How to speed up data the old-fashioned way

Pretty much everyone knows the down and dirty way to speed up a hard drive, but few realize it's a mechanism for mobile devices as well. Defragging, however, isn't as easy with today's phones and handhelds. Makers aren't including the software and capability to do it with a few clicks. But that shouldn't stop IT from making it a regular habit and providing the necessary software to do it. While one expert claims defragging isn't necessary, some others are advocating the technology, especially on devices that are using high-end visual and video functionalities. One of the few vendors providing defragging capability on its device is Symbian, whose v1.01 Stacker product for the Nokia 9200 Communicator lets users compact the contacts database via defragging.

For more on the reason to defrag:
- read this article at Techworld