Archive for August, 2005

Go to DLOAD and delete the “image.dat” file,
then go: “BREW” -> “16452″ -> “MP” and add any .jpg images you want.
When you reset your phone (turn it off then on again), your images will be in your PIX gallery.
Happy hacking

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Google took many by surprise with their release of a new IM client called Google Talk. Supposedly, it only works on Windows. In reality, it works on many different platforms. imov Universal Mobile Messenger for the Pocket PC, is one that can be configured to work with Google Talk. Here’s how:
1) Open imov [...]

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To set up a Web page as your home page, open that Web page in Pocket Internet Explorer by typing the URL of that Web page in the Address bar. Tap on the Tools menu and then tap on Options. In the screen that appears make sure that the General tab is selected. In the [...]

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By using QuickTime Pro 7.1 you can convert movies to 3g2 format, export them and transfer them to a mini SD card using a reader hooked to your computer. Put the converted movies in MY FLIX folder. It takes about 11Mb for every 20 minutes of video. The videos play and look great on the [...]

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If you synchronize e-mails from Outlook on your desktop PC to Inbox on your Pocket PC, you can save some space by changing some settings in ActiveSync.

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Your Pocket PC can store a lot of information, but if you don’t back up that information, you could lose it when your Pocket PC runs out of juice, or has to be hard-reset, or is lost or stolen.
There are four ways you can protect your information

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Info Sharp gathers SMS Firewall, Auto Answering/Forward Machine, and SMS Notification in one. It also can manage and classify all your SMS more efficiently.

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Massive marketing research firm weighs in on the mobile scene.
by IGN Wireless
The vast market research firm, has announced what we’ve known for months: mobile games are set to explode. After conducting a survey of over 8,500 teens and adults, NPD has issued a report on what they believe are the “key growth drivers” in the [...]

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Discovery Networks Asia and Nokia are reinventing the concept of filmmaking by providing mobile phone users with access to the knowledge and technology of a new genre-mobile filmmaking. They have launched Mobile First Time Filmmakers 2005, a competition that offers a grand prize of $10,000.
To join, send a photo or a video no [...]

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If you have a cingular 650 and you are having problems like voicemail is going to all zeros, keeps reseting on you, freezes up or just acts like you have a virus no mater what you try there can be an easy fix to your problem. Take out your sim card and if [...]

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windowstreo
Originally uploaded by mobinity.

PalmOne clarified the rumors about an upcoming windows powered device.
PalmOne “evaluates other Operating Systems as a part of their normal process”.
Wouldn’t it be nice to have a windows mobile treo?
We believe that the folks at Needham misunderstood our palmOne execs: no one from palmOne expressed the sentiments attributed to us, [...]

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Once in a while I’m taken back by some products which I don’t know what to make of them. I would never be able to type anything here with my sausage fingers and it is not for the touch-typist either but if you are looking for a wireless, sturdy and portable text input device, [...]

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You get a cool phone and spend all your hard earned Dinero just to find out that the DUN is blocked. Apparently, not all lost since the DUN, as it ships, it’s only disabled. The trick is you have to know how to enable it. If you want to enable DUN, or its Dial Up [...]

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So what in the world is this Startup folder? The Startup folder on a Pocket PC is used by the Pocket PC to launch programs automatically at startup. Many programs automatically install themselves in this folder and thus start running each time you turn on your Pocket PC. If they don’t need to be [...]

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Originally uploaded by mobinity.

Macromedia has just released Studio 8, and among the applications included, is Flash Professional 8. The new version has more emphasis on mobile device content. Among the new features it includes a new mobile device emulator, a new ActionScript Assist feature, greater control [...]

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When you use the on-screen “soft” keyboard, it’s a hassle to have to tap on the Shift key in order to access the Upper Case characters. Instead of tapping on the Shift or CAP key, you can simply tap on a lower-case character and slide your stylus upwards without removing your stylus from the screen. [...]

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Usually you cannot transfer your pictures from your Treo 650 via Bluetooth to your computer. Verizon wants you to pay $0.25 per pop. Here at Mobinity we are always looking for something and always playing with these toys untill we get bored or find something interesting or throw the darn thing out the window.
To transfer [...]

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In the Palm Preferences, leaving the Beam Receive option on can drain your battery at a higher rate than normal. However, returning to the Prefs application to turn the option on each time you wish to receive something can be a pain. Instead, write shortcut stroke, dot, i in any text field, which will turn [...]

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By this time I guess you know that verizon crippled the i730’s DUN (dial-up network) via bluetooth. Well, you can get around this lame crippling by doubling up with Pretec’s SD
Bluetooth card. It will set you back $150 if you order it online and you will get a connection of about 128k. You might [...]

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Have you ever wondered how on earth do you set your own picture on the today screen of your pocket pc? Well it’s simple! …sort of. On the Pocket PC, use File Explorer to locate the image and open it in Pictures. Tap Tools and select Set As Today Wallpaper. The next screen will [...]

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