Archive for November, 2007

29
Nov

Many details about the Kindle

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Many details about the Kindle

Filed under: Features, Handhelds

Ok, we’ve got tons more kindle info! Here are most of the missing pieces on Amazon’s Kindle.

  • It doesn’t use a generic RSS aggregator — it’s Amazon-selected blogs only (and they “want every blog they can get”). Blogs that are aggregated by the Kindle get a revenue share with Amazon, since it costs money to get those publications.
  • The side scroller is, as we expected, a polarized PNLCD (pneumatic LCD). It looks amazing.
  • It’s SD only, not SDHC.
  • It uses the Kindle file format (which is a variant of structured HTML), but also accepts Word and PDF files (but only via email since they need to be converted by Amazon), Mobi, HTML, plaintext, and image files like JPEG, GIF, and PNG. Sorry, no RTF.
  • Oh yes, it supports Audible! Oh, and a little, unused file format called MP3.
  • It has a user-replaceable, 1530mAh battery
  • You can bind five or six devices to a single account, and share books you’ve purchased to those accounts. There’s no simultaneous reading lock, so if you and your significant other are on the same Amazon account you can both read the same book at the same time on your Kindles.
  • Amazon is also releasing the Digital Text Platform, which allows users to upload their own content to the Kindle store for sale and download.
  • The $9.99 price point is the sweet spot, but there are books for sale from the Gutenberg project for under $1 (if you don’t want to download them for free yourself), and upwards of that quoted $10 price point as well.
  • Amazon wouldn’t say who makes the device, just that “it’s an OEM in China.”

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28
Nov

Amazon Kindle first hands-on

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Amazon Kindle first hands-on

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So we just snagged our Kindle, and we’re unabashedly stoked to get using it. Unfortunately the device came out of box with too little juice to get on the EV-DO network, but the e-ink display looks great (as we’d expect). The selector bar on the right is really interesting; it appears to be a white, opaque thin LCD panel that polarizes and turns clear letting reflective dots peer through — the end result is a small selection bar that looks unlike anything we’ve seen on a portable reader device.

The keyboard is clicky and tactile, but with keys shallow enough that they won’t get too in the way when you’re reading. We’re a little worried that the absolutely massive page forward / back buttons might get inadvertently triggered here and there, though.

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Get New finger friendly keyboard from HTC Touch Free
Found under: Freeware, Pocket PC, HTC,



Here is one just released and hot application you can enjoy. It is the finger friendly keyboard for HTC Touch and it comes with with 2 different interfacesone for fast one finger clicking and one with big buttons which should be tapped 2 times for example to get the second letter of the button It is quite similar to typing with your regular cell phone with numbers keypad. The keyboard is available in five different languages English French Italian German Spanish. It also has th

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Try Nav4All - freeware alternative of fully functional GPS navigation system
Found under: GPS, Navigation, Freeware, Windows Mobile, Pocket PC,



If you have built-in or bluetooth GPS receiver you probably use some navigation software on your Windows Mobile Pocket PC. Lets dont say all but pretty much of the good working GPS software like TomTom CoPilot Live Miomap for pocket pc is shareware so you have to pay to use it. Here is one application that does the same job but is FREE. Nav4All is a freeware alternative of fully functional GPS navigation system with maps. You can search and find millions of interesting places l

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Get One-stop access to all your information on the go with Unyverse
Found under: Pocket PC, Symbian, Freeware, Tips,



Unyverse Mobile Wiki Platform is service delivered by Universe Ltd and is supposed to give you online and offline access to wiki content directly on your handheld device. You can choose drom public sources of news or reference content like Wikipedia to your indispensable personal or company data. Unyverse works by syncing your web account which you can obtain at their site and you mobile. With Unyverse Mobile Wiki you can access Wikipedia on your mobile phone join and create W

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27
Nov

Top Downloaded Free Palm software Last Week

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Top Downloaded Free Palm software Last Week
Found under: Weekly Specials, Freeware, Palm, Treo,



Here we offer you a list of top 5 Palm freeware applications ordered by number of downloads made from Freeware Palm site. We are hoping this list will help you stay in touch with the latest trends around palm programs. 1. Frodo for PalmOS v4.2 RC1 Free C64 emulator for Palm OS. 2. MusicTones v1.0 MusicTones supports mp3 wav aac and amr file formats which could be imprted into the application and then be used for incoming call ringtone or new sm

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Many details about the Kindle

Filed under: Features, Handhelds

Ok, we’ve got tons more kindle info! Here are most of the missing pieces on Amazon’s Kindle.

