Farewell to PDAs, Hello to Smart Phones

Posted by CmdrTaco on Sunday May 25, 2003 @01:34AM from the well-they-are-gonna-converge-anyway dept.

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."

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Re:excuse me... by Anonymous Coward · 2003-05-25 01:39 · Score: -1, Offtopic

morning mista fp'er!!! kthx bai
JAKE STEED RULEZ! by Anonymous Coward · 2003-05-25 01:40 · Score: -1, Offtopic

JAKE STEED RULEZ!
one thing we are all forgetting by Anonymous Coward · 2003-05-25 01:49 · Score: -1, Offtopic

even if you use a PDA or a cellphone, that does not change
one incontrovertible fact: the seminal truth of the 20th century.

Saddam Hussein gassed his own people.

thank you
IN SOVIET RUSSIA by Anonymous Coward · 2003-05-25 02:00 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Farewell to Phones, say hello to Stupid PDAs!