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  • Palm's new devices take on PocketPCs

    If anyone doubted that Palm could compete on an equal footing with the feature-laden Pocket PCs, the introduction of the Palm...24 Apr 2003

  • 3GSM: mm02 first to launch Wireless Pocket PCs

    British Telecommunications' former mobile arm mm02 will be the first to offer customers Microsoft's Pocket PC 2002 Phone Edition PDA. The PDA comes with with a high-resolution color touch screen co...19 Feb 2002

  • Pocket PCs to help flour maker track deliveries

    Flour manufacturer and distributor Rank Hovis has implemented a handheld in-vehicle job management system to improve the efficiency of deliveries and cut operating costs. The system will enable Ran...13 Dec 2001

  • Rail staff get Pocket PCs for timetable information

    Daniel Thomas Fare and timetable information will soon be a press of a button away for mobile train staff, after the Association of Train Operating Companies (Atoc) agreed a deal with IT services f...18 Oct 2000

  • GPS add-on for Pocket PCs offers business location-based services

    Global Positioning System (GPS) specialist Navman has launched an add-on device that will bring location-based services to Windows Pocket PC handheld devices, writes Antony Adshead. The GPS1000 upd...12 Jun 2002

  • Microsoft unveils Voice Command technology

    Microsoft has introduced voice-controlled software for Windows Mobile-based Pocket PCs and Pocket PC Phone Edition.04 Nov 2003

  • Amazon cancels orders made after pricing blunder

    Amazon UK has said it would not honour the orders from customers who paid just £7 for Hewlett-Packard Pocket PCs that normally...19 Mar 2003

  • Microsoft to provide content for Handspring users

    Handspring and Palm may be battling hard against Microsoft's PocketPCs in the PDA market, but that has not stopped Handspring...22 May 2001

  • Case studies: Public transport project management

    Developing and implementing IT systems for a transport network is a challenging undertaking. Transport infrastructures are highly fragmented, yet they must serve a travelling public that needs to u...01 Apr 2007

  • Smartphones, PDAs left in cabs at alarming rates

    Smartphones, PDAs and cell phones are being left in taxis at an increasing rate, according to a recent survey by mobile device security vendor Pointsec. The survey, which is in its fifth year, foun...12 Dec 2006

  • Mobile security: the balancing act

    Fear is a word that is rarely used in IT. It suggests uncontrolled emotions, and activities far from the rational risk-analysis processes that most enterprises aspire to conduct. Nevertheless, fear...07 Jun 2007

  • Mirroring glitch fixed in Windows Mobile 5.0

    Microsoft has updated its handheld synchronisation software to address a glitch that prevented users mirroring data with a desktop. The problem affected users of devices running the Windows Mobile ...28 Nov 2005

  • McDonald's cuts inspection report times as PDA-based system goes on global menu

    McDonald's is to implement a mobile inspection system for its restaurants around the world following a successful roll-out in the UK. The fast-food chain will deploy its mobile Global Restaurant Op...14 Nov 2005

  • McDonald's to roll out UK mobile inspection system globally

    McDonald’s is to deploy globally a mobile inspection system for its restaurants, which was first rolled out in the UK. The fast-food chain will deploy its mobile Global Restaurant Operation Improve...10 Nov 2005

  • Orange launches SPV M500

    Orange has announced the availability of its new signature PDA, the SPV M500TM.  The compact format provides the full-colour, touch-screen functionality of a PDA, combined with a mobile phone and d...22 Jul 2005

  • Palm adds SD Wi-Fi card

    PalmOne has finally released an SD Wi-Fi card, enabling PDA users to connect to office wireless Lans and public hotspots. However, difficulties with implementing wireless Ethernet on PalmOS mean th...18 Aug 2004

  • First Windows CE virus reported

    A virus designed to demonstrate security holes in Microsoft's Windows CE operating system, but not cause damage has been identified by security companies. The WinCE4.Duts.A virus (sometimes known a...19 Jul 2004

  • How to capitalise on mobile advances

    The finalists for this year's British Computer Society IT Professional Awards, held in association with Computer Weekly, have now been selected by the judges. These finalists, already recognised as...13 Sep 2005

  • Socket shows Bluetooth PDA modem

    Socket Communications will use next month's CeBIT technology show in Germany to showcase a cordless modem for personal digital assistants (PDAs) and laptops, which relies on the Bluetooth wireless ...14 Jun 2004

  • An effective application stack is vital for large-scale RFID systems, warn analysts

    IT managers must have an effective application stack for their radio frequency identification (RFID) implementations to be successful, according to research from Butler Group. Many organisations ha...24 Oct 2005