Switched On � PDAs, a multiple murder mystery - Features - features.engadget.com

PDAs are going to become extinct! As a dedicated Palm user for 5 years I definitely see it coming, mainly because of all the hardware failures associated with such devices!

Switched On PDAs, a multiple murder mystery - Features - features.engadget.com: "The consensus diagnosis of the ailing PDA market is that smartphones have been responsible for the demise. Indeed, future smartphones and even lower-end feature phones will likely become the dominant mobile platforms with which we check the contacts and calendars that were the killer apps of the original Palm Pilot. Furthermore, smartphones are theoretically better PIMs than PDAs were because of their wireless connectivity. Smartphone users can take advantage of live remote synchronization or check off a to-do item by, for example, scheduling an appointment in the field or following up on something via a phone call"