Windows Mobile Pocket PC & Symbian Smartphone software and freeware, reviews, tips & tricks

Feb 20 Barablu VoIP for smartphone released
Published by Vesselin Nerdeff in:Software, Smartphone, Freeware, VoIP, Communication,

If you have MS Smartphone with Wi-Fi, you can enjoy this new application that gives you the chance to use VoIP over Wi-Fi. It is another new and exciting development in the world of consumer VoIP, but for once it isn't Skype that has taken the lead.

Like Skype, Barablu lets users make PC-to-PC calls, but they take it a step further by also offering mobile to mobile calls. Using a compatible GSM phone with Wi-Fi enabled on it, people can access the VoIP service over a wireless LAN. Calls to other wireless users are then free, but only if they are also Barablu members. Currently, both the Nokia 9500 and i-mate SP5 and SP5m phones are compatible. You just need to download a dialer to your mobile and get registered. You can also make free calls to PCs or anything else you could do with a regular account from your mobile. You can make calls to non-Barablu users as well using the Barablu world account or receive calls from non-users, though there is obviously a fee for both services.

Download your Barablu version here

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Feb 18 Sidekick III from T-Mobile new images leaked
Published by Vesselin Nerdeff in:Devices,

More images have leaked online purporting to be the T-Mobile Sidekick III (or Sidekcik 3). Ever since the Sidekick II began shipping in September 2004 there have been rumors of the third version of this phone. The Sidekick is a T-Mobile branded version of the Danger HipTop.

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Feb 17 Symbian Virus Commwarrior.B Affecting Windows Mobile Smartphone
Published by Vesselin Nerdeff in:Mobile News, Smartphone, Symbian,

As we understand from slashphone.com some smartphone users are reporting to have problem with active sync on Palm Treo 700w smartphone when they have accidentally received symbian virus Commwarrior.B via bluetooth.

In report made by F-secure its said

When user was trying to sync the Treo 700w with PC the desktop Anti-Virus was giving alerts about SymbOS/Commwarrior.B, and both the telecom and phone vendor support were at loss on figuring out what was going on.

When we started helping customer to figure out what was going on it turned out that the customer really had Commwarrior.B on the phone. However this was SymbOS/Commwarrior.B not a new variant, and it was totally harmless in the device. With the exception of causing PC Anti-Virus alarms at sync.

The phone contained several SIS files with random filenames such as n0g5u00p7.sis, which means that the files were received over bluetooth, as the MMS spreading uses a constant filename commw.sis.

So if your antivirus software alerts you for this kind of virus when active syncing don't be surprised!

Source slashphone

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Feb 17 MusicGremlin MG-1000 portable handheld WiFi Player
Published by Vesselin Nerdeff in:Devices, WiFi,

The MusicGremlin in an interesting gadget, first unveiled in January at CES. A portable WiFi music player that gathers music from music services, rather than from your computer, it uses 802.11b networks and has a music store from Musicnet that will let you download, store and share your tunes right through the player. It can also link wirelessly to other MusicGremlin-enabled products includes a Wi-Fi manager that automatically scans for and connects to local Wi-Fi hotspots.

The device that the company plans on putting out is called the MG-1000 and comes with an 8GB capacity. No price on that yet. Additional information at MusicGremlin site

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Feb 17 Phone Profiles 1.21 for Pocket PC released
Published by Vesselin Nerdeff in:Software, Pocket PC, Freeware,

Phone Profiles is a freeware application that adds profile functionality to your Pocket PC Phone Edition. It features a Today plug-in for convenient profile switching, and control over volume, ringtones, and wireless radios. User reports seem to indicate that it works in Windows Mobile 5.0.

Features:

- today plugin for convenient and quick profile selection;
- 9 user configurable profiles;
- Set PDA's volume;
- Set Phone's volume;
- Set ring tone for incoming calls;
- Set ring tone for incoming sms;
- GSM Radio switch on/off;
- Bluetooth (MS and Widcomm stacks) switch on/off;
- Multilanguage (EN/FR/IT/DE/NL/PT);

This applications is free and you can download it from here

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Feb 17 AnexTEK SP310 Pocket Pc Phone revealed at 3GSM
Published by Vesselin Nerdeff in:Devices, Smartphone,

AnexTEK, the subsidiary of the Wistron group, would have launch its first Pocket PC Phone with integrated receiver GPS. The SP310 integrates a complete keyboard QWERTY under a display from 2,8"with resolution QVGA. The SP310 will be equipped of the attended Messaging and Security Feature Pack and will offer, therefore, full load support for Direct Push Email. The GPS system, instead, will be entrusted to the Global Locate (the same company that realizes system A-GPS of the HP iPAQ hw6500/6900).

AnexTEK SP310 Features

* Operating system Mobile Windows 5 Pocket PC Phone Edition
* Telephone module Siemens MC75 (GPRS/EDGE Quad-Band)
* Processore 520 Intel PXA270 to MHz
* 64 MB of ROM for the operating system, 128/256 MB for the data of customer and 64 of RAM
* Display TFT LCD from 2, 8"QVGA to 65.536 colors
* Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
* Bluetooth 1.2
* Camera from 2 integrated MegaPixel
* Receiver GPS Global integrated Locate
* Battery from 1300 mAh
* Slot of expansion SDIO
* 19 dimensions of 127 x 66 x
* Weight 170 grams

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Feb 17 ThunderHawk for Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC by Bitstream
Published by Vesselin Nerdeff in:Mobile News, Software, WM5,

Bitstream Inc. announced yesterday the release of ThunderHawk for Pocket PC Edition with Windows Mobile 5.0 platform. It offers you really fast and secure desktop browsing experience. ThunderHawk displays sharp text and clear graphics on full Web pages, eliminating excessive scrolling so information is easy to find and read on small screen devices.

