Arvale Short Tales released for the Pocket PC!
Posted by Jack Cook on 11/30/06 in Pocket PC Phones, PocketPC, Software
It’s been a long time since their last release, but they are still alive!
And just in time for the holidays, they present their latest, greatest game:
Arvale: Short Tales!
Arvale: Short Tales is a light Role Playing Game with Four separate stories to choose from.
Short Tales lets you explore 30 vast locations with hundreds of detailed maps, unique characters, and menacing monsters.
Prepare your imagination to be immersed in the myths and legends surrounding Arvale.
Find out more and try the game at: www.pdamill.com
If you like Arvale: Short Tales, click here to buy it and have fun!
Windows Live Search for Mobile
Posted by Jack Cook on 11/30/06 in PocketPC, Smart Phones, Software
Kevin over at jkOnTheRun found a slick piece of freeware today that I finally got a moment to try. Although it is limited in the cities you can search, if you are in one of the "big cities", it is a very cool addition to have on your device.
POST UPDATE: I had indicated above that it is "limited" in cities but that is an incorrect statement. You can actually search any city you’d like, just click on the link labeled "Choose a new location", and type in an address, city, ZIP code, airport code, whatever you want into the location box…then we’ll try to find it for you, and you can search around it! (special thanks to Steve from Microsoft for the tip)
Leaving near Boston, I often find my way in there to get some great food in the North End but there are so many other places to that I have never gone to. Now with this program, I can see the traffic getting into Boston, find a restaurant and get directions … it’d pretty cool and definitely worth the download.
I attached a few screen shots for you to see. There is a group of three I captured of the school I was the Principal of before I retired … I had to look to see it it was still standing.
You can download the cab file of Windows Live Search for Mobile here.
Take a moment and jump over to jkOnTheRun to see what Kevin had to say about Windows Live Search for Mobile: the U.S. on your phone?
Cingular BlackBerry Pearl 8100c
I just got this link with a picture of the NEW BlackBerry Peal from Cingular. For those of you that are Blackberry fans, it is a slick looking device.
Check out the RIM Blackberry Forums @ Pinstack.com to see a bigger picture of the Cingular BlackBerry Pearl 8100c!
Do you have an iPod nano?
Posted by Jack Cook on 11/30/06 in Music Players, iPod
Do you have a nano? Checkout this protective case from OtterBox. It’s lean, it’s slick, it’s the ultimate in device protection! … and it makes a great gift idea!
The OtterBox for iPod nano follows in the legacy of the OtterBox for iPod family. The case protects your nano from all the elements, including your active lifestyle.
Features:
· Waterproof, dustproof, dirtproof, sandproof, and drop-proof
· ClickWheel protected by a thin membrane which remains fully functional through the case
· Included belt clip provides cable management for your headphones
· External headphone jack usable with any style headphones with a standard mini stereo plug (1/8”)
The OtterBox for iPod nano 2nd Generation Order now! Limited Quantities Available!
Looking for a gift to give? …
… consider a gift certificate from Astraware!
Astraware Gift Certificates - the perfect gift this Holiday Season The Holiday Season is upon us and if you’re searching for the perfect gift for your favorite Palm OS or Windows Mobile user, why not get them an Astraware Gift Certificate? It’s the ideal way to buy games for your friends and relations without having to know device IDs, and also allows you to give Astraware games to people who don’t have a credit card. Buying a Gift Certificate is very simple - you only need the recipient’s name and email address. Astraware even offers a choice of gifting options: either buy and print the Gift Certificate so you can hand it to the person directly; or buy the Certificate and send it via email - ideal for those last minute gifts or long distance friends and relations. Astraware Gift Certificates are available in a range of values from $15 up to $100. For more information, visit the Astraware website here.
The process is SIMPLE SIMPLE SIMPLE
What’s more, if you’re a Club Astraware member, you can earn points from any Gift Certificates you buy, and those points can be used to treat yourself!
T-Mobile Dash-a-Day Giveaway
This is too good of a deal not to remind you every once in awhile. Once you have registered, each day after you just have to enter your email address. It quick … it’s easy … and you just might be the winner.
So head over to the T-Mobile Dash site and enter your name to win!
From the T-Mobile site:
Every day between now and December 25, 2006, T-Mobile is giving away a sleek new T-Mobile Dash™ Windows Mobile® Smartphone. Write and exchange e-mail easily. Access your calendar and contacts with Microsoft® Office Outlook® Mobile. Take and view pictures and video. Browse the Web or download large attachments using superfast Wi-Fi connectivity.*
Show off how sleek and smart you are: register online for your chance to win.
