The Launch Of Mozongoware.com – Pocket PC Software Reviews

http://www.bvrp.com [BVRP Software], developer of the award-winning Pocket PhoneTools software, today release a new version of its award winning PDA software, http://www.bvrp.com/ENG/products/pocketPhoneTools/Default.asp [Pocket PhoneTools 4 Pro] in the United States. This Pocket PC software is available now directly from BVRP Software.

Pocket PhoneTools features a wide range of capabilities including Fax, SMS, Internet Connection Manager, Dialer and Contact Phonebook. From one Pocket PC software program, Pocket PhoneTools enables users full access to their Pocket PC communication abilities.

Pocket PhoneTools automatically configures your pocket PC Internet Connection and uses GPRS, WAP or GSM data to connect you to the Internet. The Internet Connection Manager enables users to connect to the Internet in one click, so they can surf the web or exchange e-mails at a high-speed Internet connection.

With Pocket PhoneTools’ voice enabled GSM/GPRS Compact Flash or PCMCIA card, users can perform mobile phone functions on their pocket PC including make and receive phone calls, view call history, manage contacts, voice mail, and send/receive faxes. Also this PDA software has a Contact Phonebook that enables Pocket PhoneTools users to synchronize and transfer their pocket PC contacts to their mobile phone. Utilizing the latest Bluetooth technology, Pocket PhoneTools users have access to the most mobile phone options available. More...

Thu Apr 21, 2005

iAnywhere Launches AvantGo for BlackBerry / Mobile Sales for BlackBerry Early Adopter Program

Mozongoware is the launching of a revised site under a new owner. Matt Kitchen of Mozongo.com bought what was formerly eMobie and PocketPCLife.co.uk to bring to the front a new goal and new site. Mozongoware.com will now specialize in Mobile Software Reviews with the initial emphasis being Windows Mobile Pocket PC and Windows Mobile Smartphone software. We have a staff of dedicated writers working hard to bring you the latest software reviews. So whether you are looking to quickly see if a piece of software is worth your time and money or if you just want to stay abreast with the latest software – Mozongoware.com is your source. With software reviews posted 5 days a week, there will always be something new to read - so check back often!

Mozongoware.com has also worked out (and will continue to) partnerships with multiple mobile software companies to provide you with software Give Aways on a bi-weekly basis. They are starting things off strong by giving away 2 Grinder Gear cases, 4 copies of Brickslider from Ballshooter, and 4 copies of Pocket Commodore 64 from Clickgamer. Just follow the links at the top of the page to enter. Anyone over the age of 13 is eligible to win in each of the 3 contests. All you need is a valid e-mail address to enter.

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New version of visNotes for PalmOS

iAnywhere Solutions, Inc., a subsidiary of Sybase, Inc. (NYSE: SY), today announced the upcoming release of AvantGo® for the BlackBerry® platform from Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM). AvantGo for BlackBerry will give millions of Blackberry users the latest business, sports and entertainment news from the Web’s best brands all optimized for their Blackberry devices. The company is previewing the popular mobile Internet service’s support for BlackBerry to attendees of the Wireless Enterprise Symposium show this week, where Sybase is a gold sponsor (booth #301). AvantGo for BlackBerry will be available for general release within the next 30 days.

“We’re pleased to be able to offer AvantGo to millions of BlackBerry users,” said Neil Versen, senior director of AvantGo at iAnywhere. “Once used primarily for email, BlackBerry devices are increasingly being used by the business user for a wider range of applications, including access to Internet news and information. Our support for BlackBerry is a further step in our ongoing efforts to provide mobile professionals with wireless access to information-rich mobile Internet channels from a broad range of popular devices.”

"With always-on wireless connectivity, BlackBerry customers are able to stay up-to-date and make informed decisions while on the go," said Mark Guibert, Vice President, Corporate Marketing at Research In Motion. "The AvantGo service will leverage the unique power of BlackBerry and provide customers with easy access to timely information, such as news, business, weather and sports."

With over seven million unique subscribers, AvantGo has been a leader in delivering mobile content to smartphones and PDAs since 1999. The free service will wirelessly connect BlackBerry users to thousands of specially formatted brand-name web sites ("channels") including AccuWeather, Bloomberg, CNET, Forbes, Hollywood.com, The Golf Channel, Reuters, RollingStone.com, The Sporting News, Wired News and more. Users can even create personal channels to view family sites, local news, niche sites, church and club sites, workout schedules, and more so they are always in touch, even when on the go.

