Nokia predicts four billion mobiles by 2010

Nokia is predicting there will be more than four billion mobile phone subscriptions globally by 2010. The Finnish company suggests the main driver behind this growth will be the increasingly mobile nature of the internet, with many people in developing markets accessing the internet for the first time through mobile phones. More

Smartphone Users Are Happier Than Regular Phone Users

According to a survey done by market-research firm IDC, those who use a smartphone are generally more satisfied with their devices than those who have a standard "dumb" phone. However, the survey showed that this was one of the few things smartphone users around the world have in common. More

Why Wi-Fi Support Was Removed from ActiveSync

Ed Hardy of Brighthand.com tells us about the most controversial change of ActiveSync 4.0, the removal of support for synchronizing over Wi-Fi. Many people don't understand why a feature that had been available for years was abruptly removed. Full Story

PDA Tool Allows you to Record and Rate Pain

Researchers at Brunel University in Uxbridge, England, have developed a handheld system that enables patients to record and rate pain. The Web-based system features a three-dimensional rotating visualization of the human body to help patients better explain the location of their pain. More

Unbound Medicine Releases The 5-Minute Clinical Consult 2007

Unbound Medicine announces the release of The 5-Minute Clinical Consult 2007 for PDA. This premier resource for actionable answers to clinical questions provides instant access to the essentials of more than 600 medical conditions. Organized for easy use and rapid information retrieval, all topics are brief, consistent, and action-oriented. The essentials of diagnosis, treatment, medications, and follow-up for more than 600 diseases and disorders are at your fingertips in an easy-to-read bullet-point style. Details

Most Popular PDAs and Smartphones of October

Brighthand.com's editor-in-chief lists the most popular handhelds and smartphones of the last month. This report is compiled based on the number of views each product page receives, so every time someone clicks on a product they're giving it a vote in these monthly rankings. More