This is indeed the new price for the Redfly, which as you know is an extension to your Windows Mobile device in that it lets you use it as laptop. Simply connect your device to Redfly via USB or Bluetooth, and use it for your presentations for example. The special offer ends on October 31. Go to http://www.celiocorp.com/ to learn more and eventually purchase one.
Friday, September 26, 2008
Celio Redfly on sales for $199
This is indeed the new price for the Redfly, which as you know is an extension to your Windows Mobile device in that it lets you use it as laptop. Simply connect your device to Redfly via USB or Bluetooth, and use it for your presentations for example. The special offer ends on October 31. Go to http://www.celiocorp.com/ to learn more and eventually purchase one.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Spb Online: The Spb Approach to Online Services
Spb Online is a set of attractive online services that share a practical user interface and make superior quality mobile entertainment available on handsets at a single fixed-price fee (no subscription). The services offered include Mobile TV, Online Radio, News, Weather, Online Games, and On-device Catalog - all subject to automatic updates and powered by Spb's exclusive interface engine and patent-pending TV technology.
Spb Online is robust and easy to use even for novice smartphone users. All of Spb Online services support adaptive skins, smart scrolling, 3D transition effects, and one hand navigation.
Features:
*** TV ***
Unlike any other solution on the market, Spb's mobile TV facilitates channel hopping, offers on-screen controls, intelligent video/audio stream tuning to account for broadband fluctuations, doing it all to deliver a genuine TV watching experience - on the go:
- Fast channel switching
- Picture-in-picture
- On-screen controls
- Integrated TV guide
- Export of TV guide reminders to Outlook
*** Radio ***
Spb's radio offers a wealthy selection of the world's streaming radio stations, allowing users to tune into a news or music source of their choice in virtually any language or location of the planet:
- Huge catalog of the world's real-time streaming radio stations
- Stations sorted by popularity
- Option to add custom URLs to catalog
- On-screen volume control
*** Online Games ***
Spb's online games let real people play each other in real-time. All games take only a click to start and require no setting up or much of getting used to:
- Play with real people
- Configurable user profile with picture
- Play Checkers, Hexagon, and Reversi
*** Weather ***
For any city from a database of 10'000, Spb's weather service attractively displays FORECA's five-day forecasts (provider used by msn.com) in one screen. The service allows scrolling between the screens of up to 10 selected cities with a finger swipe:
- 5-day weather forecast in one screen
- Detailed weather screen with morning/day/evening information for selected day
- Option to select units and updates frequency
*** On-Device Catalog ***
Spb's on-device catalog makes it easy to discover and buy additional content directly from the mobile phone. Selected titles are downloaded, installed, and activated automatically:
- The on-device catalog offers programs, games, themes, ringtones
- All titles are 100% compatible with your device
- Secure credit card payments
- 'My Account' safely stores all your purchases
*** Pricing and Availability ***
Spb Online is compatible with Windows Mobile 5 and later Professional and Standard devices. qVGA, VGA, Square QVGA, and WVGA screen resolutions are supported. To enjoy the TV service a fast connection is needed. All other services are accessible with lower bandwidth; TV however, requires a reliable 3G, WiMax or WiFi network. For checking your connection and services compatibility, a free, 15-day trial version is available. Full Spb Online may be purchased for 29.95 USD at www.spbsoftwarehouse.comWindows Mobile 7 release delayed
While Microsoft never announced an official date for the release of the next major upgrade to Windows Mobile, it seems that we will not, or atleast, partners will not get it in the hands until the second half of next year, according to CNet. What that means for us, customers. Well, simply we won't see Windows Mobile 7 on our devices before 2010 or maybe new devices will appear at the end of 2009.
Read the article by Ina Fried on Cnet.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Move the Start bar to the bottom of your screen...
Shayder over at XDA forums has developed a little application that lets you move the Start bar to the bottom of your screen and the softkey bar to the top. Kind of funny. So, why would one want to do that? Well, just for the fun :)
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Tips: Cannot open Messaging.
You wake up early in the morning, switch on your device and connect to your home wireless network. As usual, you open the Messaging application to manually download your emails. However, there is no response from the device when you press the email button. It doesn't work in Start > Programs either. How to fix this?
Simple. Open File Explorer and locate the following file: Inbox.mst123456789 (Check the storage card). Delete the folder and reboot your device. That's it. You should now be able to access Messaging again to send and receive your emails/SMSs.
Simple. Open File Explorer and locate the following file: Inbox.mst123456789 (Check the storage card). Delete the folder and reboot your device. That's it. You should now be able to access Messaging again to send and receive your emails/SMSs.
Pre-order the HTC Touch HD
Expansys is taking pre-orders for the HTC Touch HD. So, if you want to be among the first to purchase the device, go to Expansys and add it to your basket. No price has been announced yet.
