More Specifications on the iPAQ H6000

MTekk.com has posted some leaked detailed specifications on the upcoming iPAQ H6000 Phone Edition PDA. It will have built in GSM/GPRS, Bluetooth, and WiFi, but only a 144mhz TI OMAP 1510 and only 64Mb RAM. The rumoured release date is now May on T-Mobile USA. It’s also rumoured that this will be a consumer version where as a more powerful H6700 version will be released with a 1.2 megapixel camera. Originally published on Pocketnow on …

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Ultimate Control Over Theme Creation

Carlo Guerrero has posted a great analysis of what goes into creating a theme for Pocket PC 2003 at PPCW.NET. By creating the custom INF file and images yourself and using ThemeBuilder 2003 by Richard Owens, you can create themes that are much less limited. For example, you are not constrained to using a background image designed for 240×320 pixel screens. You can use a larger graphic that is designed to accomodate portrait and landscape …

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PocketSkype Voice over IP software Announced

“PocketSkype is free beta software that enables consumers to make voice calls using their Wi-Fi-enabled Microsoft PocketPC handheld computer, creating the potential for PDAs to become mobile phones. Based on the company’s Internet-based Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) software, PocketSkype works on any PDA running MS Pocket PC 2003 OS with a 400 MHz processor. Calls are essentially free, aside from the cost of using a hotspot.” –ElectricNews Originally published on Pocketnow on April 6, …

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iPAQ 2215 Pocket PC deal $389.99 +$50 Gift Certificate and free shipping

Amazon has a great deal on the HP/Compaq iPAQ H2215 PocketPC 2003 PDA with 400Mhz XScale Intel CPU. On sale for $389.99 with free shipping and no tax in most states. Plus get a $50 Gift Certificate for later use. Special Offer: Get $50 off a future purchase when you buy a new PDA offered by Amazon.com for over $299.99. Offer expires April 11, 2004 Originally published on Pocketnow on April 5, 2004. More Deals …

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ROM update for i-Mate Pocket PC Phone 2003

ROM version 1.66 is now available for the i-mate Windows Mobile 2003 Pocket PC Phone Edition device. It does NOT include Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition, however it appears the operating system is newer than the version included with the recent O2 update for their XDA II device. The upgrade can be download from the Club i-mate website. Originally published on Pocketnow on April 5, 2004. More Software articles from the Pocketnow archive.

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