Thursday, August 31, 2006
Motorola has released an update for users of the Moto Q, part of which includes the Microsoft Messaging and Feature Pack.
"Motorola has made a software update available for the Q smartphone sold through Verizon. The update includes the long awaited Microsoft Messaging and Security Feature Pack (MSFP). This enables true push email, global contact lookup and security features like remote device erase for users running on an Exchange 2003 server. The update also includes the ability to use the Q as a modem for a laptop through USB or Bluetooth".
Click the link below to be taken to the update page.
"Motorola has made a software update available for the Q smartphone sold through Verizon. The update includes the long awaited Microsoft Messaging and Security Feature Pack (MSFP). This enables true push email, global contact lookup and security features like remote device erase for users running on an Exchange 2003 server. The update also includes the ability to use the Q as a modem for a laptop through USB or Bluetooth".
Click the link below to be taken to the update page.
Wednesday, August 30, 2006
Straight from the "How dumb could you be to not have hard reset your device before listing it on Ebay" department, a security firm by the name of Trust Digital undertook a project to find people selling devices that contained personal information.
"Trust Digital engineers recovered nearly 27,000 pages of personal, corporate, and device data from nine of 10 mobile devices purchased through eBay for the project, including a smartphone sold by an employee of a major corporation. The salvaged data included personal banking and tax information, corporate sales activity notes, corporate client records, product roadmaps, contact address books, phone and Web logs, calendar records, personal and business correspondence, computer passwords, user medication information, and other private, competitive or potentially damaging material.
This is a great reminder of how easy it can be to lose track of your personal information when using a mobile device. To read the full release click the link below.
"Trust Digital engineers recovered nearly 27,000 pages of personal, corporate, and device data from nine of 10 mobile devices purchased through eBay for the project, including a smartphone sold by an employee of a major corporation. The salvaged data included personal banking and tax information, corporate sales activity notes, corporate client records, product roadmaps, contact address books, phone and Web logs, calendar records, personal and business correspondence, computer passwords, user medication information, and other private, competitive or potentially damaging material.
This is a great reminder of how easy it can be to lose track of your personal information when using a mobile device. To read the full release click the link below.
Yahoo has announced that they will be expanding thier "Go for Mobile" Software Suite to include Microsoft Windows Powered Pocket PC's and Smartphones.
"Making the software available to Windows Mobile smartphones, which include Motorola's popular Q phone and several Palm Treo phones, will nearly double Yahoo's reach. Last year, Microsoft shipped 6 million phones with its Windows Mobile software. For now, these phone owners will have to download Yahoo's software. But starting early next year, partners such as Motorola will preinstall it on some phones, in moves that are likely to significantly expand its usage."
Yahoo originally launched it's "Go for Mobile" software for phones running on the Symbian operating system back in February.
Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Spb Software House releases Spb Diary 2.0, a major update to the award winning Pocket PC PIM Today plug-in.
Spb Diary 2.0 is a feature-rich Today plug-in for your Calendar, Tasks, Contacts, Notes and Messages providing users with the highest level of functionality and usability. The new version introduces a bundle of new features like photo contacts, handy contact dialing, full stylus-free navigation, Special Events tab, PhatNotes integration and skin support as well as improved speed, better usability and many other changes. Considering the great amount of new features, it's amazing that the new version of Spb Diary is faster in performance, more optimized in memory management, and takes up the same storage space on the device when compared to the previous 1.7.6 version.
Spb Diary 2.0 is a feature-rich Today plug-in for your Calendar, Tasks, Contacts, Notes and Messages providing users with the highest level of functionality and usability. The new version introduces a bundle of new features like photo contacts, handy contact dialing, full stylus-free navigation, Special Events tab, PhatNotes integration and skin support as well as improved speed, better usability and many other changes. Considering the great amount of new features, it's amazing that the new version of Spb Diary is faster in performance, more optimized in memory management, and takes up the same storage space on the device when compared to the previous 1.7.6 version.
