Although sold as a 'consumer entertainment' notebook, the swivelling PDA-style touch screen on HP's newest laptop could have strong appeal to the small business market.
Hewlett-Packard's new TouchSmart PC is more likely to popularise touch-based communications than Apple's iPhone, a senior HP executive claimed.
Hewlett-Packard has acquired Bitfone, which makes management software for mobile devices, for an undisclosed amount, the companies announced on Wednesday.
The traditional pen-based PDA market will evaporate within the next four years without significant product innovation, according to Hewlett-Packard (HP). The company will therefore continue to focus the majority of its handheld efforts on converged smart phone devices, relegating its traditional PDAs to the entry-level consumer and SMB markets.
Microsoft said Sunday in the United States that its long-awaited push e-mail capability for mobile devices is finally headed into the market.
Bluetooth, the short-range wireless technology, has passed another landmark in its goal of becoming ubiquitous.
The Compaq name is getting pushed further aside in the no-longer-so-new Hewlett-Packard.
Microsoft later this month will unveil the next version of its handheld operating system, as hardware partners new and old line up with devices using the OS.
Palm will buy rival Handspring for approximately US$169 million in an effort to strengthen its grip on the market for handheld devices.
Chipmaker Intel is altering the specifications of its XScale processors so that handheld devices will be better able to incorporate additional features, such as Wi-Fi connectivity and integrated cameras.
Amazon.com says it won't fill the orders of customers who took advantage of a pricing error on its UK site to buy iPaq handheld computers for less than US$12 on Wednesday.
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.
Size may well prove to be everything in some industries, and PC makers intend to cash in on the trend towards smaller form-factor PCs.
Australians can expect to see Hewlett-Packard's new deluxe iPaq sometime in December, but there are no current plans to release its new budget model in Australia.
While wireless technology is supposed to make you more productive, more often than not Murphy's law will get in the way.
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