Tuesday, September 30, 2003
September 30, 2003
Palm To Pump Up Tungsten, Zire Lines
By Michael Singer
Palm (Quote, Chart) is expected to release three new handhelds this week, the Tungsten T3, Tungsten E, and Zire 21 internetnews.com has learned.
The Santa Clara, Calif.-based handheld computer maker declined to comment on any of the details saying it would not respond to information posted on what it calls "rumor sites."
According to sources familiar with the devices however, the high-end T3 will be marketed to Palm's professional base and command a $399 price point with the low-end Tungsten E priced at $199. In Palm's consumer focused line, the Zire 21 will replace the company's ultra-popular entry-level Zire.
The Tungsten T3 will feature the sliding mechanism familiar to users of the Tungsten T and T2 with a 320x480 color screen, enabling a wider viewing area. The device will run on an updated version of Palm OS 5 over Intel's (Quote, Chart) 400MHz XScale processor. It also features 64MB RAM and integrated Bluetooth (define) wireless for connecting with phones, PCs or other handhelds. Palm's other Tungsten release -- the T2 -- ran on a Texas Instruments (Quote, Chart) OMAP processor and allowed for MP3, video playback, and photo software for listening to music files, playing movie trailers, and storing photos.
The Tungsten E will similarly run an updated version of Palm OS over an OMAP chip and will feature 32MB RAM. The device will feature a 320x320 pixel screen (higher resolution than the standard 240x320 on Pocket PCs). As with most handhelds today, the E will feature a Secure Digital expansion slot. The device is expected to replace the Palm V series and will be the first sub-$200 model in Palm's business class lineup of Tungsten handhelds pitting it against similar devices like the Dell (Quote, Chart) Axim X3 and the HP (Quote, Chart) iPaq 1935.
Other Tungsten offerings include the original Tungsten T, the GSM/GPRS functional Tungsten W, and the Wi-Fi (define) enabled Tungsten C.
In the consumer space, the Zire 21 features the same form factor as the original and will be offered at the same $99 price point. The device features 8MB of RAM (a 4x improvement over the original Zire's 2MB) and a faster processor. The device is still a monochrome device with a plastic case. Palm found the $99 Zire to be a tremendous success with first time buyers. The company has noted its Zire 71 with internal digital camera also as being a hot seller.
Palm has said in the past that it has not officially begun to phase out the older Palm m515 and Palm m130 models but going forward has decided to pursue its Tungsten and Zire brands as well as its Treo products, which it is acquiring from Handspring (Quote, Chart).
In an announcement Monday, Palm said it has scheduled a proxy vote at its annual meeting of stockholders on Oct. 28, 2003 to approve a three-way deal to change its corporate name to PalmOne; acquire the assets of Handspring; and split off its PalmSource software division as a separate publicly traded company.
The company said its stockholders at the close of business on Sept. 23, 2003, would be entitled to vote on the proposal.
Palm also announced that the Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday, Sept. 26, declared effective Palm's registration statement on Form S-4. That form includes the proxy statement that will be mailed to Palm stockholders related to the annual meeting.
If the proposal is approved by shareholders, the "PALM" ticker symbol would split into PalmSource's "PSRC" and PalmOne's "PLMO."
Thanks To Internet News
Palm To Pump Up Tungsten, Zire Lines
By Michael Singer
Palm (Quote, Chart) is expected to release three new handhelds this week, the Tungsten T3, Tungsten E, and Zire 21 internetnews.com has learned.
The Santa Clara, Calif.-based handheld computer maker declined to comment on any of the details saying it would not respond to information posted on what it calls "rumor sites."
According to sources familiar with the devices however, the high-end T3 will be marketed to Palm's professional base and command a $399 price point with the low-end Tungsten E priced at $199. In Palm's consumer focused line, the Zire 21 will replace the company's ultra-popular entry-level Zire.
The Tungsten T3 will feature the sliding mechanism familiar to users of the Tungsten T and T2 with a 320x480 color screen, enabling a wider viewing area. The device will run on an updated version of Palm OS 5 over Intel's (Quote, Chart) 400MHz XScale processor. It also features 64MB RAM and integrated Bluetooth (define) wireless for connecting with phones, PCs or other handhelds. Palm's other Tungsten release -- the T2 -- ran on a Texas Instruments (Quote, Chart) OMAP processor and allowed for MP3, video playback, and photo software for listening to music files, playing movie trailers, and storing photos.
The Tungsten E will similarly run an updated version of Palm OS over an OMAP chip and will feature 32MB RAM. The device will feature a 320x320 pixel screen (higher resolution than the standard 240x320 on Pocket PCs). As with most handhelds today, the E will feature a Secure Digital expansion slot. The device is expected to replace the Palm V series and will be the first sub-$200 model in Palm's business class lineup of Tungsten handhelds pitting it against similar devices like the Dell (Quote, Chart) Axim X3 and the HP (Quote, Chart) iPaq 1935.
Other Tungsten offerings include the original Tungsten T, the GSM/GPRS functional Tungsten W, and the Wi-Fi (define) enabled Tungsten C.
In the consumer space, the Zire 21 features the same form factor as the original and will be offered at the same $99 price point. The device features 8MB of RAM (a 4x improvement over the original Zire's 2MB) and a faster processor. The device is still a monochrome device with a plastic case. Palm found the $99 Zire to be a tremendous success with first time buyers. The company has noted its Zire 71 with internal digital camera also as being a hot seller.
Palm has said in the past that it has not officially begun to phase out the older Palm m515 and Palm m130 models but going forward has decided to pursue its Tungsten and Zire brands as well as its Treo products, which it is acquiring from Handspring (Quote, Chart).
In an announcement Monday, Palm said it has scheduled a proxy vote at its annual meeting of stockholders on Oct. 28, 2003 to approve a three-way deal to change its corporate name to PalmOne; acquire the assets of Handspring; and split off its PalmSource software division as a separate publicly traded company.
The company said its stockholders at the close of business on Sept. 23, 2003, would be entitled to vote on the proposal.
Palm also announced that the Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday, Sept. 26, declared effective Palm's registration statement on Form S-4. That form includes the proxy statement that will be mailed to Palm stockholders related to the annual meeting.
If the proposal is approved by shareholders, the "PALM" ticker symbol would split into PalmSource's "PSRC" and PalmOne's "PLMO."
Thanks To Internet News
"THE NEW PALMS ARE , THE NEW PALMS ARE HERE!!"
Well the moment that many of us Palm Lovers have been waiting for has arrived (well REAL, REAL, CLOSE) And as our Fearless Leader Sammy has promised, not only are we getting enough new product to create BIG excitement, it appears we are gonna get some news about new developments and product that we don't know about. So the question arises, what is about to come down the pipes and what are we gonna do with it?
One feature that is always desired and becomming more and more standard is wireless capability. Whether it be simply a Landline Modem, Wireless (Cellular Capability), or WiFi or Bluetooth, we want the ability to "Surf The Net" and we want to check that EMAIL!! EMAIL, now thats a good subject. And with EMAIL comes the inevitable problems. We spend more time nowdays (and money) dealing with the problems presented to us by just that medium. EMAIL! We get SPAMMED to death. We get so many Virus's and Trojan Worms we need our own IT Depts in our homes to deal with it. So now, we are gonna be getting all that email on our PALM PDA's as well ?
YOU BET YA!! So , in the next couple of days I will try and provide you all with some info to try and stop the mess before it starts, and try and "Beat The System" before it beats you. So for now, I found a good basic article discussing SPAM. Thats right, if they can spam your HOME and Work PC, now they can SPAM that PDA, if they aren't already. "THINK ABOUT IT!"
Spam Slayer: Unite Against Spam
Don't encourage them--and urge others to be more careful with e-mail.
Tom Spring, PCWorld.com
Monday, September 29, 2003
This new weekly online column chronicles the spam wars and offers advice. Send your spam gripes and questions to spamwatch@pcworld.com. As always, your comments and suggestions are welcome. Return to the SpamWatch page for more articles.
The unnerving reality about spam is that it works. Somehow, enough people answer e-mail about bogus university degrees, Nigerian cash transfers, and herbal aphrodisiacs to keep the whole nauseating industry revolving.
When people buy items advertised in spam pitches, they do the virtual equivalent of throwing gasoline on a fire. Some of the spammed have the excuse of being victims of online con artists. But others have no excuse except for not quite catching on.
The situation warrants a strict antispam defense: Don't answer spam under any circumstance. And urge your correspondents to do the same.
Tip of the Week
Don't even open suspected spam in your e-mail program's preview pane. Many spammers can verify your e-mail address by including images in e-mail. These so-called "Web beacons" alert the spammer that the message was opened, and you get more spam.
Don't Ask, Don't Answer
If nobody answered spam, spammers would have to resume their previous occupation of sniffing glue full-time. But people reply to even the most despicable spam.
That's right, some folks actually fall for those pitches. The Nigerian "investment" scam is expected to gross $2 billion in 2003, making it that country's second-largest industry, according to security vendor MessageLabs.
And people even answer those bawdy pitches for male anatomy enlargement pills.
A recent report by New Hampshire Public Radio gives a fascinating glimpse into the New Hampshire firm Amazing Internet Products. Its accidentally exposed order log reveals that 6000 people in a four-week period paid $50 for a bottle of the herbal supplement Pinacle.
The purchasers aren't 6000 heavy breathers. They include a mutual fund manager, at least two company presidents, a restaurateur, and a veterinarian. Apparently none of these hopeful customers was fazed that Amazing's Web site has no phone numbers or mail or e-mail addresses, according to NHPR reporter Brian McWilliams.
"When it costs next to nothing to send 100,000 e-mails, all you need is one gullible recipient to make spam worthwhile," says Jared Blank, a Jupiter Research analyst.
Just Say No to Spam
Filters are getting much better at winnowing legit e-mail from spam. But technology is no more a solution to spam than it is to water pollution, says Jason Catlett, president of the antispam advocacy group Junkbusters.
The right approach is to stop the polluters and spammers, rather than getting consumers to clean up the mess, he says.
"Obviously, if nobody responded to spam, spammers would eventually stop," Catlett says. "But educating the masses is like trying to abolish world poverty."
Tell your friends and colleagues to slam the door on spam by deleting it without reading. Don't even click on the hypertext link embedded in a message, as it alerts the spammer that you're there.
Spam Q&A
Question: Someone is sending spam using my e-mail address. I am getting undeliverable mail notices for e-mail I did not send. How do I fight this problem? Earthlink support is of little help.
--Dorothy O.
Answer: Unfortunately, there is nothing you can do to prevent someone from sending spam using your e-mail address as the return. It's impossible to prevent this, just as you can't stop someone from mailing a letter using your street address as their return address. The good news is that spammers usually borrow your e-mail address for only a short time and will move on to another victim quickly.
To be sure a virus isn't camped out on your PC and sending e-mail using your account, you should update and run antivirus software. Another tip is to report this abuse to the Federal Trade Commission or your ISP's abuse team. Contact Earthlink's abuse team at abuse@earthlink.net. To stop the return e-mail messages, use your spam filter software to create a personalized ban on the nuisance messages.
Spoofing a return address is illegal. Online retailer Amazon.com has filed 11 lawsuits against online marketers in the U.S. and Canada, alleging they misuse the Amazon name when sending e-mail advertisements. Earthlink shut down the notorious Buffalo Spammer after the spammer sent 825 million messages in a year with spoofed reply e-mail addresses.
Question: Why can't Microsoft incorporate a security fence around the address book in Outlook and Outlook Express so no program can access the address books without a user-assigned password? Surely this would not be much of a programming problem.
--James Burnett
Answer: Address books are targets of many viruses, such as the recent BugBear worm that forwarded itself to anyone in a victim's address book. Even a password-protected Outlook or Outlook Express in-box cannot prevent viruses from hijacking your addresses.
However, a company called Sentrybay says its $20 product ViraLock prevents these types of worms from biting you by locking up your address book so no program or person can access an e-mail address without permission.
ViraLock encrypts your Outlook and Outlook Express address book, as well as any e-mail addresses in a message's header information or in its body.
If you only want to protect your address book from snoops, you can password-protect both Outlook Express and Outlook. In Outlook, right-click on your Outlook Today e-mail folder and go to Properties. Next, click on Advanced, then Change Password, and set a password.
Password-protecting Outlook Express is trickier. First, go to File, Identities, Add New Identity, and select a password. The catch is you must create a second identity, even if it's a nonfunctional one. That's because in order to log off from an Identity on the File menu, Outlook needs multiple identities defined.
Tom Spring is PC World.com's Spam Watch columnist.
Well the moment that many of us Palm Lovers have been waiting for has arrived (well REAL, REAL, CLOSE) And as our Fearless Leader Sammy has promised, not only are we getting enough new product to create BIG excitement, it appears we are gonna get some news about new developments and product that we don't know about. So the question arises, what is about to come down the pipes and what are we gonna do with it?
One feature that is always desired and becomming more and more standard is wireless capability. Whether it be simply a Landline Modem, Wireless (Cellular Capability), or WiFi or Bluetooth, we want the ability to "Surf The Net" and we want to check that EMAIL!! EMAIL, now thats a good subject. And with EMAIL comes the inevitable problems. We spend more time nowdays (and money) dealing with the problems presented to us by just that medium. EMAIL! We get SPAMMED to death. We get so many Virus's and Trojan Worms we need our own IT Depts in our homes to deal with it. So now, we are gonna be getting all that email on our PALM PDA's as well ?
YOU BET YA!! So , in the next couple of days I will try and provide you all with some info to try and stop the mess before it starts, and try and "Beat The System" before it beats you. So for now, I found a good basic article discussing SPAM. Thats right, if they can spam your HOME and Work PC, now they can SPAM that PDA, if they aren't already. "THINK ABOUT IT!"
Spam Slayer: Unite Against Spam
Don't encourage them--and urge others to be more careful with e-mail.
Tom Spring, PCWorld.com
Monday, September 29, 2003
This new weekly online column chronicles the spam wars and offers advice. Send your spam gripes and questions to spamwatch@pcworld.com. As always, your comments and suggestions are welcome. Return to the SpamWatch page for more articles.
The unnerving reality about spam is that it works. Somehow, enough people answer e-mail about bogus university degrees, Nigerian cash transfers, and herbal aphrodisiacs to keep the whole nauseating industry revolving.
When people buy items advertised in spam pitches, they do the virtual equivalent of throwing gasoline on a fire. Some of the spammed have the excuse of being victims of online con artists. But others have no excuse except for not quite catching on.
