http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Personal_Information_DevicesFind stories, videos, and photos about Personal Information Devices from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:03:35 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Personal_Information_Devices14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Personal Information Devices from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/19/microsoft.windows.mobile/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/19/microsoft.windows.mobile/index.html#cnnSTCTextMicrosoft Windows continues to dominate the PC market with a 90 percent market-share stronghold, but when it comes to smartphones, Microsoft is getting beat up worse than a mustachioed villain in a Jackie Chan movie.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:31:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/10/06/cnet.microsoft.windows.phone/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/10/06/cnet.microsoft.windows.phone/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfter months of talking about Windows Mobile 6.5, Microsoft is announcing on Tuesday that the first crop of phones to carry the Windows Phone brand are ready to hit the market.Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/09/07/windows.mobile.phones/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/09/07/windows.mobile.phones/index.html#cnnSTCTextMicrosoft is hoping that a new crop of phones this fall will help the company in its quest to stay relevant in the cell phone market.Mon, 07 Sep 2009 21:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/ptech/05/07/cnet.palm.pre/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/ptech/05/07/cnet.palm.pre/index.html#cnnSTCTextPalm's comeback attempt rests squarely on the notion that it has found a better way to manage your complicated digital life.Thu, 07 May 2009 12:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/ptech/04/14/cnet.blackberry.email.outrage/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/ptech/04/14/cnet.blackberry.email.outrage/index.html#cnnSTCTextBlackBerry users around the country were without e-mail for about 3 hours in a nationwide outage that affected users on all major wireless networks.Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/04/14/smart.phones.buggy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/04/14/smart.phones.buggy/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen the earphone jack on her iPhone started acting buggy, Kristile Cain took the phone in to her local Apple store.Tue, 14 Apr 2009 13:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/04/13/technology/shambora_internet.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/04/13/technology/shambora_internet.fortune/index.htmNot that long ago, most Americans had a hard time imagining using their mobile phones to connect to the Internet. Even users of early smartphones such as the first BlackBerry devices found the process slow and tough to navigate. And for users of traditional phones with nothing but numeric keypads, Web surfing on a cell was just plain painful, not to mention expensive.Mon, 13 Apr 2009 17:11:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/23/technology/cellphone.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/23/technology/cellphone.fortune/index.htmMore than two decades ago, Qualcomm co-founder Irwin Jacobs introduced the world to a new technology standard for cellphones. Now Jacobs hopes to make cell phones standard equipment in the world's classrooms.Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:53:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/02/10/microsoft.mobile.phones/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/02/10/microsoft.mobile.phones/index.html#cnnSTCTextMicrosoft is gearing up to take on rival Apple in the smartphone market.Tue, 10 Feb 2009 14:14:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/01/26/microsoft.mobile/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/01/26/microsoft.mobile/index.html#cnnSTCTextMicrosoft has made some stumbles in the mobile world, but a strategy shift made more than a year ago will soon pay dividends, the company's top Windows Mobile executive said in an interview with CNET News.Mon, 26 Jan 2009 14:49:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/22/obama.blackberry/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/22/obama.blackberry/index.html#cnnSTCTextSelf-confessed BlackBerry addict President Barack Obama may not have to kick the thumbing habit after all, despite the concerns of a notoriously technophobic White House.Fri, 23 Jan 2009 07:02:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/01/12/technology/hempel_nokia.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/01/12/technology/hempel_nokia.fortune/index.htmA few hours before the global launch of Nokia's latest high-end phone, the company gave a sneak peek at the gadget to a dozen bloggers and journalists gathered at its swank Midtown Manhattan concept store. With an elegant touchscreen that slid open to reveal a full keyboard, the device evoked lust in even the iPhone disciples present.Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:47:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/01/07/ces.2009.preview/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/01/07/ces.2009.preview/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs 130,000 techies converge on Las Vegas this week for the 42nd annual International Consumer Electronics Show, they're encountering an industry that's anxious about marketing high-tech gadgets in a tightwad economy.Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:48:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/11/13/technology/blackberry.