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Apr 04 Terrestrial numerical television for mobilephones
Published by Tatik in:Mobile News,

Japan announces the opening of its network "One Seg" of terrestrial numerical television mobile ISDB-T.What about the TNT While Europe tests DVB-H. In spite of launching as of 2001 of first networks 3G/UMTS by NTT DoCoMo, Japan also decided to launch out in terrestrial numerical television for mobile telephones.While Korea adopted technology T-DMB and that Europe board on the DVB-H, Japan developed on its side its own technology, baptized ISDB-T, derived as in Korea from its network from numerical radio. Supported by the powerful public group of television NHK, the service, baptized "One Seg", takes again for the moment the chains diffused on the Japanese TNT but also proposes, on a part of the screen, the interactive textual information provided by the cellular operators.
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Apr 04 New Devices From Navman - iCN 750
Published by Tatik in:GPS,

GPS,geo tagging,1.3 Megapixels-that's not all that might be said for this new product that looks like quite well prepared one for the market this spring. Concerning the software of navigation assisted by GPS integrated in these PND, this one will use a new version of SmartST 2006 with a graphic interface given to the style of the day and a possibility of increasing its visual surface usable with the screen. This new version of the program will in particular make it possible to improve vocal guidance by announcing the number of the exits to be followed, the whole with always a visual and sound alarm possible to be used in int้raction with POI of radars.The new PND SiRFStar III Navman iCN720 and iCN750 with an integrated APN of 1.3 Megapixels is request for stylish and practice that needs test with market start late april.

Navman, a recognized world leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of Global Positioning System (GPS) technology products, today unveiled the latest addition to its line of innovative in-vehicle navigation device, a true breakthrough in technology, the iCN 750,the World's First Image-Based Navigation Device. Now simply select the picture of a desired destination, and rest is done by iCN 750 whithout requiring the entry of any address detail.

Well, according to a survey, people tend to remember the images rather better than addresses, so Navman's answer to that is incorporation of a digital camera in a GPS system. The Navman iCN 750 includes enhanced routing algorithms ensuring users travel the most intuitive course; improved speed and accuracy for town, zip code, street, intersection and house number searches; an extensive Points- of-Interest (POI) database; and two dedicated POI buttons that provide instant access to the location of nearby gas stations or parking lots - saving time and eliminating hassle.

Navman's iCN 750 will be available in early May at electronics stores nationwide and competitively priced at U.S. $799.95. Navman

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Apr 04 AOL Offers New Services For Mobile Users
Published by root in:Mobile News,

AOL is offering new information and location services, including an integrated addition to mobile AOL Search suite and a Web-enabled MapQuest service. The company announced the news Monday, saying it represents an expansion of partnerships with Sprint and InfoGin Ltd.

The new service automatically adapts Web pages for Web-enabled wireless customers' screens. AOL uses InfoGin's transcoding and content analysis technologies to extend the ease of desktop search and navigation to wireless devices.

Sprint PCS Vision and Sprint Power Vision subscribers in the United States can access AOL's new portal services through the "portals" category on the Vision home page. The services offer access to enhanced AOL Search, AIM, Buddy List, mail, two-way desktop mobile-to-mobile messaging services, pictures, news, entertainment, sports and weather.

MapQuest improvements pave the way for another soon-to-be-offered feature: Global Positioning Service (GPS) and turn-by-turn, voice-guided directions on mobile phones.

More than 30 percent of adults report wanting to search and browse the Web from their cell phones, while 47 percent say they want mobile maps and driving directions with their next cell phones, according to an Associated Press and Pew Research Center poll released Monday. The poll also showed that 52 percent of adults keep their mobile phones on all day and 40 percent of people ages 18 to 29 plan to drop their landlines.

"We are committed to providing people with easy access to the Web's full range of information, location, and communications services wherever they may go," Eric Engstrom, senior vice president of Products for AOL's wireless group, said in a prepared statement.

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Apr 03 Arcade Pocket PC game Enslave released
Published by Vesselin Nerdeff in:Games, Pocket PC,

Enslave is new unique arcade shooter which combines deep space travel and planetary missions into a saga of human space invasion. This pocket pc game is one very colourful, action-packed vertical shooter.

