ActiveSync 4.2 has just been released. If you’re using a Windows Mobile device that’s older than Windows Mobile 5, you should probably stick with ActiveSync 3.8. ActiveSync 4.2 will work, but it removes some features like WiFi and network syncing. The fixes include: • Resolves issues relating to error code 85010014. • Proxy/DTPT interaction Improvements: Improved auto configuration of device Connection Manager settings when desktop has no proxy path to the internet. •Improved Desktop Pass …
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HTC Trinity Revealed?
The next HTC phone to sport the legendary imate JAM form factor will probably be the HTC Trinity. It sports most of the features you might expect in an upgrade from the Prophet model, such as 64MB of RAM, 128MB of ROM, a 2.8-inch QVGA display, Bluetooth, WiFi, EDGE, HSDPA, a microSD slot, VGA and 2.0 megapixel cameras. Yeah, sorry about the microSD slot. That’s a minor annoyance. Hopefully it will have a normal audio …
Continue readingWindows Live Mobile Preview
MSMobiles.com has posted a big preview of Windows Live Mobile for Windows Mobile Smartphones. This new application looks like an upgrade/replacement to the MSN Mobile software that is currently included with Windows Mobile. Windows Live Mobile also includes a much improved Messenger application that shows contact photos, emoticons, contact pages, etc. This looks like it will be quite useful when it’s released. I hope it makes it into future ROM upgrades as well. Originally published …
Continue readingQtek 8500 Has Arrived
Today my new Qtek 8500 has arrived. This is a production model from the first shipment to reach North America via the Smart Mobile Gadgets online store. Just like Steve’s Motorola Q, this is my first Windows Mobile Smartphone. First impressions are very impressive. The phone is very thin and very stylish. Originally published on Pocketnow on June 22, 2006. More Smartphone News articles from the Pocketnow archive.
Continue readingApple & Microsoft in Talks with Studios About Downloadable Movies
According to the Wall Street Journal and plenty of other news sites today, Apple and Microsoft are in talks with movie studios about offering downloadable movies for portable devices. Details are unclear whether Apple is planning to implement this as part of iTunes specifically for iPod Video devices or if it may be part of a future version of Front Row, but what is known is that Steve Jobs is pushing for the constant $9.99 …
Continue readingiGuidance 3.0 Now Available
A new version of the popular iGuidance GPS Navigation software is now available. Version 3.0 adds some nice new features including: Multiple stopover/waypoints Itinerary planning (user-defined trip order) Detour by distance or avoid road Shortcuts to “Home” (user-defined) & POI subcategories (program default) Trip status box displaying ETA, distance, remaining time, and speed simultaneously Trip computer displaying start/end time, total distance traveled, average & top speed New GUI w/ enlarged menu buttons & font size …
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