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Mobile Web
, New Products/Services
, PDAs
, Smartphones
, Software
, Windows Mobile
by Rico Mossesgeld on February 11, 2008
Perhaps seeking to expand their presence on the mobile browser market, Access has recently made a Windows Mobile version of their netfront browser available as a free download. You can get it here.
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Nokia
, PDAs
, Smartphones
, Software
, Symbian
by Rico Mossesgeld on February 6, 2008
Check out Technograph's rundown of JoikuSpot Light, an interesting app that turns certain high-end Nokia phones into portable wi-fi hotspots.
Imagine the possibilities! If an HSDPA-capable phone&...
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New Products/Services
, PDAs
, SMS Services
, Windows Mobile
by Rico Mossesgeld on February 5, 2008
It seems that the sms Chat apps are coming out by the bundle nowadays. I recently featured Pocket SMS, and to be honest, this new offering by VITO technology looks like it blows the competition away...
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Mods
, PDAs
, Smartphones
by Rico Mossesgeld on February 4, 2008
I featured cell phone jamming solutions on this blog at least once, because I really do understand the need to keep inconsiderate yappers quiet during movies, plays, and other events that obviously ne...
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PDAs
, SMS Services
, Software
, Windows Mobile
by Rico Mossesgeld on February 3, 2008
I'd like to thank Howard Wilton for calling my attention to a potentially useful program for Windows Mobile PDA phones. Pocket SMS is a no-frills app that organizes text messages into threads.
Bu...
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Mobile Marketing
, PDAs
, Smartphones
, Useful Info
by Rico Mossesgeld on February 1, 2008
As part of the online marketing industry, I know that many people in my field consider Marketing Sherpa a valuable resource. The website provides concrete and effective advice many times worth the s...
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Nokia
, Palm
, PDAs
, Smartphones
, Useful Info
by Rico Mossesgeld on January 29, 2008
Chances are, if you use a nokia-manufactured smartphone, typing in *#7370* (that's asterisk-pound-seven-three-seven-zero) while on the main screen will reset the phone and delete any data stored...
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Opinion
, PDAs
, Sony Ericsson
by Rico Mossesgeld on January 24, 2008
I recently tried out the psp slim's web browser. The portable gaming console isn't technically a smartphone or PDA, but online apps that provide basic PIM functionality have been out for two...
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New Products/Services
, PDAs
, Peripherals
, Smartphones
by Rico Mossesgeld on January 16, 2008
(video courtesy of msmobiles.com)
Here's a really exciting prospect: 60 gigabytes of space that's easily available to your smartphone or PDA:
The Seagate D.A.V.E. [Digital Audio and Video Exp...
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PDAs
, Rico's Ramblings
, Smartphones
, Useful Info
by Rico Mossesgeld on January 10, 2008
A wealthy friend once told me that time and money are like mass and energy: they're both in some sense equivalent to each other. We either spend to save time, or take the time to save money.
An...
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PDAs
, Peripherals
, Smartphones
by Rico Mossesgeld on January 9, 2008
Even if you've never heard of the Philippines, you've probably heard of Boracay, a Filipino tourist destination that attracts thousands of foreigners a year with its fine white sand beaches....
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Opinion
, PDAs
, Smartphones
, Wireless Living
by Rico Mossesgeld on January 4, 2008
I recently found out on Ars Technica that "piggybacking", or using someone's open Wi-Fi network without their permission or even knowledge, is actually considered illegal in certain ju...
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Freebies
, PDAs
, Rico's Ramblings
, Smartphones
by Rico Mossesgeld on December 25, 2007
Last year, I wrote about Sharing Christmas, The Smart PDA Way:
Now is the time to use your smartphone or PDA's snazzy features, but don't check out your favorite blogs or your webmail when fri...
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Cases
, PDAs
, Peripherals
, Smartphones
by Rico Mossesgeld on December 3, 2007
How many times have we failed to silence our phones, only to elicit glares when it goes off during a class, meeting, or movie?
The Brando "Black Hole" bag promises that irritation of othe...
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New Products/Services
, PDAs
, Smartphones
, Windows Mobile
by Rico Mossesgeld on December 2, 2007
Most new Windows Mobile smartphones and PDAs come with Office Mobile pre-installed. But the weird thing is that they usually didn't support Microsoft's newest office suite, Office 2007.
But...
