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Note from Jason Flick Even as PDAs are ubiquitous in the corporate environment, vendors still see many opportunities to bring handheld devices further into the enterprise. Handheld computers, most often loaded with the default mobile office suite, are making inroads with people who spend more than a quarter of their time on the road, and executives. To quote Marwan Al-Najjar, Marketing Manager for HP Canada: "This is just the end of chapter one of the adoption cycle". He furthers says that the next chapter of adoption is going to be around what he calls the "multimedia clipboard". I see a similar trend with projects over the past year, which has seen handhelds used for uncharted territory such as surveillance and on-site orientation and edutainment. This week’s articles show some good examples of this both in new hardware and new software solutions. In general what people are finding is that if they can get information to others in a short period of time, it is absolutely fundamental to how they do business.
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Nokia Rolls Out New Smartphones
Nokia says smartphones are the heart of digital convergence. The company is touting its N series smartphones as devices that can run computer-like applications such as e-mail, Web browsing and enterprise software while still being able to play music and offer other multimedia features.
Samsung Reveals 7-inch Flexible TFT LCD
Samsung Electronics today revealed that they have developed the largest flexible thin-film transistor liquid crystal display, the 7-inch TFT LCD can display resolutions of 640x480 (VGA) and is made of a transparent plastic substrate which is lighter and more durable than conventional LCD glass panels on the market now. The technology will be best used for on mobile phones, notebook computers, PDAs and other mobile devices.
CDMA Leaders Gather to Discuss Strategies for Continued Expansion Worldwide
CDMA operators from around the world met on November 11 and 12 in Mumbai, India to share their successes with the technology and set priorities to ensure continued progress in the coming years. The fourth annual CDMA Operator Summit was hosted by Reliance Infocomm Limited, the largest wireless operator and a leading telecommunication provider in India.
Sharp W-Zero3 PDA with slider keyboard
Sharp Japan has revealed their latest PDA with a huge high-resolution screen and a slider keyboard, the W-Zero3. This PDA phone runs on Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0, meaning you can take advantage of Pocket Internet Explorer.
A number of blurry pictures have popped up on the web suggesting HP is about to enter the smart-phone market. The handset appears to be a rebadged version of an HTC phone - some websites have suggested 'Feeler', but that shipped in 2004. It's more likely to be HTC's 'Tornado', or a version of it, as this has yet to go on sale.
NTP Wants 5.7% of RIM's U.S. Earnings
Patent holding company offers to settle dispute that could put BlackBerry maker out of business in the U.S. for a percentage of RIM's projected sales over the next several years.
Rogers Wireless and Motorola Drive 'Push Email' to Business and Consumer
Markets
November 23, 2005
MyMail Service Powered by Visto Mobile Offers the First Java-based Push Email Client for GSM Handsets.
Rogers Wireless and Motorola Canada today announced the availability of
MyMail push email service on the Motorola RAZR V3. Now for the first time,
Rogers Wireless' business and individual customers are able to take advantage of
the first Java-based push email made available for a GSM Handset. MyMail,
powered by Visto Mobile(TM), gives customers all the benefits of a Personal
Digital Assistant (PDA)-like device in the sleek form factor of a razor-thin
mobile phone. The end result is a superior user experience and real-time access
to email, contacts and calendars - with a simple flip of the phone.
Phone Tap: How's the Traffic?
Associated Press
Jefferson City, Missouri - Driving to work, you notice the traffic beginning
to slow. And because you have your cell phone on, the government senses the
delay, too. A congestion alert is issued, automatically updating electronic road
signs and websites and dispatching text messages to mobile phones and auto
dashboards.
In what would be the largest project of its kind, the Missouri Department of
Transportation is finalizing a contract to monitor thousands of cell phones,
using their movements to map real-time traffic conditions statewide on all 5,500
miles of major roads. It's just one of a number of initiatives to more
intelligently manage traffic flow through wireless data collection.
New wireless-threat Web site
December 5, 2005
By John Cox
A new public database has been formed
to coordinate information on wireless vulnerabilities and exploits.
The Wireless Vulnerabilities and Exploits database catalogs security threats
for any kind of wireless net, including 802.11, Bluetooth, VoIP over WLAN, RFID,
and the various cellular networks.
Using a simple Web form,
anyone can submit to the group's editorial board a suspected wireless exploit or
vulnerability. A subset of the board makes a preliminary review and can accept
the submission as a "candidate," posting it on the Website with a unique name.
After a review by the full board, the submission becomes an official entry on
the Website, classified by type such as denial of service, or cryptographic,
with the name of the contributor and other details.
Flash or HDD? That's the Question
December 5, 2005
The tightening competition between NDD flash memory and hard disk drive memory in the consumer
electronics space should result in plenty of opportunity for both storage
formats, according to IDC.
To use NAND flash memory or miniature hard disk drives (HDDs)?
That is the question many gadget makers ask themselves when designing a
new product today.
According to analyst firm IDC, the storage competition in the
consumer electronics market will heat up as the price disparity between the NAND
flash and HDDs tightens over the next few years.
HP secretly offers free software to iPAQ 65xx owners!
If you're lucky enough to own the iPAQ 6510 or 6515, there are a few secret
rewards awaiting you on the HP Web site. The company has quietly released some
incredible software that's available to download at no-charge.
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Mobile Product Watch: Software, Hardware & More The Christmas Holiday Planner This holiday planner from Novii Lifestyles contains pre-configured task lists, an array of holiday traditions, recipes, decorating ideas, and more. It enables you to keep gift and budget lists and even track the number of days 'until Christmas. There's also a puzzle. |
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BlackBerry Bluetooth Printing Content Beamer Local from ThinPrint enables BlackBerry handhelds to print e-mail texts, calendar entries, contact data, tasks and memos wirelessly. When downloaded, the command for Bluetooth printing is automatically integrated directly into the BlackBerry menu. |
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