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“What initially impressed me most was that the Palm OS had been customised for a more phone centric interface making it very easy to perform the basic calls functions one handed. The use of a five-way jog dial results in an excellent initial experience. Mind you, some smartphones are neither phone-centric nor PDA-centric, making it very difficult to operate, which frustrates users. The M68 can alternate between the classic Palm launcher and GSPDA’s more phone centric interface. When I first saw the pictures posted on the Net, I immediately felt it looked too plastic and not as aesthetically pleasing as the Treo series. But upon seeing the actual thing and holding it, all thoughts about it being too ‘plastic’ were gone.In fact, I found that the material used for its body was a good choice. It provides a very good grip and doesn’t feel as ‘oily’ as other phones after some use. At a size of 49.5 x 109 x 22.5 mm and 127g, it may feel kinda thick and a tad heavy to some users but as an ex-treo 600 user myself, this phone feels right giving it a very sturdy look. Not forgetting its 170 hours standby time, the 3.7V 1350mAh Li-Polymer battery contributes a fair amount of weight and size too.” Read this nice review here:

PFlashP – Pocket Flash Player is a tool that will help you to play macromedia files (.swf) in your Pocket PC.PFlashP will prepare your pre-selected macromedia file to fit in your device screen no matter if it’s a QVGA Screen, a 240×240 screen or a VGA screen. It will allow also to rotate the screen to landscape in devices with Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition and Windows Mobile 5.This tool requires Macromedia ActiveX PIE Addin installed in your Pocket PC.Currently, the Macromedia ActiveX for Pocket PC is only pre-installed by OEMs in the following devices:
HP iPAQ rz1700
HP iPAQ rx3400
HP iPAQ rx3700
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HP iPAQ rx3100
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“EQO Communications today announced immediate availability of Mobile Instant Messaging for Skype, as part of EQO’s innovative Mobile Internet Phone Service for Skype product. The software is available for free as a Beta product to consumers via the EQO (pronounced “echo”) web site (http://www.eqo.com) and supports more than 40 different phone handset models from vendors including Nokia, Motorola, and Sony-Ericsson. Mobile Instant Messaging for Skype will enable Skype users to send and receive text messages to other Skype users via their mobile phones, start multiparty chat sessions, and check the status of their buddies, as well as standard features such as Skype calling, incoming Skype call management, and contact list sync. Using a combination of a phone-resident J2ME client and a presence-enabled Voice-over-IP (VoIP) signaling network, the EQO Mobile Internet Phone Service is capable of bridging online identity, VoIP calling and Instant Messaging services to more than 150 million J2ME-capable mobile phone handsets already in use worldwide. With more than 74 million registered users, Skype is the dominant player in Internet calling and Instant Messaging communications services worldwide.” via phonemag.com

Great news about the future of Palm.Treo 700p launch date is near according to Palminfocenter“Rumor A copy of what appears to be an internal Sprint Document has been posted on TreoCentral’s message board. The poster claims the document was shown to him at a Sprint store and he was permitted to take a photocopy. If accurate, this story would confirm earlier information told to PalmInfocenter that a Treo 700p was planned to be released by Sprint in the May/June timeframe. Read on for the details.The scanned document from TreoCentral lists the following features: Treo 700p Power Vision EVDO support 128 MB memory 1.3 Megapixel camera Bluetooth, SD expansion slot Refined industrial design, complete upgrade to the Treo 650 Software: Sprint TV, On Demand, Streaming music Bluetooth DUN modem support Launch Date: 5/28/06 The document can be found on page #9 of the forum thread. Photos and similar details about the Treo 700p were first posted in early February. As with all message board rumors, keep in mind that something like this could easily be cooked up. The targeted release date listed falls on a Saturday, which kind of casts a little bit of doubt on the accuracy of that expected launch date. It is possible that could just indicate a general time frame for availability. “

“E-Ten Information Systems of Taiwan has sent over the G500 Pocket PC, this solid GPS navigation smartphone that looks as though it fell straight outta Tron, is up next to the review block. About 1% larger in size than the Blackberry 8700, the ETen G500 comes in at mere 119 x 62 x 23 mm. That is pretty amazing considering everything that is packed in here – GPS, GSM Quad Band, Bluetooth 2.0 and a 1.3 megapixel camera to name a few. The operating system is Window Mobile 5.0, it has a miniSD slot and a 2.8-inch QVGA screen. WiFi was left out, but where this thing is goin, you wont even find a base station.Stay tuned for more details, here are some pics and specs for now. Processor Samsung S3C2440 400 MHz Processor Memory 128 MB Flash ROM, 64 MB SDRAM Display: 2.8″, 240 x 320, 65,536 colors, transmissive TFT-LCD Weight: 191 g (with battery) GSM quad-band 850/900/1800/1900 MHzGPRS Class B / Multi-slot Class10 Bluetooth v2.0, class 2. GPS Embedded SiRF Star III chipsetCamera: Built-in 1.3 mega pixels, up to 1280 x 960 resolution Expansibility Mini-SD card slot Battery:1440 mAh Li-Ion, rechargeable, replaceable Talk time: 3.5~4 hours, Standby: 150~200 hours, Pocket PC usage: 10~15 hours,GPS usage: 2.5~5 hours ” For more check here:

