Bitstream Press Releases - Bitstream Develops Breakthrough Web Browser for Wireless Devices Might there be a competing web browser for Pocket PCs in the works?
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infoSync : Scoop: The Toshiba Pocket PC Ok, now these pictures have piqued my interest, though the reported processor speed does seem to be very weak. That could be compensated, though, with the inclusion of 64 MB of RAM and a Type II CompactFlash slot built in. And then there is the question of price... I'm guessing in the $500 range. Now, what's in July? PC Expo perhaps?
posted by Frank McPherson 10:40 PM |
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This German site reportedly has downloads for the Casio patch that fixes the USB backup problem.
posted by Frank McPherson 10:27 PM |
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Yahoo - Microsoft DRM Technologies Establish Foundation for Emerging Internet Music, Video and eBooks Industries "Microsoft also announced that its DRM solution in the eBook industry, Digital Asset Server, is currently running more than 20 eBookstores worldwide."
posted by Frank McPherson 9:44 AM |
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I don't know if it is a good idea to do this, but if you want to be able to display passwords as they are entered on a Pocket PC, rather than see asterisks, then try this program.
posted by Frank McPherson 5:41 PM |
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ZDNet: eWEEK: Protecting the PDA Both Certicom and F-Secure are working on file encryption software for Pocket PCs. Palm OS versions will be released first.
posted by Frank McPherson 1:11 PM |
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Earthweb Hardware and Systems: Complete PCs: Has the Pocket PC Come of Age? "To me, a basic misconception of the Pocket PC/Palm debate is the idea that these devices are directly comparable or even go after the same market segment. The Palm is a PDA that also functions as a rudimentary computer, while the Pocket PC is a computer that also doubles as a PDA. Both fill very real market needs, but when a company forgets its roots -- such as with Palm's and Handspring's $450 color models -- it typically has serious trouble competing in the other's backyard."
posted by Frank McPherson 12:30 PM |
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Vonken's Pocket Lookout has been released. With it you can view Outlook subfolders on your Pocket PC, but you cannot synchronize information in those folders back up to Outlook.
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Glenn Fleishman on the Palm Bluetooth SD card: "A side rant: why is it that even though the industry has created a standard, small format module spec - Compact Flash - every handheld maker seems compelled to introduce their own, incompatible version? Intersil announced a chipset for 802.11b that will work in a Compact Flash format, which could ship later this year. Palm and Visor are destroying their markets, and making it more likely that PocketPC's, some of which support Compact Flash, will have a greater variety of useful add-ons sooner."
posted by Frank McPherson 10:40 PM |
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Greg's iPAQ Software Listreports that in a test launch Compaq iPAQ Pocket PCs with wireless LAN connections were distributed at the STAPLES center in LA during a Lakers game.
posted by Frank McPherson 9:06 PM |
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There is a good discussion about GPS software for Pocket PCs over at Pocket PC Passion.
I own Pocket Co-Pilot and a Garmin eMAP, and I used Co-Pilot for my trip to Chicago this past week to attend the Microsoft Mobile Experience Tour.
I also reviewed the Pharos Navigator for PocketPC.com, but I believe there have been some updates to Pharos' software.
Based on my recollection of Pharos, I prefer Co-Pilot because I think it's display is easier to read, it's voice prompts are a bit more accurate on when they occur, and downloading of map to a CompactFlash card is very easy.
Co-Pilot provided correct directions to my destinations in northern Indiana and Chicago. However, I did have a problem with it's directions to the Tour site in Naperville, IL. First the street address at PocketPC.com had a typo, there it says the street is Napier, where it was really Naper. Next the street number for the Holiday Inn Select was 1801, but the highest street number in Co-Pilot was in the 1500s. That said, I picked the 1500 address range, and the directions from Portage, IN to the Holiday Inn Select in Naperville were correct.
Co-Pilot is designed to be an in-car navigation tool, and it uses GPS to serve that function. Clearly it is not designed to be used outside a car, which is where the Garmin eMAP comes in. The Teletype PC Card solution on an iPAQ would be the closest replacement for the eMAP.
That being said, since the Co-Pilot uses serial it works well for long trips where you could fill up a Microdrive or large CompactFlash. Plus, the serial connection has the added benefit of charging the iPAQ while you have it in the car. Thus, now that I have Co-Pilot I don't need to get a separate car adapter for the iPAQ.
What I don't understand about GPS software designed to run on Pocket PCs is why they don't interface with Contacts. Co-Pilot's favorites is close, but it would be even cooler if I could just select an address in my Contacts database and have it be used for a destination.
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