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iPod Nano catches fire in man's pocket An Atlanta man says his iPod Nano caught fire in his pants. Opinion: Why Apple's 'new Newton' will rule They can send a man to the moon (or at least they could 40 years ago). Why can't they make a tiny computer people want to buy? September 28, 2:07 p.m. PDT Palm warns of profit drop After canceling its controversial Foleo product and continuing to struggle with a shift away from the personal digital assistant market, Palm warned on Wednesday that its upcoming earnings report could be weaker than expected. September 20, 5:20 a.m. PDT HTC to use Qualcomm chips in 10 handsets this year Taiwan's High Tech Computer (HTC), the world's largest developer of smartphones that use Microsoft software, plans to launch more than 10 mobile phones and PDAs (personal digital assistants) armed with Qualcomm chips by the end of this year, the companies said Wednesday. September 5, 6:01 a.m. PDT Supersmart phones for extreme mobility The iPhone is wonderful for well-heeled consumers and status-conscious gadget freaks (see my review, "iPhone: The $1,975 iPod"), but business users need more … much more. ![]() September 4, 3:00 a.m. PDT Microsoft purchasing RIM a nice rumor but unlikely Rumors that Microsoft may purchase BlackBerry maker Research in Motion are likely just that because of RIM's high price tag, though there would be benefits for both parties if a deal were struck, analysts said Friday. August 31, 12:55 p.m. PDT Palm insists Foleo will ship on time Palm denied a recent industry report that its new Foleo mini-notebook would be delayed and said the device was still on target to launch in the U.S. "this summer," or by the end of the third quarter. August 24, 10:46 a.m. PDT SMB technology: Replacing in-house software with applications in the cloud In the near future, there's only one way to go for SMBs when it comes to purchasing business software -- and that's out of house. Whether it's full-on SaaS (software as a service), where users access all facets of the application through a browser, or a hosted product (including hosted Exchange, where only the server component is off-site and users employ a standard desktop client such as Outlook), either model is simply too cost-effective for SMBs to ignore. ![]() August 20, 3:00 a.m. PDT Processors: Dividing chips into many virtual cores The current approach taken by x86 CPUs -- to stuff as many processor cores and as much cache memory as will fit on one chip -- will prove impossible to scale beyond a certain point. And adding more, big, hot processor cores may not be the best fit for server roles that call for managing large workloads over long periods of time. ![]() August 20, 3:00 a.m. PDT IDC: PDA shipments dropped 43 percent in Q2 Sales of PDAs continued a steep decline in the second quarter as struggling vendors shipped 719,000 units worldwide, down from 1.26 million last year, according to a market research report released Wednesday. August 8, 11:53 a.m. PDT Quanta mum on reported iPhone, Dell smartphone deals Quanta Computer, the world's largest contract laptop PC maker, is reportedly gearing up to make iPhones for Apple and a new smartphone for Dell, but the company isn't talking. July 24, 4:24 a.m. PDT Windows Mobile needs fixing, fast Last week's big Redmond stories were the release of Dynamics Live CRM and the announcement that Windows Server 2008 would come out in February of next year along with the next revs of SQL Server and Visual Studio. The week prior it was how Apple iPhone seemed a little worm-ridden when compared even to Windows Mobile. And naturally, at the time, I agreed. No one's open-mouthed with surprise, but even so, I feel it's important to point out that I don't think the iPhone is total bullocks. And nothing has served to bring that out more than Microsoft's release of Dynamics Live. ![]() July 18, 3:00 a.m. PDT iPhone: The $1,975 iPod Every living thing knows about iPhone. Apple and AT&T saw to that in their unprecedented campaign to prime demand for a mobile device that has been dubbed "revolutionary" and "game changing." After nine days doing nothing but living, breathing, and dissecting a 4GB iPhone, I am captivated by it. I'd challenge any gadget hound to find a more satisfying, status-elevating way to blow half a grand. ![]() July 10, 3:00 a.m. PDT iPhone delivers more misses than hits Apple and AT&T deliver plenty of great features in the iPhone, but the list of shortcomings is too extensive to ignore. The following is a list of pros and cons for the iPhone I observed in my extensive testing of the device (see also InfoWorld's iPhone Test Center Review). ![]() July 10, 3:00 a.m. PDT BlackBerry OKed for sale in China It's taken a few years, but the BlackBerry is finally coming to China. Research in Motion (RIM) co-CEO Jim