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Access
, Linux
, News
, Orange
, Samsung
, Smartphones
by Rico Mossesgeld on February 12, 2008
It looks like Google's looming entry into the mobile world has inspired future competitors to stop relaxing and actually do something. With mobile computing platforms touted as the future, compa...
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Freebies
, Linux
, Mobile Marketing
, Motorola
, Promos
, Smartphones
by Rico Mossesgeld on October 29, 2007
Here's what I saw while watching reruns of The ellen degeneres show. After a segment covering the 2007 VMAs red carpet, where the correspondent took pictures of himself and celebrities with his ...
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Linux
, Mobile Marketing
, Motorola
, Smartphones
by Rico Mossesgeld on October 1, 2007
The new RAZR 2 is unbelievably thin, barely half the thickness of its predecessor. Motorola recently released a new TV ad to highlight the smartphone's "Smarter Than Ever" tagline:
Of c...
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Linux
, New Products/Services
, Palm
, PDAs
, Smartphones
by Rico Mossesgeld on August 31, 2007
Palm's promoted next-generation OS will run on Linux. It's taking so long though that people are pointing to its delayed release as another sign of Palm's demise. But as always, when somet...
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Linux
, Palm
, PDAs
, Smartphones
, Software
, Useful Info
, Windows Mobile
by Rico Mossesgeld on August 30, 2007
About a month after the unofficial ROM leaked online, palm treo 750 users can now "legitimately" install Windows Mobile 6 on their PDA phone.
The Palm website has all the necessary tools. T...
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Linux
, New Products/Services
, Palm
, Smartphones
by Rico Mossesgeld on August 26, 2007
Now that a marketing picture of the Palm Centro (first rumored as the Treo 800p) has been leaked online, we finally have an official and high-resolution glimpse of the newest smartphone from Ed Coll...
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Linux
, Mobile Web
, New Products/Services
, Nokia
, Software
by Rico Mossesgeld on August 1, 2007
The Nokia N800 Internet Tablet is a pretty versatile PDA, by virtue of its large screen, built-in camera, surfing abilities, expandability options, connectivity suite, and bundled third-party apps. Th...
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Linux
, Motorola
, News
, Rumors
, Smartphones
, Windows Mobile
by Rico Mossesgeld on July 15, 2007
While you're relaxing this Sunday, here's some food for thought, courtesy of CoolSmartPhone:
[The] news today [is]...the Motorola Ming will appear with Windows Mobile under the hood.
The ori...
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Linux
, Motorola
, Smartphones
, Spec Showdown
by Rico Mossesgeld on June 8, 2007
Let's compare a 2004 smartphone with its 2007 successor, and see how well Motorola's improved its flagship model over the last 3 years.
Item
RAZR V3
RAZR2 V9
Form Factor
Clamshell
Clams...
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Access
, Events
, Linux
, New Products/Services
, News
, Palm
, PDAs
, Smartphones
by Rico Mossesgeld on May 30, 2007
Imagine that, Palm announcing an announcement. An email received from them talks about an upcoming revelation. Here's what the short and sweet PR says:
SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 29, 2007 (BUSINESS WI...
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Events
, Linux
, Palm
by Rico Mossesgeld on April 11, 2007
Since publicly-held companies are required to disclose their financial information anyway, they also put a positive Spin on things and announce future plans. In other words, public disclosures are als...
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Access
, Linux
, New Products/Services
, Palm
by Rico Mossesgeld on February 16, 2007
PDA Expertos have done a great job of getting screenshots (and a video!) of Access Co.'s latest OS, so I don't mind that they've plastered their watermarks all over the pictures. They'...
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Linux
, Motorola
, New Products/Services
, Smartphones
by Rico Mossesgeld on January 10, 2007
Before we all get caught up in the Apple iPhone hoopla, let's see what else is happening in the smartphone and PDA world.
While Apple has finally integrated a phone with it's award-winning iP...
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HTC
, Linux
, PDAs
, Smartphones
, Windows Mobile
by Rico Mossesgeld on November 9, 2006
Apparently, aside from causing people to go crazy (ok, an exaggeration) with their many aliases, HTC devices are unabashedly powered by Windows Mobile. And why not, when Microsoft gave the Taiwanese m...
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Linux
, PDAs
, Smartphones
, Software
, Symbian
, Windows Mobile
by Rico Mossesgeld on September 27, 2006
It's rare to see smartphone or PDA software made for a variety of mobile OSes, and see the Palm OS left out of the party. Even GP2X, a Linux platform, is supported! What's even more insulting ...
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Linux
, PDAs
, Smartphones
, Software
by Rico Mossesgeld on September 5, 2006
I came across TuxMobil for the first time when their page on converting a Sharp PDA to work with Linux got my attention. Only recently did I dig deeper, surfing throughout the site. I realized that Tu...
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Linux
, New Products/Services
, Road
by Rico Mossesgeld on August 22, 2006
Cleverly-named German phone Maker Road (Remote Office Access Device) has started displaying specifications for the handyPC S101 on its website. The device further blurs the distinction between a PDA a...
Read more of German Manufacturer Hopes to Kill Nokia's Communicator with Linux-Powered Device
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Linux
, News
, PDAs
, Smartphones
by Rico Mossesgeld on August 8, 2006
You are now reading The Smart PDA's first post on a mobile linux os. Like it's desktop counterpart, Linux hasn't gained widespread acceptance on handhelds, since no major manufacturer feat...
