The Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3i is a budget friendly laptop that should handle basic computing …
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Brighthand says “Clamshell Makes A Comeback”
A new article on Brighthand suggests that Microsoft may have abandoned the Handheld PC operating system and clamshell device design a bit too early. I agree that the Handheld PCs were flawed as the hardware capabilities and costs were not viable at the time. I also agree that there is a market for these devices… but I don’t necessarily agree that the “Pocket PC” operating system should be redesigned to accomodate handheld PCs that include …
Continue readingBuyMusic.com off to a rocky start.
Buy.com last week released their answer to Apple’s iTunes Music Store called BuyMusic.com. The service allows you to purchase songs in Windows Media format at low cost. “But in an example of the technological trickiness involved in offering users the freedom they desire while giving music labels the protections they demand, early customers have found they can’t transfer the tunes they buy on BuyMusic.com to digital portables.” – USA Today Here’s another user’s bad experience …
Continue readingNew Multi-mode chipset to offer CDMA and GSM network connectivity.
“The radioOne 6300 chipset is the world’s first true global roaming chipset,” said Don Schrock, president of QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies. “It will allow manufacturers to make multimode, multiband devices more cost-effectively and support carriers with handsets designed for the growing number of subscribers who wish to roam across CDMA and GSM networks.” This would greatly increase the coverage for global travellers! I wonder what kind of roaming charges there might be. Originally published on Pocketnow …
Continue readingIA Caller ID released
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.
Continue readingHitachi 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 …
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