Balsillie announced the news during a conference call with analysts late last week, saying that the devices had finally been certified for sale in China during the first quarter of 2007. July 6, 5:14 a.m. PDT Palm hit with layoffs Struggling handheld device maker Palm has been hit with layoffs. June 14, 4:15 p.m. PDT Acer wheels out Ferrari PDA Acer plans to start selling a Ferrari PDA (personal digital assistant), adding to a line of Ferrari-branded computer gear that already includes notebook PCs and a monitor. June 5, 5:09 a.m. PDT Update: Palm unveils Foleo PC as smartphone companion Despite consumers' cool reaction to ultramobile PCs, Palm will launch a handheld computer called Foleo with a full keyboard and 10-inch screen. May 30, 2:00 p.m. PDT Palm to launch new mobile device Palm plans to announce a new type of mobile device on Wednesday as it continues its product-line transition from simple PDAs to more advanced smartphones. May 29, 2:59 p.m. PDT PDA sales surge in Q1 on GPS, e-mail, Gartner says Even though major vendors have shifted their focus to expensive and profitable smartphones, shipments of PDAs jumped nearly 40 percent in the first quarter of 2007, according to a new survey. May 23, 3:15 p.m. PDT Nokia chooses India for latest mobile phone launch Nokia chose Delhi, India, for Thursday's launch of seven mobile phones for emerging markets, including two intended for shared use by families or entire villages. May 3, 7:22 a.m. PDT Gnome extends reach to mobile and embedded devices An initiative backed by industry giants Intel and Nokia aims to increase the development and use of open source software in mobile phones. April 20, 7:24 a.m. PDT HTC ultramobile PC to have Intel inside High Tech Computer (HTC) plans to use Intel microprocessors in its forthcoming Shift ultramobile PC, it said on Wednesday. April 18, 5:21 a.m. PDT Protect mobile data from all sides Hear ye, hear ye! Once again, we're making the annual call for Stupid Human Tricks. You know all those anecdotes you have about users who committed truly brain-challenged acts that radiated to massive problems for the rest of the network? Please submit these to me via e-mail (with "stupid user tricks" in the subject line) along with what lesson you learned on how to avoid such headaches in the future. If you make it into the article, there's an InfoWorld-branded tchotchke in it for you (probably a backpack). ![]() March 21, 3:00 a.m. PST HTC in race to ship first Windows Mobile 6 handset Taiwanese handset maker High Tech Computer (HTC) is racing to put out the first smartphone based on Microsoft's Windows Mobile 6 OS, a company representative said Wednesday. March 7, 7:46 a.m. PST Windows Mobile handsets get Yahoo Go Yahoo has teamed up with High Tech Computer (HTC) to put a suite of Internet software applications on millions of Windows Mobile handsets, the companies said Wednesday. March 7, 4:23 a.m. PST RIM to restate results, get new chairman Research in Motion (RIM) will search for a new chairman of its board after CEO Jim Balsillie stepped down from the job Monday, taking blame for his role in a stock-option scam that will cost the company $250 million in restated earnings. March 5, 9:19 a.m. PST Sharp preps widescreen Windows Mobile PDA Sharp has developed a widescreen Windows Mobile-based PDA (personal digital assistant) for a new Japanese cellular carrier that will begin service next month. February 20, 4:57 a.m. PST Hospital emergency departments find relief in IT As U.S. hospital emergency departments struggle under the weight of overcrowding, lack of staff and ever-increasing government health-care regulations, many are finding relief through IT systems. February 14, 2:54 p.m. PST BlackBerry 8800 poised for battle Research In Motion has finally announced the BlackBerry 8800, the multimedia business handset whose details RIM leaked following Apple's iPhone announcement, apparently to offset the company's sliding stock price. February 13, 11:09 a.m. PST RIM stays atop PDA market despite slow sales Research in Motion held onto its spot as the world's largest PDA vendor thanks to swelling demand for wireless e-mail, according to a market report released Tuesday. February 6, 1:46 p.m. PST Boston-Power's new battery immune to power fade Boston-Power will announce at DEMO on Tuesday a notebook battery that the company says recharges significantly faster that current battery technology and doesn’t suffer from power fade.Called Sonata, this lithium-ion battery is the first product released by two-year-old Boston-Power. Sonata can recharge to 80 percent of its capacity in thirty minutes, twice as fast as existing battery technology, says founder and CEO Christina Lampe-Onnerud. The battery’s lifespan is expected to match that of a typical notebook, she adds, which is usually three years. January 30, 11:49 a.m. PST