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/11/13/technology/blackberry.fortune/index.htmAs the first snow of the season dusts the Research in Motion campus next to the University of Waterloo, an hour southwest of Toronto, Mike Lazaridis polishes a tiny BlackBerry screen, places it on the table, and sends it whipping foosball-style through a sea of smartphone components. The company's co-founder and co-CEO then pulls out a circuitboard and points to an encased chip the size of a Scrabble tile.Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/ptech/10/27/cnet.tmobile.g1/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/ptech/10/27/cnet.tmobile.g1/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt's been a little more than a year since Google Android was announced and rumors of a little device called the HTC Dream started to leak onto the Web.Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:44:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/07/31/technology/Application_developers.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/07/31/technology/Application_developers.fortune/index.htmPhone companies have long battled each other for customers, but now they're also fighting for the loyalty of developers: coders who create bite-sized software applications for mobile devices.Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/ptech/06/27/htc.touch.dual/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/ptech/06/27/htc.touch.dual/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen it comes to touch-screen phones, there are those who dig them and those who want to bury them.Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:40:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/06/24/technology/RIMpreview.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/06/24/technology/RIMpreview.fortune/index.htmResearch in Motion is set to show whether it can keep defying the slumping economy and the slowdown in mobile phone sales, and withstand the looming threat of Apple's iPhone.Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:15:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/06/20/technology/corporate_iphone.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/06/20/technology/corporate_iphone.fortune/index.htmSteve Jobs has won over legions of new customers since he returned to Apple, but one key group has stubbornly eluded him: big business.Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:13:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1812002,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1812002,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsE-Trade Financial Corp. is giving its account holders an application that will let them get real-time stock quotes and trade on their phonesThu, 05 Jun 2008 17:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/04/02/news/companies/Research_earnings/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/04/02/news/companies/Research_earnings/index.htmResearch in Motion, the maker of the popular BlackBerry wireless device, said fourth-quarter profits and sales both doubled over the same quarter last year, thanks to strong gains in subscribers.Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:15:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/03/06/technology/apple.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/03/06/technology/apple.fortune/index.htmAs anticipated, Apple announced a series of software developments Thursday to make the iPhone more useful to business customers while venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers said it is starting a $100 million "iFund" to finance startups developing applications for the iPhone.Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:44:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/02/11/technology/rimm_blackberry/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/02/11/technology/rimm_blackberry/index.htmBlackBerry email service went down Monday afternoon, according to Research in Motion, maker of the smartphone.Tue, 12 Feb 2008 00:21:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/12/06/magazines/fortune/mehta_open.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/12/06/magazines/fortune/mehta_open.fortune/index.htmThe wireless world is buzzing with talk of openness.Fri, 07 Dec 2007 22:16:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1692500,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1692500,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsJetBlue is about to become the first US airline to offer passengers free e-mail at 35,000 feetFri, 07 Dec 2007 18:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1692345,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1692345,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsJetBlue Airways Corp. will start offering limited e-mail and instant messaging services for free on one of its planes next week as airlines renew efforts to offer in-flight Internet accessFri, 07 Dec 2007 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/ptech/12/03/locationfree.tv/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/ptech/12/03/locationfree.tv/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn some ways, you've got to feel a little sympathetic for Sony. The company effectively invented the placeshifting concept -- the ability to stream TV programming from your living room to another device via the Internet -- in 2004, only to see it co-opted by smaller upstart Sling Media a year later. The latter company's Slingbox series of products have become the industry leader, popular enough for the start-up to be purchased by Dish Network parent EchoStar for a cool $380 million.Mon, 03 Dec 2007 18:23:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/11/23/magazines/fortune/goog_outcontrol.