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	2006
Dec/Jan -		2006: The Year in Review Look for These Developments in 2007
November -		Interfacing with Robots
October -		Embedded Projectors for Handheld Devices
September -		Phone-Centric Device Convergence
August -		Handheld Devices: Areas to Monitor
July -		Intel Sells Handheld-Device Business
June -		Recent Developments: The Green Issue: Portable-Device Disposal • Open Source for Microsoft Competitors New Technology Area: Connected Homes
May -		The Handheld Device Market: What Is Really Happening?
April -		The Handheld Device in the Digital Home
March -		Recent Developments: Intel Unveils Ultramobile PCs • Antennessa Launches Low-Cost RF-Monitoring Equipment
February -		European Operators' Wi-Fi and Cellular Services Fail to Deliver Value Recent Developments: RIM Is Under Renewed Threat from Patent Dispute

	2005	Download all 2005 Viewpoints (PDF)
Dec/Jan -		2005: The Year in Review Look for These Developments in 2006
November -		When Dumb Phones Are Smart
October -		Mobile TV: Many Solutions and One Question (Does Anyone Want It?)
September -		Recent Developments: Nokia Is the Number One 3G-Handset Provider Areas to Monitor: Let Battle Commence
August -		Palm Devices Running Windows Signal the Beginning of the End for the Palm OS
July -		iPod: The Ultimate Handheld Computer?
June -		Recent Developments: Microsoft Announces a Free Alternative to BlackBerry Enterprise Server • Nokia Unveils a Wi-Fi Web Device (without a Phone)
May -		Recent Developments: Microsoft Upgrades Windows Mobile • TomTom Showcases Low-Cost Portable Navigation System • palmOne Unveils a Hard Drive-Based PDA
April -		Update on Wireless Broadband for In-Flight Communications
March -		Recent Developments: Philips Advances the Development of Rollable Displays for Handhelds • RIM Unveils Wi-Fi–Enabled BlackBerry Handsets Players: Sony Exits PDA Market
February -		Recent Developments: UMA Deployment Advances Wi-Fi and Cellular Convergence for Voice Applications • Manufacturers Target Enterprise Users with Wi-Fi–Enhanced Cellular Handsets • PalmSource Acquires China MobileSoft

	2004	Download all 2004 Viewpoints (PDF)
Dec/Jan -		2004: The Year in Review Look for These Developments in 2005
November -		Micro Fuel-Cell Progress and Display of Prototype Fuel-Cell Battery Chargers for Cellular Handsets in Japan
October -		Recent Developments: Micro-Hard Drives Will Soon See Integration in Cell-Phone Handsets • Nokia Introduces Third-Generation High-Performance Smart Phone
September -		Mid-2004 Handheld-Computing and Intelligent-Communicator Market Figures Show Increase in Sales
August -		Plans Accelerate to Implement EV-DO Mobile Data-Service Upgrades on Major U.S. CDMA2000 Cellular Networks—Handset/Terminal Vendors Still to be Identified
July -		Sony Exits the PDA Market in Both the United States and Europe in a Major Blow to Palm
June -		Handheld Personal Computers on Steroids: The Ultra Personal Computer
May -		Recent Developments: Coca-Cola to Deploy 28 000 Symbol Handheld Computers • A Low-Power 802.11g Single-Chip Solution for Mobile Devices from Atheros Communications
April -		Recent Developments: Talla-Tech to Supply Ruggedized Personal Digital Devices to the U.S. Marine Corps • Bilingual PDAs for Travelers to Japan • Texas Instruments's Third-Generation WLAN Chip Set for Cellular Handsets
March -		3GSM World Congress in Cannes, France, Provides New Information on 3G Products, Technology, and Finger Pointing about Continued Service Delays in Europe
February -		2004: A Year of Growth for Location Technology Applications in PI Devices