Dopod U1000: more than an ultramobile PC Dopod International unveiled its U1000 on Tuesday. Although it could be mistaken for an ultramobile PC, it offers far more. January 30, 4:40 a.m. PST The smart business of diversity Carly Fiorina served as CEO of Hewlett-Packard from 1999 to 2005, the first woman to run a Fortune 20 company. After she was ousted, along with a $21 million exit package, Fiorina did what a lot of us would do if we had millions of dollars in the bank and some time on our hands: She wrote a book. In Tough Choices, published in October, Fiorina talks about rising to the top of a male-dominated culture. Fiorina spoke with InfoWorld correspondent Carmen Nobel for our upcoming feature on the issues women face in IT. ![]() January 22, 3:00 a.m. PST Jobs introduces iPhone, AppleTV Apple Computer Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs unveiled the highly anticipated iPhone during his opening keynote speech at the annual Macworld Conference & Expo Tuesday in San Francisco. (See video and slideshow of iPhone.) ![]() January 9, 11:10 a.m. PST Via eyes consumer electronics Taiwan's Via Technologies Inc. will next month begin shipping a new motherboard series and chipset designed to be used in consumer electronics products. December 29, 7:24 a.m. PST HP will acquire Bitfone to boost iPAQ line Hewlett-Packard Co. moved to strengthen its line of iPAQ handhelds on Wednesday by announcing a plan to acquire Bitfone Corp., a developer of software applications that allow cell-phone manufacturers to manage wireless mobile devices. December 20, 3:02 p.m. PST Access charges Palm $44M for Palm OS license Access Co., the Japanese company that purchased PalmSource last year, has sold a perpetual license for the Palm OS to PDA-maker Palm Inc. for $44 million, the companies said Wednesday. December 7, 4:59 a.m. PST LG readies mobile WiMax devices South Korea's LG Electronics plans to next year introduce a range of products that support mobile WiMax technology, a company executive said at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Telecom World 2006 conference and exhibition in Hong Kong. December 5, 6:56 a.m. PST Treo 750 delay hurts Palm forecast Palm Inc. has lowered its financial forecast for the current quarter because of delays in bringing its latest Treo smartphone to market. November 27, 4:30 p.m. PST Palm starts selling low-end Treo Palm Inc. began taking orders for its Treo 680 smartphone on Wednesday, hoping to expand from its core business customers to a larger market of casual, first-time users. November 22, 9:05 a.m. PST E-Ten launches smart phone with VOIP, GPS Taiwanese handset maker E-Ten Information Systems has launched a new Windows Mobile-based smart phone packed with GPS (global positioning system), computing capabilities, and VOIP (voice over Internet protocol) software from Skype. October 31, 6:39 a.m. PST Visiting Vista RC2, Part Two I started a two-part series in my previous column on living in Vista RC2 for a week. I haven't stopped using it yet, so it's actually been two and a half weeks, but who's counting? ![]() October 26, 3:00 a.m. PDT Palm targets first-time users with new low-end Treo Palm Inc. announced a low-end version of its Treo smartphone on Thursday, hoping to win over casual users beyond the core "mobile professionals" market segment. October 12, 12:16 p.m. PDT PalmSource adopts Access name PalmSource will adopt its parent-company's name, nearly a year after being acquired by Access Co. October 12, 9:26 a.m. PDT Nokia leads smartphone vendors Handheld PC vendors sold four times as many smartphones as PDAs (personal digital assistants) in the first half of 2006, and Nokia Corp. continued to distance itself from competitors. October 11, 1:47 p.m. PDT Trouble ahead as BlackBerry tops 6M users? The number of BlackBerry account holders reached 6.2 million at the beginning of September as Research In Motion reported revenue up 34 percent -- but market researcher IDC said trouble may lie ahead for the company. September 29, 7:14 a.m. PDT HP buys VoodooPC As Hewlett-Packard's top executive testified before a Congressional committee about an ongoing spying scandal, other company executives were in New York to announce new products and a key acquisition for its strategy to enrich consumers' digital lifestyles. September 29, 5:45 a.m. PDT IBM gets into karaoke Forget Web service orchestration: IBM is getting into something a lot more fun. The company has worked with Japanese karaoke equipment maker Xing to develop a new type of wireless karaoke controller. September 29, 5:09 a.m. PDT Asustek, Samsung ultra mobile PCs to be out soon Asustek Computer will begin selling its first ultra-mobile PC (UMPC), the R2H, worldwide by the end of this month, while Samsung Electronics is readying one that eschews Intel microprocessors in favor of Via