The situation warrants a strict antispam defense: Don't answer spam under any circumstance. And urge your correspondents to do the same.
Tip of the Week
Don't even open suspected spam in your e-mail program's preview pane. Many spammers can verify your e-mail address by including images in e-mail. These so-called "Web beacons" alert the spammer that the message was opened, and you get more spam.
Don't Ask, Don't Answer
If nobody answered spam, spammers would have to resume their previous occupation of sniffing glue full-time. But people reply to even the most despicable spam.
That's right, some folks actually fall for those pitches. The Nigerian "investment" scam is expected to gross $2 billion in 2003, making it that country's second-largest industry, according to security vendor MessageLabs.
And people even answer those bawdy pitches for male anatomy enlargement pills.
A recent report by New Hampshire Public Radio gives a fascinating glimpse into the New Hampshire firm Amazing Internet Products. Its accidentally exposed order log reveals that 6000 people in a four-week period paid $50 for a bottle of the herbal supplement Pinacle.
The purchasers aren't 6000 heavy breathers. They include a mutual fund manager, at least two company presidents, a restaurateur, and a veterinarian. Apparently none of these hopeful customers was fazed that Amazing's Web site has no phone numbers or mail or e-mail addresses, according to NHPR reporter Brian McWilliams.
"When it costs next to nothing to send 100,000 e-mails, all you need is one gullible recipient to make spam worthwhile," says Jared Blank, a Jupiter Research analyst.
Just Say No to Spam
Filters are getting much better at winnowing legit e-mail from spam. But technology is no more a solution to spam than it is to water pollution, says Jason Catlett, president of the antispam advocacy group Junkbusters.
The right approach is to stop the polluters and spammers, rather than getting consumers to clean up the mess, he says.
"Obviously, if nobody responded to spam, spammers would eventually stop," Catlett says. "But educating the masses is like trying to abolish world poverty."
Tell your friends and colleagues to slam the door on spam by deleting it without reading. Don't even click on the hypertext link embedded in a message, as it alerts the spammer that you're there.
Spam Q&A
Question: Someone is sending spam using my e-mail address. I am getting undeliverable mail notices for e-mail I did not send. How do I fight this problem? Earthlink support is of little help.
--Dorothy O.
Answer: Unfortunately, there is nothing you can do to prevent someone from sending spam using your e-mail address as the return. It's impossible to prevent this, just as you can't stop someone from mailing a letter using your street address as their return address. The good news is that spammers usually borrow your e-mail address for only a short time and will move on to another victim quickly.
To be sure a virus isn't camped out on your PC and sending e-mail using your account, you should update and run antivirus software. Another tip is to report this abuse to the Federal Trade Commission or your ISP's abuse team. Contact Earthlink's abuse team at abuse@earthlink.net. To stop the return e-mail messages, use your spam filter software to create a personalized ban on the nuisance messages.
Spoofing a return address is illegal. Online retailer Amazon.com has filed 11 lawsuits against online marketers in the U.S. and Canada, alleging they misuse the Amazon name when sending e-mail advertisements. Earthlink shut down the notorious Buffalo Spammer after the spammer sent 825 million messages in a year with spoofed reply e-mail addresses.
Question: Why can't Microsoft incorporate a security fence around the address book in Outlook and Outlook Express so no program can access the address books without a user-assigned password? Surely this would not be much of a programming problem.
--James Burnett
Answer: Address books are targets of many viruses, such as the recent BugBear worm that forwarded itself to anyone in a victim's address book. Even a password-protected Outlook or Outlook Express in-box cannot prevent viruses from hijacking your addresses.
However, a company called Sentrybay says its $20 product ViraLock prevents these types of worms from biting you by locking up your address book so no program or person can access an e-mail address without permission.
ViraLock encrypts your Outlook and Outlook Express address book, as well as any e-mail addresses in a message's header information or in its body.
If you only want to protect your address book from snoops, you can password-protect both Outlook Express and Outlook. In Outlook, right-click on your Outlook Today e-mail folder and go to Properties. Next, click on Advanced, then Change Password, and set a password.
Password-protecting Outlook Express is trickier. First, go to File, Identities, Add New Identity, and select a password. The catch is you must create a second identity, even if it's a nonfunctional one. That's because in order to log off from an Identity on the File menu, Outlook needs multiple identities defined.
Tom Spring is PC World.com's Spam Watch columnist.
Monday, September 29, 2003
So you've successfully navigated airport security, survived a long, turbulent flight, and escaped the harrowing cab ride to the hotel with your life. After check-in, there's only one thing left to do: break out your laptop and check e-mail - a simple enough task, right?
Well, not exactly.
Keith Reed
September 23, 2003
The proliferation of high-speed Internet connections at hotels, airports, and Internet cafes, not to mention the growing wireless phenomenon and the old dial-up standby, have given travelers a bevy of ways to stay connected while away from the office. But variety has a downside: not-so-tech-savvy road warriors aren't always up to the task of picking the best, most cost-effective way to get online.
Finding the best option often involves asking a number of questions: What cord should I be using? Where do I plug it in? I've got a wireless card and this hotel says it has WiFi, so why won't this thing work? What to do, what to do, what to do?
``It's what I do for a living, so it's easy for me. But for other people, getting online when they're traveling is a little daunting, I guess,'' said Michael Cordelli, who lives in Norwalk, Conn., and is manager of information systems for the Multiple Sclerosis Society in New York. ``Sometimes you're forced to dial in when you could be using high-speed or something. You sometimes have to change your network configuration to connect.''
So how @do@ you figure out the best way to stay connected in a multiple-choice world?
For complete story SYNCHROLOGIC NEWSLETTER
Well, not exactly.
Keith Reed
September 23, 2003
The proliferation of high-speed Internet connections at hotels, airports, and Internet cafes, not to mention the growing wireless phenomenon and the old dial-up standby, have given travelers a bevy of ways to stay connected while away from the office. But variety has a downside: not-so-tech-savvy road warriors aren't always up to the task of picking the best, most cost-effective way to get online.
Finding the best option often involves asking a number of questions: What cord should I be using? Where do I plug it in? I've got a wireless card and this hotel says it has WiFi, so why won't this thing work? What to do, what to do, what to do?
``It's what I do for a living, so it's easy for me. But for other people, getting online when they're traveling is a little daunting, I guess,'' said Michael Cordelli, who lives in Norwalk, Conn., and is manager of information systems for the Multiple Sclerosis Society in New York. ``Sometimes you're forced to dial in when you could be using high-speed or something. You sometimes have to change your network configuration to connect.''
So how @do@ you figure out the best way to stay connected in a multiple-choice world?
For complete story SYNCHROLOGIC NEWSLETTER
PDA Security-Not To Be Taken Lightly!!!
After reading this article I realized that I actually am guilty of the "Never Happen To Me PDA Safety Syndrome." Yes, I do have a few things "padlocked" on my Palm, but between my NoteBook, Wireless Phone and my PALM, "I AM A SECURITY SLACKER!!" Well anyway, read this and as I am fond of saying , "THINK ABOUT IT!!"
Exposing Your Life - the Top Facts on PDA Usage
by Magnus Ahlberg - Managing Director of Pointsec Mobile Technologies - Friday, 19 September 2003.
If one in three houses in your street were left with their front doors open at night would you think their owners were asking for trouble? One in three PDA users keep their PDA's unprotected by not bothering with passwords which could end with the same dire consequences as keeping their doors open at night.
A bit far fetched you might think but what happens when your unprotected PDA is pick-pocketed to order, lost or stolen and ends up in the wrong hands? Money could be taken out of your bank account, all your personal and business secrets could be breached, your customer databases could be stolen or worse still you could lose your entire identity. According to Home Office Minister Beverley Hughes at a recent Combating Identity Fraud Conference, ID fraud costs the country more than L1.3 billion every year and takes the average victim of identity theft 300 hours to put their records straight.
Here are 20 facts on how people use their PDAs compiled from the PDA Usage Survey 2003 conducted by Pointsec Mobile Technologies.
1. A third do not use passwords to access their PDA - and yet a third use their PDAs to store their passwords.
2. The most common place to lose a PDA or other mobile device is a taxi.
3. The second most common place to lose a PDA or other mobile device is a bar - (too many drunken PDA users maybe?)
4. Forty one percent are now using their PDA to access their corporate network.
5. Fifty seven percent do not encrypt the corporate data held on their PDA.
6. Over 25% of PDA users have lost it at some time.
7. Over half of PDA users don't bother insuring their PDA against loss.
8. Ninety eight percent do not insure the information held on their PDA.
9. Seventy three percent of companies do not have a specific security policy for mobile devices.
10. Eighty percent of people back-up the information they store on their PDA.
11. Eighty five percent use their PDA as a business diary.
12. Eighty percent us their PDA to store business names and addresses.
13. Seventy nine percent use their PDA to store personal names and addresses.
14. Seventy five percent use their PDA as a personal diary.
15. Forty eight percent use their PDA for entertainment - games/music etc
16. Thirty five percent use their PDA to create documents/spreadsheets.
17. Thirty three percent use their PDA to store passwords/PIN numbers.
18. Thirty two percent use their PDA to receive and view emails.
19. Twenty five percent use their PDA to store bank account details.
20. Twenty five percent use their PDA to store corporate information 25%
For the rest of this article CLICK HERE
Thanks To Help Net Security
After reading this article I realized that I actually am guilty of the "Never Happen To Me PDA Safety Syndrome." Yes, I do have a few things "padlocked" on my Palm, but between my NoteBook, Wireless Phone and my PALM, "I AM A SECURITY SLACKER!!" Well anyway, read this and as I am fond of saying , "THINK ABOUT IT!!"
Exposing Your Life - the Top Facts on PDA Usage
by Magnus Ahlberg - Managing Director of Pointsec Mobile Technologies - Friday, 19 September 2003.
If one in three houses in your street were left with their front doors open at night would you think their owners were asking for trouble? One in three PDA users keep their PDA's unprotected by not bothering with passwords which could end with the same dire consequences as keeping their doors open at night.
A bit far fetched you might think but what happens when your unprotected PDA is pick-pocketed to order, lost or stolen and ends up in the wrong hands? Money could be taken out of your bank account, all your personal and business secrets could be breached, your customer databases could be stolen or worse still you could lose your entire identity. According to Home Office Minister Beverley Hughes at a recent Combating Identity Fraud Conference, ID fraud costs the country more than L1.3 billion every year and takes the average victim of identity theft 300 hours to put their records straight.
Here are 20 facts on how people use their PDAs compiled from the PDA Usage Survey 2003 conducted by Pointsec Mobile Technologies.
1. A third do not use passwords to access their PDA - and yet a third use their PDAs to store their passwords.
2. The most common place to lose a PDA or other mobile device is a taxi.
3. The second most common place to lose a PDA or other mobile device is a bar - (too many drunken PDA users maybe?)
4. Forty one percent are now using their PDA to access their corporate network.
5. Fifty seven percent do not encrypt the corporate data held on their PDA.
6. Over 25% of PDA users have lost it at some time.
7. Over half of PDA users don't bother insuring their PDA against loss.
8. Ninety eight percent do not insure the information held on their PDA.
9. Seventy three percent of companies do not have a specific security policy for mobile devices.
10. Eighty percent of people back-up the information they store on their PDA.
11. Eighty five percent use their PDA as a business diary.
12. Eighty percent us their PDA to store business names and addresses.
13. Seventy nine percent use their PDA to store personal names and addresses.
14. Seventy five percent use their PDA as a personal diary.
15. Forty eight percent use their PDA for entertainment - games/music etc
16. Thirty five percent use their PDA to create documents/spreadsheets.
17. Thirty three percent use their PDA to store passwords/PIN numbers.
18. Thirty two percent use their PDA to receive and view emails.
19. Twenty five percent use their PDA to store bank account details.
20. Twenty five percent use their PDA to store corporate information 25%
For the rest of this article CLICK HERE
Thanks To Help Net Security
Sunday, September 28, 2003
Scarey Isn't It. If this much info can be had by just pulling up a website, imagine what people that are trying to get info are accomplishing? Makes you think, doesn't it?
EUDORA INTERNET SUITE 2.1 for PALM- FREE and POWERFUL!!!
With the current news this week of MSN starting to charge for Mobile Access to Hotmail and YAHOO denying 3rd party access to their messenger, I was motivated to find some alternatives. This Suite from Eudora is still one heck of a deal at the price point. FREE is always within the budget constraints. Sure, there is better out there and it has it's faults, but did I mention it is FREE? Ok, I think I have covered the price point quite well, let's take a look at the product!! In short EUDORA INTERNET SUITE for PALM bundles their WEB BROWSER, EMAIL PROGRAM and a CONDUIT between your PALM and your PC. EUDORA has been at it for quite some time, and this program is a solid performer. One thing I found attractive was the fact that it only requires PALM OS 3.0 to run. So often in the newsgroups do I see "My friend just gave me a PALM V" or "I just got a PALM III for $5 at a yard sale". While great deals, today's developers arent prone to write the latest & greatest programs to run on these "PALM's of YesterYear!!"
Sync your email fast with Eudora 4.3.2 and higher. Manage your incoming and outgoing email, and browse the Web anytime, anywhere. Eudora Internet Suite™ (EIS) for the Palm Computing platform bundles three components and offers them in one easy download. With EIS™, a Palm OS™ device and a wireless/wired Internet connection, you can now: manage multiple incoming and outgoing email accounts; synchronize email directly between Eudora for the Palm OS and your desktop Windows® email client; browse the Web without going through a proxy server.
LINKS-For Further Details go to EUDORA's Internet Suite for PALM or to DOWNLOAD
With the current news this week of MSN starting to charge for Mobile Access to Hotmail and YAHOO denying 3rd party access to their messenger, I was motivated to find some alternatives. This Suite from Eudora is still one heck of a deal at the price point. FREE is always within the budget constraints. Sure, there is better out there and it has it's faults, but did I mention it is FREE? Ok, I think I have covered the price point quite well, let's take a look at the product!! In short EUDORA INTERNET SUITE for PALM bundles their WEB BROWSER, EMAIL PROGRAM and a CONDUIT between your PALM and your PC. EUDORA has been at it for quite some time, and this program is a solid performer. One thing I found attractive was the fact that it only requires PALM OS 3.0 to run. So often in the newsgroups do I see "My friend just gave me a PALM V" or "I just got a PALM III for $5 at a yard sale". While great deals, today's developers arent prone to write the latest & greatest programs to run on these "PALM's of YesterYear!!"
