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  • Not laptop, not PDA: Should you buy a tweener?

    There's a new generation of machines out there that split the difference between laptop PCs and handheld PDAs--call them "tweeners." Question is, what are they good for?

  • Australians fire up Linux development

    Australian Linux developers have been instrumental in developing software that will be incorporated into the Linux kernel, on which all the Linux distributions are based.

  • PDAs: Your travelling mates

    So you’re going on a vacation. If you plan to leave your PDA at home, think again. Your handheld may just be the perfect personal travel assistant you are looking for.

  • 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?

  • Going Wireless

    I’m a big fan of my Palm PDA, I use a mobile phone, and I own a laptop. You’d be forgiven for thinking that I have the whole mobile computing thing together.

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    Opera CTO Hkon Wium Lie must feel a special kinship with the "Band of Brothers" soliloquy that Shakespeare reserves for Henry V.

  • 10 security problems unique to IT

    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.

  • Will PDAs outpace notebooks?

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

  • Skype's VoIP ambitions

    Q&A Niklas Zennstrom may be Sweden's most famous serial entrepreneur.

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Reviews (77)

  • HP iPAQ 312 Travel Companion

    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.

  • Mio DigiWalker A702

    It works well as a GPS navigator but, as a phone, the slow responses and awful text messaging really let the A702 down.

  • BlackBerry Pearl 8120

    A sexy, full-featured smartphone that sorely needs faster Web access.

  • HTC Touch

    While not a iPhone killer, the HTC Touch represents good value for money. If you can do without 3G support or a high-res camera, then the Touch will offer most features you'd require from a smartphone.

  • Samsung i320N

    The BlackBerry popularised the concept of push e-mail, but Samsung's i320N is one of several promising "BlackBerry killers" jostling for a share of the lucrative business arena as well as self-employed mobile professionals and power users.

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