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PDAs
, Peripherals
, Rico's Ramblings
, Smartphones
by Rico Mossesgeld on December 1, 2007
(source)
Remember the Palm Foleo? I did promise not to write about it ever again, since The Smart PDA is a smartphone and PDA blog. But I'm all for covering gadgets that help maximize our use of...
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Mobile Services
, PDAs
, Rico's Ramblings
, Smartphones
, SMS Services
by Rico Mossesgeld on November 28, 2007
I once wrote about why I will never use Twitter. Recently, I came up with another reason.
In case you didn't know, users of Twitter can set up their mobiles to receive SMS updates. Whenever con...
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Mobile Marketing
, PDAs
, Smartphones
, Sprint-Nextel
by Rico Mossesgeld on November 28, 2007
I honestly have no idea who Tracy Jordan or what the show Fashionably Late is, since we don't get The Learning Channel over here.
Still, any website that promises to make choosing that gadget ...
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PDAs
, Rico's Ramblings
, Smartphones
, Wireless Living
by Rico Mossesgeld on November 27, 2007
Where I live, the cost of labor is low. Despite my family being middle-class, we can actually afford two maids and a driver.
While being driven around, my driver asked me how to text using the phon...
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Flash Lite
, PDAs
, Promos
, Smartphones
by Rico Mossesgeld on November 26, 2007
To get the ball rolling for their new online game download service, Playyoo is offering $25,000 to Flash Lite developers who can deliver. With $10,000 to be awarded to the first prize winner, will t...
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PDAs
, Smartphones
, Useful Info
, Wireless Living
by Rico Mossesgeld on November 26, 2007
As the following is a public service announcement, it deserves wide circulation. Here it is:
This is a public service announcement.
To all companies and organisations who decide to sell off computer...
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PDAs
, Rico's Ramblings
, Smartphones
by Rico Mossesgeld on November 22, 2007
It goes without saying that most of you, dear readers, are avid smartphone or PDA users. Or at the very least, you can't stay disconnected for long. That's why the challenge I have for you t...
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HTC
, Opinion
, PDAs
, Windows Mobile
by Rico Mossesgeld on November 22, 2007
I may have been a bit forgiving when I first used the HTC Touch, but only because I knew I was handling a pre-retail version of the PDA phone.
Turns out that, after testing out a unit up for sale, ...
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Palm
, PDAs
, Peripherals
, Promos
by Rico Mossesgeld on November 22, 2007
Until 11:59 PM November 26 (Eastern Time), the Palm online store will be selling a TX bundled with a wireless keyboard, all for just under $200.
Perhaps Palm's reality distortion field is still...
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Mobile Services
, New Products/Services
, Palm
, PDAs
, Smartphones
by Rico Mossesgeld on November 20, 2007
Check out the copy on DataViz's product page:
Documents To Go is the only product on the market today with support for native Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF and TXT files as well as native JPEG an...
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Google
, PDAs
, Promos
, Smartphones
by Rico Mossesgeld on November 13, 2007
The best thing about having lots of money is that you can throw it around, and make pretty much anything happen a lot more quickly. That's what Google's doing to get coders to create apps fo...
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Motorola
, Nokia
, Opinion
, PDAs
, Smartphone Review
, Smartphones
, Symbian
by Rico Mossesgeld on November 12, 2007
All About Symbian's recent review of the Nokia E51 as the "mini E90" made me remember an important factor to consider when purchasing a smartphone or PDA: the good ol' size vs. fun...
Read more of Do You Prefer Functionality or Small Size?
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Google
, Mobile Web
, News
, PDAs
, Rumors
, Smartphones
by Rico Mossesgeld on November 7, 2007
Codenamed "dream" by Google, this prototype phone was built by Google to sell the Android mobile OS to manufacturers and companies, as reported by Forbes:
[It] looks somewhat like Apple'...
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HTC
, LG
, Motorola
, New Products/Services
, PDAs
, Smartphones
, Software
, T-Mobile
by Rico Mossesgeld on November 6, 2007
It makes no sense to rehash or summarize the lengthy announcement of Android, "the first truly open and comprehensive platform for mobile devices" backed by Google and its mobile partners....
Read more of The Players in Google's Android Game: Who's In and Who's Out
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Mobile Web
, PDAs
, Smartphones
, Windows Mobile
, Wireless Living
by Rico Mossesgeld on November 6, 2007
Check out CoolSmartPhone's recent project:
...how about turning your phone into an FTP server? Mochasoft FTP Server is a free piece of software that'll do just that. Whilst it may not work o...
