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January 2006 - Posts

i-mate PDA-N GPS Enabled Pocket PC Now available

If you are looking for a GPS enabled Pocket PC then another one has just appeared on Expansys' site! http://www.expansys.com/product.asp?code=129261 The i-mate PDA-N has both Bluetooth, WiFi and inbuilt GPS! It's about the same size as the i-mate JAM Read More...
Posted Tuesday, January 31, 2006 6:40 AM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

i-mate JAMin appears on the web!

The HTC Prophet device has been announced officially now by i-mate at : http://www.imate.com/t-DETAILS_JAMIN.aspx If you loved the i-mate JAM - this is your next upgrade! Windows Mobile 5.0, WiFi and a 2 Megapixel camera! Read More...
Posted Tuesday, January 31, 2006 6:38 AM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

WiFiFoFum 2 has been released

Aspecto Software has just released their updated Wifi Finder. http://www.aspecto-software.com/xoops/modules/news/article.php?storyid=5 It's a great freeware application that allows you to identify WiFi Hotspots and use GPS to locate them. Read More...
Posted Tuesday, January 31, 2006 6:35 AM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Bluetooth Diagnostic Tool

Volker from Germany pointed me at this very useful tool which allows you to scan for BT Services from your device. In short btCrawler is a simple bluetooth scanner. It scans for visible devices in range and can perform a service query. You can also query Read More...
Posted Monday, January 30, 2006 7:31 AM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

HP Releases update to 6500 devices

HP has recently released a ROM update to the 65xx range of devices. Before you ask... no this is not an update to Windows Mobile 5.0 - This update fixes a number of issues such as: Fixes issue where an incorrect Cellular Service Provider Name was displayed Read More...
Posted Sunday, January 29, 2006 8:27 AM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Dell to embed 3G into it's new Laptops!

http://www.wirelessnewsfactor.com/story.xhtml?story_id=12100002YV2L In an interesting move - Dell is working with Vodafone to embed 3G into it's new laptops this year. They are planning to include HSDPA connectivity into their laptops. Read More...
Posted Saturday, January 28, 2006 1:23 PM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

Backup Solution for Windows Mobile 5 Pocket PC's

A few comments were posted a while back with people looking for Backup solutions for their Windows Mobile 5 Pocket PC's. Sunnysoft have their Backup Manager product which now supports Windows Mobile 5! http://www.sunnysoft.cz/en_clanek.php?clanekid=51 Read More...
Posted Thursday, January 26, 2006 10:36 AM by jasonlan | 6 Comments

Talking about the O2 XDA Atom

There's a great in depth review at this site: http://www.mtekk.com.au/browse/page1139.html Read More...
Posted Wednesday, January 25, 2006 9:50 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Mobility today claim to have spotted a new HP device!

The folks over at Mobility Today claim to have seen a new HP device which is an iteration of the O2 Atom made by Quanta. http://mobilitytoday.com/news/006046/hp_atom_specs Having had a colleague return from Asia with one of these devices from O2 - it'd Read More...
Posted Wednesday, January 25, 2006 8:57 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

NTT DoCoMo to provide 3G Windows Mobile devices from HTC

http://www.nttdocomo.com/presscenter/pressreleases/press/pressrelease.html?param[no]=605 NTT DoCoMo, Inc. and High Tech Computer Corp. (HTC) announced today that they have signed a basic agreement under which DoCoMo will market HTC 3G FOMA® handsets with Read More...
Posted Tuesday, January 24, 2006 1:29 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Windows Mobile 5.0 Security Model FAQ

My colleagues over on the Windows Mobile Blog posted a really good FAQ on Windows Mobile security including Certificates, Application security and other topics! Check it out at: http://blogs.msdn.com/windowsmobile/archive/2005/12/17/security_model_faq.asp Read More...
Posted Tuesday, January 24, 2006 9:08 AM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Want to take part in a Useability Study??

Come try out the latest mobile device technology at Microsoft and receive a free item of software, hardware, or a game as a thank you! Participants will get to meet with a Microsoft Usability Engineer and share their opinions about the latest mobile device Read More...
Posted Monday, January 23, 2006 10:22 AM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

USB to Mini USB Key Ring

Paul over at Modaco http://www.modaco.com/index.php?showtopic=235176 spotted this very useful Key Ring It's essentially a USB to Mini USB device on a key chain so you can charge and sync your device wherever there is a Computer with a USB port! No need Read More...
Posted Monday, January 23, 2006 9:20 AM by jasonlan | 2 Comments

Only one week for submission of papers for MEDC 2006!