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
HTC announces 3 new devices.
Yesterday I spotted the Touch HD on HTC's website. Today HTC has officially announced two more devices along with the Touch HD which will be released in October: The Touch 3G and the Viva. Both devices are slightly similar, except that the second named lacks 3g connectivity and is intended to be sold at an affordable price.
"The HTC Touch 3G and Touch VivaTM embody our commitment to build a family of touch phones that are powerful and stylish but also offer something to everyone," said Peter Chou, president and CEO, HTC Corporation. "Whether you're a professional or a student you can now get an HTC touch phone with a beautiful touch user experience."
Check out the press release here.
Details about the Touch 3g can be found here.
For Viva, click here.
"The HTC Touch 3G and Touch VivaTM embody our commitment to build a family of touch phones that are powerful and stylish but also offer something to everyone," said Peter Chou, president and CEO, HTC Corporation. "Whether you're a professional or a student you can now get an HTC touch phone with a beautiful touch user experience."
Check out the press release here.
Details about the Touch 3g can be found here.
For Viva, click here.
PowerSMS released
I blogged about PowerSMS last week while it was still in its beta version. It is out of beta now and cost $9.95. Which is not bad a price. A 14 days trial is available. So if you're a SMS power user, PowerSMS should be a must have because of its ability to send SMS to groups, backup/restore and analyze your SMS usage and more.
http://www.trinketsoftware.com/powersms/
http://www.trinketsoftware.com/powersms/
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Tips: Enable/Disable Recent Programs on WM6.1 Standard.
Microsoft added a new feature in Windows Mobile 6.1 called Recent Programs. It's a kind of Most Recently Used programs list that is useful if using the Sliding panel homescreen. The latter does not display the MRU list at the top of the screen, the way the default Windows theme does. Whichever theme you are using, the Recent Programs feature is enabled by default.
So, what is it really? When you click Start on a non-touchscreen device, it displays the programs that you have recently used. The left softkey changes to All Programs. Clicking that displays the list of installed software.
Since I use the sliding homescreen on my device, I find the Recent Programs feature to be very useful. But if you want to disable it, just go to Start > Settings > Home Screen and uncheck "Show Recent Programs".
HTC Touch HD appears on HTC's website
It seems that the Touch HD (High Definition) will be released soon. It has already made it to HTC's website with the usual overview of the device as well as specs and pictures. While It's great to see HTC releasing a device with a 3.8-inch wide, WVGA (480 X 800 pixel) screen, I do hope that they'll come up with a device with a keyboard on the face. Since the HTC S620 and S630, HTC seems not interested to pursue the front face keyboard adventure despite the success of the S620/Dash. Click here for more info about the Touch HD.
Highlights of the Touch HD
 | 3.8-inch wide, WVGA (480 X 800 pixel) display offering a cinema experience on the go |
| Vibrant TouchFLOTM 3D user interface, responding perfectly to your finger gestures when scrolling through contacts, browsing the web, and launching media |
| | Surf and download at broadband speed with HSDPA internet connectivity |
| Google Maps enhanced by the wide screen viewing platform |
| 5 megapixel camera for quality stills and video |
| 3.5 mm audio jack makes the Touch HDTM compatible with the majority of audio equipment available |
Monday, September 15, 2008
Tips: How to rename a Windows mobile 6.1 Standard device?
Prior to the release of Windows Mobile 6.1, it was not easily possible to rename a non-touchscreen device. That required modifying the registry. Of course, this is not a recommended approach.
With Windows Mobile 6.1, this is now possible. Simply click on Start > Settings. Click 3 times on More and the "Device name" option will appear. Reboot the device after the change is done.
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Check out the HTC Touch HD
The Windows Mobile community is abuzz again and, unsurprisingly, HTC is the cause of it all with the photos of a new device with impressive specs. The large screen is awesome.
The folks over at Modaco have pictures of the beast.
Features:
More at Modaco.
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Palm Treo Pro Available for Pre-Order
Palm's latest smartphone, the Treo Pro, is now available to pre-order with an estimated ship date listed of 2-3 weeks. It goes for $549 USD from Palm and you get a free international power adapter as well.
http://store.palm.com//product/index.jsp?productId=3252772&cp=2584212&parentPage=family
http://store.palm.com//product/index.jsp?productId=3252772&cp=2584212&parentPage=family
Tuesday, September 09, 2008
Try PowerSMS Beta
Spotted PowerSMS on Jason Langridge blog. PowerSMS is one of those must-have applications. Three features that I like most are Group Message; Auto Reply and Backup-Restore. I strongly recommend this all-in-one software.
Features
- Note to Self: Need to capture a thought or send yourself a reminder? With PowerSMS, there's no fumbling around to type your own phone number or search for a contact.
