Who has a mobile device and a little time to kill throughout their day? My guess is just about all of us, especially when it comes to having a bit of fun.
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Astraware Boardgames Review
by A.J. Repp on August 31, 2009 · 3 comments
NVIDIA Unleashes Tegra at E3
by David Flowers on June 2, 2009 · 0 comments
in Handheld PCs / Ultra Portables,Miscellaneous,Windows Mobile related
A who did what? Huh? Ok, so Tegra itself is not a gadget, and many of you have probably never heard of it. We talked about it a little bit in The Gadgeteer’s ZuneHD Rumor Mill Roundup a while back. What Tegra is, is a platform, an entire system on a chip, geared for mobility. [...]
Tagged as: Linux Based PDA related, nvidia, tegra
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The Gadgeteer’s ZuneHD Rumor Mill Roundup
by David Flowers on April 16, 2009 · 12 comments
Beginning with the release of the first generation iPhone, every phone manufacturer and wireless carrier have thrown themselves into tailspins trying to catch up and be the first out of the gate with a true iPhone killer. No entity has taken this quest more seriously than Microsoft, trying to reinvigorate their ailing Windows Mobile OS. This past [...]
Tagged as: Windows Mobile, Zune, ZuneHD
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Windows Mobile Device Center
by David Flowers on April 11, 2009 · 5 comments
While all of us who are locked in to WinMo by our employers choose WinMo Devices over the next iPhone, the G2, or the upcoming Pre, wait for the messianic arrival of WinMo 6.5 while hanging out in limbo, news and new software can be a little slow coming. Here’s something you may have missed.
Tagged as: Windows Mobile
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NewsBreak Lite RSS Reader for WinMo
by David Flowers on April 7, 2009 · 6 comments
I recently downloaded Ilium Software’s NewsBreak Lite RSS reader from the Windows Mobile Total Access Site. I had been searching for a lightweight non-bloated reader for my Treo, and I really like this one. It’s free, it’s fast, easy to configure, and did I mention Free? There’s a paid version from Ilium that implements some other [...]
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Windows Live Mobile Update Available
by David Flowers on April 3, 2009 · 0 comments
Microsoft released an update to Windows Live Mobile yesterday. I’ve been running it on my Treo 700wx, and I like the changes. I’m now able to run Messenger without my battery draining to zero in record time, and many of the features integrate very nicely in the Today screen. If you’re sporting WinMo, head over to [...]
Tagged as: Live, Windows Mobile
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AT&T Pantech Matrix Pro (C820) Smartphone Review
by Julie on March 27, 2009 · 18 comments
The latest smartphone to show up on my doorstep is the Pantech Matrix Pro (C820). It’s been a year since I reviewed the Pantech Duo (C810), which I enjoyed despite some faults. Today Judie of Gear Diary and I are going to give you our impressions of the latest model of this phone in a [...]
Tagged as: AT&T, GSM, Pantech, Windows Mobile
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Spotlight Gadget – New iPod shuffle
by Julie on March 11, 2009 · 18 comments
Check it out, there’s a new iPod shuffle. Now with 4GB, a smaller size and controls that are located on the earbuds instead of the player. One cool new feature is called VoiceOver. At the touch of a button, a voice will tell you the name of the song and the artist. Pretty cool! You [...]
Tagged as: Apple, MP3, Shuffle, Spotlight Gadgets
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Palm Treo Pro Smartphone Review
by Julie on October 24, 2008 · 24 comments
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 used Windows Mobile Treos during that period too. We’ve all
watched the slow evolution of Treo hardware and even slower evolution of
software – at least on the Palm OS side, throughout the past several years. That’s why I tend
to be an on again, off again Treo user. I get bored with either the hardware or
the software and get the itch to try something new for awhile. I really liked the
Treo 800w
and was looking forward to an unlocked GSM version of that model. But instead of doing
that, Palm decided to release the Palm Treo Pro. Let’s check it out…
Tagged as: Cellular, Mobile Phone, Phone
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HP iPAQ 910 Business Messenger Review
by Julie on September 21, 2008 · 11 comments
It’s been close to two years since I had a new HP iPAQ smartphone in my hands. The last one was the hw6945. Their latest device is the iPAQ 910. This QUAD band GSM phone has a nice collection of features including a QWERTY thumb keyboard, a camera, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, etc. But will this loaner unit be one that I will want to buy for myself? Let’s find out…
Tagged as: Cellular, Phone, Smartphone, Windows Mobile, Wireless
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Palm Treo 800w Smartphone Review
by Julie on July 14, 2008 · 12 comments
The Palm Treo 800w smartphone is Sprint’s latest Treo with Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional. It’s been designed for business users and operates on the Sprint Mobile Broadband Network, with support for EvDO Rev. A data speeds. It’s also the first Treo with built in WiFi.
Tagged as: Cellular, Mobile Phone, Phone
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ShoZu Mobile Photo and Video Sharing Application Review
by Rohit Tikmany on May 16, 2008 · 0 comments
One of my favorite mobile apps is ShoZu. So when Julie asked me to do a piece on a *really* useful mobile app, I didn’t have to look too far.