Sync your email fast with Eudora 4.3.2 and higher. Manage your incoming and outgoing email, and browse the Web anytime, anywhere. Eudora Internet Suite™ (EIS) for the Palm Computing platform bundles three components and offers them in one easy download. With EIS™, a Palm OS™ device and a wireless/wired Internet connection, you can now: manage multiple incoming and outgoing email accounts; synchronize email directly between Eudora for the Palm OS and your desktop Windows® email client; browse the Web without going through a proxy server.
LINKS-For Further Details go to EUDORA's Internet Suite for PALM or to DOWNLOAD
Great Little FREE Program - BATTERY GRAPH!!
BatteryGraph is a program for monitoring battery status on a PalmOS compatible device. Every time you switch on or off your device the program will log the current battery status in a database. On the main screen the battery percentage and voltage over the last few days will be drawn as a line in a graph. It can also display the device on-time per day wich will be drawn as bars. Furthermore it will display the total on-time since the last (autodetected) charge (or new batteries) and the current battery status on the main screen.
On the status screen it displays the current battery status, the battery warning and critical threshold, whether or not the device is plugged in (battery is charging) and the battery type. It also shows the number of records in the database and the current size in kilobytes. Furthermore it show the last detected charge date and time and how long the device has been switched on and off since then. It will also show the amount of on-time for today.
On the statistics screen it will show the average/minimum/maximum ontime per day over a selectable period. It also shows the avg/min/max number of times per day during that period as well as the average time between switch-on and switch-off.
The program should work on every Palm OS based device running Palm OS 3.5 or higher. Besides the standard palm resolution of 160x160 it also supports Sony Hi-Res (on Clie's) as well as Palm Hi-Res (OS5) for 320x320 resolution. For more info/details CLICK HERE
NOTE: While this program is free, I must point out that the developer does accept donations. Think about it!!
BatteryGraph is a program for monitoring battery status on a PalmOS compatible device. Every time you switch on or off your device the program will log the current battery status in a database. On the main screen the battery percentage and voltage over the last few days will be drawn as a line in a graph. It can also display the device on-time per day wich will be drawn as bars. Furthermore it will display the total on-time since the last (autodetected) charge (or new batteries) and the current battery status on the main screen.
On the status screen it displays the current battery status, the battery warning and critical threshold, whether or not the device is plugged in (battery is charging) and the battery type. It also shows the number of records in the database and the current size in kilobytes. Furthermore it show the last detected charge date and time and how long the device has been switched on and off since then. It will also show the amount of on-time for today.
On the statistics screen it will show the average/minimum/maximum ontime per day over a selectable period. It also shows the avg/min/max number of times per day during that period as well as the average time between switch-on and switch-off.
The program should work on every Palm OS based device running Palm OS 3.5 or higher. Besides the standard palm resolution of 160x160 it also supports Sony Hi-Res (on Clie's) as well as Palm Hi-Res (OS5) for 320x320 resolution. For more info/details CLICK HERE
NOTE: While this program is free, I must point out that the developer does accept donations. Think about it!!
Saturday, September 27, 2003
"I Wonder What The Future Will Bring....... ?
Picture a PC as a plastic block the size of your hand, weighing 9 ounces.
That, more or less, is the Modular Computing Core, created at IBM's (NYSE: IBM) Watson Research labs and licensed to Antelope, which was created to bring the MCC to market.
The slender block, only three-quarters of an inch thick, holds a low-wattage Transmeta CPU, on a multi-layered miniboard, internal battery, RAM, a 5G-or 15G-byte Toshiba mini hard drive with the entire Windows XP professional software stack and your applications.
Missing are the standard power supply the display and I/O connectors. Most of these now become optional, plug-in accessories. There's a desktop cradle into which you plug a keyboard, a mouse and a display.
There's also a plastic sleeve to turn the core into a handheld PDA, with slots for PC-card-based accessories, such as an 802.11 WLAN network interface card, and two USB ports. The company says more stuff will be added later.
Currently the MCC sells as part of an evaluation kit, which includes the core, the desktop cradle and accessories, PDA sleeve and other items for $3,970. You decide what you want, how many you want, take a volume discount and impress the heck out of your colleagues.
For more info, or maybe just order 10-15 for your close friends and associates, check out Antelope's Web Site
Ron Pendleton, Associate Writer PalmPlace
Picture a PC as a plastic block the size of your hand, weighing 9 ounces.
That, more or less, is the Modular Computing Core, created at IBM's (NYSE: IBM) Watson Research labs and licensed to Antelope, which was created to bring the MCC to market.
The slender block, only three-quarters of an inch thick, holds a low-wattage Transmeta CPU, on a multi-layered miniboard, internal battery, RAM, a 5G-or 15G-byte Toshiba mini hard drive with the entire Windows XP professional software stack and your applications.
Missing are the standard power supply the display and I/O connectors. Most of these now become optional, plug-in accessories. There's a desktop cradle into which you plug a keyboard, a mouse and a display.
There's also a plastic sleeve to turn the core into a handheld PDA, with slots for PC-card-based accessories, such as an 802.11 WLAN network interface card, and two USB ports. The company says more stuff will be added later.
Currently the MCC sells as part of an evaluation kit, which includes the core, the desktop cradle and accessories, PDA sleeve and other items for $3,970. You decide what you want, how many you want, take a volume discount and impress the heck out of your colleagues.
For more info, or maybe just order 10-15 for your close friends and associates, check out Antelope's Web Site
Ron Pendleton, Associate Writer PalmPlace
Friday, September 26, 2003
Yahoo! Closes the Door on Third-Party IM
If you've had problems with Verichat or other PALM or WIN CE Yahoo Messaging Clients on your PDA, here's why. And BTW, if you don't know, MSN Messenger is next.
September 26, 2003
By Christopher Saunders
The deadline for switching to the latest version of its instant messaging software having come and gone, Yahoo! (Quote, Chart) has booted users of third-party IM clients off its instant messaging network.
Earlier this month, the Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Web portal began sending warnings about required upgrades to users of older versions of its Yahoo! Messenger IM client. Users who didn't upgrade would not be able to connect to the service after its messaging protocol was changed on after Sept. 24.
Yahoo! told InstantMessagingPlanet.com last week that the protocol upgrade was designed to thwart instant messaging spammers.
However, many who use unauthorized, third-party software to connect to Yahoo!'s network -- like multi-network IM clients Trillian, gaim, and Fire -- also received the warnings. That's because most popular third-party clients rely on an older version of the Yahoo! protocol.
As a result, those users weren't able to connect to the service after the deadline. Users of those clients report seeing messages indicating that their passwords are incorrect. This occurred despite efforts of teams at Trillian, Fire, and elsewhere to patch their software before the date of cut-off.
COMPLETE STORY HERE
If you've had problems with Verichat or other PALM or WIN CE Yahoo Messaging Clients on your PDA, here's why. And BTW, if you don't know, MSN Messenger is next.
September 26, 2003
By Christopher Saunders
The deadline for switching to the latest version of its instant messaging software having come and gone, Yahoo! (Quote, Chart) has booted users of third-party IM clients off its instant messaging network.
Earlier this month, the Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Web portal began sending warnings about required upgrades to users of older versions of its Yahoo! Messenger IM client. Users who didn't upgrade would not be able to connect to the service after its messaging protocol was changed on after Sept. 24.
Yahoo! told InstantMessagingPlanet.com last week that the protocol upgrade was designed to thwart instant messaging spammers.
However, many who use unauthorized, third-party software to connect to Yahoo!'s network -- like multi-network IM clients Trillian, gaim, and Fire -- also received the warnings. That's because most popular third-party clients rely on an older version of the Yahoo! protocol.
As a result, those users weren't able to connect to the service after the deadline. Users of those clients report seeing messages indicating that their passwords are incorrect. This occurred despite efforts of teams at Trillian, Fire, and elsewhere to patch their software before the date of cut-off.
COMPLETE STORY HERE
Softick Releases Softick PPP Version 2.09
Softick, developers of two excellent utilities, PPP and Card Export, announced release of Softick PPP ver 2.09 on the 22nd of September. Here is a short description: Softick PPP is a Microsoft Windows driver that allows to establish PPP session between Palm powered devices and Microsoft Windows desktop computer. Softick PPP is designed to establish PPP sessions over Palm USB connections. Their other product is Card Export v1.11, description as follows:Card Export is a Palm OS application and Windows driver pair that allow you to use SD/MMC card inserted into Palm OS device as logical disk on Windows desktop. For more details on Card Export CLICK HERE These are both excellent products, which I use almost daily, and can recommend with no reservations. So check them out when you have a chance.
Ron Pendleton Associate Writer, PalmPlace
Softick, developers of two excellent utilities, PPP and Card Export, announced release of Softick PPP ver 2.09 on the 22nd of September. Here is a short description: Softick PPP is a Microsoft Windows driver that allows to establish PPP session between Palm powered devices and Microsoft Windows desktop computer. Softick PPP is designed to establish PPP sessions over Palm USB connections. Their other product is Card Export v1.11, description as follows:Card Export is a Palm OS application and Windows driver pair that allow you to use SD/MMC card inserted into Palm OS device as logical disk on Windows desktop. For more details on Card Export CLICK HERE These are both excellent products, which I use almost daily, and can recommend with no reservations. So check them out when you have a chance.
Ron Pendleton Associate Writer, PalmPlace
View: Approaching the mobile Internet
By: Anthony Newman, Wednesday 17th September 2003, 13:41 GMT
Anthony Newman lends thought to the sad state of the mobile Internet and why the lack of tailored sites might not be entirely to blame.
The Internet's come a long way since it began. Initially, it was a largely information-central resource, with a limited amount of images and formatting; things were mostly text, and although it was ugly, at least it was simple.
Today, things are a lot different: pages are now designed to the max, filled with javascript, flash, hot-generated pages and shedloads of images. This caters very well to the broadband generation, and we rarely notice just how much data we're transferring in a simple browsing session.
That's not the case when we're on the move and using our mobile devices, however. Although our Pocket PCs, Palm OS devices and even Smartphones are capable of viewing 'proper' web pages rather than the spectacularly under-adopted WAP, these 'proper' pages have totally ignored the needs of less-capable devices.
Certain services are just perfectly suited, conceptually, to mobile use. Mapping services, online banking, news portals and so on prove doubly useful when on the road or in a hotel, and yet they tend to be the ones with the most frustrating designs. Inevitably, I'll be faced with some monstrous java application when trying to plan a route or find a train, or be told that my browser isn't compatible with my Internet banking - and would I mind downloading the latest version of Internet Explorer with JavaScript and cookies enabled? Even if my device could handle all these things, I'm not sure it would be worth the effort. The bandwidth, at today's GPRS prices, would bankrupt me, while viewing a bulky, poorly-designed graphical page on a small screen is never going to be fun.
Devices are becoming more powerful, with VGA screens echoing those found on the desktops of the internet's first popularity, and processors to match. Even our mobile Internet connections are as fast as those first generations of modems, and yet for all these advances the net has vastly outstripped them.
The solution isn't necessarily to create 'mobile' versions of sites, nor to regress to WAP for our mobile services. Instead, designers of pages should think a little more when doing their work generally. Does your page really need that Flash intro? Does it help to have the buttons glow when I mouse-over them? After all, I came here for information, not art. It's not just mobile devices that are affected by this pandemic: those disabled people who use text to speech packages to browse the web are frustrated by Flash and Java, while those with slower connections or PCs are hit too. A universal move back to the web's beginnings should be taken - albeit, with some lessons learned. Our devices are smaller and more elegant than those from the early nineties, and so should our web sites. Here's to the mobile revolution.
Thanks To InfoSynch World
By: Anthony Newman, Wednesday 17th September 2003, 13:41 GMT
Anthony Newman lends thought to the sad state of the mobile Internet and why the lack of tailored sites might not be entirely to blame.
The Internet's come a long way since it began. Initially, it was a largely information-central resource, with a limited amount of images and formatting; things were mostly text, and although it was ugly, at least it was simple.
Today, things are a lot different: pages are now designed to the max, filled with javascript, flash, hot-generated pages and shedloads of images. This caters very well to the broadband generation, and we rarely notice just how much data we're transferring in a simple browsing session.
That's not the case when we're on the move and using our mobile devices, however. Although our Pocket PCs, Palm OS devices and even Smartphones are capable of viewing 'proper' web pages rather than the spectacularly under-adopted WAP, these 'proper' pages have totally ignored the needs of less-capable devices.
Certain services are just perfectly suited, conceptually, to mobile use. Mapping services, online banking, news portals and so on prove doubly useful when on the road or in a hotel, and yet they tend to be the ones with the most frustrating designs. Inevitably, I'll be faced with some monstrous java application when trying to plan a route or find a train, or be told that my browser isn't compatible with my Internet banking - and would I mind downloading the latest version of Internet Explorer with JavaScript and cookies enabled? Even if my device could handle all these things, I'm not sure it would be worth the effort. The bandwidth, at today's GPRS prices, would bankrupt me, while viewing a bulky, poorly-designed graphical page on a small screen is never going to be fun.
Devices are becoming more powerful, with VGA screens echoing those found on the desktops of the internet's first popularity, and processors to match. Even our mobile Internet connections are as fast as those first generations of modems, and yet for all these advances the net has vastly outstripped them.
The solution isn't necessarily to create 'mobile' versions of sites, nor to regress to WAP for our mobile services. Instead, designers of pages should think a little more when doing their work generally. Does your page really need that Flash intro? Does it help to have the buttons glow when I mouse-over them? After all, I came here for information, not art. It's not just mobile devices that are affected by this pandemic: those disabled people who use text to speech packages to browse the web are frustrated by Flash and Java, while those with slower connections or PCs are hit too. A universal move back to the web's beginnings should be taken - albeit, with some lessons learned. Our devices are smaller and more elegant than those from the early nineties, and so should our web sites. Here's to the mobile revolution.
Thanks To InfoSynch World
Over 30 million Palm OS devices sold
In conjunction with its European Developer Conference, PalmSource recently announced that the number of Palm Powered devices sold worldwide to date has surpassed 30 million, further affirming the company's position as the leading operating system provider for handhelds. The numbers include both devices shipped by Palm, as well as the remainder of PalmSource's licensees including Aceeca, AlphaSmart, Fossil, Garmin, GSL, Handspring, HuneTec, Kyocera, Lenovo, Palm Solutions Group, Samsung, Sony, Symbol and Tapwave.
