Wireless Applications Now Available on Samsung Devices to Help Improve Patient Care

Circle Group Holdings (AMEX:CXN) announced today that NATS (Nutritional Analysis Tool), a software and database system providing users from more than 90 countries the ability to monitor their dietary intake and fitness activities in a private, convenient and effective manner, is now available in a Palm OS(R) version. Palm OS(R), which powers the most powerful hand-held and smart phones, has approximately 25 million users. PalmSource, Inc. (NASDAQ:PSRC) is the company behind Palm OS(R).

NATS provides one of the world's best nutritional analysis tools to help consumers analyze and improve their diets and health. Using USDA guidelines, and product information provided by most of the world's major food companies, other features include tracking of calories, fats, carbs, and overall nutritional intake. To purchase the NAT for Palm OS, go to http://nat.crgq.com/mobile/index.html or download palm version for $7.95 at https://secure.crgq.com/nat/mobile/order_palmOS.html . More...

Tripod Data Systems Introduces TDS TerraGuide Navigation Package

Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung) today announced a mobile solutions package that gives medical professionals access to critical data for diagnosing and treating patients without leaving the bedside or examining room. By combining Samsung's wireless handsets with healthcare technology applications, the offering is designed to help healthcare professionals deliver better and more efficient patient care.

Content and diagnostic resources such as drug references and clinical journals from Mobile MerckMedicus, Skyscape, and UpToDate are now accessible with the Samsung award-winning Mobile Intelligent Terminal (MITs) devices(1), the PalmSource OS(R)-based i500 and Microsoft(R) Windows Mobile(TM)-based i700 Pocket PC Phone. As part of an introductory promotional offer for healthcare professionals, trial versions of these medical applications will be made available with the Samsung i500 and i700 devices. Both the i500 and i700 are fully integrated wireless phones with personal digital assistant (PDA) functionality and Internet access. More...

Kroger QFC selects Colubris/Ecuity WLAN system to provide quality Wi-Fi hotspot services for their customers

Tripod Data Systems (TDS) today introduced the TDS TerraGuide(TM) navigation package. TDS TerraGuide is a full-featured navigation package that displays digital topographic maps and nautical charts, and allows users to determine their location, plan their route and plot waypoints. The software includes elevation data to display 3-D terrain views, and its QuickChart map engine lets users quickly pan and zoom on maps.

The TDS Recon(TM) rugged handheld computer, a GPS CompactFlash card, an Extended CF-Cap(TM), and full-color 1:250,000-scale maps for the 48 states in the contiguous United States are included in the TDS TerraGuide package. USGS topo maps for individual states with Landsat satellite images are available separately.

The TDS TerraGuide navigation package offers productivity enhancements to mobile computing professionals in forestry, environmental, military and search-and-rescue fields, as well as users in outdoor recreation. Users can plan their route, track their position and review their progress for hiking, boating, snowmobiling and other pursuits.

"Instead of carrying around fragile paper maps, users can carry multiple map layers and details, plus real-time GPS data -- in a rugged computer designed for tough outdoor environments," said Dale Kyle, TDS rugged handhelds product manager. "And with the Recon, users have all the capabilities of a Windows Mobile(TM) device in the palm of their hand."

Price and Availability

The TDS TerraGuide navigation package is available through our MobilePlanet Co-Brand PDAToday Shopping and Tripod Data Systems (www.tdsway.com). Pricing starts at US$1,499.

Click Here for our review of the TDS Recon 400 More...

TLC Industries Launches NextArcade

Ecuity, Inc., (OTCBB:ECUI.OB), an end-to-end unified communications and technologies company serving the small-to-medium business and residential markets, and Colubris Networks, announced today that the Quality Food Center (QFC) division of the Kroger Company (NYSE:KR) has selected the Colubris/Ecuity WLAN System to provide Wi-Fi hotspot services to their customers. Six QFC Kroger supermarkets in the Seattle area currently use the WLAN system.

The innovative WLAN system jointly designed by Ecuity and Colubris now allows QFC customers high quality, wireless broadband Internet access while shopping, dining, studying or relaxing in the upscale shopping environment. Customers can access the Internet with any Wi-Fi enabled laptop, PDA or pocket PC. Additionally, customers can download Ecuity's Smart Call(TM) mobile Voice over Internet (VoIP) phone service, and make phone calls to anywhere directly from the QFC hotspot. More...

Olympus Introduces Next Generation Stylus Digital Camera

NextArcade presents a new twist on the concept of arcade games in the home as it merges the concepts of downloadable PC games from today’s hottest indie developers with authentic arcade hardware for the home. Additionally, all annual GameClub members receive a FREE joystick control panel, so there is no excuse to miss out on the fun!

“We are all gamers here at TLC and we love playing games downloaded off the internet, but we felt they were missing something … the button mashing, joystick jamming excitement that real arcade games are known for,” says James Hills, TLC Industries’ Marketing Director. More...

Mon Nov 29, 2004

SmartphoneChatter Giveaway Event	Personal Computer News
Tong sends word that SmartphoneChatter.com is hosting a three-week giveaway event. The giveaways will include software and accessories for Windows Mobile Smartphones. www.smartphonechatter.com This week's giveaways include Power Calendar, eWallet and Bejeweled. More...

IOGEAR Steers Consumers in the Right Direction With Bluetooth Technology

– Olympus is proud to announce the next generation in its best-selling Stylus series of premium point-and-shoot digital cameras: the Stylus 500. Featuring an impressive 2.5-inch HyperCrystal™ LCD that is as bright as it is big, 5.0-megapixels of image resolution, and a compact, durable, all-weather body, the Stylus 500 demonstrates that power and elegance can co-exist in a stylish package that delivers brilliant images.

“At Olympus we believe that great design is fundamental to the functionality of our cameras,” said Tomoko Matsunaga, product manager, Olympus Imaging America Inc. “When you merge superior performance with exceptional style, the result is an elegant looking camera that performs at the top of its class. With the introduction of the Stylus 500, Olympus has added advanced features and power to the lineup, such as a large, high quality LCD, 23 shooting modes and Album functionality.” More...

SkyCross' Antenna Technology Selected for Sendo X Smartphone

IOGEAR has launched its Bluetooth GPS Navigation System allowing drivers to receive map positioning data from satellites to deliver driving directions through Bluetooth-enabled mobile computing devices, such as laptops, PDAs and mobile phones.

The Bluetooth navigation unit provides high position accuracy so drivers can receive voice-automated directions without having to look at a map. The ultra low-power design and long-life rechargeable battery gives users 30 hours of continuous usage and eliminates constant recharging between uses. Small and lightweight, the device can be placed on the dashboard or any other location that provides a clear signal to GPS satellites. With its compact and portable design, users can also carry the product with them while walking around an unfamiliar town. More...

NSTL's appRELAY(SM) Program Gaining Traction With Mobile Application Developers and Publishers

SkyCross, the Florida-based developer of advanced wireless RF and antenna solutions, today announced it is supplying its tri-band (GSM, DCS and PCS) antenna technology to Sendo for use in its "Sendo X" multimedia Smartphone.

Sendo is a leading, worldwide supplier of customized mobile phones, with operations expanding from the United Kingdom to the Americas, Asia and throughout Europe. The company, which is experiencing strong sales growth, is continuing its market share gain with the introduction of its Sendo X Smartphone. This class-leading, tri-band Smartphone (GSM 900, 1800 & 1900) utilizes SkyCross' tri-band complex curve design antenna technology. More...

WiFi Antenna performance study

National Software Testing Labs (NSTL), the world's leading mobile application testing provider, announced that its appRELAY(SM) service has been adopted by more than 30 mobile application developers. NSTL's appRELAY program, launched in June 2004, is designed to help developers get their applications to market quicker and with higher quality. appRELAY is a "one-stop-shop" service that puts in one convenient source the QA testing, quality reviews, localization, and application porting that developers and publishers request. This concept accelerates the process of getting an application to the wireless operators and makes the entire process more efficient for the developers, operators, and platform owners. The appRELAY program details can be found at http://www.nstl.com/apprelay/index.html

Developers participating in appRELAY are assigned a dedicated project manager who leads a highly trained testing team. The program includes an extensive inventory of handsets and a library of test plans for the wide variety of application categories. Applications can usually be tested and a report generated within 24-48 hours of NSTL's receipt of the application. This acceleration of time to market is a key element generating interest from the developer community. More...

256MB SanDisk Memory Stick PRO Review Posted @ Adrian's Rojak Pot

A new Apogee Partners report "WiFi Antenna Performance Assessment ReportWiFi Antenna Performance Assessment Repot" which quantifies performance differences in commercially available 802.11 antennas is now available from the Apogee Partners site at http://members.rogers.com/apogeepartners It release is coincident with the WiFi Planet conference and technical discussions taking place in San Jose, Silicon Valley, CA Nov 30-Dec2.

The report will be useful to those providing, selecting or integrating WiFi 802-11a-g connectivity in business, retail, entertainment and public location applications. Performance findings have implications on other wireless connectivity including cellular, RF, etc. More...

Fri Nov 26, 2004

Announcing 50 Castles - New for Pocket PC

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"In collaboration with SanDisk, Sony came up with the new Memory Stick PRO standard. Boasting much faster read and write speeds as well as much larger capacities, the Memory Stick PRO is what the original Memory Stick was meant to be; but could never be.

Today, we will take a close look at the 256MB SanDisk Memory Stick PRO. Although ostensibly similar to the Sony Memory Stick PRO, we found the SanDisk Memory Stick PRO to be far better than the Sony Memory Sticks. Find out why!"

Direct URL - http://www.rojakpot.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=154 More...

Oreillette BT BlueSpoon AX Review @ Freepaq.com

A dash of brain twister, a healthy shot of pure arcade adrenaline rush, a pinch of humor, all simmered until well done. Multiple narrators will have you laughing while the sound track quickens your pulse!

50 Castles, an easy-to-learn puzzle game that is sure to be enjoyed by game players of all ages!

*three difficulty levels each with 50 castles to complete
*infectious background music
*3 narrators including a Scotsman, a cheerleader and a surfer dude
*great customizable backgrounds
*high score table for ultimate bragging!
*in game help and a newbies tutorial mode

http://www.clickgamer.com/moreinfo.htm?pid=1553§ion=PPC More...

Nokia 6630 Smartphone Selected by TIM to 3G Handset Portfolio

The headset BlueSpoon AX of NextLink is one of smallest than I know, it makes it possible to leave your GSM to the bottom of your pocket and to be able to call and receive calls freely.

This headset work with a BlueTooth connection and you must thus have a GSM or a PDA with integrated BlueTooth.

The headset surprises by its size and its not very conventional form, the model tested is out of transparent plastic of the shape of a mouse (with the earpiece with softspring, one would even say that it has a tail)

It has three buttons, one of function in the medium and two others on the both side to control volume. A plug in the back makes it possible to recharge the headset and to possibly be used as fixing with the carrying strap..

http://www.freepaq.com/index.php?redirect=bons/affichetest.php?testid=155&source=1 More...

palmOne responds to memory concerns

Nokia today announced that TIM (Telecom Italia Mobile), the leading mobile telecoms operator in Italy, running operations in Greece, Turkey and almost all over South America, has selected the Nokia 6630 smartphone for its 3G WCDMA product portfolio. The Nokia 6630 phone offers online e-mail, the possibility to download and view e-mail attachments while on the move, mobile broadband access to multimedia content, live video streaming and video conferencing.

"We are very happy to work closely with TIM to ensure their customers can use the Nokia 6630 smartphone to take full advantage of the high-speed 3G networks and to show that the 3G mass market is here," said Tuula Rytila-Uotila, Director, Imaging, EMEA, Multimedia, Nokia.

TIM and Nokia are also collaborating on launching a Video Sharing service for TIM's customers in Italy. Video Sharing is a new multimedia service that enriches 3G mobile users' communication by allowing them to share a live camera view or a video clip while speaking on their mobile phone. TIM's innovative mobile TV services also enable 3G customers to watch TV programs live on the Nokia 6630 smartphone's large color display. More...

Thu Nov 25, 2004

Proporta Media Release for the Bluetooth Freedom Keyboard

palmOne this yesterday confirmed that the Treo 650 has a reduced effective memory size because of the new NVFS file system, and commits to a ROM upgrade that will help reduce the NVFS overhead. In addition, a free 128 MB SD card will be sent on request to Treo 650 users with memory management issues.

palmOne has also posted a very detailed explanation of NVFS in their Knowledge Library. The article address the NVFS issue in a very straightforward way, with very little marketing spin. A highly recommended read.

http://www.treocentral.com/content/Stories/494-1.htm More...

TextMaker for Zaurus, word processor for Sharp's LinuxPDAs

After seven years and with over 400 PDA accessories in its lineup, Proporta has underlined its role as a PDA Solutions Provider (and not ‘just another case maker’) with the release of the new Bluetooth Freedom Keyboard – which allows the user to type onto a mobile device without removing it from its case (ideal for use with the Proporta Crystal Case).

After testing countless PDA and Smartphone keyboards, this is by far the most functional and easy to use version, offering unparalleled value for money. Priced at just $119.95 or £69.95/€99.89 (inc. VAT) the Bluetooth Freedom Keyboard offers the convenience of a full QWERTY keyboard (with AZERTY and other European language versions also available) whilst remaining lightweight, tough and compact. Proporta is all about protection so it will come as no surprise that they ship this keyboard with its own protective case.

Compatible with all Bluetooth enabled devices, the Bluetooth Freedom Keyboard comes with drivers for all leading PDA’s and Smartphones including Pocket PC, PalmOS and Symbian. Proporta is promising to make more drivers available as they are requested. More...

Wed Nov 24, 2004

General PDA News

TextMaker, the premier word processor from German software manufacturer SoftMaker, has been ported to a new platform: TextMaker for Zaurus is the latest release from SoftMaker, after versions of TextMaker for Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, Pocket PCs, Handheld PCs, and Windows CE.NET.

SoftMaker announced today that it has started shipping the release version of the software.

TextMaker for Zaurus is the first and only complete word processor for Sharp's Linux-based Zaurus PDA. Multi-language spell-checker? Graphics? Footnotes? No problem. Tables? Sophisticated character and paragraph formatting? At your fingertips. Lossless conversion of all Microsoft Word files? Right on your Sharp Zaurus.

TextMaker for Zaurus is the most comprehensive word processor ever developed for the Sharp Zaurus. More...

Rock the Vote Mobile Impacts Hundreds of Thousands of Young American Voters

PocketKiosk Builder released for Pocket PC

More than 120,000 young Americans joined Rock the Vote and Motorola, Inc. (NYSE:MOT) this year to participate in the wireless Rock the Vote Mobile (RTVMO) campaign. 2004 marked the launch of this innovative initiative, which was designed to educate, inform and engage youth voters in the presidential election -- all via Motorola's mobile phone applications.

Programs like RTVMO found success this year in reaching and capturing the attention of young voters, an influential demographic, as nearly 21 million voters ages 18 to 30 cast ballots on Election Day -- close to 5 million more than in 2000 - representing the largest voter turnout since 1972 among American youth.

"RTVMO gave thousands of youth a central, convenient source to access news, candidate positioning, poll locations and more -- all from the palm of their hand," said Jehmu Greene, president of Rock the Vote. "This first-of- its kind mobile program helped Rock the Vote achieve its goal of registering a million new voters and mobilizing at least 20 million young people to vote on Nov. 2nd." More...

Tue Nov 23, 2004

B-TRIX Deluxe now available for Palm and Pocket PC

Askarya Technologies has released a solution for enterprises for running Pocket PC applications in Fullscreen Kiosk mode.

PocketKiosk Builder is a developer tool using which any Pocket PC application (.exe/.vb/.NET CF) can be run in fullscreen kiosk mode on a Pocket PC device. This way users can be restricted to use a specific application only and that application takes complete control of the screen e.g. you can run Pocket Internet Explorer in full screen mode, thus making sure users don't run any other application such as games, music apps etc.

