85. HP Releases Broadest Range of iPaq PDAs Ever 6/22/2003

Hewlett Packard (HP) has officially announced its largest range of iPaq PDAs ever. Each HP iPaq announced today, the iPaq 2210, iPaq 1940,

86. Brighthand Reviews the HP iPAQ h2210 6/23/2003

The iPAQ h2210 runs Windows Mobile 2003 for Pocket PC on a 400 MHz Intel XScale processor. It offers 64 MB of RAM and built-in Bluetooth wir

87. An Overview of Windows Mobile 2003 for Pocket PC 6/23/2003

Microsoft today unveiled Windows Mobile 2003 for Pocket PC, the latest version of its software for handheld computers.

88. Pocket PC 2003 Is Finally Here! 6/23/2003

Microsoft unveils Pocket PC 2003, renamed Windows Mobile 2003 for Pocket PC.

89. HP Announces iPAQ h1940, h5150, and h5550 6/23/2003

Hewlett Packard is going to offer three new Pocket PC 2003 handhelds that will be available later this summer. All of them offer Bluetooth,

90. JVC Preparing Multimedia-Oriented Pocket PCs 6/23/2003

JVC has announced two new handhelds running Windows Mobile 2003 for Pocket PC. These will be able to play audio and video in a wide variety

91. ViewSonic Announces Pocket PC with Digital Camera 6/23/2003

The ViewSonic V36 will be the first device running Windows Mobile 2003 for Pocket PC that includes an integrated digital camera.

92. Gateway Previews 100X Pocket PC 6/23/2003

Additional information is now available about Gateway’s upcoming handheld, including its dimensions and, for the first time, a picture

93. Toshiba e755 Gets an OS Upgrade, Price Cut 6/23/2003

Toshiba is now shipping its Wi-Fi enabled handheld with the latest version of the operating system for Pocket PCs. It has also dropped the

94. The Upgrades Are Coming! The Upgrades Are Coming! 6/23/2003

Several companies have announced their plans to offer upgrades from the older Pocket PC 2002 to the just-announced Windows Mobile 2003 for P

95. Preview - ViewSonic V36 Running Windows Mobile 2003 - UPDATED PICTURES 6/23/2003

HP stole the thunder by posting their press release last night, but there are many more players with PDAs running the latest Microsoft OS. T

96. Preview - Gateway 100X Featuring Windows Mobile 2003 (picture) 6/23/2003

Not to be outdone by everyone else, Gateway has released limited information about their upcoming 100X PDA. CNet is reporting that it will s

97. Details on the Missing iPAQ, the h1930 6/23/2003

It will take a few days to figure out everything that has happened with the release of Windows Mobile 2003 and the associated devices. Altho

98. BrightBytes™: 256MB SD Card, Socket, XI-ART, and More 6/24/2003

Several companies are offering 256 MB SD cards as low as $50; Socket is offering a $40 rebate on its Wi-Fi CF card; XI-ART has released five

99. Palm Trounces Analysts’ Expectations 6/24/2003

While Palm lost money last quarter, it lost far less than analysts had predicted. Revenues were much higher than expected, as well.

100. Short Review of HP iPaq 2215 6/24/2003

Today I got my hands on the new HP iPaq 2215, with a new design for the iPaq line and the new Microsoft Mobile 2003 OS loaded I was rather e

101. bPDA's Fast Guide to Windows Mobile 2003 6/24/2003

June 23rd has come and gone, and Microsoft has released their new operating system. Previously referred to as PocketPC 2003, the new OS has

102. Review - Kinoma Producer and Player 6/24/2003

Kinoma Producer and Kinoma Player are a set of tools that allow you to convert and view video, pictures or listen to audio on any Palm OS® c

103. KeySuite Gives Full Access to Outlook on the Go 6/25/2003

KeySuite from Chapura allows users to put as much, or as little, of their Microsoft Outlook information on their Palm OS handheld as they wi

104. BrightBytes™: Tungsten C, Webcast, Treo 270, and More 6/25/2003

Palm has released a ROM update that fixes some of the problems with its Tungsten C, there’ll be a Webcast today on connecting a Pocket

105. PDA News - Palm losses narrow, Proporta e740 case, Vaja P800 case 6/25/2003

Palm losses narrow, revenues exceed expectations Proporta has a metal case for the e740 Leather case for Sony-Ericsson P800 from Vaja

106. PDA News - Palm Tungsten C patch, Chapura KeySuite, RIM reports earnings 6/25/2003

Software patch for Tungsten C Chapura releases KeySuite sync software Research in Motion reports profit/loss, earnings Paragon Softwa

107. More Pictures Surface of the Gateway 100X 6/25/2003

A French site has been able to gather four more pictures of the new Gateway 100X Pocket PC in action. It still looks like they tried really

108. Mobile Word 2003 Offers Spell Checker, Image Support 6/26/2003

Mobile Word 2003 is a new word processor for the Palm OS that includes almost all the features of the desktop one -- and it synchronizes wit

109. Users Petition for OS Upgrades 6/26/2003

Pocket PC users are starting grassroots campaigns to pressure handheld companies to release upgrades to Windows Mobile.

110. Sony Ericsson Prepping the P810 - New PDA/Phone Combo Unit (pictures) 6/26/2003

When Sony Ericsson announced the P800 last year, there was a ton of excitement and promise. The P800 never gained sponsorship by a wireless

111. BrightBytes™: iPAQ h3800 Upgrade, RIM, Spb Benchmark, and More 6/27/2003

Updated HP offers an OS upgrade for the h3800 series but not the h1910; RIM announces its quarterly earnings; Spb Software House releases it

112. Upcoming Axim to Offer Multiple Wireless Options 6/27/2003

Dell is developing a Pocket PC that will include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and the ability to connect to 2.5G wireless networks.

113. Review – Sena Leather Case for Dell Axim 6/27/2003

I recently had the opportunity to try the Sena leather case designed for the Dell Axim. I was anxious to test a leather case following my pr

114. PDA News - Wireless Axim in '04, Golf on PPC, Zire wins award 6/28/2003

New Axim to debut in 2004 with WiFi, Bluetooth, CDMA, GSM/GPRS? Hexacto's Links golf game available on PocketPC Palm Zire wins IDEA200

115. REVIEW: HP iPaq h2215 (h2210) Review 6/29/2003

This article serves as an HP iPaq 2210 and iPaq 2215 Review. The iPaq 2215 is the latest PDA offering from Hewlett Packard, it's a mid-rang

116. Brighthand Unveils New Comparison Shopping Service 6/30/2003

The Brighthand Comparison Shopper, in conjunction with CNET Networks' Shopper.com service, provides Brighthand members and guests with acces

117. Palm Drops Price of Tungsten W 6/30/2003

The price of the wireless Palm Tungsten W has been cut by over $100. Plus, AT&T is offering up to $120 more off to new subscribers of i