Source: T-Mobile Dash
Sprint Mobile Email
Sprint announced it is improving mobile messaging for its customers with the launch of Sprint Mobile Email, a new downloadable email client powered by SEVEN. The application provides easy access to multiple email accounts in one place. Users can access their accounts from well-known providers like AOL, Windows Live and Yahoo! all by using Sprint Mobile Email. Customers can also add other POP and IMAP email accounts to access through the service.
"With Sprint Mobile Email, Sprint customers now have one place to go to check all of their email right on their wireless phones," said Jack Baker, director of wireless data messaging and communities for Sprint. "By making mobile email look and act closer to the desktop email experience, Sprint is giving its customers a familiar and easy way to access multiple email accounts while on the go."
Zune Hits #2 Out of the Chute
Posted by Jack Cook on 11/30/06 in Music Players
Zune reaches No. 2 in its debut week
Todd Bishop wrote an article in the Seattle Post Intelligencer reporting that Microsoft Corp.’s Zune music player claimed a No. 2 spot among portable media devices in its first week on the U.S. retail market.
I’m impressed and my guess is that Apple has some concern. A new item, loaded with features that has people talking, looking, analyzing and ultimately buying.
There is no question that the distance between #1 and #2 is BIG but to jump in at that spot is pretty impressive. Yes, the media hype clearly helped that initial grasp of this spot so Microsoft still has a long way to go to firm it up … only time will tell how it all ends up.
Market research firm NPD Group said sales of the Microsoft player edged out devices from previous second-place holder SanDisk Corp. in the week ended Nov. 18. But Zune was a distant second to Apple Computer Inc.’s iPod, and its second-place showing came amid widespread media attention and launch hype.
Zune reaches No. 2 in its debut week
iTalk Pro - Cool iPod Add-on
Posted by Jack Cook on 11/30/06 in Music Players
Looking for a neat Christmas present? This is a neat addition to anyone who has an iPod.
The 
iTalk Pro combines simplicity with versatility, to allow iPod users to faithfully record under real-world conditions. The iTalk Pro plugs directly into the iPod’s dock connector. It’s the most compact configuration possible, eliminating the need for extra cables and adapters.
Easy, one-touch operation allows users to concentrate on what they’re hearing, instead of how to operate the equipment. iTalk Pro can record in stereo or mono. Built-in twin microphones record in stereo at 44.1 kHz to yield professional, CD-quality recordings. But iTalk Pro also features a stereo 1/8″ (3.5 mm) input jack to accommodate external microphones for greater stereo separation.
iTalk Pro, priced at $49.99, is now available at Griffin’s website.
The "boys" are fighting!
Posted by Jack Cook on 11/30/06 in The Internet
Sometimes I think we are constantly watching a giant “soap opera”. Everyday in the news there is always something about someone going after someone else and today is no exception … but the difference today is that it is it’s the “big boys”.
Google wants to create digital copies of books. Sounds pretty good on the surface BUT a few publishers and the Authors Guild have brought suit.
In their effort to stay on top during this battle, Google has subpoenaed Amazon.com, Yahoo and Microsoft as well as a few others …. ah, just keep bringing more folks into the battle, it makes the “soap” more interesting!
Check out the latest setback for here at Yahoo! News … sort of interesting that this is from Yahoo! News (it’s really an AP article).
Microsoft to release pro Vista Today
Posted by Jack Cook on 11/30/06 in Laptops, Software, Tablet PC, Ultra Mobiles
Today is the day that businesses get an opportunity purchase Microsoft’s NEW operating system, Vista. This applies to those businesses that purchase “bulk” Windows licenses. Unfortunately (or fortunately as the case may be), consumers still have to wait which is good in my opinion for the consumer but clearly a shot in the “back side” for PC manufacturers.
With an expected huge rollout in the business community, major “hidden flaws” will surface, huge support will come from Microsoft to the business community, fixes will be made and the end result is that the consumer will most likely get a product that will be stronger. So don’t fret that you have to wait … it may well be a good thing!
Brian Bergstein, an AP Technology writer, posted an article today that was an interesting read. In part he said the following:
Microsoft and computer vendors contend that Vista will make Windows machines more secure, powerful and graphically dynamic, especially when combined with other products Microsoft is releasing simultaneously. Those include new back-end server software for businesses, as well as Office 2007, which brings sweeping changes to widely used programs such as Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint.
It’s not a bad article and worth the read. You can read Brian’s post, Microsoft to release pro Vista today, here
Blackberry Pearl on Cingular = Official Today
Posted by Chris Leckness on 11/30/06 in Cingular, Smart Phones
If you insist on using a Blackberry, the Pearl has landed at Cingular with Push to Talk.