Mobilemag has posted a video of the HTC Artemis, which features a quick demo of the mouse and scroll wheel functionality of the device.
"As a refresher, the HTC Artemis comes packed with all the features you know and love. In addition to built-in GPS functionality, this smartphone throws down a 2-megapixel camera, WiFi connectivity, microSD expansion, Bluetooth, and FM radio, though --unfortunately -- there's no QWERTY keyboard to be found."
You can view the video over at Mobilemag by clicking on the link below.
"As a refresher, the HTC Artemis comes packed with all the features you know and love. In addition to built-in GPS functionality, this smartphone throws down a 2-megapixel camera, WiFi connectivity, microSD expansion, Bluetooth, and FM radio, though --unfortunately -- there's no QWERTY keyboard to be found."
You can view the video over at Mobilemag by clicking on the link below.
DivX is looking for some Alpha testers to help them with the development of DivX for Mobile.
"Welcome to DivX Mobile- your solution for high quality video on your mobile phone. We are currently seeking people to join our Beta (okay Alpha in this case...) User program. We have a limited number of spots, so sign up now.
"Welcome to DivX Mobile- your solution for high quality video on your mobile phone. We are currently seeking people to join our Beta (okay Alpha in this case...) User program. We have a limited number of spots, so sign up now.
- The opportunity to play with the newest DivX products
- The opportunity to influence the DivX Mobile products
- The opportunity to have a new type of fun with your mobile phone :-)"
Monday, August 28, 2006
SlingPlayer has just released Beta 1.1 of their SlingPlayer Mobile software which transports the SlingPlayer experience to your mobile device. Some of the added features are as follows;
- Smoother video and minimizes occasional stutter
- Faster video quality stabilization at beginning of connection
- Better performance in relatively lower bandwidth environment (a 3G cellular/ WiFi/ USB-based connection still recommended)
- Now also available in Full-Screen mode (on devices supporting this mode)
- More channels with logic available as Favorites
Saturday, August 26, 2006
Samsung has unveiled a 1.98-inch VGA display, making it the smallest such display to achieve VGA resolution.
"Samsung presented its 1.98-inch VGA a-Si LCD at IMID 2006. This LCD panel employs Samsung's proprietary 'ASG (Armorphous Silicon Gate)' technology, thereby maximizing the efficiency of LCD design and module process as well as offering 16,000,000 color and high speed data transmission."
This is an interesting development as this technology would allow for devices such as Smartphones to achieve VGA resolution, something that currently is only seen in the larger Pocket PC phone format.
"Samsung presented its 1.98-inch VGA a-Si LCD at IMID 2006. This LCD panel employs Samsung's proprietary 'ASG (Armorphous Silicon Gate)' technology, thereby maximizing the efficiency of LCD design and module process as well as offering 16,000,000 color and high speed data transmission."
This is an interesting development as this technology would allow for devices such as Smartphones to achieve VGA resolution, something that currently is only seen in the larger Pocket PC phone format.
Virtual Spaghetti has released an update to their free graphics benchmarking program, Vsbenchmark.
"Vsbenchmark 2006 is a free graphic benchmark that test your graphic performance device and compare it with other models. Vsbenchmark boost the limit of the classic 2D graphics with the last visual effect technologies."
You can read more information at the Virtual Spaghetti website by clicking on the link below.
"Vsbenchmark 2006 is a free graphic benchmark that test your graphic performance device and compare it with other models. Vsbenchmark boost the limit of the classic 2D graphics with the last visual effect technologies."
You can read more information at the Virtual Spaghetti website by clicking on the link below.
Friday, August 25, 2006
WebIS has released FlexMail 2007, the latest reiteration of their full fledged email client for the Pocket PC.