In conjunction with its European Developer Conference, PalmSource recently announced that the number of Palm Powered devices sold worldwide to date has surpassed 30 million, further affirming the company's position as the leading operating system provider for handhelds. The numbers include both devices shipped by Palm, as well as the remainder of PalmSource's licensees including Aceeca, AlphaSmart, Fossil, Garmin, GSL, Handspring, HuneTec, Kyocera, Lenovo, Palm Solutions Group, Samsung, Sony, Symbol and Tapwave.
View: The comeback of thumbboards
By: Larry Garfield, Monday 22nd September 2003, 09:01 GMT
Larry Garfield observes as the comeback of thumbboards is staged - and shares his thoughts on how to best design them.
Once eschewed as a waste of space, thumbboards are making a comeback. Palm OS, Pocket PC, and Linux devices are now available with integrated thumbboards instead of or in addition to handwriting recognition software. But not all thumbboards are made equal. Some are brilliant, some are terrible, none are perfect (yet). So what makes a good thumbboard? Often it is user-specific, but there are some common guidelines.
CLICK HERE FOR REST OF STORY
By: Larry Garfield, Monday 22nd September 2003, 09:01 GMT
Larry Garfield observes as the comeback of thumbboards is staged - and shares his thoughts on how to best design them.
Once eschewed as a waste of space, thumbboards are making a comeback. Palm OS, Pocket PC, and Linux devices are now available with integrated thumbboards instead of or in addition to handwriting recognition software. But not all thumbboards are made equal. Some are brilliant, some are terrible, none are perfect (yet). So what makes a good thumbboard? Often it is user-specific, but there are some common guidelines.
CLICK HERE FOR REST OF STORY
New TUNGSTON T3's On Sale at INSIGHT UK
I was just over at Palm Infocenter in the Forums Section and the buzz is that Insight is selling the Tungston T3's , and selling them quite well. Priced at £255.99 ($424.55 USD)+ VAT. The In stock counter on the TT3 sales page is dropping. When this conversation in the forum started on Sept 24th they had 393 in stock. I just went to the sales page and they now have 380. So if you got some money, nows the time to be the "First On Your Block".
I was just over at Palm Infocenter in the Forums Section and the buzz is that Insight is selling the Tungston T3's , and selling them quite well. Priced at £255.99 ($424.55 USD)+ VAT. The In stock counter on the TT3 sales page is dropping. When this conversation in the forum started on Sept 24th they had 393 in stock. I just went to the sales page and they now have 380. So if you got some money, nows the time to be the "First On Your Block".
Hello Personal Servers… bye PCs, PDAs
September 18, 2003
Giving a sneak peak of things to come in the mobile computing arena, Intel unveiled the personal servers (PS), a card sized high-density storage device with wireless capabilities...With the mobile computing market on the upswing, the current choice is between PDAs, which lacks display or data capability and laptops, which are bulkier to carry. The solution, according to Intel research principal engineer Roy Want, "Is in trying to find a compromise between the PDA and laptop."...According to Want, researchers at Intel believe that the middle path could be to move data around rather than the entire system. Based on this, researchers are working on the PS that would come without any traditional IO capabilities like keyboards or display. With inbuilt, wireless features, individuals can carry a gigabyte of data in a card-sized device and can also connect it to external devices like printers or TVs.
Given the increasing popularity of the Bluetooth and WiFi based wireless devices which continue to sell in large numbers, Intel is betting that the popularity will drive third party companies like TV or display manufacturers to ship their product with the ability to connect to wireless devices. Such infrastructure is the key to the successful deployment of the personal servers...
BlueTooth WEB Site
Ron Pendleton
September 18, 2003
Giving a sneak peak of things to come in the mobile computing arena, Intel unveiled the personal servers (PS), a card sized high-density storage device with wireless capabilities...With the mobile computing market on the upswing, the current choice is between PDAs, which lacks display or data capability and laptops, which are bulkier to carry. The solution, according to Intel research principal engineer Roy Want, "Is in trying to find a compromise between the PDA and laptop."...According to Want, researchers at Intel believe that the middle path could be to move data around rather than the entire system. Based on this, researchers are working on the PS that would come without any traditional IO capabilities like keyboards or display. With inbuilt, wireless features, individuals can carry a gigabyte of data in a card-sized device and can also connect it to external devices like printers or TVs.
Given the increasing popularity of the Bluetooth and WiFi based wireless devices which continue to sell in large numbers, Intel is betting that the popularity will drive third party companies like TV or display manufacturers to ship their product with the ability to connect to wireless devices. Such infrastructure is the key to the successful deployment of the personal servers...
BlueTooth WEB Site
Ron Pendleton
Fake Bluetooth Gear Swamps UK Retail
Well, this was bound to happen. Just when you thought counterfeit was for ROLEX'S and GUCCI bags, now you have to worry about your electronic gear. Whats next, Guys on the corners in New York selling fake Tungston 3's?
Anyway, it is a problem that is here and, as with anything involving money, is bound to get worse. And remember also, if it's hitting Bluetooth gear, what else could be next, or for that matter, is already out there? So please read on, and remember, "Let's Be Careful Out There !!"
By Guy Kewney, Newswireless.net
Posted: 23/09/2003 at 09:52 GMT
Phone (and PDA ) retailers are about to discover that they risk legal action for selling fake Bluetooth gear. Over 50% of Bluetooth equipment on sale in the UK is counterfeit, according to a survey. And that figure is set to rise.
By year end, as little as 15% of the "Bluetooth" equipment on sale in retail outlets may be genuine, say SIG members.
Unlike fashion fakery, a fake Bluetooth device is not merely a trademark infringement; it's very probably going to fail to work properly - and so a blitz is being planned on suppliers of these tiny wireless gadgets, some of which "have only 10% of the range expected."
The counterfeiters are apparently preparing to flood the market with even more fakes for the end-of-year boom expected in hands-free Bluetooth gear, which is expected as the result of impending legislation in several countries about driving with cellphones.
The campaign will be orchestrated by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group, inspired by frustration felt with the retail trade by members, particularly TDK Grey Cell, a leading supplier. Essentially, high street phone shops are not asking questions.
"It ought to be easy for retailers to check, but there seems to be a strange reluctance to do so," said Nick Hunn, managing director of TDK.
For a prospective buyer there's an easy check. The Bluetooth Special Interest Group has posted a list of companies who have signed up to use the Bluetooth logo. It's available for everyone to check at the membership page of the Blutooth SIG site.
"If the name on the packaging of your Bluetooth product isn't there it's potentially a counterfeit product," said Hunn. His company sponsored a recent survey which showed that over 50% of Bluetooth accessories on sale in the U.K. were counterfeit.
"With the number of headsets and car-kits preparing to flood in to address the impending legislation that number could rise to 85% by Christmas. The Bluetooth industry has moved to support the user's experience by putting its house in order," said Hunn. "It's time for the retail sector to respect their customers by following suit."
The threat could be substantial. Not only are non-validated gadgets likely to work badly, but they might breach broadcasting regulations. "If the threat to store reputations and sales is not sufficient, it should be pointed out that customers are just as able to trace the legality of the product they've been sold to determine if it's legal or counterfeit. If it's the latter, it may be more than just the product that a disgruntled customer brings back to the shop. It might be accompanied by a trading standards' officer," Hunn observed.
The campaign kicks off today (Sept. 23) and will focus on the fact that Bluetooth isn't just a technology, but a brand name.
"It's not easy to stop rogue manufacturers shipping unqualified products," explains the Bluetooth SIG backgrounder. "To make enforcement effective the Bluetooth SIG has taken an unusual, but effective approach. We've registered the Bluetooth name and logo as registered trademarks around the world."
They're currently registered in over 30 countries, including the USA, Japan, China, the United Kingdom, France and Germany. If a product is produced that has not met the qualification requirements, then it does not have the right to use the word Bluetooth or carry the Bluetooth logo. If such a product does use the work Bluetooth or has the logo then it is infringing the trademark registration within the country in which it is located.
"The law on trademark registration is very similar in most countries - the violating product can be confiscated and destroyed, whether it is at the manufacturer, the importer, the distributor, the reseller or even the end user. And anyone attempting to sell such products may face prosecution and a fine."
And in many cases, confiscation and destruction of stock can follow, too.
© NewsWireless.Net
Ron Pendleton
Well, this was bound to happen. Just when you thought counterfeit was for ROLEX'S and GUCCI bags, now you have to worry about your electronic gear. Whats next, Guys on the corners in New York selling fake Tungston 3's?
Anyway, it is a problem that is here and, as with anything involving money, is bound to get worse. And remember also, if it's hitting Bluetooth gear, what else could be next, or for that matter, is already out there? So please read on, and remember, "Let's Be Careful Out There !!"
By Guy Kewney, Newswireless.net
Posted: 23/09/2003 at 09:52 GMT
Phone (and PDA ) retailers are about to discover that they risk legal action for selling fake Bluetooth gear. Over 50% of Bluetooth equipment on sale in the UK is counterfeit, according to a survey. And that figure is set to rise.
By year end, as little as 15% of the "Bluetooth" equipment on sale in retail outlets may be genuine, say SIG members.
Unlike fashion fakery, a fake Bluetooth device is not merely a trademark infringement; it's very probably going to fail to work properly - and so a blitz is being planned on suppliers of these tiny wireless gadgets, some of which "have only 10% of the range expected."
The counterfeiters are apparently preparing to flood the market with even more fakes for the end-of-year boom expected in hands-free Bluetooth gear, which is expected as the result of impending legislation in several countries about driving with cellphones.
The campaign will be orchestrated by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group, inspired by frustration felt with the retail trade by members, particularly TDK Grey Cell, a leading supplier. Essentially, high street phone shops are not asking questions.
"It ought to be easy for retailers to check, but there seems to be a strange reluctance to do so," said Nick Hunn, managing director of TDK.
For a prospective buyer there's an easy check. The Bluetooth Special Interest Group has posted a list of companies who have signed up to use the Bluetooth logo. It's available for everyone to check at the membership page of the Blutooth SIG site.
"If the name on the packaging of your Bluetooth product isn't there it's potentially a counterfeit product," said Hunn. His company sponsored a recent survey which showed that over 50% of Bluetooth accessories on sale in the U.K. were counterfeit.
"With the number of headsets and car-kits preparing to flood in to address the impending legislation that number could rise to 85% by Christmas. The Bluetooth industry has moved to support the user's experience by putting its house in order," said Hunn. "It's time for the retail sector to respect their customers by following suit."
The threat could be substantial. Not only are non-validated gadgets likely to work badly, but they might breach broadcasting regulations. "If the threat to store reputations and sales is not sufficient, it should be pointed out that customers are just as able to trace the legality of the product they've been sold to determine if it's legal or counterfeit. If it's the latter, it may be more than just the product that a disgruntled customer brings back to the shop. It might be accompanied by a trading standards' officer," Hunn observed.
The campaign kicks off today (Sept. 23) and will focus on the fact that Bluetooth isn't just a technology, but a brand name.
"It's not easy to stop rogue manufacturers shipping unqualified products," explains the Bluetooth SIG backgrounder. "To make enforcement effective the Bluetooth SIG has taken an unusual, but effective approach. We've registered the Bluetooth name and logo as registered trademarks around the world."
They're currently registered in over 30 countries, including the USA, Japan, China, the United Kingdom, France and Germany. If a product is produced that has not met the qualification requirements, then it does not have the right to use the word Bluetooth or carry the Bluetooth logo. If such a product does use the work Bluetooth or has the logo then it is infringing the trademark registration within the country in which it is located.
"The law on trademark registration is very similar in most countries - the violating product can be confiscated and destroyed, whether it is at the manufacturer, the importer, the distributor, the reseller or even the end user. And anyone attempting to sell such products may face prosecution and a fine."
And in many cases, confiscation and destruction of stock can follow, too.
© NewsWireless.Net
Ron Pendleton
Thursday, September 25, 2003
Pro Word, Great Dictionary w/ 145,000 Plus definitions!
Pro Word is a great dictionary from the guys at Proporta. It's certainly a very solid application and is certainly one that is useful. Features include; More definitions and synonyms than any other dictionary for any handheld. These all stem from an awesome 145,000+ definitions. Compare that with the next biggest Palm dictionary, ProWord has over 20,000 more definitions. Incredibly small file size: thanks to its bespoke, next generation, text compression techniques. With ProWord we have compressed nearly 24 megabytes of information into a mere 5 megabytes.
Much faster than any other Palm dictionary: ProWord's engine leaves the competition eating word-dust. Its fast, very fast. Even on low end devices or running from the card. The Intuitive Tab based interface allows for easy and refined usage. Big(5.5 Meg) and Small(2.5 Meg) versions available: For those who don't want to have the full dictionary we have included a smaller data set that still contains a massive 60,000 core definitions. Highly functional and intuitive tab based interface. Runs from Card or internal memory and works on OS5. More details from Proporta.
NOTE: (Proporta is offering readers of PalmPlace discount codes as an opening offer!!! For a limited time, when you order from Proporta, use the following code PALMPLAH10 - 10% discount off all hardware products or PALMPLAS20 - 20% discount off all software products !!
Pro Word is a great dictionary from the guys at Proporta. It's certainly a very solid application and is certainly one that is useful. Features include; More definitions and synonyms than any other dictionary for any handheld. These all stem from an awesome 145,000+ definitions. Compare that with the next biggest Palm dictionary, ProWord has over 20,000 more definitions. Incredibly small file size: thanks to its bespoke, next generation, text compression techniques. With ProWord we have compressed nearly 24 megabytes of information into a mere 5 megabytes.
Much faster than any other Palm dictionary: ProWord's engine leaves the competition eating word-dust. Its fast, very fast. Even on low end devices or running from the card. The Intuitive Tab based interface allows for easy and refined usage. Big(5.5 Meg) and Small(2.5 Meg) versions available: For those who don't want to have the full dictionary we have included a smaller data set that still contains a massive 60,000 core definitions. Highly functional and intuitive tab based interface. Runs from Card or internal memory and works on OS5. More details from Proporta.