“The Cingular 2125 is the successor to the popular Audiovox SMT5600 Windows smartphone, featuring faster EDGE data, an updated OS, QVGA screen, and much more.Although it’s Cingular branded, the 2125 is designed and manufactured by High Tech Computer of Taiwan. HTC is famous for manufacturing nearly all the Windows-based phone devices on the market. This includes the 2125’s predecessor, the SMT5600, also known as the HTC Typhoon. The 2125’s code name, for those who like to know, is the HTC Faraday. Unlike most of HTC’s designs, though, the Faraday is currently only available from one source: Cingular. The Faraday is also available in a camera-free variant, called the Cingular 2100. Since the lack of a camera is the only difference, the contents of this review are also applicable to the 2100.The 2125 resembles its predecessor in a general sense, retaining the overall shape of the 5600, but drastically revamping the controls and adding several new design refinements. The most noticeable of these is the change to the top of the phone. Instead of the flat top that the 5600 had, the 2125 features what has become popularly known as a “hump,” a bulge located on the top rear of the case. The hump is supposed to be an antenna housing, allowing for better radio performance than other similar phones. From my experiences, detailed under Communication, it does this quite well. So just think of it as a signal-boosting hat for the device.” Read this review at bargainpda.com

“E-TEN has introduced a multi-purpose device combining functionality of several mobile devices; a GPS-navigator, a DMB-receiver and an audio player. In addition the device called G500 can receive digital radio broadcasting. The G500 is powered by Windows CE 5.0, Samsung 2440 400MHz processor and equipped with a 3.5” touchscreen QVGA LCD, 64 MB RAM and 128 MB flash memory. There is the support of Bluetooth 2.0 and an expansion slot for miniSD cards. Dimensions are 136.7×91.1×16.7 mm, its Li-Pol battery is capacious of 1300 mAh.” via mobile-review.com

“At CeBIT 2006, GIGABYTE presented products from both its PDA phone and feature phone families. g-Smart i and g-YoYo were first announced in CeBIT.g-Smart i is the second generation to g-Smart and is smaller and lighter with a pure PDA look for the all-PDA lovers. g-Smart i do not have keypad, the touch screen allows you to input the text and number. It does have a d-pad navigation button, and easy access to media player control.The g-Smart i comes with a 2 megapixel camera, an the memory can be expanded through the microSD slot. The pda phone is also a TV receiver, let you receive TV programme directly.” More photoes at slashphone.com

“Yakumo, a German company has presented at the CeBIT 2006 a new Pocket PC with integrated GPS, the Yakumo deltaX 5 BT Navigator 3 Europe. This new device is powered by the Samsung 2440 processor (300MH) and uses the Windows Mobile 5.0 Software for Pocket PCs as an operating system.Here is a list of the main features of this new GPS enabled device. Samsung Processor 2440 — 300 MHz512 MB ROM64 MB SDRAM3.5” TFT LC display, 240 x 320 pixelSIRF Star III (20-channel)Connector for external GPS antennaBluetooth, USB 1.1 and IRIntegrated MP3 playerIntegrated voice recorderSupports both portrait and landscape view (2d and 3d)Selectable day/night display modeNavigation Software: Marco Polo Mobile Navigator 3Prepared for TMC(via optional TMC cable)Optimised routing for different vehicles, motorcycles, bicycles, walkers and caravansManual section blockingThe price of the Yakumo deltaX 5 BT Navigator 3 Europe will start from 333 Euro” via gpsgazette.com

“Nokia is using its and E60 and N80, devices to study whether you really can have it all: voice and data on both fixed lines and on the road. The Finnish phone giant has gotten together with the Deutsche Telekom group and announced T-One, an integrated dual-mode telephony system that’s aiming to bring you the best of both worlds. The coolness here is that once this is available, you’ll be able to access exactly the same voice and data connections wherever you are, at home or out there in the real world, by using a T-Com HotSpot, which is presumably a whole lot bigger than a WiFi hotspot. Nokia didn’t announce when this dual-mode service would be available to mere mortals, but with its N80 and E60 devices—convergence phones that are able to support SIP-based Internet calls and GSM, WCDMA and WLAN networks—the company is well-positioned to make this happen. To be available in Europe only, though.” via gizmodo.com