Adam Z. Lein

Touch-Screen QWERTY Keyboards Are Lame

On June 9, 2009 By Adam Z. Lein In Pocketnow, Thought

Since the T-Mobile G1 Android phone was upgraded to Android 1.5 last week, I had a re-occurance of an epiphany I had once long ago… 1999 to be exact. Back in 1999 I got my first Windows CE Palm-sized PC. It was the very feature-rich Uniden UniPRO PC100, and like the Palm-Pilot’s of the time, it didn’t have a hardware keyboard, just a touch screen. Its default input method was an on-screen QWERTY keyboard where …

Do You Even Use Multiple Calendars?

On June 7, 2009 By Adam Z. Lein In Pocketnow, Thought

Palm’s launch demo of the new Palm Pre’s multiple calendar support was pretty impressive. You can select from multiple Gmail calendars, multiple Exchange calendars, and a Palm Profile calendar. This is similar to Android’s support for multiple calendars (except Android only supports Gmail). The Palm Pre allows you to create appointments in each calendar account separately and the appointments will only sync with the account you selected. My questions is, do you or would you …

Live Palm Pre Launch Event Broadcast from Palm Treo Pro

On June 5, 2009 By Adam Z. Lein In Pocketnow, Smartphone News

Tonight I will be attending a Palm Pre launch event in New York City, and I thought it would be interesting to use the Sprint Palm Treo Pro in combination with Qik to stream the experience live. If you see video below, the streaming is working. If you don’t see video below, the Treo Pro may be in my pocket, turned off, the battery is dead, nothing exciting is happening, or I’m done. Recordings will …

Bing Mobile Now Live

On June 1, 2009 By Adam Z. Lein In Pocketnow, Software

While Microsoft’s new Bing Decision Engine went live last night as a preview, the mobile version hadn’t been updated… until now. Visit m.bing.com on your mobile device to check it out. Originally published on Pocketnow on June 1, 2009. More Software articles from the Pocketnow archive.

TomTom Finally Decides to Sell Navigator 7

On May 29, 2009 By Adam Z. Lein In Pocketnow, Software

After sitting on it for a year, TomTom has finally decided to release the TomTom Navigator 7 for Windows Mobile. Previously, TomTom Navigator 7 was only available on a very small selection of bundled Windows Mobile devices. If you had previously purchased TomTom 6 for Windows Mobile and wanted to upgrade to version 7 with new maps and features… it was impossible for you to do so legally… Until now! (Source: WMpowerUser) Originally published on …

The Best Touch-Screen Keyboard Now At Version 4

On May 29, 2009 By Adam Z. Lein In Pocketnow, Software

One thing we all love about Windows Mobile is the variety of input methods available. If you’re looking for something that’s especially finger-friendly, Cootek’s TouchPal can’t be beat on any mobile device platform. TouchPal version 4 has just been released, and it adds some nice new features including: – New UI design. Simplier and easier. – Improved prediction engine: better performance, less resource. – Perfect landscape support. – Smart space intelligence. – Improved full QWERTY …