NOTE: (Proporta is offering readers of PalmPlace discount codes as an opening offer!!! For a limited time, when you order from Proporta, use the following code PALMPLAH10 - 10% discount off all hardware products or PALMPLAS20 - 20% discount off all software products !!
eBay Thief Reveals Tricks Of The Trade
With the ever increasing bells and whistles on new PDA's also comes the inevitable increases in cost. So a great "DEAL" on a PDA is always attractive. More and more of the cost conscious have turned to eBay for not only deals on their PDA's but their accessories as well. While we know that caveat emptor (let the buyer beware) has long been the principle as to how to buy on eBay, smart thieves and con men have gotten better and better in gaining the confidence (hence the term "confidence man") of even the most savy buyer. After reading this article, I realized that even an experienced buyer and seller like myself, can easily be duped on eBay, with the best of them. So while there certainly are some KILLER deals out there on the auction webways, remember one think, if it is too good to be true, it probably is. Thats one reason that buying direct from reputable and well know "e"tailers like PROPORTA"and the
STORE is the sure and safe way to go. And PLEASE, PLEASE remember that if you receive a message from eBay or PayPal, (and they look very,very real) there is NEVER a reason that they will ask for your user name or password, PERIOD. I have gotten many of these emails and they are very real looking and are getting better all the time. But these guys play percentages. If they send out 1000 requests for INFO and one person is unsmart enough to reply, thats all the thief needs. But, please, take a few minutes to read this article. It may save you hundreds down the road.
Sept. 24 — He contacted me to brag, this e-mailer named Kenneth. Said he had seen a story I’d done called “True confessions of an eBay criminal,” about a 15-year old who managed to steal a few thousand dollars online. And Kenneth was offended. “He’s an insult to each and every one of us scam artists,” Kenneth wrote. “I could tell you stories.” And so he did. Kenneth claims he’s spent the past two years as one of eBay’s most notorious scammers. Here’s how he does it.
CLICK HERE FOR FULL STORY
Thanks to MSNBC
Ron Pendleton Associate Writer, PALMPLACE
With the ever increasing bells and whistles on new PDA's also comes the inevitable increases in cost. So a great "DEAL" on a PDA is always attractive. More and more of the cost conscious have turned to eBay for not only deals on their PDA's but their accessories as well. While we know that caveat emptor (let the buyer beware) has long been the principle as to how to buy on eBay, smart thieves and con men have gotten better and better in gaining the confidence (hence the term "confidence man") of even the most savy buyer. After reading this article, I realized that even an experienced buyer and seller like myself, can easily be duped on eBay, with the best of them. So while there certainly are some KILLER deals out there on the auction webways, remember one think, if it is too good to be true, it probably is. Thats one reason that buying direct from reputable and well know "e"tailers like PROPORTA"and the
STORE is the sure and safe way to go. And PLEASE, PLEASE remember that if you receive a message from eBay or PayPal, (and they look very,very real) there is NEVER a reason that they will ask for your user name or password, PERIOD. I have gotten many of these emails and they are very real looking and are getting better all the time. But these guys play percentages. If they send out 1000 requests for INFO and one person is unsmart enough to reply, thats all the thief needs. But, please, take a few minutes to read this article. It may save you hundreds down the road.
Sept. 24 — He contacted me to brag, this e-mailer named Kenneth. Said he had seen a story I’d done called “True confessions of an eBay criminal,” about a 15-year old who managed to steal a few thousand dollars online. And Kenneth was offended. “He’s an insult to each and every one of us scam artists,” Kenneth wrote. “I could tell you stories.” And so he did. Kenneth claims he’s spent the past two years as one of eBay’s most notorious scammers. Here’s how he does it.
CLICK HERE FOR FULL STORY
Thanks to MSNBC
Ron Pendleton Associate Writer, PALMPLACE
Wednesday, September 24, 2003
Court Blocks Do Not Call Registry
While not so "PALM Related" this is so relevant to us all (in the USA), and to be honest, PISSED ME OFF, so i wanted to share with everyone. If you didnt know, on October 1st, the new National Do Not Call List was to become active. Well guess what, the courts decided to take my peaceful dinner time away. READ ON FOLKS!!
Sept 24 — A federal judge has ruled that the Federal Trade Commission overstepped its authority in creating the national do-not-call list against telemarketers. The ruling Tuesday came in a lawsuit brought by telemarketers who challenged the list of 50 million people who said they do not want to receive business solicitation calls. The list was to go into effect Oct. 1.
U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE Lee R. West said the main issue in the case was “whether the FTC had the authority to promulgate a national do-not-call registry. The court finds it did not.�
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Billy Tauzin, R-La., and Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., said Wednesday they were confident the ruling would be overturned and believe Congress did give the FTC the necessary authority. “We will continue to monitor the situation and will take whatever legislative action is necessary to ensure consumers can stop intrusive calls from unwanted telemarketers,� they said in a joint statement. The House committee authorized the list.
Calls to the FTC were not immediately returned Wednesday.
Direct Marketing Association Inc., one of the plaintiffs, said it was happy with the ruling, even though it “acknowledges the wishes of millions of U.S. consumers who have expressed their preferences not to receive telephone-marketing solicitations — as evidenced by the millions of phone numbers registered on the FTC list.�
September 24, 2003 — Tim Searcy of American Teleservices Association defends the decision by an Oklahoma court to overturn the FTC’s “Do Not Call� list.
The suit was filed by DMA, U.S. Security, Chartered Benefit Services Inc., Global Contact Services Inc. and InfoCision Management Corp.
The telemarketing industry estimates the do-not-call list could cut its business in half, costing it up to $50 billion in sales each year.
More than a dozen states with do-not-call lists planned to add their lists to the national registry this summer, the FTC said.
Telemarketers would have to check the list every three months to see who doesn’t want to be called. Those who call listed people could be fined up to $11,000 for each violation.
Thanks to MSNBC News
While not so "PALM Related" this is so relevant to us all (in the USA), and to be honest, PISSED ME OFF, so i wanted to share with everyone. If you didnt know, on October 1st, the new National Do Not Call List was to become active. Well guess what, the courts decided to take my peaceful dinner time away. READ ON FOLKS!!
Sept 24 — A federal judge has ruled that the Federal Trade Commission overstepped its authority in creating the national do-not-call list against telemarketers. The ruling Tuesday came in a lawsuit brought by telemarketers who challenged the list of 50 million people who said they do not want to receive business solicitation calls. The list was to go into effect Oct. 1.
U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE Lee R. West said the main issue in the case was “whether the FTC had the authority to promulgate a national do-not-call registry. The court finds it did not.�
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Billy Tauzin, R-La., and Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., said Wednesday they were confident the ruling would be overturned and believe Congress did give the FTC the necessary authority. “We will continue to monitor the situation and will take whatever legislative action is necessary to ensure consumers can stop intrusive calls from unwanted telemarketers,� they said in a joint statement. The House committee authorized the list.
Calls to the FTC were not immediately returned Wednesday.
Direct Marketing Association Inc., one of the plaintiffs, said it was happy with the ruling, even though it “acknowledges the wishes of millions of U.S. consumers who have expressed their preferences not to receive telephone-marketing solicitations — as evidenced by the millions of phone numbers registered on the FTC list.�
September 24, 2003 — Tim Searcy of American Teleservices Association defends the decision by an Oklahoma court to overturn the FTC’s “Do Not Call� list.
The suit was filed by DMA, U.S. Security, Chartered Benefit Services Inc., Global Contact Services Inc. and InfoCision Management Corp.
The telemarketing industry estimates the do-not-call list could cut its business in half, costing it up to $50 billion in sales each year.
More than a dozen states with do-not-call lists planned to add their lists to the national registry this summer, the FTC said.
Telemarketers would have to check the list every three months to see who doesn’t want to be called. Those who call listed people could be fined up to $11,000 for each violation.
Thanks to MSNBC News
Kinko's Cuts the Cords
In April, Kinko's and T-Mobile Hotspot announced plans to put hotspots in Kinko's locations around the country. Because both companies call Dallas, Texas, home (the main T-Mobile USA office is in Bellevue, Wash.), the first of those locations goes live today at the Kinko's store on Greenville Avenue there. That launch will feature a "cutting of the Ethernet cord" by company executives.
Jeff Heyman, retail vice president for Kinko's, is one of the execs who'll be there, scissors in hand. He told Wi-Fi Planet that the Greenville store is the perfect launch location because it "addresses a lot of mobile professionals."
That road warrior marketplace is one of the big differentiators for T-Mobile in getting Kinko's as a partner. While the company's hotspot service is available in many airport lounges which might be frequented by business travelers, its largest partners have been cafés: Starbucks coffee shops (2,300 locations to date) and Borders Books & Music (320 locations to date).
Thanks to Palm Boulevard
In April, Kinko's and T-Mobile Hotspot announced plans to put hotspots in Kinko's locations around the country. Because both companies call Dallas, Texas, home (the main T-Mobile USA office is in Bellevue, Wash.), the first of those locations goes live today at the Kinko's store on Greenville Avenue there. That launch will feature a "cutting of the Ethernet cord" by company executives.
Jeff Heyman, retail vice president for Kinko's, is one of the execs who'll be there, scissors in hand. He told Wi-Fi Planet that the Greenville store is the perfect launch location because it "addresses a lot of mobile professionals."
That road warrior marketplace is one of the big differentiators for T-Mobile in getting Kinko's as a partner. While the company's hotspot service is available in many airport lounges which might be frequented by business travelers, its largest partners have been cafés: Starbucks coffee shops (2,300 locations to date) and Borders Books & Music (320 locations to date).
Thanks to Palm Boulevard
TV on a Stick from Sony
This subject has been circulating around and it looks like its gonna take off and grow fairly fast. So as always, see it first (or maybe second) at PALM PLACE
Click to View
Television viewing has changed drastically in the last few years with the advent of Tivo-like devices that let you watch your favorite shows whenever you want with little effort. Sony wants to bring that convenience to CLIE handhelds with its new CLIE PEGA-VR100K video recorder ($300).
A little larger than a VHS tape and connected to a TV or cable box via coaxial cable, the device records more than four hours of television programs on an optional 1GB Memory Stick PRO memory card. The recorded videos can be viewed on a TV, PC or anywhere a CLIE handheld goes. Computer displays with a video input jack will also be able to receive cable and TV signals through the unit's built-in TV tuner. PC viewing of recorded videos requires QuickTime.
Sony said the CLIE VR100K recorder works by compressing video directly onto a Memory Stick PRO or standard 128MB Memory Stick media. The device's bundled video utility software allows users to program a Memory Stick media with the time of the show they would like to record. Once inserted into the recorder, the device does the rest.
Thanks To Palm Boulevard
This subject has been circulating around and it looks like its gonna take off and grow fairly fast. So as always, see it first (or maybe second) at PALM PLACE
Click to View
Television viewing has changed drastically in the last few years with the advent of Tivo-like devices that let you watch your favorite shows whenever you want with little effort. Sony wants to bring that convenience to CLIE handhelds with its new CLIE PEGA-VR100K video recorder ($300).
A little larger than a VHS tape and connected to a TV or cable box via coaxial cable, the device records more than four hours of television programs on an optional 1GB Memory Stick PRO memory card. The recorded videos can be viewed on a TV, PC or anywhere a CLIE handheld goes. Computer displays with a video input jack will also be able to receive cable and TV signals through the unit's built-in TV tuner. PC viewing of recorded videos requires QuickTime.
Sony said the CLIE VR100K recorder works by compressing video directly onto a Memory Stick PRO or standard 128MB Memory Stick media. The device's bundled video utility software allows users to program a Memory Stick media with the time of the show they would like to record. Once inserted into the recorder, the device does the rest.
Thanks To Palm Boulevard
Security in the Palm of your hand
By Dinah Greek
Monday, September 22, 2003
Palm is targeting the business sector with its latest PDA operating system, OS 6, and has included WiFi capabilitiles within the device.
Its handhelds will support wireless technologies such as Bluetooth, 802.11 (a b and g) and GSM.
David Nagel, president and chief executive of PalmSource, said that OS 6 is an "entirely new operating system based around the ARM chip and built specifically for wireless communication applications".
He explained that OS 6 had also been designed to be "future proof" so that most devices using the platform should be upgradeable to future communication applications such as 3G connections.
"We don't tell the device guys what to make, so it will depend on them how this will be achieved," he said.
Conscious of the need for devices to be secure when sending data over Wi-Fi, Nagel insisted that the platform had been built with "an enormous amount of security built in".
These security features would be "robust" at the application level, and devices using OS 6 should be capable of handling encryption technologies and signed applications. Even biometric solutions could be developed.
"Handheld devices must be more secure than PCs and we are putting a lot more attention to this," said Nagel.
In addition OS 6 supports some multimedia capabilities, and is backwards compatible with the earlier OS 5 operating system.
But Nagel anticipates that software manufacturers will produce increasingly compelling content for the new Palm platform.
OS 6 will be shipped in devices such as Handspring PDAs and the new Treo 600 smartphone towards the end of this year.
To see more of VNUNet go to http://www.vnunet.com
Copyright © 2003 VNU Business Online Limited (UK) [All rights reserved]
Thanks to IT Toolbox
By Dinah Greek
Monday, September 22, 2003
Palm is targeting the business sector with its latest PDA operating system, OS 6, and has included WiFi capabilitiles within the device.
Its handhelds will support wireless technologies such as Bluetooth, 802.11 (a b and g) and GSM.
David Nagel, president and chief executive of PalmSource, said that OS 6 is an "entirely new operating system based around the ARM chip and built specifically for wireless communication applications".
He explained that OS 6 had also been designed to be "future proof" so that most devices using the platform should be upgradeable to future communication applications such as 3G connections.
"We don't tell the device guys what to make, so it will depend on them how this will be achieved," he said.
Conscious of the need for devices to be secure when sending data over Wi-Fi, Nagel insisted that the platform had been built with "an enormous amount of security built in".
These security features would be "robust" at the application level, and devices using OS 6 should be capable of handling encryption technologies and signed applications. Even biometric solutions could be developed.
"Handheld devices must be more secure than PCs and we are putting a lot more attention to this," said Nagel.
In addition OS 6 supports some multimedia capabilities, and is backwards compatible with the earlier OS 5 operating system.
But Nagel anticipates that software manufacturers will produce increasingly compelling content for the new Palm platform.
OS 6 will be shipped in devices such as Handspring PDAs and the new Treo 600 smartphone towards the end of this year.
To see more of VNUNet go to http://www.vnunet.com
Copyright © 2003 VNU Business Online Limited (UK) [All rights reserved]
Thanks to IT Toolbox
TURN YOUR HOME PHONE NUMBER INTO A WIRELESS NUMBER?
While a little off our PALM path here at PALM Addict, this little article has got to grab your attention, especially our PALM PDA/Wireless Phone Combo users. VERIZON is negotiating to allow their Landline phone customer base to convert their landline phone number to a wireless number. While logistics are many, the concept is a VERY interesting step. As many of you know, we are already about to step into the Number Portability Arena at the end of November, basically allowing you to change wireless carriers and take your number with you, and now they throw this little beauty into the mix. VERIZON has also made it clear that it is interested in "talking" to other wireless carriers about allowing access to VERIZON's landline customers numbers. Sound confusing? You bet it does. Its going to be a very interesting 2004 for wireless, you can bet on it !!