Benefits:

1. Achieve full employee productivity by ensuring that only single application is running.
2. Avoid accidental device data corruption or system corruption by inexperienced users.
3. Ensure increased battery life as only one application can be run in Kiosk mode.
4. Utilize full screen area on Pocket PC devices having smaller display size.

PocketKiosk Builder is continously being upgraded as we have been incorporating feedbacks from our customers since initial release. Evaluation version of PocketKiosk Builder is available for download at http://www.askarya.com/pocketpc/pocketkiosk/pk.htm More...

Ultra Products Mini External HD Enclosure @ InsaneTek

After long months of work the Gamazura team is very proud to launch this new version offering the best content in its category: a great range of different skins, various distinctive and sophisticated playing modes.

Features :
- 8 skins to suit everybody's taste
- 2 skins to unlock through specific challenges
- Hi-Res graphics
- 7 different playing modes
- A saving system for the game in progress
- Commands that can be configure
- A score grid for each playing mode
- Help for each playing mode and options
- A high quality background sound

http://www.gamazura.com/Newsletter/News_11_22_04.html More...

Personal Computer News

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“Your computer information is one of your most valuable resources, so it is important to consistently back up your information as much as possible. However, 400 GB sometimes isn't going to cut it nowadays, and the extra space of multiple hard drives in your case can start to look smaller and smaller with the accumulation of even more hard drives. Ultra has attempted to alleviate this problem with their Mini Disk Hard drive enclosure that can transform any IDE hard drive into a simple plug and play external hard drive. This eliminates the added cost of purchasing an external hard drive, which can easily become outdated in the future. But how does it compare to IDE? Read on to find out...”

Review URL: http://www.insanetek.com/index.php?page=ultraminihdenclosure More...

Olympus Announces Prices For Evolt E-300 Digital Slr Camera

Cirmaker Announces Entry Into The Taiwan Digital Set Top Box Market

Today Olympus officially announced that the 8.0-megapixel EVOLT E-300 Digital SLR, the first 100 percent “digital-from-the-ground-up” consumer SLR system with interchangeable digital specific lenses, will be sold with a lens for $999.99. Incorporating a newly designed compact body featuring the Dust Reduction system pioneered on the professional E-1 SLR body, the EVOLT delivers the versatility, durability and reliable performance of an SLR that isn’t just for the pros – now it’s for photographers of all skill levels at a price they can afford.

Camera, Zuiko Digital Specific Lenses, and Accessories Prices: More...

FDA Approves SurgiChip(TM) Solution -- Featuring RFID Technology From Zebra -- That Helps to Prevent Surgical Errors

Cirmaker Technology Corp. (OTC Bulletin Board: CRKT.OB), which manufactures set top boxes (STB's) for digital TV signal reception, LCD flat screens for televisions and PC's, CPU coolers for computers and electronic components, today announced that it's entry into the Taiwan digital set top box (STB) market.

Bill Liao, Chief Executive Officer and President of Cirmaker Technology commented, "We are extremely pleased to announce Cirmaker's entry into the Taiwanese Digital Set Top Box marketplace. We have already conducted several tests with a few thousand of our set top boxes within the Taiwan market for two of our new STB product offerings, Direct T and Direct S, and have received positive feedback and results from consumers."

He continued, "The Taiwanese government is fully committed to supporting DTV and to facilitate the switch over approximately ten million analog televisions to digital television via its STB. The old Analog TV transmission network is expected to be terminated between 2006 and 2008, when all TV productions and programming transmissions will be digital." More...

G4techTV's 5th Annual "Best of CES" Awards

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced that SurgiChip(TM), a revolutionary radio frequency identification (RFID) solution that uses RFID printer/encoders and labels from Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA) , has been cleared for marketing. The system embeds and prints information on an RFID "smart" label that travels with the patient into surgery to help prevent errors.

Viewed as another vital safeguard to prevent wrong-site, wrong-patient and wrong-procedure medical errors, the SurgiChip can be programmed and used in many types of surgical procedures. It was invented by Dr. Bruce Waxman, an orthopaedic surgeon and founder of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.-based SurgiChip Inc., and developed by AMT Systems Inc, a leading healthcare applications integrator based in Cheshire, Conn.

How SURGICHIP Works

During the pre-admissions process, the patient's identification, surgical site and surgical information are encoded and printed onto a SurgiChip smart label using Zebra's compact R2844-Z RFID printer/encoder and smart media. Once programmed and printed, the RFID chip in the smart label is scanned with a desktop RFID reader and the patient confirms the information. It is then placed in the patient's file. More...

Events

G4techTV today announced that it will hold the fifth annual “Best of CES” Awards at the 2005 International CES, the world’s largest annual technology tradeshow taking place January 6–9, 2005 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Winners in 12 separate categories will be chosen from the more than 2,400 companies exhibiting at the show. 2005 International CES exhibitors are encouraged to submit their products to G4techTV for consideration.

An established panel of judges including editors and contributors from Maxim, FHM, Stuff, Vibe, Men’s Health, PC World, Sync Magazine and IGN along with G4techTV product experts will choose the best and the brightest from more than 5,000 new products making their debut at the 2005 International CES. The competition is only open to those products that are on the CES show floor. To submit a product, visit www.g4techtv.com/bestofces All entries must be received by December 13, 2004. More...

Mon Nov 22, 2004

Hood Canal Mobility launches version 1.2 of its Data Protector application for Windows Mobile-Based Pocket PC devices

Socket Delivers Enhanced GPS Nav Kit with Bluetooth® Wireless Technology, Rich Graphics and Voice Prompts

Hood Canal Mobility launches version 1.2 of its Data Protector application for Windows Mobile-Based Pocket PC devices. Security is now the #1 issue facing organizations that deploy PDAs throughout their enterprise. Employees are carrying valuable documents, spreadsheets, and other files whose content represents time, money, a competitive advantage, a marketing strategy, or in some cases, national security. Preventing the compromise of proprietary company or government data becomes a tall order in the face of a 50% PDA Loss/Theft rate.

"Your Pocket PC doesn't have to be lost or stolen in order for the contents of the files you store on your device to become public knowledge," said Rob Tiffany, President of Hood Canal Mobility. Today's devices, and therefore their data, can be accessed via Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, CDMA, GPRS, and Ethernet, not to mention ActiveSync. With so many open doorways leading to your data, now is the time to encrypt and password protect your private documents with Data Protector 1.2. Data Protector is now available for sale for $9.95 at both PocketGear and Handango. More...

Verizon Adds Latest Digital Features to VoiceWing Broadband Phone Service

— Socket Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCKT),the Mobile Connection™ Company, today announced that its enhanced GPS Nav Kit for Pocket PCs, notebooks, laptops and new Tablet PCs is now shipping. The GPS Nav Kit with Bluetooth® Wireless Technology is a software/hardware combination that eliminates hassles associated with finding a destination.

“A growing number of enterprises are empowering their sales teams and field forces with mapping and navigational capability, and there is a strong business model supporting investments that reduce the number of wrong turns and increase mobile worker productivity per mile driven,” said Daniel Taylor, managing director of the Mobile Enterprise Alliance, Inc. “It’s easy to identify individual cases where proper mapping and directions can help, but the true impact of products like MyNavigator are found by aggregating the benefits across a mobile workforce.” More...

PalmSource Welcomes Third Palm Powered Smartphone from GSPDA

You're intently studying for exams and don't want the phone to ring, unless it's one of your 20 best friends. You're a busy telecommuter who is not sure when you'll be in your home office, on the road, or at the company headquarters today -- but you want your calls right away, on whatever phone is handy. You just got the funniest voice mail from your sister and want to share it with your mom. It's all a snap -- or a click of a computer mouse -- with new online features from Verizon's VoiceWing Broadband Phone Service.

VoiceWing -- which allows users to make unlimited local and domestic long-distance calls for a set monthly price, using their own phones, an adapter and their DSL or cable modem connections -- now includes new features in its already extensive roster of online call-management tools. All of these new features are controlled directly from the customer's online Personal Account Manager with the click of a mouse: More...

Higher Education Wireless Access Consortium (HEWAC) And WiSE Technologies Announce Ten Winners of Campus-Wide WiFi Equipment Donation Program

PalmSource, Inc. (NASDAQ:PSRC) provider of Palm OS(R), a leading operating system powering next generation mobile devices and smartphones, today welcomed the third Palm Powered(TM) smartphone from GSPDA, the Xplore M28. Alpha Tech Mobile Sdn Bhd is distributing the Palm Powered Xplore M28 smartphone in Malaysia. The Xplore M28 smartphone is now also available to wireless customers in China, Hong Kong and Macau and Thailand.

The Xplore M28 joins the existing family of GSPDA smartphones, including the G18 and G88, to provide mobile users with a full-featured smartphone that integrates traditional Palm OS(R) PIM functionality and telephony features in a sleek and compact form factor. Based on Palm OS Garnet, the Xplore M28 boasts a built-in VGA camera with digital zoom, MP3 and MPEG4 support, 64 MB RAM / 32MB SDRAM Flash Internal Memory Card, high quality color 2.2 inch D-TFD 65K colors LCD screen, SMS / MMS / WAP / e-mail / Java support and up to 1GB of memory capacity with Secure Digital (SD) /Multimedia Card (MMC). In addition, the Xplore M28 features a sliding numeric keypad and one-handed navigation five-way jog dial to fit the natural habits of mobile phone users.

"Combining our strength in building innovative smartphones with the flexibility of Palm OS has enabled us to provide our customers with easy-to-use wireless products that deliver a superior telephony and multimedia user experience," said Thomas Tam, Managing Director, GSL Group Sense (International) Ltd. "We look forward to our continued collaboration with PalmSource to expand the reach of our smartphones into new markets worldwide." More...

palmOne Opens First Treo Smartphone Retail Store

The Higher Education Wireless Access Consortium (HEWAC), and WiSE Technologies -- a premier wireless Internet service provider -- today announced the ten schools that have been selected as winners of the recently concluded competition for Campus-Wide WiFi Equipment Donation Program. A number of additional schools have also been designated as "runners-up" in the event any of the primary winners are unable to complete their agreements in the allotted timeframe.

The 10 schools that were selected would receive free equipment and installation. As a bonus, the "Grand Prize Winner" would also receive free network management services and broadband connection for three years. The other 9 winning schools would receive a donation of the campus wide equipment and installation with a requirement to enter into a network management services agreement with WiSE

The Grand Prize Winner, University of Wisconsin - Rock County, was selected from among approximately 120 colleges that had applied. The total value of the grant that UWRC will receive is estimated at approximately $200,000. More...

FB-4 Virus Guard Now on Nokia 9500 and 9300 Symbian Smartphones

palmOne, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLMO) today opened its first Treo(TM) Store at the Valley Fair mall in San Jose, Calif. The new retail store, the first to focus on the Treo smartphone family, is aimed at introducing palmOne's innovative smartphone products to even more customers and providing an exceptional hands-on experience. The Treo Store will serve as a one-stop shop for education, awareness and sales of the award-winning Treo family of smartphones, along with the full line of Treo accessories and software.

The already high demand continues to grow for palmOne's Treo 600 and 650 smartphones, which seamlessly combine a mobile phone, email, organizer, web browser and messaging.(1)

"To support this level of interest, the new Treo Store offers an attractive and comfortable environment where potential customers can interact with and buy Treo smartphones and a wide range of software and accessories," said John Hartnett, vice president, eCommerce and accessory solutions. "As in all the award-winning palmOne Retail Stores, the Treo Store offers a high-quality brand experience and is staffed by expert consultants who educate customers about palmOne solutions." More...

Orb Networks Announces Beta Launch of Groundbreaking 'Personal Media Portal'

FB-4, a leading provider of security applications for Symbian OS(TM) based smartphones, today announced the inclusion of its advanced Virus Guard application on the Nokia 9500 Communicator and Nokia 9300 smartphone in North America. The software is among the world's first embedded security solutions for Symbian based devices, and is FB-4's latest offering in the wireless handheld market. Virus Guard is Symbian certified, and is also available on Series 60 and UIQ Symbian devices. The application has a real time monitor, and receives virus updates completely wirelessly through FB-4's over-the-air distribution network. Virus Guard will be preloaded on the memory cards supplied with the phones. The FB-4 Remote Device Manager is available for enterprise users. More...

Casio Introduces A Shock, Water and Dust Resistant Enterprise PDA

Orb Networks, Inc., a leading developer of streaming media software and services, today announced the beta launch of its breakthrough service that provides a simple way for consumers to view, hear and control all kinds of their digital content from virtually any Internet-enabled device, from anywhere in the world. Orb's new beta solution, available at www.orb.com provides spontaneous access to a person's music, live television, videos, photos and other digital content from any device that can connect to the Internet, such as a cell phone, PDA, or notebook, allowing users to create their own "personal media portal."

"Our beta program is the last step in the process prior to general availability and we're looking forward to receiving a lot of feedback," said James Behrens, CEO, Orb Networks. "Since the company launch in October, the response to Orb's debut solution has been tremendous. The company received the Best of Show Award at this year's DigitalLife conference in New York and last week won the Innovation Award at the Under the Radar event based on VC and industry leader judgment. All the accolades and feedback from focus groups to potential partners lead to our ultimate goal -- delivering the highest possible user experience to our customers. That's what will keep them coming back for more." More...

Fri Nov 19, 2004

visKey Enterprise Edition: Protect your enterprise’s PDA’s with a picture of your choice.

Casio, Inc., in conjunction with its parent company, Casio Computer Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, announced today the release of the new IT-10 Enterprise PDA. The IT-10 has been engineered to be shock, water and dust resistant, making it ideal for heavy duty use in tough environments. The IT-10 will be available at retail in December, MSRP $999.00.

To provide optimum performance in demanding applications, the IT-10 offers superior portability along with high-speed, high-capacity data processing. The IT-10's wide range of functions makes it the perfect tool for a variety of tasks such as retail store management, sales force automation, equipment /facilities maintenance management and market research applications.

"Casio, through its years of PDA development experience, has designed the new IT-10 model with the portability, functionality, durability and superior hardware that the business market demands, said Larry Sampey, General Manager of the Systems Products Division." "Casio strongly believes this new model will energize and expand the Enterprise PDA market," he continued.

The IT-10 offers a higher level of performance by offering greater durability, a high resolution VGA display that is both advantageous for web- based application developers as well as allowing easy viewing for users, and a high capacity battery for extended operation time between charges. More...

Beta Test Applications being taken by Trisytech for Artificer

The software company sfr GmbH (http://www.sfr.de/english/index.html) is proud to announce the release of the new version 1.1 of the security solution visKey Enterprise Edition.

visKey Enterprise Edition combines the well known and award-winning graphical authentication products visKey PPC and visKey PalmOS (www.visKey.com) with an administration application for Windows platforms.

With the administration application system administrators can predefine visual Key passwords, limit the users' rights for changing security options and implement enterprise-wide security policies for authentication on PalmOS and PocketPC platforms. More...

Dell Axim X50v Series 64MB to 128MB Upgrade Available

Artificer, Trisystech's latest simulation game under development, is open for Beta Testing applications. Artificer is a fantasy business simulation in which you craft magical weapons and armor for your Adventurer's Shop. Sell your wares to local heroes so they may survive the Dungeons of Darkness ahead.

For more information on the game in development: http://www.trisystech.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=182

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New dictionaries for Palm OS release from Paragon Software

PocketPCTechs are pleased to announce that we have developed and released a 64MB to 128MB upgrade for the Dell Axim X50v Series Pocket PC.

This unit uses low voltage hi-speed BGA memory, so stacking is not available and 128MB will be the maximum capacity. During the upgrade process they remove the existing 64MB and install 128MB. This memory upgrade does NOT require thier proprietary driver and is fully recognized by the OS (125.74MB Available). The SRP of the upgrade is $199 including 2nd day return shipping (USA only).

