Worldwide Shipments of Handhelds Up Almost 40 Percent

By Ed Hardy | 5/29/2007

A very strong increase in shipments of Windows Mobile devices led to a 40 percent rise in the number of handhelds shipped worldwide during the first quarter of this year.

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A Mobile Quandary: Lifestyle Devices or Communicators

By AWright | 5/18/2007

In his latest editorial, Antoine Wright takes smartphone makers to task for designing trying to design products that try to be all things to all people, and so end up satisfying no one.

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Samsung Launches Q1 Ultra UMPC

By Ed Hardy | 5/7/2007

Samsung's latest Ultra Mobile PC is now available from a wide variety of retailers. It has a number of optional features not present in its predecessor, including a built-in keyboard, biometric security, and integrated 3G networking.

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Intel Announces Upcoming Mobile Processor and Device Push

By | 4/18/2007

At a speech today, Anand Chandrasekher, Intel's senior vice president, outlined processor platforms and new UMPC and Mobile Internet Devices that will be coming from his company in the next couple of years.

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Most Popular Smartphones and PDAs of March 2007

By Ed Hardy | 4/2/2007

Each month, Brighthand publishes a list of the most popular handhelds and smartphones. There was a strong interest in upcoming models in March, as three of the top ten products last month weren't even on the market yet.

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HP Will No Longer Ship Outlook with Its iPAQs

By Ed Hardy | 3/26/2007

Windows Mobile handhelds and smartphones have always come with a copy of of Microsoft Outlook, as this application is needed to synchronize the mobile device with a desktop computer. This is about to end, at least for HP iPAQs.

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Samsung BlackJack System Software Update Now Available

By Ed Hardy | 3/26/2007

Samsung has released a update for the system software on the BlackJack, a Windows Mobile Smartphone exclusively offered by Cingular Wireless.

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Mobile Tech News -- BlackBerry RSS Reader, microSD Cards, Smartphone Cases

By AWright | 3/21/2007

• NewsGator Now Offering RSS Reader for BlackBerry
• SanDisk Launches Premier Line of microSD Cards
• BoxWave Releases Cases for T-Mobile Dash and Samsung BlackJack

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Microsoft Explains Windows Mobile Name Changes

By Ed Hardy | 3/20/2007

With the introduction of Windows Mobile 6, Microsoft changed the names of the various sub-versions of this operating system. One of this company's developers has recently given the reasons for the changes.

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Samsung Q2 UMPC Revealed

By tiffany boggs | 3/8/2007

An anonymous tipster has given Engadget an advanced look at the Samsung Q2 UMPC, which, unlike its predecessor, will include a built-in QWERTY keyboard and WiBro.

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Most Popular Smartphones and PDAs of February 2007

By Ed Hardy | 3/1/2007

Each month, Brighthand publishes a list of the most popular handhelds and smartphones. Possibly the most interesting shift in February was that all the traditional handhelds on this list improved their rankings.

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Cingular Offering Free Extended Battery for the Samsung BlackJack

By Ed Hardy | 2/26/2007

In response to complaints about its short battery life, Cingular is now offering BlackJack customers a free extended battery, if they received a model that didn't come with one.

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