December 2007 - Pocket.Info - Mobile 2.0

A US district court judge has allowed Qualcomm to continue selling some chips whose designs infringe patents held by Broadcom until the end of January 2009, but has banned the sale of 3G WCDMA chips that infringe patents, reports Reuters . For the chips it can continue selling Qualcomm must pay Broadcom mandatory royalties, and can only sell EV-DO chips it was offering as of May 29 2007, and only to customers it had at that time. "U.S. District Judge James Selna ruled, however, that Qualcomm must immediately stop selling third-generation, or 3G, WCDMA cellular chips that infringe on the Broadcom patents." The various legal battles are complicated, but this seems to be an effective replacement to the ITC ban which was overturned in September . Related Broadcom Seeking Injunction Against Qualcomm's 3G Business Qualcomm Gets Reprieve On Import Ban Broadcom Claims Qualcomm's Workaround Also Infringes Its Patent

Pocketables provided the specifications for the E-Lead Electronic NoahPad mobile pc and several bloggers have been discussing the system. I decided this morning my thoughts were not clear on the need for another Linux-based mobile pc and decided to think awhile about the product before posting a link. A Negative Before going further, I decided my thoughts were very negative. I enjoy Linux but choose to work in Windows Vista. I don't need a small Linux machine. Yes, Windows XP is an option but the hardware is not robust enough for Windows Vista. Windows Vista is vital to the future viability of any new mobile pc. In fact, I came to accept my negative thoughts are based on the premise the hardware being released is not forward thinking but atune to closet cleaning; How many more crappy slow processors are still in the closet? Once I accepted the negative thoughts were keeping me down, my mind slowly opened. Several interesting trends happened this year in mobile pcs - some are noteworthy. (1) New vendors introduced small mobile pcs this year. The more vendors releasing product provides options for the consumer. Additionally, new products reinforces the concepts. (2) Many vendors moved away from a slate only mobile pc. Some people are convinced a keyboard is required - but it is not if Vista is the OS. Additionally, the small keyboards released on several models are too small for fast typing. Interestingly, the argument continues that a keyboard is faster than the TIP - I doubt it. If a mobile pc is used while at a desk then use a docking station. (3) Screen sizes are getting smaller. Smaller might be nice for some people but I prefer at last a 7-inch screen. The best news is 2008 is only a few hours away and that means CES 2008 begins in a few short days. Hopefully, we'll see Some fantastic mobile pcs being introduced.

Indeed it was a banner year here at Engadget -- completely thanks to you, of course. Google may have its Zeitgeist, but we figured we could at least cap things off with a few lists of the most well-read posts of 2007 (and a few stats, to boot). See you in 2008! Top 20 most trafficked posts of 2007 (in order) Verizon's Juke, Pearl, Venus and Voyager get outed Verizon's LG Voyager heads up newly official fall lineup Hands-on with Verizon's new fall lineup Cingular's Treo 750, Blackjack and 8525 get WM6 treatment Verizon XV6800 in the flesh HTC's Touch with TouchFLO -- the Elf with new 3D sweep interface Skin your WM5 Pocket PC to look like the iPhone, get sued by Apple LG's VX10000 and VX8800 touchscreen spyshots? iPhone Q&A for AT&T employees Hands-on with RIM's WiFi-equipped BlackBerry 8820 Fake iPhones: a retrospective LEAKYMOTO: say hi to the MOTORIZR Z8 Samsung i760 for Verizon: yep, it runs Crossbow Hands-on with the Sprint Mogul by HTC Hands-on with the LG Voyager Hands-on with the AT&T Tilt iPhone & LG KE850: separated at birth? LG's KE850 PRADA official: iPhone says, wha? "Shuriken" is Sharp's Sidekick 4? New Chocolate: LG's VX8550 for Verizon comes into view Click on for a few more stats after the break. Top 20 most trafficked posts during 2007 (in order; non-2007 posts in bold) Verizon's Juke, Pearl, Venus and Voyager get outed The LG KE850: touchable chocolate Verizon's LG Voyager heads up newly official fall lineup Verizon UTStarcom XV6800: the CDMA TyTn lives! Verizon's Samsung i760 out-BlackJacks the BlackJack? Hands-on with Verizon's new fall lineup Nokia's aeon "full surface screen" cellphone concept Cingular's Treo 750, Blackjack and 8525 get WM6 treatment Verizon XV6800 in the flesh Review: Cingular 8125 HTC's Touch with TouchFLO -- the Elf with new 3D sweep interface The Boy Genius Report: The BlackBerry 8800 Skin your WM5 Pocket PC to look like the...

"VITO Technology releases a new version of FunContact. Managing contacts on your Windows Mobile Pocket PC has become easier and more fun! New features on top of finger friendly and stylish interface make FunContact a truly irreplaceable contact manager. Now even more visual effects! The new sliding out keypad allows you to easily dial numbers missing from your contacts. All it takes is tapping the red arrow, and here you are dialing the number you need. T9 contacts look up is also possible on this keypad like on smartphones. New version of FunContact provides its own contact editing. It has become possible to edit or add new contacts without going to the default WM contacts." Check out more FunContact features at VITO's website . You can download a trial here or take advantage of a 25% holiday discount off the regular $19.95 price directly from VITO. Current users get a free upgrade.

The boys over at Engadget Mobile spotted this interesting advert on Yahoo! today. Like so many yuppy mid-lifers that have gone under the knife in search of vanity and youth, the Nokia N95 you see pictured here just looks a bit strange. It’s an N95, that much we’re sure of. But, take a look at the edges of the device - they look strangely beveled for some reason. Clicking on the ad takes you to Nokia’s USA Nokia N95 page, so we’re assuming the “8GB expandable memory” claim is referring to the microSD card slot. The Nokia N95 8GB NAM should be an all-black handset without a microSD card slot, so this ad is most likely referring to the already-launched Nokia N95-3. Sloppy advertising aside, what’s with the tweaked look of this Nokia N95-3? [Via: Engadget Mobile ] ---Related Articles at IntoMobile:2 page Nokia N95 advertisement in Total Film MagazineMysterious Nokia 3G Phone Appears on FCCBrand new Apple iPhone YouTube advertisement!12 things to know before buying a Nokia N95Nokia leak hints at Nokia N95 8GB North American Version, N82 8GB

"In day-to-day life, there are all sorts of little bits of information that you might want to make note of for future reference. However, the sheer number of such notes could clutter up or clog a basic note-taking application such as "Memos" (which comes built into the Palm os device). If you were to make a note of 3 interesting tidbits per day, after 5 years, you would have almost 5,500 notes. Distributing these among the 15 categories that are available in Memos would result in an average of 365 notes per category – and there could easily be twice that many in some categories (and far fewer in other categories). Instinctively, users of Palm os devices know this and, as a result, probably don’t use Memos in this fashion."