	2003	Download all 2003 Viewpoints (PDF)
Dec/Jan -		2003: The Year in Review Look for These Developments in 2004
November -		Implications for Commercialization in Portable Intelligence Announcement: Next Generation Technologies
October -		How Close Are Micro Fuel Cells for Use in PI Handheld Devices?
September -		Recent Developments: Use of WAP Browsers in Cellular Handsets Is Far from Dead • Sales of Traditional HPC/PDA Devices Continue to Decline • Say Goodbye to Palm and Hello to palmOne • ThunderHawk Pocket PC Web Browser Solves Web-Page Sizing Problem
August -		Increased Wi-Fi Use in Portable-Intelligence Devices Likely—Update of 802.11 WLAN Standards
July -		Palm's Bid to Maintain Global PDA Market Leadership
June -		U.S. CDPD Wireless Networks to Shut Down Concerns in the United States about Use of Wi-Fi–Enabled Portable Devices on Aircraft
May -		Recent Developments: Enfora Wi-Fi Case Will Enable Many Palm PDA Models for WLAN Access • More Wristborne Intelligent Communicators Come to Market
April -		Intel Now Tries to Get Inside the Cell Phone 802.11g Wireless LAN Draft Specification Makes Progress toward Standard Validation
March -		Final PDA Shipment Numbers for 2002 Are in and They Are Not Good Motorola Tries a Different Approach: Linux Operating System Will Be in New Cellular Handset Models
February -		Recent Developments: Fuel-Cell Power Source Is in the Plans for Intermec Portable-Intelligence Device • Microsoft Moves into the Smart-Watch Field • Palm Changes Its Handwriting-Recognition Solution

	2002	Download Aug.–Dec. 2002 Viewpoints (PDF)
Dec/Jan -		2002: The Year in Review Look for These Developments in 2003
November -		Microsoft Smartphone 2002 Windows-Powered Cell Phone Enters the Market—but the Level of Demand Is in Question
October -		Recent Developments: Motorola and IBM Develop Single-Chip Assisted-GPS Receiver • Will Philips/Sony Near Field Communications Development Challenge or Complement Bluetooth? • Canesta Demonstrates Virtual Projectable Keyboard Concept for Portable Intelligence Devices
September -		Recent Developments: August Wave of PDA/HPC and SmartPhone Market Activity Includes Plans by Dell and Speculation about Apple • Spectrum Is Finally Available for Fututer 3G Cellular Networks in the United States • Ricochet Restarts Wireless Network Service
August -		Palm Computing Strategy and Response to Marketplace Challenges from Increased Competition and Market Share Erosion
July -		Next Generation Cellular Standard: The Marketplace Battlefield
June -		Intensification of Competition between Next-Generation Cellular Standards Explorer Announcement
May -		E911 Delays' Effect on Location-Based Technology Markets and Services in the United States: A Status Report
April -		Recent Developments: Development of Fourth-Generation Cellular Technology Proceeds • The Eightythree: A Small Handheld Device with Desktop Power and Capability • The Logitech Soft Fabric Keyboard for Handheld Computing Devices
March -		Microsoft's All-Out Assault on the Wireless Industry
February -		PDAs and HPCs to Feature Integrated Wireless Voice and Data Capability in 2002, with Handspring Leading the Way