In Enslave your primary mission is to guide the Earth's most technically advanced ship called Alienator through the empty vastness of space. Your directives in this game are to exterminate those creepy aliens who dare to live on the same spiral arm of the galaxy as you, and take their planets too.
Enslave gives you the chance to fly through the full of space monsters and alien ships space. You can also earn money and make upgrades in interstellar shops, seek alien planets, land and Enslave'em!
Enslave for PocketPC Features :

* Unique rich and addictive gameplay - fight in space and on planets!
* Whole Galaxy to Explore and Enslave, randomly generated every time you start.
* An outstanding, amazingly beautiful graphics.
* 20 different planets with excellent futuristic environments.
* 5 alien races, each with their own abilities, strategy and weapons.
* A whole of 50+ weapons for your spaceship, landbots and enemies, including plasma guns, particle cannons, gatling lazers, homing missiles, phasor shotguns, ion spheres and more!
* Lots of nice bonuses and upgrades for both ship and landing bot.
* Interstellar shop with a 25 items to choose from, including 3 different landing bots, each with his own unique weapon.
* Advanced particles with beautiful alpha effects like explosions, fire, smoke and sparkles.
* Nice controls, specially optimized for stylus and pda buttons.
* Finely crafted sound effects and music.
* Support for VGA devices and Windows Mobile 5.

If you are fan of Pocket PC Arcade shooters You can download Enslave's Trial version or buy Full version.

You can also look at detailed Enslave information and download it from here.

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Apr 03 Qtek S300 Media PDA leaked information
Published by Vesselin Nerdeff in:Mobile News, PDA, Muse, Qtek, Devices,

Today Expansys takes our attention with two new leaks. First is about the Qtek 8600 UMTS Smartphone. And the second it about the HTC Muse which according to them will be brander by Qtek with the name Qtek S300 Media PDA.

One of the Qtek S300 Media PDA great features is 4GB of expandable memory which makes your mobile media entertainment options endless. This new PDA device also has a built-in FM radio and great dual speakers for clear sound and 2.1 Mega-Pixel Camera.

Qtek S300 Media PDA will run on Windows Mobile 5.0 and will have built-in WiFi. More information and preorder options are available here.

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Apr 03 Qtek 8600 UMTS Smartphone available for preorder
Published by Vesselin Nerdeff in:Mobile News, Devices, Smartphone, HTC, Qtek,

As it looks like the new smartphone from the HTC collection, known HTC Breeze, will be on the market in Q4 this year under the name Qtek 8600.

The Qtek 8600 is a serious business phone, with Global GSM and GPRS, E-GPRS and WCDMA functionality. The unit has compact size of 112.4 x 46 x 14.8 mm.

It has 128 MB flash ROM and 64MB SDRAM and the option to expand the memory with Micro-SD card. Qtek 8600 also features Mini-USB, Bluetooth or IrDA to connect to your PC. You can take quite good pictures with the 1.3 Mega-Pixel Camera the devices has.

It is working under latest Windows Mobile 5.0 and is rich in default applications.

Now it is available for preorder from Expansys.
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Apr 03 Samsung Q1 UMPC available for pre-order
Published by root in:Devices, Samsung, UMPC,

Continue from our previous article about the Samsung Q1 Ulta Mobile PC (UMPC).
Some fresh news has just arrived about the not so reasonable pre-order price of the Samsung's Q1 which early rumors said could go for as little as $500. Then another romour did come about price arround $900. And, now we can see Samsung's Q1 for pre-ordered at eXpansys for a 799.95 pounds (arround $1,400). While it's not unusual for specialty resellers such as eXpansys to charge a markup over retail (and the price before VAT is somewhat cheaper - 680 pounds, or about $1,180), the price makes the Q1 more expensive than many laptops, and not all that much cheaper than some full-featured tablet PCs. Thats price if UK, but the US pricing, once announced, will almost certainly be lower.

Bookmark Expansys Samsung Q1 if you want to get to the front of the queue.

