The Handhelds blog

January 20, 2003 12:00 PM ET

Computerworld - News on the security front
The Wireless News Factor is reporting that chipmaker AMD is releasing a "new flash memory technology designed to frustrate signal thieves and prevent fraudulent call billing."

RIM's 3G Blackberry makes its US debut
Research in Motion (RIM) has released its voice-enabled handheld – Blackberry 6750 – for U.S. customers. A story on Internetnews.com has all the details.

Mobile data deployments can generate ROI
WirelessNewsFactor.com has a story on an Aberdeen Group study that found that handheld deployments can help companies cut costs and reach ROI in some cases.

Handhelds.org
This is a Web site not a story, but I couldn't resist adding it to the blog just because I thought it was interesting. The site bills itself as being "to encourage and facilitate the creation of open source software for use on handheld and wearable computers." Take a look.

The case against Microsoft
John Lettice writes in the Register about how Palm intends to thwart Microsoft's attempt to gain a foothold in the handheld market.

Meanwhile, here's a couple of Linux machines
Here's a quick thumbnail on a couple of Linux-based PDAs just released by Sharp.

Read more about mobile and wireless in Computerworld's Mobile and Wireless Knowledge Center.

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