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Mobile & Wireless in Vertical Markets |
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Asset Tracking: CPS launches new GPS technology for GSM, W-CDMA networks Asset Tracking: Qinetiq develops smallest ever global tracker for goods or people (vnunet) Education: Handheld transmitters connect students & teachers in class Engineering / Facilities Mgmt.: GiveMePower updates its Windows Mobile CAD software Field Service: Kinetix software leverages worker-to-location proximity Field Service / Logistics: Bluetree releases wireless modems for telemetry applications Healthcare: Cingular certifies Epocrates, HealthRamp, & PatientKeeper Healthcare: bioMerieux offers medication decision support via PDA (Mobile Health Data) Healthcare: Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary 20th edition now on PDAs Healthcare: Zix e-Rx software integrated with MedAptus PDA charge capture software (Mobile Health Data) Healthcare: VA Hospitals improve care using thin client mobile computers Law Enforcement: Bay Area transit police use handheld mapping for a better view of their beat (GCN) Transport: Paris subway workers use wireless PDAs for work & customer service functions |
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Product News & Reviews |
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Above: HP Compaq TC4200 |
Notebooks & Tablet PCs Laptop replacement vs. repair (Forbes) Apple updates G4 PowerBooks with Bluetooth 2.0 (The Register) Dell adds new laptops, services (eWeek) Gateway adds new line of notebooks HP intros new Compaq Tablet (InfoSyncWorld) Toshiba launches premium corporate laptop line (Computerworld) |
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Above: Dell Latitude D610 |
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Handhelds How to upgrade your PDA (BargainPDA) How to migrate your PDA data, part 2 (PC World) Opinion: Tungsten T5, what happened? (Palm IC) Opinion: It's time for more clamshell handhelds (Brighthand)
Hitachi's new Pocket PC debuts in Japan (PDA Street) HP preps iPaq PDA smart phone (Brighthand) Olympus rugged PDA hits the US (engadget) PalmSource adds Java download for Tungsten T5, Treo 650 (PDA Live) RIM demos Wi-Fi BlackBerry, without cellular (Computerworld) Sanyo previews Wipoq messenger device (Newswireless.net) Windows CE 5.0 devices to get USB capabilities (PDA Geek)
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Smartphones Right: BlackBerry 7100 customized for Cingular
PDA smart phones abound (The Register) Consumers still waiting for clamshell Pocket PC phones (PDA Street) A phone with a folding screen? (Palm IC) GSM Treo debuts in Hong Kong & New Zealand (PDA Street) Cingular follows T-Mobile in carrying BlackBerry 7100 Cingular adds GSM Treo 650 for EDGE (TechWeb) Qool QDA-700 phone up close (Palm IC) Motorola' previews new phones (InfoSyncWorld) |
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Motorola A1010 (above) & T-Mobile MDA IV (below)
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Motorola preps RAZR thin version of MPx Windows Mobile device (engadget) Panasonic intros new phones (MobileMag) PDD Helix concept phone may revolutionize the clamshell handset (MobileMag) Nokia 7710 widescreen smartphone now shipping (PDA Live) NTT DoCoMo unveils cheap 3G phones (IDG) Samsung shows 9 new phones (ISWorld) New details on the MDA IV - first clamshell Pocket PC phone (Brighthand) Verizon adds new BlackBerry (PDA Street)
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Above: Qool QDA-700 with Palm OS |
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FreeFi Networks launches free, ad-sponsored hotspots in US (TechWeb) GoRemote reaches for free hotspots (Wi-Fi Planet) Taipei's WLAN "WiFly" takes off (DigiTimes) Verizon Wireless launches media service (Wireless Week) Yahoo! local sends to mobiles (PDA Street) |
