For those of you with PocketBible 3, Laridian has released a new dictionary called the Complete Word Study Dictionary Old Testament. It has every Hebrew and Aramaic word and gives an extensive definition and why the words may be translated differently depending on the context, complete with hyperlinked examples. It comes with the King James Version Exhaustive Concordance that has Strong’s numbering if you don’t already have it. It also works with the Strong’s numbering system in the New American Standard Exhaustive Concordance.

The dictionary itself is about 4.7MB and can be stored on a storage card. It is $29.99 alone or for $39.99, you can get the Complete Word Study Dictionary New Testament and Old Testament together, which I highly recommend. If you already have either the King James or New American Standard with the Greek or Hebrew dictionaries, I recommend you remove those dictionaries only from your Laridian Books folder and replace it with these. THey will be called KJVGK, KJVHB, NASGK or NASHB. That way, when you tap on a Strong’s number, the appropriate Complete Word Study Dictionary opens up with a lengthy definition and analysis of the word you are questioning.

This does require PocketBible 3. If you haven’t upgraded from PocketBible 2 yet, now is the time to seriously consider it. If the new features of PocketBible 3 weren’t enough to get you to upgrade, maybe the new books, like this one, will be. Also, if you already have PocketBible 3, you’ll need to download and install version 3.043 if you didn’t do that earlier this week.

“Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive (WPNI) today announced the launch of three new mobile Internet sites, building on the company’s award-winning Web publications, washingtonpost.com, Newsweek.com and Slate. The launch signals the start of WPNI’s mobile services initiative to expand access to in-demand news and feature content that is updated around the clock…The launch is sponsored by Microsoft Windows Mobile.”

The three sites can be accessed by replacing www in the URL with mobile, e.g., mobile.newsweek.com. The interesting variable here is the Windows Mobile sponsorship — but I’m not sure what it means. If you scroll down the page, you’ll see a WM banner. So if a “launch” is sponsored, does that mean that money went towards bringing the site to life, or just promising ads for the content provider? In either case, if Microsoft’s sponsorship means more mobile sites, I’m all for it!

pt has been looking for some big buttons for his Wizard to make WMP10 a bit easier to use. The only button on the default skin you can really use effectively without a stylus is the play/pause button. Not so with this skin!

The direct link for the skin itself is here.

“MobileCrunch has learned that Yahoo! Mobile, a longtime leader in the mobile content and application space, has redesigned the user interface of their very popular Yahoo Mail Mobile application, which is now visible as the principal mobile interface for their wireless email, contacts and mobile directions.”

For those of you that use Yahoo email, this sounds like a good thing. Personally, I haven’t been able to bring myself to fork up the additional dough to get effective anti-spam measures on my Yahoo account.

On the whole, eBooks have not been much of a success. At best it is a niche market with limited appeal to people that have devices that can use them. It seems Microsoft’s own Reader application has been left for dead, both on the desktop and mobile device, and with that insane DRM implementation, good riddance. Every hardware implementation seems to have fallen by the wayside too. I haven’t heard much of Sony’s latest product in this area either,…

Following on the theme started in our last ThoughtCast, Jason and I talk Smartphones again in this ThoughtCast. This time we pick apart the HTC Star Trek (also known as the i-mate Smartflip). In the Smartphone market we see a lot of candy bar style Windows Mobile based phones but the Star Trek breaks the mold as a flip-phone. It also is RAZR thin with a flip numeric pad plus some special features on its external display. In this ThoughtCast,…

One question on many people’s minds lately revolves around the current state of the Pocket PC. Releases of disconnected Pocket PC devices (those without cellular wireless) have been declining and recent rumors have been that companies like Dell plan to discontinue their Pocket PC product lines. HP has upgraded some devices while discontinuing others and putting emphasis on their new connected devices. So what is going on with Dell and what could…

One question on many people’s minds lately revolves around the current state of the Pocket PC. Releases of disconnected Pocket PC devices (those without cellular wireless) have been declining and recent rumors have been that companies like Dell plan to discontinue their Pocket PC product lines. HP has upgraded some devices while discontinuing others and putting emphasis on their new connected devices. So what is going on with Dell and what could…

In early March, you likely read Raphael Salgado’s review of the g-Smart Smartphone. The g-Smart includes TV support, which is a new feature that is starting to appear in Windows Mobile devices. But is TV support something that is really needed in devices? What would be the benefits and the drawbacks of having it included? I recently have been thinking about these and wanted to get Jason’s opinion on the matter as well. In this ThoughtCast we talk…

Late last year in the ThoughtCast program, Jason brought up the concept of using hosted Exchange with Windows Mobile for a better personal information management solution. Since that time, there have been a lot of questions about hosted Exchange including what it is and what it can do for you. In this ThoughtCast program, Jason and I talk about hosted Exchange and the benefits to using it over POP, IMAP, and other services. We will also field…

