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  • Gates gets updated Windows Mobile moving

    Microsoft chairman Bill Gates formally announced on Wednesday an update to the company's mobile device operating system as well as the latest version of its speech software.

  • Destra, GoConnect offer mobile music

    Digital Rights Management (DRM) provider Destra Corporation will has teamed up with GoConnect to give customers the option to access music and video clips on their Windows Smartphones and Pocket PCs.

  • Microsoft clashes with gadget blog site

    Gadget blog site Engadget.com said on Wednesday it had resolved a clash with Microsoft over a story it published about an upcoming Microsoft operating system release.

  • Macs get crypto key to government budgets

    Macs are a step closer to being accepted in government agencies, which usually require a full-disk encryption tool to protect sensitive data, after Check Point announced Pointsec for Apple's Leopard and Tiger operating systems.

  • Mini-Mozilla marches towards Windows mobiles

    Minimo, the Mozilla browser for mobile devices, is poised to move beyond Linux PDAs and onto Windows CE devices, according to the Mozilla Foundation.

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    ActiveSync: why is it so awful?

    As a user of Microsoft's ActiveSync for some years, I've always viewed it as an essential but utterly shoddy piece of software...

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  • Will phones get smart before pigs can fly?

    After years of working to crack the handheld and mobile phone market, Microsoft is counting on Ya-Qin Zhang to help build products that will finally appeal to the masses.

  • Microsoft's mobility power play

    Windows Mobile 2003 marks a new era in mobile communications. Does this mean users can now enjoy easy wireless connection capabilities and a secure environment for their mobile devices?

  • Google's Android head on the iPhone, Linux and the Dream

    Google's Andy Rubin talks nuts and bolts about the Linux-based phone software, the lessons of Sidekick, and the beauty of the iPhone.

  • Managing your move into mobility

    With the benefits of mobile data access well and truly taken for granted, the spectre of several false starts is finally far behind the market for smaller smartphone and PDA styled mobile devices.

  • Palm's founder says Foleo is best idea ever

    Although he knows not everyone will agree, Palm founder Jeff Hawkins is convinced the Foleo is the best idea he's ever had.

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

  • HTC Touch Dual

    HTC's Touch Dual is an excellent PDA smartphone that makes up for absent features with its pocket-friendly profile.

  • O2 Xda Flame

    The Flame promises a lot, and delivers a lot -- both in raw size and features. It is sadly let down by its battery life, however.

  • O2 Graphite

    O2's latest phone combines many of the features of a PDA with the latest in mobile phone technology including 3G support, push e-mail and video conferencing all in conventional looking handset.

  • Microsoft push e-mail demystified

    Even if you've got an older Windows Mobile 5.0 smartphone, push e-mail may just be a download away.

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