Read more hand-held computers stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/28409/hand-held-computers.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorFri, 25 May 2012 07:45:53 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/23342/census-bureau-downgrades-back-to-paper.htmlCaroline Zimmerman<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=90280&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401015426' border='0' />The 2010 US census was meant to be a high-tech affair, NextGov.com reports, but the Census Bureau today ditched plans to use hand-held computers. The agency will return to plain old paper after "a lack of effective communication" derailed efforts by Harris Corp. to come up with devices to...The new census was meant to be completed on handheld devices, but communication and technical difficulties mean the 2010 census will still use paper forms. http://www.newser.com/story/23342/census-bureau-downgrades-back-to-paper.htmlThu, 03 Apr 2008 18:56:06 CDT