  • It doesn’t use a generic RSS aggregator — it’s Amazon-selected blogs only (and they “want every blog they can get”). Blogs that are aggregated by the Kindle get a revenue share with Amazon, since it costs money to get those publications.
  • The side scroller is, as we expected, a polarized PNLCD (pneumatic LCD). It looks amazing.
  • It’s SD only, not SDHC.
  • It uses the Kindle file format (which is a variant of structured HTML), but also accepts Word and PDF files (but only via email since they need to be converted by Amazon), Mobi, HTML, plaintext, and image files like JPEG, GIF, and PNG. Sorry, no RTF.
  • Oh yes, it supports Audible! Oh, and a little, unused file format called MP3.
  • It has a user-replaceable, 1530mAh battery
  • You can bind five or six devices to a single account, and share books you’ve purchased to those accounts. There’s no simultaneous reading lock, so if you and your significant other are on the same Amazon account you can both read the same book at the same time on your Kindles.
  • Amazon is also releasing the Digital Text Platform, which allows users to upload their own content to the Kindle store for sale and download.
  • The $9.99 price point is the sweet spot, but there are books for sale from the Gutenberg project for under $1 (if you don’t want to download them for free yourself), and upwards of that quoted $10 price point as well.
  • Amazon wouldn’t say who makes the device, just that “it’s an OEM in China.”

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26
Nov

Census takers’ custom PDAs get shown off

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Census takers’ custom PDAs get shown off

Filed under: Handhelds

We’ve already heard plenty about the custom PDAs that census takers will eventually be getting their hands on, but Popular Mechanics has now taken things one step further and actually gotten a hands on with the device itself (or at least the current form of it). As we knew before, the PDA is made by HTC and based on Windows Mobile, with Florida-based Harris Corp. handling the actual deployment of the devices, which are expected to eventually total some 500,000. While complete specs are obviously still up in the air (given that they won’t be deployed until 2010), the devices will apparently boast 10 hours of battery life, and pack integrated GPS to keep all those census takers on the right track, not to mention a built-in dial-up modem to ensure they stay in touch when venturing beyond the boundaries of Sprint’s data network. If that’s not enough to whet your appetite, you can hit up the read link below for a video walk through of the device.

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UK OQO announcement early next month?

Filed under: Handhelds

OQO has been sending out invitations to a London press conference which will include a pre-launch unveiling of an unspecified product. They’re also announcing what jkOnTheRun calls an Anytime / Anywhere Computing Environment, which is so vague that it could mean almost anything. The CEO of the company will be at the event too, so we know this probably isn’t going anything as insignificant as a point update to existing models.

[Via Boy Genius Report]

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Samsung’s Q1 Ultra Mobile PC gets Ultra Premium, dude

Filed under: Handhelds, Portable Audio, Portable Video, Tablet PCs

Man, with words like “Ultra” (twice) and “Premium” in its name, you’d think that Samsung’s latest bump to their UMPC platform — the Q1 Ultra Mobile PC Ultra Premium — would be something to shout about. Unfortunately, it’s just their 7-inch Q1 Ultra done up with a 1.33GHz ULV Core Solo CPU. A nice increase in raw power, for sure. Yay?

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Google activates IMAP for Gmail and here is How to Configure it
Found under: Mobile News, Communication, Tips,



Google has recently activated IMAP support for its popular Gmail E-Mail service. This means that you can download your E-Mails to your PC or Mac using Outlook or whatever you are using and in addition you can access the same inbox from your mobile device. Google is also offering a mail client for mobile devices but for the moment it only supports J2ME-enabled devices and since not all Windows Mobile devices includes J2ME but Outlook Mobile this is the better option anyway. E

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25
Nov

Sony Ericsson W580i: Digitally complete

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Sony Ericsson W580i: Digitally complete

