SD and MultiMediaCard modules should interchangeable between other handheld computers, scanners and cameras that support the standard. Palm expects SD supporters to miniaturise their scanners, radios, modems, cameras and MP3 players onto SD modules.
Merlin is the code name of Microsoft's latest version of its scaled down operating system - originally called Windows CE, now called Pocket PC - used in portable devices. HP is set to launch two new handheld computers based on Microsoft's Merlin...
Bluetooth, a short-range radio technology, allows notebooks, peripherals, handheld computers, mobile phones and other portable devices to connect without the use of cables. The partnership, announced at the CTIA Wireless IT and internet trade show...
Vesey Crichton, PalmOne VP EMEA, called the 7100v "another good email device from RIM" but stressed Palm OS-based products can run more applications - including various email clients - and include cameras, SD card slots and in some cases full...
Some schools are using handheld devices to take registers in order to keep better tabs on which students are turning up (click here for a case study on this) while one authority in Rotherham is trialling a database it hopes will cut bullying.
And nine out of 10 teachers said IT is very important to their school - compared to 68 per cent last year, reflecting an increased emphasis on IT as a learning tool. Schools are certainly far more switched on than a few years ago, according to...