Technologies chips. September 18, 4:29 a.m. PDT New spec targets mobile phone security Efforts to establish security standards for mobile devices were boosted Tuesday with the release of the Mobile Trusted Module (MTM) specification. September 12, 6:52 a.m. PDT Mobile phones to get Tivo-like features Watching TV on a mobile phone could get more interesting next year with new technologies that promise to bring TiVo-like recording functionality to portable devices. September 7, 7:48 a.m. PDT HTC to launch BlackBerry rival by end of 2006 Taiwan's High Tech Computer Corp. (HTC), the largest maker of mobile handsets that run the Windows Mobile OS, plans to launch a smartphone that looks like a BlackBerry, complete with a QWERTY keypad, by the end of the year. September 6, 4:43 a.m. PDT In Brief: Samsung makes devices brighter in daylight Samsung Electronics on Wednesday announced it has developed a new device driver to make handheld-device screens brighter, even in broad daylight. September 6, 4:35 a.m. PDT Samsung upgrades ultra-mobile PC Samsung Electronics will introduce an upgraded version of its Q1 ultra-mobile PC with extended battery life, high-speed cellular, and a new processor. September 1, 8:53 a.m. PDT Dell recall causes enterprise headaches Dell’s flaming laptops have entered the realm of urban legend. Incendiary tales gained wider circulation last June, when an alert photographer snapped a photo of a Dell laptop bursting into flame at a conference in Osaka, Japan. Finally, when it became clear the culprit behind the spontaneous combustion was the battery, the company stepped up and took action. ![]() August 21, 3:00 a.m. PDT PDA shipments hit record high Wireless networking providers pushed sales of PDAs (personal digital assistants) to a record high, up 2.7 percent from last year to 3.7 million units shipped in the second quarter. August 7, 9:47 a.m. PDT Palm sees trouble ahead for Palm OS Palm's plans for future products could be affected by delays in development of a new version of the Palm OS software, the company warned in a regulatory filing. August 1, 6:30 a.m. PDT Dell to make big shift to transparent pricing Dell plans to announce pricing changes to PCs for U.S. small business and home users on Thursday, in a move expected to shift the company away from promoting inexpensive, bare-bones computers for that market toward more mainstream configurations that cost more. July 11, 12:11 p.m. PDT In Brief: Sharp's Sidekick 3 coming next week T-Mobile USA will begin selling the latest version of Sharp's Sidekick mobile e-mail device in the U.S. on Monday, Sharp said. July 6, 4:33 a.m. PDT Palm pays Xerox $22.5M in patent suit After nine years of court battles, Palm agreed Wednesday to pay $22.5 million to Xerox Corp. in a patent infringement case over technology for writing notes on the touchscreen of a PDA (personal digital assistant). June 28, 11:26 a.m. PDT HTC launches own-brand 3G Microsoft handsets High Tech Computer (HTC), the world's largest maker of mobile phones that use Microsoft software, on Thursday launched two new 3G (third-generation) handsets under its new HTC name brand. June 15, 6:07 a.m. PDT Nvidia bets on Windows smartphones with new tools In a bid to convince developers to use its GPU (graphics processing unit) processors, Nvidia has launched a rapid development kit for Windows-based smartphones. June 8, 11:21 a.m. PDT Microsoft working on tiny Haiku PC The launch of the ultra-mobile PC hasn't quenched Microsoft's thirst to find a blockbuster product in the portable PC space. In fact, the company has continued to work on another mini-Tablet PC concept, the Haiku, and expects it on the market within the next few years. June 7, 4:13 a.m. PDT InfoWorld CTO 25 The top technology slot in the enterprise has changed. Once, forward-looking CTOs and CIOs scanned the horizon for new technologies that would improve the lot of IT. Today, as many of this year’s top 25 CTOs can tell you, technology leaders must also focus on understanding the business goals of the enterprise -- and then craft technology strategies to meet those objectives. ![]() June 5, 3:00 a.m. PDT Microsoft at work on specialty 3G handsets Microsoft has teamed up with two Taiwanese companies to develop 3G handsets for business users in a bid to create gadgets that meet specific user needs. May 25, 4:18 a.m. PDT New Treo packs Palm OS, EvDO Palm Inc. will debut the Treo 700p smartphone on Monday, marking the second of four new devices the Sunnyvale, California, company plans to launch this year. May 15, 4:13 a.m. PDT Wall Street Beat: Dell loses its edge Dell Inc.'s earnings warning this week amounts to a public goodbye to the days when it could rely on its superb logistics and supply-management controls to undercut competition and simultaneously maintain profits. May 11, 2:10 p.m. PDT RIM to launch