Shade coming to a mobile near you...
Posted on 13-Apr-2003 18:06 News, Computing
The game Shade, from Canadian company Cosmic Infinity comes to New Zealand this weekend, brought of Telecom NZ. Shade is a RPG where mobile users can game against real players from Australia, Canada and USA.
Telecom NZ videos
Posted on 13-Apr-2003 10:45 News, Computing
I was reading the Xtra MSN website and found a page full of TV ads and information about the Telecom NZ 027 (CDMA).
3 confirms price cut for 3G phones
Posted on 13-Apr-2003 10:17 News, Mobile
Slow uptake of 3G in UK forces 3 to move and reduce handset prices. Perhaps the public is really not interested in paying more for the "opportunity" to see a soccer match on the little tiny screen. Or not very interested in writing e-mails using a phone keypad. Something that I still don't understand, is why operators think that mobile services have to be provided with such limited interfaces. May be we need a phone with touch screen, but not the size of the Pocket PC Phone Edition?
CNET Video: GoToMyPC goes mobile
Posted on 12-Apr-2003 17:15 News, Computing
A 5:50 min CNET video about the upcoming release of GoToMyPC PocketView, which touts full wireless access to your computer using a browser on Windows CE and Pocket PC mobile devices. Brian Cooley hosts Klaus Shauser, founder and CTO, ExpertCity.
Vodafone live! available in New Zealand now
Posted on 12-Apr-2003 11:52 News, Computing
I was lucky enough to be invited by some Vodafone folks to a Rugby match last night, and had a glimpse of the Vodafone live! service in New Zealand.
TextMaker promotion is now over
Posted on 12-Apr-2003 10:26 News, Windows Mobile Pocket PC
TextMaker offered a free download of TextMaker for Windows software, a complement to their TextMaker for Pocket PC. In seven days users downloaded 6,124 copies of this software.
The Harley-Davidson 100th Anniversary mobile phone
Posted on 12-Apr-2003 10:22 News, Mobile
Motorola unveiled two versions of a customized V60i mobile phone. The phones are available in black with leather or chrome on chrome and are engraved with the Harley-Davidson 100th Anniversary logo.
The Wi-Fi revolution
Posted on 10-Apr-2003 22:37 News, Wi-Fi
Wired Magazine this month brings a special insert about Wi-Fi. It's called UnWired. Although it's very nice, it's full of ads. The online version is more "lite".
Do you see any pop ups on Geekzone?
Posted on 10-Apr-2003 16:53 News, Site related
We are using new ad serving companies. If you see any pop ups while browsing Geekzone, please let us know. We're not supposed to have them, and will correct the code if it happens!
Bee Wars under development for Pocket PC
Posted on 10-Apr-2003 07:17 News, Games
Publicpocketgames is working hard to finish creating an exciting game full of colour for your Pocket PC and Palm devices: Bee Wars.
BT (British Telecom) redesigned logo
Posted on 9-Apr-2003 21:57 News, Mobile
For a few years BT had a piper in its logo. Now it's changing corporate identity. And the internet is taking over.
TIM, T-Mobile and Telefonica create partnership
Posted on 8-Apr-2003 07:50 News, Mobile
The three companies will act together to complement their offerings in countries where they work. TIM (Italy), T-Mobile (Germany) and Telefonica (Spain) have more than 160 million mobile customers together.
CNET Video: The cellphone turns 30
Posted on 7-Apr-2003 20:48 News, Mobile
On the 30th anniversary of the first call made on a cellular handset, CNET's Brian Cooley speaks with the "father of the cell phone" about that historic day - and how far we've come since.
Time Magazine: Wi-Fi 101
Posted on 7-Apr-2003 20:44 News, Wi-Fi
Time (European edition, vol 161 No. 15) published a short article about Wi-Fi, and I wonder if this is really what the masses see.
New updates from HP for H5450 series
Posted on 7-Apr-2003 20:23 News, Software
HP release another couple of updates for its H5450 handheld series. They include an ActiveSync Backup File Restoration Utility and an updated iPAQ Pocket PC h5400 Battery Driver.
3G not really 3G...
Posted on 6-Apr-2003 22:14 News, Mobile
Some telcos are taking advantage of all hype and calling some services as "3G" when they're not.
5,000 copies of TextMaker Windows to give away
Posted on 6-Apr-2003 08:07 News, Software
TextMaker is the premier word processor for Pocket PCs
and Handheld PCs. To promote TextMaker, until 11th April 2003, every Pocket PC and Handheld PC user can now download a *FREE* full version of TextMaker for Windows, the Windows counterpart of TextMaker for Pocket PCs.