Availability

The initial release of AvantGo for the BlackBerry provides wireless access to the service and will be available within the next 30 days. A pre-release version is currently available for users at http://www.avantgo.com/rim A free AvantGo account is required. More...

Speck Announces Mini ToughSkin

The software company sfr GmbH (http://www.sfr-software.com/) is proud to announce the release of the new version 1.1.0 of their security solution visNotes for PalmOS.
The user may protect his memo sheet with the approved visual key – technology.
Instead of safeguarding his notes with a usual alphanumeric password, the user chooses several spots on a picture of his own choice to generate a visual key to his data.

The new version 1.1.0 of visNotes PalmOS

- enlarges the maximum Note size many times over
- grants completive compatibility for the Treo 650
visNotes PalmOS is Freeware!

The basic version of visNotes contains one memo sheet and is free of charge.
VisNotes can turn from a single sheet into a notebook. It is possible to expand it by purchasing licenses for additional sheets.

You may find further information about visKey as well as the software documentation at www.visNotes.com More...

Smart Batteries Are Gaining Acceptance Across a Diverse Range of Commercial Applications

Today Speck Products is announcing it's newest case for Apple's iPod Mini. The Mini ToughSkin features ruggedized good looks and protection for the Mini iPod. The rubberized skin, which ship on April 25th, are available for pre-order today on Speck's website (http://www.speckproducts.com) and will be available soon at most major retailers.

"The Mini ToughSkin look really cool and feels great in your hand", said General Manager Tim Hickman. "We've added protection all the way around the Mini including the scroll wheel and screen."

Its one-of-a-kind design customizes the popular rubberized skin for extreme lifestyles. It's the only skin to feature ruggedized bumpers, screen protection, scroll wheel protection, and a detachable belt clip. If you're tough on your stuff, the ToughSkin mini is right for you. The Mini ToughSkins come in 5 Colors. Frosted Clear and black will be available in April and pink, blue, and green will be available in May for $34.95. More...

Rising End-User Interest in IP-Networked Video Surveillance Equipment

Smart batteries with their unique attributes such as safety, portability and ready-to-use nature are generating substantial interest globally across a broad spectrum of industries from aerospace, defence, electronics, semiconductors, telecommunications and automotive to healthcare.

While lightweight, high temperature resistance and an environment-friendly quality are some of the key attributes driving smart batteries' uptake in medical and electronic devices, lead acid batteries combining advanced microprocessor regulated conditioners and built-in chargers are gaining in popularity in the automotive sector.

Various new classes of advanced batteries have also been developed and commercialised in the last decade including the secondary lithium, zinc-air and the nickel-metal hydride batteries to sustain the performance and durability of high-end wireless devices.

"Going forward, cooperation between battery designers and battery charger manufacturers will be essential to meet the constantly evolving design requirements in various industries," says Technical Insights Research Analyst Kasturi Nadkarny from Frost & Sullivan (http://technicalinsights.frost.com).

There is a need for a single integrated system where the battery and the charger share a common signal. Several rechargeable batteries are being fitted with microchips to facilitate communication between the charger and the user. These monitoring circuitries are providing standardised signals to the charger. More...

Third-Party Software for BlackBerry at the Tipping Point

Networking is a critical element of video surveillance solutions and end users in high security facilities are recognising the need for not just capturing security breaches, but also transmitting, storing, and controlling the video feeds over the Internet.

Vendors in the video surveillance equipment market are responding to this trend with IP-networked systems that can capture and transmit images in real time to personal computers, laptops, or even personal digital assistants (PDA).

"IP-networked surveillance systems are particularly popular in large-scale enterprise networks where hundreds, or even thousands, of cameras monitor a multitude of locations," observes Frost & Sullivan Research Analyst Michael Valenti.

The demand for digital equipment has been a direct offshoot of the growing reliance on IP-networked surveillance systems. However, there is much reluctance from end users to go completely digital due to the heavy investment in existing analogue cameras. More...

Handango Announces the 2005 Handango Champion Awards Finalists

WIRELESS ENTERPRISE SYMPOSIUM -- Handango, the leading provider of mobile downloads, has identified a collection of trends indicating that third-party applications for BlackBerry(R), developed by Research In Motion (RIM), have reached a tipping point -- the point at which sales begin to accelerate exponentially based on a variety of market factors. Handango has increased its investment in BlackBerry technology with a new version of Handango InHand for BlackBerry, Handango's white label on-device catalog and download manager solution, as well as a new consumer newsletter for BlackBerry and marketing programs for BlackBerry developers.

