By December 31, 2005, all mobile phone providers in the US will be required to provide the location of a 911 caller within 50-100 meters. Since location-aware services need to be implemented for E911 anyway, mobile phone providers are going to add some new location based services. This will give you the ability to see where your friends are, recieve instant messages from your favorite stores, etc. AT&T has had it’s “Find Friends” service available …
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Beyond 2004
Beyond 2004 Here’s an article in PC Magazine that mentions some “Seismic Shifts” in certain portable computing technologies. The article is mainly aimed at notebook computers, but the technologies could certainly apply to other things like Pocket PCs, wall paper, etc. The article refers to Toshiba’s methanol fuel cell technology, which will power notebooks this year. NEC will also be implementing fuel cells in their notebooks in 2004. Regarding displays, there’s a lot of hype …
Continue readingFree Windows Mobile 2003 upgrade for Siemens SX56 Pocket PC Phone
Siemens has released the Windows Mobile 2003 Phone Edition software upgrade for their SX56 Pocket PC Phone. This ROM software upgrades to version A.30.09. The update contains new features such as: Call mute, Suggest feature to show e-mail addresses, Signature feature, Auto-correct feature that corrects common spelling errors, Call barring to control incoming & outgoing calls, New connectivity notification provides more information and commands for phone and data connections, Character counter in SMS, Windows Media …
Continue readingTesting the ETEN P700 BT Pocket PC Phone Edition
Carlo Guerrero at PPCW.NET has posted some new pictures and a review of the ETEN P700 Pocket PC Phone Edition. This device came out a little bit after the XDA II, but has recieved very little press. It’s got a few promising features however, including Bluetooth, SD slot, CF slot, and USB support. Originally published on Pocketnow on January 30, 2004. More Hardware articles from the Pocketnow archive.
Continue readingNokia is getting into fashion accessories
Nokia is planning to release two “Imagewear” necklaces in the first quarter of 2004. The Medallion I and Medallion II will be able to recieve and display up to 8 images. You can beam images to the necklace via infrared from a PDA or Camera Phone. The display is 96 x 96 pixels with 4096 colors. It has 2MB SRAM, 1MB Flash RAM, and an 80mAh rechargable battery that lasts for about 15 hours. It’s …
Continue readingOrange UK has released their M1000 Pocket PC Phone device
Orange’s version of the HTC Himalaya looks like a cross between T-Mobile’s MDA II and O2’s XDA II. It’s got the round buttons and inset shapes of the MDA II, but the same silver paint job of the XDA II. It’s the same hardware as other HTC Himalaya devices, just rebranded with Orange logos and software. Looks pretty good. Originally published on Pocketnow on January 29, 2004. More Hardware articles from the Pocketnow archive.
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