As always, this upgrade is not supported by Dell and will void the warranty On the unit. They do offer a 90 day warranty on the upgrade and motherboard Of the unit.

Dell Axim X50v Series http://www.pocketpctechs.com/Services.asp?type=DELX50V

European customers will be able to order and ship through our Authorized Upgrade Center, Expansys.com. The mainboards will be upgraded by us. They currently have several shipments per week between Expansys and PocketPCTechs.com

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Arvale: Journey of Illusion released for Pocket PC

Paragon Software (SHDD) officially announces the new 4.14 version of world best-selling SlovoEd dictionaries product line for Palm OS based devices. This release is to make SlovoEd even more user-friendly with many enhancements taking into account customer's wishes. Popular eBook-readers TiBR Pro and Plucker are supported now: you can select any word from the eBook you are reading and get the translation with SlovoEd resident module without leaving the eBook. Resident module is now working on devices with hardware keyboard (Tungsten W, Treo 600, Treo 270). Also, the new engine supports full-screen 320x480 and 480x320 resolutions and such new devices as Xplore G88 and Tungsten T5.

As usual, SlovoEd 4.14 comes with the vide variesty of new lexicons from known linguistic companies, specially adapted for usage on Palm OS based devices.

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Thu Nov 18, 2004

iAdmin Mobile Announces Release Candidate 2 (RC2) Mobile Management Pack for Microsoft Active Directory

Arvale: Journey of Illusion released

PDAmill has just released their much-anticipated RPG, Arvale: Journey of Illusion. The game includes over 20 hours of gameplay, six immense continents with 280 maps to explore, 200 different monsters to fight against, and over a hundred different items, weapons, and magic spells to use. Rescue Fair Maidens, recover Lost Artifacts and Battle with Evil Villains in this beautiful Role Playing Game from PDAmill. Experience Hundreds of Monsters, Maps, and Magic!

Check out the new website at www.arvale.com, and download the demo or buy it for your Pocket PC! More...

How to Get HDTV @ eCoustics.com

iAdmin Mobile today announced it has released the final release candidate (RC2) for its Microsoft Active Directory Mobile Management Pack. This Mobile Management Pack delivers new capability to iAdmin Mobile, the company's award winning secure mobile systems management and administration tool. With the addition of the Active Directory Mobile Management Pack, user's of iAdmin Mobile will be able to manage multiple aspects of their company's Active Directory infrastructure to include Domains, Trusts, Sites, Services, Users, Computers, Groups, and more. Additional information and screenshots can be found at: http://www.iAdminMobile.com/MMP/ActiveDirectory/AD.asp

"We are very excited to add Active Directory management functionality to iAdmin Mobile," said J.R. Brown, Founder and CEO. "The capability to manage users, computers, groups, OUs, and other Active Directory objects from your mobile device brings great value to Active Directory administrators." More...

Yamaha Player Piano Goes Wireless: The Disklavier Mark IV

Analog to Digital TV: How to Get HDTV

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The crown jewel of any home entertainment system has carbon-steel strings, felt hammers and 88 wooden keys, all in a rich wood cabinet. But it also has hot onboard circuitry and a touch-screen Wi-Fi controller that operates it from anywhere in your home. Nothing brings together new technology and traditional craftsmanship like the Yamaha Disklavier Mark IV player piano.

The Disklavier is Yamaha's modern-day adaptation of the player piano-it's a real, concert-quality instrument just like the ones top artists prefer for the world's great stages. But it also uses digital data instead of old- fashioned paper rolls to play itself right before your eyes. The newest evolution of the Disklavier, the Mark IV Series, adds features that turn the piano into a full-function entertainment center.

Using Yamaha's library of thousands of PianoSoft software titles, including the exclusive library of hundreds of Smart PianoSoft(TM) titles, the piano can play along with many audio CD titles from your favorite artists. Pop in the CD along with the corresponding Yamaha disk to hear the vocals and fully orchestrated accompaniment on the onboard sound system, while the piano part is played "live" in perfect synchronicity.

The Mark IV can control the entire system, wirelessly, from anyplace in the home, using one of two full color, touch-screen Wi-Fi controllers-a PDA- style pocket remote or a 10.4" touch-screen LCD tablet remote. Neither device needs to be in the same room as the instrument to activate all of the piano's functions, control the onboard music library or even create custom play lists. More...

CommonTime Integrates JP Mobile's SureWave(R) Mobile Defense for On-device Security

SafeTzone Technologies Corporation of Laguna Hills, Calif., announced today the next generation of software solutions technology that will be added to its suite of location- based services. SafeTzone's Guest and Amenity Location Services will now be available to guests in a "handheld" version that will be deployed in 2005.

SafeTzone is the industry leader in the providing of location services technology for guests and children in family destinations since 2001. Through SafeTzone's installations in theme parks, shopping malls, and most recently, ski resorts, SafeTzone has pioneered location based services and is the leader in bringing peace of mind and venue information to families and groups who visit crowded venues. SafeTzone has worked with venues to make guests visits more rewarding and enjoyable through its suite of location-based services. More...

Northeast Medical Center Deploys Epocrates Integrated Hospital Clinical Reference System-Wide

JP Mobile(R) (http://www.jpmobile.com/), a leading provider of wireless mobility software, today announced that CommonTime, a privately held UK-based provider of mobile computing software products, will integrate the on-device security capabilities of JP Mobile's SureWave Mobile Defense into its product line.

"Enterprises consistently state that devices and the information that lies on them are significant collateral within their mobility deployments," said Nigel Mackrill, CEO for CommonTime. "Securing them is a function that CommonTime had to deliver. We see our relationship with JP Mobile as strategic to this end, and SureWave Mobile Defense had the credentials that we needed to deliver our solution."

SureWave Mobile Defense automatically and securely locks mobile devices with an easy-to-use interface and flexible protection system. Administrators have complete control over a wide range of security options including group settings, remote device wipe, remote password reset and selective file, database and application encryption. SureWave Mobile Defense offers unprecedented protection for corporate data on mobile devices. IT departments can instantly and wirelessly deploy, update and enforce security policies enterprise-wide. With its high level of security, SureWave Mobile Defense is currently used within several branches of the federal government, including the FBI, U.S. Courts, U. S. Armed Forces (all branches), the Whitehouse and NASA. More...

FB-4 to Distribute Mobile Guard Security Suite Through Nokia's Preminet Solution

NorthEast Medical Center, one of the top 100 teaching hospitals in the nation, has deployed a combination of mobile and online technology including the Epocrates Rx Online(TM) + AHFS(R) DI hospital clinical reference and formulary application, and an integrated mobile solution comprised of the MData(R) Enterprise System from MercuryMD and the Epocrates Rx(R) and Epocrates Rx Pro(TM) drug reference applications.

By combining MData with the Epocrates drug reference and formulary applications, clinicians can now launch into the Epocrates comprehensive drug and clinical reference guide directly from a patient's medication list, and access their hospital's unique drug formulary directly from their mobile device -- all while in the context of a specific patient, saving the clinician valuable time by eliminating the need to separately look up hospital-approved drugs and by reducing extra data entry. Most importantly, patient care and safety is enhanced by having access to up-to-date drug information, including interactions, along with patient specific data, at the point-of-care.

"Choosing to implement Epocrates handheld solutions within the hospital setting makes sense given the sizable network of clinicians who respect its content and value its objectivity and ease-of-use. Add to that the interoperability with MercuryMD's mobile data system and the result is a comprehensive reference at the point-of-care," said Jeff Patchett, pharmacy director, NorthEast Medical Center. More...

PhatWare Upgrades CalliGrapher to Version 7.4

FB-4, a leading provider of security applications for Symbian(TM) based smartphones, today announced it will distribute its Mobile Guard Security Suite to mobile network subscribers worldwide using the new Preminet Solution from Nokia. Preminet is an end-to-end global sales channel for mobile content downloads that will make FB-4 Mobile Guard available to millions of consumers around the world who own Symbian OS(TM) and Java(TM)-enabled handsets. Java is the leading platform for mobile software worldwide with over 350 million handsets in the marketplace, while Symbian OS is the most popular smartphone operating system in the world, running over two-thirds of the world's smartphones.

FB-4 Mobile Guard joins a growing roster of pre-tested and certified world-class applications and content available to operators in the Preminet Master Catalog. FB-4's flagship security solution is designed to meet the needs of enterprise and consumer markets. It's packaged as a subscription service, and consists of a certified virus scanner, 256-bit password encryption, and an SMS spam filter. More...

Wed Nov 17, 2004

Top 10 Home Theater Mistakes @ eCoustics.com

PhatWare Corporation, a leading provider of software and professional services for mobile and desktop computers, announces today the release of CalliGrapher 7.4. The new version features Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish handwriting recognition support for Microsoft Windows Mobile-based Pocket PCs. CalliGrapher is a natural handwriting recognition software that supports all handwriting styles – print, cursive or mixed.

The product’s three new featured language packs are sold separately, as are the other current language pack offerings. English recognition handwriting support is standard in CalliGrapher. Other languages can be added to CalliGrapher in any combination to accommodate individual user needs.

“PhatWare is pleased to offer three new language options for its consumers through the release of CalliGrapher 7.4,” says Stan Miasnikov, president of PhatWare Corporation. “The release of these new language packs will increase functionality for our current loyal customers and allow us to satisfy a larger population of Pocket PC users.” More...

Mobile Application Developers Embrace Handango e-Commerce Solution

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If any major electronics brand knows how to build CD players, audio/video receivers or TV monitors, they must know how to design and build excellent loudspeakers, right? Not always. Good speaker design is so specialized, and requires such extensive acoustical research, measurement, and listening tests that the best speakers continue to come from companies with a long history of acoustical research and speaker design.

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SIRIUS Satellite Radio Now on Sale at Target Stores

Handango, the leading provider of mobile downloads, today announced a slew of new licensees for its mobile e-commerce solution, the Handango Commerce Engine. The licensees include phone application superstars such as Sorrent and Simeda; content leaders such as Fodor's; leading game publishers such as Namco America Inc., makers of PAC-MAN, Ms. PAC-MAN and Galaxian; and handheld stalwarts such as DDH Software and Chapura. In total, more than 50 mobile content developers have begun using the Handango Commerce Engine this year, bringing the total number of licensees to over 300.

The Handango Commerce Engine is an e-commerce solution for mobile content developers. With the Handango Commerce Engine, developers can sell mobile downloads over-the-air or on the Web. The engine includes a variety of marketing and customer management features optimized for the mobile space as well as rich reporting and analysis functionality. More...

RemotePipes Expands IP Roamer Global Wireless Internet Access Network via Agreements With Airpath and FatPort

SIRIUS (NASDAQ:SIRI) , the premium satellite radio provider known for delivering the most compelling commercial-free music and sports programming to cars and homes across the country, today announced that SIRIUS radios are now available at over 500 selected national Target locations.

Target will feature the Xact XTR1 "Stream Jockey" palm-sized SIRIUS satellite radio and related accessories. The Xact -- priced at $149 including a universal kit for the car or home -- is SIRIUS' smallest receiver, making it an ideal device for transporting between the car, home and office, as well as for travel. Target will also offer a boom box designed to work with the XTR1, and is including a $25 gift card with each purchase. More...

Intellisync Wins Pocket PC Magazine's 'Best Software Award' for 2004

RemotePipes Inc., a leading provider of worldwide mobile Internet access solutions, has added thousands of additional WiFi hot spots to its globally aggregated IP network after entering into network access agreements with Airpath Wireless, Inc. and FatPort.

IP Roamer Global Wireless Internet Access Service

RemotePipes, Airpath, and FatPort have completed the integration of the networks of Wi-Fi hotspots into the RemotePipes IP Roamer branded global wireless Internet access network, which consists of over 28,000 global dial-up and WiFi access points in 150 countries. RemotePipes is forecasting that the IP Roamer network will provide over 35,000 dialup and WiFi zones and hotspots by the end of 2004 and well over 50,000 locations and hot spots by 2005. More...

Atmel Targets Portable Electronics Applications With Introduction of Family of Stacked Flash Memory Modules

Intellisync Corporation (NASDAQ:SYNC) , a leading developer and marketer of wireless software solutions for the worldwide mobile communications industry, today announced that it has won Pocket PC magazine's "Best Software Award" for 2004 in the "Synchronization" category. Intellisync was selected as the winner after a comprehensive review of 10 products nominated in its category.

The annual Pocket PC magazine Best Software Awards are designed to help users select software that best suits their Windows Mobile Pocket PC and Smartphone needs by honoring companies that produce outstanding software. More than 80 Pocket PC magazine "Board of Experts" members judged 581 Windows Mobile products in 100 Pocket PC, Smartphone and Developer categories to determine finalists and winners. More...

JP Mobile Offers SureWave Mobile Defense for the Enterprise on Samsung Devices

Atmel(R) Corporation (NASDAQ:ATML) , a global leader in the development and fabrication of advanced semiconductor solutions, announced today a complete family of high-performance stacked Flash and Pseudo Static Random Access Memory (PSRAM) module products suitable for applications requiring low power and small footprint memories. Ideal applications for this innovative approach to increasing memory capacity without compromising space include mobile phone handsets and PDA's, where manufacturers will significantly benefit from offering their customers more features without sacrificing design or production commitments. These new modules combine a 16Mb Flash with an 8Mb PSRAM {AT52BC1661A(T)}, a 32Mb Flash with an 8Mb PSRAM {AT52BC3221A(T)}, a 64Mb Flash with a 16Mb PSRAM {AT52BC6402J(T)} or 32Mb PSRAM {AT52BC6403J(T)}, and a 128 Mb Flash with a 32Mb PSRAM {AT52 BC/SQ/SC 1283J} or 64Mb PSRAM {AT52 BC/SQ/SC 1284J}. More...

China's Internet Landscape Set to Change with TOM-Skype's Launch

JP Mobile(R) http://www.jpmobile.com/ , a leading provider of enterprise mobility software, today announced that its award-winning SureWave Mobile Defense software supports Samsung's PalmSource OS(R)-based i500 and Microsoft(R) Windows Mobile(TM)-based i700 Pocket PC Phone. The SureWave Mobile Defense Professional Edition, already available on Samsung's Microsoft(R) Windows Mobile(TM)-based i600 Smartphone, offers on- device security options for mobile professionals. Encryption, password control, device lock, bit wipe and device feature control are some of the integral features that will be offered via the Samsung devices.

"SureWave Mobile Defense offers feature rich security that is capable of providing mobile professionals with the security they need," said Peter Skarzynski, senior vice president of Samsung's wireless terminals division. "By deploying SureWave Mobile Defense, enterprise security policies can be extended beyond traditional corporate wired parameters to the mobile device."

SureWave Mobile Defense offers protection for corporate data residing on mobile devices, enabling IT departments to instantly and wirelessly deploy, update and enforce security policies on all wireless devices in use across the enterprise. Administrators have control over a wide range of security options including group settings, remote device wipe, remote device lock/unlock, remote password reset and selective file, database and application encryption. SureWave Mobile Defense also allows administrators to selectively disable or password protect wireless device features such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, storage card, data transfer, application launch, camera, speaker and microphone. More...

SEVEN(R) Offers Mobile Business Email Services for QUALCOMM's BREW(R) Solution

You've been screaming out loud but your buddies still don't get a word of what you said? We heard you. Try TOM-Skype, then you'll find the sky's the limit when it comes to chatting on the Net. No bad connections, no charge, no hang-ups.

Brought to you by China's leading innovative wireless internet company TOM Online Inc. (Nasdaq: TOMO; HK GEM stock code: 8282) and Luxemburg-based Skype Technologies S.A., the easy-to-use instant messaging tool with crystal clear voice functionality has so far helped more than 15 million people around the world to keep in touch.

''TOM Online has always believed that instant messaging is an important part in the development of portals and we have investigated the best way to introduce a cutting-edge product to the Chinese market. By partnering with Skype to bring such an advanced communication tool to China, TOM Online will not only be able to serve its users better, it is also my belief that the partnership will go a long way to help make the world a more close-knit place,'' Wang Lei Lei, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of TOM Online, said at the grand launch of TOM-Skype in Beijing. More...

