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Whitehall IT to be carbon neutral by 2020
News Mobile device consolidation also features as a green strategy, with the report advising: "Rather than a mobile phone and a PDA (e.g. The government has announced plans to make Whitehall's computer systems wholly carbon neutral by 2020 by adopting... [17 Jul 2008]
Smart phone battle: Qwerty vs touchscreen
News But others said touchscreens will be the future of smart phone and PDA devices. That view is backed by IT chiefs who say that, particularly for business users, the Qwerty keyboard on a smart phone or PDA is easier to use and gives more tactile... [22 May 2008]
Coffee Republic to offer free wi-fi
News Customers making a purchase at Coffee Republic will be offered a free wi-fi voucher giving them a login code to access the store's hotspot from any wi-fi-enabled laptop, mobile phone or PDA. Coffee Republic will become the first UK coffee chain to... [14 Apr 2008]
Government admits to 200 more laptop thefts
News The figures for phone, laptop and PDA loss and theft across government departments reveal the MoJ has had 135 laptops and 56 mobile phones stolen, with a further 34 laptops and 116 phones gone missing since 2001. [19 Feb 2008]
Apple's iPhone motors past Motorola and sets sights on RIM
News Converged device shipments - which lumps smart phones together with PDA-style wireless handheld devices that also offer voice functionality (a distinction which seems increasingly archaic) - rose 72 per cent year-on-year in the last quarter of... [05 Feb 2008]
BlackBerrys squashed by Whitehall data ban
News The ban does not affect RIM's BlackBerry enterprise version (4.0 and above), which has been certified by CESG as secure enough to carry 'restricted'-level documents - the only PDA device that has been - and so can still be used by civil servants... [04 Feb 2008]
iPhone bubble beginning to burst?
News AT&T, the exclusive US carrier of the iPhone, activated just 900,000 iPhones during the fourth quarter, the company revealed during a profits conference call yesterday, yet Apple announced at Macworld it has sold four million iPhones through the... [25 Jan 2008]
Europe embraces consumer tech
News Of companies that allow consumer-based tech - such as an employee's own laptop, PDA or mobile, as well as software commonly barred by IT departments (such as instant messaging) - 65 per cent are looking to outsource their end user services within... [13 Nov 2007]
RIM makes sweet plans for BlackBerry future
News RIM recently shipped its 20-millionth BlackBerry smart phone and the devices are ranked number one in the global PDA space - with 18.1 per cent market share in May 2007, according to figures from analyst house Gartner. [06 Nov 2007]
iPhone: Is your business ready for it?
News But businesses must make sure iPhones - and other PDA or smart phone devices - are managed properly to maintain the security of any corporate data stored on them, Blowers added. Apple's iPhone could quickly find its way into businesses with staff... [31 Aug 2007]
Police complaints body plots £50m tech review
News Gediking is keen to see if any mobile and remote working offerings are pitched to him - the IPCC is currently conducting a PDA pilot with MDA handsets supplied by T-Mobile being used by directors and commissioners.silicon.com Public Sector [28 Aug 2007]
BT drops below half share of fixed-line calls
News Ofcom attributes the rise largely to the increasing prevalence of smart phones with PDA functionality, which are able to access emails and web services. BT's share of fixed-line call volumes fell below 50 per cent for the first time last year, an... [24 Aug 2007]
BlackBerrys and PDAs bad for work/life balance
News Steve Gediking, head of IT and facilities at the Independent Police Complaints Commission, said his latest PDA has given him an efficiency gain of about half an hour a day using otherwise dead time. Instead, I spent an hour on my PDA the night... [18 Jul 2007]
Web 2.0 still a minority pursuit for the wired world
News Eleven per cent of US adults own a PDA or similar device such as a BlackBerry. Although most US adults have a mobile phone, a computer and internet access only a small percentage are participating in web 2.0 activities, according to a study. [08 May 2007]
Nokia-Palm union doubted by experts
News While the rumour mill has been cranked up a gear with speculation Nokia is interested in acquiring smart phone- and PDA-maker Palm, analysts have poured cold water on the union. There was conjecture over the weekend that the world's number one... [05 Mar 2007]
