Current Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) News Today

Facebook Dislodges Orkut From Top Position in India
Social networking site Facebook has overtaken Orkut in India for the first time to take the top place, digital market data firm comScore said on Wednesday.

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 04:20:13 -0700

RIM BlackBerry patent describes convertible touchscreen/QWERTY phone
A newly filed patent application by RIM suggests the cellphone manufacturers designers are considering an extending, rotating form-factor that could allow for multiple hardware control surfaces such as a QWERTY keyboard and numeric keypad. The application, titled “Handheld electronic device with rotatable member”, shows a phone with a pull-out second section that could be used in portrait or ...

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 06:51:30 -0700

Electronic devices speed up international development work
The World Food Program is using technology to speed efforts to learn where food aid is needed. With handheld devices, the organization is able to get more accurate data and transmit it wirelessly back to headquarters.

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 04:38:56 -0700

Gary Shapiro: Those Who Cannot Innovate, Regulate: Old Media's Twisted Logic
It's no secret that old media is in trouble. Major metropolitan cities no longer boast multiple competing newspapers. Newsroom staffs are shrinking, and even landmark...

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 10:08:31 -0700

Nearly 20 mn Indians visited biz websites in June: comScore
An increasing number of people are going online for finance-related content, with 19.7 million Internet users in the country logging on to business websites in June, says a survey.

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 05:08:27 -0700