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December 2006 - Posts

Samsung i320 appears quietly on Vodafone Website

The Samsung i320 is now available through Vodafone. The i320 is a wonderful device and nothing quite prepares you for it's miniscule form and it's fantastic screen. Unfortunately the battery life isn't great however if you disable IR Beaming then it does Read More...
Posted Saturday, December 30, 2006 7:46 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Linked in...

I keep getting invites to Linked In and I'd never actually set it up ... So today I actually (quickly) set it up so if you want to link me in! Go to HERE Read More...
Posted Friday, December 29, 2006 8:21 PM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

PhatPad 4.0 released

Phatware have just released their latest version of their notes organizer for Microsoft Windows-based Desktop, Tablet, and Pocket PCs. PhatPad allows users to draw pictures, jot notes, or put a mixture of pictures and typed text on a virtual scratch pad. Read More...
Posted Friday, December 29, 2006 4:18 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

SPECTEC SD/SDIO Receiver with integral memory slot!

Wow - this is cool! It's a GPS receiver which will plug into an SD slot on a device... what's cool though is that you can also put into it a MicroSD card. This is a real bonus as if your device doesn't come with GPS then you can use the GPS and have the Read More...
Posted Friday, December 29, 2006 12:12 PM by jasonlan | 2 Comments

Microsoft innovating :)

As a Microsoft employee I often get beaten up about how many other organisations are out-innovating us... something I obviously defend vehemently as I do believe we are creating some great innovations in the industry! I read with interest the article Read More...
Posted Thursday, December 28, 2006 8:03 PM by jasonlan | 2 Comments

Vodafone Germany release HTC Herald as VPA Compact IV

Vodafone have released the VPA Compact IV. This device is effectively the HTC Herald or the P4350 in HTC naming terms. It has an internal memory of 128 MB ROM and 64 MB RAM as well as quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE and Bluetooth and WiFi b/g. The keyboard slider Read More...
Posted Thursday, December 28, 2006 7:25 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Daylight Saving Changes (Updated)

Following on from my Daylight Saving Changes post . You should also be aware that any device which uses AKU 3 (or above) already has the changes to support the new Daylight Saving changes. Read More...
Posted Thursday, December 28, 2006 7:15 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Access provide LocationFree Player for Pocket PC

After my ramblings about how great the Slingplayer is I thought I'd also share this announcement I saw in that Access have released the NetFront LocationFree player for Pocket PC . LocationFree is the Sony competition to Slingplayer. You can also get Read More...
Posted Thursday, December 28, 2006 7:13 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

2007 - the year of BIG Windows Mobile devices?

Well 2006 was definately the year of smaller Windows Mobile devices as we saw the miniscule HTC S620, Blackjack, Samsung i320 and i-mate SPL emerge. With all the speculation it looks like 2007 might be the year of BIG Windows Mobile devices. Slashgear Read More...
Posted Wednesday, December 27, 2006 7:22 PM by jasonlan | 7 Comments

SPB release SPB Mobile DVD

SPB Software have released a new solution for you to take your DVD's or Video Files with you... Spb Mobile DVD is a desktop application that provides a simple way to convert DVDs and video files to mobile format with the fastest possible speed and a true Read More...
Posted Wednesday, December 27, 2006 7:14 PM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

Did Santa bring you a Windows Mobile device? Need a 3.5mm stereo converter?

Now if you were a good boy/girl and Santa did bring you some presents.. did you get an HTC Trinity, Artemis or a TyTn (or variants of the above) ? Well if you want to listen to music you may have noticed the lack of a 2.5mm or even 3.5mm socket.... the Read More...
Posted Tuesday, December 26, 2006 4:17 AM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Merry Christmas!

Wow - I can't believe how fast this year has gone!! It only seems like yesterday that it was Christmas last year! I'm always overwhelmed by how many people actually take the time to read my blog and it's always great to meet people who do! I really appreciate Read More...
Posted Monday, December 25, 2006 7:20 AM by jasonlan | 2 Comments

[offtopic] Slingbox release slingplayer 1.4

One of my favourite gadget acquisitions is the Slingbox which allows me to stream my TV around the house as well as watch it remotely... Well they've just released v1.4 of their Slingplayer software which has a whole host of improvements. You can get Read More...
Posted Sunday, December 24, 2006 4:57 AM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

ALLTEL offer Palm Treo 700wx

Alltel in the US have now launched the Palm Treo 700wx device. http://www.alltel.com/business/wireless/phones/palm/700wx.html Read More...
Posted Sunday, December 24, 2006 4:33 AM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

