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News

  • Toshiba delays commercial fuel cell

    Toshiba has demonstrated the latest version of its fuel cell designed to power portable electronic devices, but problems with the new technology mean that production could be two years away.

  • Next step for iPod: 80GB?

    Toshiba claimed a new benchmark in storage density on Tuesday as it unveiled its largest ever 1.8-inch hard drive.

  • Toshiba talks handheld video chip

    The consumer electronics giant Toshiba is in talks with wireless carriers interested in offering streaming media to subscribers.

  • Tablet PCs off to solid start

    Shipments of tablet PCs topped 72,000 units in the fourth quarter of last year, and will "grow considerably" this year, research firm IDC said Friday.

  • Samsung puts hard drive in a mobile

    The convergence of mobile phones and other portable devices shuffled another step forward on Monday when Samsung launched a handset that contained a 1.5GB hard drive with a one-inch diameter.

  • Microsoft enlists media allies

    Microsoft announced expanded support for its media ventures on Thursday at the Consumer Electronics Show 2003 in Las Vegas.

  • Hitachi squeezes fuel cell into PDA

    The electronics giant is teaming up with a maker of disposable cigarette lighters to make methanol fuel cartridges for handheld computers.

  • Tablet PC rivalry sets in

    A group of Dell visionaries have formed a start-up company to rival tablet PC competitors.

  • Tech giants lock down wireless content

    A group of technology heavyweights is expected to take the wraps off a secretive effort to secure music and video on wireless devices, according to sources familiar with the plans.

  • Hardwiring copyrights

    A fight over control of computer hardware, fanned by music trading posts such as Napster and Gnutella, is pitting free-speech advocates against some of Silicon Valley's largest companies.

Features and Case Studies

  • Hitachi squeezes fuel cell into PDA

    The electronics giant is teaming up with a maker of disposable cigarette lighters to make methanol fuel cartridges for handheld computers.

  • Mobility madness: Managing mobile devices

    Today's smart phones are less about ring tones and more about extending your corporate applications well and truly into the field. Say goodbye to the deskbound worker -- and hello to a potential data and security nightmare, warns David Braue.

  • Tech giants lock down wireless content

    A group of technology heavyweights is expected to take the wraps off a secretive effort to secure music and video on wireless devices, according to sources familiar with the plans.

  • Notebook overhaul on the horizon

    Five years from now the notebook will likely be smaller and lighter, capable of making mobile phone calls on its own and running on methanol.

Reviews

  • New chip to bring talkies to handhelds

    Instead of catching up on the news via radio or a newspaper on the way to work, commuters may soon be watching it on a handheld computer or mobile phone.

  • Toshiba Bluetooth PC Card

    For over a year, member companies of the Bluetooth Consortium have been telling us how the Bluetooth’s fast, easy wireless connection capabilities will change the world of portable computing.

  • Tablet PCs off to solid start

    Shipments of tablet PCs topped 72,000 units in the fourth quarter of last year, and will "grow considerably" this year, research firm IDC said Friday.

  • Is that a computer in your pocket? 6 mobile devices tested

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

  • Burn baby, burn: Firewire inferno

    Maxtor's latest hard drive isn't just frighteningly large; it's also spookily portable. Firewire drives are nothing new, but the Personal Storage 3000XT takes matters to a new level.

  • Picking a handheld OS

    If you're pondering a PDA, take a quick peek at our purchaser's guide to the pocket OS scene.

  • Notebook overhaul on the horizon

    Five years from now the notebook will likely be smaller and lighter, capable of making mobile phone calls on its own and running on methanol.

  • PDA Priorities

    Which PDA is right for your business needs?

  • And Then There Was Light

    The appeal of a tiny 1.58 kg notebook is obvious to those who lug around a traditional laptop. But what isn't as well known is that many of the negatives of these machines are fading away.

Blogs

  • 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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