China to Make USB the Standard for Cellphone Charging

China is moving to standardize all cellular phones sold in the country to using the USB port for charging. The thought is that having one charger for every brand of cell phone will make it easier for consumers. It will make it easier on consumers, but cut into the profits for he accessory makers. I would imagine that if China standardizes to USB, we will likely see all cellular phones going to the same standard. However, China has set no date at which they will begin enforcing the standard.

Videos explore Windows Embedded CE 6

Break out the popcorn, sit back, relax, and enjoy the following videos, which are located in the MSDN "Channel 9" area:

• What’s New in the Windows CE 6 Beta Platform Builder Tools -- Jonathan Lyons, program manager on the CE 6.0 Platform Builder IDE Team walks through the process of bringing up an OS design for a device, adding an application, and customizing the application using the new Platform Builder Tools in Visual Studio 2005. This is a 2-parter with Part 2 here.
  
  
• Driver Development and Much More With Mike Calligaro -- In addition to discussing Windows CE device drivers, Calligaro reminices about his 13-year career at Microsoft including work on the Sega Dreamcast, an early attempt at video-on-demand.
  
  
• Understanding the Primary OEM Performance Tools -- Sue Loh, Software Design Engineer on the Platform Builder Remote Tools Team, discusses the two most important performance tools for Windows CE OEMs -- the kernel profiler and CeLog / Remote Kernel Tracker. Some familiarity with the tools is assumed as the discussion focuses on the relationship between the two.
  
  
• Collecting Thread Data Without Remote Kernel Tracker -- Sue Loh shows how to collect CeLog threading data without a connection to Remote Kernel Tracker. This is a core method for collecting performance data on a standalone device. She also shows how to look at the data using a command-line parsing tool, readlog.
  
  
• Analyzing Physical and Virtual Memory Usage Using Control Window Commands -- Sue Loh again, this time demonstrating how to look at virtual and physical memory usage on a device using control window commands. Loh uses the Target Control Window to examine memory usage, and explains how to read memory dumps.
  
  
• Application Compatibility -- Migrating Windows CE 5.0 Application to Windows Embedded CE 6.0 -- Senior Technical Product Manager Mike Hall demonstrates the new Application Compatibility Tool. The CEAppCompat Tool reads executables and device drivers, and provides HTML results showing which called APIs are no longer supported in CE 6.0, APIs that are only supported in the kernel, and APIs that may not be supported in the future.
  
  
• Managed Application development for Windows Embedded CE 6.0 -- Mike Hall demonstrates how to configure a baseline CE 6.0 operating system (OS) image and then add the components needed to support a managed application within Visual Studio 2005 as the application development tool. Hall shows how to get an IP address and then configure Visual Studio 2005 to deploy an application to the running OS image.
  

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Google Cheat Sheet

Google's Cheat Sheet helps unlock tools not normally known about this revolutionary search engine.

3000+ Unix/Linux Programming Texts and Tutorials

All free, of course. Includes the typical roundup of Linux/Unix languages, also includes things like cron, openGL, networking, GTK, Gimp, iptables, regex, Grub/LILO, booting between multiple kernels and a plethora of others.

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How to Turn an Ordinary Photo Into an Extraordinary Photo

A simple Photoshop tutorial that will show you how to liven up an old image and transform it from ordinary picture to an Extraordinary photo!

Integrated Photonics Module Brings Big Screens to Mobiles

It will be handy to project your Smartphone screen on the nearest wall. MicroVisions PicoP is just the thing. Nice for editing email and business presentations. Just add the i.tech Virtual KB, and you have the next generation phone.

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Understanding Mobile 2.0

Written by Rudy De Waele of m-trends.org and edited by Richard MacManus. This kicks off a mini-series of posts on the topic of Mobile 2.0.

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Microsoft begins private beta of VoIP server

Microsoft today opened a private beta of its new enterprise voice communications server , Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007, to 2,500 IT professionals. The new server is aimed at allowing companies to integrate voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) technology into existing telephony infrastructure and is the successor to Microsoft Live Communications Server 2005.

MOTOROKR E6

Motorola has announced it’s about to start shipping its new MOTOROKR E6. The MOTOROKR E6 will offer RealPlayer music library synchronization on your PC and a built-in FM radio to keep you entertained plus full-size SD card support. Moto is also touting the phone’s PDA-like capabilities including business card reader, POP3 email capability, doc viewer for Word and Excel files and a nice big juicy 2.4 inch touch screen display, stylus included. (No WiFi or 3G capabilities apparently.)