"With FlexMail's many options you can customize your email usage much more than any the Pocket PC Inbox allows. Receive your email via ActiveSync and respond via your POP3/IMAP4 SMTP account. Have FlexMail only hold the last 5 days of your IMAP folders. Create local folders and server folders. Synchronize by age, size, and synchronization status on a per folder basis allowing you to get only the last 5 day's worth of email in your Inbox but the last months in your Personal folder, for example."
The software will cost you $19.95, and you can find out more information by clicking on the link below.
"With FlexMail's many options you can customize your email usage much more than any the Pocket PC Inbox allows. Receive your email via ActiveSync and respond via your POP3/IMAP4 SMTP account. Have FlexMail only hold the last 5 days of your IMAP folders. Create local folders and server folders. Synchronize by age, size, and synchronization status on a per folder basis allowing you to get only the last 5 day's worth of email in your Inbox but the last months in your Personal folder, for example."
The software will cost you $19.95, and you can find out more information by clicking on the link below.
Thursday, August 24, 2006
The much talked about UBiQUiO 501 Pocket PC Phone has shown up as available for pre-order on the Mobile Planet web site
The ultra-slim UBiQUiO 501 features a 200 MHz TI OMAP 750 processor. The device has a QWERTY keypad, along with a 2.5-inch QVGA touch-sensitive display. It features a 2 MP camera which is slightly better than its competitors such as the Samsung i320 and Motorola Q, which both feature 1.3 mp cameras.
While the device looks cool, the current price from Mobile Planet is a little outrageous. Click the link below to check it out.
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
"Sling Media has released its latest version of SlingPlayer Mobile for Windows Smartphone software today furthering the company's commitment to extending the living room TV experience on a broad range of the most popular devices on the market. A full list of compatible handhelds and smartphones can be found at www.slingmedia.com/mobile."
Sling Media has also announced that for a limited time customers who buy and register a Slingbox between August 15, 2006 and September 16, 2006 will receive a free registration key for either SlingPlayer Mobile for Pocket PC or the just released version of SlingPlayer Mobile for Windows Smartphone.
Sling Media has also announced that for a limited time customers who buy and register a Slingbox between August 15, 2006 and September 16, 2006 will receive a free registration key for either SlingPlayer Mobile for Pocket PC or the just released version of SlingPlayer Mobile for Windows Smartphone.
Crunchgear has posted a short video that shows a quick comparison of the Treo 700w's that will be running on either the Verizon or the Sprint networks.
"Comparing the Sprint 700wx and the 700w from Verizon, they have the same connectors on the bottom, same dialpad and the same side buttons. The 700wx is a bit more responsive and has more than double the program memory. It also doesn't have the picture mail program, something the narrator thinks is quite lousy."
Click the link below to view the video over at Crunchgear.
"Comparing the Sprint 700wx and the 700w from Verizon, they have the same connectors on the bottom, same dialpad and the same side buttons. The 700wx is a bit more responsive and has more than double the program memory. It also doesn't have the picture mail program, something the narrator thinks is quite lousy."
Click the link below to view the video over at Crunchgear.
If you have a Pocket PC Phone with Bluetooth, you may want to check out this new freeware GPS program that can help your friends keep track of you while you are on the road.
"PerDiemCo Location & Tracking (PLT) software allows you to track your trip and lets others locate and follow you online. You set the passcodes so only those that you want can see your trip."
You are going to have to register to download the program, and it looks as if only US maps are available at this time. if you would like more information please click on the link below.
"PerDiemCo Location & Tracking (PLT) software allows you to track your trip and lets others locate and follow you online. You set the passcodes so only those that you want can see your trip."
You are going to have to register to download the program, and it looks as if only US maps are available at this time. if you would like more information please click on the link below.
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
Destinator Technologies has announced the release of Destinator 6 for PDA's, the next version of their popular GPS navigation software.
"A new era in the world of mobile navigation has been sounded with the introduction of Destinator 6 for PDAs. Simple and intuitive operation, clear 2D or 3D maps and numerous innovative functions make Destinator the travel companion of choice, whether in the car, on a motorbike, on foot or on a bicycle."
