An Introduction to Windows Mobile 5.0

Windows Mobile 5 sports many new features and enhancements making it a very worthwhile upgrade. Perhaps the most important feature that everyone will love is persistent memory. Read more for an in-depth look at this new Windows version.

MontaVista Tightens Embedded OS Market

MontaVista Software announced the release of version 4.0 of its embedded Linux OS, MontaVista Linux Professional Edition. The new release is based on the 2.6 Linux kernel and includes hard real-time capabilities.

Vista to Open Doors for Desktop Linux

Trade-offs of upcoming release of Microsoft's Windows Vista on Desktop Linux are discussed in this article

Visionary Jeff Hawkins blends PDAs, cellular phones

PalmPilot creator imagines bringing brain capabilities to technological products.

Best Budget PDA Buys Today?

The high-end PDAs sell for about $500 USD, but those on a tighter budget should not be limited to featureless devices. And so here are the best three PDAs today, very capable PDAs on the budget that is.

Opera Mini Brings the Web to Java-Based Phones

Opera Software has introduced Opera Mini, a web browser that works with virtually all mobile phones. Because it is compatible with J2ME (Java 2 Mobile Edition), this browser will run on any one of more than 700 million low- and mid-tier phones around the world.

PalmSource and MontaVista Software Team to Accelerate Development of Next Generation Linux Mobile Phones

PalmSource, Inc., provider of Palm OS, a leading operating system powering next generation phones and mobile devices, and MontaVista Software, the leading Linux provider for the telecommunications market, today announced they are teaming up to help further accelerate the development of next generation Linux-based mobile phones.

Openwave Mobile Browser Ships in Over One Billion Handsets Worldwide

Openwave, the leading provider of open software products and services for the communications industry, today announced it has achieved a new milestone by having shipped its mobile browser in over one billion handsets worldwide.

Dell Axim X50/X50v ROM A05 Update Released

Dell has just released ROM A05 for the Axim X50/X50v. New features are of networking nature mostly.

Review of Nokia's 3G Capable 6680

The Nokia 6680 is the latest 3G effort by Nokia. The 6680 is armed with dual cameras: a 1.3 megapixel camera on the back, and a VGA camera up front. It is a Dual Mode phone, featuring UMTS and tri-band GSM operation (900/1800/1900MHz). The 6680 is capable of switching automatically between bands and modes. More here. And mini reviews of the 6681/2 here.

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