This new release of Thunderhawk for windows mobile 5.0 pocket pc devices offers some new features which include:

* Speed Increasement. ThunderHawk client/server technology, in addition to Windows Mobile 5.0 3G and Wi-Fi support now provides the fastest browsing experience available on the wireless Web.

* Improved integration and user options.Users are able to delete browser "History" of Web pages visited, and can launch the camera application with the applicable device button without suspending ThunderHawk.

* Java desktop support. Java 1.5.0 capabilities enables ThunderHawk users to run powerful Java applets and the applets will behave on the Windows Mobile 5.0 mobile Pocket PC just as they do on the desktop.

* Zooming capabilities. Adjust Web page resolution according to your preference. It supports low (480x360), medium (640x480) or high (800x600) resolution viewing with minimal scrolling.

* Seamless connectivity. With ThunderHawk Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC Edition, a dropped connection is re-established immediately, along with any data you previously entered.

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Feb 16 Tatung announces new M1 Smartphone
Published by Vesselin Nerdeff in:Mobile News, Smartphone, Devices,

Tatung has started the mass production of its M1 Smartphone Platform that should be available during Q2 2006 in the shops across Europe as branded and ODM. This bar type Smartphone is lightweight, compact and integrates a 1.3 megapixel camera, Bluetooth 1.2 and advanced features for the discerning professional and demanding consumers.

HTC isn’t the only OEM PDA phone maker in town, and Tatung wants to make sure we know it. The company’s latest is the M1 smartphone, a candybar style handset that is running on – no surprise here – Windows Mobile 5.0. Powered by a 200 MHz OMAP processor, the M1 comes with 128MB of flash memory to go with its 64 MB of RAM.

the platform should be available with specific IDs to differentiate the two distribution channels, but the overall functionalities are M1 is a Windows Mobile 5 platform that offers quad band GSM communication and GPRS Class B multi-slot class 12 data together with up to date features like Bluetooth 1.2 with A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile) for stereo wireless headsets and speakers, 1.3 megapixel camera for pictures and videos usable for wireless messaging - all in a compact and lightweight form factor.

The Tatung M1 Smartphone platform is already available in English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, German, French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese. Prices were not given yet but will be announced by national distributors.

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Feb 16 Samsung presents i320 smartphone at 3GSM
Published by Vesselin Nerdeff in:Mobile News, Smartphone, Samsung,

Samsung is set to introduce a compact and easy to carry smartphone, the i320. The Samsung i320 is a clean and compact smartphone running on Microsoft's Windows Mobile 5.0. One of the great things about the i320 is the whopping 120MB of onboard memory. The Samsung i320 is a tri-band GSM phone capable of GPRS/EDGE.

Roaming in other countries with the i320 is convenient since it can operate on a 900, 1800, and 1900Mhz band. Bluetooth technology provides a convenient method of connectivity as well.

As for the camera you have 1.3 megapixel one. In landscape mode the QVGA screen can display all of 65K color display at a resolution of 320 x 240 pixels. The Samsung i320 supports MPEG4 / H.263 / H.264 / WMV video formats and MP3 / AAC / AAC+ / WMA / WAV / OGG audio formats in its media player.

Samsung i320 features:

Band : GSM 900/1800/1900MHz
Data : EDGE/GPRS
Size : 111mm x 59mm x 11.5mm
Weight : 95g (3.35oz)
Display : 2.2" 320 x 240 262K Color TFT
OS : Windows Mobile 5 for Smartphone
Camera : 1.3 Megapixel Camera
Video : Video capture/playback
Messaging : SMS/MMS
Email : Yes (POP/IMAP/SMTP)
Bluetooth : Yes
Infrared : No
Java : Yes
Polyphonics : Yes
Memory : 120MB User Memory, External Memory (microSD)
Features : QWERTY Keyboard, Video Recording & Messaging (MPEG4/H.263), Video Playing (MPEG4/H.263/H.264/WMV), MP3 / AAC / AAC+ / WMA / WAV / OGG, Dual Speaker / Speakerphone, Bluetooth Technology / USB / Voice Recognition, Document Viewer Samsung i320 Smartphone is scheduled for release in Q2 of 2006.

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Feb 15 HTC Hermes shown at 3GSM
Published by root in:Devices, HTC, Pocket PC,

HTC Hermes was finally shown at the 3GSM. We don't have any idea how long this'll take to get to market, but apparently PocketPC Italia can confirm that it rocks UMTS / HSDPA, has a 300MHz Samsung processor, 128MB flash and 64MB memory, 2.8-inch display, 802.11b/g, Bluetooth 2.0, MicroSD, 2.1 megapixel camera, and a secondary videoconferencing camera. Expect it to enter the market as the QTEK 9600 in late summertime.

more pictures and info a PocketPC Italia

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