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AvantGo Developer
Tools and resources for developing content and applications for AvantGo, an application and content system for mobile devices.
Palm OS Platform Developers
Resources for those who want to develop applications for the Palm operating system.
ARTICLES
Creating a WebClipping Application for the Palm Pilot
How to develop internet applications for PalmPilots using WebClipping. (9/13/2000 at ASP Today)
Handhelds: Here Come the Bugs?
Security firms such F-Secure and Network Associates are releasing programs to defend handheld devices from viruses and Trojan horses; some say they're overhyping a nonexistent danger. (3/19/2001 at ZDNet)
Japanese Products Map the Mobile Road Ahead
A look at Net-connected telephones and "specialized mobile Internet appliances" available from DoCoMo in Japan. (4/29/2001 at UseIt)
Linux on an iPAQ
Choosing a Linux platform to run on the iPAQ PDA, and how to install Linux on the machine. (6/1/2001 at O'Reilly Network)
Mobile Devices Will Soon Be Useful
Jakob Nielsen reports from the DEMOmobile conference, and is optimistic about the usability of new mobile devices. 802.11 is the preferred networking system, the Danger Device (HipTop) looks promising, and complex car connectivity could be dangerous. (9/16/2001 at UseIt)
NCR Sues Palm, Handspring Over Patent Infringement
NCR Corporation is suing Palm Inc. and Handspring Inc., saying the two companies' products infringe on patents covering "portable personal terminal[s]." (3/15/2001 at InfoWorld)
New Devices Augur Decent Mobile User Experience
A report from the DEMOmobile 2000 conference, focusing on the usability of various handheld devices (wireless phones and PDAs). (9/17/2000 at UseIt)
Open Source Wireless
Linux is making inroads in the PDA environment, mostly on machines originally developed for Windows CE. (2/20/2001 at M-Commerce Times)
Outcome of WAP War Starting to Take Shape
Wireless giant Ericsson has licensed WAP technology from Geoworks, bolstering the small company's claim that it has a valid patent on Wireless Access Protocol. (9/25/2000 at allNetDevices)
Passwords Don't Protect Palm Data, Security Firm Warns
Security firm @Stake has demonstrated that the Palm OS is insecure, and that anyone with physical access to a Palm or Visor can break through password protection to get access to the data on it. (3/2/2001 at News.com)
The Joy of Text
NTT DoCoMo is set to launch the world' first commercial 3G services in Japan; whether th high-speed Internet access is more popular than plain-old text messaging remains to be seen. (9/13/2001 at The Economist)
Three's Company
A profile of the management team at Handspring, and their long road to success. (11/27/2000 at Forbes)
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