Samsung i600 gets English Windows Mobile 6 ROM upgrade
Found under: Samsung, ROM upgrades, Windows Mobile 6 Standard,



Samsung i600 smartphone which is a European version of Samsung BlackJack but with WiFi has just received Windows Mobile 6 upgrade. With this upgrade to Windows Mobile 6.0 you get following benefits - Messaging and calendaring enhancements - Search and document access - Secure and simple corporate access - Protection to valuable corporate data - Device and policy management - Strengthened phone integration - Faster connections to My contacts - and more.. To learn more

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24
Nov

Amazon Kindle first hands-on

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Amazon Kindle first hands-on

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So we just snagged our Kindle, and we’re unabashedly stoked to get using it. Unfortunately the device came out of box with too little juice to get on the EV-DO network, but the e-ink display looks great (as we’d expect). The selector bar on the right is really interesting; it appears to be a white, opaque thin LCD panel that polarizes and turns clear letting reflective dots peer through — the end result is a small selection bar that looks unlike anything we’ve seen on a portable reader device.

The keyboard is clicky and tactile, but with keys shallow enough that they won’t get too in the way when you’re reading. We’re a little worried that the absolutely massive page forward / back buttons might get inadvertently triggered here and there, though.

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Live from the Amazon Kindle launch event

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Anyone reading yesterday knows today’s the day the Amazon Kindle finally launches, and we’re live from their big (little) launch event in New York. There are maybe a hundred fifty seats (and people are still filing in), so we’ll be getting started here in just a few.

Just the usual pre-event mingling. Surprising this place hasn’t filled up any faster. All the event handlers have very austere looks on their faces, as though they’re cramming for a really difficult exam, or launching an e-book reader.

We got the first picture of the Kindle! There she is. That angle up towards the left is really severe, this thing is far from flat. Announcer: “We’re getting started in just a few minutes…” More after the break.

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ASUS’ R50A set to “redefine mobile”

Filed under: GPS, Handhelds, Laptops, Tablet PCs

All we have is this picture for now and the promise of more around CES in January, but that’s Asus’ R50A right there. It’s listed as a UMPC and said to “redefine mobile” with full PC and GPS functionality. Funny, we thought that’s what those gen one UMPCs were supposed to do 1.5 years ago. Anyway, this looks to be the R3 we’ve already peeped sporting a 4.8-inch display with abiggie1024 x 600 resolution.

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Hands-on with Verizon’s LG Voyager on Engadget Mobile

Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds

‘Bout time we follow up the unboxing with a little hands-on action, eh? We think we’ve found enough to like about LG’s VX10000 Voyager for Verizon to make enV owners… well, green with envy. Head on over to Engadget Mobile for our quick impressions!

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23
Nov

Nokia N810 firmware leaks, runs on N800

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Nokia N810 firmware leaks, runs on N800

Filed under: Handhelds

Although we can’t see why you’d want to run anything except Palm OS Garnet in emulation on your Nokia N800 tablet, those of you aching for the latest and greatest are getting a little boost — the firmware for the N810 leaked yesterday, and users have discovered it runs like a champ on the N800. The update boosts the processor to 400MHz, revs the browser to a faster Mozilla-based core, and includes Skype video support. It’s not a drag-and-drop upgrade — you’ll have to score an N810 serial number and have access to a Linux box — but something tells us those of you who’ve snagged an N800 aren’t going to be all too fazed by that.

[Thanks, Kozzi]

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Sharp’s new PW-TC930 e-dictionary, now with insect noises

Filed under: Handhelds, Portable Audio, Portable Video

Sharp sure likes to milk this e-dictionary form factor, but this latest trip around the block might be too much. The new PW-TC930 includes a 4.3-inch 480 x 272 screen, media playback of the MP3 and JPEG varieties off of SD cards, and all that usual translation tomfoolery. The big upgrade this time around? Bird and insect noises. Yeah, apparently Sharp is beefing up the Britannica-based encyclopedia functionality with audio samples, boring nature ones included. Lucky for us, Sharp stuffed in a 1seg TV tuner as well so we can avoid this whole “learning things” paradigm The Man is trying to box us into.

