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    Hewlett-Packard and Compaq's merger plans raise questions about which firm's handheld range will survive in the long term, but both are likely to continue for the present.

  • Vertical PDAs: On the road again

    The choice of operating system for a personal digital assisant (PDA) is effectively down to two— Palm OS or Pocket PC—but the variety of choices for the handheld itself is very impressive. We test three of the best, and see what’s coming up soon.

  • Bionic batteries: Fuel for the future

    Companies are well into the development of miniature fuel cells, finessing the technology into a reliable, powerful, and safe resource that could also influence product design changes.

  • PDA companies play slots

    Handspring, Compaq and Palm have developed a bevy of handheld devices featuring expansion slots that will give users new choices in how they use their PDAs.

  • Color palm-sized PCs approach the gate

    Microsoft will officially debut the Windows CE upgrade that supports color displays, code-named Wyvern, on February 1.

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  • Photos: OLPC XO, Classmate and the Eee PC

    How do the three leading education-oriented ultraportable notebooks stack up? Take our visual tour to find out.

  • Vertical PDAs: On the road again

    The choice of operating system for a personal digital assisant (PDA) is effectively down to two— Palm OS or Pocket PC—but the variety of choices for the handheld itself is very impressive. We test three of the best, and see what’s coming up soon.

  • Don't carry that weight: 7 ultralight notebooks tested

    If you're out on the road a lot, you want a notebook that won't give you a sore shoulder at the end of the day, but you may not want to give up all the features of a full-sized notebook. Can you have both?

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  • First Take: Kodak EasyShare-One

    What's better than a digital camera with a 2-inch LCD screen? A 3-inch one, of course!

  • Nikon Coolpix P2

    We love the Wi-Fi properties on this Coolpix P2, but we are sure the camera could have done better if it allowed us to connect to the Internet as well.

  • BenQ Joybee 120

    This player's compact design looks great, but it hampers features and performance to a certain extent.

  • Canon CP-330

    The CP-330 doesn't have any whiz-bang features, but its compact design and quality output make it a reasonable choice among portable photo printers.

  • Little-shots: six compact digi-cams

    Light on the pocket but feature heavy, take a look at are six of the highest-rated ultracompact digital cameras around.

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