I have been a long time Destinator user and highly recommend the software, although I have not yet tried out version 6. If you would like to learn more you can do so by clicking on the link below.
"A new era in the world of mobile navigation has been sounded with the introduction of Destinator 6 for PDAs. Simple and intuitive operation, clear 2D or 3D maps and numerous innovative functions make Destinator the travel companion of choice, whether in the car, on a motorbike, on foot or on a bicycle."
I have been a long time Destinator user and highly recommend the software, although I have not yet tried out version 6. If you would like to learn more you can do so by clicking on the link below.
Carty Studios has announced an update to Ultimate Theft Alert, a program that is designed to help recover your stolen mobile device.
"We are proud to release the version v3 packed with rich features. This version is self descriptive with ease of use, simple yet highly powerful. The new feature has a complete re-vamping of codings from the previous version. It starts faster than ever before and the process of checking the SIMs has been completely managed in separate threads to prevent slowing down of your device. It supports multiple numbers to be added in the send-alert list, added a feature to support multiple SIMs, added a feature to send the Alert SMS with more details of the thief' SIM card like IMSI and such."
Click the link below to learn more.
"We are proud to release the version v3 packed with rich features. This version is self descriptive with ease of use, simple yet highly powerful. The new feature has a complete re-vamping of codings from the previous version. It starts faster than ever before and the process of checking the SIMs has been completely managed in separate threads to prevent slowing down of your device. It supports multiple numbers to be added in the send-alert list, added a feature to support multiple SIMs, added a feature to send the Alert SMS with more details of the thief' SIM card like IMSI and such."
Click the link below to learn more.
Adisasta Software announced WinMobile Lens Pro version 2, state-of-art virtual magnifying lens application for Windows Mobile Pocket PC.
WinMobile Lens Pro grasps your device's real time screen at the moment it is activated, and allows you to zoom in any part of the captured screen using pre-defined shapes. The magnified screen can then be scrolled around by dragging the stylus or move around using the navigation keys. By default, releasing the stylus will immediately close the application, but you can set the auto exit feature off which enables you to have more control of the magnified area. Besides shapes, the magnified screen can also be customized to various sizes and zoom factors. You can magnify a spot in your device's screen into a stretched area with actual or smooth interpolated-bilinear pixels.
There is a trial version available, and you can find out more by clicking on the link below.
WinMobile Lens Pro grasps your device's real time screen at the moment it is activated, and allows you to zoom in any part of the captured screen using pre-defined shapes. The magnified screen can then be scrolled around by dragging the stylus or move around using the navigation keys. By default, releasing the stylus will immediately close the application, but you can set the auto exit feature off which enables you to have more control of the magnified area. Besides shapes, the magnified screen can also be customized to various sizes and zoom factors. You can magnify a spot in your device's screen into a stretched area with actual or smooth interpolated-bilinear pixels.
There is a trial version available, and you can find out more by clicking on the link below.
Monday, August 21, 2006
If you are anything like me it is tough to get through a day without several trips to digg.com to see what stories are hitting the front page. Well now an enthusiastic user has created their own mobile version of Digg.
"Digg is these days one of the most popular techie blog sites, and most people love it. Problem is, it has no mobile version. There were 4-5 earlier efforts by fans to create a mobile interface to Digg, but their creations dont work or look great on most mobile browsers. This is why I decided to create a new mobile interface, and make sure it works with all cHTML-capable mobile browsers"
You can see a shot of Digg Mobile running on Pocket IE to the right. To see screenshots from other mobile devices, or to check out the Digg Mobile url click on the link below.
Eye-Film has introduced a new slim Wi-Fi enabled SD card, that also packs 1gb of memory.
"Previously, getting your WLAN on with an SD card required that ugly extra bulk at the end (SDIO cards), and they were designed for use on PDAs and smartphones. As such, you couldn't possibly use those cards on certain devices that had more "internal" SD slots, like digital cameras. This new innovation from Eye-Film eschews the extra bulk, and gives you high-speed WiFi in a standard SD card form.
