03:49 AM by Colin Dunstan in Archive | Handhelds and Smartphones

While we're all desperately waiting to ditch Pocket Internet Explorer now and forever, Minimo slowly evolves toward becoming our favorite mobile browser. Project leaders Doug Turner has just posted the impressive roadmap on his blog:

• 009 -- Sep 21 (bug fix for Axim X50v; nightly builds; Linux and WinCE)
• 010 -- Oct 26 (WinCE installer; Smartphone 2003 version; panning + zooming)
• 011 -- Nov 23 (PPC 2002 support, WebFontsWinCE 5.0)
• 012 -- Dec 22 (WinCE Web Accelerator)

03:24 AM by Colin Dunstan in Archive | Sunrise

Laurens released a small upgrade for Sunrise fixing an issue with images obtained using redirected HTTP requests. Before the fix, if an image was redirected from its original URL, the image data would be included in the Plucker document, but the image itself would not be shown in the Plucker viewer.

Download the Windows version from Palmgear or the Linux/GTK test version from Laurens' blog.

If you are new to Sunrise, click here to find out more about its top-notch features for website offline conversion.

03:03 AM by TadW in Miscellaneous | Lounge

I know most of you prefer Firefox nowadays, but in case you get tired of buggy extensions, check out this deal: Download.com is offering the full (ad-free) version of Opera for free, but only today!

For one day only, you can get an ad-free version of Opera. Simply e-mail registerme@opera.com to obtain a registration code. This offer is valid from 12 a.m. Tuesday, August 30 to 12 a.m. Wednesday, August 31 2005 (PDT).

http://www.download.com/Opera/3000-2....html?tag=excl

03:50 AM by Colin Dunstan in Archive | Handhelds and Smartphones

The guys over at the xda-developers forum have posted a download link to a leaked version of Opera Mini for Pocket PC. The build is from August 10th and is labeled V1.0.1479. The download includes both the larger 'HiFi' (MIDP 2.0) and smaller 'LoFi' (MIDP 1.0) version. If you have a chance to test this browser (speed, stability, html capabilities), please report your findings here.

08:41 AM by Alexander Turcic in Archive | Handhelds and Smartphones

PalmSource stock has been on the rise for the past few days and BargainPDA is speculating that Palm might be behind the stock movement by expressing their interest in buying back the software company. While this is clearly just a rumor, we'd like to hear from you whether or not you would compliment this potential buyout that could transform Palm back to a company as we once knew it.

07:20 AM by Alexander Turcic in Archive | Handhelds and Smartphones

Update: Well perhaps we should be grateful about the fact that this image is a fake (nobody thought the depicted device looked any better than the X50). Thanks to the guy from Aximsite who uncovered the truth. Hold your breath and check out here to see where the photo was coming from (did anyone forget his deodorant, coz' that fake stunk!)

Say what you will about form over function, but we've never failed to be impressed by the sultry curves of Dell's Axim X50 series. Now if this photo is the real deal, the Axim X51 series, which recently received Bluetooth approval, will look strikingly similar, with only a few layout changes for the buttons. Judging from the size of the screen relative to the button area, the photo was made of a QVGA model.

Thanks to mrsaint!

06:01 AM by Alexander Turcic in Miscellaneous | Week in Review

It was the week that was. Here's what MobileRead's been talking about since last Sunday:

Announcements
MobileRead via Google Talk

Current E-Books Trends
A living book through E-Ink
Amazon Shorts: More proof e-books are going mainstream?
Research house and e-book seller bullish on e-books
TeleRead podcast on EarthCore

E-Book Readers
Sony Librie under the microscope

General Chat
Are we liable for comments by our readers?
BBC Book Reading Challenge Diary
British thieves use Bluetooth to steal laptops
Cell Phone Telemarketing is Coming to the US
Eight mobile technologies that slow down progress
Get classy outfits for your PDA with pdaStyles
Hand selected PDA-based RSS feeds
Manga comic surfing on the go
Matsushita is king with new Li-Ion battery
PDA247 Full of News Today
PDA247 offers Motorola RAZR V3 contest
TIVR promises fast H.264 software decoder for handhelds
Will your favorite file format last?

Link Swap
Google Talk (IM)

New Links
4INFO opens mobile web directory

Other Gadgets
Does the Nokia 770 have sex appeal?
Enderle predicts handhelds, not laptops, the future of personal computing
Intel + Blackberry = $
iPod + OS x86 = Microsoft's worst nightmare?

Other Readers
Manual for e-book readers - what's your opinion?
TomeRaider contest winners

Palm
Happy 6th Birthday to Palm Addict
MobiTV to offer live TV on Treo phones
PalmGear and PocketGear 10% discount
Palm Ramping Up for Linux-Based Devices
Palm Treo and Audi join via Bluetooth
Win a PDA of your choice and more at PalmAddicts

Pocket PC
Arvale II, how I hate you
BenQ P50 soon to be a Siemens P50?
Dell Axim X51/X51v gets Bluetooth approval
Google Desktop Search for Pocket PC
HTC Universal arrives at Engadget
Minimo CE V0.008 adds SSL support
Opera Mini for Pocket PC hands-on
Resco Explorer 2005 V5.20 released
Skype for PPC 1.2 beta released
StyleTap is one step closer bringing Palm OS to WM
WM 5.0 for HP hx4700 delayed until Spring 2006

Portable Audio/Video
Pocket Tunes and AudioBooks
Siemens to present "Mobile TV" via DVB-H
Tom's Hardware reviews iPod alternatives

Smartphones
Get a second life on your smartphone

10:31 AM by Alexander Turcic in Archive | Handhelds and Smartphones

Both, PalmGear and PocketGear, are offering a 10% discount on any software you purchase from their stores. Use the code ESCAPE at checkout to apply.

Thanks to Sammy for the discovery. Also my congratulations to the entire team of PalmAddicts on their sixth birthday today. You guys rock!