Archive for March, 2006
Wednesday, March 29th, 2006
Here’s a list of various Pocket PCs listed in Pricegrabber’s database, and the lowest price on each model. Clicking through to the vendor selling the product helps support this site, so if you’re interested in learning more about the product, click. Here are the five most popular Pocket PCs and their prices according to Pricegrabber searches:
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Wednesday, March 29th, 2006
“My first impression upon opening the package containing the Alu-Leather Flip Type Case for the HTC Wizard was that I was impressed with the quality. This was my first non-aluminum case from Proporta and was pleasantly surprised by the quality. The case is a very supple smooth black leather with perfect stitches. All the stitches are tight, evenly spaced and seem of high quality thread. It also has the embossed Proporta logo on the front, very…
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Wednesday, March 29th, 2006
Recently, I purchased the new Cingular 8125 (a.k.a. i-mate k-jam, htc wizard).
It only took about 20 minutes of deliberations for me to install the direct push (AKU2) upgrade.
Following Brandon’s lead, I signed up with 4smartphone.net, and after some minor setup issues, was up and running. Let… Read More

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Wednesday, March 29th, 2006
“PaperAgenda is nothing else that the digital revisited version of your old-fashioned and functional paper agenda. You have a blank page for each day, and a calendar that let you know which days have actually been filled with any information and which are still blank. There is a pen tool, with selectable width and color, and obviously a useful rubber with selectable width too. You can select the background of the page, selecting between ‘gray…
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Wednesday, March 29th, 2006
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Wednesday, March 29th, 2006
From Malaysia comes the Dallab DX8. This 113mm x 50mm x 22mm device features an Intel PXA272 416MHz CPU, 128MB RAM, 64MB Flash ROM (odd memory configuration for Windows Mobile 5.0), a 2.2″ 262K-colour QVGA (240 x 320) transflective TFT-LCD, IrDA, 802.11b Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 1.2 (Class 2), quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE support, a miniSD slot, a 1.3-megapixel camera, and Windows Mobile 5.0. There’s one thing for sure - numeric keypad-equipped Phone Edition…
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Wednesday, March 29th, 2006
Product Category: Pocket PC Phone Edition
Manufacturer: Sprint PCS
Where to Buy: Sprint Business Website
Price: Approx. $449.00 - $599.00 USD
System Requirements: ActiveSync 4.0
Specifications: 416 MHz Intel processor, QVGA Screen, QWERTY Slide Out keypad, 1900 / 800 MHz CDMA,… [more]
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Wednesday, March 29th, 2006
Just a quick follow-up to my recent post about using DirectPush on i-mate SP5m.
I finally understand why Microsoft has made it so easy to turn the feature on and off by placing a button in the communication manager ? it consumes a lot of battery power! Having the EDGE radio activate several times per hour… Read More
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Wednesday, March 29th, 2006
Dallab targets 10% of pocket PC phone mart The Edge Daily, Malaysia - Mar 29, 2006 Dallab Sales & Marketing Sdn Bhd aims to capture 10% of the local pocket PC phone market by the end of this year, with the introduction of its new Dallab DX8 …
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Wednesday, March 29th, 2006
“Bits du Jour will feature one downloadable product each day, at a big discount. The downloadable products will usually be software, including games, but we’ll occasionally also have online memberships, or music or video downloads.”
I’ve talked with one of the persons involved in setting this site up. Most of the time it will be desktop software, but having ties to the mobile device space, they are committed to having the occasional PDA title…
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Wednesday, March 29th, 2006
“Webmessenger Mobile Instant Messenger for Windows Mobile 5.0 is a Wireless Instant Messaging application for Windows Mobile 5.0 devices and phones. The application allows you to chat with buddies on all Public IM Networks (AOL, MSN, Yahoo, ICQ, Google Talk and Jabber) and see their online status. Once you login with WebMessenger, you will be logged automatically into all of the IM Networks you have selected.”
If you’re not a fan of the…
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Wednesday, March 29th, 2006
“Brighthand.com and BargainPDA.com have combined to create one of the largest handheld computing focused sites on the web, bringing the latest industry news, reviews and support to consumers around the world. Going forward the Brighthand.com brand will prevail and the key personnel from both sites will continue with the combined site, including site management by Ed Hardy. First off, we’re ecstatic about merging Brighthand and BargainPDA. I’d…
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Wednesday, March 29th, 2006
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Tuesday, March 28th, 2006
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Tuesday, March 28th, 2006
Mobile media continues to surge. “All media, all the time” is the new byword. The big news last week was the release of Windows Mobile software for Slingbox. In this column we’ll take a look at Slingbox and Orb—which give you access to your TV channels wherever you are….
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Tuesday, March 28th, 2006
“Microsoft Corp. may one day challenge Research In Motion Ltd. for dominance of the mobile email market, but, despite the launch of the first “direct push” email devices, the Windows Mobile operating system isn’t up to the task yet, according to analysts. They point to several constraints. For starters, there aren’t many push-capable Windows Mobile devices out on the market yet, the upgrade path from older devices isn’t at all clear, and…
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Tuesday, March 28th, 2006
RIM BlackBerry and Windows Mobile 5.0 added to iAnywhere Afaria mobile device console, along with other enhancements.
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Tuesday, March 28th, 2006
RIM BlackBerry and Windows Mobile 5.0 added to iAnywhere Afaria mobile device console, along with other enhancements.
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Tuesday, March 28th, 2006
With Sprint Nextel’s InfoSpace-powered Find It! service, users don’t need to know where they are to search out nearby restaurants, movie theaters, gas stations and ATMs, or get driving directions and maps.
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Tuesday, March 28th, 2006
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Tuesday, March 28th, 2006
“iAnywhere, a subsidiary of Sybase, Inc. (NYSE: SY) today announced the general availability of Afaria 5.4. The latest version of the company’s award-winning frontline management and security solution includes greatly expanded capabilities for managing RIM BlackBerry devices. Afaria is the only leading mobile device management and security solution that enables a company to manage BlackBerry devices from the same administrative console as its…
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Tuesday, March 28th, 2006
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Tuesday, March 28th, 2006
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Tuesday, March 28th, 2006
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Tuesday, March 28th, 2006
“Cingular has officially launched the Nokia 9300 Communicator for direct consumer sales. The carrier has been selling the phone to its business customers since November. The 9300 is one of Nokia’s Series-80 devices and has an extensive feature set.”
Try as I might, I can’t get excited about this device. After having used several WM5 Pocket PCs, including the JasJar and the Treo 700w, and having played with my colleague’s XV6700, I don’t see…
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