Tag archive: PDA

A new report from market research firm Gartner, Inc. finds that PDA shipments increased by 21 percent worldwide during the third quarter of 2005, a 20.7 percent increase over the same period in 2004. At current rates, more than 15 million PDAs will ship during 2005, surpassing the PDA's best sales year to date, 2001, by nearly 2 million units. Of course, Gartner's findings beg the question, “What's a PDA these… Read More

Palm, Inc. has rolled out two new handheld organizers: one aimed at the high-end mobile professional market and the other aimed squarely at the hoi polloi who want a simple organizer, a color screen and a low price. The Palm TX handheld is priced at $299, and features an big color screen (by PDA standards: 320 by 480 pixels, supporting 65,000 colors), plus 128 MB of RAM and built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth wireless networking. The TX is… Read More

It's been a while since we've seen any innovation in the PDA scene, especially since Sony stopped selling their Clie line. With the PDA market seemingly shrinking and stagnating, Sharp has released a new versatile PDA that may change what the definition of a PDA is. The Zaurus SL-C3000 is the latest in the line of Linux-based PDAs from Sharp. What distinguishes the Zaurus from other popular PDAs is the use of Linux as the core… Read More

“Worldwide PDA sales during the first quarter totaled 3.4 million units, compared to sales of 2.7 million during the same period last year, Gartner says. The 25-percent gain in shipments was the largest ever percentage gain for PDA sales during the first quarter, it says, noting that it did not count sales of smart phones, such as PalmOne's Treo 650. At the same time, the average selling price of PDAs rose by 15 percent to $406,… Read More

Quote from the article: “In the early days, Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) were not much more than glorified calculators with the ability to store contact information and brief notes. Now, the line between personal computer and personal digital assistant is blurred thanks to the advanced capabilities of these useful little devices. There are plenty of makes and models to choose from in the PDA market, and finding the right model… Read More

Quote from the article: “The last year 2004 can be called a crucial point in the world of handhelds. The time of revolutionary changes, full of surprises for users of mobile devices. Let's look back at the most important events of the last year and evaluate prospects awaiting us in future. The first samples of phones with PDA functions appeared rather long ago. It's presently not very easy to tell what serves as a basis:… Read More

Worldwide personal digital assistant (PDA) shipments exceeded 2.8 million units, as Microsoft Windows CE operating system licensees surpassed the Palm OS for the first time in the third quarter of2004, according to Gartner, Inc. The Microsoft Windows CE operating system accounted for 48.1 percent of worldwide PDA shipments in third quarter of 2004. Palm OS units represented 29.8 percent of the market, down from 46.9 percent market share in… Read More

Worldwide personal digital assistant (PDA) shipments totaled 2.75 million units in the second quarter of 2004, a 12 percent increase from the second quarter of 2003, according to preliminary resultsby Gartner, Inc. The year-over-year growth rate broke a string of 10 consecutive quarterly shipment declines. The industry's growth is largely attributed to the significant increase in Research in Motion's (RIM's) BlackBerry… Read More

Quote from the review: “The modern PDA has given rise to a new level of handheld games. Usually equipped with a better processor, more memory, more storage, and 16-bit full color screens, the modern PDA has allowed adults to play games that are more complex and sophisticated. So is the market ready for a hardware platform that is more advanced than previously available and designed for the adult gamer? Tapwave believes so.… Read More

Quote from the review at Adrian's Rojak Pot: “When I bought this Smartphone, I was absolutely clear about certain things. Personally, I am not into convergence devices like the O2 XDA II just yet. It is a nice concept but I prefer to have the two roles separated – at least for now. I don't like having an incoming call to my PDA while I'm showing a movie clip to my friend or when I'm reading my favourite… Read More

Quote from the review at Maximum PDA: “The PDA (Personal Data Assistant) has become the indispensable ubiquitous enterprise tool for many organizations and IT departments. In today's digital connected world you will find a PDA in the hands of professionals from all industries from state and private survey crews, law enforcement, extreme adventure tours, medical professionals and any other industry that needs fast and accurate… Read More

PDAs have become a daily productivity tool for millions of business users. A new study of PDA users, however, points to a significant risk to companies, as large numbers of employees store company-sensitive information on the small, easily lost or stolen devices with virtually no security protection of any kind. The study, 2004 United States PDA Business Usage Survey, was conducted by the Graziadio School of Business and Management at… Read More

Asustek plans to release in June a new PDA based on the 520MHz XScale chip, which Asustek officials decline to identify by name or to discuss in detail. The Asus MyPal A730 PDA runs Microsoft's Pocket PC 2003 software and offers a 3.7-inch TFT LCD. The device will ship with 64MB of flash memory and either 128MB or 64MB of SDRAM, the company says. Read the full story at PC World.

Quote from the review at The Tech Lounge: “The latest offering from the folks at Palm is the Tungsten T3. What differentiates this PDA from the rest should be obvious when you open it up, or should I say expand it

Quote from the review at Howard Chui: “Virtually all usability issues users had with the P800 have been addressed with the P900. Unfortunately there aren't really any huge upgrades with the P900. I was especially disappointed that there is no wifi option on the P900 and that the cpu feels like the same speed as that of the P800. Still as far as PDA/phone combos go, the P900 is an excellent choice. It's a good phone, a… Read More