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Apr 03 Top Downloaded Free Pocket PC applications this Week
Published by Vesselin Nerdeff in:Software, Pocket PC, Weekly Specials, Freeware,

Here we offer you a list with top 5 Pocket PC applications ordered by downloads made from our site. We are hoping that this will help you stay in touch with the latest trends around pocketpc programs.

1. GPS Pocket PC Creations 1.8



Deploy practical GPS applications with GPS Pocket PC Creations. No need to be confined by limited menus with standard GPS software. Capture GPS data in Pocket PC Creations with the powerful GPS 'custom point'.

2. PocketTV Classic - MPEG Movie Player 1.1.12



Award-winning PocketTV lets you play any MPEG movie file! You can convert your DVDs into MPEG or download 1000s of MPEG files. This version will work on any Pocket PC Windows Mobile 5.0 and on most (but not all) Pocket PC 2003 and 2003 SE (you need ActiveSync 3.8 or 4.0 to install it).

3. SudoPocket 1.3



Free Sudoku for Pocket PC featuring painless user interface, advanced sudoku techniques and many hours of pleasure.

4. eReader 2.6.3



eReader for Pocket PC and Windows Mobile Edition software allows you to read your eBooks whenever you want and wherever you go. eReader recently won a Pocket PC Magazine's Best Software Award.

5. HitchHiker Free



WiFi HotSpot Search Utility. "Hitchhiker" helps you to connect your Pocket PC to the wireless Internet. Simply click "Connect" and it will try all nearby public access points.

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Apr 03 Tech Faith Wireless presents new Windows Mobile devices
Published by Vesselin Nerdeff in:Mobile News, Pocket PC, Smartphone, Devices,

Tech Faith Wireless aka TWF is one of the competitors of HTC in Windows Mobile Devices market. HTC have monopoly position in the Windows mobile market at this moment by producing devices for all major telecom providers. TWF is aiming to conquer some positions in this market with it new windows mobile based devices.

Their line exists on several Windows Mobile Pocket PC's and Smartphones. There is quite little information yet confessed but from the real pictures on their site becomes clear that there are in any case already "real" test models in turn.

Below you can view some of their models.







Source : pocketinfo.nl.

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Apr 03 HP officially has announced specifications for hw6900 series
Published by Vesselin Nerdeff in:Mobile News, Pocket PC, iPAQ,

HP has officially released worldwide specification for its latest Pocket PC phones - the iPAQ hw6900 series. Below you can see this iPAQ exterior specifications.

1. Speaker
2. Charging/Notification LED indicator
3. Bluetooth/Wi-Fi LED
4. Stylus
5. Power button
6. Color display
7. End call button
8. Mini-SD slot (side)
9. Right softkey
10. Alphanumeric keyboard with LED backlight
11. Reset button
12. 22-pin charge, sync connector
13. Microphone
14. Stereo headphone/mic jack
15. 5-way Navigation button
16. Left softkey
17. Infrared (IR) window (side)
18. Answer/Send button
19. Digital Camera button
20. Volume up/down slider (side)



1. Camera LED light
2. HP Digital Camera lens
3. Mirror
4. Speaker
5. Battery cover

The HP iPAQ hw6900 series also features :

* Integrated Antenna
* Integrated Quad band GSM/GPRS/EDGE wireless radio with automatic band transition1,2,3,4
* Integrated GPS Receiver5
* Integrated Wi-Fi (802.11b)
* Integrated Bluetoothฎ 1.2 wireless technology
* Intelฎ PXA270 Processor 416 MHz
* Integrated HP Photosmart 1.3 MP Camera
* Integrated alphanumeric keyboard
* Integrated miniSD slot (memory only)
* Integrated IrDA SIR
* Removable/rechargeable 1200 mAh 3.7 Volt, Lithium-ion battery, 1800 mAh extended battery available
* 3.0" transflective TFT with 64K color LED backlit display
* Microsoft Windows Mobile's 5.0 for Pocket PC, Phone Edition, with Messaging and Security Feature Pack
* Mobile versions of Microsoft Office software include (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Internet Explorer)
* Microsoft Outlook 2002 for Pocket PC

More information you can find here.

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