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Info on the Motorola MPx’s Memory Arrangement

On May 5, 2004 By Adam Z. Lein In News Archive, Pocketnow

Brighthand has posted some interesting news regarding the memory arrangment in the Motorola MPx. Apparently, it will have 64Mb of non-volitile RAM which will be used to store installed applications and user documents. Brighthand calls it ROM, but it’s not really Read-Only Memory. The operating system will reside in a separate ROM area. There will also be 32Mb of volitile RAM that will be used for running applications. This set-up is similar to desktop computers, …

Coming Soon: Street Dual Underground Racing

On May 4, 2004 By Adam Z. Lein In Pocketnow, Software

Wow, this game looks pretty cool! Street Dual Underground Racing seems like it will have some great 3D graphics on the Pocket PC. The ultimate street racing subculture game for your Pocket PC. -Fast Action 3D graphics. -Over 32 different races and challenges. -Drive 9 different vehicles each with their own unique handling characteristics. -Perform handbrake turns and lurid powerslides, complete with skidmarks, suspension, tyresmoke, brakelights, etc. -Full Physics Engine with rigid body dynamics and …

Vodafone now offering rebranded HTC Himalaya Pocket PC Phone

On May 4, 2004 By Adam Z. Lein In News Archive, Pocketnow

Now Vodafone is offering a version of the HTC Himalaya Pocket PC Phone edition. This device is the same as the O2 XDA II, the T-Mobile MDA II, the Orange M1000, Qtek 2020, and i-mate Pocket PC Phone Edition 2003. Vodafone is the largest mobile phone network operator in the world, and with this addition it seems just about every popular GSM operator in Europe is offering a version of the HTC Himalaya Pocket PC …

CU928 vs. XDA II

On April 30, 2004 By Adam Z. Lein In Hardware, Pocketnow

Slashphone has posted some nice pictures comparing the CU928 with the current XDA II. The CU928 looks like quite a nice device with it’s slide out keyboard. Originally published on Pocketnow on April 30, 2004. More Hardware articles from the Pocketnow archive.

MTekk Compares Backup Utilities for Pocket PC and Smartphones

On April 29, 2004 By Adam Z. Lein In Pocketnow, Smartphone News

MTekk has posted a comparison of a number of backup utilities for Pocket PCs and Smartphones. I was surprised to see that they gave Activesync the highest rating. But they failed to mention the “Restoration from a Backup Does Not Restore the POP3/IMAP4 Tables” problem which can cause issues on all backup utilities. Originally published on Pocketnow on April 29, 2004. More Smartphone News articles from the Pocketnow archive.

Acore AG-600 Bluetooth GPS Receiver

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

PocketPCReviews.net has posted a nice review of the Acore AG-600 Bluetooth GPS Receiver Originally published on Pocketnow on April 29, 2004. More Hardware articles from the Pocketnow archive.