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Gartner’s pitching their ballpark numbers for the second quarter of 2008, and RIM is coming up roses. BlackBerry constituted 17.4% of the global smartphone market last quarter, up nearly double from last year’s 8.9%, while Symbian continues to dominate 57.7% worldwide. RIM’s spurt outpaced...
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It was only a month ago that I mentioned the release of Opera Mini 4.1 beta and today I received the announcement that the full release of Opera Mini 4.1 is now available to download and install for free. It is so good that it has now earned a place as the right soft key on all of my Nokia S60 devices...
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My plan was to post software reviews here every Monday, but at times my schedule and life doesn't allow me to give a full test of a software package and write up my thoughts so I missed last week. Thus, I am posting a double review this week on Mobile software Monday. The first application is HanDBase...
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Sling Media today announced the availability of its previously unveiled SlingPlayer Mobile uppdate for Windows Mobile Pocket PCs (aka Professional and Classic), Windows Mobile Smartphone (aka Standard) and Symbian S60 smartphones. The SlingPlayer Mobile clients are required to watch and control home...
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Filed under: Software , Palm OS , Symbian Turning our attention away from the unobtainable iPhone version for a moment, let's take a look at something far more real that StyleTap has in the cards: Symbian support. The Palm OS emulator is already a well-worn member of the Windows Mobile community...
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Michael Mace posted an article on his Mobile Opportunity blog that put me in a bit of a sad mood to start off my Monday morning. I realize my mobile usage is out of the norm, but I personally have a ton of 3rd party applications loaded on all my devices and find them to be extremely useful, fun, and...
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The Mobile Gadgeteer
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02-25-2008
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Filed under: Windows Mobile, Apple, iPhone, Nokia, Symbian, s60, Palm, Smartphone, Mobile software, Wireless carriers, Open Handset Alliance
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It looks like Mobile World Congress 2008 is shaping up to be quite an event with rumors of Windows Mobile 6.1, demos of S60's touch UI, and lots of software and services. Opera just announced that Opera Mobile 9.5 will be available for trials at MWC 08 in Barcelona. I use Opera 8.5 on the HTC Advantage...
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I don't know how The Boy Genius does it, but he always seems to get the latest and greatest scoop on upcoming mobile phones. The latest scoop covers Vodafone's roadmap for 2008, including devices that won't even be seen until later in the fall. Some details are still missing and many of the...
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As I mentioned in my previous post containing the 10 most visited and most discussed blog posts, HTC devices and the Apple iPhone were very popular topics in 2007. I wanted to follow that post up by taking a closer look at the mobile device hardware I had a chance to use in 2007 and some of the key announcements...
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The Mobile Gadgeteer
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12-28-2007
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Filed under: Windows Mobile, Apple, iPhone, Nokia, BlackBerry, Symbian, nseries, s60, Palm, HTC, Smartphone, Tablet PC, UMPC
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I occasionaly use database applications on my mobile devices, primarily for tracking my paid time off and for making gift lists. Many enterprise users need a database program that provides lots of functionality and that works with desktop solutions like Access (bi-directional conduit support in HanDBase...
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I started using PDAs with the Pilot 1000 back in 1997 and there are still a few Palm OS applications that I find very useful that are not found in Windows Mobile or Symbian. One example of a program I use for my marine salvage work is Tide Tool that gives me tidal data around the world in both table...
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As we get closer and closer to the release of the Apple iPhone I think some people are finally taking a more in-depth look at what other choices there are already on the market and trying to understand if the iPhone is as revolutionary as Apple has stated. One area where lots of people think Apple is...