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Kodak announced their Kodak Easysahre One back in January 2005. The model was planned for June 2005, but delayed to October. It is coming to the market at the same time as this Nikon model - which was announced a couple of days after the Kodak announcement.

I use eWallet (review) - it has a Windows, Windows Mobile Pocket PC, Windows Mobile Smartphone and Palm OS versions - all compatible.

I started using it with my Palm III, then moved throug a couple of other Palm OS devices, always synchronising with my Windows desktop. Then moved to the Windows Mobile Pocket PC version and I am now using the Smartphone version. I have more than 500 passwords stored, document numbers, credit cards, etc... Everything synchronises between platforms.

Infineon, Trolltech and Samsung introduced a reference design back in February.

Motorola not only is already selling Linux-based Smartphones since September 2004, but in addition to that they also licence Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync to synchronise with Exchange Servers.

Infineon, Trolltech and Samsung introduced a reference design back in February.

Motorola not only is already selling Linux-based Smartphones since September 2004, but in addition to that they also licence Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync to synchronise with Exchange Servers.

Infineon, Trolltech and Samsung introduced a reference design back in February.

Motorola not only is already selling Linux-based Smartphones since September 2004, but in addition to that they also licence Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync to synchronise with Exchange Servers.

What about the AMD Pic , announced as a US$150 Windows CE .Net based computer, running on an AMD Geode GX500 @ 366MHz, 128MB SDRAM DDR, 3.5" 10GB HDD, 4xUSB, 56kbps modem, audio. This was launched in India and Mexico.

It seems it is cheaper than the Simputer alternative?

I vote for the Toshiba Portege M200 though. Much higher resolution (12.1" XVGA+ 1400x1050 pixels), faster Centrino (1.5GHz on mine, 1.6GHz on newer versions), SD card reader, PC Card slot, USB 2.0. And a very cool built-in accelerometer that is underused, but there's a demo application available called WinGimcana.

I actually use this - as a Server Search tool! Check some instructions ... Not sure if it is going to work with this new Google Desktop Search version - but will test soon.

I agree it's the first software targeting a widely available sartphone platform (Symbian) but it's not the first 3G Radio Service available ( read more ).

For example, Windows Media on Windows Mobile devices (Pocket PC Phone Edition and Smartphone) have been available for years now and will play any radio stream in the WMA format. And what's more, no need to download and install additional software.

No, don't come with "open" platform stuff, because the Virgin Radio is tied to their network, and the company did not disclose what streaming technology is being used.

It's not the first 3G service also because the Harrier Pocket PC Phone Edition (a.k.a. Verizon XV6600 in the USA) is a CDMA EV-DO device, connecting at speeds of 500Kbps average - higher than the WCDMA/UMTS average speeds, and available for some time now.

Reason:

Don't put your link text in bold. It's like shouting.

Here's a good review of bluetooth product that allows you transmit audio to a small receiver box that could easily be mounted with a powered speaker. Now you just need wireless power and you're set.

http://www.geekzone.co.nz/content.asp?contentid=31 24

Check out the PowerDesk Kitchen made by PowerDesk for a kiosk/kitchen module...

Hitachi is adding a 500GB 7200 rpm drive to its line up... yup, guess your right :(

No, MS DRM can be licensed by anyone that wants to license it. And Linux Based Portable Media players actually _DO_ support MS DRMed content. The Archos PMA400 is Linux based and supports MS DRM. There is nothing stopping Apple from licensing MS DRM and allowing their users to enjoy MS DRMed content.

Also found the camera, here. Also note that while my times were theroretical (and ideal), they achieved about 10KBps (or 80kbps out of the theoretical 721kbps). That would make the 128MB take nearly 4 hours. Two mega pixel image? About two minutes. So the 5MP would be something like 5 minutes. Ouch.

AMD has announced the Alchemy Au1200 for Personal Media Players on 3 JAN, including price and date for availability... This CPU provides a DVD-quality display that can be scaled directly to larger screens. The Au1200 processor is designed to support industry-standard media formats, including MPEG2, MPEG4, WMV9, H.263 and DivX.

