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Monthly Archives: May 2009
Tripometer Voice Edition for BlackBerry
Tripometer Voice Edition for BlackBerry is new and possibly the perfect tool for runners and walkers who need to know how far they have travelled- “Tripometer Voice Edition is a simple, easy to use program which utilizes the Blackberry’s GPS to calculate the speed and distance that you travel. It is designed for walking, running, biking, kayaking, cross-country skiing, skating and more. Upon receiving an accurate GPS signal, Tripometer immediately begins to display your speed and total distance, in kilometers and miles.
Tripometer Voice Edition periodically announces your travel distance and your average speed since its previous announcement, through the speaker or headphones. The announced speed differs from the speed displayed on the screen, which is based on shorter intervals.
The voice feature is disabled by default. To enable it, open the Voice Announcement Settings screen and configure the unit of measurement and announcement interval according to your preferences.
Discounted upgrade pricing is available for users who wish to upgrade from other versions of Tripometer.”
Jumbo Book for iPhone: keep the kids happy
Jumbo Book has been released for the iPhone and could be a great way to keep young children happy. I shall be testing it on my 5 year old daughter and letting you all know how well it works.
“JUMBO BOOK: The first interactive picture book series for the iPhone made by parents, designed for kids to develop cognitive and motor skills.
17 May 2009: The demand for high quality iPhone applications continues to grow since the iTunes App store opened its doors to application developers in September 2008. Developed by Bokan Technologies, Jumbo Book is a brand new interactive, picture book series designed to develop cognitive and motor skills in young children.
Jumbo Book is a series of stories about a group of loveable and curious animal friends who love exploring the world around them and learning valuable life lessons along the way.
Every episode of this series will bring you and your children a fun and interactive adventure full of lively colors with a valuable educational message. The first episode, Bo’s Rainbow, is on sale in iTunes now.”
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Rotate Screen for Palm discounted
Still clinging on to your older Palm OS PDA for dear life? If so, Rotate Screen may be of value at the current discounted price of $4.95. “Landscape allows to use popular Sony CLIE NX/NZ/TH and Garmin iQue 3600 models in landscape mode. Any application that works in landscape mode on Tungsten T|3, Tungsten T|5 or Zodiac will work in landscape mode on Sony CLIE.
Portrait allows to use popular Sony CLIE UX models in portrait mode.
The Rotation utility allows you to switch display orientation on square PalmOS 5 devices. You just have to define a rotation trigger key in the preferences panel.
Please try the demo version before buying to make sure that the utility works with your programs.
Please note, that for Garmin iQue 3600 to work in landscape, it is necessary to have system update 5.2.1r3 (January 2005). You can download this update from the Garmin web-site. Earlier system updates are incompatible with Landscape.”
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MyPhone Beta now available to all
The MyPhone Beta is now available to all Windows Mobile users, as can be seen by this twitter post. It works for Windows Mobile 6.1 and eventually 6.5 users.
“Back up phone information to a password-protected web site
Microsoft My Phone syncs information on your mobile phone to a storage space on a web site hosted by Microsoft. If your phone is lost or stolen, or if you upgrade to a new phone, you can easily restore the contacts, calendar appointments, photos, and other information that you stored on My Phone to a compatible new or replacement phone. Most phones that run the Windows Mobile 6 operating system are compatible with My Phone service.
Access and update your contacts and appointments on the web
Microsoft My Phone enables you to view and manage phone information by using a web browser. In your web account, you can add, edit, and delete contacts and calendar appointments, and the changes will appear on your phone the next time that you sync.
Share photos with friends and family
Microsoft My Phone makes it easy to view photos on your computer that were taken with your camera phone. From your web account, you can save photos to your computer or can e-mail them to family and friends.
How much does the Microsoft My Phone service cost?
Microsoft does not charge a fee for the My Phone service at this time. But the data plan you have with your mobile operator may require you to pay data-transfer charges when you use the service. If you are unsure of your plan coverage, please contact your mobile operator.
What information can I back up on Microsoft My Phone?
The first time that you run the My Phone application on your mobile phone, you will be asked to accept or change the recommended settings. Recommended settings will synchronize contacts, calendar appointments, tasks, photos, videos, text messages, music, and documents between your phone and your My Phone web account.”
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BlackBerry Storm 2 launching within weeks?
Had enough of all the smartphone rumours flying around yet? Of course you haven’t, and here’s another one which looks more than a little plausable. BlackBerryOS is reporting that the BlackBerry Storm 2 could be out within weeks because Verizon’s technical support staff are already being trained to deal with it. Did you buy a BlackBerry Storm 1? Just how unhappy are you? I would be livid!