Those of you who may be interested in presenting at MEDC - the closing date for papers is growing closer! 30th January is the last date! MEDC 2006 Call for Papers Live Here's a exciting opportunity for exposure at the MEDC 2006 event. Microsoft MEDC 2006 Read More...
Posted Monday, January 23, 2006 7:37 AM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Plantronics headset that supports A2DP AVRC and Headset profile!

Last week I bought a set of these headphones as I thought it'd be awesome to use them for both Bluetooth Audio and also for making and receiving calls! They are absolutely fantastic! The sound quality over Bluetooth is pretty good (but not as good as Read More...
Posted Monday, January 23, 2006 6:08 AM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

Want to record your phone calls on your Smartphone?

Coolsmartphone France found this really cool utility which allows you to record your telephone calls on your Smartphone. PMRecorder is available at : http://1800message.com/usepmr.aspx Read More...
Posted Sunday, January 22, 2006 7:54 AM by jasonlan | 2 Comments

Microsoft Reader - Now Windows Mobile 5.0 Ready!

Oops - I missed this till a colleague pointed it out but Microsoft Reader is now available for Windows Mobile 5.0. http://www.microsoft.com/reader/downloads/ppc.asp Read More...
Posted Sunday, January 22, 2006 6:44 AM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Getting Sporting Events and other items into your calendar!

I've been using this site for a while now - www.calendar-updates.com - they publish Events for Holidays and Sports such as NFL, Golf, Motor Sports and many more. It doesn't support Pocket PC :( but you can import the .ics files into your Calendar in Outlook Read More...
Posted Saturday, January 21, 2006 6:47 PM by jasonlan | 3 Comments

T-Mobile USA announces the MDA and SDA Windows Mobile devices - coming in February 2006

Well if you are based in the USA - you can sign up for the MDA Handheld and SDA Smartphone http://www.t-mobile.com/promos/online/preregmdasda/?WT.mc_n=PreRegPromo_PRCol&WT.mc_t=ExternalMedia Read More...
Posted Saturday, January 21, 2006 6:42 PM by jasonlan | 2 Comments

Vodafone Germany launch the VDA II - aka HTC Hertz

Vodafone Germany have launched the VDA II Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone! http://www.vodafoneshop.de/shop/detail/index.cfm?LOGID=200601201051173568471081692638002999656216028242249659635&Artikel_Daten_ID=3267 This device is the same form-factor as Read More...
Posted Friday, January 20, 2006 5:35 PM by jasonlan | 2 Comments

Push Email - There are no delays

I'm currently receiving lots of email generated mainly by some sites claiming that there are delays in our Push Email solution. This is total nonsense - there are no delays. AKU 2.0 has already been provided to device manufacturers and already the first Read More...
Posted Thursday, January 19, 2006 7:11 PM by jasonlan | 10 Comments

O2 XDA Atom

I got to physically see one of these devices yesterday as one of my colleagues had one that he had bought over in Asia! All I can say is Wow!!! It is the smallest Pocket PC Phone Edition device I've ever seen! It feels so well built and the 2.0 megapixel Read More...
Posted Thursday, January 19, 2006 7:07 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Managing your Windows infrastructure from Windows Mobile devices

Following on from my post in relation to the CompactDBA solution - I thought it'd be useful to provide a detailed list of other management solutions so that IT professionals can manage their infrastructure from outside the office, whilst travelling and Read More...
Posted Tuesday, January 17, 2006 8:02 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

BBC Interactive Media Player [IMP] - Interesting Article

I've been on the BBC Interactive Media Player Trial http://www.bbc.co.uk/imp/ in the UK which is a superb way of keeping up to date with BBC Programming. It allows the download of TV programs to your PC and also to mobile devices such as Windows Mobile Read More...
Posted Tuesday, January 17, 2006 5:08 AM by jasonlan | 4 Comments

HP to provide revised XDA Atom from Quanta?

According to Quanta computer they are going to provide a revised O2 XDA Atom to HP in the first quarter of this year. The O2 Atom ( http://www.seemightyatom.com/ ) is available currently in the far east however HP have revised the device to include Quad Read More...
Posted Tuesday, January 17, 2006 4:58 AM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

CompactDba solution allows you to monitor/control SQL Servers from a Pocket PC!

This looks like a pretty cool solution for SQL DBA's! You can use it to monitor your SQL Servers alerting you of any issues or problems that may be happening inside your infrastructure! Check out the details at: http://www.compactdba.com/ Read More...
Posted Monday, January 16, 2006 4:21 PM by jasonlan | 2 Comments

South West Water Case Study Now Online!

