|
|
Anti-microbial screen protector
NuShield, manufacturer of non-adhesive screen protectors for electronic devices with LCD displays has introduced NuShield AM an anti-microbial protective film that protects against scratches, glare and sunlight, and germs.
NuShield AM is the only screen protector of its kind that combines anti-glare and scratch resistance with a Microban coating to inhibit the growth of germs, mold and mildew that can cause odors and infection, including the multiple antibiotic resistant strains. The film can be cleaned normally without degrading the anti-microbial properties.
Western Digital VelociRaptor
Western Digital announced the introduction and availability of a powerful new internal hard drive called VelociRaptor, the fastest SATA drive available on the market. The new drive is the successor to the WD Raptor series drives but with twice the capacity, increased performance and overall speed. The new WD VelociRaptor offers 300GB of high-performance storage with a spin rate of 10,000 RPM.
In addition, the drive's new form factor includes a 2.5-inch HDA but ships mounted inside the new WD IcePack to fit nicely inside traditional 3.5-inch frames and allow proper cooling of the drive for maximum and sustained performance.
PhatNotes for Outlook 5.2
PhatNotes for Outlook 5.2 for Windows Mobile Classic, Standard and Professional edition is now available. This version of PhatNotes features the ability to configure the software's "context analyzer" directly on the mobile device - enabling users to adjust their settings while on-the-go. The Context Analyzer feature allows users to access websites, send emails, make phone calls, or even open files or execute applications just by tapping on words that are recognized as website URLs, email addresses, phone numbers, or a custom command.
PhatNotes for Outlook 5.2 is compatible with Windows Mobile 2003 or later, Windows 2000 or later, and Outlook 2002 or later. It is a free update for users of PhatNotes for Outlook 5.1.
New article: Laptops to consider if you're too smart to buy a MacBook Air
In this all-new product review shootout, we put five products to the test. Read on to learn how Apple MacBook Air with 80GB hard drive from Apple Computer, Apple MacBook Air with solid-state drive from Apple Computer, Apple MacBook Pro from Apple Computer, Asus U6SA1 from Asus, and Sony VAIO VGN-TZ170 from Sony stand up to our editorial review.
Read this Computing Unplugged article.
TouchBrowser for Pocket PC
Get iPhone-style Internet browsing on your Pocket PC. TouchBrowser lets you control everything using only your fingers. You can type using the large keyboard, glide through Web content and scroll through pages with a flick, with full page view. Tired of Pocket Internet Explorer? Forget about the stylus, the tiny scrollbars and the keyhole view of the Internet. TouchBrowser gives you the smooth Web browsing experience of the iPhone, right on your Pocket PC. It lets you scroll pages with animation and iPhone inertia effects for easy reading.
Use of touchscreens soaring
The use of touchscreens on mobile phones is already soaring, and the introduction of a new line of small computing devices designed to connect people to the Internet is also fueling their use, a manufacturing executive said Thursday.
The touchscreen market will grow to a value of $3.1 billion this year from $2.78 billion last year, said Kevin Chuang, an executive at Swenc Technology, at a conference in Taipei.
Three trends are driving the market, starting with the iPhone craze, he said. But what really boosted volume handset sales was a chip developed by Taiwan's MediaTek that made it easy for companies to put touchscreens on handsets. MediaTek's main customers are in China, and the chips have been used in scores of handsets there, he said.
WordPress 2.5 tops for blogging
With the recent release of WordPress 2.5, the popular open-source blogging application has greatly improved its already good administration and blogging management interface and has made it much easier for bloggers to add widgets and do extensive customizations of their blogs. That's right, the best blogging platform just got better.
Agendus for Windows Mobile 2.21
Agendus for Windows Mobile has been designed from the ground up with one goal in mind: to bring order and piece of mind in the busy life of today's windows mobile phone users. It accomplishes such goal by seamlessly unifying schedule, contact management and task organization in a homogeneous, straightforward and pleasant to use interface. Its out-of-the-box ready to use functionality is complemented by a variety of fine tuning options and preferences aimed at satisfying the novice as well as the power user audiences.
Version 2.21 is a maintenance release containing various improvements and functionality refinements. Particular attention has been given to the localized versions, thanks to feedback and suggestions recently received through our User Community.