"Using our proprietary customer data, we have identified a set of trends that indicate tremendous momentum around BlackBerry," said Randy Eisenman, president and chief executive officer at Handango. "With accelerating growth in BlackBerry sales, wireless activations remain amazingly high, and the interest and uptake of third-party applications is beating all of our expectations." More...

Tue Apr 19, 2005

Production News Server PC is Down	Off Topic
Hi everyone...our main staging server is down so news will be delayed a bit...should be back up tomorrow. We apologize for any inconvenience. --Bill Landon More...

Fri Apr 15, 2005

Handango Releases Mobile Download Stats and Best Sellers for March 2005; Average Selling Price Continues to Climb and Reaches New Record High

Today, Handango, the leading provider of mobile downloads, announced the finalists for the fifth annual Handango Champion Awards, which recognize outstanding mobile software developers and their applications. The 2005 Handango Champion Awards finalists were determined by customer votes on Handango's Web site, http://www.handango.com/ , and Handango partner sites.

Winners will be announced at the annual Handango Partner Summit in Miami, Florida on June 23, 2005. Awards will be presented for BlackBerry(TM), Palm OS(R), Windows Mobile-based Pocket PC and Smartphone as well as Symbian OS(TM) UIQ and Series 60 applications in the following categories:

* Best Application for Work
* Best Application for Play
* Best Application for Life
* Best New Application
* Best Industry Application

A complete list of finalists is available at: http://www.handango.com/Awards/2005Finalists.jsp

"It is always a pleasure to honor and reward these extraordinary software development companies and their exceptional applications," said Randy Eisenman, president and chief executive officer of Handango. "Our customers hand-selected these finalists as the best-of-the-best from Handango's catalog of more than 50,000 applications. These finalists should be proud of their accomplishment in such a dynamic industry." More...

McGraw-Hill and Unbound Medicine Launch PDA, Web and Wireless version of Harrison's Manual of Medicine

Handango, the leading provider of mobile downloads, today released the March edition of the Handango Yardstick, a monthly report on the state of the mobile download industry.

For the first time, the Handango Yardstick reports the top devices adding software by revenue in addition to units sold. This new addition ranks the Sony Ericsson P900/P910 as the number one phone adding software by revenue, dethroning the palmOne Treo 600/650. Another highlight was the addition of the Nokia 9500 and Nokia 6600/6620 to the list of top five phones adding software by revenue. With regards to handhelds, the palmOne Tungsten T Series remained in the number one spot for both revenue and units sold while the Dell Axim X3 Series and palmOne Tungsten E landed at the number two and three slots, respectively.

After hitting a record low in December 2004, the average selling price (ASP) of mobile software applications climbed for the third month in a row, reaching a record high of $20.59 in March, up from $20.47 in February. The ASP of applications in the games and entertainment categories also showed significant price increases. The games category jumped from $13.07 in February to a record high of $14.36 in March, while the entertainment category rose from $18.54 to $19.40.

The list of top ten search terms also had a newcomer this month. Due to the product launch and upgrade of Microsoft Voice Command for the U.S., U.K., France and Germany, the customer search term "voice/voice command" ranked number eight on the list, pushing "MSN/messenger" from the top ten.

The March 2005 Handango Yardstick also features the ten best-selling applications by operating system: More...

Thu Apr 14, 2005

Last Day of Work inhabits your Palm OS with Village Sim Game

McGraw-Hill Professional, a leading global provider of medical reference information, today announced the launch of Harrison’s Manual of Medicine, 16th edition for personal digital assistants (PDAs), the Web and wireless devices through a licensing agreement with Unbound Medicine, a leader in knowledge management solutions for healthcare.

With a single product purchase, clinicians and students can now access Harrison’s Manual of Medicine anytime, anywhere. Whether on the ward, in the clinic, at the library, or at home, clinicians and students will have authoritative and accurate answers to clinical questions at their fingertips.

The 16th edition of Harrison’s Manual of Medicine, published by McGraw-Hill, is derived from the world’s most authoritative internal medicine reference, Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine. The Manual is designed to provide on-the-spot answers to daily patient management questions. The new edition adds coverage of admitting orders, essential medical procedures, critical care medicine and bioterrorism. Over 300 tables and 100 figures augment the text, and more than 13,000 index terms aid information retrieval. More...

Last Day of Work, a top producer of real-time games and simulations for handheld devices, has released Village Sim for the Palm OS platform. Village Sim, the company’s first product in almost five months, continues the long tradition of life-simulators and true real-time games that continue to play even when the device is turned off.

