IA Caller ID for Pocket PC Phone edition adds caller specific picture identification. You can also browse through your contacts as photos and call them using the photo dialer. A free trial is available from the IA Style website, and the full version costs $14.95. Originally published on Pocketnow on July 28, 2003. More Software articles from the Pocketnow archive.
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Hitachi G1000 now available from Sprint
“The G1000 handheld –- at 5.8 inches tall, 3.3 inches wide, 0.9 inches thick and 8.4 ounces –- comes with an integrated rotating camera, built-in QWERTY keyboard and complete wireless phone. ” –Tech News World MobileMag.com also has a good article here. The Pocket PC Phone Edition is only available on Sprint Networks and should cost about $649.99. It looks like the Phone Edition devices are getting a little better. For more information or to …
Continue readingWhat’s new in Phone Edition 2003?
MS Mobiles.com has a list of what’s new in Windows Mobile 2003 Phone Edition. You can see Microsoft’s site for some screen shots as well here. I don’t see anything about MMS support in Pocket Inbox or integrated Caller ID based custom ring tones… or Picture ID support that integrates with Outlook 2003 on the desktop! I havn’t bought a Phone Edition device yet, but it doesn’t look like there’s an easy way to create …
Continue readingMedia Consolidation in a Broadband Era
An article in the August issue of PC Magazine discusses the new Handspring Treo 600 and HP iPAQ 2200 PDAs. Michael J. Miller suggests that the days of the standalone PDA are numbered. I agree! I would never buy a PDA that didn’t include at least Bluetooth and GSM/GPRS wireless capabilities. Miller is also anticipating great things from Windows Mobile 2003 Phone Edition devices. Originally published on Pocketnow on July 23, 2003. More Smartphone News …
Continue readingEuro Q2 smartphone sales sky rocket
“The European PDA market is bouncing back, according to the latest figures from market watcher Canalys.” But it seems smartphone shipments are doing very well in the linked article from the Register. Originally published on Pocketnow on July 23, 2003. More Smartphone News articles from the Pocketnow archive.
Continue readingReliability Matters
Here’s an article (PDF download) about increasing productivity and reliability in businesses. It references a solution where Hanau City Hospital in Germany used iPAQ H5450 PDAs that “instantly puts at doctors’ fingertips all the information they need.” It also references a solution for Kone Elevators that enables real-time business communications using iPAQ Pocket PCs and bluetooth-enabled mobile phones. Originally published on Pocketnow on July 21, 2003. More Smartphone News articles from the Pocketnow archive.
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