WLAN SIM card specs proposed

“The WLAN Smart Card Consortium has released a complete set of specifications which it claims will allow mobile network operators to extend SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) technology for Wi-Fi hot spot authentication. The full solution consists of the newly released Handler Specification together with the WLAN SIM Specification released in September 2003.” This sounds like a good idea. It would be great if I could put my SIM card into any device and have my …

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Viewsonic V36 $199.99 + $50 Gift Card

Budget Pocket PC Amazon has the Viewsonic V36 300Mhz 64MB color Pocket PC 2003 PDA with camera on sale for $199.99 after rebate, Free shipping. There’s also a free $50 Gift certificate with any new PDA over $299.99 (Expires 4/11). This one just hits the price. The $100 rebate expires 5/1/04. Originally published on Pocketnow on March 31, 2004. More Deals articles from the Pocketnow archive.

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RUMOR: Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition ROM for imate Pocket PC Phones

There’s a rumor going around that a new ROM for the i-mate Pocket PC Phone (Himalaya) will be available within a week or so. A poster on the Clubimate forums claims to have confirmation from i-mate support that the ROM update includes Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition. Originally published on Pocketnow on March 30, 2004. More Smartphone News articles from the Pocketnow archive.

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Sandisk SDIO Wi-Fi with 256MB Storage

SanDisk’s Wi-Fi SDIO card with 256Mb of Storage should be available soon for about $150. The Wi-Fi and storage memory features can only be used at the same type by devices running Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition. That will also include Smartphones running WM2003 Second Edition. Originally published on Pocketnow on March 29, 2004. More Hardware articles from the Pocketnow archive.

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Pocket Informant 5.02 Supports Windows Mobile 2003 SE VGA/Landscape modes

Web Information Solutions, Inc. today announced Pocket Informant 5.02 which supports the varying screen resolutions and orientations in Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition. New screenshots are available on their site. Also, take a look at our review of Pocket Informant 5! Originally published on Pocketnow on March 24, 2004. More Software articles from the Pocketnow archive.

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