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Wed August 04 2004

Palm.net ceases operations

05:35 AM by Colin Dunstan in Archive | Handhelds and Smartphones

After more than five years of existence, Palm.Net is ceasing operations. The service will close and no longer be available after August 31, 2004. A Q&A is posted on the palmOne web site to help address questions customers may have.

That means all wireless handheld functionality that utilizes the Palm.Net network will not be available after August 31, 2004. Of course owners can continue to use VII, VIIx and i705 devices in non-wireless mode and take advantage of all the great features Palm handhelds offer. Unfortunately, the handheld’s wireless capability is only compatible with the Palm.Net network and can't be transferred to another network.

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Symbian Grabs Bigger Market Share

04:48 AM by Colin Dunstan in Archive | Handhelds and Smartphones

According to latest research figures published in WSJ, Symbian (consortium backed by Nokia) has widened its lead against Microsoft in the race to dominate the global market for software used in high-end handsets:

"Software supplied by Symbian controlled 41% of the personal organizers and smart phones shipped world-wide in the second quarter, compared with 37% in the same quarter a year ago, according to research firm canalys.com Ltd., of Reading, England. A smart phone is a cellphone that can run computer-style programs, such as three-dimensional videogames or spreadsheets. The research figures show that Microsoft's share remained steady at 23%, while the share of PalmSource Inc., of Sunnyvale, Calif., fell to 23% from 31%."

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Tue August 03 2004

New version of ubook available (0.8o)

08:48 PM by cbarnett in E-Book Software | Reading and Management

The latest version of ubook (IMHO the best book reading software for the PPC) is now abvailable at http://www.gowerpoint.com/uBook_down_nf.html

The latest version (0.8o) has the following changes:

- Added new default Simpler BookStart.usk skin.
- Added New Easy mode for Options... and Open... page. Easier to use, less options.
- Added RGB-X Up and Down mode for top-down RGB matrix (iPaq, CyBook, etc....).
- Faster Image Processing.
- Added Macintosh (like) charset support for HTML files.
- Added Customizable menus in skins.
- Several bug fixes in the HTML and RTF parsers, Auto-Scroll resume, Dictionary look-up, Tables.
- Fixed the CTRL-A call to TextAnalyzer to hide the console window (PC version only). TextAnalyzer is available at http://coderyder.starkemuegge.de/ind.../EbooksQuality .

ubook is available for PPC and windows 95 (or better) OS.

Craig.

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Wireless LAN Sales to Jump 20% in 2004

10:47 AM by Alexander Turcic in Archive | Handhelds and Smartphones

According to a newly published report, Dell'Oro Group predicts that sales of wireless LAN products will grow 20 percent in 2004 to $2.1 billion. According to the Dell'Oro Group report, enterprise-class access point shipments are forecast to increase dramatically by 75 percent in 2004, growing at an average annual rate of 47 percent through 2008. In contrast, small office / home office (SOHO) products such as access points, gateways, and network interface cards, are forecast to peak in the near term as users opt for DSL and cable modems with embedded wireless LAN and notebook computers with integrated wireless LAN.

"Until recently, corporations have been reluctant to adopt wireless LANs, primarily because of security concerns," commented Greg Collins, Senior Director of wireless LAN research at Dell'Oro Group. "Now with the improvements in management, encryption, and user authentication, wireless LAN will penetrate larger corporations because the technology improves productivity by allowing users to connect to the network from anywhere."

The result of this study is in line with predictions made by other research houses. For instance, as we reported earlier, Yankee Group predicts that about 27% of the world's population will use wireless services by 2007!

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Mon August 02 2004

the dark side gets cheaper: Dell Axim X5 for $100

02:56 PM by ignatz in Archive | Handhelds and Smartphones

[From Ben's Bargains]
If you're looking for a inexpensive PDA or thinking about making the leap from Palm to PPC (the dark side!), this is your chance. Dell is offering refurbed Dell Axim X5's for $125 with $25 off with coupon code D$HV2W2NBLV$93 [expires 8/10] for a total of $100 shipped! I'm not interested in switching, but I can't help but be interested. I'm racking my brain for a reason to buy this! Go to the Dell Outlet and have a look.

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Thu July 29 2004

gizmodo: how can ebooks compete?

04:37 PM by ignatz in E-Book General | Deals and Resources (No...

Gizmodo has a good article on what it will take to get wide adoption of ebooks. It's well thought out, though I don't completely agree with all his points. The author focuses on devices that are designed solely for ebooks. All those folks reading on their PDAs (like us) go unmentioned, which I found odd. Still, worthwhile reading...

[Link from Slashdot]

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Wed July 28 2004

Embedded Software Market: Linux vs. Microsoft

06:05 PM by Alexander Turcic in Miscellaneous | Lounge

Linuxdevices.com has a great article which they're calling the "Great Embedded Device Smack-Down", to see whether Linux or Windows Embedded powers the best and coolest devices. The Smack-Down highlights more than 350 gadgets in nine categories running either Linux or Windows. So far, the two are having a close run. Which one do you think will be the winner, and more importantly, why?

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Sony NW-HD1 - Sony's iPod Killer?

05:49 PM by Alexander Turcic in Archive | Portable Audio/Video

According to WSJ, Sony's new digital walkman could (not) be the new iPod Killer. The NW-HD1 is a sleek, slim, silvery, magnesium-clad gadget inelegantly called the "Network Walkman NW-HD1," which holds 20 gigabytes of music and is set to go on sale in mid-August for $399. Sony plans a massive ad campaign to back the new Walkman, and to try and revive the once grand, but now faded, Walkman brand..

So far so good. But the reviewer goes on: While the new Sony is smaller than the iPod and has much better battery life, it is markedly inferior overall. It has a confusing, complex user interface that makes it hard to use; weak software for the PC; an oddball music format [yes, it CANNOT play MP3s or any of the other standard formats!] that makes loading it with songs tedious; and a companion music download service that offers less than Apple's. The iPod wins this round, and remains champion.

At least, the Sony is a bit smaller and lighter (3.8 ounces vs. 5.6 ounce) and has a better battery life (27-22hrs play compared to iPod's 12 hrs).

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