Village Sim allows a player to care and nurture a displaced tribe of people by teaching them the basics of survival - whether or not the device is turned on. Players will test their ability to help a small village live and prosper, depending on the frequency that they monitor their village's needs. Do the villagers need food, housing, or technology to help ward off disease? In addition from guiding the villagers' day-to-day lives, the player helps them explore and restore their island oasis, as the villagers become curious about the mysteries of their tropical home. But should a player turn off their device, or set it aside for too long, sickness and death can sweep through the village. Only setting this real-time game to pause can truly make time stand still.

The real-time feature of Village Sim is unique among mobile device games. Other handheld device games let the action die or freeze once the "off" switch is hit.
"We are very excited to launch Village Sim on the Palm OS platform. We hope to please our existing fans with another complex life simulation game, while exploring some new game ideas outside our traditional breeding sims like Fish Tycoon and Plant Tycoon," said Arthur Humphrey, Last Day of Work chief executive. More...

Wed Apr 13, 2005

Backpacking With A PDA

DVD-Audio vs. SACD @ eCoustics

From Adrian's RojakPot:

"I realized how important a PDA can be on a journey abroad. In fact, the usefulness of such devices cannot be denied.

During my previous backpacking adventure to Europe, my Sony NX70V PDA kept me company with MP3s, allowed me to store critical information, take short video clips of interesting places as well as record voice messages and interesting sounds that I came across along the way. The integrated keyboard made it easy for me to enter large amounts of data although it still cannot replace a good PDA keyboard.

My NX70 has since been sold off and replaced with the Sony TH55 PDA. While this article is based on my experiences with the Sony TH55 PDA, it is geared towards providing information to ALL PDA users (regardless of device make and model). I want to show you how you can fully utilize PDAs on a trip like mine."

http://www.rojakpot.com/default.aspx?location=3&var1=209&var2=0 More...

Tungsten E2 Review @ mobiletechreview.com

When you look at the excitement that Dolby Digital and dts 5.1-channel soundtracks from DVDs can generate played over a good home theater system, it's not surprising that Sony/Philips and the DVD developers decided that an upgraded multichannel audio format was overdue. After all, the CD is stereo, limited to two channels. And despite Sony's original claim, in 1983, of CD's "Perfect Sound Forever," complaints have surfaced over the years about certain limitations in the CD's technical standards.

For example, some audiophiles grumbled about the 44.1-kHz CD sampling frequency, which limits its high-frequency response to 22 kHz (the assumption being that we humans can hear beyond 22 kHz, a dubious claim at best and not supported by any scientific data). Others complained that the CD's 16-bit digital "words" (which yield 6 dB of dynamic range for each bit, for a total of 96 dB), don't capture the dynamic range of human hearing, which can extend to 130 dB or higher.

http://forum.ecoustics.com/bbs/messages/34579/130868.html More...

palmOne Introduces Sleek, Stylish Tungsten E2 Handheld

MobileTechReview has published an in-depth review of palmOne's new Tungsten E2 PDA. In case you are interested in posting a news, here isthe info:

"palmOne Tungsten E2: The follow-up to the extremely successful Tungsten E adds two features every PDA owner will appreciate: non-volatile memory that won't lose your data if the battery runs dry, and double the battery life of the original E. Throw in a brighter, more color saturated display, SDIO, integrated Bluetooth and the ability to work with native MS Office documents and you've got the reasonably priced mid-range Tungsten E2."

You can read the review at:

http://www.mobiletechreview.com/palmOne_Tungsten_E2.htm More...

Research and Markets: What Is the Future for the Corporate Mobile Market?

Building on the popularity of the Tungsten(TM) E handheld, which has sold nearly 2 million units worldwide, palmOne, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLMO) today announced the Tungsten E2 handheld. With the additions of a brighter color screen, flash memory, Bluetooth(R) wireless technology and a more powerful battery, the Tungsten E2 provides upscale, premium features at a budget-conscious price -- $249 (estimated U.S. street price).

"This sleek, stylish device is the perfect handheld to take into the boardroom or the classroom," said Ken Wirt, senior vice president of worldwide marketing for palmOne. "With the versatile Tungsten E2, customers get more of what they want -- Bluetooth, and a brighter, richer color screen that brings calendar, contacts, documents, photos and videos to life. Plus, flash memory to keep important information safe, even when you forget to charge the device." More...

Falanx Mali 100 IP Core is First Handheld 3D Hardware Acceleration Certified by Futuremark Smartphone Benchmark

- Companies now have a choice between several solutions for devices (laptops, PDAs, smartphones etc.) and complementary network technologies (GPRS, Wi-Fi, progressive advent of 3G etc.)

