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  • Woolies lets shoppers check themselves out

    Woolworths has announced it's rolling out technology that lets shoppers scan and pay for their own groceries but the checkout girl isn't an endangered species just yet.

  • New Microsoft tools aim for mobile boost

    Microsoft plans to announce new tools for building software for mobile phones and personal digital assistants.

  • Handhelds will morph into 'communicators'

    Handspring co-founder Jeff Hawkins is rethinking the future of portable technology. He envisions the next trend will be "communicators" which are a mobile phone-organiser combo.

  • Why you can't ignore Symbian

    Here's why major backers such as Ericsson and Nokia stand behind this sleeper OS, and PDA pioneer Symbian.

  • Vertical PDAs: On the road again

    The choice of operating system for a personal digital assisant (PDA) is effectively down to two— Palm OS or Pocket PC—but the variety of choices for the handheld itself is very impressive. We test three of the best, and see what’s coming up soon.

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  • Photos: RIM gets Bold with BlackBerry

    The explosively popular BlackBerry has recently had a new incarnation: the BlackBerry Bold. Will it be an iPhone killer? Check out our photo gallery and decide for yourself.

  • Is 2008 the year of the BlackBerry-killer?

    In 2005, Canadian wireless company Research in Motion (RIM) came from relative obscurity to steal a global lead in e-mail equipped mobile devices with its BlackBerry. Could 2008 be the year that BlackBerry falls off its perch?

  • 10 reasons to buy an iPod Touch over an iPhone

    For those keen to get their hands on Apple's newest must-have toy, but without ditching their existing phone, the iPod Touch is looking like a better proposition than an iPhone. Here's why.

  • For Opera, smaller really is better

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

  • New Microsoft tools aim for mobile boost

    Microsoft plans to announce new tools for building software for mobile phones and personal digital assistants.

Reviews (33)

  • Windows Mobile 6

    Though it doesn't offer earth-shattering new features and interface issues remain, Windows Mobile 6 brings a collection of noteworthy improvements that makes its mobile devices easier to use and equips mobile professionals with more robust productivity tools.

  • Enterprise PDA phones reviewed

    The new wave of hybrid PDA business phones are here. The gadget gurus from RMIT decide who talks the talk.

  • Tivoli Smart Handheld Device manager

    Tivoli Systems has announced Tivoli Smart Handheld Device manager which allows operations staff to manage anything from a mainframe computer to a personal digital assistant (PDA) using the same management paradigm and user interface.

  • Top 5 free PDA music players

    If you reckon the default media player on your Pocket PC isn't satisfying your sonic cravings, here're five alternatives that won't cost you a cent.

  • Building the perfect PDA: How I'd do it

    OK, there's no such as the perfect PDA--we all have our own sets of requirements, and no single device could fulfill them all. But here's what I'd like to see in my ideal handheld.

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