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PALM VII $450, plus $10 to $45 a month for e-mail and Web access This version of the best-selling handheld computer comes with a wireless modem that lets you send e-mail and tap into...
...directions linked to where you are at any given time. Overlay a map of the Grand Canyon, and it can tell you which path to take to get out. Not surprisingly, many of the localization services revolve around mobile commerce, which the industry has dubbed m-commerce. Your handheld, or for that matter your cell phone, can point you to the nearest Starbucks or Chinese restaurant. When you're lost on the road, it can lead you to the closest gas station...
...wireless revolution is something no major tech company wants to miss. There are face-offs at every level. Nokia, Motorola and Ericsson are duking it out over smart phones. Microsoft's Pocket PC is squaring off against Palm, which has nearly 70% of the handheld market. AT&T, SPRINT PCS, MCI and the Baby Bells want to provide the connections. CNN, ESPN and everyone else want to provide the "news nuggets" and other customized content...
...other battle, Microsoft is working to establish its new Pocket PC operating system as the standard for wireless, though it has a long way to go to catch up with Palm's dominant OS--the Windows of the handheld world. Early evaluations of Microsoft's Pocket PC say it's good but not likely to be the "Palm killer" some were expecting. There's also a joint venture of the software firm Psion, Nokia, Ericsson, Japan's Matsushita and Motorola called Symbian that was designed to keep Microsoft at bay. Although there have been some cracks in the alliance--Ericsson...
...naysayers claim there's far more work to be done building the wireless infrastructure. Wireless Palm, for example, still works mainly in big cities. And how many times have you found yourself out of range with your cellular phone? As for the handheld Internet experience, it isn't all that great. How good will the Web look on a cell phone's tiny screen or even a PDA's slightly larger one? And then there's speed. If you didn't like the World Wide Wait on your home PC's 56K modem, how will you like...