Category: Mobile Phones
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Marketshare of Treo 650 and 700 Grew as a Result of BlackBerry Patent Concerns
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Wall Street Journal reported that Palm saw marketshare growth for its Treo 650 and 700 series mobile phones as a result of the patent dispute between Research in Motion, the manufacturer of BlackBerry handheld devices, and NTP, Inc., a patent holding company based in Arlington, VA. According to the article: ……
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My New Treo 650 is Running Like a Top
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAbout 10 days ago I reported that my Treo 650 died of complications resulting from the 1.17 firmware update. I received my replacement Treo 650 through the Warranty Exchange program offered by Cingular about a week ago, and so far the new Treo has worked like a dream. I had attempted…
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Mobile ESPN Phone Service Now Available at Best Buy
Reading Time: 2 minutesMobile ESPN: This is an example of the kind of content you can get on your phone when you are a Mobile ESPN subscriber. Want it? [ Image: Mobile ESPN ] MobileTracker reported that Mobile ESPN is now available at Best Buy stores throughout the country as of Sunday. Mobile ESPN (a handset with…
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My Treo 650 Died of Complications from the 1.17 Firmware Update
Reading Time: 2 minutesMy Treo 650 was pronounced dead last night by Palm Customer Support. It was the victim of a firmware update gone bad. The Treo 650 Firmware Updater 1.17 may be working for a lot of people, but it hasn’t worked for me. The approach Palm Customer Support took with my phone was…
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What Color “Screen of Death” Does Your Favorite Gadget Produce?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhile researching my article on the White Screen of Death problem my Treo is having, I ran across a recent piece by Stewart Alsop where he asks “Do the vendors choose the color of the death screen intentionally?” He says that the screens of death for his favorite gadgets are: Blue…
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Things I Wish I’d Known Before Attempting the Treo 650 1.17 Firmware Update for Cingular
Reading Time: 2 minutesAfter two days of trying, I finally figured out how to run the Treo 650 1.17 Update for Cingular Wireless on my Treo 650. I still have to repeat the process on Kathleen’s Treo 650 before my upgrading is done. Here are a couple of things that would have really helped me…
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Using the Nokia N90 to Film Ice Hockey
Reading Time: 2 minutesLast Saturday, Scott Shalom, Bill Maurer, and I officiated a men's college ice hockey game between Drexel University and Villanova University in Philadelphia. I thought it would be interesting to see how Nokia N90 video clips of a hockey game would turn out, so I lent the camera phone to my friend…
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Trying Out the Nokia N90 While Shoveling the Driveway
Reading Time: 2 minutesI recently received a Nokia N90 mobile phone as part of the Nokia N90 Blogger Relations Program. I haven't had much of an opportunity to use or write about the N90 since I received it. What better way to introduce it to Operation Gadget readers than to show off it's biggest feature–…