For further details click here
Thanks to IT ToolBox
While a little off our PALM path here at PALM Addict, this little article has got to grab your attention, especially our PALM PDA/Wireless Phone Combo users. VERIZON is negotiating to allow their Landline phone customer base to convert their landline phone number to a wireless number. While logistics are many, the concept is a VERY interesting step. As many of you know, we are already about to step into the Number Portability Arena at the end of November, basically allowing you to change wireless carriers and take your number with you, and now they throw this little beauty into the mix. VERIZON has also made it clear that it is interested in "talking" to other wireless carriers about allowing access to VERIZON's landline customers numbers. Sound confusing? You bet it does. Its going to be a very interesting 2004 for wireless, you can bet on it !!
For further details click here
Thanks to IT ToolBox
Tuesday, September 23, 2003
PALM Games-An Excellent Look At Whats Out There !!
The following is an article I received in my PalmSource Newsletter. It is basically a review of some of the current and most popular games that are out there for the PALM. Now, please, keep in mind, this is opinion of one person who is in the industry. So there will be no need to send Sammy 800 emails "But they didnt put "My EX Wife Monster Eater" on the list!! ( Wonder why I said that? ) or "You Gotta Be Kidding, "Baby Animmal Bingo" wasn't on the list!!" So, in short, heres a good look at some of the games that are available out there. i wasnt able to paste all the games and reviews so there is links to each game gendre and a link to Game Developers and a link to a FAQ. All in all, a very nice little article. Hope you enjoy it.
WRITERS NOTE: Was Kinda Cool That the first game on the list was Palm Addict's Good Friend Jason Goldman and 300 Bowl Jason writes some excellent and very popular games and continuously supports Palm Addict's Weekend contests with lots of donated games. Thanks again Jason!!
Palm OS Games
by Gary Downing, Technology Evangelist
Although I'm not a rabid gamer, I certainly enjoy an occasional stimulant for my mind and perhaps a kick-start of a little adrenaline throughout the day. Handhelds are a perfect mobile games vehicle for me because they serve not only the pragmatic purpose of referencing vast arrays of information, but also give me access to some great short-term entertainment while shifting gears between life's engagements.
While commuting to work via train, you might see me pull out my Sony Clié NX 60 with that beautiful 320x480 color screen and tap away between stops. I'll sometimes pull out the Game Control accessory for more action-oriented fun like "Zap 2016." It's not unusual at all for me to beam the game onto the Palm Powered device of a fellow passenger who has been curiously eyeing me during our journey. One day, I hit the mother lode of new games from the train conductor who obviously used his device beyond train scheduling! (I beamed him the most recent Caltrain schedule!) Such is the experience of mobile gaming.
Not too surprisingly, my tweenage kids have gotten into the fun too. I've been discovering some of the wackiest stuff installed on my handheld ever since I pointed them to web sites like Palmgear and Handango. Check out "Mars Needs Cows". What a hoot!
Wireless gaming first showed up using the ubiquitous infrared connection on all Palm Powered devices, but proved a bit unwieldy to me as you had to aim your beam continuously at another player's device to progress your moves. New classes of wireless devices, and many Palm OS games taking advantage of them are rapidly emerging, so I'm now checking out Bluetooth-enabled devices. The latest Bluetooth Palm Powered device from Sony came with a neat "Reversi" (Othello) game to challenge other players.
Software: Arcade Action
Software: Board Games
Software: Card Games
Software: Puzzles / Strategy
Software: Role Playing Games
Software: Sports
Software: Word Games
FAQs
Web Resources
Software
There are way more games than should fit on a single web page, so I'm sharing with you some of the latest and greatest in all areas of games interest: Arcade & Action games, Board games, Card games, Puzzles/Strategy (my favorite!), Role Playing Games or RPG, Sports, and finally Word games. The sheer breadth of categories is amazing, let alone the quality of the ones I've selected.
Developers publish hundreds if not thousands of new Palm OS games and updates each month. I'll update this page quarterly with my latest recommendations.
If you'd like to browse even more games, visit one of the software download sites referenced at the end of this article.
FAQs
Q: What games work great on my Palm Powered device?
A: Most Palm OS games work great on devices running Palm OS 3 and above. For devices with unique characteristics (hi-res+ screens, D-pads), watch for "enhanced" games which take advantage of those features. Check the developers' websites for more information.
Q: Do I need a Palm Powered Device with lots of power and memory?
A: Generally no, because the actual programs are tiny and run just fine on some of the smallest devices. Some of the newest games may run best (or only) on the new ARM powered devices which began emerging with Palm OS 5.
Q: How do I install tons of Palm OS games on my device?
A: If your device has a memory expansion slot, you can store your games on a memory expansion (or RAM) card such as an SD or Memory Stick. Generally, you install your game first into the device, then move it onto your memory expansion card. Some application launchers such as Launcher X make moving and launching applications directly from memory expansion cards very simple.
Q: Why do I need to register some games?
A: Many shareware games allow limited use of their application until you pay to register it. If you like the game, vote with your wallet by paying the developer.
Q: How do I register games?
A: Most games require you to register the Palm OS application from the place you downloaded it from to unlock the full functionality of the game. You will generally either go to a web site or else send an email with the required information (such as your Hotsync name) and will receive a code. You will then need to enter this code while running your Palm OS game on the specific device you wish to play it on.
Q: Can I play registered games on multiple Palm Powered devices?
A: You'll need to check the legality of doing this by referencing the license agreement that is downloaded with your game, or else documented in the game itself. Some developers require you to register with a "Device ID" which specifically limits your registered game to running on a particular device.
Q:I want to play multiplayer games. How do I find other Palm OS Users?
A: Worldwide User groups can be found at http://www.palmsource.com/community/user_groups.html.
Q: Where do I find other Palm OS Games?
A: See below for an amazing set of web resources to get you started. If you see one you think should be added to this list, use the feedback form to send me a message.
Web Resources
There are TONS of websites where you can check out Palm OS games. Start with these, then go to the individual developers' websites for more details and a broader array of offerings.
Palm Town
http://www.palmtown.com
Palm Pilot Archives
http://www.palmpilotware.com/games.html
Palm Gaming World
http://www.palmgamingworld.com
ClieSource games forum
http://www.cliesource.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?forumid=29
PDArcade
http://www.pdarcade.com
Palm Games
http://www.palm-games.com
Major Games Developers/Publishers
Astraware
http://us2.astraware.com/palm
Handmark
http://www.handmark.com
Palm Enthusiast Sites
Palm Addict
www.palmaddicts.blogspot.com
Palm Place
http://reachme.at/PalmPlace
EuroCool
http://www.eurocool.com
PDA3Dware
http://www.pda3dware.com
Palm Loyal
http://www.palmloyal.com
Palm Boulevard
http://www.palmblvd.com
FreewarePalm
http://www.freewarepalm.com
Thanks to PalmSource Experts Guides
The following is an article I received in my PalmSource Newsletter. It is basically a review of some of the current and most popular games that are out there for the PALM. Now, please, keep in mind, this is opinion of one person who is in the industry. So there will be no need to send Sammy 800 emails "But they didnt put "My EX Wife Monster Eater" on the list!! ( Wonder why I said that? ) or "You Gotta Be Kidding, "Baby Animmal Bingo" wasn't on the list!!" So, in short, heres a good look at some of the games that are available out there. i wasnt able to paste all the games and reviews so there is links to each game gendre and a link to Game Developers and a link to a FAQ. All in all, a very nice little article. Hope you enjoy it.
WRITERS NOTE: Was Kinda Cool That the first game on the list was Palm Addict's Good Friend Jason Goldman and 300 Bowl Jason writes some excellent and very popular games and continuously supports Palm Addict's Weekend contests with lots of donated games. Thanks again Jason!!
Palm OS Games
by Gary Downing, Technology Evangelist
Although I'm not a rabid gamer, I certainly enjoy an occasional stimulant for my mind and perhaps a kick-start of a little adrenaline throughout the day. Handhelds are a perfect mobile games vehicle for me because they serve not only the pragmatic purpose of referencing vast arrays of information, but also give me access to some great short-term entertainment while shifting gears between life's engagements.
While commuting to work via train, you might see me pull out my Sony Clié NX 60 with that beautiful 320x480 color screen and tap away between stops. I'll sometimes pull out the Game Control accessory for more action-oriented fun like "Zap 2016." It's not unusual at all for me to beam the game onto the Palm Powered device of a fellow passenger who has been curiously eyeing me during our journey. One day, I hit the mother lode of new games from the train conductor who obviously used his device beyond train scheduling! (I beamed him the most recent Caltrain schedule!) Such is the experience of mobile gaming.
Not too surprisingly, my tweenage kids have gotten into the fun too. I've been discovering some of the wackiest stuff installed on my handheld ever since I pointed them to web sites like Palmgear and Handango. Check out "Mars Needs Cows". What a hoot!
Wireless gaming first showed up using the ubiquitous infrared connection on all Palm Powered devices, but proved a bit unwieldy to me as you had to aim your beam continuously at another player's device to progress your moves. New classes of wireless devices, and many Palm OS games taking advantage of them are rapidly emerging, so I'm now checking out Bluetooth-enabled devices. The latest Bluetooth Palm Powered device from Sony came with a neat "Reversi" (Othello) game to challenge other players.
Software: Arcade Action
Software: Board Games
Software: Card Games
Software: Puzzles / Strategy
Software: Role Playing Games
Software: Sports
Software: Word Games
FAQs
Web Resources
Software
There are way more games than should fit on a single web page, so I'm sharing with you some of the latest and greatest in all areas of games interest: Arcade & Action games, Board games, Card games, Puzzles/Strategy (my favorite!), Role Playing Games or RPG, Sports, and finally Word games. The sheer breadth of categories is amazing, let alone the quality of the ones I've selected.
Developers publish hundreds if not thousands of new Palm OS games and updates each month. I'll update this page quarterly with my latest recommendations.
If you'd like to browse even more games, visit one of the software download sites referenced at the end of this article.
FAQs
Q: What games work great on my Palm Powered device?
A: Most Palm OS games work great on devices running Palm OS 3 and above. For devices with unique characteristics (hi-res+ screens, D-pads), watch for "enhanced" games which take advantage of those features. Check the developers' websites for more information.
Q: Do I need a Palm Powered Device with lots of power and memory?
A: Generally no, because the actual programs are tiny and run just fine on some of the smallest devices. Some of the newest games may run best (or only) on the new ARM powered devices which began emerging with Palm OS 5.
Q: How do I install tons of Palm OS games on my device?
A: If your device has a memory expansion slot, you can store your games on a memory expansion (or RAM) card such as an SD or Memory Stick. Generally, you install your game first into the device, then move it onto your memory expansion card. Some application launchers such as Launcher X make moving and launching applications directly from memory expansion cards very simple.
Q: Why do I need to register some games?
A: Many shareware games allow limited use of their application until you pay to register it. If you like the game, vote with your wallet by paying the developer.
Q: How do I register games?
A: Most games require you to register the Palm OS application from the place you downloaded it from to unlock the full functionality of the game. You will generally either go to a web site or else send an email with the required information (such as your Hotsync name) and will receive a code. You will then need to enter this code while running your Palm OS game on the specific device you wish to play it on.
Q: Can I play registered games on multiple Palm Powered devices?
A: You'll need to check the legality of doing this by referencing the license agreement that is downloaded with your game, or else documented in the game itself. Some developers require you to register with a "Device ID" which specifically limits your registered game to running on a particular device.
Q:I want to play multiplayer games. How do I find other Palm OS Users?
A: Worldwide User groups can be found at http://www.palmsource.com/community/user_groups.html.
Q: Where do I find other Palm OS Games?
A: See below for an amazing set of web resources to get you started. If you see one you think should be added to this list, use the feedback form to send me a message.
Web Resources
There are TONS of websites where you can check out Palm OS games. Start with these, then go to the individual developers' websites for more details and a broader array of offerings.
Palm Town
http://www.palmtown.com
Palm Pilot Archives
http://www.palmpilotware.com/games.html
Palm Gaming World
http://www.palmgamingworld.com
ClieSource games forum
http://www.cliesource.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?forumid=29
PDArcade
http://www.pdarcade.com
Palm Games
http://www.palm-games.com
Major Games Developers/Publishers
Astraware
http://us2.astraware.com/palm
Handmark
http://www.handmark.com
Palm Enthusiast Sites
Palm Addict
www.palmaddicts.blogspot.com
Palm Place
http://reachme.at/PalmPlace
EuroCool
http://www.eurocool.com
PDA3Dware
http://www.pda3dware.com
Palm Loyal
http://www.palmloyal.com
Palm Boulevard
http://www.palmblvd.com
FreewarePalm
http://www.freewarepalm.com
Thanks to PalmSource Experts Guides
Monday, September 22, 2003
REVIEW: NEW HANDSPRING TREO 600
I found this review sent to me in a Synchrologic newsletter. I felt it was a nice job, done by someone objectively and with knowledge of what to look for. Check it out!
Stephen H. Wildstrom
September 19, 2003
Smart phones require a lot of compromises. These devices, which combine the functions of a voice phone, a PDA, and a wireless-data device, have been too big to be the perfect phone and too cramped to be ideal for e-mail or Web browsing. But the Handspring (HAND) Treo 600, available from Sprint PCS (PCS) in October (and later, from Orange in Europe) improves the trade-offs dramatically.
Until now, the Treo 300, introduced last year, was the best of the breed. The Treo 600, armed with a bright color display, a fast processor, and the latest operating software from PalmSource, leaves it in the dust. The 600, which eliminates the 300's flip-phone cover, is about the same length (4 in., plus antenna) and thickness (1 in.) as its predecessor. But it is a vital half-inch narrower, meaning it fits comfortably even in relatively small hands. At first glance, the tiny keyboard looks too small to use, but I found it the equal of the bigger versions on the 300 and Research in Motion (RIMM) BlackBerry.
I think, however, that the secret of the new Treo's usability is something more subtle. We expect to use a phone one-handed, and the new Treo is the first smart phone that doesn't require two hands for anything but entering text.
POST-STYLUS EASE. The most important change, oddly enough, is that the Treo works more like a PC. When you see an icon or menu item highlighted on a Macintosh or in Windows, you know it will be executed if you hit "enter." Treo brings this intuitive notion to a handheld. Instead of tapping a button or menu item with a stylus, you use the directional buttons of a five-way control to select an item, then click the center button to activate it. This all but eliminates the need for a stylus, and it makes a big difference.
