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As this will be the last post of the year, it is time to wish you all a safe, healthy, and Happy New Year.
2006 is sure to bring many new and exciting things to the world of the Pocket PC, and I hope to get a glimpse of a few of them next week at the Consumer Electronics Show. Be sure to stay tuned to the site for the latest Pocket PC news happenings from CES in Las Vegas.
Friday, December 30, 2005
Company sources within Acer have divulged some information regarding thier Windows Mobile device strategy for the balance of 2006.
In addition to the already widely known N300, Acer also plans to enter the Pocket PC Phone market as well, with a device scheduled to launch in the second half of 2006. The phone will be a 3G enabled model, slated to launch at a time when the 3G market is expected to be more developed. In additon, they also said that they expect to ship 1.5 million PDA's in 2006, and that up to a third of those units will be GPS enabled devices.
Tuesday, December 27, 2005
Vito Technologies have announced the release of thier new Activetrace sports monitoring program for Pocket PC.
"ActiveTrace is a Pocket PC/Smartphone program with GPS navigation support for all gadgeteers who happen to have aspiration for sport. Even if you are far from going in for sport you can't help feeling like a real sportsman with all the possibilities VITO ActiveTrace provides." ActiveTrace supports major windows mobile powered Pocket PCs and Smartphones. The trial version is available for free download, or the full version can be purchased for $29.99 at www.activetrace.com.
The antivirus firm Macafee predicts that mobile viruses could become much more of a threat next year, largely due to the lack of virus protection on handheld devices.
"In 2004, the "I Love You" virus penetrated tens of millions of PCs in just a couple of hours despite the fact that half of all PCs had Internet security software installed, according to McAfee. By comparison, a mobile threat targeting several operating systems could infect up to 200 million connected mobile phones simultaneously because the majority of these devices lack security protection." You can read the entire article by clicking on the link below.
Saturday, December 24, 2005
Well, it has come that time of the year when two very important events take place. The first being the Holidays, and we take this opportunity to wish all our readers a happy, safe, and healthy holiday season. Every year the holiday season also marks another important time of the year (to us anyways), which is our birthday here at Pocket PC Canada. This website went online Christmas day of 2003, which means tomorrow marks our 3rd anniversary. A great big thanks to all our loyal readers for their continued support of the website.
Tuesday, December 20, 2005
Not that it has much relevance to those of us living here in Canada, but it is still interesting to see the rapid apoption of all types of wireless high speed internet technologies around the world.
"Mayor Ma Ying-jeou said, "Every city in the world is striving to become a place with as many wireless Internet connection points as possible. In two days, Taipei will establish a wireless Internet zone that covers 5 percent of the city's most-populated area. From June or July next year, around 90 percent of these areas will be provided with wireless access." Click the link below to read the full story.
We already know that the upcoming Acer N300 device will have a VGA screen, run Windows Mobile 5.0, as well as have USB host capabilities. From the looks of the pictures, as well as the inital specifications this could become a must have device.
The manual for the N300 has shown up online, so if you are interested in reading even more about the device you can access a PDF version of the manual by clicking on the link below. (Thanks to Pocket PC Thoughts for the tip.)
Saturday, December 17, 2005
A new version of Skype has been released for Pocket PC, with some new enhancements and bug fixes. The changes you can expect to see in Skype for Pocket PC Beta 1.2 are;
Friday, December 16, 2005 DualCor Technologies has created a device that combines a full functional tablet version of Windows XP, along with a Windows Mobile 5 Pocket PC Phone. "The 6.5 x 3.3 x 1.2-inch cPC's Tablet PC subsystem runs Microsoft's Windows XP Tablet operating system on a 1.5GHz Via C7-M processor, equipped with 1GB of DDR 2 DRAM memory and a 40GB hard drive. The cPC also includes a built-in Pocket PC Phone subsystem, based on an Intel XScale processor running Microsoft's Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC Phone OS. The Pocket PC Phone subsystem has its own 128MB of DRAM, along with 1GB of Flash storage memory that holds the Windows Mobile OS and associated applications." This device is eerily similar to the OQO Ultra Portable Computer that has been discussed for years. The company will be showing the device at CES next month, so we will be sure to check it out. If you are interested in reading more ,you can click on the link below.