Crossloop Simple Secure Screen Sharing

I just found this on the net looks like a good tool to support remote pcs

www.crossloop.com/index.html

# Connect Any Two PCs on Earth
# Simple, Easy-To-Use Interface
# Fully Encrypted Help Sessions
# Works through Firewalls and NAT
# Secure Screen Sharing in under Sixty Seconds

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Windows Embedded CE 6.0 documentation online

Microsoft's MSDN developer website is hosting an extensive collection of Windows Embedded CE 6.0 documentation online. The series begins with a thorough introduction to CE 6.0 that reviews the kernel architecture and what's new in this latest release. Subsequent articles cover application and driver development, hardware platform bring-up, and more.

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Vista and Office 2007 Microsoft webcasts

Free webcast well worth a look

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Open-Source OS DAP runs Skype

Linux is spreading, and the latest thing it has found its way into is the entertainingly-named Wizpy DAP from TurboLinux. Running a brand of the open-source OS called FUJI, not only is the Wizpy good for playing all your mp3. Out of the box you get Firefox, Thunderbird and Skype

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3 Group, Slingbox Bring Mobile TV to the UK with X-Series

Imagine a mobile solution that wrapped the power of the Slingbox, unlimited Skype calling, broadband Internet, Google Search, Yahoo Messenger, Orb PC access, and more into a single mobile handset. Sounds good doesn't it? Well, this is no pipe dream... the X-Series from 3 does all this and more, and the UK is getting it first...


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Smartphones get a firewall

Trend Micro has a new version of its mobile security software out. Imaginatively named Trend Micro Mobile Security 3.0, it adds a firewall and intrusion detection software - the previous version was antivirus and antispam only.

V3 will only run on the latest Windows Mobile 5 and Symbian 9.1 systems though, the rationale being that as the market grows so fast, they will be the bulk of malware-targeted systems very soon.

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Microsoft Readies IT Customers for Windows Vista

Links galore. Microsoft details new offerings to deliver increased business value for customers through next-generation product

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PowerShell: Microsoft releases a new Windows Command Prompt

Microsoft Windows PowerShell command line shell and scripting language helps IT Professionals achieve greater productivity. Using a new admin-focused scripting language, more than 130 standard command line tools, and consistent syntax and utilities, Windows PowerShell allows IT Professionals to more easily control system administration.

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Chinese mobile manufacturer, Yulong Computer Telecommunication Scientific Co., has announced that it wants to bring its dual-mode handsets to India. The dual-mode handsets can let you use two SIM cards (i.e. two different phone numbers) simultaneously in one phone. Yes! two different numbers at the same time in the same phone, without having to restart the phone or swap SIM cards!

The CoolPAD 728 (CDMA+GSM) and 728 G2 (GSM+GSM) both feature Windows CE, a 240x320 QVGA display with a touch-screen interface, upto 2.0 megapixel digital camera, MP3/WMV and streaming media, 3D stereo speakers, 128MB ROM and 64MB RAM with a miniSD expansion option, and the usual set of Windows-based mobile applications. However, Bluetooth or Infrared are conspicuously absent from the feature listing on the website. These phones are already on sale in China, having sold a combined total of 2,30,000 units of the most popular CDMA+GSM models

TinyTube enables YouTube playback on your mobile

Point your cellphone's browser to TinyTube, it is not accessible from a non-mobile device, the site provides a scaled-down version of YouTube for quicker loading and less strain on your wireless resources, and offers up "low, medium, and high" playback settings to cater to varying connection speeds. So if you're the type who enjoy the free things in life, hit the link.

E61 and Nokia podcast software

Just setup the E61 with the podcast software, so far it looks good. The default links are a bit lame but using the E61 KB I was able to a few that I liked. What I do like is the software shows how long ago the MP3 was uploaded. I have made the software a link on my desktop, so it is quick and easy to get to. I set the web application to prompt me for access point so i will be asked if I want to use 3G or WIFI.

Using the WIFI connection the 10-20 Mb files still take time to down load, but hey this is why I like mobile phone technology, here I am downloading MP3 files via a phone menu using a WIFI connection in my house.