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Vodafone v1520 Windows Mobile Pocket PC Coming soon
Found under: Devices, Pocket PC, Windows Mobile 6 Professional,



Here is one new addition to Vodafones windows mobile devices portfolio and it is Vodafone v1520. It has just been listed as coming soon on the Vodafone website. This new handset is built by Asus and has integrated GPS WiFi Bluetooth MicroSD and a 2 megapixel camera. The v1520 is has a really fast Intel XScale PXA270 CPU running at a whacking 520Mhz with 256Mb ROM 64Mb RAM and triband connectivity plus 3G capabilities. It is powered by Windows Mobile 6 Professional which m

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VITO AudioNotes Reliable Sound Recorder updated to v1.32
Found under: Software, Pocket PC, Smartphone,



VITO Technology has just released new version of the bestselling program VITO AudioNotes which is Windows Mobile mp3 and wav recorder. The new version loads much quicker and has new code for detecting calls which makes possible to record calls on most WM 5.0 6.0 Smartphones correctly. Quick Record that allows one button recording is now available for Smartphone users. Now call auto record function works more precisely and identifies the contact name on most Windows Mobile 5.0 and

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23
Nov

Vodafone v1520 Windows Mobile Pocket PC Coming soon

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Vodafone v1520 Windows Mobile Pocket PC Coming soon
Found under: Devices, Pocket PC, Windows Mobile 6 Professional,



Here is one new addition to Vodafones windows mobile devices portfolio and it is Vodafone v1520. It has just been listed as coming soon on the Vodafone website. This new handset is built by Asus and has integrated GPS WiFi Bluetooth MicroSD and a 2 megapixel camera. The v1520 is has a really fast Intel XScale PXA270 CPU running at a whacking 520Mhz with 256Mb ROM 64Mb RAM and triband connectivity plus 3G capabilities. It is powered by Windows Mobile 6 Professional which m

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Census takers’ custom PDAs get shown off

Filed under: Handhelds

We’ve already heard plenty about the custom PDAs that census takers will eventually be getting their hands on, but Popular Mechanics has now taken things one step further and actually gotten a hands on with the device itself (or at least the current form of it). As we knew before, the PDA is made by HTC and based on Windows Mobile, with Florida-based Harris Corp. handling the actual deployment of the devices, which are expected to eventually total some 500,000. While complete specs are obviously still up in the air (given that they won’t be deployed until 2010), the devices will apparently boast 10 hours of battery life, and pack integrated GPS to keep all those census takers on the right track, not to mention a built-in dial-up modem to ensure they stay in touch when venturing beyond the boundaries of Sprint’s data network. If that’s not enough to whet your appetite, you can hit up the read link below for a video walk through of the device.

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The Nokia N82 gets official

Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds

Right on schedule, Nokia has announced its latest addition to the multimedia-centric (and game-riffic) Nseries line, the N82 candybar. The phone clearly bears a striking resemblance to its recently announced cousin — the N81 slider — but the N82 ups the ante with a 5 megapixel Carl Zeiss lens paired with autofocus (naturally) and a xenon flash. Other features include microSD expansion, support for Nokia’s own Ovi goodies, WiFi, assisted GPS, a 2.4 inch QVGA display front and center, and an honest-to-goodness 3.5mm headphone jack like the N95 before it. The GSM / EDGE radio does the quadband thing, but HSDPA’s available only on the 2100MHz band — so North Americans with an appetite for data need not apply. Others can buy the N82 starting today for about €450 ($657).

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23
Nov

Sony Ericsson W850i – Music for Everyone …Now !

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Sony Ericsson W850i – Music for Everyone …Now !

Top Downloaded Free Windows Mobile Smartphone software Last Week
Found under: Weekly Specials, Smartphone, Freeware,



Here we offer you a list of top 5 Smartphone freeware applications ordered by number of downloads made from Smartphone Freeware site. We are hoping this list will help you stay in touch with the latest trends around smartphone programs. 1. SmartToolkit v1.00 RC05 SmartToolkit is all in one Windows Mobile Smartphones tools application with a lot of features like Start Menu Clipboard Plugins My Schedules and others usefull features. 2. 3D Menu 3D Menu makes

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23
Nov

Nokia E65: Fabulous and Attractive

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Nokia E65: Fabulous and Attractive

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