- Group Message: Texting the same set of people over and over again? PowerSMS lets you create groups of contacts, and drastically reduces the number of clicks required to text them (see screenshot).
- Auto Reply: Ever ignore a phone call while you're in a meeting or movie theater? Let PowerSMS respond to those calls automatically with a text message, thus politely letting them know when you'll call back (see screenshot).
- Schedule SMS: Schedule greetings or reminders in advance. PowerSMS will automatically send the message even if you forget. Especially appreciated by loved ones (see screenshot).
- Cool Stats: Let PowerSMS analyze your messages and tell you interesting things like when and with whom you text the most over a given period. Just for fun or to verify your bill (see screenshot).
- Backup & Restore: Switching phones? Just need to get rid of old messages? PowerSMS will help you archive, transfer or export messages to your computer or to another phone (see screenshot).
Monday, September 08, 2008
SMSSync updated
Brian P. Hamachek, developer and Editor of www.BrianHama.com has just released an update for Windows Mobile SMSSync. The latter "allows users of Windows Mobile Devices (Smartphones and Pocket PCs) to backup their SMS (Text Messages). ActiveSync does not have any native support for this feature".
Features:
Streamlined installation application. Full User guide. Ability to save to CSV file. Windows Desktop application for viewing and searching messages. Wizard for uploading messages to a SQL server database.
Connect to the next generation of MSN Messenger Get it now!
Features:
SMSSync is available as a free download from http://brianhama.com/Software/SMSSync.aspx
Connect to the next generation of MSN Messenger Get it now!
Wednesday, September 03, 2008
Google releases new browser, Chrome
Chrome beta is available as a free download from http://www.google.com/chrome. I've just downloaded it and it works well. It's fast and utterly simple. The interface is not cluttered with a lot of cryptic menus and options. It does seems fast, faster than IE7.
According to a document released by Google, "Under the hood, we were able to build the foundation of a browser that runs today's complex web applications much better. By keeping each tab in an isolated "sandbox", we were able to prevent one tab from crashing another and provide improved protection from rogue sites. We improved speed and responsiveness across the board. We also built a more powerful JavaScript engine, V8, to power the next generation of web applications that aren't even possible in today's browsers."
I've also been playing with IE8 beta 2 and the latter has a lot of improvement over IE7 as far as speed is concerned. The two browsers-in-beta are both impressive and bodes well for the future. Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 can be downloaded from http://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/beta/worldwide-sites.aspx?icid=ie8_asdf123.
According to a document released by Google, "Under the hood, we were able to build the foundation of a browser that runs today's complex web applications much better. By keeping each tab in an isolated "sandbox", we were able to prevent one tab from crashing another and provide improved protection from rogue sites. We improved speed and responsiveness across the board. We also built a more powerful JavaScript engine, V8, to power the next generation of web applications that aren't even possible in today's browsers."
I've also been playing with IE8 beta 2 and the latter has a lot of improvement over IE7 as far as speed is concerned. The two browsers-in-beta are both impressive and bodes well for the future. Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 can be downloaded from http://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/beta/worldwide-sites.aspx?icid=ie8_asdf123.
Windows Mobile 6.1 for the Blackjack released.
The long awaited upgrade to Windows Mobile 6.1 is finally here. Click here to learn more.
| Samsung has released a software upgrade for the SGH-i617 (BlackJack II) which is recommended to be installed. This update includes an upgrade to Windows Mobile 6.1 and numerous software enhancements. The update may take between 10-15 minutes to complete if the system is already set up.
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Tuesday, September 02, 2008
Tips: Change IE Mobile default home page on WM6.1 Standard
Changing the homepage on non-touch screen devices prior to the release of Windows Mobile 6.1 was a pain. In fact it required a registry modification that, if not handled properly, might damage the device. Fortunately, Microsoft has been listening to customers and has made this very easy and risk-free to do.
Devices running Windows Mobile 6.1 have the option to change the default homepage in Internet Explorer Mobile. Open IE on the device, click Menu > Tools > Options. Select Homepage. In the dropdown list, you have the following choices: Use Default; Use Custom; Use Current.
If you select "Use Custom", you will be able to type in the website of your choice. You can do the same without having to manually enter the URL. In IE, navigate to the page you want to set as default. It is probably in your Favorites list. After the page opens, click Menu > Tools > Options > Homepage. Click "Use Current". Voilà !
Devices running Windows Mobile 6.1 have the option to change the default homepage in Internet Explorer Mobile. Open IE on the device, click Menu > Tools > Options. Select Homepage. In the dropdown list, you have the following choices: Use Default; Use Custom; Use Current.
If you select "Use Custom", you will be able to type in the website of your choice. You can do the same without having to manually enter the URL. In IE, navigate to the page you want to set as default. It is probably in your Favorites list. After the page opens, click Menu > Tools > Options > Homepage. Click "Use Current". Voilà !
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