“I just received an e-mail from an ‘insider’ who works for Verizon over in their offices located down the street. This person works on a senior level and has been right in the past with her information. She mentioned that Verizon has been training their tech support all last week and this week for the Storm 2. They have been told to be ready to support this by the end of this month. Could this mean the Storm 2 will be out by the end of this month? She could not confirm the day of the release but she did say it will be out soon. The end of next month the latest. She also did mention that the Storm 2 WILL have WiFi. She will be e-mailing me documentation with in the week and once I receive them, you will be the 2nd to see them.”
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A Whole Lotta Rosie on Android
A video demo has been released showing Rosie running on Android. This is believed to be a potential build of the future and to have been developed by Android fans from XDA Developers.
It is also believed to be running on an HTC device which makes the whole thing more tantalising- an HTC Hero perhaps? Take a look at the video and see what you think. It is incredibly impressive! Reminds me of webOS. Thanks to Janine for the details.
From Android Community- “Videos demonstrating what’s believed to be a future build of Android have been leaked, courtesy of Haykuro of the xdadevelopers forum. The videos, which you can see below, show a new, advanced Android desktop with more widgets and a streamlined GUI.”
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Next Generation iPhone Specifications Leaked?
The specifications of the next iPhone have apparently been leaked, or they may just be a wild guess that is built up from all of the rumours flying around at the moment. As Wired says, most of them look realistic apart from the OLED screen and FM transmitter. I can definately see the glowing logo thing happening- only Apple would consider such a ‘feature’.
32GB and 16GB storage (up from the current 16GB and 8GB models)
$199 and $299 price points to be maintained
3.2-megapixel camera (up from the current 2-megapixel camera)
Video-recording and editing capabilities
Ability to send a picture & video via MMS
Discontinuation of the metal band surrounding the edge of the device
OLED screen
1.5 times the battery life of the current models
Double the RAM and processing power
Built-in FM transmitter
Apple logo on back will glow
Rubber-tread backing
Sleeker design
Built-in compass
The camera, GPS, compass and Google map combined will identify photo and inform about photo locations
Turn-by-turn directions
Palm Pre on Sprint on June 6th
Yea! Finally we have a date announced for the Palm Pre on the official Palm blog. June 6th for you lucky folks in the US, now all we need is information on a GSM release date please Palm?
Palm Pre to arrive on Sprint on June 6 Sprint has announced today that the Palm Pre will be available on June 6. Sprint announced that it will be available nationwide in Sprint stores, as well as at Best Buy, Radio Shack, and select Wal-Mart stores. The webOS-based phone will retail for $199.99 (after rebate and service agreement).
The Palm Pre will provide access to all of the exclusive content on the Sprint Now Network, including Sprint Navigation, Sprint TV, and NASCAR Sprint Cup Mobile Live. More details about Sprint’s service plans and retail channels can be found on the company’s website.
Nokia 6600i slide announced
Nokia has announced the 6600i slide which is quoted as “Nokia’s smallest 5 megapixel slider to date.” Besides the camera there is VGA video recording, an accelerometer, Nokia Maps and an FM radio. The bad news is that there is no 3G and it only runs the series 40 OS.
“Nokia today presented the Nokia 6600i slide, a timeless beauty for imaging and sharing. The beauty is Nokia’s smallest 5 megapixel slider to date, and having it in your pocket you will never miss a moment to bring stories alive with the great snapshots.
In addition to its superb imaging capabilities, the Nokia 6600i slide indulges the quality-conscious consumer with its compact and elegant design which it has inherited from the commended Nokia 6600 slide. The brushed steel covers and chrome center key constitute both understated elegance as well as visual simplicity, and discreet tap commands bring the display alive, snooze alerts and silence or reject incoming phone calls.
The combination of 3G connectivity and excellent imaging capabilities, 5 megapixel camera with dual LED flash, and bright 2.2” display with 16 million colors, make capturing and sharing of memorable moments via various Internet services truly enjoyable. With an additional micro SD card the memory is expandable up to 16GB. In-box come a 1GB micro SD card and the Nokia stereo headset WH-203 with FM radio.
The Nokia 6600i slide has an estimated retail price of EUR 200 excluding taxes and subsidies and it is expected to start shipping in select markets in the third quarter of 2009.”
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QOTD: Apps?