It looks like these cards are aimed at camera users for the moment, but the company is also said to be investigating the possible use of the cards in other devices such as smartphones and PDA's. Source- Mobilemag
"Previously, getting your WLAN on with an SD card required that ugly extra bulk at the end (SDIO cards), and they were designed for use on PDAs and smartphones. As such, you couldn't possibly use those cards on certain devices that had more "internal" SD slots, like digital cameras. This new innovation from Eye-Film eschews the extra bulk, and gives you high-speed WiFi in a standard SD card form.
It looks like these cards are aimed at camera users for the moment, but the company is also said to be investigating the possible use of the cards in other devices such as smartphones and PDA's. Source- Mobilemag
Following the announcement of the 700w launching on the Verizon network back in January, many users have wondered when the 700W would begin to appear on other networks. Now some pictures have been posted over at TreoCentral.com, that appear to confirm that Sprint will be the next carrier to launch the 700w device.
In some related news, a Palm spokesperson has also confirmed to Reuters that the next Palm device announcement will be made on September 12th in the UK. This announcement will likely be the widely speculated Treo 750W, which will be the second Treo to run the Windows Mobile operating system. Source- theunwired.net
Friday, August 18, 2006
We had previously reported on the test program "Connexion", that Boeing was running to offer in-flight high speed internet, but now it seems they will be discontinuing the program.
"Over the last six years, we have invested substantial time, resources and technology in Connexion by Boeing," said Boeing Chairman, President and CEO Jim McNerney. "Regrettably, the market for this service has not materialized as had been expected. We believe this decision best balances the long-term interests of all parties with a stake in Connexion by Boeing."
This is disappointing news to anyone who travels regularly on long haul flights. If you would like to read the full press release you can click on the link below.
"Over the last six years, we have invested substantial time, resources and technology in Connexion by Boeing," said Boeing Chairman, President and CEO Jim McNerney. "Regrettably, the market for this service has not materialized as had been expected. We believe this decision best balances the long-term interests of all parties with a stake in Connexion by Boeing."
This is disappointing news to anyone who travels regularly on long haul flights. If you would like to read the full press release you can click on the link below.
Thursday, August 17, 2006
Marriott International, Inc. Today announced that it has begun testing mobile wireless check-in for Microsofts Windows Mobile-powered devices on end-to-end Intel Architecture for a select group of travelers to Redmond (Wash.) Marriott Town Center
"During testing, guests with Microsoft Windows Mobile-powered Smartphones running the PocketPC Platform can simply download and install Marriotts seamless mobility software from Arrive.Marriott.com. Using the Internet, they can then connect securely to the Redmond Marriott Town Center hotels property management system and check in to their room while in transit to the hotel. Guests will also be able to change room types, receive welcome information and reconfirm their room rates. When they arrive at the hotel, guests retrieve their room keys from a conveniently located automated key dispenser in the lobby."
Now this is progress. How many times have you finally reached the end of a long journey only to be met with long lines at Hotel check-in? To read the full story you can click the link below.
"During testing, guests with Microsoft Windows Mobile-powered Smartphones running the PocketPC Platform can simply download and install Marriotts seamless mobility software from Arrive.Marriott.com. Using the Internet, they can then connect securely to the Redmond Marriott Town Center hotels property management system and check in to their room while in transit to the hotel. Guests will also be able to change room types, receive welcome information and reconfirm their room rates. When they arrive at the hotel, guests retrieve their room keys from a conveniently located automated key dispenser in the lobby."
Now this is progress. How many times have you finally reached the end of a long journey only to be met with long lines at Hotel check-in? To read the full story you can click the link below.