Law would ban in-flight cell use
Despite legal and technical progress that would allow for in-flight cell phone use on U.S. carriers lawmakers are proposing a bill that would ground any plans that would allow passengers to make cell phone calls 30,000 feet in the air.
Congressman Peter DeFazio (D-OR) introduced the HANG UP Act that, if passed, would make it illegal to talk on a cell phone while in-flight on U.S. airlines. The law would not attempt to restrict all cell phone use, just "voice communications." According to the bill passengers could still use their cell phones to access the Internet, email and send text messages.
"The public doesn't want to be subjected to people talking on their cell phones on an already over-packed airplane," DeFazio said.
Verizon XV6900, the CDMA Touch
IyNUaGUgbmV3LCBhbGwgdG91Y2ggVmVyaXpvbiBXaXJlbGVzcyBYVjY5MDAjIyBjb21iaW5lcyBh bGwgdGhlCnBlcmZvcm1hbmNlIGFuZCBmdW5jdGlvbmFsaXR5IG9mIFdpbmRvd3MgTW9iaWxlIDYg UHJvZmVzc2lvbmFsIHdpdGgKaGlnaOKAk3RlY2gsIGlubm92YXRpdmUgVG91Y2hGTE8gVGVjaG5v bG9neSBvbiBpdHMgaGnigJNyZXMgdG91Y2hzY3JlZW4uCkFjY2VzcyB5b3VyIGZhdm9yaXRlIGFu ZCBtb3N0IGltcG9ydGFudCBhcHBsaWNhdGlvbnMgZWFzaWx5IHdpdGggdGhlClRvdWNoIEN1YmUu IFZpZXcgZW1haWwgYW5kIGF0dGFjaG1lbnRzLCBjcmVhdGUgYW5kIGVkaXQgZG9jdW1lbnRzLApm aWx0ZXIgeW91ciBpbmJveCwgYW5kIHN0YXkgY29ubmVjdGVkLS1zZWN1cmVseS0td2l0aCB5b3Vy IG9mZmljZS4KVGFrZSBhZHZhbnRhZ2Ugb2YgQmx1ZXRvb3RoIFdpcmVsZXNzIFRlY2hub2xvZ3kg YW5kIHVzZSB5b3VyIFhWNjkwMCBhcwphIHRldGhlcmVkIG1vZGVtIHRocm91Z2ggQnJvYWRiYW5k QWNjZXNzIENvbm5lY3QuIE9wdGltaXplZCBmb3IKZW50ZXJ0YWlubWVudCBhcyB3ZWxsLCB0aGUg WFY2OTAwIGxldHMgeW91IGVuam95IG11c2ljLCBwaWN0dXJlcywKdmlkZW9zIGFuZCBtb3JlIHdp dGggV2luZG93cyBNZWRpYSBQbGF5ZXIgTW9iaWxlIGFuZCBhIDIuMCBNUCBjYW1lcmEKd2l0aCB2 aWRlbyBjYXB0dXJlLgoKCmh0dHA6Ly93d3cucG9ja2V0cGN0aG91Z2h0cy5jb20vbmV3cy9zaG93 Lzg4NjE0L3Zlcml6b24tcmVsZWFzZXMteHY2OTAwLXRoZS1jZG1hLXRvdWNoLmh0bWwK
Free edition of Call Block
Wish Solutions has released a new free edition of its Call Block software for Palm OS smartphones. Call Block Free Edition is a simple yet effective tool to block and filter unsolicited and unwanted incoming calls and sms messages. The software uses a background blocking method to not interrupt you when blocked calls come in. The free version lets you block up to five callers.
CorePlayer for Palm updated
CoreCodec has released a new update to its CorePlayer Mobile multimedia software for Palm OS. CorePlayer v1.2.3 brings a large number of new features and all around improvements. The main new features include YouTube video support and a native YouTube browser, the addition of a number of new streaming audio and video formats, Google GData support, multi-language support, optimized AVC playback and AVCHD support.
FileFind v3.0 released
Tamoggemon Software's FileFind 3.0 has been released. FileFind makes it possible to search the contents of your memory card and gives you a number of more advanced options to track down what you are looking for. Even with the advent of memory card support in Palm OS 4, the built in search to this day does not look in external memory cards. FileFind overcomes that limitation and can search files on storage cards/internal file stores using their creation, modification, attributes and/or last access dates.
