Matt
More than 20 years in the IT industry. Blogging with a passion and thirst for new technology since 2005.
Astraware® and PopCap Games® would like to wish you a very happy Valentine’s Day. To celebrate a special edition of the best-selling handheld game ever, Bejeweled®, is once again available for a limited time from the Astraware website.
Bejeweled Valentine’s Day Edition features all the gem-swapping fun of the original, but with some loved-up extra features. The game board is enhanced with sparkly red heart-shaped jewels and the game includes a ‘Valentines’ Special’ option to help shy romantics get the message across to their Bejeweled-addicted sweetheart. The ‘Valentines’ Special’ has two preset questions, or the user can create a personal message in their own unique way.
This year the game has been updated to add compatibility for some new devices, so Windows Mobile® users with 240×240 square screen devices can display their inner-romantic. We’re also excited to announce the first ever release of Bejeweled Valentine’s Day Edition for Windows Mobile® for Smartphone devices, including those with landscape screens.
Bejeweled Valentine’s Day Edition is available for only a couple of weeks, so don’t miss it! Owners of a registered copy of Bejeweled (original version) can download the Valentine’s Day Edition for free, and registration codes for the Valentine’s Day Edition will also work for the classic version of Bejeweled®. For more information on Bejeweled Valentine’s Day Edition for Palm OS® and Windows Mobile® visit http://www.astraware.com/bejeweledve.
Posted by: Matt
[Post tag(s): smartphone blog, Pocket PC blog, Tracy & Matt, Astraware, Bejeweled, Windows Mobile Blog]
The folks over at Moblog have got their hands on an HTC Athena already and have reviewed it in pictures.
“The best way to describe HTC Athena I feel, have to be the term “Mobile PC Communicator.” You see, unlike laptops or computers, you do not need to wait for the device to (cold) boot up. You don’t have worries like battery going to end within 2 to 3 hours time (Lap top battery time usage). You no longer have the excuses like; the device is too heavy to be carried around. Same time, Athena does not behave like the rest of the Pocket PC Mobile devices. Just look at the specifications stated below, none of the any mobile devices have all the specifications offerings available on the market to date. “
Updated HTC Athena specifications:
Each time I see this device it looks more and more impressive!
Get the full low-down on the Moblog site.
Matt
[Post tag(s): smartphone blog, Pocket PC blog, Windows Mobile blog, T-Mobile, Ameo, Dopod U1000, HTC Athena, HTC X7500, Tracy & Matt]
Apple and Cisco have released a joint statement regarding the iPhone:
“Apple and Cisco have agreed to extend the time for Apple to respond to the lawsuit to allow for discussions between the companies with the aim of reaching agreement on trademark rights and interoperability.”
The plot thickens!
Matt
[Technorati tag(s): iPhone, Apple, OS X, Cisco, Tracy & Matt]
TomTom admits that a number of its devices are infected with viruses. The viruses were shipped with the TomTom GO 910 model but do not affect the operation of the device, according to the manufacturers.
However upon connecting the device to a PC, anti-virus software on the computer immediately flags up two alerts identifying win32.Perlovga.A trojan and TR/Drop.Small.qp as being resident on the device.
The two viruses are found on brand new devices right out of the box!
Matt
[Post Tag(s): trojan, malware, TomTom, Windows Mobile Blog, Tracy & Matt]
VITO Technology releases new product for Pocket PC & Smartphones – VITO VoiceReminder. VITO VoiceReminder is a talking alarm-clock and a voice reminder in one that keeps you on track telling you the exact time and playing your voice reminders exactly at scheduled time.
VITO VoiceReminder uses voice messages recorded by you to remind you about all the important events in your life: from business meetings to kids’ school festivities. Creating new reminders takes a couple of seconds and you may be sure that VITO VoiceReminder will notify you when the time comes.
In VITO VoiceReminder you can schedule as many voice reminders as you need to notify you: daily, weekly, monthly or just once. There are different convenient views for all your reminders by day, week and month. This way you can overlook, say, all reminders for the following week. Reminders are easily managed: you can edit, copy and delete them.
