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The Treo Pro deserves more credit
From Mark Adaski] Hi Sammy, I don't read that much about the Treo Pro, I think it's a phone that doesn't get much credit. Look at the design, it's a great shape, slim as many of the phones on the market today and Windows Mobile is a great operating system. Palm have done a great job in making it thei...
Tuesday, Nov 3
Peters Kitchen reviews the SBSH Calendar Touch, 2.1.3.
On the TD2, a HTC Slate device with virtually no buttons, Calendar Touch really comes into it’s own. Showing a huge amount of foresight from the development team in the direction WinMo, and WinMo devices were heading. Whilst this is a minor update, which fixes some issues encountered with W...
Getting used to my Palm Pre
From Bill Sainthouse] Getting GMail on my Pre is great. It's the first time I have ever owned a smartphone, I've used Windows Mobile PDA's previously so I'm extremely satisfied with the Pre. GMail set up was a breeze and it's great not to be tied to my laptop also people receive responses faste...
Monday, Nov 2
AdMob report shows Palm web use up more than 20%
Palm web use is up more than 20% according to the guys at PreCentral. "It should come as no surprise that web usage from Palm devices is up, as the Pre us a much more competent web device than older Palm OS and Windows Mobile devices. The surprise, however, is that web use from Palm owners in the US...
Sunday, Nov 1
Sammy's Garage Gadget Sale Throwaway - Ends Sunday 8th November at Midnight PT
All I need from you is a user thought on how you're using your mobile device, or send me a mobile technology thought. Please give it a title [think of a different title, something different than how I'm using my mobile device], tell us your city/ country where you reside, us PalmAddicts love t...
Thursday, Oct 29
20% off PocketCop for Palm OS for 2 days only
Are switching from a Palm OS to a Windows Mobile device and want to get your data onto your new handheld. Want to start using Outlook to manage contact, calendar and other information. No longer wish to use Palm Desktop Software for whatever reason but want access to your vital information vi...
Wednesday, Oct 28
Treo Pro is tried and tested
From Josh House] I see everybody talking about the Palm Pre as if it was the best creation to have come from Palm and I'd have to say the Treo Pro to me is their best smartphone. It was the first Palm phone to include Wi-Fi something which we wanted for some time. Windows Mobile is great, tons of tes...
HTC Touch Diamond 2 Gains Windows Mobile 6.5 Update
The JKONTR website points out, HTC just outed a Windows Mobile 6.5 update for the Touch Diamond 2. Read in full. The JKONTR website points out, HTC just outed a Windows Mobile 6.5 update for the Touch Diamond 2. Read in full.
Converged Mobile Devices – Fulfilling the New Management Challenges
Device examples include BlackBerrys; Nokia E series and N series devices; Windows Mobile devices from partners such as HP, HTC, Motorola, and Samsung; Palm OS devices; Symbian UIQ devices from Sony Ericsson and others; Mobile Linux devices from Motorola, Panasonic and others; and th...
Tuesday, Oct 27
WordPop for Palm OS [and a number of other platforms]
If you get time today go and download one of my favourite Palm OS games WordPop which I know is available for other platforms including Windows Mobile and the iPhone platforms. WordPop has always been one of my favourite games, make the jump and download the trial. "Part puzzle, part word cre...
Thursday, Oct 22
Google Layers comes to the Blackberry
From Hans] This one is for my Blackberry readers, Google is pleased to announce that version 3.2 of Google Maps for mobile is now available for BlackBerry. This release contains many of the same features we recently launched on Windows Mobile and S60, including Layers. "Layers make it easy t...
Wednesday, Oct 21
Google Sync Over Exchange: My Thoughts
Take a read of Google Sync Over Exchange over at MobilitySite. "A while back Google introduced Sync for iPhone and Windows Mobile. It worked by using the MS Exchange protocol, so you could sync your contacts and calendar without any extra software. Recently they updated it, now to include em...
