The Motorola Ming (A1200) The Smart PDA

Last night, Jayvee Fernandez of Cellphone9 and I met-up. I got to use the Motorola Ming he was reviewing for Mobile Philippines. The first impression you get is how compactly beautiful the smartphone is. There's the stunning aesthetics and finish, the kind you'll obsessively try to save from Fingerprints, oil, smudges, or dirt. The translucent cover allows you to access certain functions without having to flip the unit open, and makes [...] Read More


Will the Motorola Ming Switch to Windows Mobile? The Smart PDA

While you're relaxing this Sunday, here's some food for thought, courtesy of CoolSmartPhone: [The] news today [is]...the Motorola Ming will appear with Windows Mobile under the hood. The original post on the Moto Ming, Motorola A1200, the MOTOMING, or whatever you want to call it, continues to be one of The Smart PDA's most popular articles. Yet commenters have complained about the lack of compatible software for the stylish gadget. Maybe running [...] Read More


Comic Book Artist: The Motorola Ming is Perfect for Me! The Smart PDA

My friend Jonas Diego is the only MOTOMING (that's Motorola Ming or Motorola A1200 for some people) owner I know. And somehow, the perennially popular Linux-powered smartphone (to think it was released more than a year ago!) is perfect for his life as a comic book artist: As a comic book creator, I use a lot of photo reference in my work and a digital camera has become an invaluable part [...] Read More


Motorola and Sony Ericsson to Partner on UIQ Smartphone Tech The Wireless Weblog

Sony Ericsson and Motorola today announced an agreement under which Sony Ericsson will sell 50% of UIQ Technology to Motorola - and the two companies will, going forward, work together on the development of the UIQ open user interface platform. "UIQ Technology licenses the UIQ open User Interface and development platform to mobile phone vendors worldwide," writes WirelessWeek's Teresa von Fuchs. "Motorola and Sony Ericsson have agreed that UIQ will be [...] Read More


Verizon Launches Motorola Krave ZN4 to Mixed Reviews The Wireless Weblog

Verizon Wireless and Motorola this week introduced the $150 Motorola Krave ZN4, a new touchscreen flip phone with haptic feedback. "What's innovative about the ZN4 is that it has a clear lid covering the touch screen," writes InformationWeek's Eric Zeman. "Even with the lid closed, however, you can still interact with the touch screen. In fact, with the lid closed, there is a different menu that gives you quick access to [...] Read More

FCC Approval of N92 Signifies US Release The Smart PDA

Months after it was announced last November, the Nokia N92 has gained FCC approval. The Symbian Smartphone allows users to watch video broadcasted by service providers. The manufacturer expects the US release to be later this year. But DVB-H (Digital Video Broadcasting - Handheld), the standard that allows transmission of videos to mobile phones, is still in the testing phase. Will Nokia release the N92 too early, before DVB-H becomes widespread [...] Read More


Kool multimedia applications for your Nseries & Eseries Smartphones The Smart PDA

WARELEX LLC is one of the leading mobile application development and consulting companies in the wireless industry. WARELEX has introduced a number of innovative applications for Nokia Symbian Smartphones. Here is a list of some nice applications by WARELEX LLC that you can try for free. These applications are also available at 10% discount here Mobiola Web Camera for s60v3 : Version 2.5.8 This innovative application converts your nokia smartphone into [...] Read More


Why Nokia E61 Owners Should Get a Nokia E61i The Smart PDA

(image source) After announcing it during the recent 3GSM, nokia started to ship the Nokia E61i, successor to the Nokia E61, last week. If you love the Nokia E61 for its big screen, QWERTY thumbboard, and built-in Wi-Fi, you'll love the E61i. That's because the E61i has all the advantages of the E61, and actually improves on the E61's shortcomings. The E61i has a 2.0 megapixel camera, while the E61 had none. [...] Read More


LEV Pharma's Cinryze™ Got FDA Marketing Approval For HAE Straightfromthedoc

A rare genetic and life threatening disease, hereditary angioedema (HAE) is an autosomal dominant disorder of C1 inhibitor (C1-INH) deficiency manifested by painless, nonpruritic, nonpitting swelling of the skin. Now, LEV Pharma's Cinryze™ has been given marketing approval for the protection of people with HAE. The product, called Cinryze, is licensed for the prevention of HAE attacks, which can occur spontaneously or during stress, surgery, or infection in patients diagnosed with the [...] Read More


Clearwire Gets FCC Approval for WiMax PC Card The Wireless Weblog

InfoWorld's Dan Nystedt reports today that the FCC has approved Clearwire's first wimax PC card for laptops, built by Motorola. The company plans to make the card available to users later this year. As TG Daily's Wolfgang Gruener notes, "As it was the case with Wi-Fi integration, also WiMax is likely to become part of wireless chipsets for notebooks and eventually part of integrated processor packages. Intel recently said that it [...] Read More

Be Amazed, With Twelve Facts on Nokia The Smart PDA

Here's some interesting, although ultimately useless, information about the world's largest phone manufacturer from TechScraper. Nevertheless, the ability to spew out trivia unfamiliar to friends or acquaintances is coveted by many. Apparently, the Morse code plays a big role on message tones, and the world famous Nokia Tune formerly known as Grande Valse is actually based on guitar-great Francisco Tárrega's Gran Vals (the familiar melody appears 15 seconds into the song). Dubious [...] Read More


Kool multimedia applications for your Nseries & Eseries Smartphones The Smart PDA

