Wednesday, July 23, 2003
Gateway Pocket PC Delayed A Few Weeks
Posted by Ed Hansberry in "HARDWARE" @ 02:00 PM
http://news.com.com/2100-1041_3-5053225.html?tag=fd_top
"Gateway has pushed back the launch of its first handheld device, saying it needs more time to prepare it. The Poway, Calif., company previously said it planned to begin selling the handheld, which uses Microsoft's Pocket PC 2003 software, sometime between mid-July and the end of the month. Now, it expects the launch to come closer to mid-August, a company representative said."
No specifics were given on the issue(s) being resolved, but this part is good news: "Gateway is also "making sure we have all of the accessories (such as keyboards and cases for the handheld) we want to have available for sale at the time of launch." It is always nice to be able to buy a PDA and get any accessories necessary immediately and not have to wait weeks or months for a third party to develop them.
"Gateway has pushed back the launch of its first handheld device, saying it needs more time to prepare it. The Poway, Calif., company previously said it planned to begin selling the handheld, which uses Microsoft's Pocket PC 2003 software, sometime between mid-July and the end of the month. Now, it expects the launch to come closer to mid-August, a company representative said."
No specifics were given on the issue(s) being resolved, but this part is good news: "Gateway is also "making sure we have all of the accessories (such as keyboards and cases for the handheld) we want to have available for sale at the time of launch." It is always nice to be able to buy a PDA and get any accessories necessary immediately and not have to wait weeks or months for a third party to develop them.