“Isotope 244 is happy to bring their latest screensaver to the Pocket PC, featuring a relaxing tropical island with animated palm trees and ocean waves. Stressed out at work? Need to take a break? Then load up this relaxing setting on your PDA and drift off and put your mind at ease… It includes four themes featuring a beautiful sunset, moonscape, and dolphin playing in the ocean. There is no demo for the Pocket PC, but you can download the…

Part two is here in the three part ThoughtCast series on the HP iPAQ hw6900. For those who missed part one, Jason was able to get a prerelease version on the device and this ThoughtCast explores the device and what is brings to the table. In part two we talk about the embedded GPS, battery life, keyboard functionality, and more.
Show notes:
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“Gx5’s mobile device wallpapers have been meticulously designed to give your home screen a new and refreshingly vibrant experience that will captivate and inspire you. We light up your home screen with the best nature has to offer along with precision ?tech like? graphics that make your high tech mobile device stand out from the crowd.”
We don’t post on themes very often, but when we do I always make sure they’re worth posting on - I’ve…

The ThoughtCast has finally returned with a very interesting and exclusive topic. This is the first in a three part series where Jason and I talk about the HP iPAQ hw6900. Jason was able to get his hands on a prerelease version on the device and this ThoughtCast begins to explore the device and what is brings to the table. The device itself brings up a number of interesting observations both about the hw6900 and about devices in general, but you…

The ThoughtCast has finally returned with a very interesting and exclusive topic. This is the first in a three part series where Jason and I talk about the HP iPAQ hw6900. Jason was able to get his hands on a prerelease version on the device and this ThoughtCast begins to explore the device and what is brings to the table. The device itself brings up a number of interesting observations both about the hw6900 and about devices in general, but you…

“We wanted to let you know that Sprint is launching a new series of business-mobility podcasts beginning on February 16th. Designed to help businesses learn how to better use mobility tools to overcome business challenges, these podcasts will be ongoing, with a new podcast available every other week. I’ve included a few links for you below, including a link to the podcast site and the RSS feed, which you can sign up for should you be interested….

Everyone’s favorite search engine, Google, has been getting better and better each year in working with mobile devices. I thought I’d recap some of the features and maybe introduce a few new ones. First up is a web optimizer from Google, pointed out to us by Philippe Bueche.
Figure 1: The Google Optimizer at http://www.google.com/gwt/n
You don’t search using this service. Rather, you input your favorite URL and Google fetches it,… [more]

“With Mobile Box Office?, you can purchase and receive movie tickets via your mobile phone. Imagine the convenience of buying your tickets anytime, anywhere from the palm of your hand. Then skip the box office, forget the printer, and go straight to the usher. The usher scans the ticket from your phone and you are in!! MBO is proud to be launching at Emagine Theaters as they always seek to provide you the best experience in theater…

“Using a mobile phone does not increase the risk of developing the most common type of brain tumor, according to a study on Friday. After a four-year survey, scientists at the Institute of Cancer Research in London and three British universities found no link between regular, long-term use of cell phones and glioma. “Overall, we found no raised risk of glioma associated with regular mobile phone use and no association with time since first use,…

“This week we begin our annual promotion of free stories that are preliminary nominees for the prestigious Nebula Award from the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. First up are two incredible stories by Dale Bailey and Albert E. Cowdrey.”
I love reading SF short stories, and free sounds great to me. Fictionwise is offering the first two in non-DRM multiformat, which means you can choose one of several different formats for your…

“Get our 4 free ringtones and make your phone unique. Rave, Motown, Blues and House musical ringtones are easy to install on your Windows Mobile powered device. Register to get your free ringtones and sign up for the Windows Mobile Downloads newsletter to receive all the information about the newest applications and offers from Windows Mobile.”
Add some bling to your ring? Fo’ sure, wit’ four free ringtones from Microsoft….

For several months Google has offered a personal home page from which to begin your searches. You can add things like local weather, stock quotes, the latest news articles from dozens of resources, etc. Now, they have formatted it so that when your PDA accesses the site, it fits.
Just go to Google’s home page and tap the “Sign In” link to either access or create your account. It is probably easier to configure it on the PC then sign in on the…

Ahhh… the annual tradition of making the New Year’s Resolutions. That time is upon us once again. One of the resolutions I make each year is to do some daily study of the bible. Laridian’s Daily Reader program for the Pocket PC makes that really easy as it tracks your progress each day.
As we approach the beginning of a new year, Laridian has released two new books for Daily Reader. The first is …

I’m not sure if this just started or if it has been going on since December 1. eReader.com is giving away a different free ebook each day. Today’s ebook is The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction August 2005 which is the latest one in ebook format. Normally these are $3.99. You do have to create an account with them which includes a credit card number. They use that to encode the ebook so you are less likely to share with the world….

“Yahoo! just enabled every blog and news service in the world to update 200 million American mobile consumers instantly. Every feed, from any source online is now a potential mobile alert service, instantly notifying readers, customers and users of any updates, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week anywhere they happen to be.”
Russell seems to be getting all tingly about this. I, on the other hand, am more inclined to post my valid email address in a…