TI's OMAP(TM) Platform Driving Innovation and Support for China Mobile Phone Industry

SEVEN Networks, Inc. announced today that the company's mobile business email services are now available to wireless operators, handset manufacturers and both business and individual wireless users worldwide via QUALCOMM's BREW solution. SEVEN powered services, available from mobile operators worldwide, provide secure, real-time access to Lotus Domino, Microsoft Exchange, IMAP4 and POP3 email, calendar, personal contacts, corporate directories, network drives and desktop documents.

With the BREW solution, SEVEN can provide an easy to manage mobile office solution, at a low overall cost of ownership for the business user that can be rapidly deployed over the air or embedded by a handset manufacturer. SEVEN-powered services are already being offered on BREW-based handsets in Japan by KDDI Corp, the country's second largest mobile operator, through its popular 'Keitai Office' email service.

"More and more wireless users are seeing the value in being able to connect to their business email, calendar and contact information on a device they carry with them all the time -- their mobile handset. BREW enables Seven to deliver our rich mobile office services to a much wider set of mobile devices and business users," said Kent Thexton, president and co-CEO, SEVEN. More...

QUALCOMM and Opera Software Enable Contextual Shopping Capabilities Via BREW-based Web Browser

Texas Instruments Incorporated (NYSE:TXN) (TI) today announced two new customers in China who are using its OMAP(TM) platform in local handsets. COMMIT Incorporated and Datang Mobile Communications Equipment Co., Ltd. (Datang Mobile) have been added to TI's current China customer base, which includes leading OEMs Eastern Communications Co., Ltd. (Eastcom) and Lenovo Mobile, among others. These customers are using TI's OMAP platform to provide the latest in mobile entertainment and productivity applications on 2.5G and 3G mobile phones for the China marketplace.

Further reinforcing its commitment to drive wireless innovation and growth in China, TI is also putting a stronger concentration on local Linux(R) support for China OEMs. Throughout China and Asia, Linux has quickly become the preferred operating system (OS) of OEMs and governmental bodies. TI's OMAP platform supports the industry-leading MontaVista(R) Linux operating system and development platform to enable application developers and OEMs to quickly create OMAP processor-based, multimedia-enhanced applications for advanced wireless devices. TI is extending its Linux strategy through members of its OMAP Developer Network to provide Linux frameworks for its OMAP processors with software plug-ins, User Interface (UI) configurability and a complete suite of development tools. This allows a fully tested, fully- functioning Linux environment that streamlines software development and delivers applications to the marketplace faster. More...

Cambridge SoundWorks Partners with Ready To Play to Offer First Retail Service to Load Music onto MP3 Players

QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM) , pioneer and world leader of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) digital wireless technology, and Opera Software today announced their collaboration to introduce mobile users to contextual shopping capabilities via Opera's mobile Web browser and QUALCOMM's BREW(R) solution. Opera's contextual shopping capabilities allow operators to enhance their subscribers' wireless Internet experience by providing them with a feature- rich shopping experience, via BREW-enabled handsets. This advanced shopping experience gives users the opportunity to purchase and download contextually- relevant content such as applications, ringtones, wallpapers and skins. For example, if using the Opera mobile Web browser to search for an update on the latest basketball scores, a BREW-based contextual shopping experience would enable the user to click on a link and purchase a basketball game, or other basketball related mobile applications or features such as wallpaper, all directly from the browsing experience. More...

LingvoSoft released English <-> Arabic FlashCards bundled with free FlashCard Builder.

For the growing number of MP3 users looking to convert their CD collections to an MP3 player, there's good news. Cambridge SoundWorks(R) announced today that customers can now walk into any Cambridge SoundWorks' retail location, drop off their audio CDs and have them digitized and loaded onto an MP3 player. The new program, the first of its kind, is part of a partnership with Ready To Play, the premier company specializing in the conversion of audio CDs to digital format and loading MP3 players. The service will be available at Cambridge SoundWorks' retail locations in New England and the San Francisco Bay area, and nationally via http://www.cambridgesoundworks.com/ Cambridge SoundWorks, a manufacturer and retailer of home-theater, home-audio and multimedia products, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Creative Technology Ltd (NASDAQ:CREAF) . More...

Tue Nov 16, 2004

Boulder Dash®-Smartphone Extreme™ Released Today

Now you can memorize new foreign words quickly and easily! Just play one of four learning games which are exquisitely fun and educational, and expand your vocabulary!
FlashCards is a powerful learning tool which helps you memorize new words and spelling. With the help of this distinguished software the learning process turns into an exciting game. You will quickly advance in your language studies.

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CentraView Launches Feature-Complete Java Open Source CRM/SFA Project; Project Delivers High Business Value and Leverages New Open Source Model

First Star Software, Inc., the Westchester, New York based developer and publisher of award winning games, today announced the release of Boulder Dash®-SmartPhone Extreme™, the second installment in their Boulder Dash® series of games for PDAs. This year marks the 20th Anniversary of the initial release of Boulder Dash®, with millions of units of the classic, action-puzzler having been sold for consoles, hand-held videogame platforms and home computers. Four different versions of Boulder Dash® have been released into the coin-operated arcades.

Boulder Dash®-SmartPhone Extreme™, is part of the Boulder Dash®-Extreme™ series jointly developed with Pocketnapalm of Budapest, Hungary who together with First Star last month released Boulder Dash®-PocketPC Extreme™, the first game in the first official Boulder Dash® sequels ever developed for PDAs and SmartPhones. Soon to be followed with the release of Boulder Dash®-Palm Extreme™, all three titles feature 20 Tutorial levels; 100 Game levels spanning five different graphic worlds; beautiful hand-drawn graphics; intense soundtracks and mind boggling level solutions. Game play elements include: remote controlled gates toggled by switches; 90° rotation of the screen; growing amoebas and deadly lava; tricky doors and keys. Tools and inventory are also introduced, providing players with the ability to use detonators and dynamite; timed bombs; kick objects and escape from tight spots with their boulder-smashing hammers. The PocketPC and Palm versions support portrait or landscape mode, all three versions retail for US$19.95. Boulder Dash®-SmartPhone Extreme™ requires Windows Mobile SmartPhone 2002 or 2003 (Arm processor); 3 MB free storage memory and 8 MB free program memory More...

Proporta Launches TomeRaider 3

CentraView, LLC, a leading provider of browser-based Contact Management, Sales Force Automation (SFA) and Customer Relationship management (CRM) software, today announced the release of the CentraView Enterprise Java (J2EE) open source Contact Management, SFA and CRM software project.

"CentraView is very excited about the opportunity to bring such a robust project to the community," said Alan Rihm, CEO of CentraView. "We believe going open source will provide significant value to customers, developers and the community as a whole. This model allows us to accelerate wide scale adoption of our technology by end-users, encourage additional technology alliances and actively engage the Java development community. Opening our source code to the community helps us to accelerate our development cycles and, ultimately, helps improve the CentraView software for end users and channel partners."

The CentraView Open Source project will utilize the CentraView Public License 1.0.0, a derivative of the Mozilla 1.1 license. This license enables end-users and developers to download the CentraView source code and use the software for free. Developers may enhance and build derivative solutions. Offering CentraView software as a hosted service, however, requires a Distribution Agreement with CentraView. More...

Lil' Sync Pro Retractable Cable Line Expanded

After two years of development, Proporta is delighted to unveil the new and completely rewritten TomeRaider 3 - the world’s most successful cross-platform reference reader (available for Windows, Pocket PC, palmOne and Symbian).

Download your free TR3 trial version or buy from www.tomeraider.com

HTML Support: TR3 now supports HTML verbatim, making it even easier to make TR3 files as well as convert web pages directly into e-books. More...

InDigiNet to Offer Security Package for Consumer and SME Markets

PocketPCTechs are pleased to announce that we have expanded the Lil' Sync™ Pro Retractable Cable line. We have added a Lil' Sync™ Pro for the ASUS MyPal A716, Audiovox PPC4100, Hitachi G1000, Samsung SPH-i500/i600/i700. The Lil' Sync™ Pro has an added strain-relief to the USB connector, a more robust retracting mechanism, a stronger cable and an 180 day warranty.

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New iAnywhere Early Adopter Program Helps Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003 Customers Manage and Secure Frontline Devices

InDigiNet, Inc., (BULLETIN BOARD: IDGN) , a provider of managed communication solutions for Small to Mid-Size Enterprises (SMEs) in the United States, is pleased to announce that it is working with multiple vendor partners on the roll out of a comprehensive home and business security monitoring package which will utilize traditional and Web based technologies.

"Part of our October 25th PR (2004) talked about the exploration of WiFi PDA and its usage for security purposes," stated InDigiNet CEO Mark Ellis. "The scope of this category has since expanded beyond Spencer Communications and the SME marketplace. We are now talking with vendors who will carry us into the consumer, SOHO (Small Office Home Office) and SME marketplaces. Through these potential partners, we will offer monthly monitoring service which will include full remote gateway access to video stream 24/7 from remote locations or cellular phone; 24 hours of archived video storage and playback; ability to send unlimited digital snapshot e-mails from viewer(s) and; technical support." More...

Motorola Announces Availability of 3G/UMTS Handsets for Q4

iAnywhere Solutions, Inc., a subsidiary of Sybase, Inc. (NYSE:SY) , today announced at Microsoft's ITforum an early adopter program for enterprises looking to extend the configuration management capabilities of Microsoft's Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003 to a broad range of mobile devices used on the frontlines of business, including Windows mobile-based Smartphones, non-Windows platforms such as Palm, RIM and Symbian, and legacy Windows 98, Windows CE 3.0 and Pocket PC 2000 and 2002 platforms.

Working in conjunction with Microsoft, iAnywhere has integrated its industry leading mobile device management solution, XcelleNet(R)Afaria(R), with SMS 2003, enabling enterprises for the first time to manage and secure all of their Windows and non-Windows frontline devices -- PCs, laptops, handhelds and smartphones -- from a central SMS console. With XcelleNet Afaria, SMS software packages can now be deployed to any of these devices from the SMS console and a detailed inventory of all hardware and software asset information is maintained in the SMS repository. More...

VoiceSignal Speech Recognition Now Available for Treo 650 Smartphone

Motorola, Inc. (NYSE:MOT) , a global leader in wireless communications, today announced the availability of five new handsets in time for the Christmas and Holiday Season. Available through Vodafone live! and 3, the new handsets all offer lighter, compact designs, improved battery life and rich camera quality maintaining picture- perfect large screens. Motorola will also be supporting Orange across Europe as it enters the 3G consumer market. Motorola's new 3G range guarantees a rich and compelling multimedia experience for everyone.

Both Vodafone and 3 will be offering the Motorola E1000. In addition Vodafone will have the exclusive offering of the Motorola V980 and C980. 3 will be offering the Motorola A1000 and C975. More...

Mon Nov 15, 2004

New McGraw-Hill Online Service Delivers Immediate Answers for Physicians and Medical Students

VoiceSignal, the leading provider of voice recognition applications for mobile devices, announced today the availability of Treo(TM) Voice Dialing by VoiceSignal for the new Treo 650 smartphone from palmOne, Inc.

The Treo Voice Dialing by VoiceSignal application includes speaker- independent name dialing and digit dialing. The VoiceSignal digit-dialing feature, which is available for unlimited use to all Treo 650 users, allows users to dial any number, by speaking the number naturally. Users can also try the speaker-independent name-dialing feature, which lets them dial any name stored in their Palm OS(R) contact list without any training. With the VoiceSignal solution, users will be able to simply speak a name or number and in one step the call will be connected. For example, users can say, 'Call Bob Jones Mobile' or 'Call 408-555-1212' and be connected immediately. More...

Qiao Xing Universal's Subsidiary, CEC Telecom Co., Ltd., Ready for the 3G Era with its First Model of 3G Mobile Phone Handset

McGraw-Hill Medical Publishing, a unit of McGraw-Hill Professional, unveiled the new Harrison's Online version 3.0, providing clinicians, students, and information managers the immediate, effective and important answers they need in their daily work. Building on the preeminent industry standard with the content of the new 16th edition of Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, Harrison's Online version 3.0 (http://www.harrisonsonline.com/) adds several new features and functions that enhance the online experience for medical professionals and students in the lab, clinic, and library.

"The latest Harrison's Online enhancements embrace McGraw-Hill's commitment to providing faster, easier access to even more information from the world's most widely used and respected medical resource," said Keith Fox, president of McGraw-Hill Professional. "We are proud to help physicians, students and other healthcare professionals continue to make better, more informed medical decisions; stay up-to-date with the latest clinical data and research breakthroughs and continue their learning with unparalleled self- assessment and re-certification tools."

Specifically, Harrison's Online meets the demands of medical professionals who are short on time and require fast, effective searches. Harrison's search capabilities have been improved to increase both speed and accuracy, including a greater ability to deliver exact topic hits and related topics of interest. More...

Onsei(TM) Launches Advanced Speech Empowered Patient Scheduling System

Qiao Xing Universal Telephone, Inc. (NASDAQ:XING) announced today that its subsidiary, CEC Telecom Co., Ltd. ("CECT"), had successfully developed its first model of 3G mobile phone handset of the WCDMA standard with its own technology.

Mr. Wu Zhi Yang, CEO of CECT and Vice-Chairman of XING, said, "This model of 3G mobile phone developed by CECT is a fair match for others existing in the world market in terms of functions and features, including MMS, TV viewing and MP3. In addition to WCDMA, CECT is also keen about the TD-SCDMA standard. Models geared to this Chinese home-grown standard are currently under development."

"We distinguish ourselves among licensed local Chinese mobile phone handset manufacturers by our superior R&D capabilities, which we develop as a core competitive strength. In the 2G and 2.5G eras, CECT was the first to launch Smartphones and mini PDA mobile phone handsets in China. In 2004, the 'CECT' brand was rated in a public poll sponsored by China Electronics Newspaper and Sohu.com among the Most Trustworthy Brands of GSM mobile phone handsets. As early as two years ago, CECT started to make arrangements for the R&D of 3G handsets. Now with this recent success in our R&D efforts, we join an exclusive club of 3G ready local Chinese mobile phone manufacturers at the forefront of handset technology." Mr. Wu continued. More...

Linksys Announces 802.11g Wireless CompactFlash Card for Pocket PCs and PDAs

Today, Onsei, LLC announced the launch of the Onsei Speech Empowered Scheduling(TM) (SES) solution designed to integrate with health care practice management systems. This speech-recognition application addresses patients with a natural-sounding voice and is designed to allow practices to optimize their appointment-setting process while providing maximum self-service scheduling flexibility and convenience, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Onsei runs on Microsoft's(R) Speech Server 2004 platform and can perform all appointment scheduling tasks -- from receiving inbound and making outbound calls to patients 24-hours-a-day, to automatically updating practice management solution scheduling so that health professionals and their patients can make the most of their time. Onsei speech empowers existing practice management solutions -- all that is needed is a Web browser. Health professionals maintain as much control over the scheduling process as they want while allowing patients to interact with the practice on their own terms. More...

Charge 2 Go - Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Best of Innovations 2005

Linksys(R), a division of Cisco Systems, Inc., the leading provider of broadband, wireless and networking hardware for the consumer and Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) markets, today announced the Wireless-G CompactFlash Card (WCF54G), the latest addition to the current Wireless-G line.

The Wireless-G CompactFlash (CF) Card offers users the speed and convenience of wireless networking on a PDA. The CF Card installs directly into your Pocket PC using a CompactFlash Type II slot. The user-friendly software makes it easy to set up -- then it's ready to share data, printers, or high-peed Internet access over existing wireless networks at speeds up to 54Mbps. The 802.11g CF card is also backward compatible with Wireless-B (802.11b) wireless networks.

