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  1. Re:Prior art by Coward+Anonymous · · Score: 1 · on Apple Patents Using Apps During Calls

    Your Nokia N900 was released in late 2009. Not clear how it comes close to mid-2007, early 2008.

    Windows Mobile 6.0 did not support anything like this: http://pocketpccentral.net/pdfs/T-Mobile_Dash_User_Manual_WM6.pdf

    The Samsung R450 is irrelevant as it is a tricked out phone interface that does not bring you back to the home screen to pretty much do whatever you want which is clearly what the patent is about.

  2. Re:Sorry state of affairs. by Jon_S · · Score: 1 · on Verizon Makes It Easy To Go Over Your Data Cap

    Do what I did: buy one of these

    http://pocketpccentral.net/samsung_i760.htm

    from ebay and put it on your verizon account. Because it is grandfathered in, you don't have to buy a data plan. You can turn the data plan on and off if you know you are going to need it for a week or so (need to go to a VZW store to do this, though).

    Has wifi, so you can use all the kind-of-smartphone feature wherever you have a wifi signal and don't have to pay by the kB. And there are some WM apps, like google maps, and some decent browsers. Nothing like iOS and android, though, of course.

  3. Re:It's the apps, stupid by Buelldozer · · Score: 1 · on Hands-On With Acer's New 10-Inch Android Tablet

    I'm running CyanogenMOD 6.0 Stable on my Droid but that's only because the last round of updates from Verizon borked my battery life something terrible.

    I've reviewed the list and here are my thoughts:

    1) There is an icon for direct access to the calendar. Aside from a hardware button this is as easy as it gets. There is a button on the top right of my device for "instant power". Author is confusing Android the OS with Nexus one the device, which they do a LOT in this article.

    2) This is available: http://pocketpccentral.net/help/android/general/bluetooth_keyboard.htm and has been since at least March 1st.

    3) I'm not familiar with datebk5 but obviously this person really misses it. There are bunch of calendar apps available in the app store, find one that works for you. This is the whole POINT of apps, you're not stuck with the stock functionality.

    4) Again, pick one of the many alarm clock apps available and use it. This is the point of a smartphone!

    5) I can sort my contacts by last name. I don't understand the author's complaint.

    6) User a different email client. I believe that touchdown supports copy and paste.

    7) This is at least partially the responsibility of the hardware. How good are the pictures taken with a PalmTX?

    8) This is a HARDWARE complaint and doesn't at all belong in an article about "Immature Android".

    9) Hardware again.

    10) I do not understand this complaint. Backup is trivial. Did the author not possess a USB cable? If they can't manage it there are plenty of available apps to do it for them.

    11) Hardware again.

    So in the end a fair number of the author's complaints fall to hardware and have nothing to do with the OS. Of the remaining complaints most of the rest are solved with apps to extend the stock experience.

    The author clearly has no problem with purchasing applications because they are using Datebk5 from Pimlico, which didn't come with the PalmTX that I know of. That means they BOUGHT IT. An app.

    So while this article seems like a good read on the surface it's actually a mess. The author confuses hardware with operating system and refuses to make any attempt to enhance the experience even though they admit to previously doing so with another handset.

  4. Re:EEEPC already does that. M$ is over. by felipekk · · Score: 1 · on Windows XP Lives, Thanks to Linux

    no way you could do that with a Windows Mobile device. No way you could do what? Use as a bluetooth modem? Sync? Use Google Maps with GPS?

    You should really research about Windows Mobile the first place.

    Can you use your Blackberry to provide Wi-Fi access to wireless devices near by (access point mode)? Thought so.
  5. SDHC? by tepples · · Score: 4, Informative · on Building a Fast Wikipedia Offline Reader

    Why? Have you seen the price of 4G flash cards recently? Yes, and it's possible that you may need a new PDA in order to use SD cards larger than 2 GB. The 4 GB ones use a different protocol called SDHC that older PDAs may not support. It's analogous to the old ATA hard disk size barriers, especially the 137 GB (128 GiB) barrier. Or are most PDAs capable of being upgraded to handle SDHC?
  6. Re:Wow, how strange... by tm2b · · Score: 1 · on Everyone Hates UMD
    No, it is a lie - completely and utterly false.
    They can play AAC if they acquire a license, but they don't.
    Except that they do. Above, I posted a number of examples, the highest profile of which is the Sony Network Walkman.

    Where does this ignorant FUD keep coming coming from?
  7. (-8 Million, Ignorant) by tm2b · · Score: 5, Informative · on Everyone Hates UMD
    making song files incompatible with any portable player other than an iPod.
    What in the blue bloody hell is wrong with people that they keep claiming this?

    ONCE AGAIN: AAC is the standard for MPEG4 audio, every bit as open as MP3 (both encumbered by licensed IP, less open than Ogg Vorbis). It's Apple's "Fair Play" DRM, wrapped around the AAC format, that's exclusive to the Apple iPods and the Motorola ROKR (excusably, people also like to forget that beast). Note that Fair Play is not a factor when you rip the songs yourself.

    AAC is supported by tons of players, including (just from a quick Google) the Sony Network Walkman and the Viliv P1. Hell, there's a press release from 2000 when Toshiba first announced theirs.

    I'm sure there are tons more, AAC support is integrated in a number of the chipsets available now.

    Jackass.
  8. Re:Nothing I'd like better by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Blackberry Blackout Threat to Software as Service?

    My Verizon XV6700 is better.

    ALL OF MY EXCHANGE ARE BELONG TO ME!

    http://www.pocketpccentral.net/verizon_xv6700.htm

  9. Siemens is far ahead by fionbio · · Score: 0, Offtopic · on NEC Strikes Back With SX-8 Supercomputer

    The have SX-56 which is probably 7 times more powerful but unfortunatelly runs Windows CE... ;-(

  10. Info on the 6315 -- Site slashdotted by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative · on HP Releases New iPAQs

    Since the linked site is Slashdotted, here's some info on the 6315 gathered from a few other sites (see links at bottom for purty pictures):

    -Quad-Band GSM/GPRS device (850, 900, 1800, or 1900MHz)

    -Onboard Wi-Fi and Bluetooth

    -Powered by a TI OMAP 1510 ARM-based processor running at 200mhz. Primarily chosen to conserve battery life.

    -Onboard digital camera (for model 6315, not 6310)

    -Snap-on thumb keyboard for quick data entry.

    -Windows Mobile 2003 Phone Edition

    -3.5" 16-bit Color Transreflective TFT

    -64MB RAM (55MB User Accessible)

    -SD/MMC Slot Onboard

    -Weight: 6.7oz; 4.7" x 3.0" x .7"

    =1800mAh Li-Ion Battery

    Sources (including different pictures!)
    Pocket PC Central
    Howard Forums
    SmartFone

  11. Must...have...one... by mb12036 · · Score: 1 · on Sony Ericsson P800 Reviewed (Again)

    Well, if it is cheaper than my Audiovox Thera was ($700) I will buy one. The Thera has the unique distinction of being the worst cell phone and the worst pda I have ever owned, rolled up into one. I had to have a charger in my office, a charger in my car, and a charger at home just to keep the thing on all day. The pocket PC coupled with Sierra Wireless software was not ready for prime time when I bought in, but CNET gave it high praise at the time - which is why I'm a little leary of CNET reviews anymore.