Halloween 2006 In Your Pocket
BallShooter.com proudly presents a new edition of Fast Swapper game. This limited edition is prepared espesially for Halloween 2006 - it’s a special version of their popular game with a lot of new features and abilities….and it’s free!
2006 features:
1. The goal of the game is changed! Now you have to match all items on the board to beat the level.
2. Level-to-Level progress. More than 10 different levels available.
3. The most profitable move is highlighed automatically after a few seconds.
http://www.ballshooter.com/fastswap/
Are you an aspiring artist?
While “surfing” the net today, I saw this item about Pencil Box Deluxe on PDABlast and it really caught my attention.
So I went to Mental Motions to check it out and I was impressed. For $11.99, it looks to be a terrific bargain and after looking at some of the drawings that have been submitted, this could be a terrific program to have for the person that does more than the average “doodle”.
Introduction from the Mental Motions site:
Ever thought about drawing with pencils while travelling by train? Now it is possible - Pencil Box Deluxe allows you to draw almost everywere! The only requirement is your Pocket PC and possibility to switch it on! (Don’t draw under waterfall or while driving your car :-)
HTC Adds Close Button To Its Devices
Posted by Jack Cook on 10/31/06 in Pocket PC Phones, Smart Phones
Ed Hansberry from Pocket PC Thoughts posted an article today based on a post from MoDaCo. They were reporting that HTC is giving users what they want on their devices, a close button that actually closes applications.
Of course, for many of us, this is a BIG item and yet, for a long time, what we have asked for we just never got from Microsoft. There are a variety of reasons and justifications but folks wanted it … so finally, we will get it … on an HTC device. Maybe, just maybe, we will start to see this task manager option on ALL Windows Mobile devices.
Although some sites posted the news from MoDoCo, no one wrote a compelling article to read except for Ed. He took the time to put together some well thought out comments that are well worth the read. In part, Ed said:
… Users can choose to enable the close feature and have it closed either by a tap or a tap-and-hold. Microsoft has maintained for years that users simply don’t need to close applications. They really don’t want to, they just want the application to go away, and so MS has refused to enable the close feature short going through the 7 tap process via the Memory control panel icon and close it there.
This is a terrific piece that you can read here at Pocket PC Thoughts. Nice job Ed!
NTT DoCoMo Formulates New Terminal Specifications to Enable Any OS or Application to be Added
Posted by Jack Cook on 10/31/06 in Smart Phones
NTT DoCoMo, Inc. announced today new terminal specifications, developed jointly with Intel Corporation, that will enable mobile phones to be customized with additional desired operating system or application.
The specifications provide an open domain, which is separate from the phone’s default domain containing the preinstalled operating system and applications. A controller enables switching between the domains.
The open domain will enable a company, for example, to install an original browser and scheduler, and set an internal security policy for the terminal. Individuals will be able to install their own personalized game software.
Halloween Treat from Microsoft for your Xbox
Did you know that you can NOW download a free system update that provides more than 85 new features and enhancements, including support for native 1080p games and movies, faster Arcade game list display times, and even more choices when it comes to video playback options.
This free update for Xbox 360™ will be distributed via Xbox Live® to all members (Xbox Live Silver and Xbox Live Gold) with no disc or hard drive required. If you don’t have an Xbox Live account, you can easily sign up free by connecting your console to a broadband Internet connection. Once online, downloading the update is fast and simple, and provides instant access to many new features.
Cingular Releases The Motorola V365 To Hold Us Over
Posted by Doug Smith on 10/31/06 in Cingular
While we wait this Halloween for the release of the HP 6925, The Palm 680, and the Cingular 8525, Cingular has decided to tease us with the release of the Motorola V365. Feature packed and priceed right, the V365 is a good choice for mobility enthusiasts on a budget. The V365 also comes with a MicroSD Slot for holding all your photo’s or tunes. Check out Cingular for more information.
Included Features
- VGA camera phone with 4x zoom
- Bluetooth® wireless capable up to 30 feet
- Multimedia messaging - Send text, video & photos
- Live video capture and playback
- Digital audio music player
- Clear full-duplex speakerphone
- Push to Talk with up to 30 people at once
- Sturdy compact design with internal antenna
- Media Net internet browsing - one button access
- Download Music Tone ringtones, graphics and games
- Instant messaging - AOL®, MSN®, Yahoo! and ICQ®
- Mobile email access for POP3 email
- Voice dialing and voice memo
- Quick iTAP predictive text input
- Unique picture and ringer ID
Sybase iAnywhere Enhances Core Components for Convergence
New Versions of Core Components Provide Interoperable Mobile Email, Device Management, Security and Enterprise Application Enablement.
Sybase iAnywhere today announced new versions of two of the core components in its Information Anywhere Suite, a portfolio of products that provide the essential building blocks for enterprise mobility solutions. Information Anywhere Suite is designed to help organizations address the converging requirements for mobile email, device management, security and enterprise application enablement.
The delivery of Afaria 5.5 and OneBridge 5.5 completes the updates of all products in the Information Anywhere Suite. These updates enable interoperability across technologies to optimize wireless communications, simplify IT requirements and improve mobile user experience. Information Anywhere Suite is a key extension of Sybase’s Unwired Enterprise strategy.
Spb Software House Announces the Third Annual Spb Pocket PC Survey
Spb Software House, Developer of the Year 2006 (Handango), announces the 3rd Annual Spb Pocket PC Survey. Every year it helps to gather and process the information about the current Pocket PC community’s status and compare it to the previous survey results.