"Pocket PC users can use the Instant Wireless CF Card to conveniently retrieve data from anywhere within 802.11g and 802.11b wireless LANs," said Mike Wagner, Linksys world wide director of marketing. "Public wireless hotspots are continuing to expand, giving PDA users opportunity to stay in touch with happenings at work or at home." More...

ACK!! Network Outage (Nov 14th - 5:48pm CST

The Charge 2 Go award-winning flagship product is the reusable, AA battery cell phone charger that gives up to three hours of talk time. The unit uses a single AA alkaline, lithium or rechargeable (NiCad) battery. AA batteries can be found anywhere in any part of the world -- from Boston to Bali to Bahrain. Similar solutions for other consumer electronic products are under development.

The problem of dying cell phone batteries has been addressed in the past with cumbersome and inefficient solutions. Disposable chargers and units using three or four batteries have offered less than one hour of talk time. For a fraction of the battery power, Charge 2 Go is able to offer far more talk and charge time, utilizing 87% battery efficiency. A rechargeable battery may also be used for maximum savings and a higher quality battery increases performance. More...

Manulife Chooses Pyxis And Blackberry To Connect Mobile Financial Professionals

Network Outage (Nov 14th - 5:48pm CST):

Aprox 25 - 30 minutes ago our network came under heavy attack from a collection of IP addresses around the net, typically listed as a Distributed Denial of Service Attack. We instantly started working with our co-location network administrators and staff members to locate and block the attacks and bring things back under control. Just a few minutes ago we got things under control, but are still very actively monitoring the situation to make sure they don't re-attempt to start another from other locations.

I think We are back up....

--Bill More...

MapSonic 2.5 en test @ Freepaq.com

Pyxis, a leading provider of innovative wireless software that promotes asset growth for the investment industry, announced today that Manulife USA has chosen Pyxis’ mPlatform® wireless sales force solution, mWholesaler®, for its variable annuity wholesalers.

With this solution, Manulife is able to easily connect its mobile sales force with vital customer and corporate information, making both internal and external sales forces more productive and improving ROI for the company’s customer relationship management (CRM) systems. Currently, mWholesaler is used by more than 20% of all wholesalers in the United States, making it the leading wireless application within the financial industry.

“We are excited about the use of this technology,” said John Egbert, Executive Vice President of Manulife Wood Logan and National Sales Manager of the annuity sales force. “It provides a tremendous amount of information to the field wholesalers allowing them to provide greater levels of service and support to brokers. We are looking to increase the functionality over time.” More...

Fri Nov 12, 2004

Dom Perignon IV Contenders Cruise at 52 WPM on PDAs

Avant de lire ce test, je vous recommande de lire le précédent test avec la version 1.2 de MapSonic et l’application des patches 1.3.2.

Le test précédent présente beaucoup plus MapSonic sur son côté fonctionnel et son utilisation en donnant bien sûr les points positifs et les points négatifs.

Le test suivant se base sur la nouvelle version d’un point de vue opérationnel et tient compte de son évolution en matière de qualité et fiabilité.

L’utilisation de MapSonic 2.5 ne sera pas expliquée puisque l’interface, les deux versions sont similaires. Quelques petits rajouts et améliorations de cette interface fait la petite différence.

Les versions MapSonic 2.5 et MapStore 3.5 sont des versions similaires aux précédentes mais avec des améliorations majeures influant la qualité, la fiabilité et la performance des softs et des exportations de cartes. On notera aussi la nouvelle version 2004 des cartes compilées par ViaMichelin Tele Atlas 2004.

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mobile2wear.com launches Their first product, power schedule 1.0

The Dom Perignon IV Speed Contest ended on November 7th, with the forty participants recording an impressive average speed of 52 words per minute for text entry in a Palm device or Pocket PC! In addition, it saw the 80 WPM mark broken for the third time in the history of this biennial contest.

The Dom Perignon contest was sponsored by Textware Solutions and cosponsored by Astraware, Blue Nomad, Neohand, PocketInformant, SoftMaker, StylusCentral.com, Quik Sense, and ValkSoft.

The winners in the two categories are Jim Belich of St. Paul, Minnesota, and Erwin Franz of La Palma, California: More...

Handango Releases October 2004 Mobile Download Stats and Best Sellers; Franchises Emerge and Symbian OS Continues Full Steam Ahead

Power schedule is a power management utility unlike any other similar applications. its main feature is the ability to allow the user to select a custom power on/power off schedule for Pocket PC battery consumers (phone, bluetooth, wireless lan and backlight). among these features, we have included a today plugin that displays the next power event, battery levels and icons for wireless lan, bluetooth, phone and backlight. also, a background application checks battery every once in a while, prompting you or automatically turning off consumers when battery reaches a critical level.

you are welcome to participate in our power schedule forums, we are listening for bugs reports and suggestions for improvements.

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NAVIGON Inc. Announces Agreement with Easy PocketNAV.com To Introduce OnCourse NAVIGATOR Software™ That Turns PDAs Into Mobile GPS Navigational Systems

Handango, the leading mobile downloads provider, today released the October 2004 edition of the Handango Yardstick, a monthly report on the state of the mobile downloads economy.

For the first time, two software developers and their applications made the best-seller's lists across three different phone platforms each. MobiMate and Makayama are the creators of the WorldMate series and the various editions of DVD to Mobile, respectively. Their applications were best sellers in the Symbian OS(TM), Palm OS(R), BlackBerry(TM) and Windows Mobile(TM) categories, indicating perhaps the emergence of two non-gaming application franchises.

In October, the Sony Ericsson P910 made its debut on the list of top phones adding content after launching in September 2004. The appearance of the Sony Ericsson P910 to the list continues the trend of high demand for Symbian OS applications.

The October 2004 Handango Yardstick also reports average selling price by category, number of new mobile applications, average selling price of digital media and much more. Lastly, the October edition features the ten best- selling applications by operating system. More...

Thu Nov 11, 2004

Vonage(R) Partners With MediaWorks to Provide Its Leading Broadband Phone Service to Its Broadband Customers

NAVIGON, the European market leader of mobile GPS navigation systems for dynamic telematics, navigation solutions and driver assistance systems, today announced an OEM agreement with EasyPocketNAV.com, a leading distributor for portable GPS navigation solutions. EasyPocketNAV.com will market and sell the OnCourse Navigator 4™ software, based on NAVIGON’s technology platform, which turns Microsoft-powered Pocket PCs into an easy-to-use voice guided GPS navigation system.

Available Nov. 8 at www.OnCourseNavigator.com OnCourse Navigator 4 gives users access to an advanced navigation system independently from their vehicles, allowing for accurate and secure travel no matter the location. Easy to use and install without any mounting costs or additional fees, OnCourse Navigator 4 offers advanced features such as individualized navigation maps for car and pedestrian navigation. OnCourse Navigator 4 also has the industry’s highest compression rate of map data, fewer than 1GB, allowing users to store maps on a smaller memory card and save money.

With the development of the world’s first dynamic GPS Navigation system eight years ago, NAVIGON Inc.’s parent company, NAVIGON GmbH, based in Germany, is the European market leader in the mobile navigation systems industry. NAVIGON has been expanding internationally since 2003, opening up new markets in twelve European countries. With the launch of its OEM solution from EasyPocketNAV.com, NAVIGON is further extending its market expertise and reach to benefit U.S. and Canadian companies looking to generate time and cost savings using GPS navigation technology for applications such as enterprise and fleet management and Location Based Services (LBS). More...

Cambridge SoundWorks Offers Gifts for Every Lifestyle and Budget

Vonage, the leading provider of broadband phone service, today announced a strategic partnership with MediaWorks to deliver alternative home telephone services to its aggressively growing broadband subscriber base. Now, MediaWorks cable and broadband subscribers residing within the southeastern U.S. can select from Vonage's residential and small business plans offering flat rate full-featured calling ranging from $14.99 to $49.99 per month. The product will be branded "VoiceWorks powered by Vonage," and is expected to launch in mid-December.

Vonage now gives MediaWorks subscribers an alternative to traditional phone service in conjunction with its high-speed Internet service. MediaWorks entire network of subscribers can access all of Vonage's residential and small business calling plans that include features like call waiting, voicemail and caller ID, in addition to new, advanced proprietary features that are not currently available from traditional phone services, such as selecting your own area code, online account management and Web-based voicemail retrieval. More...

'Must-Have' Features of an All-in-One Dream Handheld Device Revealed in AvantGo Survey

This holiday season, shoppers will be after the latest gadgets for family and friends. Among those in demand are MP3 players and related accessories. Cambridge SoundWorks(R) highlights some of the most popular products now available (http://www.cambridgesoundworks.com/). Cambridge SoundWorks is a wholly owned subsidiary of Creative Technology Ltd.

Speakers and MP3 players.

Cambridge SoundWorks' Amplified PC speakers, which can cost from as low as $40 up to hundreds of dollars, can connect to anything with a headphone jack or line output. Three-piece systems, such as our SoundWorks(R) Amplified Speaker system ($69.99), feature a pair of satellite speakers and a subwoofer that will deliver loud, clear sound with deep, accurate bass response. When an MP3 player is connected to PC speakers it creates a small, unassuming system that will sound better than some home stereos -- at a moderate price. And, since SoundWorks can also be purchased with a traveling case, it's the perfect system for MP3 users on the go. More...

Thousands of Enterprises Select GoodLink and Treo Smartphone for Wireless Messaging and Corporate Data Access

Electronic gadgets of all shapes and sizes, including PDAs and cell phones, have become "hot" holiday gifts, with electronics like the new Apple iPod, PalmOne's Treo650, RIM's new Blackberry 7100t and Sony Ericsson's new P910 smartphone fueling the gadget- giving frenzy.

So what are tech-savvy "gifters" and "giftees" looking for in a gadget? The results of the AvantGo(R) 2004 Mobile Lifestyle survey of 3,260 users reveal that when it comes to device functionality, "techies" want to have their cake and eat it too.

The survey revealed the following "top 12" must-have features of an all- in-one dream device:

1. Calendar/contact list
2. Easily syncs with PC
3. Great battery life
4. E-mail/messaging
5. Wi-Fi/Bluetooth
6. Compact size
7. MP3 player
8. Phone
9. Large screen
10. GPS locator
11. 20+ gigabyte memory
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Zagat Survey Publishes First Shanghai Restaurant Guide

Good Technology, Inc., the leader in industry standards-based wireless messaging and corporate application access for the enterprise, and palmOne, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLMO) , the market leader in handhelds and smartphones, today report milestone enterprise customer adoption of the Treo(TM) 600 and GoodLink combination. In the first year of availability of an integrated GoodLink and Treo wireless messaging solution, more than 3,000 enterprises have selected the combined solution for its superior form factor, intuitive ease of use, manageability and security.

"The Treo 600 and Goodlink were introduced simultaneously to U.S. customers a year ago, and Good Technology continues to be the preferred wireless-messaging solution by our corporate customers ever since," said Ken Wirt, senior vice president, Worldwide Marketing, palmOne, Inc. "Customers prefer GoodLink for its superior end-user experience, true push email and complete Outlook synchronization in addition to its security, manageability and wireless access to enterprise applications." More...

Ziff Davis Selects Sprint as Primary Wireless and Wireline Services Provider

Zagat Survey(R), the world's leading provider of consumer survey-based leisure content, today released its first English-language Shanghai Restaurant Guide. The guide, which is based on feedback from Shanghai travelers who dined out an average of 4.2 times per week, is designed to help visitors to Shanghai make smart dining and travel decisions. The new pocket-sized book covers 247 restaurants and 32 leading hotels in Shanghai and surrounding areas, rated and reviewed by 1,773 avid restaurant-goers and travelers. It is available for $5.95 at http://www.zagat.com/

Zagat Survey's ratings and reviews are based on the shared opinions of thousands of avid consumers with real experiences. Survey participants used Zagat Survey's signature 30-point scale to rate Food, Decor and Service in restaurants and Rooms, Dining, Service and Public Facilities at hotels. In addition, the guide features helpful indexes categorized by cuisine, location and special features such as late-night dining, people watching and romantic places. More...

PAC-MAN, Ms. PAC-MAN, Galaxian and MAPPY for Palm OS Available Exclusively on Handango

With 10 technology magazines, eight industry-leading Web sites and circulation in more than 40 countries, tech media pioneer Ziff Davis understands the need for fast, efficient communications. Through a new agreement with Sprint (NYSE:FON) , the publisher has found a way to combine its wireless and wireline services in a way that creates greater voice and data connectivity while saving the company on its overall communications expenses.

The agreement highlights Sprint's focus on expanding relationships with customers by focusing on wireless, IP-driven and multi-product solutions to solve unique business challenges -- a strategy move announced Oct. 15.

Sprint, which already provides nationwide voice and data services that connect Ziff Davis' five U.S. locations and 500-plus employees, is now delivering advanced wireless devices, like the Sprint PCS Vision(SM) Smart Device Treo(TM) products by palmOne, and wireless voice and data services to Ziff Davis staff nationwide. The new two-year agreement makes Sprint the primary communications provider for Ziff Davis. More...

VoiceSignal Speech Recognition Solution Available for New Nokia Smartphone

Namco America Inc., a leading publisher of wireless games and content, and Handango, the leading provider of mobile downloads, announced today their strategic partnership to make PAC-MAN, Ms. PAC-MAN, Galaxian and MAPPY for Palm OS(R) available through Handango's network of sites. Handango will be the exclusive download partner via PC distribution for these games through the end of February 2005. Namco will also use the Handango Commerce Engine to provide mobile e-commerce to their customers worldwide at http://palm.namcogames.com/ .

"Namco is one of the best game publishers in the world, and we're honored that they've chosen our network of channels as the place to debut their new mobile game titles for Palm OS smartphones and devices," said Randy Eisenman, president and chief executive officer of Handango. "With awesome graphics, great game play and classic arcade brands, these games are sure to be best sellers in no time." More...

LingvoSoft released Multilingual Flashcards v1.3.14 bundled with free

VoiceSignal, the leading provider of voice recognition applications for mobile devices, announced today that its speech recognition solution is available for the new Nokia 7610 imaging phone.

The VoiceSignal solution includes, speaker-independent name dialing, contact lookup, digit dialing and application launching. The speaker independent name dialing solution allows users to dial any name or number stored in their Nokia 7610 phonebook without any training. The VoiceSignal digit dialing application allows users to use their voice to dial any number, by speaking the number. With the VoiceSignal solution, users will be able to access and launch popular Nokia 7610 applications on the handset, simply by stating a command into the phone. By requiring only a single command, it makes it easy to navigate menus on the phone. For example, users can say, 'Open Messages' or 'Open Calendar' and be taken directly to that application on the phone without having to search for these applications many clicks down in the menu structure.
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Wed Nov 10, 2004

Pacific Union Real Estate Employs Treo 600 Smartphones from palmOne to Improve Agent Efficiency and Customer Service

With LingvoSoft FlashCards you can study foreign languages as you play! Just install the new software on your Pocket PC and memorize new foreign words on the move quickly and effortlessly! And the user interface is friendlier then ever before!

Flashcards are available for a great number of languages, such as Spanish, French, Italian, Russian and many others.

LingvoSoft FlashCards contains four exciting games which will help you quickly expand your vocabulary: More...

Sonos(TM) Digital Music System Honored by Popular Science Magazine as '2004 Best of What's New(TM)'

palmOne, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLMO) today announced that Pacific Union Real Estate, one of the best-known, high-end real estate firms in California, has initially deployed more than 70 Treo(TM) 600 smartphones from palmOne to its agents and has plans to roll out Treo devices to an additional 50-plus agents set to come on board later this year.

The devices are used within the greater San Francisco Bay Area for remote access to real estate and client data. This move to Treo 600 smartphones can have a tremendous impact on the number of deals Pacific Union agents will be able to close, as well as improve their clients' level of satisfaction.

