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1. Qualcomm debuts "Flo" mobile television device

   (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

   Friday, 13 November 2009

   
No streaming, buffering or downloads Qualcomm has debuted a handheld television device that offers instant access to live and time-shifted content. The $250 "FLO" weighs just over five ounces and features ...

2. AMD says Fusion will knock Intel for six. Or five

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Wednesday, 11 November 2009

   ... “If you can get more work done with less data transfers you get a significant saving on battery life.  We’ll win with Fusion, Fusion is going to be the mantra and we’ll spread it everywhere from handheld ...

3. Nintendo poised to "regain control" of console market

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Tuesday, 10 November 2009

   ... Nintendo sold 600,000 Wii consoles and 400,000 DS handheld units during the month of October. "Fueling the strong Nintendo Wii sales was the belated but well received price cut in late September. As ...

4. Nintendo upgrades handheld DS with 4.2 inch screen

   (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

   Thursday, 29 October 2009

   Nintendo has confirmed that it will be launching an upgraded version of its popular handheld DS device in November. The DS LL features dual, 4.2 inch screens and is expected to retail for ¥20,000 (US$220) ...

5. Leaving the iPhone behind

   (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Opinion)

   Monday, 26 October 2009

   ... cellphone. After all, it's only the latest in a long line of handheld devices I've recycled since my Motorola flip phone in 1993. Opinion: I've never had a mobile phone as good as the iPhone. It's also ...

6. The future of 4G is murky

   (Networking/Networking Features)

   Sunday, 25 October 2009

   ... cellular systems.He concluded by saying that all handheld devices will have connectivity and this means careful spectrum management to eliminate interference. Future Horizons is here. ...

7. Google's mobile ad services are laughable

   (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Opinion)

   Tuesday, 06 October 2009

   ... relevant. That is, location-specific. Say I'm in a strange city and need something. I use my smartphone to find it. Because my handheld device knows where I am (or should, if it is GPS-enabled), I'll locate ...

8. Apple App Store downloads pass two million mark

   (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

   Monday, 28 September 2009

   ... a staggering two billion apps in just over a year, including more than half a billion apps this quarter alone," says Apple CEO Steve Jobs. "The App Store has reinvented what you can do with a mobile handheld ...

9. Intel Developer Forum was a bishop’s egg

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Monday, 28 September 2009

   ... people watch TV on their notebooks now. The BBC has had its excellent iPlayer working for a good while – if your handheld has good enough resolution and the right connection, TV works pretty well there ...

10. Intel shows off 22 nanometer, optimistic about future

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 22 September 2009

    ... is building a spectrum of computing devices from high end servers all the way down to handhelds. "Inside the spectrum we want to introduce the same personal computer experience across all devices," ...

11. Consumer notebooks save PC bacon

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Wednesday, 16 September 2009

    ...  The PCs in IDC's forecasts include desktops, notebooks, ultra portables, and mini notebook PCs, but not handheld devices.  ...

12. Intel confirms top management shakeup

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Monday, 14 September 2009

    ... Mobility Group, will continue to be led by Anand Chandrasekher and will focus on extending the Intel architecture into mobile handheld devices. The Embedded and Communications Group will come under Doug ...

13. Confusion reigns as Apple bans Commodore emulator again

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Tuesday, 08 September 2009

    ... a Nintendo DS simulator developed by ZM2 Dev. The disputed application - dubbed Double Sys - reportedly acted as a "handheld game console" by simulating the DS OS. Other applications banned or censored ...

14. Apple approves Commodore 64 emulator for the iPhone

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Monday, 07 September 2009

    ... DS simulator developed by ZM2 Dev. The disputed application - dubbed Double Sys - reportedly acted as a "handheld game console" by simulating the DS OS. See also Nintendo claims credit for Apple DS ...

15. Gentle robot improves cancer surgery

    (General Sciences/General Sciences Features)

    Sunday, 23 August 2009

    ... to confirm where the tumor is, or to locate further tumors. In MIS, this can be tricky. An alternative is to relay touch cues via an instrument. A variety of handheld sensors and grasping instruments ...

16. Nintendo claims credit for Apple DS simulator ban

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Friday, 21 August 2009

    ... application - dubbed Double Sys - was developed by ZM2 Dev and acted as a "handheld game console" by simulating the DS OS. Double Sys was prominently promoted on the official ZM2 Dev website, which featured ...

17. Dell’s mobile nightmare: The dumbest move yet?

    (Mobility/Mobility Opinion)

    Tuesday, 18 August 2009

    ... of a niche to make more of an impact than it did last time. But if a company the size and scale of Dell isn’t swinging for the fences and forcing us to re-assess what a handheld device can – and should ...