VITO VoiceReminder can also be used as a full screen talking clock. It can announce current time precisely or roughly, in round numbers. Keep your device in the pocket and listen to the time! You can choose how you want VITO VoiceReminder to notify you: by playing specific music files (wav, mp3, ogg), announcing current time or both. After this you will hear your voice memo. One more important thing is that reminders volume does not depend on system volume – you will never miss a single reminder.
VITO VoiceReminder is available at vitotechnology.com for $19.95. Try it for free for 2 weeks.
Matt
[Technorati tag(s): smartphone blog, Pocket PC blog, Vito, VoiceReminder, M3100, Smartphone Software]
Jack Cook of MobilitySite has just posted a decent review of the i-mate JAQ3.
“My first impression is that the JAQ3 is a device made for the mobile road warrior that wants the ability to perform all of those daily tasks quickly and easily like you can on a Smartphone but yet have that extra ability to perform more in depth functions provided by the typical device that has the Pocket PC OS incorporated in it. The JAQ3 uniquely incorporates a QWERTY keyboard, a landscape touch-screen and 4-way navigation/action button as well as a JOG Dial and an OK key on the left side to make one handed access easy.”
Read the full review on MobilitySite.
Remember, you can still order the I-Mate JAQ3 from Clove Technology and save £20 off the normal price with the voucher code located HERE.
Matt
[Post tag(s): smartphone blog, Pocket PC blog, Windows Mobile blog, i-Mate, i-Mate JAQ3, JAQ3, Tracy & Matt]
Trend Micro reports vulnerabilities in Windows Mobile OS. According to the company’s blog site:
Trend Micro has again discovered flaws related to Windows Mobile. Both of the newly found vulnerabilities are flaws in applications that ship by default with Microsoft’s mobile device OS.
One of the said applications is Pictures and Videos, which causes a mobile device to hang for 10-15 minutes when it tries to process a malformed JPEG file. The other flaw is found in Windows Mobile’s Internet Explorer(IE), which when exploited terminates IE and causes the affected mobile device to be unstable.
Both vulnerabilities affect devices running Windows Mobile 5.0 and Windows Mobile 2003/2003SE for Smartphones and PocketPC. As of this writing, Microsoft has already been informed of these flaws but no patches are available as of yet.
Matt
[Post Tag(s): spam, malware, trend micro, Windows Mobile Blog, Tracy & Matt]
The i-mate K-Jar has just shown up on the FCC site showing internal and external pictures as well as a copy of the user manual.
The ropey looking prototype looks like a cross between the HTC Universal, with its swivel screen, and the HTC Hermes in terms of size and keyboard layout. However, unlike the Universal the K-Jar sports the one thing that all Universal owners wish for; an external screen!
As you can see from the image above the LCD screen (on the right) is pretty small and seems to be in an odd position. However, this is enough to display the name or number of the incoming call.
Specification of the i-Mate K-Jar is pretty uninspiring:
Matt
[Post tag(s): smartphone blog, Pocket PC blog, Windows Mobile blog, iMate, K-Jar, i-Mate K-Jar, Tracy & Matt]
I’m sure that I have mentioned this before on the blog but I commute to and from London every day and try to get some work done on the train. As I’m doing more on the blog these days I need to use a laptop more and I need my internet access.
At the moment I have a small Dell Latitude D420 which I carry everywhere with me. It’s light and fairly powerful and there isn’t much wrong with it. I even have a built in 3G card. The problem I have isn’t with the laptop as such but anyone that uses trains regularly and takes their laptop will know (probably) that the space between seats coupled with the tiny seat back tables makes using a laptop pretty awkward, even with a fairly small laptop. There are also few tables on most trains.
Pocket PC mobile devices aren’t quite powerful enough for the job and they also do not run the software that I need to use. But now that UMPC devices are becoming more common I thought that one of these might solve my problem as most of these are designed for hand held operation.
Luckily my friends from eXpansys were kind enough to lend me a few devices (the UBiQUiO and the OQO) to test for this purpose.
So over the next few weeks I’m going to be ‘real world’ testing and reviewing three UMPC devices. I’ll be letting you know which one I think’s best.
