19th July 2007

PDA Essentials and eXpansys announce Excellence Awards 2007

Leading UK PDA and GPS magazine is proud to announce its second annual PDA Awards, sponsored by leading UK retailer eXpansys.

PDA Essentials & GPS Advisor will be hosting its PDA Excellence Awards 2007 at the BAFTA theatre in London on 24 October. The event will be the only one of its kind in the UK designed to specifically recognise achievements in the field of PDA, smartphones, satnav and mobile devices over the last 12 months. An expert panel of leading names from the industry is being assembled to judge the major categories, which will include prestigious awards for Handheld of the Year and Manufacturer of the Year. Readers of the magazine will also be invited to vote on their own special award.

Andy Betts, Editor of PDA Essentials & GPS Advisor, commented: “It’s a very exciting time in the world of mobile technology and we are very pleased to celebrate many of the great innovations we’ve seen throughout the year. The PDA Excellence Awards 2007 is set to become an annual event and reflects the magazine’s continued success and position as the number one source of information for PDAs, GPS and smartphones in the UK.” Roger Butterworth, CEO of eXpansys, commented: “eXpansys is pleased to be sponsoring the PDA Essentials awards for the second time. PDA Essentials has always featured highquality articles and reviews about the latest mobile devices that we offer at www.expansys.com.”

Since its launch in 2001 PDA Essentials & GPS Advisor has evolved to reflect the exciting and rapidly changing mobile technology market and now features a dedicated minimagazine each issue focusing on the growth area of satellite navigation. It remains the only magazine in the UK exclusively dedicated to these subjects.
Written by established experts in the field and featuring reviews of all the latest hardware and software, the magazine has the knowledge and expertise required to recognise and reward the very best PDAs, smartphones and satnav devices.

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