New Pocket PC Phone Edition to Add GPS

By Brian | 12/27/2002

The Falcon, a folow-up device from HTC, gained FCC approval today for sale in the US. The biggest new feature includes GPS tracking and related software applications.

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iNDUSTRY Entertainment releases MONSTA of a game for the Palm OS

By Brian | 12/26/2002

iE has been working hard at their MONSTA game and it shows. Released a few weeks ago, they have addressed numerous bugs to make the gameplay even better. MONSTA offers turn-based strategy with a monster hunting twist.

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Pocket PC owners to dial with their voices!

By Brian | 12/26/2002

Fonix Corporation has a new program called VoiceDial that will let Pocket PC Phone Edition owners dial any of their contacts with very simple voice commands, all without any training needed.

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BrightBytes™: RIM, T-Mobile, Pocket Informant, and More

By Ed Hardy | 12/26/2002

There is good and bad financial news from RIM, T-Mobile has released a ROM update for its Pocket PC Phone Edition, Pocket Informant has been updated, and more.

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The end of the year is nearing and the best of hardware is being handed out

By Brian | 12/23/2002

CNet has dished out awards to the top 100 tech products of 2002. In the handheld category there were a few things to take note of. Sony, Dell, HP and even the Hiptop took home some hardware.

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Sendo Suing Microsoft Over Smartphone

By Ed Hardy | 12/23/2002

Sendo accuses Microsoft of giving its intellectual property to other developers of mobile phones running Smartphone 2002.

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Touch Typing without a Keyboard

By Ed Hardy | 12/23/2002

Senseboard Technologies is talking up a new prototype of a device that allows touch typing on a virtual keyboard. A final version could be ready in a few months.

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First Thoughts: HP iPaq 5450 Overview

By Andrew | 12/22/2002

We all know that saying about life and money, “you get what you pay for,” although usually it’s used in a negative sense it can still apply to such things as the HP iPaq 5450 (click for pricing) where you pay a lot and consequently get a lot. The HP iPaq 5450 is inarguably the king of PDAs, its hardware and included software features are head-over-heels above any other PDA. Click here for an initial review with more pictures and info to come as the week progresses!

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Wi-Fi Expansion Card for the Axim -- $54.99

By Andrew | 12/22/2002

Many of our readers have recently bought the Dell Axim or may have another PDA device that offers CompactFlash expansion. A fantastic add-on for the Axim using its CompactFlash expansion is a Wi-Fi card for surfing the web and checking email. Get a fantastic deal of $54.99 + FREE shipping on a Linksys card from Amazon.com, read-on to see how!

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Quest of the Hero II goes grey

By Brian | 12/20/2002

That's right, Dmitri has taken the great color version and made it in 16 shades of grey. So now all you colorless folks can play this challanging game.

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Review - Compex Wireless Infrared Access Point

By AdamaDBrown | 12/20/2002

With an increasing number of devices on the market that lack other options for network connectivity, the built-in infrared ports sported by virtually all mobile computing devices can be an attractive and inexpensive alternative to bulky and costly sleeves, cradles, or sleds.

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“Buggy” Beta of AvantGo for Palm OS 5 Available

By Ed Hardy | 12/20/2002

A beta version of the new AvantGo app for Palm OS 5 users has been released, though it still contains a number of known bugs.

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