WARELEX LLC is one of the leading mobile application development and consulting companies in the wireless industry. WARELEX has introduced a number of innovative applications for Nokia Symbian Smartphones. Here is a list of some nice applications by WARELEX LLC that you can try for free. These applications are also available at 10% discount here Mobiola Web Camera for s60v3 : Version 2.5.8 This innovative application converts your nokia smartphone into [...] Read More


New From Nokia: A Battery Full Alert The Smart PDA

Regardless of make, model, year, smartphones and PDAs low on battery power will always send out an alert urgently asking its owner to plug it in. Which makes sense, since a dead mobile or handheld is of no use at all. But at first glance, an alert that asks the user to unplug the phone may seem unnecessary. After all, what's the point of wasting the gadget's resources (which, compared to [...] Read More


Interesting facts about Nokia phones Tech Without Wires

Some interesting facts about Nokia . . . the first mobile phone ever was built by Nokia called the Mobira Senator . . . a car phone shown at the left in the picture to the side here. Since the Mobira Senator Nokia has sold more than 1 billion phones. Did you know that Nokia Phones do not accurately measure each phone call. Instead of calculating the time on the phone [...] Read More


Just the Facts Ma'am - Union Facts, Part 1 Bizinformer

You may have seen the recent Wall Street Journal profile of the Center for Union Facts. The Center for Union Facts' database contains more than 3 million facts about the American labor movement. From the smallest local to the largest international union, they have compiled the most comprehensive database of information available. The database is organized to provide easy access to information about the 125 international unions tracked by the [...] Read More

Power Station Organizer The Smart PDA

Here in the Philippines, Nokia Phones rule (though Sony-Ericsson is emerging). You have powerful businessmen setting appointments on their 9300s, while farmers text loved ones on their 3210s. So in most households, you have people competing for the right to charge. You see, chargers are lost by the dozen in this country, so sometimes an entire family has to share one charger. Not a pretty sight. Enter the Power Station Organizer. It [...] Read More


Introducing the Power Purse: Stylish USB Power On-the-Go The Smart PDA

Does your gadget get power from a USB port? Like say, a smartphone or PDA? Well, thanks to an inventive Iowa State University student, you can get the Power Purse. It's a bag covered with tiny solar cells, and provides power through a built-in USB port tucked away inside. Conceivably, you could be keeping your favorite toy fully charged while walking on a sunny day. Sounds great, but I suspect Solarjo"'s [...] Read More


Best Birthday for the S60 3rd Ed The Smart PDA

It's a special someone's birthday and I decided that the best way to celebrate is to feature an app "that helps you to (sic) organize and to (sic) view anniversaries in a handy way." Best Birthday from SmartphoneWare does this by integrating with many S60 smartphone's contacts and calendar apps. Adding birthdays is a simple matter of editing a contact's info like you would their number or email. Setting anniversaries no [...] Read More


Idea of the Week: Professional Organizer Home Business (Part II) Home Based Business

Home Based Professional Organizer Income Expectations The more experience you have, the higher your fees. Usually, you can expect to charge between $30 and $50 an hour or go as high as $70 for organizing a home. For organizing an office, you can charge about $60 to $130, depending on the space and location. Since you're still a beginner, you can charge about $25 to about $35 per hour. You can [...] Read More


Idea of the Week: Professional Organizer Home Business Home Based Business

Someone's clutter may just be your new career. Thanks to the growing need for Americans to put order and organization into their lives, the services of professional organizers are becoming more and more in demand. We've all seen them work their makeover magic on TV shows like Rachael Ray, Oprah and clean house and have been astounded by the transformation. If you've always dreamed of working that kind of magic [...] Read More

Google Maps Goes Mobile The Smart PDA

Reuters reports today that Google Maps has gone mobile. Users can download the utility by visiting www.google.com/gmm on their mobile phone's browser. Significant exceptions from the list of supported devices include Palm OS devices and some models carried by US service providers, although Google is working to make provisions for them. [...] Read More


Google Maps Mobile now has Voice Recognition The Smart PDA

Google has moved its popular Google Maps Mobile application one step ahead and added Voice Recognition to it. This allows users to easily search for their desired location by just saying where they want to go. This is a beta version for test purposes and it is currently available on a limited range of handsets including Blackberry Pearl 8110, 8120, or 8130. Here's how you use it. You simply hold the [...] Read More


Windows Mobile Welcomes Google Maps The Smart PDA

Looks like Google Maps now has most smartphones and PDA phones covered. First it went mobile via Java MIDP2. This included a lot of Symbian smartphones. Then, somewhere along the way, a Palm OS version was made for the Treo 600, 650, 680 and 700p. Looks like the circle's complete. The Official Google Blog recently announced (somewhat indirectly) that Google Maps is now available for Windows Mobile. As long as you [...] Read More


Google Unveils Google Maps Mobile The Gadgets Weblog

I have to admit: if I had a cellphone on Sprint or Cingular or had a Blackberry, I'd be all over the release of the new version ofGoogle Maps Mobile (GMM). Living in New York City, where traffic reports cover such a large area that each traffic report only covers a small part of the whole, it would be great to know whether I'm heading into disaster as I pull [...] Read More


Google Maps goes native UIQ Tech Without Wires

Google Maps seems to be getting into a lot of places. The photo above is Google Maps on the iPhone. Whilst it is also available on other platforms as a JavaME application, today, Google Maps is available as a native Symbian S60 UIQ application. It also available as a native Windows Mobile application. With these geo-location-based features built into mobile phones, the next generation of spam^H^H^H^H adverts will not be too [...] Read More