	2001
Dec/Jan -		2001: The Year in Review Look for These Developments in 2002
November -		PocketPC 2002 Operating System Begins Microsoft Effort to Dominate the Enterprise Handheld Portable-Intelligence Market Segment
October -		Larger-Form-Factor Terminals for Next-Generation CDMA Wireless Data Service in the United States
September -		Recent Developments: Palm Moves to Upgrade Processing Power for Next-Generation Handheld Devices • Removable-Storage Alternatives for Portable-Intelligence Devices Battle for Market Share
August -		Recent Developments: Strong Growth Is in the Forecast for Increasingly Competitive PDA Markets As Additional Vendors Enter the Market • Toshiba Introduces Two High-End HPC Models Based on the PocketPC Operating System • Sharp Reinvents the Zaurus for the European and U.S. Markets
July -		GSM Association Reinvents WAP for GPRS 2.5G Internet Services
June -		The Wideband CDMA 3G Cellular Race Hits a Wall
May -		Wireless Local-Area Networks to Increase the Utility of PI Devices for Enterprise Applications
April -		Concepts for Two Throwaway Mobile Phones
March -		Recent Developments: PDA Market Is Poised for Growth in Japan • Wrist-Borne Portable Intelligence Devices See Increased Market Activity • Microsoft Announces Mobile Wireless Handset Manufacturers for Stinger Operating System
February -		Recent Developments: New Wireless Network for Portable and Handheld Computer Internet Access • Handheld Computing into Automotive and Cellular Market Applications • Palm PDA Automotive Applications • Wireless Internet Access for Palm Handheld Devices • Integrated PDA and Cell-Phone Functions

	2000
Dec/Jan -		2000: The Year in Review Look for These Developments in 2001
November -		Bluetooth: Instead of a Flood of Products to Market, Only a Trickle
October -		Another Generation of Smart Mobile Communicators Evolves
September -		Recent Developments: Linux and IBM Develop Prototype of a Wrist Portable Intelligence Device • Intel Introduces Low-Power Xscale Micro Architecture for a New Generation of Portable Intelligence Processors • Microsoft Plays Catch-Up with a New Wireless Portable Intelligence Device • Philips and Levi-Strauss Announce Electronic Clothing Products
August -		Recent Developments: Linux Moves to Challenge Palm and Microsoft Marketshare for PDA Operating Systems • IBM Introduces Tiny Large-Storage Hard Drive Areas to Monitor: Are Handheld Portable Intelligence Devices the Next Target for Computer Viruses? Players: Sony Plays Catch-Up with a New Portable Intelligence Device Entry
July -		Third-Generation Cellular Moving Closer to Launch of Initial Services by European and Japanese Providers
June -		GPS Decision Creates Additional Momentum for Portable Intelligence Location Based Service Markets
May -		Recent Developments: Bluetooth Trips Over Some Hurdles on the Way to Market • Pocket PC Arrives as Microsoft Repackages the Windows CE Operating System for Handheld Devices • Palm Moves Further into the Wireless World and Breaks into the Auto Mobile Information Market • Sony Announces Major Alliances with Symbian and Texas Instruments for Wireless Handset Development
April -		Voice Commerce—Speech-Enabled Browsers for Portable Intelligence
March -		February 2000 Brings a Tidal Wave of Deals, Alliances, and Partnerships in the Portable Intelligence Industry
February -		Wireless Data and Handheld Intelligent Devices: Reconciling the Hype of Promise with Reality

	1999
Dec/Jan -		1999: The Year in Review Look for These Developments in 2000
November -		Internet Services for Cellular Phones: Debut of WAP-Enabled Handsets
October -		Enhanced 911 Service: A Market Force and Technology Enabler for Portable Intelligence
September -		Third-Generation Wireless Update Recent Developments: Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance • Bluetooth Specification Version 1.0
August -		Explorer Technology Charts
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July -		Location Applications for Portable Intelligence
June -		Convergence of Mobile Satellite Services with Portable Intelligence: Promise or Reality?
May -		Portable Audio Devices
April -		Players: Alliances and Wireless Internet Development • Cisco and Motorola • Nextel and Netscape • Microsoft and BT
March -		Wearables in the Workforce
February -		Recent Developments: The Palm VII Tests the Limits of the PDA Players: Microsoft and Qualcomm Disturb the Peace