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what I listen to http://www.sydphoto.com/my.opml

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Motorola Follow Me TV solution

Motorola on Nov. 2 launched an upgrade to its Follow Me TV digital video recording device that allows users to create a network to send content to other rooms in a home, and also lets mobile devices with storage-card capacity record programs from anywhere.

John Burke, corporate vice president and general manager of digital video solutions for Motorola said, "There are more programs, more channels and as a result, we wanted to give consumers the opportunity to control what they watch and where they watch it."

The device is designed to work seamlessly with Motorola's Razr phones, according to Burke. Motorola uses a "save to mobile" option on its DVR menu to activate the feature. The Razr phone will then search for the desired programs and use the GPRS to communicate to the DVR what shows to record.

"This device is a Java-based application and will soon work with all mobile phones," Kalia Farrell, a Motorola spokesperson. "We are currently looking to see which phone services will work with us."


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Free ring tones just do a survey

Thank you for taking part in the survey. Your answers are of great value to us — they will surely help us to bring you even better Pocket PC software.

As a gift we offer you a collection of five excellent ring tones from Spb Software House.

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WM phone users revolt

The results of Information week poll are in. They asked readers what the most frustrating thing about smartphones is, and over 30% say it's battery life. Most smartphones work fine until you try to access an application or download a graphic from the Web. Working in applications will suck the life out of a battery faster than you can type "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" on that tiny keyboard. Twenty-three percent say the small screen size on a smartphone is frustrating, followed by 21% who are dissatisfied with wireless broadband speeds and 20% with the voice quality. "Despite all their advanced features, some [smartphones] perform poorly as phones. That's the main reason I have one, to make and received calls," says one respondent.

Some other common complaints include:

- The high cost of devices and wireless data services that are still not as fast or as cheap as cable or DSL.

- Processor speed, which becomes an issue as companies look to use smartphones to replace laptops and want to load custom applications or extend current apps to the devices.

- The need for more robust browsers that will allow the use of hosted applications.

And the award for The Operating System With The Most Issues goes to Windows Mobile 5.0. The popular OS has a tendency to lock up often and requires users to reboot their smartphones. "The fact that the 'close' button doesn't actually close the application but just minimizes it has been a shortcoming since day one," says one Windows Mobile user. Very few of the applications in Windows Mobile cooperate in sharing data, meaning the applications don't interoperate. "The easiest way to make a calendar appointment with someone whose information is in your contact list, is to jot down (paper and pen) the appropriate information (phone number or address), then calendarize the event," says another user.

On line radio recording

I have just started to use Screamer radio to record my streams. Easy to setup and comes already configured to get streams. Nice and small install. I recommend it.

10 things you should know about Internet Explorer 7 Security

Internet Explorer 7 is designed to make browsing safer. Here's a quick rundown of some of the new security features, including Active X opt-in, the Phishing Filter, cross-domain security, enhanced privacy protection, and an international character alert.

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12 apps for palm pdas

Your Palm PDA can do a lot more than just contact and calendar management. Load it with the right software and it can play music, stream RSS feeds, keep you entertained on the road, and even get you where you're going.

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Pimp my mobile: 33 ways to upgrade a cell phone

Want to enhance your mobile experience? Here are 33 ways to have a lot more fun with cell phones. #6 Get mobile VoIP. #19 Make a custom skin. #25 Upload videos to YouTube. #32 Play Quake.

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How to Save a Wet Mobile Phone

Ever dropped your Mobile phone in the sink, or even worse the toilet ? Did you ever leave it in your pocket and run it through the washer? It usually means you have to replace your phone, but sometimes if you're fast you can save the phone.

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Symbian increases lead in EMEA smart mobile device market

Microsoft’s overall share of the smart mobile device market in Q3 2006 is sitting at 16.9 percent, down from 18.0 percent a year ago. This happened despite shipments of Windows Mobile based converged devices, i.e. smart phones and wireless handhelds, increasing by almost 80 percent year-on-year.

Microsoft, along with Palm, is suffering from the heavy decline is the sales of stand alone PDA’s.