Cingular Rings in Holidays with Blackberry Pearl
Nation’s Largest Wireless Carrier Brings to Market Feature-Rich BlackBerry Pearl with Push to Talk, GPS-based Navigation Services
ATLANTA and WATERLOO, Ontario, Nov. 30 /PRNewswire/ — The new BlackBerry® Pearl™ from Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM) (TSX: RIM) will arrive on the shelves of select Cingular Wireless stores beginning tomorrow - just in time for the holiday shopping season - with an exclusive look and new features, including Cingular-exclusive Push to Talk (PTT) capabilities and a GPS-based wireless navigation(1) service. Customers can now enjoy the benefits of these new features for the BlackBerry Pearl together with easy-to-use phone, email, organizer and browser applications - all in an incredibly small, light and stylish handset.
The BlackBerry Pearl from Cingular operates on the nation’s largest digital voice network - with the fewest dropped calls of any national wireless carrier - and Cingular’s nationwide(2) EDGE network, the largest national high-speed wireless data network in the U.S.
The BlackBerry Pearl is the first BlackBerry handset to come with a digital camera, multi-media capabilities and an expandable memory slot, while continuing to provide the full BlackBerry experience that is widely popular throughout the world. Beneath its sleek and stylish exterior, which measures just 4.2" x 1.97" x .57" and weighs only 3.1 ounces, the BlackBerry Pearl from Cingular is a quad-band GSM/GPRS and EDGE-enabled mobile application powerhouse delivering the fast performance of the latest generation BlackBerry handset platform. The built-in 64MB flash memory is now expandable with a microSD card, giving users plenty more storage for music, pictures and videos.
"The BlackBerry Pearl from Cingular provides a winning combination of business and entertainment-related applications that make it a great device both for work-time and leisure-time use," said Jeff Bradley, vice president, business data services, for Cingular Wireless. "The iconic yet highly functional design, popular BlackBerry service, and rich music and video features coupled with our Cingular-exclusive capabilities make this a powerful offering that will play well equally in the enterprise and consumer spaces."
GrandCentral, One Number… for Life
Posted by Jack Cook on 11/29/06 in Off topic, Pocket PC Phones, Smart Phones
This looks like a pretty slick service that might well be worth checking out especially if you truly like to Experience Mobility. Today, GrandCentral has begun to offer Unlimited Free Service and an Expanded Feature Set
GrandCentral Communications, Inc. announced that it will offer unlimited inbound calling to its users for Free. An enhanced, paid version of the service with additional features will also be available once the company completes its beta testing early next year. Both plans give customers a local GrandCentral telephone number that will allow them to answer all of their calls from any of their existing phones (cell, work, home, etc.), enable access to voicemail by phone, email, or online, and provide unprecedented control over inbound calls and other unique features.
Yahoo! Mail (beta)
The folks at PC Magazine think that the Yahoo! Mail (beta) is a very good webmail application and they believe it has gotten even better. They feel there is an occasional “hiccup” but overall it is the best Internet mail program out there. The interface…well, they feel it is just superior!
You be the judge of what they say and take a look here to read their review … I was impressed and I think you will be too!
Of course, the best part is that it costs $0.00
This is what they said:
Free, responsive, and intuitive. Embedded RSS reader.
Typical beta-instability issues at times. No Opera or Safari support.
Check out the PC Magazine article here
Best of Everything - Discounted MORE!
Posted by Jack Cook on 11/29/06 in PocketPC, Smart Phones, Software
Smartphone & Pocket PC magazine discounts Best of Everything Software Package by an additional $50!
This is an incredible deal if you are looking for an opportunity to pick some great software. This package is HUGE and the price is incredible.
Contains over $3400 of Award Winning Software
Smartphone & Pocket PC magazine’s 2006 Best of Everything Software Package is the most comprehensive Windows Mobile software package available and contains the full and latest versions of over $3400 of the best software from the magazine’s 2005 Best Software Awards. It has been discounted $50 from $297 to only $247.
Reason for discount
Due to an agreement with the Software Vendors whose products make up the package, January 31, 2007 is the last day to obtain the full versions of all of the software from Smartphone & Pocket PC magazine’s secure customer website. In order to make up for the decreased amount of time to obtain the full versions, the Package has been discounted from $297 to $247, an additional $50 savings.
The Smartphone Package which includes over $650 worth of software is also discounted from $139 to only $99.
This worth checking out. You can find the details and order information at www.PocketPCmag.com/CD
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