China To Mandate Standardised Phone Chargers

After clearing out my study at home over the Christmas period, this article caught my attention. Why? Well I was clearing out my stash of old cables.... looking at each of the chargers thinking - what is this charger actually for? Well in a smart move Read More...
Posted Sunday, December 24, 2006 4:03 AM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Got a Zune? Got vista? Update now available

If you've been lucky enough to get your hands on a Zune and/or are using Vista then you might want to get hold of the latest software update for both the client software and firmware. The update was made available Tuesday and brings both performance enhancements Read More...
Posted Friday, December 22, 2006 7:36 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

MICROSOFT Mobility webcasts for january

In January there are a couple of Mobility Webcasts being delivered including one by yours truly :) MSDN Webcast: Introducing Windows Live Service on Mobile Devices: Using Web Services (Level 200) Thursday, January 04, 2007 - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Pacific Read More...
Posted Friday, December 22, 2006 7:25 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Ilium software give us all an early christmas present

Ilium software have given us an early christmas present in the form of a FREE screen capture utility for Windows Mobile Pocket PCs or Smartphones. You can download it from HERE Read More...
Posted Friday, December 22, 2006 7:23 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Download free Holiday ringtones

Celebrate the season with six new holiday ringtones for your Windows Mobile powered phone, including Hot Chocolate , Sleigh Bells , SnowFlakes , Charity , Below Freezing , and Black Ice ringtones. Happy holidays from Windows Mobile! http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/domore/ringtones.msp Read More...
Posted Thursday, December 21, 2006 9:04 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Unaware Driver + Traffic + BlackBerry = Accident waiting to happen

I spotted this article over on Engadget about a guy who while playing around with his BlackBerry in the express lanes on the I-5 in Seattle caused a pile-up that involved 28 passengers. Thankfully no-one was hurt! In the UK we've had people killed when Read More...
Posted Thursday, December 21, 2006 7:53 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

have you been a good boy...?

Here's something cool I spotted over on Eileens blog .... You can talk to Santa via IM... just add northpole@live.com to your IM contacts and chat directly with him. He responds really quickly too so he must be working the Elves hard this Christmas while Read More...
Posted Thursday, December 21, 2006 7:41 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

DAYLIGHT Saving changes and windows mobile

You may or may not be aware but as part of the Energy Policy Act, daylight saving time is extended by four weeks in 2007 and in subsequent years. This change affects the following time zones: GMT-3:30 Newfoundland GMT-4 Atlantic GMT-5 Eastern US GMT-6 Read More...
Posted Thursday, December 21, 2006 7:27 PM by jasonlan | 3 Comments

T-Mobile MDA Compact III Review

Gears over on Coolsmartphone has just delivered an in-depth review of the T-Mobile MDA Compact III. Focussing very much on it's use both as a Pocket PC Phone as well as a Satellite navigtion solution - this review could be a good read if you are considering Read More...
Posted Wednesday, December 20, 2006 9:36 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Samsung Blackjack extended battery pictures

David Chartier has published some pictures of the Extended Battery for the Samsung Black DarkGreyJack. The Battery comes with a new battery compartment cover to hold the extended battery which takes the battery from the 1200mAh to 1800mAh. You can see Read More...
Posted Wednesday, December 20, 2006 4:52 AM by jasonlan | 3 Comments

lost your phone in a taxi?

Pointsec have been doing a survey for 5 years now which calculates the number of lost mobile devices in Taxi/Cabs in US cities. The survey found that during the past six months, nearly 12,000 electronic devices were left in taxi cabs in the San Francisco-Oakland Read More...
Posted Tuesday, December 19, 2006 9:43 AM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

iGo powerXtender Battery Operated Charger

Expansys have just started selling the IGO PowerXtender Battery charger . I use all the IGO chargers for mobile devices and also my laptop. Why... well I can carry just one charger and charge all my devices from one unit! With this battery operated charger Read More...
Posted Tuesday, December 19, 2006 9:31 AM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

GEEK SQUAD using Windows Mobile!

We just published an announcement on Microsoft PressPass about how the Geek Squad (Best Buy's IT Support service) are using Windows Mobile Smartphone's and Microsoft CRM. The Geek Squad is a really cool service where they visit your home/business to fix Read More...
Posted Monday, December 18, 2006 5:24 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

o2 xda apollo with 1GB memory!

