Archive for July, 2008
Who would have thought, the Treo 800w is super fast. Palm maybe be releasing nothing new on the hardware front but they have spent a lot of time making this phone react like you’d want it to. Push a button and things happen. Take a look at the video after the break. Thanks to Pocketnow.
If you were really looking forward to tomorrows promised release of Opera Mobile 9.5 beta then prepare to be disappointed. They have just announced that there are still a few bugs that are stopping it from being released, they have rescheduled the release for the 17th July so its not all bad. Full text from Opera after the break.
Just spotted this great story over at Mobility Today, PC World’s Senior Editor Tim Moynihan applied a serious beating to the Apple iPhone 3G using keys, breakfast cereal, water, dish soap, and city sidewalks. Check out the video after the break, I dropped my original iPhone and put a large dent in the top so this was painful viewing for me.
Apple today announced it had sold its one millionth iPhone 3G on Sunday, just three days after its launch on Friday, July 11th. “iPhone 3G had a stunning opening weekend,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “It took 74 days to sell the first one million original iPhones, so the new iPhone 3G is clearly off to a great start around the world.”
via Apple
Here is a video from Phone Arena showing a couple of problems with 2.0 on the iPhone. Doesn’t seem to say whether is it is the official 2.0 firmware however. I guess as you pack more and more things into a device the likelihood of error increases, ala Windows Mobile.
Have look at this fairly hefty evaluation of the Treo 800w. They have many good things to say about it and point out a few obvious flaws along with a complaint about the battery. Sounds like another safe yet robust offering from Palm. Glad to see it.
Vito Technology have updated iWindowsMobile Communication Suite to now include Winterface.
From the press release:
VITO Technology releases iWindowsMobile Communication Suite v 1.05. The Suite contains #1 finger-friendly contact manager FunContact, unique texting application SMS-Chat, zooming onscreen keyboard ZoomBoard, and now outstanding mobile shell Winterface instead of GoodWin! The price is $39.95, not $70 when purchasing separately.
With iPhone 3G out rocking the market even the users of the foremost flagship Windows Mobile devices may feel they are a tad behind progress. iWindowsMobile Communication Suite proves that Windows Mobile still can impress its users. Taking the best from iPhone interface the four applications included in iWindowsMobile Communication Suite build on the strengths of Windows Mobile and greatly enhance its standard interface.
Instead of putting on the usual marketing blurb, let me quote independent customer reviews from Handango for each product from iWindowsMobile Communication Suite.
FunContact (5 stars): “This really puts the default contact manager to shame. Even the souped up HTC Touch Contacts app looks pretty poor compared to this…”
SMS-Chat (5 stars): “…Look no further, bought this within 10 minutes of downloading. Brilliant, clear to view and does exactly what is says. Really useful for keeping track of conversations with different clients.”
ZoomBoard (5 stars): “The zoom modes really make it easy to make sure that you are hitting the right letter on your screen board!”
Winterface (user comment at MyTodayScreen): “This thing simply rocks! It is responsive and attractive, it’s clearly the start of something big…”
iWindowsMobile Communication Suite is available at http://iwindowsmobile.com for $39.95. The users of SPB Mobile Shell get a 30% discount during this week on the Suite and on Winterface – Mobile Shell of next generation.
Posted by: Iain
[Post tag(s): smartphone blog, Pocket PC blog, VITO Technology, iWindowsMobile Communication Suite, Tracy & Matt]
Whilst some will now be going ape with Super Monkey Ball or smash happy with Crash Bandicoot Windows Mobile users can get down with SNES classics. We have already reported on a method to get NES games running, here is a little look at the NES successor, the Super Nintendo. Pocketnow has a nice video guide for you.
Mobility Today have the scoop on the latest Palm Windows Mobile device the Treo 800W. Not a great deal for us on this side of the pond as it is a CDMA device but it should give us some pointers as to what to expect with the Treo 850V when it hits in the coming months in Europe. Check out the video after the break.
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