Operation Gadget

Category: Mobile Phones

  • Pogue Reviews the Treo 650, But Leaves Out Key Details about Mobile Email Capabilities

    Reading Time: 2 minutesJen Colangelo emailed me earlier today to point out David Pogue’s review of the palmOne Treo 650 that appears in The New York Times today. I was a bit surprised at this review, both from a timing and content perspective. It’s odd for the Times’ technology writer to take a look at…

  • palmOne Activates Dial-Up Networking for Treo 650s on Sprint PCS

    Reading Time: < 1 minutePalm Infocenter reported yesterday that palmOne released an update for the Treo 650 on Sprint PCS that enables the Bluetooth Dial-Up Networking profile. This is a long soughtafter enhancement to the Treo that will make it possible for Sprint PCS uses to use their Treos as Bluetooth modems for their laptop…

  • InfoSync World Provides One of the First Looks at the H-P iPAQ hw6500 Series

    Reading Time: 2 minutesI bought a palmOne Treo 650 after reviewing the RIM BlackBerry 7230 and the H-P iPAQ h6315 integrated communication devices. This doesn’t make me a PalmOS zealot. In fact, I’d love to have a Pocket PC that I could recommend as strongly as I recommend the Treo 650. I was hoping that…

  • Mobile Phone Carrier Strangle Hold on Innovation Discussed in Wall Street Journal

    Reading Time: 2 minutesIn last week’s Wall Street Journal Personal Technology column Walt Mossberg pointed out that U.S. mobile phone carriers are interfering with the high-tech industry’s product cycle for mobile devices and software. He referred to the mobile carriers as “new Soviet ministries” because of their insistence on controlling “the flow of new technologies…

  • Which Email Client Should I Use on the Treo 650?

    Reading Time: 3 minutesAs I mentioned on Monday, Beth Seliga, a freelance photographer who covers pro cycling, asked me which email client to use on her new palmOne Treo 650. I had strong opinions ready when she asked this question, so I’m going to repeat them and enhance them with links for the benefit of…

  • Pro Cycling Community Embracing Mobile Internet Devices

    Reading Time: 2 minutesI made a few friends at the Wachovia Cycling Series simply because I knew a lot more than your average pro cycling community member about mobile Internet devices. Here are a couple of examples of things people asked me about: Sammarye Lewis co-author of the new book Tour de France for Dummies…

  • The Practical Impact of BlackBerry Middleware

    Reading Time: 2 minutesIt seems that far more people know about BlackBerry handheld communicators and their number one feature, “push email”, than have any idea how they function. I’m using the term push email to mean that the BlackBerry handheld beeps or vibrates immediately when a new email message hits the user’s Inbox. Note that…

  • In Order to Understand Wireless Email, First Understand the Purposes of the Protocols

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteMartin O’Donnell and I came to the conclusion yesterday that in order to make an informed decision about wireless email for a small business, the decision maker needed to understand the purposes of the basic email transport protocols. Without this knowledge, it is extremely difficult to comprehend the services that mobile…

  • Treo 650 Saves the Day During the Tour de Georgia

    Reading Time: 4 minutesI’ve written a couple of stories about gadgets that I wish I had when I was covering the 2005 Dodge Tour de Georgia. One gadget that I’m proud to say I had with me for the all six stages was my palmOne Treo 650. The Treo 650 has quickly become the key…