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  • Linux PDA for masses debuts in India

    A pair of Indian companies are touting a Linux-powered homegrown handheld, eyeing both the local market and a wider audience.

  • Linux carves a PDA niche

    Sharp is the biggest vendor, so far, to market a Linux-based PDA. We'll tell you how two members rate the Sharp device, and introduce you to some smaller companies offering open-source alternatives for handhelds.

  • Linux chops PDA prices royally

    Royal Consumer Information Products, best known for low-cost commodity appliances like shredders and postal scales, this week became the first to announce a low-cost colour PDA based on the Linux operating system.

  • Sharp Australia dubs US parent "crazy" over Linux PDA

    Sharp Australia said that neither it, nor its US parent, has developed any applications for the Zaurus-branded Linux PDA yet and is critical of its parent company's decision to launch the SL-5500 in the US on Monday.

  • Linux family gives birth to new PDAs

    Yopy, the clamshell-designed Linux handheld from G.Mate, is on display at Comdex, and rumors circulate of a Linux-based HP Jornada.

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  • Linux carves a PDA niche

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  • Building the perfect PDA: How I'd do it

    OK, there's no such as the perfect PDA--we all have our own sets of requirements, and no single device could fulfill them all. But here's what I'd like to see in my ideal handheld.

  • PDA Priorities

    Which PDA is right for your business needs?

  • Sharp hones Linux PDA

    Sharp Electronics, known for its Zaurus line of digital organisers, is to introduce a Linux- and Java-based PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) for developers in November, the company has announced. Linux has been embedded into PDAs before, but Sharp claims this is the first Linux handheld launch from a major manufacturer.

  • Alternative operating systems on your PDA

    Most PDA users have their handhelds running either the Palm or Pocket PC OS. But did you know that your PDA can run other OSes?

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