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This CNET article writes up about the impending launch of the Tungsten X LifeDrive handheld from palmOne, and goes through the usual stuff in these kind reports; sticking references to other content that we already digested elsewhere … no biggie.

Catch the LifeDrive update below
What caught our attention and perhaps some over-active imagination is when the [...]

We thought about it … digital audio players (or DAP’s) have quite a bit of functionality built in these days, with basic calendaring, address books, and simple file readers. Of course, no one would expect them to have the input capabilities that PDAs are traditionally known for, but hear us out on our little concept:
What [...]

We couldn’t have written it better: J. Kohrs articles a column for Computer Geeks’ Tech-Tips on how to pick and choose the best PDA for yourself - have a good read here.
Thanks to Lynette Chandler of Tech Based Marketing for the tip-to-the-tips.

PDAs basics are still what they are when first born: Electronic organizers filled to the brim with our contact addresses and phone numbers, and schedules for work, home, and play. Pretty common stuff - but private.
PalmZone.net gives us a worthy scare with a bunch of excerpts from various sources, warning us about the advent of [...]

We hope you like it
And our sincere apologies for not updating PDA-1 during the entire week … this was what we were up to. We won’t be selling you guys on the tremendous benefits this change will bring, chiefly because most of it are behind-the-scenes improvements.
Whatever it is to you, you will experience [...]

CTIA Wireless comes to a close, and we got the bunch of cellular networks’ CEOs all sitting down and attempting to tell the world in summary, of what they think of their industry and where they are heading.
CNET reports on some of their “interesting” comments, but we are generally unimpressed. A bit peeved, even. C’mon [...]

We are just so gratified to learn that HSDPA is getting the limelight it deserves in 2005. engadget has a post on Lucent’s real-world HSDPA demo at CTIA Wireless; streaming high-quality video and downloading a file thru a total bandwith of 3Mbps.
Mind you, this demo was done in a static environment of a booth in [...]

ABI is also reporting that “the number of radios in the cell phone is set to rise exponentially” soon. Instead of just GPRS, EDGE, and UMTS cellular, with some Bluetooth on the side for synching and using a headset, the researchers say it will soon have GPS for location services, various versions of Wi-Fi and [...]

Mobile broadband has taken a step closer to reality, with Nortel Networks demonstrating a 1.4mbps connection using HSDPA technology … which took place in Chateaufort, France, used a handset from LG Electronics slated for commercial release later this year, and achieved sustained downloads of music and files of 1.4mbps in a moving car.
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When you step into a house full of cigar smokers, don’t light up a cigarette … or at least don’t knock the cigar.
Molly Wood, a senior editor at CNET.com’s Anchordesk learnt it the hard way when she wrote a very strongly worded article decrying the death of standalaone PDAs. She ended up having 179 comments [...]