Thursday, December 15, 2005
Visto has filed a lawsuit against Microsoft, accusing it of using patented Visto technologies for accessing e-mail within its current version of Windows Mobile.
"Visto's suit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, seeks unspecified monetary damages and a permanent injunction preventing Microsoft from shipping the software in question, Windows Mobile 5.0. Visto called the product "a blatant infringement on Visto's patented technology." There sure seems to be alot of patent infringement cases going on within the world of wireless email. If you are interested in reading the full story you can reach it by clicking on the link below.
Wednesday, December 14, 2005
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Monday, December 12, 2005
There is some information hitting the internet with early details on the next generation of the Windows Mobile operating system.
"At least two web sites are reporting that a successor to Windows Mobile 5.0, codenamed "Photon", is underway at Microsoft. According to Mobile MVP Paul O'Brien, founder of MoDaCo.com, Photon will finally merge the smartphone and Pocket PC branches of Windows Mobile into a single operating system." Brighthand is also reporting that Photon could see a 2007 release, and that there may be a "second edition" type update currently being planned for the current Windows Mobile 2005 operating system.
Friday, December 09, 2005
According to a report at Digitimes, Microsoft is currently seeking hardware partners to produce Pocket PC phones that will retail below the $300 US price point.
"Microsoft plans to team up with Taiwan ODM handset makers and own-brand handset vendors to manufacture sub-US$300 PDA phones in a bid to help the company expand its share of the global OS (operating system) market for mobile devices, according to sources at Taiwan makers and vendors." It's reported that they have had discussions with High Tech Computer (HTC), Quanta Computer, Asustek Computer, Acer, Mitac International, and BenQ. If you are interested in reading the article you can do so by clicking on the link below.
Thursday, December 08, 2005
Avanquest Software has announced Pocket PhoneTools 5 PRO, the latest version of its PDA communications software tool compatible with all PDAs using Pocket PC 2002, 2003 and 2003SE.
"Pocket PhoneTools 5 PRO automatically configures an Internet connection using the cell phone as a modem. Now individuals can quickly connect and also maintain an Internet connection using high-speed wireless networks via an integrated database of 320 major operators in 87 countries. The software is an ideal tool for users who need Internet access in places where Wi-Fi access is unavailable, for business travelers conducting eCommerce, and for people who want to download email quickly and navigate the web faster." More information, along with a trial download of the software is available by clicking the link below.
Tuesday, December 06, 2005
TV Guide has launched the new "Mobile Edition" of thier popular weekly magazine.
"TV Guide Mobile brings America"s #1 Magazine directly to your wireless device. Catch up with the latest breaking entertainment news. Search television listings and more than 40,000 movie reviews for both theatrical releases and television showings. Add favorites to your watch list or find new ones using TV Today." A 14 day trial version of the software is available, or you can purchase a yearly subscription for $29.99. You can check it out by clicking on the link below.
Sunday, December 04, 2005
If you have not taken the opportunity to stop by the Freeware download section of our website lately, you are missing out on some great new additions. You can search through the download section in a variety of ways;
* By Category, just pick from a category by clicking here. * Show recently added only, by clicking here. * View other sites offering Pocket PC downloads by clicking here. The download section now contains over 190 downloads in 9 categories. You can also check it out by clicking on the link below.
Saturday, December 03, 2005 Pretec Electronics has announced the next step in flash memory storage, thier new 2GB mini SD card. "Memory cards are getting smaller and smaller in size, yet bigger and bigger in capacity. Pretec Electronics Corporation has taken the next logical step in this progression with the announcement of a 2GB miniSD card, the largest storage available in the miniSD format. Pretec is the same company that innovated the MMC 4.0 card in 2004, and offered the world's first 4GB SD card in July 2005." Click the link below for more information. (Source- Mobilemag)
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