The first two surveys, conducted in 2004 and 2005, provided priceless information about the whole Pocket PC community and had a great response. This year the survey should show even more quantitative and qualitative changes in the community concerning rapid Pocket PC market growth, which will define the subsequent condition of the branch. According to the figures of the year 2005 the Pocket PC market increased by 75.1% and continues to grow.
All survey participants will get a collection of five excellent ringtones.
New iPod Shuffle on Friday
Posted by Jack Cook on 10/31/06 in Music Players
Caroline McCarthy reported today that Apple has made the official announcement that the NEW iPod Shuffle will be available on Friday. In part, Caroline said:
Apple Computer announced on Tuesday that the second generation of its iPod Shuffle will be available globally on Friday, Nov. 3. The 1-gigabyte screenless iPod, which retails for $79, has been the subject of much fan speculation because of Apple CEO Steve Jobs’ claim that it’s the world’s smallest digital-audio player–it’s half a cubic inch in volume.
Source: CNET News.com
Automatically Update Your Phone Contacts
Posted by Jack Cook on 10/31/06 in Pocket PC Phones, Smart Phones
….all this for an additional fee of $4.49 a month….NOT!
I certainly can appreciate providers offering services to make their service up to date and better than the next guy but here has to point when a service offering is part of the package.
A little bit here, a little bit there all coupled with the initial service and data plan … it adds up…BIG TIME!
The service takes your computer-based contact lists from your e-mail systems (like Outlook) and sends it to your device. Gee, now I can pay $4.49 a month for something that ActiveSync does..duh.
And you STILL have to choose which names to copy over….dumb! Ok, so there are some phones that you can’t use Outlook (or another program) on. If you have that many contacts, you most likely have a significant number of calendar entries…I think I’d reconsider what device I’m using.
Original Release here: Verizon to offer automatic phone contact updates
…and for our friends north of the border
Posted by Jack Cook on 10/31/06 in The Internet
Canadianwebhosting.com Now Offering Customers Email Protection from Barracuda Network’s Spam Firewall
Canadianwebhosting.com has completed implementation of Barracuda Network’s Spam Firewall to scan all inbound and outbound emails. Installation started in late September and has taken just over one month to complete. All customers on the shared hosting plans will be automatically added to the email spam firewall free of charge.
Canadian Web Hosting is now processing more than 1,00,000 emails each day, blocking up to 95% of the messages as spam per day. The Barracuda Spam Firewall provides comprehensive protection against the most current email-borne threats, including:
• Anti-spam
• Anti-virus
• Anti-spoofing
• Anti-phishing
• Anti-spyware (Attachments)
• Denial of Service
For more information about Canadian Web Hosting visit: http://www.canadianwebhosting.com
Sling Media Releases SlingPlayer Mac for OS X via Public Beta
Posted by Chris Leckness on 10/31/06 in Wifi / Bluetooth
SlingPlayer Mac for OS X
SAN MATEO, CA – October 31, 2006 -
U.S. and Canadian customers who have either just purchased a Slingbox to use with their Macintosh computer or prospective customers who have been waiting for Macintosh compatibility before purchasing, can take full advantage of this public beta, now via download free of charge, from the following two URLs:
http://us.slingmedia.com/page/downloads.html
http://ca.slingmedia.com/page/downloads.html
With SlingPlayer for Mac OS X, customers now have the ability to watch and control their home TV from any Mac laptop or desktop located just about anywhere in the world. SlingPlayer for Mac OS X includes
SoftMaker Office 2006 for Pocket PCs
SoftMaker Office 2006 for Pocket PCs is ready for release. They are just kicking the tires a bit more to make sure everything works smoothly….and it will work smoothly!
In the meantime, you can already place your orders for the Pocket PC versions of SoftMaker Office, TextMaker, and PlanMaker 2006. They are doing everything to let you easily move from the beta version to the released software.
Watch the big announcement soon, and consider placing your order
quickly: Orders will be processed in the order they come in.
Read more:
http://www.softmaker.com/english/ofp_en.htm
Order:
http://www.softmaker.com/english/orderp_en.htm
Another nail in the PDA’s coffin?
Posted by Chris Leckness on 10/30/06 in Axim, PocketPC, iPAQ
David Haskin has written a great story that David will really like. I urge you to follow the link below to read the entire article. (warning, its long)
Palm wasn’t the first to introduce a PDA, as any fan of the Apple Newton will tell you. And it isn’t the first to offer a smart phone for $200 or less. Similarly priced phones such as the Nokia E62 and the BlackBerry Pearl are already available. Smart phones typically can access e-mail and the Web, manage personal information and be used for phone calls.
But Palm had the marketing savvy 10 years ago to make the Palm Pilot a widespread success. And it likely still has the savvy to turn the smart phone, which so far has been embraced primarily by early adopters doling out as much as $600, into a mainstream tool for consumers. The irony is that the victim of lower smart phone prices will be Palm’s first big innovation, the PDA.
“Clearly, PDAs as a growth market are done,” said Neil Strother, a mobile devices market analyst at research firm NPD Group Inc.
Full Article: Another nail in the PDA’s coffin?
Smartphones … Why have they not taken off?
Posted by Jack Cook on 10/30/06 in Smart Phones
The CNET and CNET Asia staff talk about some Sleek and sexy smart phones with big brains today. Showcasing five devices that combine the characteristics of a cell phone and a PDA in one unit. However, the C/NET folks are wondering WHY Smart phones have not taken off.
Well, if you look at these five smart phones, all having great features, such as Wi-Fi, you just might change your mind.
It a nice piece…check it out here: Sleek and sexy smart phones with big brains
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