A Personal Digital Assistant Puts the World in the Palm of Your Hand

A Personal Digital Assistant, or PDA, may resemble a communication device from an old science fiction series, but in reality it is fast becoming an important piece of hardware for businesspeople and anyone who wants to get organized. Depending upon the style of PDA, it is capable of doing many things.

What is Mobile Computing?

Mobile computing refers to the use of small and portable computing devices in wireless enabled networks that provide wireless connections to a central main server. These devices include laptops, notebook PCs, tablet PCs, palmtops, personal digital assistant (PDAs) and other hand held devices. A radio-signaling device is installed inside these devices for receiving and transmitting electronic data.

Remember When You Could Have Bought That Blackberry And You Did Not?

Today's cell phones are compact information peddlers and most are good looking too. When you choose your cell phone plan ask yourself this, where will you be using your handset the most?

The Dell Inspiron 1000

Though many now find the unit obsolete, the 1000 is still a fully-functional piece of equipment that easily handles many tasks at once.

How To Select The Best Gaming Laptops

Most veteran PC gamers know exactly what they want in a gaming laptop, and those who have the time and money have probably already built their dream computer themselves, but if you are a little newer to the field, a little more fond of the smaller notebook footprint, or a little less comfortable with a do-it-yourself computer, you need to be armed with these basic facts before purchasing your gaming laptop.

Choosing The Best Portable Storage Option For Your PC

In ancient times, a few megabytes were considered to be a considerable amount of storage. Transferring data between computers meant carrying around big, goofy floppy disks that weren't very reliable compared to today's storage standards. Next the 1.44 megabyte diskettes became the norm for portable storage, their hard plastic casing mocking the bendable floppy’s soft and dainty exterior.

High Tech Post

Retriever Communications specialises in offering a wireless (mobile) service for field force automation, which allows dynamic scheduling of field technicians and the replacement of paper in the field with fast, secure digital data capture. The company successfully delivered a wireless in-field logistics system for the postmen of HK Post in 2003. This system allows postmen to use hand held computers, both in­depot at the start of day and then dynamically through out their delivery and pick-up runs. The wireless system is also fully integrated to HK Post's dispatch and spatial scheduling system.

We All Want To Jump On The Mobile Chat And Social Networking Train These Days But At What Cost?

Are mobile chat sites really free? An investigation into several of the top mobile social chat and networking sites spells out a different tail.

Technological Challenges With The Bluetooth Headset

When it comes to communicating in short range wirelessly, the blue tooth headset makes cell phone use a breeze. Technologically, the blue tooth headset is one of the most complicated and challenging of designs. They promote lightweight communication methods, with a battery and receiver built right into the ear piece. As complicated as they are to create, they are extremely popular for cell phone users everywhere.

How To Protect And Beautify Your Laptop

Getting a laptop can be a rather big investment and after sinking your money to invest in a laptop, I am sure you will want to protect it from scratches and other forms of damages. Fortunately, there is a cheap and great way to invest in the protection of your new and old laptop...

Dissecting A Smart Battery – Part 1

Smart Batteries - they are used in PDAs, iPods,MP3s, MP4s, Laptops, Cell Phones, Smartphones, DVD players, and other electronic devices. When we buy new batteries we want them to work. We really don't care how they work just as long as the do. But since PDA Batteries are a unique interest for me and since pda batteries are smart batteries I'm going to dig a little deeper to discover what lies within PDA batteries. So follow along as I dissect a pda battery to learn what it is made of!

About Notebooks Graphics Cards

There are two type of graphics chips for notebook : - the Integrated Graphics Processing Units : it's the cheaper one - the Dedicated GPU whish is powerful but expensive.

What is VOIP?

You may have heard mention of a service called VOIP. It stands for Voice over IP, which is a means of communicating with others using the internet.

Do I Need NVIDIA SLI Technology For My Notebook Computer?

SLI (Scalable Link Interface) is a proprietary technology developed by NVIDIA, an acknowledged world leader in graphics processing technologies. NVIDIA is responsible for some of the most commonly used programmable Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) in PCs all over the world today.