Symbian increases lead in EMEA smart mobile device market
OS vendor	Shipments Q306	Share, Q306, %	Shipments Q305	Share, Q305, %	Growth Q306/Q305
Symbian	5,757,540	78.70 %	5,022,710	76.60 %	14.60 %
Microsoft	1,235,130	16.90 %	1,179,530	18.00 %	4.70 %
RIM	253,420	3.50 %	230,190	3.50 %	10.10 %
Others	73,600	1.00 %	120,420	1.80 %	-38.90 %
Total	7,319,690	100.00 %	6,552,850	100.00 %	11.70 %

Upgrading Nokia Podcasting

These instructions are for users who have previously installed the Beta version of Nokia Podcasting on their S60 3rd edition device.
Download the updated Nokia Podcasting application

1.If you don't want to preserve your subscribed podcasts and episodes:
a. Uninstall Podcast app from App manager before installing ver 1.00.0.
b. Find the Podcasting icon on your device. (For example, in the MY OWN folder on the N91).
c. Click "Options" and choose "Remove"
d. Install the 1.00.0 version of Nokia Podcasting

2. If you would like to preserve your subscribed podcasts and episodes:
a. Simply install ver 1.00.0 on top of the Beta version, you will see a warning message that ver 0.93.(6) will be replaced by ver 1.00.(0).
b. Select OK to proceed with the installation and use the same location where Beta version is installed when asked where do you want to install ver 1.00.0.

If you are not sure where Beta version was installed, open App Manager and check whether there is a memory icon shown besides Podcast. If yes, your Podcast Beta version is installed on memory card (or hard drive); otherwise, it is installed on phone memory.

3.After upgrading your Podcasting app:
If you did not remove (uninstall) Podcast Beta version before upgrading to ver 1.00.0, you default directories will not be updated to the one comes with ver 1.00.0. In order to show the new default directories, open "Directory" view and select "Restore Default" from the option menu.

Windows Mobile database dev tool

Syware has released a major upgrade to its database and forms development tool for Windows CE and Windows Mobile devices. In particular, Visual CE version 10 includes a "wide range of new functionality" that lets non-programmers create Windows Mobile-based applications, according to the company.

Visual CE 10 includes a macro editor that guides non-programmers through the process of creating well-structured, well-documented macros, according to Syware. Macros can now be totally behind the scenes, kept "tidy and unobtrusive," yet still easily viewed, called, and edited, the company says.

Other features listed as new in version 10 include:

• Support for the Windows CE Universal Camera API
  
• Custom color capability
  
• Navigational dropdown lists
  
• Tap and hold to cut, copy, and paste
  
• Grid control enhancements
  
• Field and variable values allowed in messages
  
• New events -- action, left, right, up, down, or hardware buttons pressed; form start-up; grid column changed; and moving off record
  
• New commands -- timer and abort
  
• Development environment enhancements -- control position is displayed; tap and hold creates control; and marquee select enable

Web and mobile messaging, for everyone everywhere

eBuddy is a web application that enables you to chat with your MSN, AOL and Yahoo buddies without having to install any program or Java applet. To use the web version of eBuddy, all you need is a JavaScript enabled browser on your computer and it works even if you are behind a firewall.

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Nokia Communicator E90???

Rumors on a future Nokia Communicator E90. The model is expected to extend the communicator lineup (9500 and 9300I). Unlike these models the E90 will be powered by S60 platform (FP1).

The E90 is supposed to have another form-factor. For example, it can look this way (this isn’t a spy photo of the E90, but just a sketch found in Nokia’s documents):

RealSpeak™ Mobile

RealSpeak™ Mobile is a family of text-to-speech products primarily targeting applications on mobile handsets that includes SMS and email reading functionality. RealSpeak Mobile is a very scalable and modular engine ranging from very small footprint—entry level version to very high, natural sounding speech quality with advanced text pre-processing functionality. As part of the broader RealSpeak family, RealSpeak Mobile can offer a very broad range of languages and voices.

Open up buisness email

ok We talk about email been groupware but it is not groupware. I got a email the other day to help someone with a PDA, the only reason he new he should contact me is that he asked some one who knew I could help. Yet if he could search my email like google he could have found PDA and contacted me, we need to look at how and what we store in emails and how users in the company could look up important information. We are use to searching for information, and email is one of largest and latest information stores that we have.

Why your next cell phone should be Dual-Mode

A dual-mode phone is able to use both cellular Wi-Fi radio signal for communication. This technology is not quite ready yet, but it has huge implications for the future of mobile communication.

