Operation Gadget
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Activesync Disconnecter Lets You Control Smartphone Behavior More Precisely
Reading Time: < 1 minuteNechbi.com points out that RuttenSoft has released a utility called Activesync-Disconnecter that lets you turn Activesync off on a Smartphone running Smartphone 2003 without removing the phone from the cradle or stopping Bluetooth. Apparently, there are situations when it would be helpful to do this, but I hadn’t considered the possibility…
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What’s On People’s Treo 600’s
Reading Time: < 1 minuteJenny Levine of theShiftedLibrarian.com has published a list called What’s on My Treo 600 which lists the software and services that she typically uses on her Treo. This page has links to similar information on other’s websites as well: Albert Bodamer of Bodamer.com, the author of but she’s a girl…., (haven’t…
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Brighthand Previews Motorola MPx Phone on Display at CTIA
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBrighthand Editor-in-Chief Ed Hardy had the opportunity to take a look at working prototypes of the forthcoming Motorola MPx Smartphone that were on display at the CTIA Wireless 2004 tradeshow that is closing today in Atlanta. The MPx’s most striking feature is a dual-hinged design that allows it to be opened…
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Microsoft Fined $621 Million by EU for Limiting Multimedia Competition
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe BBC reports that Microsoft was fined € 500 million for limiting competition with its Windows Media Player software. At today’s exchange rates, that’s approximately $621 million. The European Union Competition Commission wants a competitive market to exist in basic multimedia software for PCs, and they believe that Microsoft has made…
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T-Mobile Offering Free Windows Mobile 2003 Update for Pocket PC Phone
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBargainPDA reports that T-Mobile has released a free Windows Mobile 2003 upgrade for its PocketPC Phone units. T-Mobile says that the upgrade will be available for free until June 30, 2004, afterwhich they will presumably charge $30.00 for it. Features of the upgrade include: enhanced Pocket Inbox wireless email application, new…
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Epson Stylus Photo RX500 is a Good Combination of Photo Printing and Scanning Features
Reading Time: 2 minutesI look at buying home photo printers from time to time, and I always end up coming back to the part of the market that offers photo printing, photo scanning, and light duty printing and copying. If fax capability comes in the feature mix, so much the better. CNET ran a review…
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1-Gigabyte SD Cards Starting to Become Available
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCNET News.com is reporting that Panasonic announced a 1-Gigabyte Secure Digital memory card at CeBIT in Hannover, Germany on Friday. They report that the card will cost approximately $500 when it ships worldwide in May. I’m sure that the street price of these things will be lower, when they get to…