BlackBerry in China Research in Motion will launch its popular BlackBerry service in China, the company announced Thursday. May 11, 12:35 p.m. PDT Update: Samsung 'Origami' device makes debut Samsung Electronics said Monday that its Q1 Windows-based ultra mobile PC is available online through hardware reseller CDW. May 2, 4:17 a.m. PDT Peer-to-peer device networking takes shape The concept of SEDs (service-enabled devices) started way back in the ‘80s with something called tuple spaces, and later took shape as Jini nder the guidance of Sun Microsystems. Jini came about when Bill Joy, Sun’s chief scientist, imagined a peer-to-peer world where every device could talk to every other device: “Hello, I’m a color printer. This is my feature set and here are my printer drivers. Would you like to access me?” ![]() May 2, 3:00 a.m. PDT Handheld sales slump on: IDC Sales of handheld devices fell below 1.5 million in the first quarter, marking the ninth consecutive quarter that worldwide shipments of PDAs (personal digital assistants) have declined from their year-over-year marks, according to a study from market research group IDC. May 1, 1:58 p.m. PDT Motorola posts record high Q1 sales Motorola on Tuesday said its sales in the first quarter soared to a record high as it shipped more mobile phones and set-top boxes during a three month period than ever before. April 19, 6:20 a.m. PDT BlackBerry to debut in China by late May Research In Motion (RIM) is working with the world's largest cellular phone service provider, China Mobile (Hong Kong) to launch its popular BlackBerry mobile e-mail services in China by the end of May, a spokeswoman said Thursday. April 13, 4:38 a.m. PDT BlackBerry reaches 5 million subscriber mark Research In Motion (RIM), maker of the popular BlackBerry handhelds, said it reached the 5 million subscriber mark and hit over $2 billion in revenue for its fiscal year 2006, which ended in early March. April 7, 4:13 a.m. PDT Origami device with Via processor shown off Via Technologies Inc. is a company that takes pride in bursting illusions, such as the idea the new ultramobile PCs would only come equipped with Intel Corp. microprocessors. Instead, it appears that any x86-based processor will do. March 10, 10:21 a.m. PST Intel, Microsoft team on Origami ultramobile PC Intel and Microsoft on Thursday announced the first three devices developed around the new ultramobile PC form factor they teamed up to develop over a year ago in a project code-named Origami. March 9, 4:08 a.m. PST Ultra-mobile PCs need Yonah, Intel executive says The upcoming Yonah processor is needed to balance the competing demands of performance and mobility in handheld PCs, an Intel executive said Wednesday at the company's Spring Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco. March 8, 1:29 p.m. PST Samsung shows first Origami device Samsung Electronics is showing the first device designed around Microsoft's Origami project at the Cebit electronics show in Germany. It is a handheld computer that falls somewhere between a tablet PC and a PDA and runs a special edition of Windows XP. March 8, 4:45 a.m. PST Security in the spotlight at Cebit Security will be a major focus this week at the giant Cebit show in Hanover, Germany. This year, the annual IT trade show will hone in on the multiple layers of security threats facing enterprise networks. Now it's not just data networks that are under attack; VoIP and even paper documents are at risk. March 6, 7:39 a.m. PST Microsoft Origami details Despite the buzz being generated by its Origami Project, Microsoft plans to give it only brief mention at the upcoming Cebit trade show, even though that event coincides with when the company has said it will offer more details. The project apparently involves a mobile PC running Windows XP, according to a Web site about it. March 2, 2:22 p.m. PST Microsoft remains mum on Origami as bloggers flap Customers may have to wait a while for the official word from Microsoft on its Origami Project, but more details have emerged from other sources. February 27, 1:34 p.m. PST Microsoft to announce Origami device this week? Is Microsoft planning to announce details of a new portable device code-named Origami later this week? That is the question raised by a Web site called Origami Project, http://www.origamiproject.com. February 27, 4:08 a.m. PST South Korean officials seek more documents from Intel Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) officials earlier this week paid "an unscheduled visit" to Intel's office in Seoul, seeking additional documents from the company as part of an ongoing investigation into its business practices, an Intel spokesman said. February 9, 5:06 p.m. PST CES tech news and gossip -- from Google to Stevie Wonder Attending the 2006 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is like