CELL PHONE NUMBER PORTABILITY

Jun 2, 2004 | mobile, phone

You’re now able to retain your phone number when you switch cell phone providers. The FCC mandate went nationwide last week. Theoretically you can even move your landline number around – transfer it to your cell phone, for example. It’s a decidedly...

SONY DROPS DEVELOPMENT OF CLIE PDAs

Jun 2, 2004 | mobile

Yesterday Sony unexpectedly announced that it was dropping development of its line of Clie handheld PDAs in the United States for the foreseeable future. It will continue to support existing customers and let existing stock sell out. Analysts are warning that sales of...

HANDHELD MARKET HEATS UP

Oct 14, 2003 | mobile

The handheld market slumped this year. Prices are down, speed and usability are up, but not very many people are buying. After a few buyouts and burnouts, Palm and Sony are the only companies still making handhelds based on the Palm operating system. Palm has sexy new...

DELL AXIM HANDHELD

Jan 12, 2003 | hardware, mobile

My new Dell Axim PocketPC looks just great. Although the $199 version would be just fine for everyday use, many people will appreciate the extra memory in the $299 version (64Mb instead of 32Mb) – and the $299 model includes the cradle to sit on the desk for syncing...

SPACE SHIFTING

Jan 10, 2003 | hardware, mobile, video

A great new buzz word has turned up. You’ve heard about “time shifting,” in which you use a video-recording device – a VCR or a TIVO – to delay the viewing of live content, such as TV shows. This year will see the introduction of a wealth of portable...

POCKET PCs FROM DELL

Nov 18, 2002 | hardware, mobile

As expected, Dell announced two new Pocket PC handhelds, breaking new ground for low prices at $199 and $299. Each has comparatively generous amounts of memory, built-in slots for CompactFlash and Secure Digital/MMC cards, and all the usual features that go along with...