Intel begins the countdown to One Unwired Day
Posted on 27-Aug-2003 20:36 News, Wi-Fi
On 25 September 2003 mobile PC users can enjoy a free trial of public wireless Internet access at thousands of public wi-fi hotspot locations across the United States, through a nationwide event called "One Unwired Day".
Cool case for Nokia 3650
Posted on 27-Aug-2003 19:36 News, Mobile
A Swedish company makes mobile phone, PDA and laptops leather cases. The one that's got my attention is a special for the Nokia 3650.
Location based services: current status and forecast for U.S.
Posted on 27-Aug-2003 19:16 News, Computing
While LBS are being deployed in Asia and Europe, American mobile companies are only now working on this technology. The Technology Review (MIT) published an article covering the basic of Location Based Services, and its future.
Symantec launches virus protection for handheld devices
Posted on 27-Aug-2003 13:14 News, Security
Symantec announced the Symantec AntiVirus for Handhelds line of consumer and enterprise solutions. Three products will protect Palm OS- and Microsoft Pocket PC-compatible devices against viruses, worms and other malicious code.
Free IM software from AgileMobile for Symbian launched
Posted on 26-Aug-2003 19:48 News, Software
Agile Messenger is an Instant Messenger client for smartphones. It currentyl supports the four of the most popular instant messaging services: ICQ, AOL, Yahoo! and MSN.
2LD .geek.nz is here!
Posted on 26-Aug-2003 11:11 News, Computing
As some of you know, New Zealand is the first country in the world to have 2LD (second level domain) created for geeks: geek.nz.
A day in a mobile worker's life
Posted on 25-Aug-2003 17:50 Articles, Computing
This article describes what users can expect from a handheld device with integrated internet access in the future - except that this is available now.
Quickword for Symbian
Posted on 24-Aug-2003 22:52 Software, Software
If you need to view MS Word files, anytime, anywhere, Quickword makes it possible by putting full access to MS Word documents on any Series 60 smartphone.
McDonald's France join the wi-fi wave
Posted on 23-Aug-2003 13:04 News, Wi-Fi
McDonald's is extending the wi-fi service to its French operations, with free wireless access to the internet.
The Motorola A760 mobile phone announced February 2003 seems to be out now
Posted on 23-Aug-2003 12:06 News, Mobile
The Motorola A760 is the world’s first handset combining a Linux Operating System (OS) and Java Technology, with full multimedia PDA functionality. It was announced last February and it seems it'll be available in the Asia Pacific region soon.
China largest single mobile phone market in the world
Posted on 21-Aug-2003 20:42 News, Mobile
There's a good reason why all new smartphone devices are launched in Asia first these days. ZDNET UK reported that another 5 million users in China signed up for a mobile in July, taking the world's largest mobile market to 239.45 million.
Survey reveals stolen PDAs provide open door to corporate networks
Posted on 21-Aug-2003 20:32 News, Computing
Corporates are being warned that all their IT security measures may be worthless. For the second year in a row, a survey has found that their data could be compromised and their reputation damaged, as a third of employees are leaving business information and access details unprotected on their PDAs.