- Generalist software vendors are expanding their nomadic applications, while new players are providing specialist offerings

- Integrators and service companies are relying on Internet technologies to provide mobile extensions and back office integration

Mobility projects focus on connectivity offerings, messaging solutions and More...

Funk Software Announces Shipping of Odyssey(R) Client 4.0 with WPA2(TM) Support

Falanx Microsystems, Inc., the developer of complete mobile graphics semiconductor intellectual property (IP) cores for system- on-chip (SoC) semiconductor manufacturers, today announced that its Mali IP(TM) 100 core is the first hardware-accelerated 3D solution for handhelds to be certified by the new SPMark(TM)04 smartphone benchmark's 3D game test from Futuremark. The Mali 100 delivered outstanding 3D graphics performance -- a full five times that of a baseline smartphone with non-hardware accelerated 3D capabilities.

Futuremark's SPMark04 benchmark product is a growing presence in today's handheld market with over 30,000 copies distributed. The benchmark provides a comprehensive application for measuring and comparing the performance and power consumption of increasingly complex mobile platforms, enabling objective comparisons among various smartphones based on Symbian OS. More...

WeatherBug Announces Global Weather Application for Microsoft Windows Mobile-Based Smartphones

Funk Software, a leading provider of network access security solutions, today announced the shipping of Odyssey Client v4.0, an upgrade to its secure 802.1X access client that includes support for Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2). WPA2, the next generation of Wi-Fi security, offers the strongest available security in the form of AES-level encryption (Advanced Encryption Standard), plus faster roaming between access points. Odyssey Client v4.0 also adds support for the WLAN protocols EAP-FAST and EAP-SIM and Microsoft machine credentials.

"WPA2 is helping speed deployment of WLANs with the strongest security encryption the industry has seen, and Funk Software worked hard to ensure Odyssey Client would be the first supplicant to support WPA2 and fulfill this growing need," said Joe Ryan, vice president of Funk Software. "The Odyssey Client supports virtually any wireless computing device, continuing Funk's market leadership in secure network access, and easing the security pain of customers implementing wireless initiatives."

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...

Mon Apr 11, 2005

iPass Simplifies Mobile Systems Management With Endpoint Policy Management Enterprise

WeatherBug, the leading provider of up-to-the-second live local weather information services, announced today it will bring the company's exclusive weather data to Microsoft Windows Mobile-based Smartphone customers. Users will now have access to WeatherBug's live local weather, severe weather alerts, forecasts, radar, camera images and international weather conditions from 200 countries, right on their phones.

WeatherBug's Windows Mobile-based Smartphone application also connects wireless customers with over 1,000 live cameras from around the U.S. and opens them up to an active community of WeatherBug users who submit photos of their outdoor experiences and severe weather, as it's happening.

WeatherBug Mobile for Windows Mobile-based Smartphone is available for a one-time charge of $14.95. A three-day "try before you buy" offer is also available. For more information or to subscribe to this new service, visit http://www.weatherbug.com/wireless, Windows Mobile Smartphone, http://www.handango.com/ or http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile More...

TradeWind Technologies Releases First SD Card RFID Reader For Handhelds

iPass Inc. (NASDAQ:IPAS) today announced that it has expanded its Policy Orchestration capabilities to permit companies to quickly bring remote and mobile devices into effective compliance with enterprise software policies as soon as they touch the Internet. The new Endpoint Policy Management -- Enterprise service allows organizations to automatically distribute and upgrade software packages, as well as remove unauthorized or "rogue" applications, as soon as the device establishes an Internet or network connection. Now, network administrators can more quickly enforce required security policies by delivering software and OS patches that address critical vulnerabilities before a threat compromises the endpoint and risks infecting corporate network assets.

As corporations embrace the necessity of an increasingly distributed workforce with many employees working on their notebooks or PDAs from home, traveling across town or around the world, or roaming the corporate campus on the wireless LAN, keeping devices secure and up-to-date has become a significant management challenge and business risk. iPass addresses this need with an agent-based solution that works as soon as a notebook is connected to the Internet. This Internet-based approach means the IT department can manage deployment of software and software updates even if the user is only surfing the Internet and never intends to log into the corporate network. The service includes performance features that seek to ensure updates are delivered promptly when the user accesses the internet, and it works to optimize downloads over slow or unreliable links. More...

CECT Kicks Off Large-Scale Spring Marketing Campaign

TradeWind Technologies LLC is pleased to announce the availability of the world's first commercially available RFID reader in the SD card form factor. The patent pending card enables many handheld devices to read or write standard and proprietary RFID 13.56Mhz tags and labels.