South West Water provides water and sewerage services to Cornwall , Devon, and areas of Dorset and Somerset in the United Kingdom . It serves a population of 1.6 million and has numerous large-scale projects in place. Craft workers spent much time traveling Read More...
Posted Monday, January 16, 2006 6:20 AM by jasonlan | 2 Comments

SDIO VGA Card from Spectec

This is the final piece in the jigsaw of suriving only with the HTC Universal device... The one major thing I still can't do is project from the device! Well it looks like Spectec have come up with an answer - an SDIO VGA Card that according to their Read More...
Posted Sunday, January 15, 2006 6:18 PM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

Samsung i300X details online

I haven't yet got my hands on the X version of the i300 but it seems that the i300 has increased it's hardrive capacity from 3GB to 4GB in the i300X. The i300X also claims to be Windows Mobile 5.0 - however until I get one in my hands I can't confirm. Read More...
Posted Sunday, January 15, 2006 6:15 PM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

[Offtopic] What's on Steve Ballmers and Bill Gates XBOX 360?

Well it looks like Steve Ballmer likes his NBA games and Bill managed to get some Project Gotham Racing 3 in over Christmas! http://news.com.com/Gates+and+Ballmer+Whats+on+their+Xboxes/2100-1043_3-6022081.html?tag=nl Read More...
Posted Saturday, January 14, 2006 8:38 AM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Connecting to the Enterprise with Windows Mobile

One of my colleagues David Goon in our developer team has a webcast next week entitled: "Connecting to the Enterprise with Windows Mobile" Having just reviewed his slides he'll be covering how to enable Windows Mobile to connect to systems using XML Web Read More...
Posted Friday, January 13, 2006 5:19 PM by jasonlan | 4 Comments

If it's good enough for Bill Gates...

There's a great article over at CNN Money which talks about the Treo700w and how Bill loves it :) http://money.cnn.com/2006/01/12/technology/palmtreo_fortune/index.htm Read More...
Posted Friday, January 13, 2006 5:01 PM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

Symbol unveils new Handheld devices

Symbol are most commonly known in the Retail space for the barcode scanning devices however they have recently announced a number of new devices. The MC9097 pictured below is a Windows Mobile 5.0 device with Phone and data capabilities integrated! It Read More...
Posted Friday, January 13, 2006 8:55 AM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

What should I present at MEDC?

I recently blogged about the upcoming EMEA Mobile and Embedded DevCon. http://blogs.msdn.com/jasonlan/archive/2006/01/10/511157.aspx Well my colleague John Wyer who runs this event asked me to speak at MEDC. So rather than just my own views on what I Read More...
Posted Thursday, January 12, 2006 7:34 AM by jasonlan | 3 Comments

Great images and detail on Motorola Q at msmobiles.com

Adam of Msmobiles.com has written a great piece on his hands on experience with the Motorola Q at CES! One thing he mentions which the Blackberry fans amongst you have always been nagging me about is the ThumbWheel.... the Q has a thumbwheel! Check out Read More...
Posted Thursday, January 12, 2006 7:30 AM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Traffic Vizzion adds the UK!

I always thought this was pretty cool however I wasn't too interested until I just discovered that Traffic Vizzion have added support for 11 UK Cities! Berkshire: Reading area Glamorgan: Cardiff, Swansea areas Greater London: 9 London areas Hampshire: Read More...
Posted Wednesday, January 11, 2006 8:56 AM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

MEDC Europe - June 6-8 - details now live on the web!

Check out all the details at: http://www.microsoft.com/europe/medc/default.asp Read More...
Posted Tuesday, January 10, 2006 11:42 AM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

Motorola working on 'Tetra' PDA device using Windows Mobile 5.0!

Well if you work in Government or Emergency services then this device will be of great interest! http://www.motorola.com/mediacenter/news/detail/0,,6174_6132_23,00.html The device uses the encrypted Tetra network (hence the big antenna) It will be running Read More...
Posted Tuesday, January 10, 2006 7:55 AM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

[Offtopic] New PMC's announced at CES!

Apart from my Pocket PC Phone/Smartphone - The other Windows Mobile device I carry everywhere with me is my Portable Media Center. It's essential for my travelling as it allows me to take all my unwatched TV and Videos with me wherever I go! As a new Read More...
Posted Monday, January 09, 2006 9:02 PM by jasonlan | 2 Comments

Socket announce 802.11g Card!

Socket Communications have just announced their 802.11g CF Card which will work with both Windows Mobile 2003 and 5.0 devices! According to their press release the P500 card is: Compatible with IEEE 802.11b and 802.11g standards Wi-Fi Companion enables Read More...
Posted Monday, January 09, 2006 3:23 PM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

Back to work tomorrow...

