Farewell to PDAs, Hello to Smart Phones

Roland Piquepaille writes "Is it time to get rid of your PDA? Apparently yes, according to General Motors, writes Ephraim Schwartz in InfoWorld.The subtitle of this story is pretty clear: "GPS, Java, and push-to-talk give smart phones a clear edge over PDAs." "General Motors announced last week that it will partner with wireless carrier Nextel to use Nextel?s Motorola cell phones with data capabilities to market a field-force management application to its commercial truck fleet customers." GM chose these cell phones because people feel more comfortable with, but also because they can run sophisticated applications. And of course, because they are cheaper than handhelds, both to purchase and to maintain. Check this column for a summary and references."

Comments

Darth Vader's PDA

[the darn]

"a field-force management application" But what I really want is a force-field management application...

I'll keep my pda

[Matey-O]

as long as
I plan on
seeing my
====>next

information
in chunks
greater than
====>next

16kb at a
time!

All programs evolve until they can send e-mail,

[Angry White Guy]

and all PDA's evolve until they can make phonecalls.