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  • Ex-Palm boss heads to wireless umbrella firm

    Carl Yankowski, who piloted Palm during the peak of the PDA boom, was yesterday tapped to head Ambient Devices, a company that embeds wireless data into everyday products.

  • Sony to stop shipping Clie outside Japan

    Consumer-electronics giant, Sony is expected to announce today that it will no longer sell its Clie handheld anywhere except Japan - a blow for Palm OS supplier PalmSource

  • Palm not 'Extended' into the future

    The termination of Palm's agreement to acquire Extended Systems puts a major dent in the company's ability to penetrate enterprises--and this at a time when demand for PDAs from enterprises is starting to build real momentum.

  • Palm to separate OS business

    Handheld giant Palm has announced plans to create a separate subsidiary for the part of its business that develops and licenses the Palm operating system.

  • 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.

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  • Sony to stop shipping Clie outside Japan

    Consumer-electronics giant, Sony is expected to announce today that it will no longer sell its Clie handheld anywhere except Japan - a blow for Palm OS supplier PalmSource

  • 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.

  • Will PDAs outpace notebooks?

    Commentary: With the rise and rise of PDA specifications, will they begin to replace notebooks for real business tasks?

  • 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.

  • Upgrade your Palm OS

    If you own a Palm handheld, you might be due for a new OS. Here are some of the available upgrades, their download sources, and basic instructions for installation.

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