Well I'm back to work tomorrow after a lovely 3 weeks off over Christmas! Looking forward to getting back into the swing of things! Read More...
Posted Monday, January 09, 2006 3:21 PM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

Ultra Rugged Otterbox case for HP 65xx device

Over at Mobility Today - they have a great review of the Otterbox for the HP 65xx device! http://mobilitytoday.com/articles/mobility_OtterBox_iPAQ_ruggedized_protection_6515.html So what is an Otterbox? Well - it's a case for your Pocket PC that provides Read More...
Posted Sunday, January 08, 2006 10:38 AM by jasonlan | 2 Comments

Pocketnow - Excellent indepth review of Treo 700w

http://pocketnow.com/index.php?a=portal_detail&t=reviews&id=758&p=1 Well the reviews continue to proliferate across the Internet. Here is another review - this time by Pocketnow.com of the Treo 700w. With all the great reviews this device Read More...
Posted Sunday, January 08, 2006 10:32 AM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

New Years Resolutions

New Year's Resolutions 640 × 480 800 × 600 1024 × 768 Get into jazz http://www.mcsweeneys.net/links/lists/6TeddyWayneandGregWayne.html Made me smile anyway :) Read More...
Posted Saturday, January 07, 2006 7:10 PM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

IMate JAMin available for pre-order on Expansys

http://www.expansys.com/product.asp?code=129252 The update to the Imate JAM is now available for pre-order on Expansys for £449.95. The device has dual Wifi Support (802.11b and g), a 2 Mega Pixel camera and is Quadband! Check it out at the link above Read More...
Posted Saturday, January 07, 2006 4:32 PM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

Mike Nash - Executive Circle Webcast - Understanding the Security Challenge of Mobile Devices

Mike Nash is Microsoft's Corporate Vice President of the Security and Tools Business Unit. He does a monthly webcast he calls “Security 360”. He discusses various security issues and recommendations. On January 17th, Mike will be discussing Mobile Security. Read More...
Posted Saturday, January 07, 2006 3:48 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Future of Blackberry - Forrester Research

I came across this interesting report from Forrester Research about the Future of Blackberry. http://www.forrester.com/Teleconference/Previous/Overview/0,5158,1277,00.html It was produced by Ellen Daley and covers some interesting areas - specifically: Read More...
Posted Friday, January 06, 2006 7:10 PM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

Which keyboard is the fastest? QWERTY Shootout!

Well over the Christmas period I had an idea to test which devices were the fastest for keyboard entry. As the number of Windows Mobile based QWERTY based devices continues to increase I thought it would be interesting to see how each device compared Read More...
Posted Friday, January 06, 2006 1:41 PM by jasonlan | 10 Comments

Palm offers 25 Accessories for Treo 700 already!

Hot of the heels of it's official announcement Palm have already announced 25 accessories for the Treo 700w! Everything from cases to BT Headsets to Screen protectors! Check out all of them at: http://web.palm.com/products/accessories/treo700w_accessories.jhtm Read More...
Posted Friday, January 06, 2006 1:01 PM by jasonlan | 2 Comments

Treo 700w and MSFP

Since the launch by Verizon yesterday I've had lots of emails from customers confused as to whether the Treo 700w contains the Messaging and Security Feature Pack. From Palm's specification on their site: http://www.palm.com/us/products/smartphones/treo700w/specs.epl Read More...
Posted Thursday, January 05, 2006 1:49 PM by jasonlan | 12 Comments

...and Verizon launch the Pocket PC XV6700

http://news.vzw.com/news/2006/01/pr2006-01-04b.html This device is the same as the HTC Apache or PPC 6700 through Sprint in the US. It's the American cousin of the HTC Wizard (Orange M3000, O2 XDA Mini-s and Imate K-Jam) Read More...
Posted Thursday, January 05, 2006 9:39 AM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Verizon launch the Palm Treo 700w

This has been a long time coming! The Palm Treo 700w was announced yesterday by Verizon! Details of the launch are at: http://news.vzw.com/news/2006/01/pr2006-01-04c.html Read More...
Posted Thursday, January 05, 2006 9:36 AM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Exchange 12 information now on Exchange Blog!