The Platform has posted a good review of the Palm Pre
From Hans] The Platform has posted a good review of the Palm Pre. "The Pre is the first handset to run Palm’s new generation webOS, which is exciting for a couple of reasons, not least because it means Palm can stop producing boring Windows Mobile handsets and start making interesting produ...
Take a look at Windows Mobile 7 Exclusive Screenshots and Analysis over at PocketNow
From Hans] Take a look at Windows Mobile 7 Exclusive Screenshots and Analysis over at PocketNow. "We've seen the 6.5.1 leaks from WMExperts today that combined TouchFLO 3D and 6.5.1 together into a tidy package along with the leaks of the Windows Mobile 7 mockups earlier. Now, our very own tipst...
Tuesday, Oct 20
Windows Mobile 6.5.1: Must...Keep...Polishing
The Gizmodo reports that Windows Mobile 6.5.1 will polish the UI of Window Mobile 6.5 according to the Gizmodo. "Some of the especially jarring UI elements, like the Windows 3.1-esque radio buttons and aging contacts app, have been given a bubbly, antialiased skin, which, like it or not, is at...
Monday, Oct 19
Agendus for BlackBerry version 2.01
From Eric Mann] Just a reminder as I have received a promotional email and Eric sent me the same, Agendus for BlackBerry version 2.01 is out."We are happy to announce the availability of Agendus for BlackBerry version 2.01! Despite the minor version number increase, it introduces a new...
Saturday, Oct 10
MobileTechRoundup 185 is available for your listening pleasure
More Windows Mobile 6.5 thoughts after some hands-on time. The Android Army is expanding with many new handsets. Google Sync for iPhone is Google Stink this week. How to enable data roaming on the Palm Pre. Odds of an iPhone on Verizon in the near term seem to be fading fast.
Friday, Oct 9
Windows Mobile 7 may well be coming in the Spring
SAMMY - I have blogged this post remotely using my mobile device] [From Eric Mann] Windows Mobile 7 may well be coming in the Spring according to the Gizmodo. "Purported release dates for the first crop of WIndows Mobile 7 phones have varied in a surprisingly tight range over the past year,...
Windows Mobile Marketplace App Copy Protection Is a Joke
Re-distributing programs from the Windows Mbile App store creating unlimited copies of paid apps according to the Gizmodo website today. "According to a developer on XDA, the already slack copy protection for Windows Marketplace is a complete joke—with a "hunch" and five minutes, he w...
Wednesday, Oct 7
SPB TV comes to BlackBerry Smartphones - the number of platforms provided with SPB TV rapidly grows
SPB TV Main Features: 100+ international live TV channels, in 20+ languages;Unique TV browser with quick channels preview and list of current & upcoming TV shows;Integrated full week's TV guide;Ability to set Calendar reminders for TV shows of interest;Fast channel launching a...
Wednesday, Sep 30
SPB Mobile Shell 3.5: the World's Best-Selling Mobile Application Perfected
Pricing and Availability SPB Mobile Shell 3.5 is available for Windows Mobile touchscreen devices (works on WM 5 or higher) from September 30th and on. A free trial version working for 15 days with some restrictions can be downloaded, or the full version can be purchased for $29.95 from www.s...
Sunday, Sep 20
Opinion: My Samung Omnia - A teachers Toolkit
I use Pocket EGP (Easygrade Pro) on my device for collecting assessment data about my students. This program rocks on the Windows Mobile platform as there is no synchronization needed. I simply e-mail the data file to myself and then can open it up on my Mac to either print, e-mail, or post p...
Sunday, Mar 8
(Prē)dicting Palm success: better app store
Ballmer keeps close watch on Apple and Android (Wireless blog)Pre to Win IPhone Users After Contracts, McNamee Says (Correct) (Bloomberg)iPhone rules—thanks to the apps (Macworld)iPhone beats Windows Mobile to 25,000 applications (Macworld)iPhone users download five apps each...
