Actione Engine to support Microsoft MapPoint Location Server (MLS)
Posted on 18-May-2004 19:15 News, Computing
The company will integrate MLS with its ADS platform to provide 'real-time' location services, including the added ability for mobile subscribers to determine the immediate location of other mobile subscribers.
Sony releases faster Memory Stick
Posted on 18-May-2004 18:23 News, Computing
Faster reading (up to 4x than current memory stick devices), high compatibility and copyright protection become standard features in Sony’s new standard sized Memory Stick range.
TV on your wrist: the V@mp VTV-101 TV watch
Posted on 10-May-2004 21:57 News, Computing
This very small portable TV weighs only 55g, has a TFT LCD display screen (280x220 pixels) and built in Sony TV tuner. The TV tuner allows the wearer to view channels VHF 1-12 and UHF 13-62, and uses the accompanying stereo earphones to function as the TV's antenna.
Convergence 2004 Wellington - report
Posted on 4-May-2004 17:53 News, Computing
Things I saw in this year's exhibition: Telecom New Zealand Treo 600 CDMA, Vodafone Blackberry, Psion Windows CE .Net, and a mysterious HP iPAQ Windows Mobile device with Bluetooth, wi-fi and GSM/GPRS.
Motorola to distribute video phone
Posted on 3-May-2004 23:20 News, Computing
The company announced an agreement with WorldGate Communications for Distribution of Ojo personal video phone.
Companies alerting to security risk of new W32.Sasser.B.Worm
Posted on 3-May-2004 07:59 News, Computing
Symantec, McAfee and Panda all issued alerts and instructions on how to prevent or fix infections with new worm attacking Windows systems, which can spread without using e-mail as a transport.
Handheld shipments decline in Q1 2004
Posted on 28-Apr-2004 19:48 News, Computing
According to IDC, worldwide handheld device shipments declined 12% from previous year. Numbers show that while palmOne declines 38.7%, HP rises 24.8%.
ZiLOG keeps improving IrDA
Posted on 27-Apr-2004 08:41 News, Computing
ZiLOG launches the ZirDA, an embedded 8-bit solutions for flash-based IrDA, available for mobile phones, digital cameras and PDAs.
Symbian likely to lead Smartphone OS market through end of decade, says research company
Posted on 27-Apr-2004 08:35 News, Computing
In a market that is still driven by proprietary OS, on the order of 98% this year, Symbian, Microsoft and Linux are fighting over a small portion of the total handset market. But 2% of handsets shipped still amount to about 10 million handsets a year. And ABI Research predicts that Smartphones and connected PDAs will represent nearly a quarter of all handsets shipped by 2009.
Re5ult mini review
Posted on 26-Apr-2004 21:03 Reviews, Computing, by M Freitas
This service promisses to answer your question - any question - via SMS or e-mail.
Digital Media Thoughts opening Contest
Posted on 24-Apr-2004 10:19 News, Computing
Digital Media Thougts is the new web site from the folks at Thoughts Media. The same folks that bring us Pocket PC Thoughts and Smartphone Thoughs.
Convergence 2004 Wellington
Posted on 22-Apr-2004 20:05 News, Computing
This event is a one-day conference and exhibition about mobile technologies, mobility and related topics. It's happening 4 May 2004, at Te Papa, Museum of New Zealand.
AOL now supports IMAP
Posted on 22-Apr-2004 08:08 News, Computing
It may be of interest to Pocket PC users that a new way of accessing AOL e-mail is available.