USB Modem for Palm OS
Mobile Stream's USB Modem software has been updated. The application allows the Treo or Centro to operate as a USB modem for your desktop or laptop computer. The program offers support for Windows 2000/XP/Vista, Mac OS X and Linux operating systems. Recent updates include support for the GSM Palm Centro, compatibility with Windows Vista 64-bit and a fix to the built in DUN suppression on the Treo 680 & 755p.
Consumers borrow Wi-Fi
Although it is illegal in some parts of the world, 12 percent of U.S. and U.K. respondents to an Accenture survey have logged on to someone else's unsecured Wi-Fi connection. Data that is sent via unsecured wireless routers is unencrypted and could theoretically be read by anyone who had the right network sniffing tools, but many people have tried logging on to unsecure Wi-Fi.
Logging on to open Wi-Fi signals is most popular with 18- to 34-year-olds, Accenture said. Nearly a third of them said they had done this at some point. The practice is apparently more common in the U.S., where one in seven have piggybacked on free Wi-Fi networks, than in the U.K., where Accenture found that it was attempted by one in 11.
Sybase iAnywhere RFID Anywhere
Sybase iAnywhere announced enhancements to RFID Anywhere, the company's software infrastructure that provides a complete environment for developing, deploying and managing robust, highly-distributed radio frequency identification (RFID) solutions.
With RFID Anywhere 3.5, Sybase iAnywhere further extends the Sybase Unwired Enterprise vision with flexible middleware that integrates RFID and sensor technologies with business logic to enable the development, deployment, configuration and management of distributed intelligent sensor networks. The broad device support, developer productivity tools, flexible architecture, and rich feature set of RFID Anywhere make it an ideal infrastructure upon which to build intelligent RFID and sensor solutions.
DontForget for Windows Mobile
DontForget is an easy-to-use and highly customizable Windows Mobile application that can repeatedly remind you of unread SMS text messages, unread MMS multimedia messages, missed calls, unread emails and missed calendar events by sound, vibration, notification window or hardware LED.
TripTracker from iambic
TripTracker is a convenient way to carry along trip essentials (such as flight, hotel and rental car information) and track all the trip-related activities (frequent flyer miles, expenses & more) at the desktop as well as on the go. Whether for business or pleasure, TripTracker provides peace of mind and a handy way to store details of all frequent flyer programs, such as account numbers, PIN numbers, balances, elite status, and recent activity.
The application allows users to record expenses and to create expense reports. International currencies are fully supported, and also embedded are a currency converter, customizable world time clocks, and travel phone book. The Windows Desktop and the Windows Mobile Pocket PC applications are available standalone, as well as part of a bundle, for users wishing to take advantage of the integrated two-way desktop to mobile synchronization, made possible by the included Active Sync Provider.
E-TEN launches Glofiish M810, M750
E-TEN's M810 and M750 Pocket PC Phones harness the latest mobile hardware technologies with innovations in software to create a pair of portable, multi-connected devices, designed to help the new breed of bloggers, podcasters, video makers, and chatters, stay online and updated wherever they are. The Glofiish M810 and M750 support quad-band GSM, Wi-Fi b/g, Bluetooth 2.0 and GPS. Further specifications include a Samsung S3C processor at 500MHz and 256MB Flash ROM running on the Windows Mobile 6 platform, while dimensions of the handsets are a sleek 109.5 x 59 x 17.5mm.
New article: Three essential guides to understanding LEGO robotics and the LEGO system
In this all-new book review shootout, we put three books to the test. Read on to learn how The Unofficial LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Inventor's Guide by David J. Perdue, The LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Idea Book: Design Invent and Build by Martijn Boogaarts (and friends), and The Unofficial LEGO Builder's Guide by Allan Bedford stand up to our editorial review.
Read this Computing Unplugged article.
New article: Are political journalists falling prey to technological misdirection?
Our own Editor-in-Chief David Gewirtz has a new article out, Are political journalists falling prey to technological misdirection?. This time, though, it's not in a ZATZ magazine. Instead, it's running in the Nieman Watchdog of the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University.
Here's more interesting news on David and his analysis of the White House email mess. He was just interviewed by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. The interview will be broadcast to 60 terrestrial stations, XM satellite radio, and on the Web sometime during the weekend of April 26th. We'll have more details as we get closer to the broadcast day.
Two analysts slam Palm
Tech Trader Daily points out two especially pessimistic and negative research notes on Palm |
| |