Thursday, Mar 5
Alltel Wireless Now Offers Treo Pro Smartphone by Palm
Microsoft Direct Push Technology(2) -- Connection to Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 SP2 or 2007 gives users up-to-date email, contacts and calendars. Microsoft System Center Mobile Device Manager 2008 -- With the deployment of Mobile Device Manager, the Treo Pro can deliver increas...
Thursday, Jan 8
Congrats, Palm. Can't wait to see the unit in the wild.
The future has arrived today. The Palm Pre (and any successive devices anything like it) and the Palm web-based OS has created that device. Gone will be the need to sync with one (or more) desktops. (Remember how much tech support traffic there has been over solely the issue of synchronizatio...
The Long Wait
2009 has arrived what it seems like a long wait has finally comes to an end. Palm CES will unveil the NOVA as the savior to the ailing brand which we all love. When Palm has scrapped the development of Cobalt in 2005, Palm has extended the life of Garnet as its mainstay operating system... in Early 20...
Monday, Jan 5
My review of WordPop for the iPhone
The screen is bright and the interface is great, and the letters are a good size making the game much easier to play. I really enjoyed playing this game and cant wait to get a free minute to play it again, I recommend this game to anyone who enjoys playing word games as you will have hours of fun!!...
Sunday, Dec 21
GadgetNutz gives a good review to the Treo Pro
From AT] GadgetNutz gives a good review to the Treo Pro. "With so many devices running Windows Mobile 6.1, there is no need to go into the features, instead the focus of this will be on the Treo itself and seamlessly integrating it into your life. The main selling point of the Treo is it is availab...
Monday, Dec 15
My review of the HTC Advantage
The device runs Windows Mobile and so has all the basic programmes including Excel and Word. I used the Advantage to type up a piece of work I was doing and I must commend the keyboard on the advantage. It has a full keyboard as well as shortcut keys to e-mail and SMS. It even has Windows key, someth...
Monday, Dec 8
Turning Wifi on or off With one Button
From Neil [Florida, USA]] Hey Sammy, how goes it? I don't know if you ever had a chance to play with the original HTC TyTn/Cingular 8525, but one of the best features that phone had was a Communications Manager button. With one press of that button user could bring up the "Comm Manager" for Win...
Wednesday, Dec 3
Opinion: Re-Converted Windows Mobile User
First reaction to using WMobile 6.1 --- Wow! I am in love with TouchFLO mated to it. I will say that it does have an annoying lag issue but is well worth it to have on the OS. Switching between applications is a breeze. I have only installed Agendus and Skyfire on the device - So far the stock applicat...
Monday, Dec 1
PIEPlus provides great IE Mobile enhancements for my Treo
Extended options for more features These features may seem trivial, but I really appreciate neat features like those because of Treo 750's small screen resolution (240x240 pixels). So whenever I can save some more pixel space on my Treo screen, then I'll do it to ease my eyes. ;-D
MobiForms For Palm on special offer
MobiForms is supplied with a Windows development environment. a runtime environment for Windows, Tablet PC, Pocket PC, Windows CE, Windows Mobile, Smartphone, Symbian or Palm, and a free copy of the HSQLDB database engine. " MobiForms must be one of the most expensive Palm programs that...
Tuesday, Nov 25
Treo Pro Smartphone Now Available in Latin America From Carriers in Seven Countries
Microsoft System Center Mobile Device Manager 2008 -- With the deployment of Mobile Device Manager, the Treo Pro can deliver increased security, easier smartphone management and access to information on the corporate network. IT professionals can confidently manage large Treo Pro d...
Monday, Nov 24
Treo Pro is Windows Mobile done right, a good review by MTS
And if just in case you're currently in a hurry, and doesn't have much time to read the whole review, then I'll cut to the chase and get right to Brett's verdict on Treo Pro: The battery lasted, the phone was stable, the signal strength was solid…it just works. This is Windows Mobile done righ...
Wednesday, Nov 19
Take Control over Wireless Data Spending with Spb Wireless Monitor 3.0
From Spb Software ] Spb Software releases Spb Wireless Monitor 3.0 - a powerful software solution that offers full control over all types of smartphone data connections by monitoring them in accordance with configurable tariffs and data plans, and providing per application data traff...