The devices I shall be reviewing are:
The UBiQUiO 702
The OQO Model 01
The Samsung Q1
Specification of each device:
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Samsung Q1
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UBiQUiO 702
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OQO Model 01
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Processor
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Intel Celeron M ULV
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VIA C7®-M UL
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Transmeta Crusoe
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CPU Speed
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900MHz
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1.0 GHz
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1.0 GHz
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Memory
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1 SODIMM Socket, DDRII 400, 512MB
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1 x SODIMM slot 512MB Standard
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512MB DDR RAM (fixed)
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Screen Size
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7” Touchscreen
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7” Touchscreen
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5" transflective display
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Screen Res
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800 x 480 Native
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800 x 480 Native
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800 x 480 Native
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Graphics
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915 GMS Internal GFX
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VIA UniChrome™ Pro graphics
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8Mb 3D Accelerated
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Hard Drive
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8mm, 1.8” SFF HDD 40GB
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2.5" 9.5mm, 40GB UDMA
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8mm, 1.8” SFF HDD 30GB
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Ethernet
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Yes, On-board
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No
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Via Docking Cable
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WiFi
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802.11b/g, a/b/g
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QCOM 802.11b/g
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802.11b
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Bluetooth
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Bluetooth 1.1
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Bluetooth 2.0+EDR
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Bluetooth 1.1
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USB
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2 x USB 1.1
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2 x USB 2.0
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1 x USB 2.0
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Firewire
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No
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No
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Yes
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OS
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Windows XP Tablet Edition
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Windows XP Tablet Edition
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Windows XP Tablet Edition
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Audio
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2 x 2W Stereo Speakers
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Built-In 1W Speaker
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Built-In Mono
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Battery Type
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Re-chargeable 28w Lithium ION Battery
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Re-chargeable 26w Lithium ION Battery
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Re-chargeable 14.8w Lithium Polymer Battery
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Battery (Claimed)
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Standard Battery : over 3.5 Hrs
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Standard Battery : 3 Hrs
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Standard Battery : 3 Hrs
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Dimensions
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227.5mm x 139.5mm x 24.5mm
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230mm x 150mm x 25mm
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134mm x 86mm x 23mm
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Weight
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770g
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1042g (with extended battery)
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421g
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Other
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Button : 8 Way Stick, 4 User Key, 3 button (Auto Scale/Select/Menu), Hold , Volume Up/Down, Power/MIO, CAD
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Power on/off switch, 1 x Wireless on/off switch, 1 x D-pad with enter, Left Mouse Button, Right Mouse Button, 4x Function Keys, PageUp, PageDown, Key Lock, Volume Up, Volume Down, Synaptics Transtouch Stick Cursor
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Included accessories: universal power supply (air/auto adapters included), docking cable, desktop stand, digital pen, carrying sleeve
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Matt
[Technorati tag(s): smartphone blog, Pocket PC blog, Windows Mobile blog, UMPC, OQO, Samsung Q1, Ubiquio 702, Laptop, Tracy & Matt]
Following my i-Mate JAQ3 post last week, Clove are pleased to announce that they now have the JAQ3 in stock. The save £20 offer has now been extended beyond the preorder period and is now valid until the end of February!
The iMate JAQ3 looks like a fabulous device with a form factor similar to the Blackjack or HTC S620 and packing a full Windows Mobile 5 OS with touchscreen support.
The i-Mate JAQ3 is available and in stock now on the Clove website for just £295 +VAT. Clove are one of the first to offer the JAQ3 in the UK and what’s more, we are offering you a £20 saving over the regular price with the following voucher code: TMJAQJAN07. Simply enter the code into the voucher box on the order form once you have selected to buy the i-Mate JAQ3 and £20 will be deducted at the checkout stage. We think this makes Clove one of the cheapest suppliers in the UK.
To take advantage of the i-Mate JAQ3 preorder offer please follow THIS LINK for the product page on the Clove Technology website and don’t forget to use the voucher code!
Look out for our i-Mate JAQ3 review coming soon!
Matt
[Post tag(s): smartphone blog, Pocket PC blog, Windows Mobile blog, i-Mate, i-Mate JAQ3, JAQ3, Tracy & Matt]
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