"Yesterday, as I toured at least 35 properties and had up to a dozen potential clients looking for properties, not only was I able to keep in touch via direct email(1) but I had my entire contact and listing database with me on my Treo 600," said Bradford Whitaker, a broker for Pacific Union. "In addition to the contact information, each client has an entire profile entered into my Outlook, which is synchronized to my Treo 600. I no longer find myself making special trips back to the office to respond to email or voicemail. Using the Treo 600 smartphone allows me to service more clients at a higher quality level and a faster pace than ever before." More...

Industry-Leading Epocrates(R) 'Essentials' Mobile Clinical Reference Suite Now Available for Pocket PC Devices

The Sonos(TM) Digital Music System, the first and only multi-zone digital music system with a wireless, full-color LCD screen controller that lets consumers play all their digital music, all over their home, while controlling it all from the palm of their hand, has been honored by Popular Science magazine with the prestigious "2004 Best of What's New(TM)" award in the Home Entertainment category.

The Sonos Digital Music System is comprised of two stylish components: the Sonos(TM) ZonePlayer, a networked audio player that distributes, plays and amplifies music in any "zone" in the home, and the Sonos(TM) Controller, a wireless handheld device with a full-color screen which allows the user to access, customize and control the music anywhere.

The ZonePlayer and Controller provide access to digital music throughout the home by communicating on a secure, peer-to-peer wireless mesh network called Sonosnet(TM). The award recognizes that the Sonos Digital Music System signifies a step forward in the home entertainment space by incorporating wireless mesh networking into a consumer electronics product, an industry first. Unlike traditional access point architecture, mesh provides consumers with a larger footprint throughout the home. The Controller can communicate with multiple ZonePlayers without significant distance limitations, line of sight requirements or loss of range or throughput. The cutting-edge Sonosnet removes the costly process of wiring a home to enjoy music in multiple rooms. More...

SanDisk launches Industrial Grade SD & TransFlash with Higher Capacities

Epocrates announced today that the Epocrates(R) Essentials integrated suite of industry-leading clinical reference applications is now available for Pocket PC devices. The suite includes all of the key decision support applications -- drugs, diseases, and diagnostics -- required for today's health care professional, all seamlessly integrated at the point-of-care. Epocrates has also launched the Pocket PC version of its free basic drug reference guide, Epocrates Rx(R).

"Pocket PC devices have become increasingly popular among physicians and health care professionals as a tool to help them practice better medicine and improve patient care," said Kirk Loevner, Epocrates CEO. "With this launch, Epocrates now offers all of our leading products for both Palm and Pocket PC devices."

Epocrates has been at the forefront in providing clinical reference applications at the point-of-care since its founding in 1998. Today, over 420,000 physicians, nurses, pharmacists and other health care professionals, including one in four U.S. physicians, are active users of Epocrates applications. The Epocrates suite of products provides unparalleled ease-of-use and up-to-date, trusted content that improves patient care and safety, and results in greater efficiency. More...

IST Enhances Blackberry Edition of DeltaStream Mobile Wireless Financial Data Solution

Responding to an increasing demand for durable flash memory in automotive telematics, military and medical applications, SanDisk® Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK) today announced larger capacities and extended operating temperature ranges for its line of industrial-grade SD™ flash memory cards and tiny TransFlash™ modules. The announcement was made at Electronica 2004, where SanDisk is exhibiting in Hall A4, Stand 243 of the New Munich Trade Fair Center.

SanDisk introduced a 1-gigabyte (GB) industrial SD card and a 256-megabyte (MB) industrial TransFlash module, providing twice as much memory as their previous highest capacities. Also, the company is offering high reliability with an improved temperature range of –40 to +85 Celsius (-40 to +185 degrees Fahrenheit) for both form factors. The new SD and TransFlash models are expected to ship worldwide starting in January. Pricing is being determined and will vary from region to region.

Norm Frentz, SanDisk’s OEM marketing manager for industrial products, said the emerging technology of automotive telematics – the merger of wireless communications, vehicle monitoring systems, location devices and “infotainment” services -- is prompting the need for higher density solid state memory solutions that can store large amounts of data and code and withstand greater temperature extremes and vibration. More...

JP Mobile Announces SureWave Support for Motorola MPx and MPx220 Mobile Devices

Responding to the exacting demands of the financial industry Imperial Software Technology (IST), a leading provider of mobile market data solutions, today announced availability of a major upgrade to the BlackBerry Edition of its DeltaStream Mobile wireless financial data product.

With an emphasis on performance and usability this new release streams continuous, simultaneous real-time equities, commodities, futures and forex data from over 100 financial exchanges and news feeds to BlackBerry devices. To coincide with the recent launch of the BlackBerry 7100 series, DeltaStream Mobile now streams real-time mobile stock quotes, news, alerts and charts to this highly acclaimed mobile device.

"Financial institutions demand uninterrupted, streaming market data with split second accuracy on their mobile devices. Solutions that send intermittent data updates to the device simply do not meet the requirements of professional brokers and traders," observed Neil Smyth IST's Business Development Director. "Wireless financial applications also have to provide rapid navigation and clear, configurable market data presentation. These requirements are the core of this latest release of DeltaStream Mobile." More...

BayOne EXTREME From SOYO Delivers Convenient Data Storage and Transfer Solution For Mobile Users

JP Mobile(R) (http://www.jpmobile.com/ ), a leading provider of enterprise mobility software, today announced that the company's SureWave Mobile Office solution is now available on Motorola MPx and MPx220 mobile devices powered by Microsoft's Windows Mobile platform.

With SureWave Mobile Office, enterprise customers can automatically receive new e-mail messages and calendar items in real-time via IP push to the device. SureWave also provides advanced on-device and transport level security. The SureWave platform, based on open standards, leverages the native Pocket Outlook client, providing end users with a familiar and easy-to- use interface. In addition to e-mail and PIM applications, SureWave enterprise customers also can securely access corporate data from ERP, SFA, FFA, and CRM applications.

JP Mobile is the first company to obtain Microsoft certification for all Windows Mobile-based devices for push e-mail and PIM support for Microsoft Exchange, Novell GroupWise and Lotus Domino mail servers. More...

Ultra Personal Computing in the Palm of Your Hand

SOYO Group, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: SOYO) , a leading provider of computer motherboards, computer peripheral devices, and consumer electronics, announces the immediate availability of the BayOne EXTREME 5.25-inch drive bay, featuring a detachable 9-in-1 flash media adapter that is universally compatible with desktop and laptop computers for fast and convenient data transfer and storage. The BayOne EXTREME also offers a unique front-panel audio solution and three USB 2.0 ports for connecting multiple devices simultaneously.

Mr. Ming Chok, CEO of SOYO Group said, ''Previously, we announced our expansion into additional markets with several peripheral devices designed to compliment our well-known motherboards and computer cases. Our extensive network of sales and distribution channels has already embraced the BayOne EXTREME. It's a reliable, valuable piece of hardware and it perfectly compliments our other exciting products.''

The BayOne EXTREME is the ideal solution for mobile workers who need to transfer files between a desktop and a laptop computer, or from an external device to a computer. Flash memory is the storage medium used by today's digital devices, and the versatile BayOne EXTREME reads all of the most popular flash memory formats, ensuring fast and easy data transfer from a PDA, digital camera, smart phone, or MP3 player to a laptop or desktop computer. More...

Personal Computer News

At a shade over 1 pound, Sony's new VAIO(R) U Ultra Portable PC, announced today, has the heart of a PC but the soul of an entertainer.

Doubling as a portable media player, this "pocketable" PC allows you to download entertainment content and enjoy it virtually anywhere you go. Integrated 802.11 b/g wireless LAN connects you to thousands of hotspots across the country and helps you stay in touch with the Internet, email and your favorite digital content download services.

Multiple input modes contribute to the PC's extreme versatility. Using the stylus and virtual keyboard on the unit's touch panel screen, you can compose email messages or navigate files even while standing up. Handwriting recognition software simplifies note-taking or annotating documents. Users can also quickly launch programs or execute common commands with thumb- controlled action buttons, or draft longer text files with the included foldout keyboard. More...

Mobile Technology Helps Clinicians Reduce Medical Errors and Prescription Drug Costs

Iomega Announces New Mini Hard Drive

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont announced today that physicians and other health care professionals throughout Vermont now have convenient access to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont prescription drug benefit information via the latest mobile technology.

Providers will have access to Blue Cross and Blue Shield's list of covered drugs through the Epocrates hand-held drug reference applications designed for the Palm OS and Pocket PC platforms and through the Epocrates Rx Online(TM) reference available for Internet-connected desktop computers. All Epocrates products are easily downloadable via the Internet and are currently used by over 27 percent of Vermont physicians.

Within the Epocrates drug reference applications, providers can easily check formulary status, prior authorization requirements, alternatives, generic substitutes and quantity limits. The drug reference also includes over 3,000 drug monographs along with indications, a built-in dosing calculator, contraindications, drug interactions, adverse reactions, cost information, and the MultiCheck(R) function capable of checking up to 30 drugs simultaneously for interactions. More...

Personal Computer News

Iomega Corporation (NYSE: IOM), a global leader in data storage, today announced a slick little external hard drive in 20 GB and 40 GB capacities* that is small enough for the shirt pocket and weighs just 3.5 ounces. The new Iomega® USB 2.0 Mini Hard Drive is the first Iomega hard drive to receive 100 percent of its power from a standard USB data port, allowing mobile professionals to travel lighter and still have plenty of storage capacity for all their important files.

Because the Iomega Mini Hard Drive is based on 1.8-inch hard disk technology, it is smaller and more energy-efficient than most other portable drives. The 4200-rpm drive has a rugged aluminum enclosure and features a USB 2.0 (Hi-Speed USB) interface for plug-and-play simplicity with any compatible Windows or Macintosh computer (see below). A blue drive light signals disk activity, and an on/off switch allows laptop users to power down the device without disconnecting it. More...

Tue Nov 09, 2004

Asphalt: Urban GT(TM) Races Out to the Stores for NGage

Motorola MPx220 Review @ pdabuyersguide.com

Nokia today announced that it has started shipping Asphalt: Urban GT(TM) a high-speed car racing game, in European stores now and in North American and Asian stores by mid-November. To entice the gamers, Nokia and Gameloft also today announced a downloadable demo for the highly anticipated N-Gage title. The demo will be available for free download on the Asphalt mini site http://www.n-gage.com/asphalt starting today.

The Asphalt: Urban GT(TM) demo lets gamers race in free ride mode for a limited time in Paris with a Lamborghini Gallardo, as well as the possibility to race against a friend via Bluetooth wireless technology. In the full version of the game, gamers can race in nine exotic locations around the world with more than twenty different car brands. More...

PhatWare Extends Winning Streak: PhatNotes Named Best Notes Software by Pocket PC Magazine for Fourth Time

PDA Buyer's Guide has published an in-depth review of the Motorola MPx220 Microsoft smartphone. "The new MS Smartphone on the block packs an amazing number of features into a small package. This trim clamshell phone runs MS Smartphone 2003 SE, has a fast processor, Bluetooth, a 1MP camera, an expansion slot and MP3 stereo playback. It's a GSM world phone offered by Cingular in the US." Read the full review:

http://www.pdabuyersguide.com/motorola_MPx220_smartphone.htm More...

Last Day of Work Makes a Splash with Launch of Fish Tycoon for Windows Mobile Handheld Devices

For the fourth consecutive year, PhatWare Corporation, a leading provider of software products and professional services for mobile and desktop computers, has won "Best of Category" honors in Pocket PC Magazine's Best Software Awards 2004 competition. PhatWare's PhatNotes won in the "Utilities-Notes" category, while the company's CalliGrapher handwriting recognition software took top honors in the "Utilities-Handwriting" segment.

This is the fourth year for the Pocket PC Magazine Best Software Awards, meaning that PhatNotes has been recognized as "Best of Category" each year since the awards program’s inception.

"Winning these awards for several consecutive years validates the quality of our products and our dedication to responding to consumers' evolving needs," said Stan Miasnikov, president of PhatWare Corporation. "It's a great honor to be recognized by some of the most knowledgeable people in the business." More...

New game Shipwreck released

Last Day of Work, a top producer of real-time games and simulations for mobile devices, has ported its Palm OS Fish Tycoon game to the Windows Mobile Pocket PC platform. Fish Tycoon, which recently received the Parents' Choice Foundation "Recommended" award, offers a real-time game in which players cross-breed and maintain a variety of fish in order to discover seven separate "magical" fish that each grant special enhancements to the player.

"The graphics are stunning, the game-play is addicting, and the overall experience playing this game has been one of the best that I have experienced on any game whether it be on the PDA or home PC," said David Eaton, product reviewer with PDArcade.com. "This game is a winner!"

The object of Fish Tycoon is to solve the genetic riddle that would lead to the discovery of seven magic breeds of fish. Players begin with a small assortment of fish and a limited bank account to cover the expenses of running a successful fish-breeding operation. To succeed, players must breed the fish, care for them, help them grow, and cure them if they get sick. Throughout the game, players must buy supplies, medicine, research technologies and advertising to enable them to discover and sell increasingly rare and beautiful species of fish. More...

National Semiconductor Announces New Family of Color LED Drivers for Cell Phones, Smart Phones, Personal Digital Assistants and Other Portable Handheld Devices

Challenge your mind and your reflexes in this fast-paced action puzzle game. Use the power of your brain as well as missiles, bombs, and bonuses to get the highest score and prevent shipwreck. Do not miss this game, and you will be awarded with tons of fun.

Three Ways to Play. Shipwreck provides you with three unique modes of play.

Classic Mode offers round after round of reef combining action. Combine and destroy enough reefs and advance to the next level. Bonus rounds offer a new challenge and a chance to rack up big points. More...

AppForge Delivers Industry-leading Data Synchronization Capability to the Crossfire Development Platform

National Semiconductor Corporation (NYSE:NSM) today announced a new family of light-emitting diode (LED) integrated circuit drivers specifically designed for sharper colors and superior brightness in lighting systems for portable handheld devices such as cell phones, smart phones, global positioning systems (GPS) and personal digital assistants (PDA). National's new LED products are also suitable for portable games, toys, MP3 players and other devices. To accelerate system implementation, each LED driver in National's new product family offers easy design-in capability with minimal software programming.

"National Semiconductor has long been a leader in bringing exciting new functionality to market for makers of cell phones and other portable electronic devices," said Peter Henry, vice president for National's Portable Power Products Group. "Our new family of LED lighting drivers -- including the industry's first audio-lighting synchronized color LED driver -- will enable systems manufacturers to offer users more fun and functionality than ever before possible. These new products truly bring the sight and sound of information to portable devices." More...

Mon Nov 08, 2004

Pocket PC Magazine Declares ACCESS' NetFront Browser for Pocket PC Best Internet Browser

AppForge, Inc., a leader in multi-platform mobile and wireless application development solutions, today announced it has signed an OEM agreement with Intellisync Corporation (NASDAQ:SYNC) , a leading developer and marketer of wireless software solutions for the worldwide mobile communications industry. Under the agreement, Intellisync(R) Data Sync software -- a key component of the Intellisync Mobile Suite(TM) mobility platform -- will be integrated into AppForge's mobile application product line. The combined solution offers developers the best of data synchronization and mobile application development, enabling the creation and integration of sophisticated applications in record time. More...

AXCESS Invited to Exhibit Active RFID Homeland Defense Solutions at GTSI's Federal Government Physical Security Symposium

ACCESS Co., Ltd. (Tokyo Stock Exchange: 4813), a global provider of mobile content delivery and Internet access technologies, today announced that its NetFront(R) Internet browser for Pocket PC which includes JV-Lite(TM) 2, a Sun authorized Java virtual machine, has been selected as a winner in Pocket PC Magazine's Best Software Awards 2004 competition. NetFront was declared the overall winner from among eight other products in the "Browsers and Web Utilities" category by a Pocket PC Magazine global panel of experts.

