''Smartphone & Pocket PC'' was a magazine published every two months by Thaddeus Computing and covered Windows Mobile devices, software, and accessories. It included news, tips, articles, reviews, how-tos, and an enterprise section. Its headquarters was in

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History

The publishing company Thaddeus Computing, formerly called Personalized Software, was founded in 1985. The company's initial publication, ''The Portable Paper'', was a newsletter covering the HP Portable (aka

HP 110 The HP 110 (aka HP Portable and HP 45710A) is an MS-DOS-compatible laptop released in may 1984 by Hewlett-Packard. It runs off batteries and uses a Harris 80C86 running at 5.33 MHz with of RAM. It has an 80 character by 16 ...

) and HP Portable Plus (aka

HP 110 Plus The HP 110 (aka HP Portable and HP 45710A) is an MS-DOS-compatible laptop released in may 1984 by Hewlett-Packard. It runs off batteries and uses a Harris 80C86 running at 5.33 MHz with of RAM. It has an 80 character by 16 li ...

). When that line of computers was discontinued in 1991, Thaddeus Computing launched a newsletter related to

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's series of

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s including the

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etc. called ''The HP Palmtop Paper''. It was discontinued in 1999 following the demise of the HP Palmtops. As the market moved towards PDAs, in 1997 Thaddeus Computing launched ''Handheld PC Magazine'', the company's first glossy magazine. It covered the

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devices based on

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's new

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software. In 2000, with Microsoft's launch of the

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hardware specification and software suite, the name was changed to ''Pocket PC''. As Microsoft phased out the use of the Pocket PC nomenclature in lieu of

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in 2007, the name of the magazine was changed to ''Smartphone & Pocket PC'' magazine. As editorial coverage of technology shifts away from print publications and to the Internet, ''Smartphone & Pocket PC'' expanded its online offerings, which included complete archives of past issues, a product encyclopedia, and expert blogs.Pocket PC Magazine - Handheld and Pocket PCs
The magazine ceased publication in 2008. Thaddeus Computing also published ''iPhone Life''.

Contributors

Most of the writers for the magazine and the web site were enthusiasts in various professions rather than staff writers.

References

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