HP released update to iPAQ 395x with clock speed problem.
Posted on 13-Feb-2003 15:04 News, Software
The last ROM Update for iPaqs 395xx had an unforseen effect: it changed the device's speed from 400mhz to 300mhz... Now HP release an update to restore the device's original speed.
What's in a can of spam (unsolicited e-mail)?
Posted on 13-Feb-2003 07:24 News, News
Wired today has an interesting article on what happens when one replies to an usolicited e-mail, a.k.a spam. Please note SPAM (the food) is a registered trademark of Hormel Foods Corporation
Spb releases updated version of Spb Pocket Plus
Posted on 12-Feb-2003 10:13 News, Software
Spb released a new version of Spb Pocket Plus, a Pocket PC program to enhance functionality, including full screen and multiple windows of Pocket Internet Explorer.
BBC using MMS for article pictures
Posted on 12-Feb-2003 07:55 News, Computing
In what seems to be one of the first, BBC is asking their users to send them pictures of peace protests, taken with their camera-enabled mobile phones.
Our banner going around...
Posted on 11-Feb-2003 21:14 News, Site related
We use BCentral (LinkExchange) to manage our banner services (international). Have a look in this article to see what is going around 150,000 monitors around the world and 250,000 monitors in New Zealand
Mitel Networks 5230 IP Appliance
Posted on 11-Feb-2003 21:05 News, Computing
The 5230 IP Appliance is targeted towards the mobile workforce who regularly use PDA’s to store and transfer information. An IP appliance to integrate your iPAQ to your telephony network.
PalmSource cuts 18% of its work force.
Posted on 11-Feb-2003 20:42 News, Palm
PalmSource, the operating system subsidiary of handheld company Palm, cut 18 percent of its work force this week.
It's bad to be a SMS spammer - in UK
Posted on 11-Feb-2003 07:36 News, Mobile
The Register reports that British ICSTIS (Independent Committee for the Supervision of Standards of Telephone Information Services) slapped a fine in a spammer sending ads via SMS.
Piel Frama case for QTEK 1010 (and competition)
Posted on 10-Feb-2003 22:18 News, Mobile
Piel Frama has some nice cases for handhelds (including QTEK 1010 / XDA). They're also running a competition on Pocket PC Thoughts website.
PPCWire news feed faulty
Posted on 8-Feb-2003 02:15 News, Site related
The PPC Newswire feed in our main page is presenting an intermitent fault. The problem is with the source, but our own Geekzone news and CNET feed (in the news page) are working as normal.
GSM to hit one billion subscribers by year end 2003
Posted on 8-Feb-2003 01:30 News, Mobile
According to figures released by the GSM Association, the GSM family of wireless communications continues to dominate the wireless world. It is estimated that at the end of 2002 there were 787 million GSM subscribers across 190 countries of the world.