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/11/23/magazines/fortune/goog_outcontrol.fortune/index.htmGoogle is a company convinced of its own brilliance and its clear vision of the future. Being a hotbed of Mensa members will do that to you. As will stumbling early onto an obscenely lucrative business model. The same thing happened to a company called Microsoft.Sun, 25 Nov 2007 22:32:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/10/31/smbusiness/iPhone.fsb/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/10/31/smbusiness/iPhone.fsb/index.htmEver since its release last June, the iPhone has inspired lust in consumers and envy in competitors. But at least for now, business users would be smart to ignore the one-million-sold hype: Apple's refusal to accommodate third party applications and AT&T's sluggish EDGE network keep this gadget strictly in the realm of fun.Thu, 01 Nov 2007 15:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/ptech/10/24/Belkin.power.adapter/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/ptech/10/24/Belkin.power.adapter/index.html#cnnSTCTextDespite the dream of an "ultimate handheld," it's really hard to get down to fewer than two portable devices. A Treo may do it all, but you still want an iPod; an iPhone is great, but you still need a BlackBerry for work; you like to listen to your iPod while playing your PSP or DS; and so on. Wed, 24 Oct 2007 20:52:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/10/22/magazines/fortune/mehta_microsoft.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/10/22/magazines/fortune/mehta_microsoft.fortune/index.htmMicrosoft's is stepping up its quixotic, seven-year quest to become as ubiquitous on mobile phones as it is on desktops.Tue, 23 Oct 2007 12:41:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/07/technology/blackberry_shutdown.ap/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/07/technology/blackberry_shutdown.ap/index.htmA software glitch shut down e-mail service for some BlackBerry users Friday, and delays were still being felt hours after the problem was fixed.Sat, 08 Sep 2007 03:28:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/06/technology/bc.apfn.hp.cellphones.ap/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/06/technology/bc.apfn.hp.cellphones.ap/index.htmHewlett-Packard has unveiled two new cell phones, pushing deeper into the lucrative mobile phone market and broadening the array of equipment it can sell to large companies.Thu, 06 Sep 2007 10:24:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/05/technology/bc.apfn.palm.foleo.ap/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/05/technology/bc.apfn.palm.foleo.ap/index.htmTreo maker Palm will not release its smartphone companion product, the Foleo, Chief Executive Edward Colligan said in a posting on the company's blog.Wed, 05 Sep 2007 02:16:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/23/technology/personaltech/thirdscreen_smartphones.biz2/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/23/technology/personaltech/thirdscreen_smartphones.biz2/index.htmForget checking email on your cell phone - that's soo 2004. Today's teens are doing much more with their mobile devices. Speed texting with their eyes closed is only the beginning, and the technology can barely keep up with their rising demand for new features.Fri, 24 Aug 2007 03:25:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/05/news/international/rimm_highs.reut/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/05/news/international/rimm_highs.reut/index.htmShares of Research In Motion hit a new high Thursday as investors continued to bid up the stock in wake of a strong quarterly earning report, a rosy outlook and news the company was finalizing plans to sell its BlackBerry smartphones in China.Thu, 05 Jul 2007 07:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/ptech/06/05/garmin.gps.kit/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/ptech/06/05/garmin.gps.kit/index.htmlIn this day and age, buying a standalone GPS device isn't the only way to get navigation help.Tue, 05 Jun 2007 16:41:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/05/23/technology/snoopware_mobil/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/05/23/technology/snoopware_mobil/index.htmThe nightmare begins early in the morning with an innocuous-looking e-mail on your mobile phone instructing you to check a specific Web site for information about repairing your credit score.Wed, 23 May 2007 16:11:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2007/05/01/8405636/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2007/05/01/8405636/index.htmThe newest generation of do-it-all handsets proves that a serious productivity tool needn't be a hulking package. Today's top-of-the-line devices feature Bluetooth, expandable memory, and quad-band... Mon, 21 May 2007 23:25:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/fortune/0705/gallery.threesmartphones.fortune/index.htmlhttp://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/fortune/0705/gallery.threesmartphones.fortune/index.htmlThree can't-lose smartphones The smallest Blackberry 8100 Pearl $300* Carriers: T-Mobile, Cingular Why: Small, sleek, and loaded. Only drawback: no 3G. Or T-Mobile Dash, $350 *Prices shown reflect carrier's "full retail" without contract discounts and rebates. How to buy a smartphoneThu, 10 May 2007 14:52:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/fortune/0705/gallery.smarphone.fortune/index.htmlhttp://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/fortune/0705/gallery.smarphone.fortune/index.htmlThey're smaller, more user-friendly, and more addictive than ever. Fortune's guide for those who don't get a company freebie.Thu, 10 May 2007 14:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/04/20/phone.handsets/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/04/20/phone.handsets/index.htmlWelcome to the world of the 3.5G phones which promise fast wireless access to the Internet, plus streaming of music videos and live television through your handset.Fri, 20 Apr 2007 14:17:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/04/18/technology/rimm/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/04/18/technology/rimm/index.htmA system failure knocked out BlackBerry service to millions of customers late Tuesday but the company said Wednesday morning that service for "most customers" was restored.Wed, 18 Apr 2007 09:40:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/04/05/markets/spotlight_rimm/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/04/05/markets/spotlight_rimm/index.htmResearch In Motion may be to blame for a lot of sore thumbs. But customers, not to mention investors, of the BlackBerry maker probably forgive them.Thu, 05 Apr 2007 12:44:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/03/04/news/companies/palm.options/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/03/04/news/companies/palm.options/index.htmTreo smartphone maker Palm Inc. could bring a buyer a decade's worth of digital assistant design and mobile phone know-how, but at a hefty price for a company no longer viewed as cutting edge.Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:06:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/ptech/01/25/samsung.blackjack/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/ptech/01/25/samsung.blackjack/index.htmlCingular appears to be grabbing the lion's share of smart phones. In the last few months, the carrier has stocked its lineup with the Nokia E62, the HP iPaq hw6925, and the 3G-enabled Cingular 8525.Thu, 25 Jan 2007 18:39:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/09/20/technology/thirdscreen_nokia.biz2/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/09/20/technology/thirdscreen_nokia.biz2/index.htmIt's not often that Nokia finds itself the underdog. But in the business of smartphones - powerful wireless devices that can handle e-mail and office documents in a compact package - that's exactly where the world's largest cell-phone maker stands.Wed, 20 Sep 2006 16:13:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/09/19/technology/smartphones_consumers/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/09/19/technology/smartphones_consumers/index.htmSmartphone makers are aiming to extend their reach beyond corporate walls, but consumers may not heed the call.Tue, 19 Sep 2006 19:21:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/08/10/technology/phonevirus.biz2/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/08/10/technology/phonevirus.biz2/index.htmWhen it comes to cell phones, the smarter they are, the harder they fall - for viruses.Thu, 10 Aug 2006 19:41:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/07/10/8380842/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/07/10/8380842/index.htmThere's a scene in the movie Goldfinger in which James Bond, assessing the passenger-ejection seat in his sleek new Aston Martin sports car, says to the gadget master known as Q, "You must be jokin... Mon, 10 Jul 2006 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/06/22/technology/gadgets.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/06/22/technology/gadgets.fortune/index.htmThere's a scene in the movie "Goldfinger" when James Bond, assessing the passenger ejection seat in his sleek and sexy new Aston Martin sports car, says to the gadget master known as Q, "You must be joking." To which Q replies, "I never joke about my work, 007."Thu, 22 Jun 2006 16:47:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2006/05/01/8375915/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2006/05/01/8375915/index.htmWant to get a sense of where wireless technology is headed? Think back to where the Internet stood at a similar point in its development - say, sometime around 1998. Back then the computer had alre... Thu, 01 Jun 2006 19:17:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/03/23/technology/business2_workingtech0323/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/03/23/technology/business2_workingtech0323/index.htmSAN FRANCISCO (Business 2.0) - SAN FRANCISCO (Business 2.0) - Palm beat analyst expectations today on strong smartphone sales, posting $19.8 million in earnings on $388 million in revenues for its third fiscal quarter ended in February.Thu, 23 Mar 2006 21:38:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2006/03/01/8370213/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2006/03/01/8370213/index.htmTIP 1 Let's make a deal Bidding wars are so 2004. Home buyers are regaining the upper hand in some spots. The new rules for negotiating: Wed, 01 Mar 2006 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/03/06/8370609/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/03/06/8370609/index.htmGates' Next Conquest: Your Hip PocketMon, 27 Feb 2006 18:28:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/02/13/technology/microsoft_blackberry/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/02/13/technology/microsoft_blackberry/index.htmMicrosoft Corp. plans to unveil several devices Monday as well as offers from cell phone-service providers as it aims at the lucrative mobile e-mail market now dominated by Research in Motion's BlackBerry device, according to a published report.Mon, 13 Feb 2006 11:14:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/01/24/technology/rim_outcomes/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/01/24/technology/rim_outcomes/index.htmInvestment bank Goldman Sachs said in a report that the chances are slim for a systemwide shutdown of the BlackBerry e-mail service.Tue, 24 Jan 2006 15:41:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/01/23/technology/rim/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/01/23/technology/rim/index.htmBlackBerry maker Research in Motion was dealt a setback Monday after the Supreme Court turned down a request to review a major patent infringement ruling against it.Mon, 23 Jan 2006 16:50:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/ptech/01/23/rim.patent/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/ptech/01/23/rim.patent/index.htmlThe U.S. Supreme on Monday refused to hear a case involving a claim of patent infringement by the makers of the BlackBerry, sending the case back to trial judge, where an injunction could take the handheld wireless e-mail devices off the