Pocket PC Magazine's fourth annual Best Software Awards are intended to help users select the software that best suits their Windows Mobile, Pocket PC and Smartphone needs by recognizing vendors that produce outstanding software. Originally launched in 1997, Pocket PC Magazine is recognized as one of the leading publications covering all things Windows Mobile including Pocket PCs, Smartphones, Portable Media Center, and Windows CE-based handhelds. Pocket PC Magazine has an audited circulation of 76,191 including newsstand sales, paid print and digital subscriptions. More...

Surpass One Billionth Subscriber Sync Milestone

AXCESS International Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: AXSI.OB) , a leading provider of RFID solutions for the enhancement of physical security, productivity and protection today announced it will exhibit several of its active RFID solutions at the Physical Security Symposium sponsored by the large government information technology distributor, GTSI in Washington DC on Tuesday, November 9th. The active RFID solutions to be demonstrated will include: More...

"Krakout" for Pocket PC: new look to breakout-style games

iAnywhere Solutions, a subsidiary of Sybase, Inc. (NYSE:SY) , today announced that its AvantGo(R) mobile Internet service will reach one billion subscriber syncs in the month of November. In celebration of this milestone and the service's five-year anniversary, which highlights the growing momentum of the free service, AvantGo will feature a contest for subscribers and launch a special advertising program for channel partners.

"AvantGo has been terrific to work with, and we congratulate the service on five terrific years," said Rob Britton, Managing Director, Brand Development and Advertising, for American Airlines. "The reason we signed on with AvantGo is simple. AvantGo offers one of the most cost-effective ways possible to deliver online information to a broad range of American Airlines key customers. When we wanted a way to deliver online content that business travelers could easily take with them, we chose AvantGo. The service provides a highly streamlined way to deliver a lot of content to PDAs and smartphones." More...

Fri Nov 05, 2004

Release of Li-Nuggz, Platform Game for PocketPC, Windows SmartPhone and Symbian Series 60 Devices	Windows Mobile News
Elements Interactive releases Li-Nuggz, a platform game for PocketPC, Windows SmartPhone and Symbian series 60 devices. Li-Nuggz is a fast-paced platform game where you need to use your skills and different weapons to get to the top of the vulcano. Shoot away the various obstacles and reach the top where you will find your final battle. Features: More...

Preview of Qtek S100 @ mobinaute.com

Text:

Get ready for a new game experience! You may be thinking that all you are getting is just an Arcanoid download, but what you get is a good game packed with hundreds levels of pure action, cool 3D graphics, great soundtrack, and digitized sound FX. And the main feature that
makes this game stand out on the other games - a landscape game field orientation which gives you a new look to breakout games. Dark night, scary image and gothic music are waiting for you. Be hurry, this special edition of Fast Swapper is available till this Halloween only!

* 400 levels in seventeen episodes;
* Ability to play game with stylus;
* Ambient music and digitized sound effects;
* Ability to save the game and resume a saved game.

Download Krakout - arkanoid game - and see how many times you spend for playing!

Published by Ballshooter Games www.ballshooter.com More...

Motorola Supplies an End-to-End Push-To-Talk over Cellular Service (PoC) to Bouygues Telecom

mobinaute.com just wrote a preview of the PDAPhone Qtek S100 (HTC Magician) with around 50 photos (Q100, Qtek 9090, Qtek 8020, SPV C500, Qtek 2020) and 2 videos:

http://www.mobinaute.com/mobinaute/article.php?id=20041105105912

And few words in English:

The Qtek S100 is very tiny compared to Qtek 2020 or Qtek 9090. Windows Media Player 10 is installed and can be used and sync easily with a PC. A hardware button can be used to switch from portrait to landscape mode. The Qtek S100 will be available during this Christmas. More...

GPS Tuner v3.6 has been released	Windows Mobile News
FYI a new version of GPS Tuner has been released. In v3.6 there are several new features like: -Supporting real VGA -Large (unlimited-size) map handling -Map Calibrator 1.2 for GPS Tuner also released to make/calibrate large maps More information about GPS Tuner can be found at: http://www.gpstuner.com GPS Tuner' news page can be found at: http://www.gpstuner.com/news.htm More...

Dell Axim X50 Series WriteSHIELD AG Shipping @ PocketPCTechs.com

Motorola Inc. (NYSE:MOT) and Bouygues Telecom, the French mobile operator, today announced a contract to deliver Push-To-Talk over Cellular (PoC) services using Motorola V400p handsets. Bouygues Telecom will make its voice messaging services commercially available to enterprise and professional customers from November 2004.

Bouygues Telecom can now offer its subscribers the flexibility of mobile messaging combined with the ease of use of voice, giving users one-touch automatic access to presence-enabled PoC contacts for a walkie-talkie style voice connection with individuals or groups.

"Motorola has clearly convinced Bouygues Telecom that its PoC solution and handsets, with its signature user experience, are simple and compelling for our enterprise and professional customers to use on a day to day basis," said Richard Viel, general manager for Bouygues Telecom, Enterprises, International & Roaming. "In addition, after evaluating our options, Bouygues has determined that Motorola's PoC solution combined with our GPRS network is the best solution so far on the French market." More...

Nokia Announces Open Standards Push Email for 9500 and 9300 Smartphones

After many requests, PocketPCTechs are pleased to announce that they are shipping a WriteSHIELD™ AG Screen Protector for the Dell Axim X50v Series. The kits are also available in a combo pack, one WriteSHIELD™ AG and one WriteSHIELD™ C2.

Customers who have purchased the WriteSHIELD™ C2 Screen Protector Kit may purchase a single AG Screen Protector for $14 including shipping via US Mail. They normally do not sell the WriteSHIELD™ Screen Protector without a kit, but feel it's only fair since the customer will have purchased a full kit within the last 8 days.

Customers wishing to take advantage of this temporary program may email a request to them. They will then process their email as an order and ship the single WriteSHIELD™ AG Screen Protector via US Mail.

WriteSHIELD™ Premium Screen Protector: http://www.pocketpctechs.com/ws.asp More...

Thu Nov 04, 2004

Sony Ericsson P910i PDA Camera Phone Review @ OCW

Nokia (NYSE:NOK), the world leader in mobile communications, and Oracle (NSDQ:ORCL), the world’s largest enterprise software company, today announced the extension of their long-standing alliance to implement push e-mail capability for Oracle® Collaboration Suite on the Nokia 9500 Communicator and Nokia 9300 enterprise smartphone as well as other Nokia messaging devices. The push e-mail solution, designed by Oracle and Consilient will be the first based on the emerging Push-IMAP standard, and is expected to be available during first quarter 2005.

Consilient develops client-server software for push e-mail and calendar on mobile devices and phones. Consilient’s server is based on PIMAP and SyncML open standards, providing real-time connectivity between e-mail systems and mobile devices.

The ongoing collaboration between Oracle and Nokia has successfully produced mobile solutions for enterprise voicemail, e-mail, calendaring, directory services, file management and search capabilities for Nokia’s family of business devices. The solutions have provided mobile professionals with a one-stop source for integrated communications across multiple mobile devices and platforms. More...

Boulder Dash(R)-PocketPC Extreme(TM) Released

The Sony Ericsson P910i is an upgraded version of the P900 phone which centres around the Symbian OS. As a PDA and phone, Sony Ericsson has taken into consideration the best of both worlds integrated into a gadget. The P910i adds on the support of 1GB Memory Duo Stick and an flip-on keyboard. The flip on keyboard is small and in reality, I wonder how many would use it for SMS text messaging.

Based on the Symbian OS, this platform has tons of productivity applications out on the net for trial or purchase. P910i comes with some and it allows me to view PDF files and edit excel/word files. Well, looks like we will be busy on trains editing our contracts and proposals as it is word and excel friendly.

http://www.ocworkbench.com/2004/sonyericsson/p910i/p910i-1.htm More...

Proporta Announces Aluminium-Lined Leather Cases and an Advanced Screen Protector for the Tungsten T5

First Star Software, Inc., the Westchester, New York based developer and publisher of award winning games, announced that Boulder Dash®-PocketPC Extreme™, the latest installment in their Boulder Dash® series of games, was released today. A major hit for years in arcades, on consoles and on PCs, this sequel to the nostalgic action-puzzle game was jointly developed with Pocketnapalm of Budapest, Hungary who together with First Star will co-publish the game for all Pocket PC, Pocket PC 2002 or Pocket PC 2003 (Arm/XScale/MIPS/SH3/SH4 processor) devices with 3 MB free storage memory and 8 MB free program memory.

Boulder Dash®-PocketPC Extreme™ is the first official Boulder Dash® sequel ever developed for PDAs. The heart pumping, state of the art action-puzzle game introduces players to Rocky™ and Crystal™ (the children of the star of the original game: Rockford™) on their journey through five new exciting worlds as they search for treasure. Retailing for US$19.95, the game includes 20 Tutorial levels as well as 100 Game levels spread across five different graphic worlds of twenty levels each. Beautiful hand-drawn graphics, intense soundtracks and mind boggling level solutions feature remote controlled gates toggled by switches; 90° rotation of the screen; growing amoebas and deadly lava; tricky doors and keys. Tools and inventory are also introduced, providing players with the ability to use detonators and dynamite; timed bombs; kick objects and escape from tight spots with their boulder-smashing hammers as they play in either portrait or landscape mode. More...

Opera Software And SlipStream Data Partner To Accelerate "The World's Fastest Browser"

The Tungsten T5 is the latest PDA to benefit from the secure protection of Proporta’s popular Aluminium-Lined Leather Cases. Combining the classic look and feel of contrast stitched, soft black leather with the outstanding protection provided by a robust aluminium lining, the Proporta Alu-Leather cases are both aesthetically pleasing and practical.

Flip and Book versions are available; each incorporating individual cutouts for all PDA features - including the synchronisation port, infrared port, stylus, and stereo output. Proporta has also included MMC/SD card storage space, an optional and fully removable belt clip (Flip Style only), secure closure, removable credit card module and secure PDA attachment system.

These versatile cases also contain a hidden magnetic attachment system which docks with the Proporta vehicle mounting system, so they’re ideal for use with GPS navigation systems (see www.proporta.com/gps More...

SlipStream Data To Accelerate Internet And Email Access For Symbian OS Phones

Opera Software and SlipStream Data today announced the integration of the Opera browser with SlipStream's web and email acceleration technology. The integrated solution enables ISPs to offer up to six times faster browsing on dial-up and wireless connections, as well as provides fast and secure access to critical data for mobile workers and organizations with limited bandwidth.

Opera's browser integration with the Slipstream software is with its yet- to-debut version, 7.60. Opera 7.60 is set to usher in more innovative browsing features in keeping with Opera's tradition of revolutionizing the user experience while sustaining it as an easy-to-use Internet power tool. Users get all the functionality of Opera's web browser and built-in email and chat clients in one speedy solution. The public release of v7.60 is slated for the end of 2004. More...

Motorola and 3 Reinforce Their Partnership With the Launch of Three New Video Mobiles

SlipStream Data Inc. announced today that it has joined the Symbian Platinum Program to support the growing market for smartphones based on Symbian OS(TM). As a Symbian Platinum Partner, SlipStream will bring its data compression and acceleration technology to the Symbian ecosystem, ensuring seamless integration with Symbian OS.

Symbian develops and licenses Symbian OS, the global industry-standard operating system for smartphones, to the world's leading handset manufacturers. Symbian OS licensees account for over 85% of worldwide mobile phone sales.(1) In the first half of 2004, more than 5 million phones based on Symbian OS were shipped worldwide, bringing the installed base to 15 million phones.

"As the number of smartphones based on Symbian OS increases, SlipStream sees an incredible opportunity for improving the cellular network access performance of current models and those in the pipeline," said Ron Neumann, president of Slipstream Data Inc. "The open standards of Symbian OS allow our acceleration technology to be tightly integrated with any smartphone today or in the future - from many different manufacturers and geographies." More...

Nextbase Portable DVD Player review @ pyroport.com

Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT), a global leader in wireless communications, and 3, the UK's first video mobile network, today announced the availability of three new handsets in time for Christmas. With lighter, compact designs, improved battery life, superb camera quality and maintaining picture-perfect large screens, all handsets ensure a rich and compelling multimedia experience.

The new handsets showcase 3's unique range of video mobile services including person-to-person video calling, full length music videos, Barclays Premiership highlights and what's hot and what's not from the world of entertainment streamed straight to your phone.

3 will be offering the Motorola A1000, E1000 and C975 from November 2004: More...

New Distribution Platform Will Include Premier Symbian OS(TM) and Java(TM) Mobile Content from Handango

Today Orestis has taken a Nextbase portable DVD Player with its 7" LCD display for a spin.

Intro:

The format of DVD has been incredibly quick to usurp VHS as the standard of choice for watching films. It was circa five years ago that I got my DVD player, which at the time was hideously expensive, and extremely large. Not many people at the time had seen the digital glory of DVD and

it would often get a lot of people exclaiming 'wow' at the quality of the picture DVD can produce.

URL: http://www.pyroport.com/reviews/36.asp More...

Wed Nov 03, 2004

The Top 10-selling phones in October 2004

Nokia (NYSE:NOK), the global leader in mobility, and Handango, the leading provider of mobile downloads, today announced that Handango will be a key content provider through the Preminet Solution, making its best-in-class mobile content available as part of the end-to-end content distribution and transaction service for mobile network operators worldwide.

Designed to streamline the distribution process for innovative and fully certified mobile content and applications, Preminet consists of the Preminet Master Catalog, Preminet Service Delivery Platform and Preminet Purchasing Client, an innovative software application that makes it easy for end-users to discover, try and buy mobile software. Under terms of the new agreement, operators using the Preminet Purchasing Client can choose to complement the content offered in the Preminet Master Catalog with select content and applications from Handango's catalog of more than 11,000 Symbian OS(TM) and Java(TM) titles, including games, business applications, productivity titles, ringtones and more. Handango will optimize its data feeds to be compatible with the Purchasing Client and will also provide commerce services to those operators utilizing Handango's content through the client. More...

Tue Nov 02, 2004

The top 10 selling PDAs/Smartphones in October 2004.

Nokia is again the dominant brand in Krusell’s list for October 2004 as the most sold Mobile phone cases. Sony Ericsson’s top selling phones are still in the lead, T630/628/610/637and K700i. Not very surprisingly says Ulf Sandberg, Marketing Director at Krusell. What we also can see is that only high-end devices are represented in our list.

1. (1) Sony Ericsson T630/628/610/637
2. (2) Sony Ericsson K700i
3. (3) Nokia 6230
4. (5) Nokia 7610
5. (10) Nokia 6620/6600
6. (8) Nokia 6610i/7250/7250i
7. (-) Qtek 9090/ 02 XDA III
8. (-) Qtek 8010/C500
9. (-) Sony Ericsson F500i/K500i
10. (4) Nokia 5140

( )= last months position.

The Swedish manufacturer of carrying cases for portable electronics, Krusell, has released their "Top 10"-list for October 2004. The list is based upon the number of pieces of model specific mobile phone cases that has been ordered from Krusell during October 2004. Krusell's list is unique due to the fact that it reflects the sales of mobile phones on six continents and in more than 40 countries around the globe. More...

Nokia and Good Technology Announce Development and Marketing Alliance

Mio Mitac 168 (also known as Yakumo 300 and Navman PiN) has taken the first place again, on the Krusell Top list for October 2004 as the most sold PDA case. HP is taking 6 positions on the new list.

1. (1) Mio Mitac 168/Yakumo 300 GPS/Navman PiN
2. (2) HP IPAQ 1900-series
3. (8) Hp Ipaq hx4700
4. (-) Qtek 9090/02 XDA III
5. (4) HP IPAQ H2200-series
6. (6) HP Ipaq rx3700 –series
7. (7) HP Ipaq rz1710/1715
8. (-) HP Ipaq 6300-series
9. (3) PalmOne/Handspring Treo 600
10. (9) Blackberry RIM 6200/7200/7230

( )= last months position.

