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| July 01, 2003 | COPYRIGHT 2003 Consumers Union of the United States, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

PDA makers are blurring the distinctions between the two main types, Palm OS and Pocket PC models.

Choosing between the two is now a matter of deciding which you need more: Palm OS's compatibility with a wide variety of software that runs on computers and PDAs, or the Pocket PC's ties to Microsoft Windows.

Palm OS models, long considered simple, more affordable, but less powerful than Pocket PCs, are gaining the power needed for new uses such as playing music and taking or viewing digital photos. Meanwhile, the traditionally powerful but pricey Pocket PCs are less expensive.

The move to multimedia. Virtually all new Palm OS and Pocket PC models ...

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