MrPalm.com has just published details of the O2 XDA Apollo device which has 1GB of internal memory! Not only that but the device has an Intel 520MHz CPU, 64MB RAM, SRS WOW HD support, two cameras (front and back), 3G support, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and an FM Read More...
Posted Monday, December 18, 2006 10:19 AM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

use your windows mobile device as a webcam

Ateksoft have released an application to allow you to use your Windows Mobile Device as a Webcam. It's called Web Camera Plus . I haven't had a chance to test it myself yet but supposedly it was tested and works with Skype 2.5, MSN Messenger 7.5, Windows Read More...
Posted Sunday, December 17, 2006 5:55 PM by jasonlan | 2 Comments

Orange france launch the m700

Orange France have another 3G/EDGE device to add to their portfolio. This new device is known as the SPV M700. It doesn't have a QWERTY keyboard but it does have WiFi, 3G and a 2.0 Mega Pixel camera. You can check out more details HERE Read More...
Posted Sunday, December 17, 2006 5:43 PM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

SKYPE BETA for Smartphone released

Over the weekend I've been playing with the new Skype Mobile beta for Smartphone . It requires that you have a Windows Mobile Smartphone device with either a 3G or a Wi-Fi connection. It's also fairly demanding on memory you need a minimum 12MB of free Read More...
Posted Sunday, December 17, 2006 5:28 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

PAUL AT MODACO REVIEWS THE HTC P4350

Paul over at Modaco is producing some excellent indepth reviews of devices going into a lot of detail and explaining the intracacies of each new device he is testing. The latest device to go under his microscope is the HTC P4350. The P4350 is the same Read More...
Posted Saturday, December 16, 2006 7:09 PM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

SPORTSDO on SKI Sunday

The guys over at SportsDo have managed to get involved with Ski Sunday on the BBC ! Both Graham Bell and Ed Leigh who host the show have HTC MTeoR + FWRD GPS Devices + SportsDos To checkout how cool their solution for tracking your sporting activities Read More...
Posted Saturday, December 16, 2006 7:03 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

AURA Aims to give consumers access to information on the go!

In our research teams we've developed a solution called AURA which stands for Advanced User Resource Annotation and is designed to connect shoppers on the go to a world of information about products. People with an AURA-enabled device would use its digital Read More...
Posted Friday, December 15, 2006 5:31 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Have you been getting a lot of BlackBerry Spam lately?

There was an interesting article posted on http://www.rimarkable.com/archives/1040 about a lot of people receiving Spam email on their RIM device... It makes an interesting read.... Read More...
Posted Friday, December 15, 2006 10:54 AM by jasonlan | 5 Comments

Orange offer for Microsoft Certified partners in the uk

I took some 'feedback' from a few folks asking why we only had offers for US operators. Well Orange has provided a special offer for Microsoft partners in the UK. You can get more details here: http://www.orange.co.uk/business/msoffer/ Read More...
Posted Friday, December 15, 2006 10:49 AM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

UPDATED WINDOWS MOBILE SECURITY WHITEPAPER

The Windows Mobile device security whitepaper have just been updated and is now available HERE Read More...
Posted Friday, December 15, 2006 9:39 AM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

SLINGPLAYER MOBILE BETA AVAILABLE FOR LANDSCAPE SMARTPHONES

One of my favourite pieces of consumer electronics I have ever bought is the Slingbox. With the new plethora of landscape smartphones hitting the market such as the HTC S620, T-Mobile Dash and Samsung Blackjack Slingmedia have released a beta for landscape Read More...
Posted Friday, December 15, 2006 9:38 AM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Microsoft/sprint special offer on treo 700wx

Here is another very special offer for US Microsoft customers - Palm Treo 700wx (with 64Mb RAM) for $99 with new service - $99 plan that includes 1000 minutes, unlimited nights and minutes, unlimited data, and use of phone as a modem - Free accessory Read More...
Posted Thursday, December 14, 2006 10:33 AM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

SOTI release MOBIControl v3.06

SOTI have released an update to their Remote Management and Support solution MobiControl. The latest release is v3.06 and it's key new features are: Over-the-Air Device Wipe: Delete data stored on a lost/stolen device. Improved Lockdown: Permit end-users Read More...
Posted Thursday, December 14, 2006 8:44 AM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

How Can you Deliver Mobile E-mail to over 40,000 Users with Exchange 2003 and Windows Mobile Devices? - video presentation now available!

I delivered the above session at IT Forum in Barcelona in November. The session was filmed and the whole session has now been made available on the Showtime site on Microsoft.com! The session focusses on both the technical, operational and commercial Read More...
Posted Wednesday, December 13, 2006 7:23 PM by jasonlan | 3 Comments

BLACK MOTOROLA Q NOW AVAILABLE ON VERIZON WIRELESS

The black Motorola Q is available from today via Online Channels... Check out all the details HERE Read More...
Posted Tuesday, December 12, 2006 3:10 PM by jasonlan | 3 Comments

TROUBLEShooting VISTA Windows Mobile device Center

Looking at my post on Vista Windows Mobile Device Center (WMDC) there are a huge number of comments/posts relating to technical issues trying to synchronise with Vista. To hopefully help out 99.999% of people I wanted to post the key steps to getting Read More...
Posted Monday, December 11, 2006 12:40 PM by jasonlan | 20 Comments

samsung i730 - can't enforce security policies from exchange?