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300 APIs

A thorough list of 300 available APIs ranging from mapping to video.

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Microsoft's big nightmare: free online apps

A new generation of browsers is about to make Web applications better than downloadable desktop software.

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Automate windows tasks with this simple scripting language

AutoIt v3 is a freeware BASIC-like scripting language designed for automating the Windows GUI and general scripting. It uses a combination of simulated keystrokes, mouse movement and window/control manipulation in order to automate tasks in a way not possible or reliable with other languages (e.g. VBScript and SendKeys).

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Skidboot the Dog

A heart-warming segment from Texas Country Reporter, with Bob Phillips. For more information visit www.TexasCountryReporter.com or www.skidboot.com

Your Cellphone May Tell On You

How many of us have sold our old Smartphone or PockectPC Phone on Ebay or elsewhere? Your personal data on that phone may be recoverable. Though the sellers think they have wiped the devices clean, 80 to 85 percent of the devices still have data intact.

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Nokiaworld Nov 29

One of the world's premier forums for the mobility industry. Nokia World, formerly called Nokia Mobility Conference, is your chance to explore new products, services and ideas in the mobility field, achieve business goals and find new perspectives, live exciting new experiences and connect to Nokia and other major players in the mobile industry.

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Free Mobile-to-Mobile Cross-Platform Calls

Barablu demonstrates free calling from Nokia Series 60 based phones to Windows Mobile phones and PDAs using a Wi-Fi connection. Both Nokia E Series and N Series Wi-Fi enabled phones tested, showing not only Voice but IM, video and conference calling.

Barablu CEO, Pascal Isbell, says “Millions of people globally now benefit from free PC-to-PC calls via VoIP. Now they want to add mobility to this facility. Barablu is the first company to provide consumers with this technology interoperably in the mobile arena by offering free mobile-to-mobile cross-platform calls, utilising VoIP, via a Wi-FI standard.”

Truphone is now available for Nokia's new E-series phones.

To use Truphone you will need the latest firmware:

• on the E60 and E61, you will need firmware version 2.0618.06.05 or later.
• on the E70, you will need firmware version 2.0618.07.10 31-08-06 RM10 (RM24 in the US)

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Pepperpad Tablet is reviewed

Nice to see a linux device that syncs your media. Does mail etc. Gives the nokia 770 a run for its money.

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How's Your Email Etiquette?

How long should you wait to try contacting the person again? A day? A week? Should you just resend the message as if it were the first time, or should you mention that this is the second or third time you've sent it? Obviously, the correct answer may depend on your relationship with the recipient and the urgency of the message content.

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Useful Free Windows Programs Under 2MB

Over 20 free windows applications under 2mb, courteously of revision3 forum member, lordfoul. Definately a list to look into. Applications range from miscellaneous software, command utilities, system performance tools, and more.

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Complete Security/Hacking/Phreaking Podcast Review

This person has found some of the best podcasts on the net.

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Ubuntuclips.org launched

The goal of this site is to introduce new users to Ubuntu by way of short video clips that highlight Ubuntu's features and demonstrate how to complete common tasks.

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Symbian forecasts the death of the PC

Symbian company's chief executive, Nigel Clifford suggested that the popularity of smart phones in the developed world and the "leapfrog economies" phenomenon in developing countries--in which expensive wired infrastructures are bypassed in favor of wireless--would create a situation where there was a "smart phone in every pocket."

Symbian's head of propositions, John Forsyth, later argued that "in five years' time you'll wonder why you need a PC at all." also "phones are beginning to eat into the space" that laptops were designed for."It will be a great relief to be liberated from the laptop," he added, citing poor laptop battery performance as a key reason.

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Nokia First to Add Orb MyCasting Service; Premiers on Nokia N80 Internet Edition

Together, Nokia and Orb allow you to instantly enjoy your home photos, videos, music, and even TV, where and when you want. Orb's intuitive solution simply streams a person's own content from their home PC using the Web browser and player on their Nokia N80 Internet Edition, creating their own "personal media portal". You can also remotely record TV programs using Orb's Digital Video Recorder (DVR) function and then play back those recorded programs to their mobile device

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Pictures Of The First Computer Mouse

PIctures of the first computer mouse and some drawings from the patent.

