Smartphone & Pocket PCmagazine*

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 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 devices based
on Microsoft's new Windows
CE software. In 2000, with
Microsoft's launch of the
Pocket PC 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 in
2007, the name of the
magazine was changed to
Smartphone & Pocket PC.
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