I'm over in Las Vegas at the Mobile and Embedded Developer Conference 2007 ! The pre-conference starts today with the main conference starting tomorrow! I'll be blogging from the conference but there is an MEDC blog HERE too. I've got 3 sessions to deliver...

Orange have just released the AKU3 download for Windows Mobile 5.0 for their popular Orange M3100 device. One of the great features this update offers is Internet Sharing! Check out my blog post on that You can read more details about the update and download...

This year the Gumball Rally is again being sponsored by ALK and also HTC. Each driver will be using a T-Mobile MDA Compact for finding their way across Europe and several thousand miles in just 7 days! You can check out how the Photo Gallery as well as...

I've been exchanging email with the folks at SlingMedia for a while about why there isn't a Slingplayer Mobile Client available in the UK.... Strangely the US Version works perfectly (as long as you can convince a US Colleague to buy it for you) Well...

One of the questions I often get is a method of synchronising the Notes inside Exchange. I personally don't use Notes as I use OneNote Mobile 2007 but it seems many people do. (Plus OneNote Mobile doesn't support sync over the air) Adam contacted me about...

BlueSky Positioning have announced a solution for devices that will allow you to add GPS to your device by having the GPS capability on the SIM card. They claim there are no software or hardware changes needed for legacy handsets and the solution even...

Ahead of next week's Mobile Developer Conference Loke, Mike, James and Rob Tiffany have been having some fun showcasing the worst practices of presentations... It's hilarious! :)

If you haven't registered yet for this webcast there is still time to do so! You can get more details on the webcast that shares our how Microsoft internally deploy, manage and support Windows Mobile HERE

Reuters recently reported that Text Messaging on Mobile Phones is having a damaging effect on grammar and punctuation. This was following a review by the State Examination Commission in Ireland. WTHDTM ? CIO If you are having trouble talking to the younger...

I recently found this interesting press release from M:Metrics which outlines Internet Web usage from Mobile devices. What's really interesting is that it highlights some really key differences between Web Browsing usage in the US and UK. In both countries...

Palm have announced a Developer Contest to search for the hottest new Windows Mobile applications that run on their Treo devices. Rules of Participation Develop a hot new software solution OR Port an exciting software solution to the Windows Mobile platform...

In an interesting move - Cingular is offering customers a $2.50 refund for the inconvenience caused by the 11hr outage on the Blackberry service. If I were a customer I'm not sure I'd see that as an insult or an apology? I'm also intrigued that it must...

In an era of change for global working habits, mobile working is a top priority for British industry. Employers are looking for ways to introduce efficiencies to working processes and improve productivity while employees want a healthy work and life...

If you aren't an Orange customer you can still get your hands on the HTC Vox device as the S710. This is the first Windows Mobile 6 device available and there are 251 available on Expansys UK site (well there were when I blogged this!) You can order one...

If you are an Orange customer you can now order the first Windows Mobile 6 device from them! The SPV E650! Check out the details HERE

I saw this story as one of my customers keeps claiming he could beat me on Suretype vs T9 or a Windows Mobile QWERTY.... A 13 year old girl won the National Texting Championship in America a after texting Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious without any...

In an interesting move Research in Motion (RIM) have announced a new software application suite that enables Windows Mobile users to get the Blackberry experience. The new BlackBerry application will appear as an icon on the screen in the same manner...

HTC have released their plans to provide FREE upgrades to Windows Mobile 6 for their messaging focussed devices. This includes the the HTC Advantage, the HTC TyTN, the HTC S620 and the HTC P4350 as well as the HTC P3300. The updates will be released starting...

Those kind people at CNetX have released a utility to allow you to UnZip files on your Pocket PC (Professional) device for FREE :) You can download it from HERE

RIM has finally released their official statement on why the entire North American Blackberry Network went down. The outage was triggered by "the introduction of a new, non-critical system routine" designed to optimize the cache, or temporary memory,...

With all the focus on the environment currently - it's great to see an article on how DriveAssist is using Windows Mobile technology to reduce their emissions and paper waste. The solution was built by one of our Partners TBS and I just love the debate...

I've had a few customers recently getting their HTC S710 devices (the HTC Vox) and they are very confused that they cannot create new documents on the device but they can open and edit existing documents or attachments. On a Windows Mobile 6 Professional...

This Sunday is the London Marathon... . I'm not running it myself but many people will be raising money for charity! SportsDo are tracking a number of runners along the 26 mile route! You can check out their progress on Sunday here

My final post on this... A quick bit of humour to cheer up those Blackberry users in the US impacted by today's outage... NOC NOC Who's there? ......

Following my earlier blog post this morning - Business and trade press including Bloomberg, WNBC and PC Advisor have reported all day on the disruption caused to millions of BlackBerry users when a system failure disabled push email for eleven hours last...