Wireless networking for Handspring

By | 5/8/2001

Intel's Xircom unit will offer the first wireless Ethernet module for Handspring's Springboard expansion slot. The unit, which allows people to access e-mail and the Internet via a wireless LAN (local area network), could help Handspring in its effort to expand the use of its products among businesses.

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Amazon loses faith in wireless Web

By | 5/8/2001

When Amazon.com CEO Jeffrey Bezos addressed a wireless-industry conference early last year, he made a bold prediction: Within a decade, Bezos said in a keynote speech, all of Amazon's customers would purchase books, compact discs and other goods from the company's Web site via wireless devices.

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A pair of new PDAs from Sony and Palm

By | 5/8/2001

Introducing Palm's new m500 and Sony's MP3-playing CLIE. Find out how handheld hardware is evolving. Is it time to upgrade?

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3Com Cutting 30 Percent of Work Force

By | 5/7/2001

NEW YORK (Reuters) - 3Com Corp. (NasdaqNM:COMS - news) on Monday said it would cut its work force by 3,000 people, or 30 percent, as the computer network equipment maker tries to return to profitability.

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Linux makes a move into handhelds

By | 5/7/2001

Linux is finding another inroad into the computing world besides PCs and servers. In a market report on handheld computers due out by the end of the month from research firm IDC, analysts will be tracking Linux-based personal digital assistants (PDAs) for the first time.

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RIM to give BlackBerry a voice

By | 5/4/2001

When the BlackBerry e-mail pager makes its European debut later this year, it will be something to talk about. Soon afterward, it will be something to talk on.

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Palm, Handspring shares sink

By | 5/4/2001

Shares of Palm and Handspring fell Thursday after a Lehman Brothers analyst downgraded Handspring, and Palm told investors that retail sales of handhelds dropped further in April.

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Handspring sees $130 million quarter

By | 5/4/2001

NEW YORK--The chief executive of Handspring said she expects the handheld computer maker to report fiscal fourth-quarter revenue at the bottom of her previous range of estimates. Speaking at the Merrill Lynch Hardware Technology Conference here, Donna Dubinsky said she expects the company to report revenue of $130 million in the quarter ending in June.

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OmniSky links arms with Palm, Handspring

By | 5/3/2001

Handspring and Palm owners who sign up for a year of OmniSky mobile e-mail and Internet service can get a free modem, the companies said Wednesday. The modem costs $299, but purchasers can receive a rebate for the entire amount. The offer lasts through June.

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Palm's April sales slump

By | 5/3/2001

Things appear to be going from bad to worse for Palm, the leader in the handheld market.

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Room, board and Palm?

By | 5/2/2001

The University of South Dakota will require all first-year students to purchase a Palm handheld, the school said Wednesday

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Sony tries again with Clie handheld

By | 5/1/2001

Sony is getting its second wind in the race for the handheld market. The consumer electronics giant announced Tuesday it will begin shipping its second-generation Clie device, the PEG N710C, early next month. The $499 device will be able to play digital audio and video files and will have a 320-by-320-pixel color screen.

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