market.Mon, 23 Jan 2006 16:39:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/01/12/technology/palmtreo_fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/01/12/technology/palmtreo_fortune/index.htmRivals Palm and Microsoft have finally converged. The Palm Treo 700w Smartphone, introduced by Bill Gates in early January, is the first Palm device based on Microsoft's Windows Mobile operating system software instead of Palm's own Palm OS.Fri, 20 Jan 2006 05:09:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/01/23/8367077/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/01/23/8367077/index.htmRivals Palm and Microsoft have finally converged. The Palm Treo 700w Smartphone, introduced by Bill Gates in early January, is the first Palm device based on Microsoft's Windows Mobile operating sy... Wed, 11 Jan 2006 15:09:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/ptech/01/06/ces.hot.five/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/ptech/01/06/ces.hot.five/index.htmlDrinking from a fire hose. Holding back the tide. Herding fish. Whatever your metaphor of choice, it's easy to get washed away amongst the thousands of gadgets at the annual International Consumer Electronics Show, or CES.Fri, 06 Jan 2006 19:49:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/09/23/technology/techinvestor/tech_biz/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/09/23/technology/techinvestor/tech_biz/index.htmOver the past few years, Research in Motion's BlackBerrys have become synonymous with e-mail on the go. The innovative gadgets -- which rely on a simple user interface and a seamless back-end e-mail server to deliver customers' e-mail to their mobile phones -- have become so popular that they're often known as "crackberrys."Fri, 23 Sep 2005 19:56:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2005/08/01/8269664/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2005/08/01/8269664/index.htmWhen Bill Gates took the stage at a Microsoft developers conference in Las Vegas in May, he used his keynote speech to showcase one of the most advanced mobile phones ever created. Compact, loaded ...Mon, 01 Aug 2005 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/04/04/technology/rimm/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/04/04/technology/rimm/index.htmTech investors like the taste of fruit this year.Mon, 04 Apr 2005 15:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2004/12/01/8192194/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2004/12/01/8192194/index.htmWHY IT'S HOTWed, 01 Dec 2004 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/11/15/8191073/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/11/15/8191073/index.htmWITH THE STAGGERING SUCCESS OF its utilitarian black or blue, seemingly omnipresent BlackBerry devices, Research in Motion has become the hottest company out of Canada since ... since ... well, let...Mon, 15 Nov 2004 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/11/04/magazines/moneymag/investing_palm_0412/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/11/04/magazines/moneymag/investing_palm_0412/index.htmThe pioneer of the PDA has bounced back thanks to the success of its Treo smartphone. But is there enough growth ahead for investors who buy the stock now? Wed, 10 Nov 2004 22:00:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2004/10/01/8186699/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2004/10/01/8186699/index.htmAn hour's drive west of Toronto, inside a 120,000-square-foot building that also houses a leather tannery, Mike Lazaridis's 20-year dream is coming to life. Seven 125-foot-long assembly lines are s...Fri, 01 Oct 2004 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2004/10/01/8186692/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2004/10/01/8186692/index.htmAs a former Netscape executive, Danny Shader learned the hard way what happens when you try to go head-to-head with Microsoft. So when he launched Good Technology, he had Microsoft clearly in mind—...Fri, 01 Oct 2004 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/09/23/technology/techinvestor/hellweg/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/09/23/technology/techinvestor/hellweg/index.htmAfter the market closes on Thursday, PalmSource, the software company created by the split of PDA maker Palm Computing, will report its fourth-quarter and annual earnings.Thu, 23 Sep 2004 16:10:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/08/23/379386/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/08/23/379386/index.htmIn a perfect world, we could carry one mobile device--a universal communicator. This device would combine the abilities of a mobile phone, a notebook computer, a contact book, a calendar, a notepad...Mon, 23 Aug 2004 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/08/11/technology/research_in_motion/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/08/11/technology/research_in_motion/index.htmNo, it's not only for dating.Wed, 11 Aug 2004 16:22:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2004/06/01/370454/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2004/06/01/370454/index.htmWhen Palm split in two last fall, the consensus was that its software unit, PalmSource, would have an easier go than the gadget makers at PalmOne. PalmSource, creator of the OS powering the Treo an...Tue, 01 Jun 2004 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2004/06/01/370453/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2004/06/01/370453/index.htmOn a foggy day in the fall of 2001, the top executives of Handspring gathered in a drab conference room at a hotel in Monterey, Calif. The mood was tense, the debate heated. The company, co-founded...Tue, 01 Jun 2004 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/05/17/369599/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/05/17/369599/index.htmWhen the Palm V handheld computer made its debut five years ago, the typical buyers were male (80%), highly educated (over 33% had postgraduate degrees), and affluent (average income was $100,000)....Mon, 17 May 2004 04:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/ptech/01/16/hot.pdas/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/ptech/01/16/hot.pdas/index.htmlPersonal digital assistants are almost as common as cellular phones, and with so many models of these mobile devices, companies are packing them with extra features hoping to set themselves apart from the competition.Fri, 16 Jan 2004 21:11:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/12/08/355095/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/12/08/355095/index.htmSomewhere in the inner circle of hell where virus writers and spammers maintain their offices, a young entrepreneur is crafting a marketing campaign for pills that will shrink your penis and enlarg...Mon, 08 Dec 2003 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2003/11/01/352323/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2003/11/01/352323/index.htmWhat's your favorite high-tech gadget of them all? The one you couldn't live without? These days, for me at least, the answer is easy: my new BlackBerry phone. It is, hands down, the most powerful...Sat, 01 Nov 2003 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2003/11/01/352324/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2003/11/01/352324/index.htmThere are PDAs that are also cell phones, like the new BlackBerry I've just gushed about. And there are cell phones that act as PDAs. This year, Gates & Co. plan to unveil just such a device: a new...Sat, 01 Nov 2003 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2003/09/01/348395/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2003/09/01/348395/index.htmThe hybrid handheld used to be more of a curiosity for gadget freaks than a truly useful device for the business traveler. But that's changing as more powerful chips and more sleekly designed units...Mon, 01 Sep 2003 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2002/12/01/333856/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2002/12/01/333856/index.htmPALM ZIRE $99 As in desire, get it? But should you? Well, this is a good PDA for the money. At 3.8 ounces, it's one of the lightest handhelds I've ever seen; its 2 MB of memory is plenty if you onl...Sun, 01 Dec 2002 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2002/07/01/325003/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2002/07/01/325003/index.htmWhile the rest of us were furiously scribbling away on our Palm PDAs--or, perhaps, just waking up to the handheld revolution for the first time--Wall Street types and techies were forming a cult ar...Mon, 01 Jul 2002 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2002/06/17/pf/saving/handhelds/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2002/06/17/pf/saving/handhelds/index.htmWhile the rest of us were furiously scribbling away on our Palm PDAs -- or, perhaps, just waking up to the handheld revolution for the first time -- Wall Street types and techies were forming a cult around a product called the BlackBerry.Mon, 17 Jun 2002 17:27:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2002/02/01/317819/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2002/02/01/317819/index.htmA year ago, in the pursuit of my new business venture, I had to give up some of life's luxuries. 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Imagine, for instance, a phone that knows who's callin...Mon, 28 May 2001 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/05/28/303878/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/05/28/303878/index.htmMy phone is chirping, reminding me that it's time to call the office. It also wants me to stop by the bookstore to pick up some reading material before getting on the plane. Nag, nag, nag. Go to th...Mon, 28 May 2001 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/03/19/299201/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/03/19/299201/index.htmIf it weren't for wireless messaging, Rebecca Fyfe would probably be dead. Last month the British teenager was stranded with fellow tourists in stormy seas off the coast of Indonesia. The crew of t...Mon, 19 Mar 2001 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/03/05/297829/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/03/05/297829/index.htmIf machines can have souls, then maybe this is karma: Odds are that before the year is over, Dell Computer will dethrone Compaq Computer as the world's largest maker of PCs. It is a fitting turn of...Mon, 05 Mar 2001 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/10/30/290654/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/10/30/290654/index.htmIf you think it's a bad idea for people to talk on cell phones while driving, now might be a good time to move to Montana. In November, Handspring plans to begin selling a small digital-phone modul...Mon, 30 Oct 2000 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2000/09/01/286139/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2000/09/01/286139/index.htmCell phones? Nope. DVD players? Not a chance. The iMac? Maybe. But you have to look far and wide to find a gadget that has won as many hearts as Palms have in the past few years. Devotees of these ...Fri, 01 Sep 2000 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/04/17/278116/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/04/17/278116/index.htmYou're in a meeting, you see someone fiddling with a gadget. You assume his beeper went off. But he could well be sending or receiving e-mail with a Blackberry device from Research in Motion (877-2...Mon, 17 Apr 2000 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/11/23/251447/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/11/23/251447/index.htmAt first glance, David Potter hardly seems a typical titan of high tech. The 55-year-old favors Savile Row suits and wears a tie to work. Potter's company, Psion PLC, a manufacturer of hand-held co...Mon, 23 Nov 1998 05:01:00 EST