18. Activision postpones Starcraft II launch to 2010

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Wednesday, 05 August 2009

    ... that Activision Publishing was the "#1" US third-party console and handheld publisher during the second quarter. In addition, Activision claimed three, top-10 best-selling titles in the US: Prototype, ...

19. Global Foundries scores win from ST Microelectronics

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Tuesday, 28 July 2009

    ... next generation wireless applications, handheld devices and gizmos. The deal, as far as we know, is the first that Global Foundries has struck with any external customer apart from AMD itself.  Earlier ...

20. Study highlights dangers of texting while driving, again

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Tuesday, 28 July 2009

    ... we follow the obvious advice and before all states ban texting and using a handheld device while driving? Chicago (IL) – There is a new study released by the Virginia  Tech  Transportation  ...

21. US Traffic Safety Administration hid cellphone danger

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Tuesday, 21 July 2009

    ... Safety. "It doesn't matter whether it's handheld or hands-free, it's the distraction of talking to someone else, the conversation itself that causes the inattention that leads to crashes, deaths and injuries." ...

22. Microsoft: Mobile Xbox device inevitable

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Monday, 20 July 2009

    ... a mobile or handheld opportunity, we would not have the resources and ability to do things like instant-on 1080p HD, Facebook, Twitter, Project Natal," Microsoft Game Studios' corporate VP, Shane Kim, ...

23. Pachter: Apple prepping game console for 2013 launch

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Thursday, 16 July 2009

    ... a "deliberate strategy" to transform Apple TV into an "entertainment and Internet hub." "They want to see what they can do with the handhelds (iPod Touch and iPhone) first, then move into console games," ...

24. Intel sees "one billion" connected mobile devices by 2015

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Tuesday, 14 July 2009

    ... primarily responsible for the Internet's "massive" expansion. However, Chandrasekher noted that the current handheld experience was "lacking" and that "at least half" of MID owners expected more "computer ...

25. Dell to make Android device using ARM chip

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Monday, 29 June 2009

      Hardware giant Dell has advanced plans to make an Internet capable handheld device which uses the Google Android operating system. Hardware giant Dell has advanced plans to make an Internet capable ...

26. Dyson develops world's fastest motor

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Friday, 26 June 2009

    ... efficient devices and will see its first application in Dyson’s handheld vacuum cleaners, DC30 and DC31. The company has taken out 15 new patents on the motor, which it claims is the fastest domestic motor ...

27. TG Daily’s Dads and Grads Product Giveaway: Play along and win!

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Friday, 19 June 2009

    ... meetings? If so, the NYRIUS ENTOURAGE7 is perfect!  This global talking travel translator is equipped with seven international languages.  With a user-friendly design and functionality, the handheld ...

28. Hyperkin breathes new life into old games

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Thursday, 04 June 2009

    ... crew who were showcasing the FC Mobile II, Firebox Diamond and the Digital Pocket Handheld System. These shiny plastic devices may not look or feel as slick as a PS3, but they do allow veteran gamers to ...

29. Apple replaces Jobs with a row of execs at WWDC

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Wednesday, 13 May 2009

    ... Snow Leopard before. And it is an open secret that there will be at least one new iPhone and we should expect a handheld device that fits somewhere between the iPhone and the cheapest Macbook. Since it ...

30. Broadband in aircraft gets a lift

    (Networking/Networking Features)

    Wednesday, 06 May 2009

    ... haulers. And if you've an iPhone, or the 2013 equivalent, handheld gizmos will account for a third of the connects. We'll see. One of the objections people often make to inflight anything is that it ...

31. Is Apple set to acquire EA?

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Tuesday, 05 May 2009

    ... may raise some speculation what that may mean for iTunes in terms of content, what it will mean for the iPhone and iPod Touch as handheld gaming platforms, and it surely wills park a new round of discussions ...

32. Apple snaps up senior Xbox strategist

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Monday, 04 May 2009

    ... Apple's interest in challenging other players in the handheld gaming market. Indeed, the company recently hired Bob Drebin, former chief technologist at AMD's graphics group and the creator of Nintendo ...

33. Smiths Detection unveils new handheld bio warfare detection device

    (Security/Security Features)

    Thursday, 23 April 2009

    Smiths Detection has unveiled a handheld biological testing unit designed for military and emergency response applications. Bio-Seeq Plus provides on-site identification of biological warfare agents ...

34. Upscale your DVDs to HD quality with GPU-accelerated software

    (Software/Software Features)

    Wednesday, 01 April 2009

    ... abstracting away hardware considerations and allowing the developer to deal in data concepts, will change the way many of our devices operate in the years to come. This is true of mobile, handheld devices, ...