I got emails from a few customers who have been having trouble getting the Samsung i730 to accept the security policies from Exchange 2003. It turns out Samsung replaces the LAP (password/lock applet) and that's why it doesn't enforce the password policies. Read More...
Posted Sunday, December 10, 2006 10:26 PM by jasonlan | 2 Comments

ZUNE

Last week I was out in the US and managed to pick up a Zune! I *love* my music and one thing I always miss (except Wife and child obviously) is my music collection. I tend to carry it round on my Windows Mobile device and use the new Windows Mobile Device Read More...
Posted Friday, December 08, 2006 4:44 PM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

UNLOCKING YOUR MOBILE PHONE IN THE US

Whilst buying SIM Free and unlocked devices in Europe is common place, in the US this is (or was illegal). Last week the U.S. Copyright Office issued a ruling that states mobile phone owners are allowed to unlock their devices. The ruling doesn't however Read More...
Posted Friday, December 08, 2006 4:25 PM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

RICHARD JOnes wins developer of the year award with Windows Mobile!

Richard is from one of our partners Anglia Business Solutions. Last night he won IT Developer of the year award from the British Computer Society! Great to see such a good guy winning an award - particularly as he's a Windows Mobile Developer :) http://www.bcs.org/server.php?show=ConWebDoc.881 Read More...
Posted Friday, December 08, 2006 4:16 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Ballmer on Windows Mobile

Steve Ballmer delivered an interview about life after Vista which is on news.com and he got asked about the future of Windows Mobile.... it's certainly interesting reading! Check out the article HERE Read More...
Posted Thursday, December 07, 2006 6:10 PM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

OUTLOOK 2003, OUTLOOK 2007 and Outlook Web Access 2007 feature comparison...

Exchange 2007 provides mobile email support for more than just mobile devices... people often overlook the fact that you can use Outlook Web Access from a laptop or infact any web based PC anywhere! Outlook Web Access (OWA) 2007 has been massively enhanced Read More...
Posted Thursday, December 07, 2006 5:27 PM by jasonlan | 3 Comments

11 new windows mobile case studies - this month!

Eleven new case studies featuring Windows Mobile solutions have been published within the past month. To find out more simply click on the customer name below to be taken to their case study! T-Com ABC Systèmes et Formation Expedia Science Arts Co Pte Read More...
Posted Wednesday, December 06, 2006 10:12 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

VOICEMINDER

Cool application alert.... one of the guys who works for one of our partners showed me this application after I declared the bad habit I've got into in emailing myself reminders or notes (you do it too? I don't feel so bad now) It's called Voiceminder Read More...
Posted Tuesday, December 05, 2006 6:59 PM by jasonlan | 1 Comments

AMOI Launches low-cost Windows Mobile Smartphones

Yesterday at ITU World 2006 Amoi electronics announced four new Windows Mobile 5.0 based Smartphone devices. The Unwired has got a great article on their announcement which can be read HERE Read More...
Posted Tuesday, December 05, 2006 10:55 AM by jasonlan | 2 Comments

Windows Mobile MCP Exams - NEW Courseware is now live!

After my post about the course material for the Windows Mobile Developer course being released ... I'm pleased to share that the E-Learning collection has just been released for the Designing, Implementing and Managing a Microsoft Windows Mobile infrastructure Read More...
Posted Tuesday, December 05, 2006 10:49 AM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

want to be inspired? check out how windows mobile is helping children learn!

Take a moment out of your day to take a look at www.learning2go.org This site has been launched by a Local Education Authority in the UK and discusses the work we’ve been doing with our partners to revolutionise the way children learn in Wolverhampton. Read More...
Posted Monday, December 04, 2006 5:14 PM by jasonlan | 2 Comments

Windows Live Search For Mobile vs. Google Maps Mobile

I blogged last week about the excellent new Windows Live Search for Mobile which was made available as a public beta. I was using it all last week whilst in Redmond and it was amazing!!! Gizmodo did a review of WLS vs Google Maps Mobile and it produced Read More...
Posted Monday, December 04, 2006 4:52 PM by jasonlan | 0 Comments

Pocket power

One of my colleagues pointed me to this solution for charging all your mobile devices without needed a Power Socket. It's basically a big battery that you can plug in any device via a USB socket. You can find more details HERE Read More...
Posted Friday, December 01, 2006 12:59 AM by jasonlan | 0 Comments
 
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