Speaking of Google… They launched a new Google Groups area… Google Mobile Community This web area is for general mobile technology discussion. But, of course, Google encourages discussion about their own mobile products like Maps and Gmail.
For years Palm OS users rightly criticized that Windows Mobile for needing far too many taps and scrolling to enter the simplest calendar event or contact information. Although it looks like Palm OS will join the ranks of Wordstar, Lotus 1-2-3, and CP/M soon, the criticism is still valid. It is still a giant pain […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Have a Samsung or Motorola Windows Mobile phone and want to try out the QIK streaming video service? I have 500 invitations to give away. Here’s how to get one. Check the QIK phone compatibility list before asking for an invitation though… QIK sign-up and compatible phone list After you sign-up at the link above, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I noticed Sony released the 4.01 firmware upgrade for the Sony Playstation Portable (PSP). Since I rarely use the PSP, the batteries were completely drained and I had to let it charge up before starting the upgrade process. Sony doesn’t let you flash the system unless the battery is over 50% charged (wise decision). It […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I fired up the Zune 2.5 software on my PC running XP for the first time in over a month and kept getting this window popping up again and again. It pops up regardless of whether my first generation Zune is synced or not. I really want to like the Zune. But, it keeps throwing […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I watched/read the various articles and blog posts about the recently released… Ubuntu Mobile Internet Device (MID) Edition earlier this week. I’ve been working with various Red Hat related distros myself (mostly CentOS and, to a lesser extent, Fedora Core) for most of this decade. But, I’ve downloaded and tried all of the Ubuntu distros […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Just read this article over on Fortune… T-Mobile launches home phone service At $10/month, it seems like a good deal. But, I’m sticking with my old fashioned POTS wireline in my home. My broadband provider is simply not as reliable as my POTS provider.
I usually get all kinds of UIQ press releases that I don’t care about. The one time there is a UIQ related news item I DO care about, I don’t get anything. Figures. I read this on Brighthand and went over to Nokia’s site to find the press release. Mobile leaders to unify the Symbian […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m writing a non-phone item for O’Reilly’s Digital Media Center related to LEGO Mindstorms NXT and ran into this LEGO provided NXT Mobile Phone Application that lets you control an NXT bot from a Bluetooth phone. It works with a couple of Nokia, Sony-Ericsson, and BenQ-Siemens phones. No Window Mobile support. However, you can find […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I think I noticed the macro switch on my TyTn Pocket PC Phone Edition (aka Professional Edition) when I got it last year. But, I never tested it out until this week. While the TyTn’s digital camera is better than most Windows Mobile device cameras I’ve tried, it is still hampered by a cheap lens. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Yesterday I said that Windows Mobile’s real competitor is Google Android. WiMo has already conceded defeat to Apple’s iPhone in the consumer space. Why? How? You and I, as individual consumers, have not been the target Windows Mobile customer since 2003. As soon as Microsoft’s marketing became phone-centric, the target customers became enterprises running Exchange […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’ve noticed some talk of comparing the upcoming phones based on Google’s Android platform to Apple’s iPhone. But, if you look at the platforms (literally and figuratively), the comparion doesn’t actually make any sense except in the fact that all these platforms will compete with each other. Apple and RIM are more alike than Apple […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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