35. Two worlds collide: Can PC companies build smartphones?

    (Mobility/Mobility Opinion)

    Friday, 27 March 2009

    ... of those companies, Dell, has already tried and failed to crack the handheld market. Sure, its Axim-branded devices were basic, disconnected PDAs. But they exemplified the kind of thinking that most large ...

36. WWDC 2009: June 12-18 with possible Jobs keynote

    (Software/Software Features)

    Friday, 27 March 2009

    ... to become a major force in handheld gaming. The Mac track is focused on Snow Leopard and its speed optimization technologies, like the 64-bit computing, multicore and GPU programming/acceleration via OpenCL, ...

37. Cisco Acquires Pure Digital for $590 million

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Thursday, 19 March 2009

    ... for $590 million. Pure Digital's Flip video cameras are tiny, user friendly handheld devices designed for users who have a desire to quickly and efficiently upload their footage to Internet video ...

38. Cisco to move into flip video camera market

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Tuesday, 10 March 2009

    ... on the details. Cisco Systems would neither confirm nor deny speculation that it's planning to acquire Pure Digital Technologies, maker of the widely popular Flip line of handheld digital camcorders. ...

39. Playstation Portable hits 50 million units

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Wednesday, 25 February 2009

    Sony said that it has sold 50 million units of its Playstation Portable (PSP) gaming console, which is about half the number of Nintendo DS handhelds sold to date. Chicago (IL) - Sony said that it has ...

40. U.S. to get Nintendo DSi on April 5

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Wednesday, 18 February 2009

    Nintendo today said that it will bring its updated handheld gaming system DSi to the United States on April 5 (see our previous coverage). The third generation of the DS will be available in blue and ...

41. The new Windows Mobile operating system

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Tuesday, 17 February 2009

    ... follows Microsoft's pattern of replicating their PC operating system for a small handheld device, though with a more flashy appearance. Chicago (IL) - This week Microsoft introduced a beta version its ...

42. Netscape executive, Michael J Homer, dies at 50

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Thursday, 05 February 2009

    Silicon Valley executive, Michael J. Homer who had a significant impact on the development of three technology venues - the PC, the handheld device, and the Internet - passed away on Sunday in Atherton ...

43. Nintendo stuns everybody, cuts fiscal 2009 profit forecast 33%

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Thursday, 29 January 2009

    ... Remote games, at #2) 5 million Mario Kart Wii, at #3) 4.53 million Wii Fit, and at #4) 4.17 million Super Smash Bros. Brawl." Also, "Nintendo's DS handheld game device also sold 9.95 million units last ...

44. Qualcomm buys AMD's handheld graphics and multimedia assets

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Tuesday, 20 January 2009

      Qualcomm Incorporated announced today that it has "acquired certain graphics and multimedia technology assets, intellectual property and resources that were formerly the basis of AMD's handheld business." ...

45. Need a USB drive? Check the local laundry mat

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Brief)

    Monday, 19 January 2009

    ... Credant Technologies reported in September that 6,193 handheld devices are left in taxi cabs every six months. Taxi cabs often wind up being the final home of laptops, iPods and memory sticks - at ...

46. Nintendo sold record breaking 10.2 million Wiis in US in 2008

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Friday, 16 January 2009

      According to NPD Group's statistics, in 2008 Nintendo managed to sell 10.17 million Wii game consoles in the United States, breaking sales records. Nintendo's DS handheld game device also sold 9.95 million ...

47. Garmin updates outdoor handheld navigators

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Wednesday, 14 January 2009

      Today, Garmin is updating a couple of its handheld navigators which target those into outdoor adventures. These new models are the eTrex Legend H, priced around $150, and the eTrex Vista H, priced around ...

48. CES 2009: Autonet takes WiFi hotspots to the place you are via a 3G cellular uplink

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Thursday, 08 January 2009

    ... is turned on, creates a wireless Internet environment through which car passengers can connect their WiFi-enabled laptops, handhelds and video game consoles - getting at Internet content such as videos, ...

49. CES 2009: Nikola Tesla-like induction chargers finally here

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Wednesday, 07 January 2009

    ... showed their chargers are capable of charging handhelds, cell phones, laptops, and iPods, all simultaneously. The company claims that their product can wirelessly charge a wall-mounted flatscreen television, ...

50. Top 10 people in technology

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Opinion)

    Sunday, 28 December 2008

    ... Wii logo. Both the Wii and the handheld DS differentiate themselves from its rivals with a unique user concept and unique content that attracts a much larger user base than traditional gaming devices. ...