-Not very surprisingly. We have a great demand for cases to all of the new HP models says Ulf Sandberg Marketing Director at Krusell. There are still many new models to come and we foresee a great winter ahead of us.

The Swedish manufacturer of carrying cases for portable electronics, Krusell, has released their "Top 10"-list for October 2004. The list is based upon the number of pieces of model specific PDA- and Smartphone cases that has been ordered from Krusell during October 2004. Krusell's list is unique due to the fact that their sales of cases reflect the sales of PDAs and Smartphones on six continents and in more than 40 countries around the globe. More...

Nokia Launches Plan to Be the Preferred Provider of Mobile Devices for E-mail and Messaging in the Enterprise Market

Nokia (NYSE: NOK) today announced it is joining forces with Good Technology, the leader in industry standards-based wireless messaging and corporate data access for the enterprise, to extend GoodLink to Nokia business-optimized mobile devices.

GoodLink is wireless messaging and data access software and service that provides mobile users with cradle-free, AES-encrypted, two-way, real-time access to Microsoft Exchange-based email, contacts, calendar, notes and tasks. GoodLink's Outlook-like, intuitive user interface and desktop software-free design lower the cost of mobile access to e-mail and other critical applications including CRM, ERP and SCM.

Good currently partners with all of the major US operators as well as Orange and O2. Over three thousand enterprises have selected GoodLink as their enterprise wireless messaging standard, including Aventis-Behring, UnumProvident, Starbucks, CB/Richard Ellis, Liz Claiborne, Visa, Dell, Texas Instruments and EDS. More...

Market-Leading Magellan RoadMate 700 GPS Vehicle Navigation System Now With North American and European Maps in One

Nokia's (NYSE: NOK) Enterprise Solutions group today introduced a strategy to become the device of choice for mobile e-mail and messaging in the enterprise market. The customer-focused strategy is based on providing many popular and promising e-mail solutions on its broadening range of business-optimized mobile devices. This is a natural strategic evolution for Nokia given its expertise and stronghold in mobile voice and messaging - the first steps toward mobilization of business applications and processes.

Enterprise customers are demanding robust mobility platforms that provide support for a wide variety of applications and address the needs of the various classes of users. This is in contrast to the proprietary, purpose built mobile solution approach that is difficult to scale beyond a single application. Nokia's strategy aims to provide enterprises with a range of business-optimized mobile devices which are not only excellent voice devices, but support the widest range of mobile e-mail clients and supporting technologies as well as enable integration with leading enterprise applications.

By focusing on the integration of a variety of compatible mobile e-mail solutions, in a more cost-effective and seamless manner than is available today, Nokia will offer enterprises the freedom to choose one or combine e-mail solutions, delivery options, and deployment methods to create a mobile e-mail environment for their unique needs. More...

American Psychiatric Publishing Partners With Silverchair to Develop DSM-IV-TR and PsychiatryOnline

Thales announced today the worldwide introduction of significant new features and updated map data to its popular Magellan(R) RoadMate(TM) 700. From the creators of Hertz NeverLost(R), the Magellan RoadMate 700 is the first portable vehicle navigation device to offer built-in nationwide street-level maps for Turn it on and go!(TM) convenience. Now the Magellan RoadMate 700 will ship with the option to access the newest, most up-to-date maps for both Europe and North America on a single device. Another added convenience is the ability for customers to beam address book data from most Palm OS and Pocket PC devices. Customers who currently own a Magellan RoadMate can take advantage of the new features by purchasing an upgrade package at www.magellangps.com, and customers who purchased the product on or after October 1, 2004 are eligible for a free upgrade via the website.

In response to customer feedback, the best-selling Magellan RoadMate 700 now ships with an enhanced points-of-interest (POI) database and pre-loaded maps for 17 European countries, the 48 contiguous United States and a new full-coverage map of Canada. Customers have full access to either the North American maps or European maps along with the option to pay to unlock the other region at any time. Globetrotters now have the ability to travel with the confidence of knowing how to reach their desired destination in countries around the world. The updated points of interest features are also a huge benefit for travelers who value the ability to find the closest ATMs, tourist attractions, hotels, restaurants and other businesses in nearly 40 categories. Not only is the POI database updated with the most recent information, users can select a specific category of POI icons to be displayed on the map screen while they drive. Plus drivers can easily route to a POI on the map screen by simply touching the POI icon. More...

Top 10 Holiday Gift Ideas for the 'Technosexual' On Your List

American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc. (APPI), the world's premier publisher of books, journals and multimedia on psychiatry, mental health and behavioral science, and Silverchair Science+Communications, a leading developer of health reference information solutions, today announced a multiyear agreement to develop for the Web the next generation of APPI's best-selling clinical references, starting with Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR(R)).

With the early 2005 launch of PsychiatryOnline, the complete content of DSM-IV-TR(R) -- the world's most widely used psychiatric reference -- will be integrated with other essential psychiatry resources through Silverchair Content Manager(TM)(SCM) -- Silverchair's semantic Web platform for clinical references. PsychiatryOnline will provide mental health professionals with comprehensive, intuitive access to the world's leading references (including DSM-IV-TR(R), DSM-IV-TR(R) Casebook and its Treatment Companion, and the American Psychiatric Association's Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders), primary literature (including The American Journal of Psychiatry), textbooks (including The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Clinical Psychiatry), self-assessment tools for board certification and recertification review and CME, news (from Psychiatric News), and PDA applications (including Quick Reference to the Diagnostic Criteria From DSM- IV-TR(R), DSM-IV-TR(R) Handbook of Differential Diagnosis, and Quick Reference to the APA Practice Guidelines). More...

You've heard about it, now watch it yourself. The TrueMajorityACTION OREO video

OK...I've read the list and while it is interesting....it also need some serious help. Expect a PDAToday approved list in the coming weeks....but for your enjoyment here is what Ricky Montalvo has to say...even if it is uninspired...sorry Ricky....Move over metrosexuals, there's a new guy in town who rivals your fashion sense but can also hook up a VCR. He's the "technosexual," -- a "chic geek" if you will.

Ricky Montalvo, who coined the phrase, is releasing his "Top 10" list of holiday gift ideas for the technosexual on your gift list.

"The technosexual is a man of style and tech sophistication," says Montalvo, a self-described fashionista and geek, who founded Technosexual.org in December 2003. "You'll see him at the latest art gallery opening, but not without his PDA/cell phone combo to keep him connected. Simply put, he navigates through life with the empowerment of technology and a flair for style."

According to Montalvo, shopping for the technosexual could be challenging, as he's a discerning fellow who wants the latest high-tech gadgets that will suit his chic lifestyle. More...

Mon Nov 01, 2004

Off Topic

"Hi, I'm Ben Cohen (or a reasonable facsimile thereof). I started Ben and Jerry's, but there are some things in life that are even more important than ice cream. So now I'm working with TrueMajority.org, over 300,000 of us that are taking America back (from the current craziness)."

"Here's one of the things we're working on - the federal budget effects everybody but it's so big that nobody can figure it out."

ve heard about it, now watch it yourself. The TrueMajorityACTION OREO video... featuring an animated Ben Cohen. http://www.e-tractions.com/truemajority/run/oreo?rd=436 More...

Turnout Will Determine Who Is Our Next President

Off Topic

Anyone who's worked on close campaigns will tell you that the winning candidate is the one who has the most volunteers on Election Day.

Election Day volunteers will likely be the decisive factor in this year's election—driving supporters to the polls if they need rides, pleading with them on the phone or on their front porches, watching their kids while they vote, or doing whatever else is legal and proper to get them to the polls.

Most political analysts think that's why the Republicans did so well in the last midterm election—because Karl Rove put together one of the best Election Day volunteer programs ever seen. Until now.

We've identified the groups across the country that have sophisticated, effective, and energetic on-the-ground Get Out the Vote operations. See the information below about the opportunities to spend Election Day in your community making our democracy work.

You'll look back on the experience as a day very well spent—much more memorable and gratifying than just another day of work, school, or housework.

http://www.truemajorityaction.org More...

Leading PDA Software Developers Have United to Support Health Conscience People

SearchGuy.com Launches Proprietary Mobile Search Solution SearchGuy Mobile

Leading PDA Software Developers Have United to Celebrate National Diabetes Month

Sixteen leading PDA software development companies take part in a special action during November by giving people a chance to receive popular software products at a tremendous discount or even for free.

November 1, 2004 - Sixteen leading companies that develop software for handheld and PC computers have joined together in November to honor National Diabetes Month and the World Diabetes Day on November 14. These leading companies invite all health conscience people to take part in the action by ordering their popular PDA software at tremendous discounts.

UTrackSys.com, LLC ( http://www.utracksys.com ), maker of the UTS personal health-care software series for Palm OS handheld computers, initiated the special action in November for people who seriously care about their health and physical condition. Throughout the month, people who order UTS software to track blood pressure, weight, diet, glucose level, medications, exercise, medical tests and other personal statistics, will get popular PDA software for special prices or even for free. These world-famous companies have joined UTrackSys.com, LLC's action and offer their best selling programs at extraordinary prices: More...

Zagat Survey Releases Its 2005 Top U.S. Restaurant and Hotel Guides

SearchGuy.com Inc., (BULLETIN BOARD: SHGY) a creative provider of multi category search and advertising services, is proud to announce it has launched the much anticipated SearchGuy Mobile technology. This new technology will allow users to browse the Internet from any Palm Pilot or Blackberry device, as well as Internet enabled mobile phones. SearchGuy Mobile's on-the-fly conversion technology allows handheld users to search the web easily and effectively.

SearchGuy Mobile will serve has a destination for wireless users to retrieve and share data through the SearchGuy Mobile network. The company has created its proprietary solution to be compatible will a multitude of handheld devices. Spanning the globe, SearchGuy Mobile's technology will be superior in both relevant data -- and delivery time.

SearchGuy Mobile Search Advantages
-- Search the Web via SearchGuy's unique on-the-fly translation system
-- Search the mobile web (for WAP devices)
-- Fast response time for every search
-- International access and adaptability

To visit the new platform visit: WAP.SEARCHGUY.COM using your wireless device. More...

Funk Software Announces Support for WPA2(TM) (Wi-Fi Protected Access 2(TM)) in Odyssey(R) Client

Zagat Survey(R), the world's leading provider of consumer survey-based leisure content, today released both its 2005 America's Top Restaurant Guide and its 2005 Top U.S. Hotels, Resorts & Spas Guide. This marks the 26th year that Zagat Survey has reported on the shared experiences of diners and the 19th year the company has covered hotels, resorts and spas. The books are available for $14.95 at bookstores nationwide or at http://www.zagat.com/

According to the two new Surveys, the national average meal cost is up 3.1% to $31.51 versus $30.57 a year ago. The average hotel room rate is up a modest 1.48%. After a tough period following 9/11, one-third of travelers report that their personal travel spending has increased in the past year, but emphasize that while their domestic travel is up, they are traveling less to foreign destinations. In another sign of the improving environment, diners are more generous when it comes to tipping, with the average tip increasing from 18.4% to 18.6% since last year. More...

Sesame Street Creators Choose Intellisync to Make Data Mobility as Easy as 1-2-3

Funk Software, a leading provider of network access security solutions, today announced Odyssey Client v3.1, an upgrade to their secure 802.1X access client that includes support for Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2), the next generation of Wi-Fi security, based on the final 802.11i standard (ratified by the IEEE in 2004). WPA2 offers the strongest available security in the form of AES-level encryption (Advanced Encryption Standard), plus faster roaming between access points. Odyssey Client v3.1 also adds support for the WLAN protocols EAP-FAST and EAP-SIM and Microsoft machine credentials.

"WPA2 makes WLAN deployment safe for even very security-conscious enterprises," said Joe Ryan, vice president of Funk Software. "With the addition of WPA2 support to its already-extensive security arsenal, Odyssey Client is the ideal choice for any enterprise, whatever its security requirement. And, Odyssey Client is not only the most secure 802.1X client, it's also the easiest to deploy and use enterprise-wide -- significantly reducing overhead and support costs. It's truly the lowest TCO 802.1X access client."

WPA2 is based on the encryption algorithm AES; its predecessor, Wi-Fi Protected Access(TM) (WPA(TM)) uses the encryption algorithm TKIP. (Odyssey Client has supported WPA since July 2003.) In addition to AES-based data security, WPA2 permits 802.1X authentication in either ad-hoc mode or in traditional infrastructure networks, and accelerates re-authentication using key caching and pre-authentication techniques. More...

Braintech Unveils Cobuss: Scalable, Secure, Distributed, Decentralized Support Network for Remote Technical Support

Intellisync Corporation (NASDAQ:SYNC) , a leading developer and marketer of wireless software solutions for the worldwide mobile communications industry, today announced that Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind the world-famous Sesame Street(R) brand, has selected the Intellisync(R) Mobile Suite(TM) platform to provide mobile data access for employees who travel the globe.

The solution provides company officers and executive staff with wireless email and PIM synchronization across a wide range of mobile devices. Mobile Suite is designed to improve employee productivity by enabling business to be conducted anywhere, with confidence that email, calendar, contact and task data will be automatically delivered to mobile workers. Sesame Workshop is also utilizing the systems management component of Intellisync Mobile Suite to minimize the total cost of ownership of mobile devices by reducing the time required to manage them. More...

4SmartPhone Redefines Personal Mobility With Cutting Edge XPress Service Plan Aimed at Individual Users

Braintech, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: BRHI) , a pioneer in Vision Guided Robotics ("VGR"), today announced the beta release of a revolutionary new product: the Community of businesses using support systems, or Cobuss(TM). Cobuss is a web-based technical support tool built on top of a breakthrough community-based, peer-to-peer telecommunications software architecture.

Using established telecommunication technology standards, Cobuss features a highly secure, small footprint, platform-independent deployment that allows organizations to leverage existing investments in IT infrastructure and training. Cobuss is not designed as a traditional call center automation tool that relies on a central pool of support personnel and is ineffective for industrial support. Instead, its unique architecture creates relevant online communities dedicated to supporting specific groups of industrial systems. More...

SanDisk Files Multiple Actions Against STMicroelectronics

4SmartPhone, a provider of mobility solutions that enable businesses and individuals to access anything, anywhere, anytime, announced today that it has redefined personal mobility by offering its 4SmartPhone XPress Service plan, the most affordable, highly available and portable mobility solution exclusively for individuals using Microsoft Windows Mobile Smartphones, Pocket PC Phones or compatible devices. 4SmartPhone XPress, powered by the Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 platform, delivers seamless and secure access to contacts, email, calendar and documents and requires no software to install on the device or on the user's PC. At the introductory price of $3.99 per month, and with web-based and over-the-air automated setup, 4SmartPhone XPress offers the most affordable and convenient service to individuals who desire a complete wireless mobile office solution today. More...

Symbian OS-based Smartner Email Solution Expected to be Available on Nokia 9500 Communicator and Nokia 9300 Devices During February 2005

SanDisk® Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK) announced today the commencement of litigation against STMicroelectronics and its subsidiaries. SanDisk filed two actions:

· A complaint with the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) seeking an investigation as to whether NAND flash memory chips manufactured by STMicroelectronics and its subsidiaries and sold in the United States infringe SanDisk’s United States Patent No. 5,172,338 and requesting that ST’s NAND flash memory chips be barred from sale in the United States; and

· An action in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California involving the same patent as well as seeking an order declaring that SanDisk’s products do not infringe 14 United States Patents assigned to STMicroelectronics and/or that such patents are invalid.

“The ITC confirmed the validity of our 5,172,338 patent in 1997 in our action against Samsung Electronics. We are looking forward to a speedy decision by the ITC,” said E. Earle Thompson, SanDisk’s Chief Intellectual Property Counsel. “These actions are part of SanDisk’s ongoing strategy to ensure that our important intellectual property rights are respected. Further, our District Court action asks the Court to confirm our judgment that those 14 STMicroelectronic’s patents are invalid and/or not infringed by SanDisk’s products,” continued Thompson. More...