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Cheap Citrix alternative for Windows Mac and Linux

Finally something that is far cheaper than the Citrix Presentation Server with just about the right amount of features needed by most businesses.

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WiMAX getting closer

Fujitsu Nokia and Nortel have all announced dates to when their WiMAX products will be shipping.

Nokia announced its mobile WiMAX base station, the Nokia Flexi, saying it would be commercially available for the 2.5GHz band at the end of 2007 and for 3.5GHz in 1Q 2008 and adding: "WiMAX-capable Nokia mobile devices are expected to be available in 2008."

Fujitsu said it did not expect to have it available in commercial quantities until Q3 2007: a timetable it said was " determined by the market". It is billing its offering as a one-stop shop for carriers planning WiMAX offerings. "the Fujitsu WiMAX solution will allow carriers to work with one strategic partner for broadband wireless networks, helping them offer the leading-edge services consumers are demanding for anytime, anywhere voice, video and data communications."

Nortel announced it is "the industry's first end-to-end mobile mimo-powered WiMAX solution to deliver 4G mobile broadband content - including Internet-everywhere, mobile video, VoIP, streaming media, data applications and mobile electronic commerce." Nortel also announced its collaboration with chipset maker Runcom to deliver MIMO chipsets that will enable the WiMAX ecosystem of network technologies and devices. Nortel says its WiMAX solutions are being trialled with carriers in Asia, Europe and the Americas - and have been deployed by Netago Wireless with the Special Areas Board of Alberta in Canada and Craig Wireless in Greece. It has not indicated when these products will be commercially available.

Nokia's Phone "Bracelet"

Keep in mind this is just a concept, but Nokia has been shopping around a potential cell phone idea that can wrap around your wrist. Fashionable and functional, that's always a good combination

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Convert Every file format

WAV to MP3, etc..

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Microsoft Releases SLAM - Mobile Social Networking Software

Slam allows users to make and manage social groups right from their phone for group-based messaging and photo sharing. I don't think this stuff is useful for Mobile phones, but then I was a late user of SMS.

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Ultimate Microsoft "How to" Self-Help Guide & Resource List

All of Microsoft's Help & Troubleshooting Resources in one place -- along with detailed instructions on "How to" locate information at Microsoft.com

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Startup launches free management tool -- supported by Google ads

An Austin start-up intends to shake up the IT management market for small to midsize users by making its monitoring software available for free. The catch is that customers of Spiceworks' IT Desktop software have to agree to allow technology-related ads, via Google AdSense, to appear on their management console screens.



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The Holy Grail of Synchronization

This is the setup you sync:
* Microsoft Outlook Calendar at work
* Google Calendar
* Gmail
* Microsoft Outlook Contacts at home
* Nokia 6682 (or any mobile phone that has software to synchronize with Microsoft Outlook, ie: all of them)
* iPod

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SmartPhone Tips and Utilities

Tips on how to free up storage space on your phone and move it to a memory card, how to get your phone to auto-reboot among other useful things that you can do to your Windows Mobile 5 phone.

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Awesome programming forum

It has tons of information and help on lots of different programming languages. Excellent place to get help when you are stuck on a problem while writing code.

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Windows Mobile Network Analyzer PowerToy

Network Analyzer for Windows Mobile runs network utilities, for example ping and ipconfig, on a Windows Mobile powered device. Network Analyzer for Windows Mobile facilitates the troubleshooting of network connectivity issues. You can extend the harness. You can add user-defined tests (DLLs) to the list of tests to be executed. An xml input file defines the list of tests to execute. You can use Network Analyzer to send information about network traffic to a .cap file. You can then view the .cap file with the Network Monitor tool or the Ethereal tool. See the readme file below for more information.

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Retrieve Serial Numbers or CD Keys from your computer

KeyFinder Thing is a simple utility to retrieve the Serial numbers or CD Keys of Microsoft software installed on your system. It includes options to export the list of found keys and a search option to find keys not included by default....

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112 Windows Run Commands

Wanted to Browse fast in windows. Remember these commands.
This will really save a lot of time of your. There are many
commands which you might have never seen or never knew.
There are certain properties of windows which you hardly know
exist in windows. Here is a list of 112 run commands.

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The 46 Best-ever Freeware Utilities

This is updated quite frequently. Take a look.

