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Palm's Secret Business Unit Will Be Revealed Next Year
Posted by tim_palmzone on Mon, Nov 20, 2006 (3056 reads)

Back in August of 2005, Jeff Hawkins hinted at a secret business unit at Palm that no one knows about. That business unit has been focused on a new class of mobile computing device that is neither a PDA or a smartphone. Michael Mace recently spoke with Ed Colligan at Palm and he confirmed that this secret project would be revealed next year in 2007.

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Qimonda Introduces 183 MHz DDR Memory For Handheld Devices
Posted by tim_palmzone on Fri, Nov 10, 2006 (1478 reads)

Just a quick note from the upcoming technology section, Qimonda has announced availability of new, faster 183 MHz RAM for mobile devices. Current speeds are typically 133 MHz. It is not yet known exactly what smartphones and PDA's these new faster chips could end up in.

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Common Security Solutions Unable To Prevent Theft
Posted by tim_palmzone on Fri, Nov 10, 2006 (2561 reads)

Innersafe Corporation has conducted tests showing how easy it is for hackers to get confidential data from your smartphone even when you think everything is kept safely.

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NEC Announces System-On-Glass LCD Displays
Posted by tim_palmzone on Wed, Oct 25, 2006 (1891 reads)

NEC LCD Technologies, Ltd. today announced the successful development of four new system-on-glass (SOG) liquid crystal display (LCD) modules, suitable for personal digital assistants (PDAs) and portable GPS terminals.

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PDA Sales Slow and Smartphone Growth Less Than Expected
Posted by tim_palmzone on Tue, Oct 17, 2006 (2344 reads)

A new Gartner report says that PDA sales have slowed and smartphone sales have not been growing as quickly as expected. The report also states that people aren't actually using the advanced features of their smartphones at all!

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World's First Dual Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Chip Announced
Posted by tim_palmzone on Mon, Aug 21, 2006 (2397 reads)

Marvell introduces the world’s first WLAN plus Bluetooth single-chip solution for high-volume consumer markets. The 90nm CMOS chip sets a new standard for ultra-low-power, integrated, converged wireless systems and extends Marvell’s consumer leadership.

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Intel Unveils NOR Flash Memory Products for Low-Cost Handhelds
Posted by tim_palmzone on Mon, Aug 07, 2006 (1654 reads)

Intel Corp., the world’s largest supplier of x86 microprocessors, announced Thursday its new NOR flash memory products that are designed for emerging low-cost cell phone segment. The company believes that low-cost mobile phones will catalyze huge demand for its NOR flash memory. Their memory comes in sizes from 32 MB to 256 MB with optional RAM for multimedia smartphones.

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In-Stat Finds Smartphones More Valuable Than Laptops and PDA's
Posted by tim_palmzone on Thu, Aug 03, 2006 (1864 reads)

Research firm In-Stat has published a study on converged devices that compares smartphones to laptops and PDA's in business markets. The study found that business users rate their smartphones as more valuable, but they do not feel that they are direct replacements for laptops or PDA's.

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Wick Hill Appointed Sole UK Distributor For Utimaco Safeware
Posted by tim_palmzone on Wed, Jul 19, 2006 (2033 reads)

Wick Hill has been appointed the sole UK distributor for Utimaco Safeware's world-leading encryption solutions for PDA's and laptops.

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Watch Entourage and other HBO Shows on your Cingular Phone
Posted by tim_palmzone on Thu, Jul 13, 2006 (2756 reads)

HBO Mobile and Cingular Wireless have extended "Entourage" to wireless phones. They've added full-length episodes from the first season of "Entourage," plus episodes from "Sex and the City," "Curb Your Enthusiasm," and "Dane Cook's Tourgasm".

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