CNET también está disponible en español. Don't show this again. Visit manufacturer site for details. Review summaryYou may not recognize the Asus name, but the company is well known for manufacturing motherboards, graphic cards, and other components. Now it has entered the Pocket PC ring with four new models, and the lineup's heavyweight--literally and figuratively--is the Asus MyPal A716. This $450 handheld is an office workhorse with a 400MHz processor, 64MB of memory, dual slots, and integrated Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity. But the similarly equipped and identically priced HP iPaq H4150 is smaller and lighter. And the Toshiba Pocket PC e805 offers more features and performs better, though it is bulky and costs an expensive $600. The Asus MyPal A716 and the Toshiba Pocket PC e805 offer heavyweight features with matching size and heft. The 6.9-ounce Asus measures 5.3 by 3 by 0.7 inches; if not for its antenna nub, which sprouts from the unit's upper right, the two PDAs would have almost the same footprint. Half an inch separates their screens; the A716's falls short at just the standard 3.5 inches. Still, that 240x320-pixel transflective LCD shows 65,536 vibrant colors.

The first great smartphone of 2015, Beautiful and bold..with complications, The new no-compromise MacBook, A stellar on-ear headphone, Crave-worthy curves for a premium price, The graphic 183 iphone case Good Fast processor; lots of memory; integrated Wi-Fi and Bluetooth; nice display; user-replaceable battery, The Bad Heavy and bulky; no Hold button; screen is barely visible in sunlight, The Bottom Line With excellent features and strong performance, the A716 challenges but falls just short of established high-end Pocket PCs..

CNET también está disponible en español. Don't show this again. Intel and network gear maker Alcatel have announced an alliance to deliver the wireless broadband equipment by the second half of 2005. Intel and network gear maker Alcatel announced on Thursday an alliance to deliver WiMax equipment by the second half of 2005. WiMax, a wide-area wireless broadband technology, is viewed as a cheaper alternative to DSL (digital subscriber line) and cable broadband access, because the installation costs of wireless infrastructure are minimal when compared with those of wired versions. Networks based on WiMax standards are expected to have a range of up to about 30 miles, with data transfer speeds of up to 70 megabits per second.

CNET también está disponible en español, Don't show this again, Rah-rah attitudes are notorious at trade shows like the CTIA Wireless conference where Strigl, Sigman and four other cell phone chief executives shared the stage, But some graphic 183 iphone case in the audience felt the claims were too over the top and could damage their credibility, Brad Smith, who heads a customer service department for a cellular provider in Kansas, pointed out that although cell phone service providers have added new subscribers--sometimes in record numbers--since the start of the decade, 2002 was the second of two straight years of declining handset sales..

Indeed, conditions have been so bad during the last three years that once high-flying AT&T Wireless put itself up for sale, with Cingular Wireless the winner of an eventual bidding war, noted Smith, who declined to reveal the name of his company. "So aside from that, there was no downturn?" he asked. Whether or not there was a downturn is now a moot question, said Nextel Chief Executive Tim Donahue, who shared the stage with Strigl and Sigman. The cell phone industry in 2003 had record handset sales, signaling that explosive growth has returned to the industry, he said, adding that he believes 2004 will be another big year of growth.