 iPod mini RFMAKE Magazine Weblog... This is a really impressive hack - this site shows how to put a Griffin AirClick remote inside an iPod mini so you can remote control the iPod without needing to pop the receiver on top. Link. [MAKE Magazine Weblog] iTunes on Windows Mobile 5.0...maybe From the RSS newswire... Some German dude is saying he's got iTunes going on Windows Mobile 5.0. It sort of makes sense since I'm sure Apple would love to hop on that bandwagon as well. The interesting part is that the picture is of a T-Mobile phone and a T-Mobile/Apple deal has always been floating around somewhere. It also seems to be a full-blown version of iTunes according to our man here. [Gizmodo]  Mozilla Minimo 0.009 for Windows CE (Windows Mobile Pocket PC)Todd Ogasawara's O'Reilly weblog... The Mozilla Minimo browser for Windows CE (Windows Mobile Pocket PC)was released on Sept. 22. I took it for a quick (relatively speaking) test drive keeping in mind that the project is in a very early development stage. Nokia unveils 3250 music smartphone with 2 MP camera From InfoSync World... The Nokia 3250 boasts dedicated music controls, a swivel-mounted 2 Megapixel camera, MP3/WMA support, a stereo FM radio, Bluetooth, USB 2.0 and up to 1 GB of memory.  Will Palm-focused sites cover the Treo 700w running Windows Mobile?Todd Ogasawara's O'Reilly weblog... Palm, Microsoft, and Verizon Wireless have a joint press conference scheduled for Monday, Sept. 26. I'm guessing they are not announcing an iTunes phone :-). But, what I'd really like to know is whether Palm-focused sites will start to cover and support the Treo 700w or focus purely on the Palm OS side which is now owned by Access. T-Mobile Launches Nokia 6101 From the RSS newswire... One of the very first Nokia clamshells to make it to our shores is the Nokia 6101, and T-Mobile's got it. It has a VGA Camera, FM radio, speakerphone, video capture/playback, tri-band, a 128x160 display, and more importantly, EDGE-compatible, which is just in time for T-Mobile's recent EDGE foray. Going price is $149.99 with a service plan. Nokia 6101 [T-Mobile via MobileTracker] [Gizmodo] Hurricane Rita information formatted for mobile devicesTodd Ogasawara's O'Reilly weblog... Bev Howard put together a useful low-bandwidth Hurricane Rita information page optimized for mobile devices (phones and PDAs). Palm Treo 700w PDA Cell Phone MobileWhack... It looks like the Palm Treo 700w will be officially announced very soon, alot of hype about it has been circulating over the interent in the past 24hrs, Engadget have got a exclusive preview of the Palm Treo 700w PDA. [MobileWhack]  First Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC out the gate? Dell Axim X51vTodd Ogasawara's O'Reilly weblog... Looks like Dell is the first one out the gate with a shipping Pocket PC running the new Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 platform. EV-DO Laptops On The Way From the RSS newswire... In a move that gives Verizon an edge over its competitors, Dell, Lenovo (makers of the Thinkpad), and HP, will all manufacture laptops with built-in EV-DO access to Verizon's cellular BroadbandAccess network. Dell will have it in select Latitude series models starting next year, as will HP (no word on the names of the HP models yet). Lenovo will have them out as early as October, in the new ThinkPad Z-series. Unlimited EV-DO access with Verizon will run you about $80 a month, with a $20 a month discount if you have an existing voice subscription. [Gizmodo]  Ouch! WSJ's Walt Mossberg gives thumbs down to ROKR, W800, and VX8100 music phonesTodd Ogasawara's O'Reilly weblog... Walt Mossberg (Walt Street Journal) tried out the Motorola ROKR (iTunes phone), the Sony Ericsson W800 Walkman phone, and the LG VX8100. Blackberry 8700 PDA Cell Phone From the RSS newswire... Rumors are running rife that the Blackberry 8700 PDA Cell Phone is in testing now and will be out in October or November 2005. It will be carriered by Verizon, Cingular and Sprint/Nextel. [MobileWhack] What Is a BlackBerry Wondered what a BlackBerry really does, and whether you should have one? Dave Mabe looks at six reasons why the BlackBerry is a true productivity tool, from its push email capabilities to its corporate customer features, and more. Dave is author of the upcoming BlackBerry Hacks. [Wireless] Important Notice for Wireless DevCenter Readers About O'Reilly RSS and Atom Feeds O'Reilly Media, Inc. is rolling out a new syndication mechanism that provides greater control over the content we publish online. Here's information to help you update your existing RSS and Atom feeds to O'Reilly content. [Wireless DevCenter] Review: Sony Ericsson K608i InfoSync World... Bringing video calls and streaming to Three customers in a small and good-looking package; Sindre Lia reviews