spending the week with 130,000 former college roommates. It's great on the first day, reliving old times and laughing about mutual acquaintances. But by the weekend, you start remembering all the times they stiffed you for beer, and the time they promised to get you a job at their company but gave it to the pretty girl down the hall. January 11, 11:15 a.m. PST Eleksen offers wireless fabric keyboard Tired of pressing tiny buttons on your handheld to send a long text message or edit a document? Then check out Eleksen's new ElekTex Smart Fabric wireless keyboard. January 9, 6:57 a.m. PST Palm's Windows-based Treo to be available Thursday The first Windows-based version of Palm's popular Treo will be available to subscribers of U.S. wireless operator Verizon Communications from Thursday, Palm announced at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. January 5, 4:09 a.m. PST 2006 Technology of the Year Awards: The winners' list See correction at end of article ![]() January 2, 3:00 a.m. PST Top technologies of the year Welcome to our first issue of the year. For those of you who took a break, re-entry into the heady universe of work may be a bit discombobulating. Fortunately, last Saturday, the world’s ever-considerate timekeepers saw fit to give us an extra sliver of time -- a leap second-- to prep for the new year. And now, with the pop of the cork (or was that the buzz of a pager?), we’re ready to herald 2006, a potential banner year for the enterprise. ![]() January 2, 3:00 a.m. PST Powering up a new breed of batteries No matter how portable gadgets become there's a time when they all must come back to earth: recharging time. December 19, 5:54 p.m. PST Intel, BMW race ahead in tech partnership Two industry giants known for speed have decided to race together. December 15, 7:27 a.m. PST Orange targets businesses with new Windows devices Orange added two new Windows Mobile 5.0 products to its line of devices geared toward business users, the company said Thursday. October 27, 5:39 a.m. PDT Update: Some Vaio PCs, Cliés can't use new Memory Sticks Three models of Memory Stick Pro memory card recently launched by Sony and one to be launched on Friday won't work with some of the company's Vaio desktop computers plus 13 of the company's Clié PDAs (personal digital assistants), Sony said Wednesday. October 26, 7:57 a.m. PDT Treo 650 to get BlackBerry software Weeks after announcing plans to ship the BlackBerry software with a forthcoming phone from Nokia, Research In Motion (RIM) is expected to announce Monday that Palm will install the push e-mail software on the Treo 650 starting early next year. October 17, 4:23 a.m. PDT ISPs get angry, Oracle still hungry Last week apple announced its much-hyped video iPod at its “One More Thing” show in San Jose. Speculation had been percolating for months, proving that Steve Jobs had once again succeeded in capturing everyone’s attention. But he did it with the help of many parties -- including the rumor blogs Apple has sued. Personally, I think Jobs should start worrying more about the day people stop talking about his company. Ending Apple’s corporate bullying tactics would be a good place to begin. ![]() October 14, 3:00 a.m. PDT Securing mobile data more important than viruses Enterprises with workers that can access corporate data from mobile devices should be less concerned about mobile viruses and more focused on setting and enforcing rules for securing the data, said speakers at Symbian's Smartphone Show in London on Tuesday. October 12, 5:37 a.m. PDT Palm releases new Wi-Fi, color-screen PDAs Palm has lowered the cost of acquiring a personal digital assistant (PDA) with Wi-Fi connectivity, and also is courting technology novices with a new, inexpensive PDA, the company is expected to announce Wednesday. October 12, 4:08 a.m. PDT Court deals another blow to RIM's appeal hopes A U.S. appeals court has refused to consider an additional appeal from Research In Motion Ltd. in the patent infringement case filed by NTP Inc., NTP announced Friday. October 7, 10:32 a.m. PDT The industry cools down Like the pull of gravity on distant stars and planets, which scientists say may someday lead to a reversal of the big bang, the Wintel architecture that spawned a thousand rivals is suddenly pulling everything back into its orbit. ![]() October 4, 4:00 a.m. PDT Apple acknowledges problem with iPod nano WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Apple Computer Inc. has acknowledged customer complaints about flaws in its iPod nano digital music player, saying one problem is a "real but minor issue." September 28, 12:09 a.m. PDT > Hardware > End-user hardware > Handhelds > Hardware > End-user hardware > Mobile PCs > Hardware > End-user hardware > Hardware > Handhelds > Hardware > Mobile PCs |
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