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The First imate JAMs to Leave Dubai

On December 3, 2004 By Adam Z. Lein In Hardware, Pocketnow

Mark Morrow at Howard Forums has just recieved two out of 35 imate JAM Pocket PC Phones to leave customs in Dubai. See his post for some great pictures. Yes, I’m jealous, but I don’t want the arabic version he’s got. Originally published on Pocketnow on December 3, 2004. More Hardware articles from the Pocketnow archive.

Killer Apps For The Pocket PC

On December 2, 2004 By Adam Z. Lein In Pocketnow, Software

Pocket PC Thoughts has posted a great article listing some killer applications for the Pocket PC. This article features what I think are killer applications for the Pocket PC. They range from system management utilities to very slick applications that allow you to do cool things whilst “on the go”. This is the kind of stuff that Pocket PC’s were made for I reckon! ( Gaming aside of course! ) I’m not sure why an …

Tog’s Ten Most Wanted Design Bugs

On November 30, 2004 By Adam Z. Lein In Pocketnow, Thought

Bruce Tognazzini has posted a list of his top ten most persistent design bugs in personal computing. Welcome to the Over the Hill Gang, design bugs that have been around so long that we’ve begun to think of them as folk heros. However, the usual requirement for turning a public enemy into a folk hero is death, not longevity, and so it should be for these worthies: Their executions are long overdue. These bugs aren’t …

More HTC Magician Reviews Beginning to Surface

On November 29, 2004 By Adam Z. Lein In Hardware, Pocketnow

A few more reviews of the soon-to-be-available i-mate JAM and T-Mobile MDA Compact (aka HTC Magician) are beginning to surface. ZDNet UK says: i-mate’s JAM overcomes all the negatives in one fell swoop, being remarkably small and light, and also available SIM-free. PocketReview has a two part review of the MDA Compact (Part 1, Part 2). Part 2 includes a great picture comparing the size of the MDA Compact to an iPod Mini. Originally published …

Qtek S100 Preview with Photos

On November 23, 2004 By Adam Z. Lein In Hardware, Pocketnow

MySmartPhone.No has posted a little preview of the Qtek S100 version of the HTC Magician Pocket PC Phone. The pictures are a bit blurry, but the size comparisons are worth a look. Originally published on Pocketnow on November 23, 2004. More Hardware articles from the Pocketnow archive.

XDA IIi Coming Soon

On November 22, 2004 By Adam Z. Lein In Hardware, Pocketnow

As posted by PPCW.NET, the Xda IIi (also known as HTC Alpine): -includes an Intel Bulverde CPU, running 520 MHz -supports W-LAN -supports Bluetooth using the Widcomm Bluetooth stack, already introduced with the Xda IIs/III -includes a 1.3 Megapixel camera -will be released with Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition for Pocket PC Phone Edition containing AKU2 which supports Windows Media 10 Mobile The HTC Alpine will use the same casing as the older HTC Himalaya …