Tagged as: Palm, Palm OS related, Pocket PC, Software, Symbian, Symbian OS Related, Utility
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One of the perpetually unresolved debates among web users and observers alike is, “Who among the big three – Yahoo Mail, Windows Live Hotmail and Gmail – has the best email service?”
Tagged as: Palm, Palm OS related, Pocket PC, Software, Symbian, Symbian OS Related, Utility
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fring Mobile IM Client: Symbian OS Utility
by Rohit Tikmany on March 13, 2008 · 2 comments
Last week, I discovered that two of the most frequently asked questions we receive are “How can I stay in touch with my IM buddies on my mobile phone?” and “How can I make VoIP calls from my mobile phone?”
So, earlier in the week, fresh from a vacation break, I set out in my quest for the perfect IM client & the perfect VoIP client for mobile phones. I found the solution to *both* the problems in fring.
Tagged as: Software, Symbian, Symbian OS Related, Utility
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Pantech Duo (C810) Windows Mobile 6.0 Smartphone
by Julie on March 10, 2008 · 18 comments
Most people that read this site probably know that I’m a big fan of Palm OS and have been using a Treo for what seems like forever. A couple years ago I went through a whole
nightmare ordeal buying a SprintPCS Treo 650 that was hacked to run on the Verizon network. Then I moved to Cingular / AT&T,
got GSM Treo 650 and later a
Treo 680. As for the new
Centro, I haven’t purchased one yet and am not sure that I will. Why? Well, I seem to have found
my way back into the Windows Mobile camp by way of the
Pantech Duo smartphone from AT&T.
Tagged as: Cellular, Mobile Phone, Phone
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Opera Mini v4 Mobile Web Browser
by Tom Watts on February 19, 2008 · 9 comments
Released in November of last year, the latest offering of Opera Mini, version 4, hasn’t really sent shockwaves through the World of cell phones. Whilst the iPhone browser (which I think is very annoying!) has been hailed as a revolutionary success, Mini has taken the sidelines slightly, but as I have learned, this isn’t really a position it deserves.
Tagged as: Palm, Palm OS related, Pocket PC, Software, Symbian, Symbian OS Related, Utility
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HTC TyTn II Windows Mobile 6 Professional Smartphone
by Rob Tillotson on October 15, 2007 · 18 comments
The HTC TyTn II is the successor to the powerful and popular TyTn Windows Mobile PDA phone (which Julie and I reviewed here last year). While it retains the original’s features, including 3G mobile broadband, WiFi, and a sliding keyboard, it adds new features such as a tiltable display and internal GPS. A customized version of it, called the “Tilt”, has recently been released in the USA by AT&T. Is the TyTn II a worthy successor to the original TyTn? Read on to find out.
Tagged as: Cellular, Phone, Pocket PC, Windows Mobile, Wireless
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DinarSoft TapText – Windows Mobile Utility
by Kent Lanum on August 23, 2007 · 1 comment
Since the advent of the handheld device, the quest for easy input of data while on-the-go was always the Holy Grail of mobile computing. In my earlier Gadgeteer review, I went down that path, looking at the excellent handwriting recognition software, PhatWare’s Calligrapher. Calligrapher did a great job of taking my scrawl and translating it into digital form, performing just as advertised. However, just as there are all kinds of PDAs and handheld platforms today, so too are the means by which developers have devised ways to input your data.
Tagged as: Pocket PC, Software, Utility
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Easy PocketNAV’s OnCourse Navigator 6 GPS Software – Windows Mobile Utility
by Kent Lanum on August 1, 2007 · 1 comment
Julie asked me a couple weeks ago if I would be interested in reviewing Easy PocketNAV’s OnCourse Navigator GPS software and I didn’t have to be asked twice! Understand that I am a novice when it comes to GPS and GPS software but the technology behind it just fascinates me. My previous experiences with GPS were with HP’s Navigation System (the GPS Bluetooth unit and software bundle) that I used with my HP hx4705 IPAQ and after I upgraded to Windows Mobile 5 on that unit, I bought OnCourse Navigator 5 (OCN5). I have since sold my IPAQ and GPS unit over a year ago and I let the OCN software sit to the side…that is until now.
Tagged as: Pocket PC, Software, Utility
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PhatWare’s PhatNotes Standard – Windows Mobile Utility
by Kent Lanum on May 21, 2007 · 3 comments
This month, my review focuses on another program that has a
large following in the PDA community…PhatWare’s
PhatNotes. In earlier reviews on note-taking programs, I
mentioned that the PocketPC was made for note-taking. Most
note applications are singular in their focus of taking
notes. PhatWare took that one concept step further,
really giant steps forward, in how notes are taken and
organized. The folks at PhatWare utilize the database
approach to organizing data, syncing it to outside platforms and
adding functionality within the “note” like voice or images.
All in all, PhatNotes sets the standard for note-taking and
others to emulate. Let me try to explain how I’ve come to
this conclusion…
Tagged as: Pocket PC, Software, Utility
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