Sales of Symbian OS-based smartphones and communicators have risen 201% from quarter 3 of 2003 to quarter 3 of 2004, according to Symbian's latest quarterly report.
Symbian OS sales soar; MIcrosoft Moves to Dominate PDA Space
Submitted by tuxtops on Fri, 2004-11-12 22:28.Review: Sony Ericsson P910i
Submitted by tuxtops on Thu, 2004-11-11 21:53.Does a thumbboard, improved screen and more memory warrant an upgrade from the popular P900? Jørgen Sundgot pokes and prods Sony Ericsson's latest communicator, the P910i.
Handheld shipments rise, but Palm OS not leader last quarter
Submitted by tuxtops on Thu, 2004-11-11 21:53.Although worldwide handheld shipments were up worldwide, Palm OS shipments fell enough that Pocket PCs edged past them for the first quarter ever.
Sony rolls out VAIO VGN-U750P in U.S.
Submitted by tuxtops on Wed, 2004-11-10 01:46.The latest addition to Sony's Vaio line of portables more resembles a handheld than a laptop, featuring a touch-sensitive 5" display, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g - and Windows XP.
Trolltech Releases Major Upgrade to Qtopia Software for Embedded Linux
Submitted by tuxtops on Tue, 2004-11-09 21:10.Trolltech, a provider of leading application development software, today announced that it has released Qtopia version 2.1, a major upgrade to its award-winning development platform and user interface for Linux-based mobile devices. New features in Qtopia 2.1 include touch-screen phone support, full-screen handwriting input and new phone themes to extend customers’ flexibility and options for developing customized, full-featurd Linux-based mobile devices. Also, new Motorola Linux-based Mobile Phones Built on Trolltech Platform.
Newer, faster Bluetooth EDR now approved
Submitted by tuxtops on Mon, 2004-11-08 21:28.The Bluetooth SIG has finalized the Bluetooth EDR spec for three times the bandwidth, and laid out its road map for the next years of Bluetooth.
PDA Makers Won't Commit on PalmOS 6.1
Submitted by tuxtops on Sat, 2004-11-06 23:02."Nobody knows when we'll start the shift to Cobalt, OS 6, or on which devices. For now, we're saying that we've built the functionality we need into the Treo and the Tungsten T5 and there's no need to confuse developers by switching. I'm not even prepared to commit us to a change next year, or the year after, at this stage", said PalmONE president Ed Colligan.
Nokia Announces 7710 PDA/GPS/Internet Phone
Submitted by tuxtops on Fri, 2004-11-05 20:15.The Register has an interesting article on Nokia's internet ready/GPS/PDA ultra phone. It boasts music playing capabilities and features the Series 90 Software. Its attractiveness, and 'No side-talking' (NGage) capacity alone makes it a handy utensil.
HP Dumps Linux for Windows XP MCE in New Media Player
Submitted by tuxtops on Fri, 2004-11-05 20:14.HP's new z545 Digital Entertainment Center appears to be a Windows-based re-spin of an earlier Linux-based model that HP unveiled three years ago at the Tech X NY trade show in New York, and which was sold for some time as the de100c Digital Entertainment Center.
Palm OS Cobalt 6.1 simulator available
Submitted by tuxtops on Fri, 2004-11-05 20:14.PalmSource has released a simulator for its latest Palm OS Cobalt 6.1 operation system. The simulator allows software developers to test their programs without actually having a handheld running the new OS.