the 3G-enabled Sony Ericsson K608i. eBay Buys Skype for $4.1 Billion? MAKE Magazine Weblog... Well, I like Skype, I like eBay- it seems the rumors might be true-- According to a BusinessWeek article, eBay will be holding an "investors conference call" at 5am PST for an announcement to be made 2 hours before. Since the eBay, Skype talks began early last week, there's been speculation on whether or not this will happen. An article on MarketWatch, which was last updated at 11:40PM EST (Sept. 11), states eBay and Skype are in the final stages of this deal and would cost as much as $4.1 billion. Time to finsih my Skype-eBay payphone I guess. Thanks Sean! Link. [MAKE Magazine Weblog] Japan's Access Co. buys PalmSouce. Now what, happens to Palm OS? Todd Ogasawara's O'Reilly weblog... Reuters reports that Japan's Access Co. is buying PalmSource. What does this mean for Palm OS (if anything)? [O'Reilly Network Weblogs] Handwriting Recognition for All Palm OS Applications Wireless Developer Network News... Unlike handwriting recognition programs that force you to learn special characters, or to write your text in all upper case or all lower case letters, MobileWrite recognizes your own handwriting immediately. [Wireless Developer Network News] Palm LifeDrive Chronicles: Ch 6 - Screenshot Notes Instead of Text Derrick Story's O'Reilly weblog... I've found that taking screenshots of nicely formatted driving directions is much easier to read on the LifeDrive than just plain text. Here's how I've switched to .txt to .jpg. [O'Reilly Network Weblogs] Smartphone, Dumb Strategy From the RSS newswire... We all know that when it comes to the mobile phones that come stateside, it's the carriers who hold all the cards. So it's nice to see that Cingular is letting us have a cool phone (that of course, has already been out in Europe) right here in the US. An e-mail sent to developers included news that Cingular will be picking up the Nokia 9300 Smartphone—a candybar-style cell with handsfree speakerphone, Internet connectivity and an 80 MB built-in memory. In stores before end-of-year? It will take Vegas odds-makers to answer that one. [Gizmodo] Motorola ROKR E1 iTunes Phone Todd Ogasawara's O'Reilly weblog... Apple and Motorola announced the ROKR E1 iTunes phone today. I don't have Cingular service so I can't buy and test one. So, if you have one, let us know how it is! [O'Reilly Network Weblogs] IPod Phone Isn't Perfect, but It's a Start New York Times: Circuits... Questions about an iPod cellphone have been rife in nerd circles for months. So how is Apple's offering? [New York Times: Circuits] Reading Microsoft Word and Excel Files on a Windows Mobile Smartphone Todd Ogasawara's O'Reilly weblog... Want to read Microsoft Word and Excel files on a Windows Mobile Smartphone. Can't find Pocket Word or Excel? Yep, they're not there. But, here's a couple of alternatives you can consider. [O'Reilly Network Weblogs] Let Palm OS Applications Get You Ready for Back to School Wireless Developer Network News... Third party developers have created a variety of Palm OS applications tailored to the specific needs of students, teachers and administrators for use on Palm Powered devices. [Wireless Developer Network News] Palm LifeDrive Chronicles: Ch 5 - Audio Shuttle and Player Derrick Story's O'Reilly weblog... At first, I thought that the iPod would be my audio file shuttle of choice. But iTunes got in my way. I then tried the LifeDrive because it's a Mass Storage device, can play the recordings, and even has wireless for file transfer in a pinch. This was definitely the right way to go. [O'Reilly Network Weblogs] T-Mobile Hotspots free until 9/2 in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama to help people affected by Hurricane Katrina Todd Ogasawara's O'Reilly weblog... According to a CMP TechWeb article T-Mobile Hotspots in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama are free until Friday Sept. 2. [O'Reilly Network Weblogs] What Is a Smartphone O'Reilly Wireless DevCenter Article... A single device that can act as mobile phone and PDA is much better than having to carry multiple devices, hence the emergence of the smartphone. Michael Yuan discusses the evolution of the device. Then, for users, he details key features to look for when you're buying a smartphone. For developers, he describes the programming languages and APIs you can use to develop smartphone apps. Yuan is the author of Nokia Smartphone Hacks. [Wireless DevCenter] Palm LifeDrive Chronicles: Ch 4 - the Perfect BT Phone Companion Derrick Story's O'Reilly weblog -- The LifeDrive and a good Bluetooth phone, such as the Sony Ericsson T637, are like peas and carrots - great companions. Here's how I use them together. [O'Reilly Weblogs] |
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