As handheld computers have proliferated, their business applications have made them nearly indispensible in the workplace. By putting computing power at employees' fingertips, these devices increase ...

The GPD MicroPC 2 is a little computer that looks a lot like a laptop, but it’s designed to be used more like a palmtop. Hold it in two hands and you can reach your thumbs across the QWERTY keyboard ...

There is emerging evidence that healthcare professionals are effectively using handheld computers across a variety of functions that support clinical practice, according to a study in the Journal of ...

The Census Bureau's program to develop handheld computers to collect data on Americans during the 2010 census is in "serious trouble," and the bureau should immediately develop plans to use paper ...

Redditor tomsek68 is working on a project that would breathe new life into an old handheld computer by replacing a broken motherboard with an old, sluggish processor with a newer board sporting a ...

Recently, devices like LG's Tegra 2-powered Optimus 2X have blurred the lines between smartphone and mini-computer but they're still geared towards the former. The Magic W3's primary function is as a ...

Micros Systems Inc. of Beltsville has built a hand-held computer that allows waiters and waitresses to take drink and food orders from poolside, the beach and other places where thirsty patrons hang ...