My Mobiler: Control Your Windows Mobile Device from Your Desktop -- for free!

Its been years since I've used/handled a Windows Mobile device. When I did have a WM device, one of the things I wanted to do was to control the WM Device from my desktop. Fast forward to a few minutes ago:

I discovered a free application that can do what I wanted to do... years ago... and for FREE!

My Mobiler supports PocketPC, Windows Mobile 2003, WM 5.0 and WM 6.0 but in order to use it, Activesync must be properly set up and running. My Mobiler also has limited support for Windows SmartPhone edition.

technorati tags:Windows Mobile, Smartphone

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iMate Ultimate: Pre-Empting the iPhone?

i-mate is to unveil the most advanced mobile phone ever seen in the Middle East in September at the annual GITEX show in Dubai - a device 30 times more powerful than Apple's new iPhone, CEO Jim Morrison has exclusively revealed to Arabian Business.

Ultimate "30 times more powerful" than iPhone, claims Morrison | Comms | News | ITP.net

Does a device's "powerful-ness" a guarantee its dominance, performance or even popularity?

Take the Nintendo Wii for example. In terms of sheer processing power and graphical capabilities, Sony PlayStation 3 leaves the Wii in the dust. Despite being more powerful, the Nintendo Wii outsells the Sony PS3. Users of both console admits that despite of having a less powerful processor and graphics engine, Nintendo Wii is more fun to play with.

I can't help but think that Jim Morrison (what a name!) is only riding on the current iPhone frenzy to bring attention to i-mate's "Ultimate" line.

The iPhone will be released in the U.S. in three days and I know that a lot of geeks are frothing in the mouth, waiting for it be be finally be available in the market. I personally know that local techies are also eagerly awaiting its Asia release. Can i-mate say the same about their "Ultimate" line?

technorati tags:cellphone, iPhone, Apple, Windows Mobile

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NextGen Windows Mobile Screens Leaked: Ho hum!

MSMobileNews has leaked some screenshots of the upcoming Windows Mobile version code named "CrossBow". They look, well, Windows.

I've been "lucky" enough to used at least three "flavors" of Windows Mobile and I can say that even though the latest version is their most stable so far, it has yet to reach the level of "maturity" where normal, non-geek users would be comfortable in using it. Despite its stability compared to earlier versions, it has yet to reach a point where a users can simply turn it on and forget it -- it still needs a regular reset to maintain a certain zippyness. And my biggest gripe against Windows Mobile? Its need for an "installer" before one can add an application -- a category where PalmOS still shine.

Rumors has it that "Crossbow" will be available in the first or second quarter of next year. Will it be better than the present offering of Microsoft in the Portable Digital Assistant (PDA) arena? I guess we'll just have to wait and see...

Palm Treo 750v is Officially Out!

Palm has finally updated their GSM Treo and it looks so darn good!

The Treo 750v will be, as expected, running Windows Mobile 5 PocketPC Edition and will have a quadband GSM and tri-band UMTS tranceiver and it now has support for 3G networks. The camera remains at 1.3 megapixel and apart from its phone, BlueTooth is the only wireless capability built into it. One notable change is the absence of the ubiquitous stub antenna that has become the "trademark" of the Treo line since the Treo 600. According to Palm, the Treo 750v will support dial-up networking out of the box which means it can be used to access the internet in conjunction with a laptop using the cellular network (via GPRS or EDGE or 3G). Connecting it to a laptop can be done through Bluetooth or through the included USB cable.

Judging from the pictures found at the Palm Website, the speakers will be larger and there will be some changes in the keypad layout. Its bottom connector looks similar to that on the Treo 650. One obvious thing that's missing in this is support for wi-fi. However, since the Treo 750v is running Windows Mobile 5, wi-fi capabilities may just be a matter of putting in a wi-fi SDIO card on its slot.

Will I be flying off to the U.K. to get one of these tomorrow? Well, my Treo 650 is still working file and I promised myself that I'll stick to this for at least 18 months more. By that time, Palm would have released a Palm version of the Treo 750 -- the OS I prefer over Windows Mobile.