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Personal Productivity Software Zone Labs adds laptop wireless security app (TechWeb) Mobile Stream adds landscape viewing for Sony Clie (PDA Live) SlashBlog instantly publishes your Palm photos (Geek) Quickoffice adds UIQ phone support (PDA Street) Overstock.com auctions go mobile Making calls via Boingo (Wi-Fi Planet) CW will text you your voicemails (The Register) |
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Enterprise Product Features
Mobility apps debut at Demo conference (eWeek) Benchpoint gathers feedback from customers & project managers iAnywhere & Siemens add RFID capabilities (eWeek) Macromedia adds mobile support to ColdFusion (eWeek) Onset releases BlackBerry email/records mgmt. software PCTel roaming client to use same number for cell, VoIP (TechWeb) Review: RIM BlackBerry Enterprise Server 4.0 (Network Computing) Overview: Senforce Endpoint Security Suite 3.0 (Wi-Fi Planet) SSL VPN roundup (InfoWorld) |
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Aruba, Infoblox offer WLAN security (TechWeb) MeshDynamics aims to increase mesh network bandwidth up to 50 times (eWeek) Meru's new WLAN products promise toll-quality wireless VoIP Review: Netgear ProSafe 802.11g AP with Propagate Networks' AutoCell (Wi-Fi Planet) Nexthop Wi-Fi switch software (Wi-Fi Planet) SpectraLink wireless phones get security upgrades Symbol offers bigger WLAN switch (Wi-Fi Planet) WLAN vendor Vernier adds firewall line (Techworld) Product watch: SiNett, Tropos, Airgo, Cicero, SonicWall more (Wi-Fi Planet) MIMO products muddle wireless market (Network World) Test: 802.11g wireless LANs nowhere near 54 Mbps How to connect Ethernet devices over 802.11a connection (Network World) How to fix 802.11b link performance problems (Network World) Developer News Agilix releases .NET mobile developer platforms Mini-Mozilla project looking for Pocket PC developers (Mobile Read) Nokia blesses mobile Python (The Register) Qualcomm's BREW to support GSM (TechWeb) |
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Industry News, Trends, & Analysis |
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Mobile Trends & Analysis Mobile-using drivers age 50 years (Register) Virginia Senate passes bill banning teen drivers from phones (RCR) Siemens working on location-based mobile post-it app (IDG) Poll: Europeans favor small, battery-friendly mobiles over 3G handsets (BBC) UK unfurls ratings system for adult content on mobiles (The Register) Mobiles beat handhelds because of connectivity (ZDnet) (Plain) PDA shipments hit 5-year low (Palm IC) Report: Windows CE top PDA OS in 2004 (Windows for Devices) Opinion: Is the PDA industry losing its design enthusiasm? (Palm IC) Wireless Trends & Analysis Databases can't handle RFID (Computerworld) Wireless boosts telecom spending (RCR) New mobile phone features to replace company switchboards? (Techworld) |
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Analysis: the "G" vs."A" WLANs (TechWeb) Survey: wireless VoIP makes gains in enterprises (TechWeb) Report: VoIP a wedge issue in WLAN - 3G convergence Analysis: aggregated mobile access services address hot-spot security (eWeek) Mitsubishi preps Zigbee for enterprise security apps (IDG) Analysis: Wimax fights 3G (Wireless Watch) |
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3GSM entrance in Cannes, France |
3GSM World Congress news roundup Software helps carriers block spam (RCR) Fonoinfo fights mobile phone viruses (RCR) HP offers operators over-air updates (IDG) Nokia, Sierra Wireless team to develop -speed downlink packet access (Wireless Week) NTT DoCoMo CEO talks about his company's successes & failures (Silicon) Opinion: 3G success depends on handsets (Wireless Watch) |
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Embedded Systems News Freescale unveils cellphone chip for PDAs (Tom's Hardware Guide) Flarion speeds Flash-OFDM (TechWeb) Symbian OS 9 targets multimedia phones (TechWeb) Renesas mobile chip may bring 5MP camera/video phones (MobileMag) First Linux-powered UMTS 3G mobile reference design arrives (TechWeb) MontaVista pushes Linux mobility (PDA Street) PalmSource, TI launch 'Cobalt' , smartphone designs (TechWeb) |
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