Wednesday, August 16, 2006
Skype has released a new beta version of their free VOIP software program for the Pocket PC. There are a number of new features as well as bug fixes in this latest version. (See entire changelog by clicking here.)Some of the key new features in the 2.1 beta are as follows;
- One click Skype access
Make free calls even easier with Skype icon on the device home screen. - Group chat
Chat with groups of friends and use animated emoticons. - Enhanced contact list
See your contacts avatars and mood messages. - Profile personalization
Update your profile by using your device camera, wherever you are.
Tuesday, August 15, 2006
The Asus P525 has recieved it's FCC approval. The P525 is one of the few Pocket PC Phones that feature a built in numberpad instead of the more traditional "QWERTY" keyboard design.
"FCC approval isn't a sure sign that this device will debut in the United States, but the fact that this is a quad-band smartphone is a strong indication of this. Only three GSM bands are generally used on models that will be released in just Europe and/or Asia."
Other features of the device are Wi-Fi B/G, Bluetooth 1.2, a 2 megapixel camera, as well as a 2.8-inch QVGA screen. (Source- Brighthand)
Monday, August 14, 2006
"Spybot-S&D for Windows Mobile uses a lightweight version of the detection engine of Spybot-S&D for Windows to detect threats for Windows Mobile and Symbian both, the later because Bluetooth worms could spread over OS borders, and while they would not perform on an incompatible OS, they would still waste precious space on the device."
This is one of the more popular freeware anti-virus programs for desktops, and they now have a version that supports Windows Mobile! Spybot-S&D for Windows Mobile is compatible to Pocket PCs and Smartphones running Windows CE 3.0 (Pocket PC 2002) up to the current Windows Mobile 5.0.
Musicdock is a free service that allows you to use your existing satellite radio subscription to listen to satellite radio on your Windows Mobile device. Some of the features are as follows;
- Real-Time song information with Album art
- No software installation required
- Easy Access to Favorite Channels
- Seamless access on both Desktop and Mobile device
- Use your Phone or PDA as a portable satellite radio receiver
- No account setup required. Just use your existing satellite Radio
To use the program you need to have an existing satellite radio subscription with an internet connection equal to GPRS or higher. Also, your device must also support Windows Media Player 9 or higher. Click the link below to visit the Musicdock homepage.
- Real-Time song information with Album art
- No software installation required
- Easy Access to Favorite Channels
- Seamless access on both Desktop and Mobile device
- Use your Phone or PDA as a portable satellite radio receiver
- No account setup required. Just use your existing satellite Radio
To use the program you need to have an existing satellite radio subscription with an internet connection equal to GPRS or higher. Also, your device must also support Windows Media Player 9 or higher. Click the link below to visit the Musicdock homepage.
Friday, August 11, 2006
If you are a subscriber to our RSS feed, now would be a great time to tell you that we have moved it over to Feedburner and as such it now has a new url. The old feed will still work, but the new feed has a little better formatting and should provide a better user experience.
The new feed is at http://feeds.feedburner.com/pocketpccanada/feed, and you can get there by clicking the RSS icon on the top right corner of our site, or by clicking on the link below.
The new feed is at http://feeds.feedburner.com/pocketpccanada/feed, and you can get there by clicking the RSS icon on the top right corner of our site, or by clicking on the link below.
Thursday, August 10, 2006
Engadget has posted some pictures of the upcoming Treo 750 Palm device which will run Windows Mobile. The device codenamed "Lennon", follows the hugely popular Palm Treo 700W and will become Palms second Windows Mobile device.
"Engadget Mobile would like present to you exclusive pictures of a Cingular-branded Treo 750. Yes it has UMTS. Yes it has HSPDA. And no, it doesn't have a front facing camera for video calling"
The pictures are a little blurry, but good enough to get an idea of the look of the device. You can check them out over at Engadget by clicking on the link below.
"Engadget Mobile would like present to you exclusive pictures of a Cingular-branded Treo 750. Yes it has UMTS. Yes it has HSPDA. And no, it doesn't have a front facing camera for video calling"
The pictures are a little blurry, but good enough to get an idea of the look of the device. You can check them out over at Engadget by clicking on the link below.