Tuesday, Nov 11
Fast Touch-Screen Typing Just Got Better: Spb Keyboard 4.0.
Spb Keyboard is compatible with Windows Mobile Pocket PC 2003, Windows Mobile Professional 5.0 and higher; all Windows Mobile screen resolutions are supported. A free, 15-day trial can be downloaded, or Spb Keyboard 4.0 may be purchased for 14.95 USD, or upgraded from 3.x Spb Keyboard versi...
Thursday, Oct 30
Patch: Live Mesh for Windows Mobile .....
From Hans] "Whooooo boy, today is a big day for Live Mesh. We are about to begin rolling have finished rolling out an update which brings our service and PC software to beta with significant new features, and includes the first technology previews of the Mac and Windows Mobile clients. " Than...
Wednesday, Oct 29
First Motorola and now Asus follow HTC into the Android Market
Also in news today Asus announce that they too would be entering the Smartphone market with an Android-based phone (for more details, look here). Other rumors suggest that even Nokia (the sole owners who open sourced Symbian) may also looking at Android for its new platform (some how I don...
Friday, Oct 24
Have you read Julie's review of the Treo Pro over at The Gadgeteer website?
As always it makes for an excellent read. "I've been a big fan of Palm Treo smartphones for quite awhile. Since I purchased my very first smartphone (Treo 650), I've been using one as my main phone on and off for over three years now. During most of that time, I've been a Palm OS user, but I have also...
Monday, Oct 20
InfoWorld has posted a complimentary review of the TreoPro
From Hans] InfoWorld has posted a review of the TreoPro and it is complimentary. "The Palm Treo Pro -- an unlocked, quad-band, Windows Mobile 6.1 device with a physical QWERTY keyboard and 2.5-inch, 320-by-320-pixel display -- isn't the first Windows Mobile handset by Palm. Some models in t...
Palm vs Windows Mobile, A Journey to Both Worlds
From Glen Lee] It is probably one of the most asked questions out there when buying a smartphone. Which operating system is better? Palm? or Windows? Windows Mobile Professional – Graphical User Interface Windows Mobile Standard – Graphical User Interface
Sunday, Nov 18
Podcast: Sammy's Review of the Week
gt;Also this week, Show 47 of the Smartphone Show was made available for your viewing pleasure. "hands on review of the Nokia E51 smartphone, plus a feature on qwerty keyboard input on mobile devices and a walkthrough of upgrading a Windows Mobile 5 device to Windows Mobile 6"
Sunday, Nov 11
Podcast: Sammy's Review of the Week
gt;Live Search for Windows Mobile now has voice recognition, now that is pretty cool. "Live Search for Windows Mobile with voice input. The updated Live Search for Windows Mobile® 5.0 and 6.0 will be available for download for free on Tuesday, Oct. 16, and now includes voice input (beta versio...
Sunday, Nov 4
Podcast: Sammy's Review of the week
gt;Microsoft launched a new online marketing campaign showing you what you can achieve from your Windows Mobile devices - Start Doing More gt;More of your stories tis week on why you found your Palm / Treo / Mobile Device so useful gt;Time has named it's invention of the year as.....the iPhone.
Saturday, Oct 27
Podcast: Sammy's Review of the Week
gt;Additionally the Treo 750 landed in Equador. "Palm, Inc. (Nasdaq:PALM) and PORTA today announced the Palm(R) Treo(TM) 750 smartphone in Ecuador, the first Windows Mobile based Treo smartphone to take advantage of PORTA's network.(1) The Treo 750 offers the world-class Palm experie...
Sunday, Oct 21
Podcast: Sammy's Review of the Week
gt;In other news, Electric Pocket, the award winning developer of wireless applications for PDAs and smartphones, is thrilled to announce its LobsterTunes media player for Windows Mobile Pocket PCs has won the Treo™ Windows Mobile Challenge sponsored by Palm, Inc. and Microsoft. Lobs...
