Vodafone UK flat rate for GPRS (up to 150MB)
Posted on 3-Jul-2003 18:22 News, Mobile
Vodafone UK announced new GPRS plans, including a flat-rate. There's a fair usage clause, which limits the "unlimited" to 150Mbytes/month, though (but I want this in New Zealand too .
Agenda Fusion for Pocket PC
Posted on 3-Jul-2003 16:43 Software, Software
Developer One Agenda Fusion for Pocket PC is the integrated personal and business time management solution that brings together schedule, contacts and tasks to better manage your busy life with your Pocket PC.
O2 to roll-out wi-fi services across Europe
Posted on 3-Jul-2003 08:01 News, Wi-Fi
British O2 announced plans to launch public wireless LAN services in the UK later this year and increase the current number of live sites in Germany to complement its existing GPRS wide area mobile data networks.
CNET Video: New HP iPaq Pocket PCs
Posted on 2-Jul-2003 21:09 News, Windows Mobile Pocket PC
On this video ZDNet's David Berlind takes a look at additions to HP's selection of handheld devices, including the brand-new h2200, while talking to Stuart Chang, product marketing manager, Hewlett-Packard.
Mobile Word for Palm OS
Posted on 2-Jul-2003 20:45 Software, Software
Users of Palm OS based handhelds have now access to a sophisticated word processing solution.
Palm Zire wins IDEA2003 Gold Award
Posted on 2-Jul-2003 20:38 News, Palm
Proving that excellent design doesn't have to come in an expensive package, Palm's groundbreaking US$99 Zire(TM) handheld has won a Gold award in the 2003 Industrial Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) competition, co-sponsored by the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) and BusinessWeek magazine.
Cingular is first carrier to deploy EDGE, a GSM 3G layer
Posted on 2-Jul-2003 08:02 News, Mobile
Cingular Wireless today announced the world's first commercial deployment of wireless services using Enhanced Datarate for Global Evolution (EDGE) technology. Cingular's initial EDGE service offering is in its Indianapolis market, with subsequent deployments expected later in the year.
O2 announces future plans for XDA platform
Posted on 1-Jul-2003 23:51 News, Phone Edition
British operator O2 announced plans for its XDA (QTEK) platform based on GSM/GPRS Pocket PC Phone Edition. The XDA II will include tri-band GSM/GPRS, Bluetooth and optional wi-fi.
Niue access to the internet /.ed
Posted on 1-Jul-2003 21:10 News, Wi-Fi
The news of free wi-fi for all in tiny Niue in the South Pacific made it to the Slashdot news site. And that was the first time an entire nation access to the internet was slashdotted.
Rumours around Apple Tablet coming next
Posted on 1-Jul-2003 20:09 News, Tablet PC
Although Apple "hated" the idea, TaiwanHighTech website is reporting the rumours of a Taiwanese company receiving a contract to make Apple Tablets.
Petition online for a Toshiba Windows Mobile 2003 upgrade
Posted on 1-Jul-2003 19:54 News, Windows Mobile Pocket PC
USers of Toshiba Pocket PCs have been complaining about the lack of updates and support. Now, with the news about Toshiba not planning to release an OS upgrade to its flagship product, users start moving to press the company.
BusinessWeek article reviews Microsoft strategy on the smartphone front
Posted on 30-Jun-2003 20:04 News, Windows Mobile Smartphone
The market for smartphones is expected to reach 36 million units this year, says Michael King, an analyst with research consultancy Gartner. And while most of Wall Street has decreed that Microsoft would be lucky to achieve even a fifth of its original market-share goal -- about 5% by 2005 -- some analysts say Microsoft might do much better.
Free wi-fi for all in the Pacific
Posted on 30-Jun-2003 19:57 News, Wi-Fi
Niue, a small South Pacific island nation now offers free wi-fi for all of its citizens and visitors.
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