In contrast to many of the smart phones I have tried, the Treo 600, which will sell for about $500 with Sprint service, is first and foremost a good phone. Battery life, an issue on earlier Treos, is rated at a respectable four hours of talk and 240 hours of standby. You can dial a call by tapping an on-screen dial pad with a finger, by using the 10-key number pad built into the keyboard, or by pressing and holding any key assigned to a speed-dial number. You also can select from a list of "favorites," which can be links to Web pages or programs as well as phone numbers. Finally, you can start typing a name, and matching address book entries pop up. Select the number you want, and the Treo will dial it.
Like most high-end phones, the Treo includes a camera. The quality of the 640x480 pixel pictures is no match for a good digital camera, but they're not bad for a phone. The pictures can be e-mailed easily, although multimedia message services popular in Europe and Asia for phone-to-phone picture sharing are not available on the Sprint network, which doesn't yet offer even a text-only short-message service.
MOBILE MAIL. The Treo gets wireless data at speeds equivalent to a fast dial-up connection on a PC, and Sprint offers unlimited data use for a $10 monthly surcharge on a voice plan. Web pages load quickly, though the small display limits the usefulness of browsing. You'll be able to download games, other applications, and ring tones over the air from Sprint's PCS Vision service.
For most people, the main data use of the Treo will be e-mail. Sprint offers its $5-a-month Business Connection service, which can forward e-mail from corporate accounts to wireless devices and fetch mail from standard Internet accounts. Unfortunately, the Treo 600 version of the software was not ready in time to test the service.
I did, however, get to see the full potential of the new Treo by running Good Technology's GoodLink. It requires corporations to install special server software as an add-on to Microsoft Exchange, but it makes new mail, and contact and calendar changes, along with any other Outlook folders you use, available on the Treo. It's like having your desktop in a handheld.
I don't think the smart phone is likely to replace standard handsets. Most folks use phones primarily for voice calls and, increasingly, for text messaging and picture sharing. For them, a smart phone adds bulk and cost for limited benefit. But for those who want more, especially business users, the Treo 600 sets a new standard.
Visit www.businessweek.com for news, analysis, and commentary from the world's most widely read business publication.
Copyright © 2003 The McGraw-Hill Cos. All Rights reserved
Thanks to Synchrologic Mobile News
For a look at Handspring's Release Info For the TREO 6oo Click HERE
I found this review sent to me in a Synchrologic newsletter. I felt it was a nice job, done by someone objectively and with knowledge of what to look for. Check it out!
Stephen H. Wildstrom
September 19, 2003
Smart phones require a lot of compromises. These devices, which combine the functions of a voice phone, a PDA, and a wireless-data device, have been too big to be the perfect phone and too cramped to be ideal for e-mail or Web browsing. But the Handspring (HAND) Treo 600, available from Sprint PCS (PCS) in October (and later, from Orange in Europe) improves the trade-offs dramatically.
Until now, the Treo 300, introduced last year, was the best of the breed. The Treo 600, armed with a bright color display, a fast processor, and the latest operating software from PalmSource, leaves it in the dust. The 600, which eliminates the 300's flip-phone cover, is about the same length (4 in., plus antenna) and thickness (1 in.) as its predecessor. But it is a vital half-inch narrower, meaning it fits comfortably even in relatively small hands. At first glance, the tiny keyboard looks too small to use, but I found it the equal of the bigger versions on the 300 and Research in Motion (RIMM) BlackBerry.
I think, however, that the secret of the new Treo's usability is something more subtle. We expect to use a phone one-handed, and the new Treo is the first smart phone that doesn't require two hands for anything but entering text.
POST-STYLUS EASE. The most important change, oddly enough, is that the Treo works more like a PC. When you see an icon or menu item highlighted on a Macintosh or in Windows, you know it will be executed if you hit "enter." Treo brings this intuitive notion to a handheld. Instead of tapping a button or menu item with a stylus, you use the directional buttons of a five-way control to select an item, then click the center button to activate it. This all but eliminates the need for a stylus, and it makes a big difference.
In contrast to many of the smart phones I have tried, the Treo 600, which will sell for about $500 with Sprint service, is first and foremost a good phone. Battery life, an issue on earlier Treos, is rated at a respectable four hours of talk and 240 hours of standby. You can dial a call by tapping an on-screen dial pad with a finger, by using the 10-key number pad built into the keyboard, or by pressing and holding any key assigned to a speed-dial number. You also can select from a list of "favorites," which can be links to Web pages or programs as well as phone numbers. Finally, you can start typing a name, and matching address book entries pop up. Select the number you want, and the Treo will dial it.
Like most high-end phones, the Treo includes a camera. The quality of the 640x480 pixel pictures is no match for a good digital camera, but they're not bad for a phone. The pictures can be e-mailed easily, although multimedia message services popular in Europe and Asia for phone-to-phone picture sharing are not available on the Sprint network, which doesn't yet offer even a text-only short-message service.
MOBILE MAIL. The Treo gets wireless data at speeds equivalent to a fast dial-up connection on a PC, and Sprint offers unlimited data use for a $10 monthly surcharge on a voice plan. Web pages load quickly, though the small display limits the usefulness of browsing. You'll be able to download games, other applications, and ring tones over the air from Sprint's PCS Vision service.
For most people, the main data use of the Treo will be e-mail. Sprint offers its $5-a-month Business Connection service, which can forward e-mail from corporate accounts to wireless devices and fetch mail from standard Internet accounts. Unfortunately, the Treo 600 version of the software was not ready in time to test the service.
I did, however, get to see the full potential of the new Treo by running Good Technology's GoodLink. It requires corporations to install special server software as an add-on to Microsoft Exchange, but it makes new mail, and contact and calendar changes, along with any other Outlook folders you use, available on the Treo. It's like having your desktop in a handheld.
I don't think the smart phone is likely to replace standard handsets. Most folks use phones primarily for voice calls and, increasingly, for text messaging and picture sharing. For them, a smart phone adds bulk and cost for limited benefit. But for those who want more, especially business users, the Treo 600 sets a new standard.
Visit www.businessweek.com for news, analysis, and commentary from the world's most widely read business publication.
Copyright © 2003 The McGraw-Hill Cos. All Rights reserved
Thanks to Synchrologic Mobile News
For a look at Handspring's Release Info For the TREO 6oo Click HERE
SAVED BY THE BELL!! (Well Maybe a 9 Volt Battery!!)
Well I must say it is always nice to be able to use one of those new fangled pieces of equipment that you just had to have and then it sits around collecting dust. Well, I am glad to say, not the case for my 3 Way Emergency Charger from Proporta . Unfortunately I was one of the literally millions of people left without electricity thanks to the lovely Isabelle (the Hurricaine). Without electricty for over 3 days was a real pain. Even with my UPS's, I was online an extra few hours at best. Shy of a generator, there is nothing that's gonna get you thru days of no AC power.
But my PALM was always topped off, thanks to a simple 9 Volt battery and the PROPORTA 3 Way Emergency Charger. Just plug a 9 Volt battery into the device and the device into your PALM and your operational and charging. Worked great. Not only is it available for the complete line of PALM PDA's , they have versions for most all other PDA's (and wireless phones). All I can say is money well spent!!! For more details go to PROPORTA, and if you dont have a PALM just go to the accessories section for your model PDA at the PROPORTA web site. "Wait, is that an ice storm I hear coming ? Time to stock up on the 9 Volts!!"
Well I must say it is always nice to be able to use one of those new fangled pieces of equipment that you just had to have and then it sits around collecting dust. Well, I am glad to say, not the case for my 3 Way Emergency Charger from Proporta . Unfortunately I was one of the literally millions of people left without electricity thanks to the lovely Isabelle (the Hurricaine). Without electricty for over 3 days was a real pain. Even with my UPS's, I was online an extra few hours at best. Shy of a generator, there is nothing that's gonna get you thru days of no AC power.
But my PALM was always topped off, thanks to a simple 9 Volt battery and the PROPORTA 3 Way Emergency Charger. Just plug a 9 Volt battery into the device and the device into your PALM and your operational and charging. Worked great. Not only is it available for the complete line of PALM PDA's , they have versions for most all other PDA's (and wireless phones). All I can say is money well spent!!! For more details go to PROPORTA, and if you dont have a PALM just go to the accessories section for your model PDA at the PROPORTA web site. "Wait, is that an ice storm I hear coming ? Time to stock up on the 9 Volts!!"
EXCUSE OUR VACATION WITH ISABELLE, WHAT A DAME !!Please excuse our lack of postings over the last few days. As I live in the Washington DC Area, I had a little STORM Problem. Even with all my toys etc. It was tough getting along without electricity for 3 days. So we are back and it is time to catch up !!
Just announcing the latest release from Proporta, a leather case lineup for the SONY Clié NX73/80. As always we strive to keep up with the fast pace changes within the PDA market.
Crafted in soft leather, the Proporta case is custom designed to fit your Clié NX handheld. The case has space for credit, business and memory cards and features a secure attachment system to hold your Clié in place.
We have it in two designs to cater for all tastes.
Proporta Leather Case for Clie NX 73/80 Handheld -Book Type
Proporta Leather Case for Clie NX 73/80 Handheld -Flip Type
Crafted in soft leather, the Proporta case is custom designed to fit your Clié NX handheld. The case has space for credit, business and memory cards and features a secure attachment system to hold your Clié in place.
We have it in two designs to cater for all tastes.
Proporta Leather Case for Clie NX 73/80 Handheld -Book Type
Proporta Leather Case for Clie NX 73/80 Handheld -Flip Type
Wednesday, September 17, 2003
NEWS: MSN Mobile To Charge For Hotmail & Other Mobile Features
An e-mail sent out to MSN Mobile subscribers (as a matter of record I have not personally received this as of yet), tells them they have until Wednesday December 3 to subscribe to a $19.99 a year service to access MSN Hotmail on their wireless devices. Otherwise this free service will expire. Here is that EMAIL in it's entirety.
Dear MSN Mobile Customer:
If you are accessing MSN Hotmail on your wireless device, this free service will expire on Wednesday, December 3, 2003. This only affects access to your Hotmail account from a mobile device (cell phone or wireless PDA). To continue managing your Hotmail inbox from your mobile device and receiving mobile alerts when important e-mail arrives, click here to subscribe at our introductory rate of just $19.99 a year.
Here are the services you'll get with your subscription:
With MSN Messenger you can now chat wirelessly with family and friends virtually anywhere.
MSN Calendar
MSN Mobile Web.
MSN Hotmail
MSN Alerts
If you choose not to sign up at this time, your mobile access to Hotmail will end on Wednesday, December 3, 2003. Whatever you choose, you can still receive MSN Alerts and browse MSN content on your mobile device as a complimentary service. Visit http://mobile.msn.com for more information.
The Microsoft MSN Mobile Team
Unfortunately, this comes at a time when all of the Internet Power Houses are looking to increase revenues, and in some cases cut expenses at the same time. Just the other day, my Yahoo Messenger ceased to function on my IBM z50 ( WIN CE PDA ). Upon investigation at our excellent sister site, HANDHELD ADDICT , I saw that Sammy had posted an entry stating that his Jornado had lost his Yahoo Messenger as well. Looks like another free service gone, but not forgotten. As I am sure many of you know, AOL has been charging for all of its alternative OS AIM products, AIM for PALM and AIM for WIN CE. So is this the wave of the future? I am afraid so. But as always, stay tuned at PALM ADDICT, and we will keep you posted!!
Source: Neowin.net
Ron Pendleton associate writer, Palm Place
An e-mail sent out to MSN Mobile subscribers (as a matter of record I have not personally received this as of yet), tells them they have until Wednesday December 3 to subscribe to a $19.99 a year service to access MSN Hotmail on their wireless devices. Otherwise this free service will expire. Here is that EMAIL in it's entirety.
Dear MSN Mobile Customer:
If you are accessing MSN Hotmail on your wireless device, this free service will expire on Wednesday, December 3, 2003. This only affects access to your Hotmail account from a mobile device (cell phone or wireless PDA). To continue managing your Hotmail inbox from your mobile device and receiving mobile alerts when important e-mail arrives, click here to subscribe at our introductory rate of just $19.99 a year.
Here are the services you'll get with your subscription:
With MSN Messenger you can now chat wirelessly with family and friends virtually anywhere.
MSN Calendar
MSN Mobile Web.
MSN Hotmail
MSN Alerts
If you choose not to sign up at this time, your mobile access to Hotmail will end on Wednesday, December 3, 2003. Whatever you choose, you can still receive MSN Alerts and browse MSN content on your mobile device as a complimentary service. Visit http://mobile.msn.com for more information.
The Microsoft MSN Mobile Team
Unfortunately, this comes at a time when all of the Internet Power Houses are looking to increase revenues, and in some cases cut expenses at the same time. Just the other day, my Yahoo Messenger ceased to function on my IBM z50 ( WIN CE PDA ). Upon investigation at our excellent sister site, HANDHELD ADDICT , I saw that Sammy had posted an entry stating that his Jornado had lost his Yahoo Messenger as well. Looks like another free service gone, but not forgotten. As I am sure many of you know, AOL has been charging for all of its alternative OS AIM products, AIM for PALM and AIM for WIN CE. So is this the wave of the future? I am afraid so. But as always, stay tuned at PALM ADDICT, and we will keep you posted!!
Source: Neowin.net
Ron Pendleton associate writer, Palm Place
WORLD NEWS: Smartphones Tops In Euro Market, CE Outsells PALM OS
The mobile device market in Europe, the Middle East and Asia (EMEA) grew 125 percent in the first quarter of 2003 compared with the year-ago quarter, according to new research from Canalys.
The company said that new smartphones and Pocket PCs from vendors such as Dell and ViewSonic were largely responsible for the growth. Canalys predicts that shipments of smartphones will exceed those of handhelds in 2003.
Nokia was the overall market leader, with a 42 percent share. Palm was the highest-ranked handheld vendor with a 15 percent market share. Sony Ericsson (12 percent), Hewlett-Packard (11 percent) and Orange (4 percent) rounded out the top five.
There was also some good news for Microsoft in that the Windows CE share of the mobile device market was higher than that for Palm OS for the first time. Canalys expects toPalm's introduction of new models this week help boost its shipments in the coming quarter, but it continues to face an increasing number of competitors and competing device formats.
Dell was one of the new entrants in the first quarter, taking a 2 percent share of the overall EMEA mobile device market with its Axim handhelds.
