Toshiba has announced has announced a new line of hard disk drives (HDD). The line includes 60 GB, 80 GB and 100 GB models for ultra-mobile PCs and portable hanheld devices. The lightweight and thin (5 mm) HDDs are targeted for user in a variety of handheld devices, including camcorders and digital cameras.
Here is a short but growing list of VPN Clients for Pocket PC…
Using your Samsung i730 as a modem for your laptop by using your dearly paid EV-DO Connection brings tons of benefits. For starters, you become more mobile. If you allready have a EV-DO Internet pcmcia (laptop card), dump it and save some money. Verizon would like you to keep both, the phone and [...]
A lot. There are some shortcomings in Windows Mobile 5. I believe that through upgrades and patches from manufactureres and Microsoft, things will improve quickly. The nature of this OS is completely different than what Microsoft had done before with Windows Mobile and it will be a rough road. We compiled a [...]
Recently, Apple released their latest version of the iPod. The big news, according to Apple, was the reduced thickness of the new device (compared to the old models) and the fact that they now play video (along with photos, music, podcasts, and audio books).
About the same time there started to be a lot of chatter [...]
For those who are eagerly awaiting for VoIP to come out for their cellphones, the wait is now over. On Thursday, Cicero Networks Ltd. announced the launch of a smartphone version of its CiceroPhone which offers converged VoIP features. Going a step further, Cicero also announced a new Call Continuity server, a major new enhancement [...]
Search engine debuts mobile service aimed at people exploring unfamiliar locations.
As online search companies race to capture the mobile market, Google on Monday offered local maps on cell phones, along with directions, search results, business locations, and contact names.
Google Local for Mobile includes satellite imagery from the Google maps service and enables users to zoom [...]
A glitch with Microsoft’s PC to mobile device synchronisation software is preventing users from synchronising their device as normal. Microsoft has issued a software update designed to resolve the issue.
Orneta Checkers version 1.5 for Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone and Pocket PC was released by Orneta today. The new release allows gamers to play checkers on their Windows Mobile 5.0 based devices, with support for the popular Windows Mobile 2003 (SE) platform. Orneta Checkers offers a fun and exciting gaming experience for casual and hardcore [...]
Microsoft’s MapPoint Web site allows you to call up a map for just about any locale in Canada, the U.S., or western Europe. Then you can click a button right above the map to download it to your Pocket PC. You can also get driving directions. The accuracy of the driving directions leave something to [...]
The deal will allow the Palm OS-based Treo 650 smartphone to connect to the BlackBerry Enterprise Server, which supports Microsoft Exchange and Lotus Notes.
The two top competitors in the PDA market, Research In Motion Ltd. and Palm Inc., are partnering to extend RIM’s BlackBerry E-mail service to Palm’s Treo 650 smartphone, the companies announced today. [...]
THAT new iPod nano may be impossibly slim and stylish but the sad truth is it’s already obsolete. Even its bigger, video-playing brother - announced last week - will be old technology by the time it hits the shops next month.
For 2006 is to be the year of the Ultimate Gadget, when the phone, music [...]
A new report from ABI Research finds that Symbian remains the “smartphone” operating system market leader. The ABI study examines the pros and cons of the major smartphone operating systems, including the big three: Symbian, Windows Mobile, and embedded Linux.
6th Sense Communcations has introduced a location-based personal networking service that enables users to find people in ther local proximity that they might want to meet. The service combines Bluetooth, a smartphone client application, and “sophisticated” server technology to match proximate user profiles, according to the company.
When activated on a mobile phone, 6th Sense scans [...]
499! are you out of your mind? It looks like Macromedia is on the mission to hinder development of Windows Mobile. The Flash Player 6 for Pocket PC that was available by now as free download has been pulled and to play Flash interactive “movies” one has to purchase “Standalone Flash Player 6 for [...]
The Treo is capable of placing both voice and data calls. A data call does not automatically “hang up” as does a voice call. It is up to the user to ensure the session is terminated. To do this, press the Menu key once. Highlight the Options tab and select Disconnect. The [...]
Have you ever thought — how can I put new fonts on my Pocket PC? You can copy any TrueType (.ttf) font file from your desktop PC’s \Windows\Fonts directory to your Pocket PC’s \Windows\Fonts directory. They will be recognized by the system at once. You might also consider using Fonts on Storage, a free utility [...]
Recently PocketElma, a 2d motorbike game, was released for Windows Mobile Pocket PC. The developer promises to deliver 50 new levels monthly for this game. At only $9.99 its worth the price just to see if the developer can live up to the promise for more than a few months.
PocketElma released for Windows Mobile Pocket [...]
A file extension is the set of three letters that come after the period in a file name and tell you what type of file you’re dealing with. For example, the file extension in FILENAME.DOC tells you that it is a document file for Word or another word processing program. The extension in FILENAME.EXE tells [...]
The death of the PDA has been somewhat exaggerated it seems. Despite a slump in demand between 2002 and 2004, sales are once more picking up.
According to the latest figures from research company Gartner, worldwide PDA shipments totalled 3.6 million units in the second quarter of 2005. That translates to a 32 percent increase on [...]