The reader fits into any standard SD/SDIO slot and extends outside the slot for a small external footprint of 28mm x 28mm. The reader also has a low 11mm profile and a read range of 7cm.

"The availability of affordable, low-power, plug-in SD RFID readers for palmOne handhelds and smartphones allows companies to begin supporting this exciting technology while maintaining the flexibility to adapt to new application and user requirements as implementation progresses," said Paul D. Leeper, director developer programs for palmOne. More...

Wed Apr 06, 2005

Mobile Phones

Qiao Xing Universal Telephone, Inc. (NASDAQ:XING) , one of China's largest manufacturers and distributors of telecommunications terminals and consumer electronics products, today announced that its subsidiary CEC Telecom Co., Ltd. has kicked off its Spring Marketing Campaign by launching 16 models of high-end mobile phones.

Mr. Wu Zhi Yang, Chairman of CECT and Vice Chairman of XING said, ''The Spring Marketing Campaign was launched on a much bigger scale than the Flame Storm Marketing Campaign, which was launched in September 2004. That campaign resulted in the firm's fastest growth in terms of market share and by the end of 2004 CECT had ranked itself among China's top six local mobile phone brands.

''The 16 models of high-end mobile phones mainly fall into these three categories:

-- High-end multi-media mobile phones embedded with 1.3 million or above pixel digital cameras and software that can play MP3, MPEG3 and 3D games.
-- PDA mobile phones, among which, the model T868 was assessed as the Best Commercial Mobile Phone in a poll organized by SINA.com and Beijing Youth Daily. The market share of the T868 is second only to a similar model from Motorola.
-- Other trendy models. More...

The Top 10-selling phones in March 2005

The top 10 selling PDAs/Smartphones in March 2005

Qtek and Palm are taking the top positions on the list for top 10 selling phone cases in March. Sony Ericssons models are well represented on the list. This is probably just the beginning, says Ulf Sandberg, Marketing Director at Krusell. We predict a great demand for the coming Walkman serie from Sony Ericsson. We keep on forecasting for a rapidly increased growth for Krusell cases globally.

1. (1) Qtek S100/MDA Compact
2. (7) PalmOne Treo 650
3. (4) Qtek 9090/O2 XDA III
4. (2) Motorola Razr V3
5. (3) Sony Ericsson K700i
6. (8) Nokia 6630
7. (-) Sony Ericsson F500i/K500i/K508i
8. (-) Sony Ericsson S700i
9. (-) Qtek 8010/i-mate Jam SP3
10. (6) Sony Ericsson T630/628/610/637

( )= last months position.

The Swedish manufacturer of carrying cases for portable electronics, Krusell, has released their "Top 10"-list for March 2005. The list is based upon the number of pieces of model specific mobile phone cases that has been ordered from Krusell during March 2005. Krusell's list is unique due to the fact that it reflects the sales of mobile phones on six continents and in more than 50 countries around the globe.

More information about Krusell is found at www.krusell.se More...

Intellisync(R) Corporation and CREDANT(R) Technologies Announce Partnership to Enhance Wireless Email and Enterprise Mobility

The list of March shows us as many as eight different brands, which differs a lot from previous top lists. Previous lists has from time to time being dominated by brands like HP and palm. In March Mio Mitac 168 is still number one, but a guess is that PalmOne Treo 650 will beat Mitac 168 next month, says Ulf Sandberg Marketing Director at Krusell. This month we see some new brands that are coming strongly, for example Acer, Blackberry and Fujitsu Siemens. It will be a very hard fight to stay on top the coming months, he ends.

1. (1) Mio Mitac 168/Yakumo 300 GPS/Navman PiN
2. (2) Qtek S100/MDA Compact
3. (6) PalmOne Treo 600/650
4. (4) Hp Ipaq hx2100/2400/2700
5. (3) Qtek 9090/02 XDA III
6. (-) Acer N35 GPS
7. (5) Hp Ipaq hx4700
8. (-) Blackberry 7100t/7100r
9. (8) Nokia 9500
10. (-) Fujitsu Siemens Loox 720

( )= last months position.

The Swedish manufacturer of carrying cases for portable electronics, Krusell, has released their "Top 10"-list for March 2005. The list is based upon the number of pieces of model specific PDA- and Smartphone cases that has been ordered from Krusell during March 2005. 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 50 countries around the globe.

More information about Krusell is found at www.krusell.se More...

Inetcam Introduces Mobile Gateway Plus(TM) Video Streaming Solution

Intellisync Corporation (NASDAQ:SYNC) , a leading developer and marketer of wireless email and mobile software and CREDANT(R) Technologies, a market leader in enabling organizations to control the security of their mobile workforce, have jointly collaborated to enhance the mobile experience by making their respective flagship products, Intellisync Mobile Suite and CREDANT(R) Mobile Guardian, interoperable.