Tuesday, August 08, 2006
Until now the main limiting factor to playing games on your handheld device was the lack of decent controls, but this new product looks to change all that.
"Be interactive game controller 'Zeta' is dedicated to Pocket Pc Smartphones. It can work with HP iPaq rw6100 and LG C8000 series that run on MS Pocket PC 2003 SE. It supports E2-SNES emulator and 7 programmable buttons.
Although I could not see myself carrying this around, the concept is pretty cool. You can check out some more pictures of the device by clicking on the link below.
"In about one year, podcasts have transformed from a virtually unknown type of media to a common, widely used method of listening to radio and TV broadcasts. Podcasts can be played on mobile devices, but software to support this needs improvement. In particular, existing podcast software for Windows Mobile-based devices is extremely limited. Pocket Podcasts solves this problem, bringing a complete podcast client to Windows Mobile devices. Pocket Podcasts enables you to search, subscribe, and play back podcasts, all from your Pocket PC or Smartphone."
This looks like a great program,and best of all it is free. This open source program is still in beta, but if you are interested you can download it from our download section by clicking here, or visit the Pocket Podcast web page by clciking on the link below.
Monday, August 07, 2006
The latest Windows Mobile 5.0 AKU 2.3 release has added some needed functionality to the Smartphone OS.
"With the latest Windows Mobile 5.0 AKU 2.3 release for Smartphones, Microsoft added some useful features to its Smartphone platform, including a file explorer and a slightly modified Start menu. Microsoft always uses these AKU releases to either fix bugs or to add new features and while most stuff and changes are under the hood, these two new features can be seen and used by the users and both adds more convenience to the Smartphone use."
You can read the full article (including screenshots) by clicking on the link below.
"With the latest Windows Mobile 5.0 AKU 2.3 release for Smartphones, Microsoft added some useful features to its Smartphone platform, including a file explorer and a slightly modified Start menu. Microsoft always uses these AKU releases to either fix bugs or to add new features and while most stuff and changes are under the hood, these two new features can be seen and used by the users and both adds more convenience to the Smartphone use."
You can read the full article (including screenshots) by clicking on the link below.
Sunday, August 06, 2006
A company by the name of Alpha Networks is preparing to release a Wi-Fi phone, with a slightly different twist in that unlike other Wi-Fi phones, it will not run on Skype.
"Taiwan's Alpha Networks is all ready to produce a WiFi phone with Google Talk compatibility, they're just waiting to sync up with "clients' product roadmaps" -- whatever that means. The phone should also have Gmail capabilities, and Alpha is planning to develop a video phone as well."
You can click the link below to read the story at Engadget.
"Taiwan's Alpha Networks is all ready to produce a WiFi phone with Google Talk compatibility, they're just waiting to sync up with "clients' product roadmaps" -- whatever that means. The phone should also have Gmail capabilities, and Alpha is planning to develop a video phone as well."
You can click the link below to read the story at Engadget.
Friday, August 04, 2006
"VoiceMinder is a simple solution for those of us who keep track of their task items via email. Currently available for the Pocket PC (soon for SmartPhone), once setup VoiceMinder allows you to quickly record a voice note and have it sent on its way to your email address of choice with just two button presses. No user interface to mess with. No complexities. Just drive/walk/whatever and press the user-configured hotkey to start recording and the hotkey again to stop - instant voice mail!"
Although the ides behind this program is very simple, it is an extremely useful application. The program is currently in beta and can be downloaded from our freeware download section by clicking on the link below.
Although the ides behind this program is very simple, it is an extremely useful application. The program is currently in beta and can be downloaded from our freeware download section by clicking on the link below.
Thursday, August 03, 2006
Just a reminder if you have not visited our download section lately, that we currently have 129 freeware download programs sorted into 9 different categories. You can search through our downloads section in a couple of ways;
- Select a category on the main download page by clicking here.
