Call me a Scrooge if you want, but I could never justify spending my hard earned dough on the latest PDA phone with in-built digital camera and 802.11 connectivity. I have no sympathy for the technology addicts that fork out megabucks for gadgets guaranteed to become obsolete overnight and that depreciate at the speed of light.
A Hong Kong-based company is planning to release a mobile phone that could put radio frequency farther from the user.
We look at four examples of the way mobile technologies such as GPRS and 802.11 are giving Australian businesses the opportunity to bring the benefits of connectivity to mobile workers.
Technology is allowing workers to stay in contact no matter where they are. How do you choose the right combination of hardware, software, data transport, and voice transport, then secure the whole lot and make sure your organisation is set up to take advantage?
The P1i has most of the bells and whistles a business user could want, but the user interface is a little quirky.
RIM has incrementally upgraded the BlackBerry Curve with the addition of a GPS receiver, although we're still waiting for 3G connectivity.
If you're looking for an attractive 3.5G PDA-phone with push email, Windows Mobile 6 and a QWERTY keyboard, the Motorola Q 9h is worthy of consideration, so long as you don't need a touchscreen or Wi-Fi.
The Dopod D810 is packed with a bevy of useful features including 3.5G HSDPA support, quad-band GSM, and Wi-Fi, but suffers from some glaring shortcomings.
The Flame promises a lot, and delivers a lot -- both in raw size and features. It is sadly let down by its battery life, however.
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