My friend George Henne just sent me an email informing me that the latest version of his NS Basic programming language has been released for S60. NS Basic can be considered “Visual Basic lite”, and is available for a variety of mobile platforms including WM, UIQ, Apple’s Newton and the Palm OS. The change log

I got this note in from Paul Newton, a reasonably happy LG Renoir user. Paul saw the footage we shot at the Renoir launch and, suitably impressed with the device, took the plunge. But there’s a glaring, glaring issue with the device. Have a read: Hi Ewan, I am looking for some advice. I recently upgraded my handset

Many have heard of the Apple Newton, but few know much about the device. To this day, there is still a following for the Apple Newton, 11 years after the last one went on sale. What is so special about the Newton? And why did Apple kill the product? In this article, we'll answer both of those questions, plus show you a lot about the Newton that you didn't know. Read on for an interesting...

Transcriber, a feature built into all Windows Mobile touchscreen devices, doesn't get much love. The reality is that transcriber is a fantastic input method if you prefer to use handwriting recognition. Like on the Apple Newton, transcriber lets you write anywhere on the screen, compared to the letter recognizer which requires you to write in one spot. Plus, it's got pretty solid accurac...

In this video, I give you a tour of the retro operating system of the Apple Newton MessagePad 2100. We find that there are many features of the device that make interaction quite natural and intuitive. Interestingly, many of these features can't be found in modern mobile devices. For example, to delete a word - just scribble. To copy a word, just double tap and drag. To draw a shape...just dr...

The iPhone’s lack of the copy-paste feature is no secret, and a lot of people have complained about it. Too bad Apple doesn’t look like it will address the issue any time soon. However, the technology to put the copy-paste feature on the iPhone isn’t exactly out of Apple’s reach. They’ve already developed the exact same

As a supplement to this video, be sure you check out Apple Newton: Some History and Interesting Facts. This isn't just an old handheld device. It's a Newton, and as I'm starting to use the device more, plus get further insights from our readers on other capabilities of the Newton, I'm beginning to see the magic behind it. There is a very lively following behind the Newton today...

Before continuing the video series on the Apple Newton, I wanted to share a bit of history on the Newton so that you can have a better appreciation for the vintage handheld device. I've also unearthed some TV commercials that aired in the 90s for the Newton, plus a fascinating Getting Started video for earlier Newton models. Read on for more... Comments

If this was 1997, I would have just paid $1,000 to buy the Apple Newton MessagePad 2100. That's more than an HTC Touch Pro sells for today, a device that is possibly the most feature-packed phone ever of any platform, let alone Windows Mobile. The Newton's prohibitively high price is one of the reasons why it didn't gain wide market acceptance. Let's talk specs. The Newton Mess...

The first Apple handheld, known as the Newton H1000, landed in August of 1993 and was considered to be not only a breakthrough mobile device in terms of hardware, but a breakthrough concept in portable computing. Fast-forward 15 years, and we have the already successful HTC Touch Diamond, another breakthrough mobile device that has become the benchmark against which future mobile devices will be m...