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TiVoAnywhere or DVR Anywhere

TiVoAnywhere lets you remotely access shows recorded on your TiVo from any Orb-compatible device (which used to include any PCs and smartphones that had Windows Media Player, and they've also expanded compatibility to add support for RealPlayer and a few other players).

Neuros MPEG4 Recorder 2

A mini digital VCR for the Sony PSP™, iPod™ Video, Smartphones and other handhelds

Do you want to watch video on your portable devices?
The Neuros MPEG4 Recorder works like a mini digital VCR and eliminates all fees, hassle and conversion of files. You can record live TV, your favorite movies and TV shows and watch them anytime...anywhere...on almost any portable device.
Put video on your PSP™, iPod™, smartphone, notebook and other portables!
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NewsGator Go! RSS reader for WM phones

Mobile content has just received a boost with a RSS reader, you can use WIFI and download your favorite news to take and read while you're on the go.

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Jitterbug Phones, easy to use mobile SOS phones

Ideal if you want an easy-to-use mobile phone to dial direct and keep in touch.

Key Features :

• Large, back lit and bright easy-to-see buttonsFull keypad for dialing yourself
• Simple "Yes" and "No" action buttons - no confusing icons

These are from the US but we have a kiddies vesrsion here.

GSM, VoIP dual-mode Windows Mobile handset

This Windows Mobile 5.0 phone is designed for Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) VoIP calls that also operates as a regular quad-band GSM/GPRS handset. Dubbed the Hipi 2200, the device is primarily pitched at corporates who want to provide workers with a mobile phone that can also be used for employee-to-employee calls when the device comes within range of the company WLAN.

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Orange plans to launch Unik mobile phone with Wi-Fi

Orange Monday plans to offer mobile phones that can also make VoIP calls over a home Wi-Fi router, joining a growing number of European network operators offering similar services.

The new service will be available to Orange customers who subscribe to both its GSM mobile phone network and its DSL broadband Internet access service. Using a special mobile phone costing from €99 ($200), they will be able to make unlimited calls from home, connecting via Wi-Fi to their Livebox DSL home router. When they are outdoors, calls will be carried over Orange's GSM network at the usual rates.

Similar services combining GSM and Wi-Fi are available elsewhere in Europe, including BT Group's Fusion, launched in the U.K. last year, Deutsche Telekom's T-One, which opened in Germany in August, and TeliaSonera's service Home Free, now available in Denmark.

Sprint Nextel to use WiMAX for backhaul

"Ali Afrashteh, VP of access technologies for Sprint Nextel, expanded on the reasons behind the carrier's move to WiMax and how the technology also forms part of its strategy to move to "alternative" methods for linking wireless networks to wired switching centers at the jam-packed "Backhaul Strategies for Mobile Operators" Light Reading Live show in New York on Thursday afternoon."


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Churned to Optus

After years on Voda I have churned, Voda started charging for data by the minute a few months ago and I was told that they would offer new data plans. Real smart Voda not that more people are using mobile phones to get push email. Well they end up offering data plans by data useage but they want me to sign up for 24 months, Optus offer capped plans with a $4.95 4mb data with a month by month plan.

Thank you Optus

Running .NET Compact Framework Applications on Symbian OS

Read here the web site
Red Five Labs is about to launch a first public beta of its .NET Compact Framework runtime with class libraries for Symbian OS powered mobile devices.
The beta will be compatible with Microsoft's 1.0 Compact Framework for Smartphones, and will run on S60 (previously Series 60) emulators and devices.

HTC Cuts Ties with i-mate and O2

Read Cnet.com story here

well I have said that HTC would drop imate and O2....
did not take them very long...
HP you maybe next

HTC libra - watch this space nokia

HTC has now come up with a great Windows Mobile device, code named Libra with slide KB and a phone with real buttons, looks like they worked out how to make a phone you can use with one hand.

First post

Ok after reading so many other blogg I am starting my own, and it will about IT, gadgets and mobile phones. I have been in IT for 20 years now and just in the last 12 months moved over to Telco, as an IT guy who has been using my mobile for Emails since 1999 I now work in the Mobile email field.

I really enjoy working with phone and email and see the next 5 years as a time that we will see a lot more users move over to working with mobile devices, just the last 2 years we have seen phone integrate cameras and MP3 players. Now for the Email revolution.