Welcome!

Phoenix Handheld LLC is a developer of software products for the 21st Century. We believe that the future of computing is in handheld devices such as netbooks and smart phones.

What We Do

Small Platform Application Development

Phoenix Handheld LLC writes software for handheld devices such as the Apple iPhone series, the Google Android family of phones, and other popular products.

Network Integration

The power of handheld devices lies in their ability to connect effortlessly to the Internet or to your company's intranet for maximum flexibility. Customer data can be quickly retrieved and updated, and sales questions are answered quickly. Gone are the days when you must tell your customer "Let me check that and get back to you!" Now you can have the world at your fingertips.

The Future

November 4, 2013

Google has announced its latest mobile operating system, Android 4.4 "KitKat". This version offers, among other things, host-emulation mode for secure element NFC applications. This feature allows us to reference a keystore on the device for secure applications as opening electronic locks. The industry will be evaluating this feature for security against hacks which will determine its usefulness; it may take a couple of revisions to reduce security risks, but in the long run this may be a game changer for using your phone or other mobile device as a smart cryptographic keystore.

November 5, 2012

The handheld devices market is set to dominate personal computing in the next 3-5 years. PC and laptop sales are down, while tablet sales are exploding. Sales, marketing, administration, and professionals in many fields are finding increasing uses for touch-screen devices. Contact us to see how tablets and smart phones can fit into your corporate information technology system.

October 10, 2009

The Android market is predicted to explode in the next three years. One analyst at Gartner predicts that Android will be the #2 phone behind Symbian in terms of market share by 2012, with some 75 million users.

Whether or not this prediction is optimistic, it's safe to say that Google's phone operating system will be around for a while.

June 14, 2009

The future of handheld devices is an exciting one. As more consumers and businesses experience the convenience and utility of handheld connected devices, we anticipate a flood of new devices in the next few years.

Many new Android devices, both phones and netbooks, have been announced. As the Android platform gains momentum, many more players will enter this booming market. Apple continues to improve its industry-leading design, and Palm has just jumped in with a strong offering, the Pre.

Which of these devices will win? We believe that in the handheld arena, there is room for many winners. Handheld operating systems are less important to developers than the old desktop systems. With much more focus on the internet and serverside databases, the handheld becomes simply a convenient portal to one's data which resides safely in some server room.

Contact us for assistance in moving your organization to the next level of handheld and netbook operations.