Sharp has released a new Zaurus optimized for online use. Like all Zaurii, this unit will run a customized build of Linux, as opposed to the mainstream PDA OS choices (Windows Mobile and PalmOS). It boasts both MP3 and WMA playback, a 416mHz processor and a VGA screen. The C1000 comes standard [...]
Samsung announced that it has reached agreement with PalmSource to work together to port Samsung NAND Flash software into the Palm OS Cobalt and future releases of the Palm operating system. Also, M-Systems announced plans to collaborate with PalmSource to provide Palm OS support for its 2 gigabyte MLC NAND-based DiskOnChip H series storage solution.
The [...]
Sprint EV-DO coming in Q3 2005 - Engadget - www.engadget.com
We swore we wouldn�t reveal how we found this out, but we�ve just learned that Sprint is planning a big rollout for their high-speed EV-DO network beginning sometime in the third quarter of this year (it might be a few more months before their network is [...]
America Online Inc. (AOL) plans to announce Monday a series of mobile services aimed at increasing the AOL functionality and content users can access from their mobile devices…
Extending AOL mobile services and content to members of its proprietary service and to non-members as well is fundamental, considering that mobile devices have become so ubiquitous and [...]
Maximum Geek: Maximum Geek 16: “In this episode, Josh and I are joined by Josh’s wife and writing partner Bethany Curry. We talk about what they’re learning by collaborating on a story as a husband/wife team and the background of their new series, ‘Push’. We also talk about my new series, ‘The Ghost’ and actually [...]
Maximum Geek: Maximum Geek 16: “In this episode, Josh and I are joined by Josh’s wife and writing partner Bethany Curry. We talk about what they’re learning by collaborating on a story as a husband/wife team and the background of their new series, ‘Push’. We also talk about my new series, ‘The Ghost’ and actually [...]
PalmAddicts: Save a Tree Read and E-Book: “So, palm users, if you don’t read on your PDA, why not? We readers can be a bit fanatical in our book buying habits, I’ll admit, and it can be a stress to any relationship if your partner doesn’t understand. So readers and partners of readers might like [...]
Most people are missing a subtle but very important point in regards to the Apple v Think Secret case. Whether or not bloggers are considered journalists is completely irrelevant to this case. Under California state law, this is a trade secret violation. With all due respect to Dan Gillmor, this really isn’t a free-speech thing [...]
The fine folks at Thomas Nelson in partnership with Godspeed Computing now have a Pocket PC version of the outstanding Ebible software for Pocket PCs. In operations, looks and function, the two versions (PDA and PocketPC) are almost indistinguishable, although the Pocket PC version does add some features not yet in the Palm version including [...]
jkOnTheRun: MS ActiveSync 3.8 released: “Microsoft has recently released version 3.8 of ActiveSync for Pocket PC owners. As usual Microsoft gives no indication what is new in this latest release so if you are not having problems with AS then you probably don’t need to update.”