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HP preparing the next wave of wireless iPaqs
Tom Krazit ( AUGUST 12, 2005 )

Hewlett-Packard Co. is readying several new versions of its iPaq wireless personal digital assistants that will also feature a new version of Microsoft Corp.'s mobile operating system, according to details of the new products posted on Web sites for HP in both the U.S. and the U.K.

The HP iPaq hw6510 and hw6515 are not yet available in the U.S. but are available in Europe, as pointed out by a presentation on HP's U.K. Web site promoting the new models. However, a link from that presentation on Wednesday also contained specifications for an unannounced series of products, the hw6700 iPaqs.

The information about the hw6700 iPaqs had been removed from the site by Thursday. Sources familiar with HP's plans expect the hw6700 devices, with more storage and WiFi capabilities, to launch next January, around the time Microsoft releases an updated version of its Windows Mobile 2005 operating system.

Reference: http://www.computerworld.com/mobiletopics/mobile/handhelds/story

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