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November 2008 - Posts

To my American friends - Happy Thanksgiving

Today in the US it is the Thanksgiving Holiday when most Americans get together with their families and celebrate the harvest and express gratitude in general. I've lost count of how many of my US friends have asked if we celebrate Thanksgiving in the Read More...
Posted Thursday, November 27, 2008 8:02 PM by jasonlan | 3 Comments
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Facebook Panels, Live (and more) for Sony Ericsson X1

If you are a Facebook addict (like me sadly) and you have a Sony Ericsson X1 device then you can now download a new Panel for the X1 interface to allow you to stay (even more) connected to your Facebook contacts. Sony Ericsson announced details of this Read More...
Posted Wednesday, November 26, 2008 8:10 PM by jasonlan | 3 Comments

Free Mobile Architecture Pocket Guide

If you are a developer looking to build a Mobile Application on the .NET platform then I have great news for you! Our Developer team has been working with the Patterns & Practices team in Microsoft to update the Mobile Architecture Pocket Guide. This Read More...
Posted Wednesday, November 26, 2008 8:01 PM by jasonlan | 4 Comments

txtForward

This is a great application that allows you to forward any incoming text messages to an email address from your Windows Mobile device. You could also use this to backup your text messages by forwarding them to your email account. You can download the Read More...
Posted Monday, November 24, 2008 10:18 AM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

[Friday humour] Laptops in meetings

Made me smile :) Read More...
Posted Friday, November 21, 2008 6:28 AM by jasonlan | 2 Comments
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Fake Call and Power SMS get updated

CJ just pinged me to tell me that he’s updated two of my favourite applications Power SMS and FakeCall! PowerSMS v1.3 now has Calendar integration for Auto Reply, so it can automatically turn on and off based on your schedule. When your Calendar is Busy, Read More...
Posted Thursday, November 20, 2008 6:19 AM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

LG Incite now available

AT&T have just made available the LG Incite Windows Mobile device.  This device has a Wide QVGA 240×400 display, a 3 megapixel camera and integrated GPS.   It is available for US$199.99 after a 2-year contract and US$100 mail-in rebate. Read More...
Posted Wednesday, November 19, 2008 8:30 PM by jasonlan | 3 Comments
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New Redfly products available!

  Celio Corp today unveiled two new Redfly devices : the REDFLY C7 and REDFLY C8N. The REDFLY series of products are Mobile Device Extenders that allow you to connect your Windows Mobile device to it and then take advantage of the larger keyboard Read More...
Posted Tuesday, November 18, 2008 6:01 PM by jasonlan | 1 Comments
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Internet Explorer Mobile 6

Last week at Tech-Ed EMEA Developers conference we announced the availability of emulators and documentation for Internet Explorer Mobile 6, which is the next generation browser for Windows Mobile. The browser will be available on Windows Mobile devices Read More...
Posted Monday, November 17, 2008 5:18 PM by jasonlan | 3 Comments
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Wow – what a few weeks

I have to apologise that my blog has been very quiet over the past 2 weeks.  With Tech-Ed EMEA and whole bunch of other work stuff I just haven’t had a moment to update it! Normal service will resume shortly :) Read More...
Posted Monday, November 17, 2008 5:10 PM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

Expansys have HTC Touch HD in Stock

If you’ve been waiting for the HTC Touch HD then hurry to the Expansys online site as they have stock available now.  It’s available with a free 8GB MicroSD card and SIM free for only £524.99.  The device has a large 3.8” touch screen (iPhone Read More...
Posted Friday, November 07, 2008 2:29 PM by jasonlan | 4 Comments
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Tech-Ed EMEA Windows Mobile Sessions

If you are at Tech-Ed EMEA this week then there are all whole series of great Windows Mobile sessions at the conference ! I’ve listed them out below if you want to come along to any (or all) of the sessions!   Monday 3rd November 16:00-17:15 – MBL301 Read More...
Posted Monday, November 03, 2008 9:50 AM by jasonlan | 2 Comments
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Lost in Translation

You've got to be really careful when you set your Out of Office as shown in this great example from a council in Swansea. When officials asked for the Welsh translation of a road sign, they thought the reply was what they needed. Unfortunately, the e-mail Read More...
Posted Saturday, November 01, 2008 8:23 PM by jasonlan | 2 Comments
 
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