Minimo was introduced 10 months ago (previous mention). It takes a long time for people on the mainstream media to pick a story :0

Anyway, their site says "The primary focus of Minimo to date has been system with ~32-64 MB of RAM, running Linux and using the GTK toolkit". Think that the latest Nokia based on Symbian OS 8.0 comes with only 7MB available, and most Pocket PC come with 64MB (sometimes only 50MB available after all loaded). This browser needs to be at most 5MB to be usable. Try using Access Netfront instead. They have embbeded browsers for a variety of platforms.

Intelsat has made alternative capacity available to most of its IA-7 customers, many of whom have already had their services restored.

Ooops... Here's the link .

More details can be found at Deisgntechnica.

Geekzone also has a similar article.

Why is this special to be on Slashdot? These cards have been in the market for some time now, and this performance is available in the US, either through AT&T Wireless or Verizon.

Why is this special to be on Slashdot? These cards have been in the market for some time now, and this performance is available in the US, either through AT&T Wireless or Verizon.

Ok, being a geek, and editor of a site called Geekzone, I have access to quite a few bluetooth devices. I was going to list the ones I have, but then it would be considered a long list to be here. So just check Geekzone for a variety of Bluetooth devices, from LAN Access Points to Audio streaming kits, through GPS and more. I think the number of items is just a small sample (not included are the mobile phones, smartphones and Pocket PC, under other categories).

As someone noted before in this thread, Skype is just one form of VoIP, and it doesn't even follow open standard, instead it implements its own format. Stanaphone OTOH uses SIP (Session Initiation Protocol), not only allows outcalls to POTS/mobile, but it also assigns a phone number to each user, so users can actually receive phone calls as well. It works with Windows, Pocket PC and includes voice mail and call forwarding. And it can be used with SIP phones, which can be plugged directly to a LAN and be ready to use in seconds - no PC needed.

Of course there's Vonage , which can also be used from a Pocket PC (just install SJPhone and configure your account), and place/receive calls from POTS/mobile. The problem is that Vonage is only available to US customers, while Stanaphone is available to anyone anywhere.

The Register and others linked to a Geekzone thread where the program was first reported. One of our users wrote a report that was later posted on Informit with complete analysis including debug information and posted a reference on Geekzone too.

I wonder why they did not disclose the source.

The Register and others linked to a Geekzone thread where the program was first reported. One of our users wrote a report that was later posted on Informit with complete analysis including debug information and posted a reference on Geekzone too.

I wonder why they did not disclose the source.

Many news outlets, including ourselves, reported that a trojanised version of Mosquitos game for Symbian Series 60 smartphones was circulating online and across P2P networks. Cracked versions of the game secretly sends SMS messages to premium rate numbers, according to reports on various online forums.

Illegal copies of the game display the following message on start-up: This version has been cracked by SODDOM BIN LOADER No rights reserved. Pirate copies are illegal and offenders will have lotz of phun!!!

Yesterday Symbian put out a statement which contributed to the impression that malign code was inserted into 'cracked' versions of the game by members of the computer underground. However it turns out that the hidden SMS functionality, along with a message written in the best vernacular VXer speak, was put in the game from the beginning by the original games publisher Ojom.

In an advisory, AV firm F-Secure explains: This functionality was intended to be a copy-protecting technique - it didn't work as planned and the whole functionality backfired.

The premium rate contracts for the phone numbers have been terminated, so although old versions of the game still send hidden SMS messages, it only costs the nominal fee of sending the message itself. Current versions of this game no longer have this hidden functionality, but 'cracked' versions of Mosquitos still float in P2P network - and they still send these messages, it adds.

So what appeared to be a Trojan is actually a rather sneaky and somewhat ineffective copy-protection technique. Proof that even if something looks like a duck, talks like a duck and walks like a duck it isn't necessarily Anas platyrhynchos.