Compliance regulations, such as Sarbanes-Oxley, Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and HIPAA, are mandating protection of sensitive data wherever it is stored -- including mobile devices. Some enterprises have been hesitant to secure these devices because security software can be incompatible with the productivity software used to power mobility. The interoperability of Intellisync software and CREDANT Mobile Guardian virtually eliminates that concern. More...

Tue Apr 05, 2005

AXCESS to Exhibit 'Hands-free' Vehicle Access System at International Security Conference and Exposition

Inetcam, Inc., a provider of streaming media software solutions, today announced the availability of the Mobile Gateway Plus(TM).

The Inetcam Mobile Gateway Plus(TM) video server uses analog and IP cameras as inputs and streams to PDAs, browsers, and any cell phone running the iMViewer(TM) application. The video server can receive analog camera feeds, loop through from a CCTV DVR or time-lapse VCR unit, or IP cameras from most manufacturers. Mobile Gateway Plus(TM) also supports covert camera features so viewers can only see a subset of the total number of cameras configured on the server.

As with all Inetcam products, Mobile Gateway Plus(TM) allows viewers using Java enabled browsers such as: Internet Explorer, Netscape, Firefox, and Mozilla. It also streams video to J2ME and BREW enabled mobile handsets on both CDMA and GSM based wireless networks.

For ease of installation and maintenance, the entire Mobile Gateway Plus(TM) family is remotely administered via web browser. More...

Isotope-Free Handheld Inspector Series(TM) Lead Analyzers from Innov-X

AXCESS International Inc. (OTCBB: AXSI.OB), a leading provider of Active Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) systems today announced it will demonstrate the ActiveTag RFID vehicle access control system at the International Security Conference and Exposition in Las Vegas. AXCESS will be exhibiting the unique "hands-free" system used for secure, rolling vehicle access control in booth #16109 for the duration of the show, April 6-8, 2005.

AXCESS' Active RFID technology is currently used by numerous municipalities, fleet yards, government facilities and residential gated communities. The system features secure "rolling access" that automatically identifies and authenticates authorized vehicles. Hands-free, rolling access improves the convenience and traffic flow while reducing security personnel costs without compromising security. The solution is now available for automatic authorized access in commercial parking and fleet facilities as well as gated communities and country clubs. More...

CRU-DataPort(TM) Demos Industry's First Internal/External 2.5" Encryption Drive Enclosure at FOSE 2005

Innov-X Systems, Inc. announces the world's first isotope-free handheld lead analyzers. The new "Inspector Series" enables fast, accurate analysis of lead paint and other heavy metal contaminants on surfaces and wipes and in air, liquids, and soil. The new analyzers eliminate isotope speed loss and high replacement costs. Innov-X's breakthrough design uses an X-ray tube in a compact, ergonomically designed handheld unit with a pocket PC for unprecedented utility in a portable analyzer. This affords easy operation and fast readings, within 2-3 seconds. Using the PDA also enables fast data entry and on-the-spot report generation for productive inspections.

A rear-facing display makes the new units easy to read, supplementing the high-resolution color PDA, and allows convenient reading from any angle with ease. At less than 3-1/2 pounds, the Inspector Series provides the best ergonomic design of any handheld lead analyzer on the market.

No Radioactive Isotopes, Broad Uses

They are designed as "point and shoot" analyzers that produce results virtually anywhere - at production plants, homes or commercial buildings, outdoors, and in field locations ... from blazing heat to cold environments. Rugged, proven X-Ray tube technology removes radioactive isotope restrictions and makes travel a breeze. More...

Personal Computer News

CRU-DataPort(TM), developer of data security and storage devices since 1986, will demo the industry's first internal/external, 2.5" encryption drive enclosure at FOSE 2005 (booth #3735).

The DataPort(TM) 25ec (Encrypted Chameleon) gives computer users the flexibility to use, move and share data while keeping it totally secure. Based on an earlier version, which is being designed into homeland security systems to protect intelligence information and other sensitive data, the DataPort 25ec was developed in direct response to requests from government users who needed a removable drive that could be used remotely while still maintaining a high level of data security. As a result, the DataPort 25ec will help organizations comply with the multitude of new government data security regulations such as FISMA, HIPAA, Gramm-Leach-Bliley, Sarbanes-Oxley, and others.

