Good Technology Inc., a developer of mobile corporate data and messaging systems, on Tuesday said its software will now work on handheld devices powered by Microsoft Corp.’s Pocket PC platform, potentially allowing millions more people to use the technology. Sunnyvale, California-based Good is a bitter rival to Waterloo, Ontario-based Research In Motion Ltd., whose BlackBerry devices are popular among mobile workers. Both companies provide systems that let users stay in touch with corporate data using …
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Free 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 readingROM editor available for XDA II (Himalaya) devices
Many of the latest Himalaya Pocket PC Phones come with a read-only Extended ROM which means certain applications are forced to be installed on a hard reset and there is no easy way to uninstall unwanted or problematic applications. However, yesterday a poster on XDA-Developers.com has released a tool which will allow you to edit the ROM on your XDA II so as to remove unwanted applications or add your own applications to the Extended …
Continue readingNew SmartPhone Studio software for managing SMS messages
Some one at MoDaCo has finally created an application that will allow you to back up and manage SMS messages on your Windows Mobile Smartphone or Pocket PC Phone. An English version is also available. The program allows you to view SMS, send SMS, export/import SMS, copy/move/delete SMS, view contacts/SIM contacts, export/import contacts, and copy/move/delete contacts. This is a great program to have if you need to do a hard reset and don’t want to …
Continue readingSmart Journal syncs Call History with Outlook Journal
Paul O’Brien at MoDaCo has developed a program called Smart Journal which was designed to sync all Call History items in Microsoft Smartphones with Journal items in Outlook. However, it also works with Windows Mobile Phone Edition 2003! This is great news as I’ve been looking for something exactly like this. Originally published on Pocketnow on December 16, 2003. More Software articles from the Pocketnow archive.
Continue readingSMS Cool now available
SMS Cool is now available for Phone Edition and MS Smartphone devices. This program allows you to send/recieve SMS messages through your Pocket PC Phone Edition or Smartphone device. This will be worth a try! If it can back-up SMS messages from the Pocket PC Phone edition, I’m sold. Originally published on Pocketnow on December 2, 2003. More Software articles from the Pocketnow archive.
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