Although the Mosquitos saga turns out to be an urban myth, the recent discovery of the first malware capable of infecting smartphones shatters the comforting belief the mobile phones are safe from viral infection. The threat is very low at present but shouldn't be completely discounted. ®

You have to use your iPod to lookup a hotspot - and then get your wi-fi enabled Pocket PC or laptop or Palm to actually connect - and then find the hotspot is not even available on that location anymore.

Just use a cheap Kensington hotspot finder instead. Thne you're sure there's something there.

The MDA II has a sliding keyboard. The photo in the link goes to an old model, the MDA.

The MDAIII picture is available on Geekzone for example.

The Pocket PC will also be available on a CDMA version on Sprint (USA), Verizon (USA) and Telecom New Zealand (New Zealand) sometime very soon.

The first release was in China, dubbed as CU928 (image of Chinese version available).

The MDA II has a sliding keyboard. The photo in the link goes to an old model, the MDA.

The MDAIII picture is available on Geekzone for example.

The Pocket PC will also be available on a CDMA version on Sprint (USA), Verizon (USA) and Telecom New Zealand (New Zealand) sometime very soon.

The first release was in China, dubbed as CU928 (image of Chinese version available).

I absolutely love my Nokia 3310, but it's "just" a phone of course.

Most of my friends doing the Smart Phone thing have indeed opted for other brands lately (except for one guy who swears by Nokia and doesn't mind a little sidetalkin').

But now I'm working for a startup that wants its website to eventually be Smart Phone compatible, and so I've started looking into what I should have them get me.

And the new Nokias look very promising.

So - our Finnish friends have definitely heard the criticism, and I'm very curious how the new lineup is going to change things.

Competition is Good.

Toshiba E800 uses PocketGPhone as SIP phone

"It's now revealed that Toshiba is bundling VLI PocketGphone Wireless VoIP Software with these PDAs. Combined with VLI's service GphoneOnline.com, the Toshiba e800/805 becomes a device that can make calls from public hotspots and Wi-Fi environments worldwide.

VLI is announced the bundling of their Gphone Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephony software with Toshiba's e800/805 Series Pocket PC handhelds. Gphone adds the ability to place phone calls over IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi) wireless LANs reducing costs and adding convenience."

Smartphones are voice centric devices with PDA capabilities. This one is PDA with voice capabilities.

It's called Pocket PC Phone Edition.

Since this is different, it's not the same as comparing with the P900. You can compare the P900 with the Motorola MPx200.

You have to compare this LG with the Treo600 or Palm Tungsten W.

Smartphones are voice centric devices with PDA capabilities. This one is PDA with voice capabilities.

It's called Pocket PC Phone Edition.

Since this is different, it's not the same as comparing with the P900. You can compare the P900 with the Motorola MPx200.

You have to compare this LG with the Treo600 or Palm Tungsten W.

I've posted an article on Geekzone last week that says exactly the opposite of this.

Bluetooth and wi-fi are different things and these press guys don't get it.

Bluetooth replaces wires in a personal area network - these are *connect devices* not connected computers!

Always-on doesn't exist, yet... There are different classes of GPRS devices, and none in the market today allow simulatenous call and data connections.

Have a read in our GPRS article to find out more about speed, devices and capabilites...

HP will start offering upgrades from 26th June.

H3970, H5450 and H3800 can be upgraded.

"Well, now the UK Civil Aviation Authority has done some research which shows mobiles on planes do disrupt safety systems" Now? This report has been up for a month already, released for at least a couple.

Why all this about a mobile version that's now 6 months old?

The new version (Tanager a.k.a Qtek 7070) is smaller, longer battery life, lighter, better software, and is already available in Finland, Sweden, Honk Kong and coming to Australia this month?

Old news? What about a review of the new one?

I'd vote for Access Netfront. Supports Java and JavaScript, tab browsing, direct http access (not proxy like Thunderhawk), CSS. I've posted a review of PIE, Netfront and Thunderhawk before.

I've posted some comments on alternative browsers for Pocket PC OS on Geekzone. You'd like using Access Netfront: tab browsing, Java support, JavaScript support, plugins, string changes, sharing bookmarks, etc...