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    Personal digital assistants (PDAs) do require some maintenance, and woe to those travellers who are caught unprepared. Take a look at two peripheral PDA products--auxiliary memory and power adapters--that people on the road should keep at the ready.

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    Organisations face a host of security concerns driven by the power of technology and the vulnerabilities inherent in its use. IT pros have to be vigilant about all these issues, from system penetration threats to hardware portability to employee turnover.

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    New designs for dual-screen PDAs could stimulate the increasingly moribund market for handhelds.

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    Choosing a portable computing device is getting trickier -- we take a variety of devices for a spin and weight up the pros and cons.

  • Tech Guide: Ditch the wallet, carry photos on your PDA

    Used to be you'd carry around your favorite snapshots in you wallet. Not so much anymore. One reason: It's way easier to carry around those snapshots in your PDA. Here's how.

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    It may not be entirely rational buying a GPS for its beautiful screen and multimedia features, but the 312 almost makes the case despite its numerous bugs and flaws.

  • Canon Pixma iP90

    Ever printed on an airplane? What about from a mobile phone? The go-anywhere Canon iP90 offers worlds of possibilities -- for a price.

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