If you need a powerful all-in-one PDA to help drive your business forward, the Fujitsu Siemens Pocket LOOX N560 may be just the device you’re looking for.

Complete with an impressive 624MHz processor, as well as 128MB of Flash Memory and a 480 x 640 pixel VGA display, the Pocket LOOX N560 is ideal for taking care of those important tasks when you are out of the office.  Software and applications react seamlessly to your every command, letting you browse the web, email and edit important documents with crystal clarity. With integrated Bluetooth, you can connect to a huge range of digital peripherals such as phones and printers, and with Wi-Fi you can get connected via your router or wireless hotspots and get connected to the web.

Perfect for taking with you, the Fujitsu Siemens Pocket LOOX N560 features Windows Mobile 5.0 Premium, so you can stay productive with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Internet Explorer, and Outlook. Plus, with Windows Media Player, you have access to a full multimedia suite to keep you entertained on the move.

Specification

• Processor: Intel® PXA270 624 MHz based on Intel® XScale™ microarchitecture
• Memory: System Memory (RAM) 64 MB; Flash Memory (ROM) 128 MB
• GPS: Fully integrated SIRF Star III Chip
• Display: 3.5-inch VGA 480 x 640 color; transflective TFT Touchscreen; 65.536 colors, LED backlight
• Wireless LAN: Integrated, 802.11 b/g
• Bluetooth: Bluetooth V1.2
• Docking Station: Integrated
• Interfaces: 1 x built-in microphone; 1 x speaker; 1 x headphone (3.5 mm) 4 pin; 1 x IrDA; USB 1.1 (slave) via sync cable; USB 1.1 (host) via sync cable; Serial (RS232) via sync cable; Stereo
• Audio Out on cradle connector
• Expansion slots: SD card/MM card (SD I/O)
• Battery: Exchangeable Lithium-Ion extended battery, rechargeable; 3000 mAh
• Dimensions: 116mm x 71mm x 14mm / 160g
• Operating System: Microsoft® Windows Mobile 5.0 Premium Edition

The ideal tool for work and for play, the Fujitsu Siemens Pocket LOOX N560 is available now at the reduced price of £139.99.

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If you are a fan of the current design trend of slimline, sleek and shiny handsets, then the Motorola Symbol MC35 may not be the PDA phone for you. However, if instead you require a device which will stand up to even the toughest punishment, then the rough and ready MC35 serves up this kind of business-essential durability in spades. Rugged, sturdy, and above all, tough, the MC35 is the handset of choice for those who require more than a little extra endurance in their mobile device.

Designed to withstand punishment from the most demanding environments, the Motorola Symbol MC35 can withstand drops of up to 3 feet, high humidity, and temperature extremes ranging from -25 degrees celsius to 65 degrees celsius (storage temperature), making it a tough and versatile work tool.

Powered by Windows Mobile 6, the Motorola Symbol MC35 provides uncompromising business performance, so you can edit important documents, send personal and work emails, and synchronise your contacts, appointments, and tasks from your PC. Also featuring full quad-band phone functionality, Bluetooth, integrated GPS receiver and a full QWERTY keyboard for enhanced usability, as well as additional configuration options such as Wi-Fi, barcode scanner, extended battery and HSDPA, the Motorola MC35 provides all of the essential features you require to keep your business running - in a device that’s built to last.

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New in at TotalPDA, the Qtek 2020i and 9100 PDA phones provide a comprehensive mobile solution with powerful business features at an outstanding price:

Qtek 2020i PDA Phone

A perfect PDA phone for the busy professional, the Qtek 2020i combines the connectivity of a fully unlocked tri-band phone with the power of Windows Mobile.

Featuring Bluetooth, you can connect to  a number of Bluetooth peripherals to expand the functionality of your device. And with Wi-Fi, you can connect to your home or office wireless network, or any wireless hotspot for simple and free access to the Internet, without incurring expensive network charges.

Running on Windows Mobile Pocket PC Edition, you can view and edit Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint documents enabling you to catch up on those important tasks when out of the office. And when you simply want to unwind, the Qtek 2020i will keep you entertained with multimedia playback via Windows Media Player.

Ideal for work, or for play, the Qtek 2020i is a feature-packed PDA phone and is available now for a strictly limited time at only £99.99.

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Qtek 9100 PDA Phone

Designed with the business-user in mind, the Qtek 9100 comes complete with a 2.8” touch-screen display, 1.3 MP camera, quad-band, mini SD slot, Bluetooth, EDGE and Wi-Fi for complete mobile productivity.

Powered by Windows Mobile 5, with improved performance, more customisation options and increased security than previous versions, the Qtek 9100 gives you more flexibility to get the job done.

Featuring a full sliding QWERTY keyboard, you can text, email and edit documents to your heart’s content with simple and effective data entry. Simply slide out the keyboard and the screen automatically jumps from portrait to landscape for quick and efficient input.

A powerful mobile tool for the business professional, the Qtek 9100 is available for a strictly limited time at an outstanding £119.99.

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Shiny, sleek and feature packed - we all love the latest PDAs and Smartphones. As a consumer item we covet them highly. We need them to run our businesses, to stay updated with what’s going on in the world, and to keep connected to our family and friends. But sometimes we need a little more from our devices. It’s all very well to have the sleekest, smallest or most compact handset, but in tough environments such as building sites, warehouses or even the great outdoors, even the shortest drop can irrevocably damage our delicate devices.

