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“Good news: the G500’s SiRF Star III GPS is excellent. The bad news is that you’ll need to buy GPS software, just as with the US version of the HP iPAQ 6515. Out of the box, there’s nothing you can do with the GPS, so get that software pronto or use software from your old PPC GPS. The G500 uses the latest SiRF III GPS chipset which offers significant improvements over last generation chipsets. The major features that this chipset provides are high sensitivity, lower power consumption and fast time to fix. In fact, the SiRF III chipset has been re-architected to have the equivalent to more than 200K correlators as opposed to the old sequential search process that contains only a few hundred to a few thousand correlators. The result is your GPS receiver becomes much more sensitive and can get a good signal even under dense foliage, downtown high-rise buildings and indoors in many cases which was not achievable with past generations of GPS receivers. With SiRF III your GPS has a faster time to fix, especially time to first fix (TTFF) speed. The GPS also has SBA support that includes both WAAS stations in the US and EGNOS stations in Europe. ” Read this great review here:

“Swing view takes a different approach from Stroke & Arcade modes by changing to an overhead, top-down view of the lane. Much like how many modern basketball titles simulate free throw shooting, the ball icon constantly sweeps from left to right. The player must tap the large “Go” button at precisely the right moment in order to line up the throw. Additional control over the ball’s motion is possible by angling the stylus left or right prior to releasing the “Go” button. Additionally, the ball’s sweep speed can be adjusted by a gauge in the lower left hand corner of the screen. In all gameplay modes, gutter balls never occurred unless intentionally attempted- a welcome for this reviewer compared to real life bowling results!” Read this review at palminfocenter.com

“Sharp’s new 904SH for Japan is being advertised as the first true VGA mobile phone in the world. It has a jaw-dropping 480 x 640 pixel display. The best displays up to this point have been QVGA (Q is for Quarter). That means that the 904SH will have resolution that is four times better than the best you can currently get.What can you use that visual treat for? The 904SH comes with a 3.2 megapixel camera. You can play 3D video games and they are made even more enjoyable thanks to a Motion Control Sensor. The phone has Bluetooth and uses that Bluetooth to recognize other phones close by so you can instant message with them. An interesting feature will make the phone hard to steal as well. It uses the camera for a face recognition feature that authenticates users by matching their facial characteristics to those on file.Given the features and the display, the phone doesn’t seem overly expensive. It will cost Japanese subscribers about $210” via mobilemag.com

“T-Mobile and Research In Motion (RIM) introduced the BlackBerry 8700g support EDGE connection.In addition to an easy-to-use 35 key QWERTY keyboard, the BlackBerry 8700g features a bright, high resolution screen that supports more than 65,000 colors and delivers vivid graphics. It also incorporates an innovative light-sensing technology that automatically adjusts the screen and keyboard lighting to optimized levels in outdoor, indoor and dark environments.With its re-engineered device platform, Intel XScale processor, 64 MB flash memory and 16 MB SDRAM, the BlackBerry 8700g enables significantly faster web browsing, attachment viewing and application performance.In addition to leading wireless email and data features, the lightweight BlackBerry 8700g also incorporates premium phone features including quad-band functionality for international users*, dedicated ‘send,’ ‘end’ and ‘mute’ phone keys, smart dialing, conference calling, speed dial, call forwarding, as well as speakerphone and Bluetooth support for hands-free use with car kits and headsets.For corporate users, BlackBerry Enterprise Server software tightly integrates with Microsoft Exchange, IBM Lotus Domino and Novell GroupWise and works with existing enterprise systems to enable secure, push-based wireless access to email and other corporate data. ” via slashphone.com

“MemMaid is a tool that scans and detects all the files and registry entries that consume your memory and removes them leaving your Pocket PC’s memory clean like never before. The only tool you will ever need to clean and manage your Pocket PC’s memory.Now supports Windows Mobile 5 as well as 2002/2003/2003SE QVGA and VGAIncrease your security and protect your privacyWipe files not just delete them; Delete cookies, browser history, phone log, etc.Enhance the performance of your deviceClose unwanted programs, clean the notification queue, etc.Take more control of your deviceDecide what to run at the startup, check the notification queue, etc.Increase the available memoryDelete unwanted temp files, bad uninstall files, browser cache” Check this great program here: via pocketpcthoughts.com

Sony Ericsson Executive gave slashphone.com a walkthrough during CTIA Wireless on their upcoming product. You can see this video of the upcoming Sony Ericsson phones here:

“One of the Taiwanese sites of E-Ten Information Systems has created a page devoted to a new, but not yet announced PDA-enabled phone E-TEN M550. It is similar to E-TEN M600 released last year. The main difference is the lack of Wi-Fi support. It is expected to emerge on the Asian market soon.The specs of E-TEN M550:
Operating system Windows Mobile 5.0 for Pocket PC
GSM (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) and GPRS
Samsung S3C 2440 400 MHz processor
64 MB RAM and 128 MB flash-memory
2.8” touchscreen TFT LCD 65K colors
1.3-megapixel camera
Bluetooth 1.2 interface
Slot for SDIO and MMC
Battery capacious of 1440 mAh
Dimensions – 111.7×60.7×22 mm
Weight – 170 g” via mobile-review.com

“As people have acquired Windows Mobile 5.0 devices and upgrades, many of them have noticed that these devices are a bit slower than previous Pocket PCs.Until now, most people have chalked this up to this operating system’s switch from using RAM for long-term storage to using Flash ROM for this task. Accessing Flash ROM is inherently slower than RAM.But a recent posting on the Windows Mobile Team Blog by Mike Calligaro says it is a bit more complicated than this. ” Find out more at brighthand.com

“A good web browser should be able to download files. NetFront is. Using a Tungsten C near to an Wireless AP with a 2 Mbps connection I downloaded a ~ 712 KB ZIP file in ~ 12 seconds. Of course the wireless module of the T|C doesn’t support 2 Mbits/sec. I repeated the download and confirmed a download speed of 60 KB/s. Not bad. Unfortuanely all files are downloaded into /Palm/Programs/MSFiles and you can’t change this path in NetFront. And you can also upload files (and choose every file, everywhere on your card)” Read this nice review here:

“In addition to GPS functionality, the GO 910 features Bluetooth for quickly connecting to your Bluetooth-enabled phone, allowing this navigator to double as a handsfree speakerphone. We found this easy to set up and had no trouble transferring our phone book. Audio quality was decent on the unit and even better in the car. The TomTom Jukebox plays MP3s from the 20GB hard drive, and if you need more space than what’s left after all the maps, the GO 910 features full iPod compatibility—complete with an iPod connector cable—and the ability to control the unit through the touchscreen. Music was loud on the little speaker, but the quality wasn’t great. You’ll want it tuned in to your car stereo for the most part, but if you’re in a rental car, the sound will suffice.” Read this review of this great device at laptopmag.com