The hot-swappable DataPort 25ec is a removable 2.5" drive carrier featuring a hardware-based encryption engine and USB 2.0 and FireWire interfaces. Available in 64-bit DES and 128-bit TDES encryption modes with government-validated algorithms, the palm-sized DataPort 25ec can function as both an internal/removable and external drive enclosure and is ideal for systems where space is at a premium. More...

Cables Demystified @ eCoustics

FreeLinc Debuts World’s First Magnetically-Based Wireless Accessories for Two-Way Radios

Do we really need silver, oxygen-free copper and Teflon to make the best cables?

A lot of discussion of quality cables focuses on the materials used in cable construction. Just as with any physical product, the materials cables are made out of influence their performance characteristics, and so people want to know that the cables they're buying are made from the best possible materials.

Many high-priced cables are made with materials for which special claims of high performance are made. The most common among these are silver instead of or in addition to copper, "oxygen-free" copper, and Teflon. We'll address each of these in turn and explain what they are, what their characteristics are, and whether they make sense for particular applications.

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Smartner Wins Telenor Group Deal for Mobile Email

FreeLinc and Aura Communications (Wilimington, MA) are scheduled to introduce the world’s first line of wireless accessory products for two-way radio communications at the IWCE Expo (Las Vegas) next week. Users of two-way radios will now be able to ’cut-the-cord‘ and enjoy untethered communications through FreeLinc’s family of products. These products include wireless headsets and wireless speaker microphones – all of which are based on Aura Communications unique and patented LibertyLink® magnetic induction technology.

Aura’s technology allows for secure wireless communications that are immune to interference from Bluetooth™ or WiFi® devices, making FreeLinc’s new product line ideally suited to the specific needs of the two-way radio market. The new products will be featured at FreeLinc’s booth #14004 during the IWCE 2005 Expo at the Las Vegas Convention Center April 6-8, 2005.

“FreeLinc is a pioneer in this market niche,” said Tony Sutera, FreeLinc’s chief executive officer. “Our patent pending technology is the first of its kind and will greatly benefit users of two-way radios through greater freedom of movement, ease of use and increased safety. Many of our products will also feature Voice Operated Transmission (VOX) which will allow unprecedented hands-free communication in the push-to-talk radio world.” More...

Mon Apr 04, 2005

Pocket Patrol(TM) Puts Utility Field Equipment Data in the Palm of Your Hand

Telenor, one of the world's leading telecom operators, with mobile operating companies in over twelve countries worldwide, has selected Smartner as partner for push-based mobile email. Smartner's Always-On Mail is a versatile solution that enables the deployment of mobile email and calendar on corporate level as well as for small businesses and personal usage - satisfying the needs of all customer groups for mobile email.

One of the key advantages of Always-On Mail is that it works seamlessly on any standard smartphone or connected PDA - giving the choice of the device to the user. Smartner has proven the usability of Always-On Mail on more than two-thirds of all smart devices shipping today including the Nokia series 60, series 80 and series 90, Sony Ericsson P900 and P910, Pocket PC, QTek as well as XDA devices.

Smartner Always-On Mail provides easy, real-time access to Microsoft Outlook, Lotus Notes or personal emails offering a secure access to email and calendar data. In addition, it enables viewing, editing and sending of native attachments. More...

SingTel and Sony Ericsson announce the P910i smartphone with BlackBerry® Connect™

Digital Inspections, a pioneer in utility equipment health systems, announced a new program to streamline inspections of utility field equipment from handheld computers. The Pocket Patrol(TM) software interfaces with Digital Inspections' popular Cascade(TM) equipment health-based asset management system.

"Cascade customers have wanted this option for some time," said C.C. Wilson, president of Digital Inspections. "The technology -- the horsepower -- needed to provide the power of Cascade on such a small platform recently became available. Now that the hardware is here, we can give our customers the convenience of field computing with a handheld computer that fits in a shirt pocket."

Pocket Patrol is a convenient and effective alternative for accessing virtually the same field inspection and computing functionality on a platform one-sixth the size and one-tenth the weight. The new interface is primarily pen-based, using a stylus and tapping to launch applications and initiate actions. Pocket Patrol also utilizes handwriting recognition.

Cascade Pocket Patrol provides a complete picture of field equipment, including the ability to: More...

Mobile Phones

Sony Ericsson and SingTel today announced the availability of BlackBerry Connect for Sony Ericsson P910i smartphone. Sony Ericsson Singapore is the first to launch this service in the P910i globally. BlackBerry Connect enables BlackBerry® push technology, an efficient and reliable communications platform that automatically delivers emails and other data to and from a wireless device, to be used on the P910i.

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