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  • Intel lends a hand for handheld software

    Intel is rolling up its sleeves to help improve applications that run on the handheld version of its XScale processors.

  • Palm to announce steps to ARM transition

    Sources familiar with the plan say the handheld maker will make public a collaborative agreement with chip companies Intel, Motorola, Texas Instruments and ARM Holdings to transfer the Palm OS to chips with ARM technology.

  • Software takes Palm programs to Pocket PC

    Swedish programmer George Andre is testing software that allows the Palm operating system--and the thousands of programs created for it--to run on handhelds that already use Microsoft's Pocket PC operating system.

  • Palm shapes up its future

    The past two months have seen significant changes at PDA manufacturer Palm, but these were necessary to ensure that it stays at the forefront of mobile development.

  • Palm plans new low-end handheld

    The handheld maker is preparing a new model for back-to-school shoppers, according to sources and leaked specification sheets.

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  • Motorola prepares to battle XScale

    Motorola's DragonBall MX1 embedded microprocessor has become the first chip to be certified for PalmSource's next-generation operating system.

  • Pocket PC, XScale hit a generation gap

    Early buyers won't get all the power they bargained for in the latest Pocket PC-based handhelds. A generational mismatch in the gear is taking the pluck out of performance.

  • 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.

  • Intel readies next handheld chips

    Intel is adding to its arsenal of processors for portable devices by developing an XScale-based processor, code-named Bulverde, for handheld computers.

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  • Motorola prepares to battle XScale

    Motorola's DragonBall MX1 embedded microprocessor has become the first chip to be certified for PalmSource's next-generation operating system.

  • Next-gen Palms double battery life

    Semiconductor makers showed off the next-generation chips that will power future Palm devices this week at the PalmSource developer conference in London.

  • Pocket PC, XScale hit a generation gap

    Early buyers won't get all the power they bargained for in the latest Pocket PC-based handhelds. A generational mismatch in the gear is taking the pluck out of performance.

  • XScale Xplained

    XScale can make your handheld more powerful and yet longer-lasting. If you have no clues about what it is, here are answers to five commonly asked questions.

  • A sneak peek at Palm OS 5

    Palm isn't sitting back and just letting Microsoft take market share from it. We take a sneak peek at the features that you can expect to see in Palm OS 5.

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