	1998
Dec/Jan -		1998: The Year in Review Look for These Developments in 1999
November -		Recent Developments: BellSouth Resurrects Two-Way Paging • Hewlett-Packard Introduces a Portable • Qualcomm Combines The Cellular Phone and the PalmPilot
October -		Electronic Books
September -		Current Generation Mobile Information Devices Recent Developments: Symbian's New Allegiances • Motorola's Acquisition of Starfish
August -		Recent Developments: Stealing Microsoft's Thunder?: Symbian's EPOC OS • Not Just a PDA • WLANs Reaching Interoperability • A Toshiba Processor for Handheld Computers
July -		Short-Range RF: The Convergence of Mobile Computing and Wireless Communications
June -		Handwriting Recognition in Retreat • A "Real-Time" Microsoft OS
May -		Recent Developments: CompactFlash Gathers Steam • Ioptics Backs a New Optical Storage Peripheral • IBM Unveils Miniature Hard-Disk Drive • High-Speed Wireless LAN Operates at 2.4 GHz
April -		Competition in Palm-Top Computing Intensifies Recent Developments: StrongARM Architecture for Intel • New Data Input Technology for Portable Devices Players: Apple's Newton
March -		Miniature Displays: Bringing Mobile Data into Focus
February -		New Storage Formats for Portable Intelligence Recent Developments: Texas Instruments and Java for Smart Phones

	1997
Dec/Jan -		1997: The Year in Review Look for These Developments in 1998
November -		Advanced Messaging in Hong Kong Recent Developments: Wireless Application Protocol Draft Specification • U.S. Postal Service's Largest-Ever Order for Mobile Data Terminals • Mobile Connectivity for PalmPilot • Microsoft's Windows CE 2.0 for the Handheld PC
October -		Personal Handyphone System Positioning Recent Developments: New Interface Specifications Announced • Microsoft's Stake in Handheld Software Concern • New Flash Memory Standard Proposed • Wireless LAN Standards
September -		New Wireless Application Protocol
August -		Java: A Standard Platform for Portable Intelligence Recent Developments: Windows CE 2.0 • Digital Mapping Alliance
July -		Infrared Networking Recent Developments: New IrDA Specification for Telecom Devices • Newton Unit Spin-Off as Stand-Alone Company • Fujitsu's Portable with Unique "Reversible Clamshell" Design • Color-Reflective Display
June -		Wireless LANs: Standards to Drive Market Acceptance Recent Developments: Remote Synchronization from Upgraded PalmPilot
May -		Design Restrictions in Portable Intelligence
April -		Smart Pagers: The Future of Two-Way Paging • New PHS Smart Phone Launched • OS-9 for Smart Phones • Low-Power Flash Memory
March -		General Magic's Next-Generation Operating System • New Script Language from Matsushita Electrical Industrial • Broad Support for Handheld Device Mark-up Language • Japanese Ministry to Link PHS with GSM Standard • Mobile Computer for Pilots Commercialized by Honeywell
February -		Mobile Internet Access • New MessagePad from Apple • Motorola's Discontinued Portable Line

	1996
Dec/Jan -		1996: The Year in Review Look for These Developments in 1997
November -		Market Development • Chinese Language PDA Commercialized • New Wireless Platform from Microware
October -		Microsoft Announces Launch of Windows CE • Corel to Develop PDA
September -		Psion's Open Platform Strategy • A Proliferation of Systems • The Need for Standards • Palmtop Computing: Horizontal Market Potential • Alliance to Offer Wireless Internet Access • Sony and Farcast to Make News Service Available on Magic Cap Devices • PDA with Internal PHS Functionality from Matsushita
August -		WetPC • New PDA Plans
July -		The Market for Mobile Satellite Services
June -		The Space Frontier: LEOs and MEOs Poised for Deployment
May -		Wireless Services in Developing Countries • PDA Chip Set • Mobile Access to the Web • Apple E-Mail Client • Electronic Checkbook • Portable E-Mail Computers
April -		Services on Pagers and PDAs
March -		PC Card Update
February -		Handwriting Recognition
Dec/Jan -		1995: The Year in Review Look for These Developments in 1996