Sony Clie, Palm OS or P800?
Posted on 6-Aug-2003 20:39 News, Palm
The author discusses why and how he moved from a Sony Clie to a Palm T2 and why the P800 is an overkill.
RIM loses court battle involving Blackberry and patent rights
Posted on 6-Aug-2003 17:51 News, BlackBerry
According to a report on news.com RIM (Research In Motion) lost the court case to NTP. The company will have to pay US$ 53 million and is not allowed to sell products that use NTP's patents in U.S. until 2012.
Going wireless - again
Posted on 6-Aug-2003 07:47 News, Mobile
We had a Geekzone article before where I exposed the economical benefits of going 100% mobile - forget landlines. Wired is now running an article on 7.5 million Americans who don't have a landline and live on mobile.
Geekzone outage
Posted on 5-Aug-2003 17:15 News, Site related
Users might find it hard to reach Geekzone from 4am to 5am 06 Aug 2003 (New Zealand time) or around 5pm to 6pm 05 Aug 2003 GMT.
Windows XP Handhelds: The Next Small Thing
Posted on 4-Aug-2003 23:12 News, Computing
In a ZiffDavis Wireless article, author Ross Rubin talks about full OS in small packages. Ultra-personal computers aren't available yet, almost at the edge of being vapourware. But we're closer than you think.
WorldMate competition results
Posted on 4-Aug-2003 21:48 News, Promotions
These are the results in our WorldMate competition. We had eight copies of this software (two for each platform: Pocket PC, Palm OS, Symbian Nokia , Symbian Sony Ericsson) to give away.
Wearable mobile coming before Christmas
Posted on 2-Aug-2003 17:59 News, Mobile
Orange Imageenering conducts researchs in different areas of mobility, including wearable and smart clothing, personal area networks, presence. The first product to hit the market is a mobile shoulder bag. Just in time for Christmas.
Mobile Comedy
Posted on 2-Aug-2003 10:32 News, Mobile
British users of Nokia 3650/7650 and P800 mobile phones now have access to Mobile Comedy, a service created by the company behind "The Graham Norton Show" and "Johnny Vaughan Tonight.
Walker Wireless and Vodafone New Zealand seal partnership
Posted on 1-Aug-2003 08:17 News, Computing
Walker Wireless Ltd and Vodafone New Zealand Ltd have formalised their strategic relationship with the signing of agreements under which Vodafone will become a key marketing and distribution channel for the Walker Wireless broadband service.
Patent for no cell phone logo granted in U.S.
Posted on 1-Aug-2003 08:09 News, Mobile
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has approved a new trademarked logo designed to denote areas where use of cellular telephones is restricted. One thing to note is that the website of the trademark holder has no mobile phone ringing, but a very loud song...
TenGo, by Xrgomics is a new text entry solution for Pocket PC
Posted on 31-Jul-2003 22:16 News, Mobile
TenGO is a soft keyboard that uses only 6 large alphabet keys to type. Fewer keys makes it easier to type, while larger keys allows you to type fast, and for much longer, without missing or hitting the wrong keys. Using the same letter positioning as the conventional keyboard makes searching for letters easier without any re-learning.
Improved version of Skweezer now released
Posted on 31-Jul-2003 17:44 News, Computing
Skweezer is a proxy service that formats web pages to be displayed in the best format for the small form factor of handhelds and mobile phones. The new version includes increased page load speed and better controls.