Source: PDAStreet.com
Ron Pendleton PalmPlace
The mobile device market in Europe, the Middle East and Asia (EMEA) grew 125 percent in the first quarter of 2003 compared with the year-ago quarter, according to new research from Canalys.
The company said that new smartphones and Pocket PCs from vendors such as Dell and ViewSonic were largely responsible for the growth. Canalys predicts that shipments of smartphones will exceed those of handhelds in 2003.
Nokia was the overall market leader, with a 42 percent share. Palm was the highest-ranked handheld vendor with a 15 percent market share. Sony Ericsson (12 percent), Hewlett-Packard (11 percent) and Orange (4 percent) rounded out the top five.
There was also some good news for Microsoft in that the Windows CE share of the mobile device market was higher than that for Palm OS for the first time. Canalys expects toPalm's introduction of new models this week help boost its shipments in the coming quarter, but it continues to face an increasing number of competitors and competing device formats.
Dell was one of the new entrants in the first quarter, taking a 2 percent share of the overall EMEA mobile device market with its Axim handhelds.
Source: PDAStreet.com
Ron Pendleton PalmPlace
NEWS: Proporta announces new leather cases for the Sony UX50.
Ahead of the competition, Proporta announce the newest addition to our leather case line, the Sony UX50.
Like all our other leather cases, each style is custom made for the machine it compliments. Again, the case has space for credit, business and memory cards and features a secure attachment system to hold the handheld in place.
However.unlike the rest of our leather case line, we are offering the customer two design options. One case custom made for the machine, the other case deigned with the PDA plus extended battery.
For more information and images:
Proporta Leather Case (Sony Clie UX50
Proporta Leather Case (Sony Clie UX50 with Extended battery - Flip Type)
(Proporta is offering readers of PalmPlace discount codes as an opening offer!!! For a limited time, when you order from Proporta, use the following code PALMPLAH10 - 10% discount off all hardware products or PALMPLAS20 - 20% discount off all software products !!
Ahead of the competition, Proporta announce the newest addition to our leather case line, the Sony UX50.
Like all our other leather cases, each style is custom made for the machine it compliments. Again, the case has space for credit, business and memory cards and features a secure attachment system to hold the handheld in place.
However.unlike the rest of our leather case line, we are offering the customer two design options. One case custom made for the machine, the other case deigned with the PDA plus extended battery.
For more information and images:
Proporta Leather Case (Sony Clie UX50
Proporta Leather Case (Sony Clie UX50 with Extended battery - Flip Type)
(Proporta is offering readers of PalmPlace discount codes as an opening offer!!! For a limited time, when you order from Proporta, use the following code PALMPLAH10 - 10% discount off all hardware products or PALMPLAS20 - 20% discount off all software products !!
Tuesday, September 16, 2003
I have never seen a game hit the Palm scene as strong as this. It is all I hear about from every site I visit. Read more about it from its developer below.
Ron
Official press release on Warfare Incorporated
If you thought your PDA couldn’t match your PC for nail-biting real-time gameplay, get ready for a new era in handheld combat! Warfare Incorporated will thrust you into a future ruled by super corporations wrestling for domination over the newly discovered planet Icarus — all with the most stunning graphics, animation, sound, and playability ever squeezed onto the pint-sized screen and petite speaker of a Palm OS or Pocket PC device. Developed by Spiffcode and published by Handmark, Warfare Incorporated gives you 14 single-player missions, six bonus missions, two alien landscapes, 11 building types, and 11 kinds of weaponry. You can use this arsenal as you fight to put ACME Exploration Corporation in control of a rare Icarus-based mineral called Galaxite that holds the key to intergalactic transport. Alien relics left by the planet’s former inhabitants, fierce competition with rival OMNI Industries, and a subplot centering around the player’s corporate conquests add to the edge-of-your-seat action. The game was built from scratch to run on handheld platforms, so you don’t have any of the awkward adaptations from PC games originally designed with desktop-based joysticks and buttons in mind. It has also been engineered to deliver topnotch performance on both older and newer handhelds, from Palm OS 3.5 on up.
Warfare Incorporated can be played from SD, MMC, Memory Stick or CF storage media if you don’t have enough internal memory. It supports both color and grayscale display, low and high resolutions, and portrait and landscape orientations where possible, and it provides multi-channel digital audio sound effects. A multiplayer version, to be released later this year, will support up to four players over Bluetooth-based local or Internet connections using any combination of wireless Palm OS and/or Pocket PC handhelds.
Specifications, Pricing and Availability
The single-player version of Warfare Incorporated is available as an electronic download from www.handmark.com at an MSRP of $29.99. It will also be available from select retail stores in October. The multiplayer version will be available as a free upgrade to existing users in late 2003. Minimum system requirements include Palm OS 3.5 or higher with at least 8 MB of memory, or Windows Mobile™ for Pocket PC. Screenshots and a preview movie can be viewed at www.handmark.com/warfare.
- SJMC
Thanks to Sammy at Palm Addict
Ron
Official press release on Warfare Incorporated
If you thought your PDA couldn’t match your PC for nail-biting real-time gameplay, get ready for a new era in handheld combat! Warfare Incorporated will thrust you into a future ruled by super corporations wrestling for domination over the newly discovered planet Icarus — all with the most stunning graphics, animation, sound, and playability ever squeezed onto the pint-sized screen and petite speaker of a Palm OS or Pocket PC device. Developed by Spiffcode and published by Handmark, Warfare Incorporated gives you 14 single-player missions, six bonus missions, two alien landscapes, 11 building types, and 11 kinds of weaponry. You can use this arsenal as you fight to put ACME Exploration Corporation in control of a rare Icarus-based mineral called Galaxite that holds the key to intergalactic transport. Alien relics left by the planet’s former inhabitants, fierce competition with rival OMNI Industries, and a subplot centering around the player’s corporate conquests add to the edge-of-your-seat action. The game was built from scratch to run on handheld platforms, so you don’t have any of the awkward adaptations from PC games originally designed with desktop-based joysticks and buttons in mind. It has also been engineered to deliver topnotch performance on both older and newer handhelds, from Palm OS 3.5 on up.
Warfare Incorporated can be played from SD, MMC, Memory Stick or CF storage media if you don’t have enough internal memory. It supports both color and grayscale display, low and high resolutions, and portrait and landscape orientations where possible, and it provides multi-channel digital audio sound effects. A multiplayer version, to be released later this year, will support up to four players over Bluetooth-based local or Internet connections using any combination of wireless Palm OS and/or Pocket PC handhelds.
Specifications, Pricing and Availability
The single-player version of Warfare Incorporated is available as an electronic download from www.handmark.com at an MSRP of $29.99. It will also be available from select retail stores in October. The multiplayer version will be available as a free upgrade to existing users in late 2003. Minimum system requirements include Palm OS 3.5 or higher with at least 8 MB of memory, or Windows Mobile™ for Pocket PC. Screenshots and a preview movie can be viewed at www.handmark.com/warfare.
- SJMC
Thanks to Sammy at Palm Addict
NEWS: palmOne Announces New Keyboard, Camera, More
palmOne has just announced a collection of new accessories that will be available in the near future. This includes an infrared keyboard, a 1.3 megapixel camera SD card, six handheld cases, a multifunction stylus, and several more products.
One of the frequently heard complaints from users is that handhelds don't share a common standard for connectors, which means that many peripherals aren't cross-compatible. This is especially true for external keyboards. palmOne's next keyboard will help alleviate this problem by allowing the handheld and keyboard to communicate with infrared. The handheld is placed in a cradle and an infrared port on the end of a movable arm is positioned near the IR port on the handheld.
The keyboard portion appears similar to the Palm Ultra Thin Keyboard. It includes standard, full-sized keys but folds to a small, portable package.
For a review of the keyboard and more by BrightHands Editor in Chief, see the rest of the news release and review at BrightHand
Thanks to BrightHand News Team
Ron P PalmPlace
palmOne has just announced a collection of new accessories that will be available in the near future. This includes an infrared keyboard, a 1.3 megapixel camera SD card, six handheld cases, a multifunction stylus, and several more products.
One of the frequently heard complaints from users is that handhelds don't share a common standard for connectors, which means that many peripherals aren't cross-compatible. This is especially true for external keyboards. palmOne's next keyboard will help alleviate this problem by allowing the handheld and keyboard to communicate with infrared. The handheld is placed in a cradle and an infrared port on the end of a movable arm is positioned near the IR port on the handheld.
The keyboard portion appears similar to the Palm Ultra Thin Keyboard. It includes standard, full-sized keys but folds to a small, portable package.
For a review of the keyboard and more by BrightHands Editor in Chief, see the rest of the news release and review at BrightHand
Thanks to BrightHand News Team
Ron P PalmPlace
Sunday, September 14, 2003
Saturday, September 13, 2003
FREE SOFTWARE!!!
Here is a site with some neat FREE Utilities. Worth a look according to PDANews24
TotalMeds 2.0 is worth a look according to Timothy- "Everytime you get a new medicine you can enter all the information about the medicine: the doctor and his info, the pharmacy and the info to renew the prescription, and how often you are supposed to take it as well as how often you do take it. TotalMeds even creates alarms for you to remind you when it is time to take your medicines. It even reminds you to get refills and gives you the info you need. and Finally it creates reports for you to view the data on your medicines including usage and expenses. P.S. This developer has a number of free utilities on their site – worth checking out.
Check out the software available at HANDGEMS
Here is a site with some neat FREE Utilities. Worth a look according to PDANews24
TotalMeds 2.0 is worth a look according to Timothy- "Everytime you get a new medicine you can enter all the information about the medicine: the doctor and his info, the pharmacy and the info to renew the prescription, and how often you are supposed to take it as well as how often you do take it. TotalMeds even creates alarms for you to remind you when it is time to take your medicines. It even reminds you to get refills and gives you the info you need. and Finally it creates reports for you to view the data on your medicines including usage and expenses. P.S. This developer has a number of free utilities on their site – worth checking out.
Check out the software available at HANDGEMS
Sunday, September 07, 2003
Buy 2 Palm Zire open box handhelds for Just $99.99! Plus FREE Shipping!
PalmPlace Announces It's Latest Addition , a BLOG SPOT!!
A BLOG SPOT allows us to post news and views in a fast, yet professional manner. So , here we go, with our first BLOG SPOT entry, and not our last. Don't forget our home site at http://reachme.at/PalmPlace.
NEWS FROM PROPORTA, PALMPLACE HIGHLY RECOMMENDS PROPORTA FOR ALL YOUR PDA NEEDS!!
Proporta Launches Worldwide Sites
Proporta is proud to announce the launch of our new multi-language sites. We appreciate the importance of our world-wide customers and how we need to adapt to their needs. We now have our site fully functioning in six other languages:
French: http://www.proporta.com/fr
Japanese: http://www.proporta.com/jp
Portuguese (Brazilian): http://www.proporta.com/br
Spanish: http://www.proporta.com/es
Italian: http://www.proporta.com/it
(On but not complete, fully opened 12/09/2003)
German: http://www.proporta.com/de
(Not on yet, due to open end of Sept)
but the possibilities are endless.
The most important thing to understand is the site has been written and will be maintained by a team of professionals from their corresponding country. No translation software has been used. This measure has been taken to ensure the customer experience feels close to home.
(Proporta is offering readers of PalmPlace discount codes as an opening offer!!! For a limited time, when you order from Proporta, use the following code PALMPLAH10 - 10% discount off all hardware products or PALMPLAS20 - 20% discount off all software products !!
We wish to thank Chloe Temple of Proporta for this nice opportunity for our members and readers. This is a true discount, not something that is available to the General Public and "made" to look "special" as others do. So PLEASE take advantage of it!!!
National Homeland Security Knowledgebase
WEBSITE: Brighthand
"People have begun to report receiving the highly-anticipated PEG-UX50 that they ordered from SonyStyle. In addition, it has also been seen at some CompUSA stores. The people who have received units from SonyStyle ordered them weeks ago. The web store still says that orders placed today will be shipped by September 12, which is the same message it has had since the UX50 first appeared."
More details - Brighthand
- Lindsey Dyson, Associate Writer
Compliments of Palm Addict
Samsung i500 Smartphone Review
From Greg @MobiGeeks
PDA Buyer's Guide has a hands-on review of the Samsung i500 Palm OS smartphone. "Pro: The smallest, most lightweight Palm OS smartphone on the market. Very attractive design. The 66 MHz processor is competitive for the smartphone market and the unit is fast and responsive. Has polyphonic sound (you're not limited to Midi) and includes several fun and cool ring tones. Very nice display in terms of color and sharpness. Supports web clippings, which help keep the bandwidth charges down. Voice quality is very good. Con: Low res display is getting old now that most dedicate Palm OS PDAs have 320 x 320 displays, though to be fair, no other Palm OS Smartphone offers a high res display. No Mac version of Palm Desktop in the box. No expansion slot, no MP3 player which compares poorly to the Kyocera 7135 which is $100 cheaper. But you are getting the smallest smartphone on the market for your money!" Read the full review: http://www.pdabuyersguide.com/samsung_i500.htm
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Palm Introduces Software Update for Tungsten W Handheld
MILPITAS, Calif., Sept. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Palm, Inc. (Nasdaq: PALM) today announced a software update for the Palm(TM) Tungsten(TM) W handheld. The software update includes more than a dozen new features and improvements to the previous software version and now runs on Version 4.1.2 of the Palm OS(R) operating system. With the Tungsten W Software Update 1.0, users can now enjoy the ability to lock their device keys with the keylock function, the convenience of retaining their GSM/GPRS connection even after turning off their device, crisper email and web browser displays with new fonts and colors, as well as additional access to commands from menus and buttons.
With carrier activation, the Tungsten W handheld is a data-centric device with a sophisticated combination of wireless email, text messaging, Internet browsing, phone functionality, and classic Personal Information Management (PIM) software on a GSM/GPRS network. It features a built-in keyboard for easy data entry; one-handed navigation; and a crisp, high-resolution color screen. The Tungsten W handheld also features one of the fastest radios available today for GSM/GPRS networks.
For full press release from palmOne CLICK HERE
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Palm Cleans House
While not officially listed as discontinued, Palm’s m130, m515 and Tungsten T have begun to disappear from some of Palm’s web pages. The m515 and Tungsten T are out of stock, and the m130 no longer sports an order link. If you can find the m130 from a third party dealer, look for some nice discounts. The loss of the m130 leaves a large hole in Palm’s pricing structure at the $200 level, a gap the rumored Tungsten E may fill.
Sony is no longer selling the SJ 0 on it’s website, leaving the very low end to Palm’s Zire.
Thanks to EduPalm.org
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