03:39 PM by Alexander Turcic in Archive | Handhelds and Smartphones

It's been a long time coming, but iAnywhere Solutions has finally produced an update for AvantGo to solve compatibility issues with the Palm LifeDrive. For more information and the download link check this kb article.

AvantGo for Palm LifeDrive requires AvantGo browser version 6.0.3006 or above. This version is located under the File Attachment section below. This browser version for Palm OS is not yet available as the general release version for Palm OS 5 as it is still in Beta testing.

Related: AvantGo 6.0 adds Windows Mobile 5.0 support

[via palmInsider]

02:20 PM by Alexander Turcic in Archive | Handhelds and Smartphones

Although details on the Access Linux Platform are still scarce, some dudes managed to get two screenshots from a Chinese Haier phone showing the memo application on ALP. Meanwhile, others were able to get in touch with Access/PalmSource to dug up some more information on the future of ALP:

• ACCESS Linux Platform PHOTOS at PDAExpertos.com [palmaddict.typepad.com]
  
• More Details on the ACCESS Linux Platform [palminfocenter.com]
  
• PalmSource reveals Linux mobile phone OS plans [linuxdevices.com]

Related: ACCESS Linux Platform announced - but don't expect anything before 2007, More info about the new Access Linux Platform

02:04 PM by Alexander Turcic in E-Book Software | Reading and Management

According to this announcement over at the Mobipocket forums, the "professional" version of Mobipocket Reader is now available for free (previously $19.95). Unlike the standard version, pro includes connectivity support for eNews, highlighting, page autoscroll, free drawing, annotations, custom linking, and more. In addition, the latest version 5.1 adds support for importing Microsoft Office, Adobe PDF, text and HTML documents, and support to synchronize bookmarks, annotations, reading lists, and book metadata between devices.

You can download Mobipocket Reader Pro 5.1 from here.

01:50 PM by Alexander Turcic in Archive | Handhelds and Smartphones

Only a few days after we announced the first release canidate, Doug decided to bring out the final 0.13 version of Minimo CE, the mobile Mozilla browser for Windows Mobile devices. Same news as in RC1: a new UI, inital download support, better Windows Mobile SP 5.0 support, and lots of bug fixes.

For more information and download instruction visit Doug's blog.

01:35 PM by Alexander Turcic in E-Book General | Deals and Resources (No...

Palm Addicts reminds us that eReader.com is currently offering a 10% discount on any e-book you purchase. All you have to do is to enter HARDTRUTH as a coupon code upon checkout. Offer is valid through February 22, 2006.

12:54 PM by Alexander Turcic in Archive | Handhelds and Smartphones

When Microsoft's announced push e-mail support they evoked both sneers and smiles from the technocrats among us. Antonios Karantze, former Windows Mobile Product Manager for O2, speaks out as to why Microsoft's solution is still far from being perfect, but nevertheless a welcoming step on the company's path to world phone domination.

For device manufacturers, and for the customer, it means a continued expansion of phones in appealing form factors and capabilities; the choice will never be greater.

But, you can't help but feel that the polish isn’t there; the default settings on the device and the server aren't quite right, and the customer experience is clunky. Expect a year of confusion within operator support teams and the IT department as the community at large figures out how to tweak and enhance Microsoft’s play in this morning.

12:08 PM by Alexander Turcic in E-Book Software | Reading and Management

There are times when you might want to convert an e-book document of your own. If Microsoft Reader is your primary reading software, you should check out the Read in Microsoft Reader (RMR) add-in for Microsoft Word which can convert any Word .doc document into a Microsoft Reader .lit e-book in just a few simple steps.

RMR 1.1.3 is an update that enables conversion support for Word 2003.

[via Bink.nu]

04:29 PM by Bob Russell in Archive | Handhelds and Smartphones

If you have not recently visited the Palm Addicts site, you're in for a pleasant surprise... even more pleasant than usual.

They have just rolled out their new look today, with an attractive new color scheme. I like that orange color on the black background. Congrats to Sammy and the whole team at the grandfather of Palm blogs.

I'm sure there are many more good things to come. And don't forget to read all the latest Palm news while you're there. It's the perfect way to make sure you don't miss anything going on in the Palm world.