The Exchange team Blog now contains some excellent information on the enhancements planned in Exchange 12 (the version after the current Exchange 2003 release) They are first talking about Exchange 12's support for 64-bit ! Check it out at: http://blogs.technet.com/exchange/archive/category/10058.asp Read More...
Posted Wednesday, January 04, 2006 6:44 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Samsung to demo 3.6Mpbs phone at CES

No sooner do I post about the HSDPA announcement than it looks like Samsung will demo their 3.6Mbps phone at CES. http://www.digitalworldtokyo.com/archives/2006/01/36mbps_on_hsdpa.html Read More...
Posted Wednesday, January 04, 2006 10:11 AM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Vodafone, Qualcomm and Samsung strike HSDPA deal

Vodafone, Qualcomm and Samsung have announced that they have signed a deal to provide HSDPA networks in Europe. Nortel have shown they can acheive a transmission rate of 3.6Mbps in test condtions using HSDPA although trials in the Isle of Man with O2 Read More...
Posted Wednesday, January 04, 2006 10:05 AM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

[Offtopic] iRIVER G10 gaming device using Windows Mobile 5.0

This article http://www.akihabaranews.com/en/news-10902-iRIVER+G10+attacks+the+PSP.html was highlighted by one of my blog readers and shows an interesting development in Windows Mobile 5. This device has been announced by the parent company of iRIVER, Read More...
Posted Wednesday, January 04, 2006 9:42 AM by jasonlan | 2 Comments

Bill Gates Webcast at CES

This should be a really interesting webcast! For the tenth year in a row, Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates returns to kick off CES with his vision of the year ahead in consumer electronics. Live Webcast This live webcast will Read More...
Posted Tuesday, January 03, 2006 4:54 PM by jasonlan | 2 Comments

TBS Mobility - new Website

http://www.tbsmobility.com/ One of our key mobility partners in the UK TBS has launched a new web site. They have also got an excellent case study for Drive Assist featuring Fifth Gear's Jason Plato. http://www.tbsmobility.com/project_single.php?id=1 Read More...
Posted Tuesday, January 03, 2006 2:32 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Q Busting at Apple stores

Appleinsider.com has a story about how Apple stores are using Pocket PC devices to reduce the Queues in their Apple stores. They use a system called EasyPay. EasyPay is a paperless process, where customers provide a credit card and an email address to Read More...
Posted Tuesday, January 03, 2006 9:05 AM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

HTC Galaxy and QTEK G100 review

Pocketinfo.NL has provided a great review of HTC's Galaxy device as the QTEK G100 device. This device interestingly has no GPRS/GSM in it but has GPS and WiFi and is designed as a GPS PDA. Read their review (converted from Dutch using Babelfish) at: http://world.altavista.com/babelfish/trurl_pagecontent?lp=nl_en&trurl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.pocketinfo.nl%2fartikel%2f4788%2f Read More...
Posted Tuesday, January 03, 2006 7:58 AM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Universal cradle also available

Following my earlier post regarding the Wizard Cradle - I also spotted that Expansys is offering a rather nice cradle for the HTC Universal device - Orange 5000, O2 XDA Exec, T Mobile MDA Pro and Imate Jasjar The cradle is a bargain £13.95! http://www.expansys.com/product.asp?code=12623 Read More...
Posted Monday, January 02, 2006 9:47 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Treonauts detailed review of Treo 700w

It's interesting to see the Treoauts.com view of the Treo 700w at the Treonauts site. They've been blogging with some real indepth detail on the specification: http://blog.treonauts.com/2005/12/treo_700w_speci.html They higlight the major differences Read More...
Posted Monday, January 02, 2006 1:04 PM by jasonlan | 2 Comments

HTC Wizard cradle now available

Coolsmartphone found that Boxwave are now providing the HTC Wizard Cradle http://www.coolsmartphone.com/news2018.html The Wizard is the T-Mobile MDA Vario, Orange M3000, O2 XDA Mini, Imate K-Jam and QTEK 9100 Cost is just $32.95 with worldwide shipping Read More...
Posted Monday, January 02, 2006 12:16 PM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

What Bluetooth profiles does Windows Mobile support?

There is a huge amount of debate on the forums as to what Bluetooth profiles Windows Mobile devices support. Below is the list that we support natively in the Microsoft Stack in AKU 1.1 of Windows Mobile 5.0 and beyond: Generic Access Profile (GAP) Generic Read More...
Posted Sunday, January 01, 2006 8:27 AM by jasonlan | 7 Comments

How do you know what AKU version of Windows Mobile you are running?

One of the common requests I've had is how do you know what version of AKU (Adaption Kit Update) you are running. Well to find out - go into Start... Settings... System then About From there you should be able to see the Build No of your device. The Build Read More...
Posted Sunday, January 01, 2006 7:23 AM by jasonlan | 6 Comments
 
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