That’s where the Motorola Symbol MC35 steps in. Built to last, the Motorola symbol bridges the gap between the high spec consumer functionality we have come to expect and the rugged build quality required for a more demanding environment. Designed to have a product life that well exceeds that of the traditional consumer smartphone or PDA, the MC35 can withstand drops of up to 3 feet, high humidity, temperatures as low as -25 degrees celcius and as high as 65 degrees celcius (storage temperature), making it a sturdy all-rounder.

Currently on offer at TotalPDA at the outstanding price of £199.99, the Motorola symbol MC35 is a feature packed PDA phone as well as a durable work tool. In addition to Quad band phone functionality, the MC35 provides business essential features, including Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity, full QWERTY keyboard for enhanced usability and integrated GPS receiver - all with the power and functionality of Windows Mobile 5 at the helm. You can even upgrade your MC35 to Windows Mobile 6.0 for a mere £19.99, providing you with advanced mobile communications, increased mobile productivity and integrated mobile business performance over and above that on offer from the Windows Mobile 5 platform. A truly feature packed and durable tool, the MC35 provides the business essential durability to keep your enterprise running - even in the most demanding environments.

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The perfect business partner for companies on the go, the new HP iPAQ range is specifically designed to cater for the needs of the rapidly expanding business in today’s competitive market place. With features such as Microsoft Office Mobile 6, blisteringly fast processing power, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, you can push your business forward without compromising on productivity or performance. To top it off, HP are offering a limited time only cashback deal on each purchase - so don’t miss out of this amazing opportunity!

HP iPAQ 114 + £20 Cashback £135.99 (£159.79 Inc VAT) The HP iPAQ 114 is the perfect PDA to complement your mobile life. With its incredibly fast 624MHz processor, Wi-Fi capability and Microsoft Office mobile 6, the HP iPAQ 114 is the perfect business companion. And with £20 Cashback the HP iPAQ 114 is a favourite and our 3rd best selling product!
HP iPAQ 214 + £10 Cashback £169.99 (£199.74 Inc VAT) The HP iPAQ 214 is the perfect business partner. With its fast Marvell PXA310 Processor 624 MHz, Wi-Fi and bluetooth capability and Microsoft Officemobile 6 and £10 Cashback, this is our 2nd bestselling product and a must have in the business world!
HP iPAQ 614 + £50 Cashback £249.99 (£293.74 Inc VAT) The HP iPAQ 614 allows you to keep your business running whilst on the move. This 3G PDA Phone with integrated GPS receiver, Wi-Fi, and Microsoft Office Mobile 6 with an added £50 Cashback, makes this the perfect business partner for people on the go.

Straight from the mouth of TomTom themselves I have a full compatibility list of devices that will work with the TomTom Navigator 6. Not a very interesting post I know, but thought some people out there would appreciate it. They haven’t given me an answer yet on whether one license key will activate your phone and PDA, but say they will get back to me. There are some incompatibilities that I can’t explain, so if anyone knows of others to add, let me know and I’ll post them here. Anyway, here we go:

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New in at TotalPDA, Acer’s latest addition to their handheld product line - the Acer C530 - provides a multi-functional all-in-one GPS PDA solution in a sleek and lightweight form factor. Featuring a top of the range PDA specification combined with the latest GPS technology, the C530 perfect for the mobile professional.

Operating on the latest Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 operating system, and with the full MS Office suite, the C530 is perfect for synchronising important documents. Also featuring full connectivity options in the form of Bluetooth and WiFi, it’s perfect for those moments where you are caught without your sync cable.
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HTC have finally released the much anticipated HTC TyTN II (aka HTC 4550 or HTC Kaiser). It seems that the during the development of this unit, HTC were determined to pack in every feature developed to date, bar none, and have come up trumps with this amazing device.

Do you want full PDA functionality with the complete Windows Mobile® 6 Professional suite? You’ve got it. How about a fully connected Quad band mobile phone sporting Bluetooth 2.0, WiFi, 3.5G HSDPA connectivity delivering file download speeds up to nine times faster than 3G. Yup! Did you need a 3 megapixel CMOS camera with autofocus capability? It has that too. And if you were worried about losing your way on holiday, or for that important business meeting, the Kaiser also has a fully integrated GPS receiver, plus a taster version of TomTom navigator (which includes the TomTom software, but requires that you purchase the maps for your region).
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The IT-Observer has printed a long-ish release from Pointsec Security on information security. The key to safe (in terms of data security) device disposal appears to be: encrypt, encrypt, encrypt.

The Companies Act in the UK, and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in the US (which a growing number of UK organisations, especially those that trade with the US, are implementing) mandate that high levels of security and compliance are introduced in companies both large and small.

Despite this, recent research has shown that 55 per cent of mobile devices in active use by UK organisations are unprotected.

Three quarters of respondents in the DTI Information Security Breaches Survey of 2006 stated that the theft of a laptop or mobile devices had been their worst security incident - proving extremely problematic, not just in terms of reconfiguring their systems, but the unknown long-term use of the data and public perception of trust.

On thinking about it, this is so simple I can’t believe I didn’t think of it first. Then again, I can be kind of old school. The Smart PDA has an article on turning your smartphone or PDA into a ‘portable computer’. What the author means is using your smartphone or PDA much like some people use flash drives — those that store mobile versions of most-used applications, allowing the user to work on documents at any desktop or laptop, completely eliminating the need to synchronise multiple document versions.

What you’ll need is an application that tricks the computer you’ve connected your device to (via USB) into treating your device’s memory card as a separate drive (without synchronising), and another application that launches software stored on your device’s memory card.

This is a brilliant idea, provided you’re not one of those people who loses or changes their mobile devices easily!

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