What percentage of your installed applications and games do you use on a regular basis? For me it is probably around 15% and I am presuming this to be the case for most of you…
Fixed memory has had its day
My 8GB iPhone is full to the brim with games, music, video and all sorts of other accumulated information such as emails and PIM data. Only two years ago 8GB seemed to be more than enough for most people, but with the advent of faster network speeds came the ability to download more content to a mobile device, and some of this content is huge. A film from iTunes can be over 1GB quite easily and many games now are running at 150MB or just below so it does not take much to film up the paltry 8GB. I now find myself in a situation that I thought I would never experience again; continually moving files on and off of a mobile phone to make sure that there is enough available for it to run. Not since the Palm Vx have I had this problem.
The obvious answer is for Apple to include an expansion slot, but we do not know if that will happen in the new model, and suspicions of a fixed 32GB of memory seem more likely to be accurate. On my BlackBerry Curve 8900 I can add a 16GB card, and maybe a 32GB one, and thus have the option to install almost anything I like. The iPhone does fall down because of iTunes in the respect of how much memory the average user will use because it is just too easy to install memory hungry media with a couple of clicks. I’m not complaining about this, but Apple of all companies needs to address the situation more than most.
In 2009 we expect smartphones to be hassle free, and on the whole they are, but one small issue can make managing a phone much more troublesome that it need be. I used to love tinkering with smartphones and sitting down for an hour making the perfect interface and freeing up memory was a positive experience, but the times change and now I just want something that works every day and needs little maintenance.
I think Apple will change one day, maybe soon, and join the ranks of Nokia, RIM and HTC who all recognise that in this media centric mobile world, the customer wants flexibility above all else and absolutely no time wasted on maintaining a mobile phone.
Dexim iPhone Cradle Review
This is a short review of an accessory I managed to pick up last week. The O2 shops, in the UK, are selling a Dexim iPhone Cradle with a remote control for under £20 and this looked to be a good price when you consider the cost of buying the official Apple cradles. The universal cradle is still being sold for a whopping £30 and this does not exactly bring with it much flexibility.
The Dexim cradle is heavy, which is always a good sign, and includes an LED on the front so that you can check that it is running- I haven’t seen the colour change yet to show when the iPhone is fully charged so I presume that functionality is not included. All you need to do to get started is to connect it to your PC via USB and away you go. This will take care of synchronisation and charging which is maybe what most will use it for and to date I have had no issues with this part.
Because USB is used you can also plus it straight into the wall using the standard iPhone charger plug and this is where the next function comes into play- there is a line out port for exporting sound, or video, to a separate unit such as a TV or stereo system and my tests with a stereo system worked well. You will of course need the relevant cable to export this media, but the flexibility this simple addition adds is impressive.
The remote control is also useful for quickly skipping through music tracks and videos and also includes volume buttons. It is tiny though so make sure you keep it safe, and the inclusion of a battery for it is yet another bonus.
All in all I am mightily impressed with the Dexim cradle. It will not win any design awards, but looks fairly smart and the price is definitely the killer feature here.
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Animals of Mass Destruction for BlackBerry
Animals of Mass Destruction for BlackBerry has been released and has some potential. The graphics are quite basic, but the gameplay is definately up to scratch.
“Massive full-length action adventure!
Puppies with shotguns, stealth Kung Fu kittens, hacker chickens with tasers, chaos, madness, mass explosions, mass hysteria, and mass destruction! Oh My!
Fight your way through animal soldiers while solving brain teasing puzzles in order to save the world from global terrorism. Capture hostages along the way and interrogate them for information. Power up and go berserk in destruction mode and lay waste to the environment around you.
Oh, did we mention that you are not human?”
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Meteor Brick Breaker for Palm: 80% discount!
Meteor Brick Breaker for Palm is currently on a huge 80% discount and is down to only $2.99! “In this beautiful arkanoid you have to destroy bricks, saving your meteor from enemy missiles and getting as much power-ups as possible.”
- 90 levels
- rich sound effects
- autosave the current game state
- smart graphics, animations and fx
- makes full use of 480×320 and 320×480 Palm devices
- addictive gameplay
- several types of balls (meteors) – a plasma ball, a fireball and a usual ball
- several types of weapons – bullets, missiles and supermissiles
- attacking robots and hostile spaceships
- many power-ups and few power-downs – a magnet, a shield, a rocket increase, a fast ball and other
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Buy one Windows Mobile app, get five?
Microsoft intends to let purchasers of software from the upcoming Windows Marketplace run the software on up to 5 devices. There will also be a 24 hour no quibble guarantee on all purchases and remember that the devices will need to be running Windows Mobile 6.5 to use the Marketplace.
This is a good move for customers of course and it differentiates well from the alternative offerings from RIM and Apple, but software developers may not feel the same. One thing that is needed is a reason to develop for a platform and these ones appear to be aimed at selling more hardware, not software. More at Computerworld.
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