- Show recently added only by clicking here.
- View other sites offering Pocket PC downloads by clicking here.
There have been alot of rumblings lately about the new HTC device that will set out to challenge both the Moto Q and Blackberry, but now we have some pictures to go with it.
"Specs are a little slim at this point, but as you can tell from the pic, it comes with a full QWERTY keyboard and naturally runs on WinMo5. Word is that it does quad-band GSM and Wi-Fi as well. What will really set the Excalibur apart from the competition, though, is its unique touch-sensitive "jog strip" that replaces the ubiquitous jog wheel we find on the device offered by Research in Motion. You can see this clever strip just to the right of the vibrant better-than-QVGA display."
Thanks to Mobilemag.com for the tip.
Wednesday, August 02, 2006
Dopod has announced the Dopod 838Pro 3G Pocket PC Phone Edition. Based on the HTC Hermes reference design, the device features built in Wireless "G", as well as Bluetooth with support for the A2DP profile. This will allow users to stream music wirelessly to Bluetooth headphones that also support the A2DP.
"The Dopod 838Pro is a perfect example of Dopod's commitment to deliver Versatility without Limits to consumers. It is a powerful sliding PDA phone that gives users ultimate connectivity from Bluetooth, WiFi, 3G to HSDPA, easy mail accessibility via Push Mail, mobile email and Pocket MSN, as well as enhanced productivity through Office Mobile and Windows Mobile 5.0. All these enabling tools, plus user-friendly features such as the 360 degree jog-wheel and QWERTY keypad, make the Dopod 838Pro the best PDA experience users can get in a phone," said Jack Tong, CEO of Dopod International Corp.
"The Dopod 838Pro is a perfect example of Dopod's commitment to deliver Versatility without Limits to consumers. It is a powerful sliding PDA phone that gives users ultimate connectivity from Bluetooth, WiFi, 3G to HSDPA, easy mail accessibility via Push Mail, mobile email and Pocket MSN, as well as enhanced productivity through Office Mobile and Windows Mobile 5.0. All these enabling tools, plus user-friendly features such as the 360 degree jog-wheel and QWERTY keypad, make the Dopod 838Pro the best PDA experience users can get in a phone," said Jack Tong, CEO of Dopod International Corp.
Tuesday, August 01, 2006
SanDisk Corporation today introduced a 2-gigabyte(GB) microSD card, the largest capacity of the worlds smallest removable flash memory card to meet demand for a new generation of MP3 music phones, including the forthcoming Verizon Wireless Chocolate by LG mobile phone.
Apart from its retail line of mobile flash memory cards, SanDisk also announced the addition of a 2GB capacity to its OEM line of microSD cards, providing manufacturers with flash memory cards that range from 64 megabytes (MB) to 2GB. On the retail side, SanDisk offers capacities beginning at 256 MB. Sandisks previous highest capacity was 1GB.
You can read the full press release by clicking on the link below.
Opera Software, world leader in Web browsing technologies, and mobile content pioneer
Mobileplay, today announced that Mobileplay will use Opera Mini to promote and distribute its free mobile services to cell phone owners in the USA. The mobile services include news, weather, sports, travel information, games and lifestyle content. Mobileplay will offer a free and customized version of the popular Opera Mini browser, which can be downloaded from www.mobileplay.com/opera. In addition, all public US versions of Opera Mini will feature one-click access to Mobileplay's extensive content portfolio.
You can read the full press release by clicking on the link below.
Mobileplay, today announced that Mobileplay will use Opera Mini to promote and distribute its free mobile services to cell phone owners in the USA. The mobile services include news, weather, sports, travel information, games and lifestyle content. Mobileplay will offer a free and customized version of the popular Opera Mini browser, which can be downloaded from www.mobileplay.com/opera. In addition, all public US versions of Opera Mini will feature one-click access to Mobileplay's extensive content portfolio.
You can read the full press release by clicking on the link below.