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Smartphone & Pocket PC magazine
Smartphone & Pocket PC magazine is published every two devices based on Microsoft’s new Windows CE software.
months by Thaddeus Computing and covers Windows In 2000, with Microsoft’s launch of the Pocket PC hard-
Mobile devices, software, and accessories. It includes ware specification and software suite, the name was
news, tips, articles, reviews, how-tos, and an enterprise changed to Pocket PC. As Microsoft phased out the use of
section. the Pocket PC nomenclature in lieu of Windows Mobile
in 2007, the name of the magazine was changed to Smart-
History phone & Pocket PC.[1]
As editorial coverage of technology shifts away from
Thaddeus Computing, formerly called Personalized Soft- print publications and to the Internet, Smartphone & Pock-
ware, was founded in 1985. The company’s initial publica- et PC magazine has expanded its online offerings, which
tion, The Portable Paper, was a newsletter covering the HP include complete archives of past issues, a product ency-
Portable Plus. When that line of computers was discon- clopedia, and expert blogs.[2]
tinued in 1991, Thaddeus Computing launched a newslet-
ter related to the HP Palmtop called The HP Palmtop Paper.
It was discontinued in 1999 following the demise of the
Contributors
HP Palmtop. Most of the writers for the magazine and the web site are
As the market moved toward PDAs, in 1997 Thaddeus enthusiasts in various professions rather than staff writ-
Computing launched Handheld PC Magazine, the compa- ers.
ny’s first glossy magazine. It covered the Handheld PC
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