Smartphone & Pocket PC magazine
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Smartphone & Pocket PC magazine is published every two months by Thaddeus Computing and covers Windows Mobile devices, software, and accessories. It includes news, tips, articles, reviews, how-tos, and an enterprise section.

History

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 Plus. When that line of computers was discontinued in 1991, Thaddeus Computing launched a newsletter related to the HP Palmtop
Handheld PC
A Handheld PC, or H/PC for short, is a term for a computer built around a form factor which is smaller than any standard laptop computer. It is sometimes referred to as a Palmtop. The first handheld device compatible with desktop IBM personal computers of the time was the Atari Portfolio of 1989...

 called The HP Palmtop Paper. It was discontinued in 1999 following the demise of the HP Palmtop.

As the market moved toward PDAs, in 1997 Thaddeus Computing launched Handheld PC Magazine, the company's first glossy magazine. It covered the Handheld PC
Handheld PC
A Handheld PC, or H/PC for short, is a term for a computer built around a form factor which is smaller than any standard laptop computer. It is sometimes referred to as a Palmtop. The first handheld device compatible with desktop IBM personal computers of the time was the Atari Portfolio of 1989...

 devices based on Microsoft's new Windows CE
Windows CE
Microsoft Windows CE is an operating system developed by Microsoft for embedded systems. Windows CE is a distinct operating system and kernel, rather than a trimmed-down version of desktop Windows...

 software. In 2000, with Microsoft's launch of the Pocket PC
Pocket PC
A Pocket PC is also known by Microsoft as a 'Windows Mobile Classic device'. It is a hardware specification for a handheld-sized computer, personal digital assistant , that runs the Microsoft 'Windows Mobile Classic' operating system...

 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 Windows Mobile
Windows Mobile
Windows Mobile is a mobile operating system developed by Microsoft that was used in smartphones and Pocket PCs, but by 2011 was rarely supplied on new phones. The last version is "Windows Mobile 6.5.5"; it is superseded by Windows Phone, which does not run Windows Mobile software.Windows Mobile is...

in 2007, the name of the magazine was changed to Smartphone & Pocket PC.http://www.thaddeus.com/about.htm

As editorial coverage of technology shifts away from print publications and to the Internet, Smartphone & Pocket PC magazine has expanded its online offerings, which include complete archives of past issues, a product encyclopedia, and expert blogs.http://www.pocketpcmag.com

Contributors

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