Carpe Diem: Flaphead@Home

Okay, so I couldn't resist any more and I upgraded my phone to an 8gb Samsung Omnia (Thanks Dan for getting it in for me).  Here is my first every YouTube post :-| The quality is okay … I have been playing with another toy, a Oregon Scientific ActionCam ATC5K. So the Samsung SGH-i900 aka Omnia has a 3.2'' WQVGA (240x400) touchscreen ...

The Samsung Omnia has made it's way up on to the T-Mobile website at last (orange has it out about a month go) http://www.t-mobile.co.uk/shop/mobile-phones/phones/pay-monthly/samsung/omnia/overview/ Spoke to a shop today and they should have it in tomorrow .. only issue is that it looks like the 8gb one! and not the 16gb!

Ohh, could THIS be my new mobile?  I found a mini review in stuff magazine last night Check out Samsung's site here: http://omnia.samsungmobile.com/ So iPhone 2.0 or the Omnia .. a lot of reviews around comparing the two, and putting the users in two camp ... either with Apple/Jobs or Microsoft/Gates.  The thing that puts me off an ...

So the iPhone 3g is out today, but if you can't get one Reg Hardware have an alternative list of phone for you ;-) Source: http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/07/11/round_up_iphone_rivals/print.html 10: Motorola Z10  9: Palm Treo 500v  8: Samsung SGH-F700  7: Motorola Moto Q 9h  6: HTC Touch Diamond  5: Nokia N78  4: ...

Humm so maybe an iPhone 2.0 is going to be my new phone? Source: http://www.microsoft-watch.com/content/messaging_collaboration/applemicrosoft_friendly_exchange.html ... In March, Apple announced that iPhone 2.0 software would support Microsoft's ActiveSync, offering full synchronization fidelity with Exchange Server. The update is coming soon, ...

Oh my gwad, looks like my nokia phone may have an unexpected accident! Source: http://www.htc.com/uk/product.aspx?id=46038 Featuring a sharp 2.8-inch touch screen housed within a stunning formation of brushed steel and flawless faceted edges, the HTC Touch Diamond is as beautiful to behold as it is to use. With HTC’s vibrant touch-responsive ...

Just wanted to introduce you to techiebird aka Julia aka jooliargh and her blog ... http://bwain-dump.blogspot.com .. check it out she has some nuggets of information .... and she has a Touch Dual .. nice ..http://bwain-dump.blogspot.com/2008/03/htc-touch-dual-return-to-sender.html

Okay, so I have had a few request for an update so here it is. On the whole I really like it, I have some issues but they will come later. The form factor is great and the keyboard is very usable (I have got over my issue of pressing ` instead of 1, it just take a bit of getting used to the keyboard layout). The small touch pad and mouse button ...

Okay, just wanted to share some of this with you, and also to ''file'' it away for my future reference. So, I want to get away from having a fixed landline at home, and use the mobile phone network.  So phase one would be to use a one of these  Dock-N-Talk™ The world's first truly universal cell phone docking station and ...

So Tuesday after an MCP I unboxed my shift.  So under the plastic the outer case felt like metal, but it is just "posh! cardboard   Inside the cover was a sleek black box, that looked more like a box of chocolates that a gadget! Inside the box you have the following: Top left is spare stylus and  a head set Top ...

Okay worked it out.  If you have a Shift and use Windows Update make sure you DONT install ''Update for Windows Vista (KB 943899) as it will knock out the SD drive. This will make u laugh, the title of the kb 943899: An update that improves the performance, responsiveness, and reliability of Windows Vista is available

DO NOT RUN WINDOWS UPDATE!! .. It has knocked out my sd card reader  .. time to find the damm patch an remove it

Can you see what it is yet? .. Just come back from in Great Russell Street Okay I will let you ... it's my brand new, unboxed HTC Shift .. Yeah baby I have been waiting over 6 months for it.  Had a play on one in the shop and it is sweeeeet, quite responsive and I can wait to get it out of the box. Will post unboxing pictures with ...

Found this on Bruce's blog (http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2008/02/hotplug_1.html) Check it out! http://www.wiebetech.com/products/HotPlug.php With HotPlug, you can move a computer without powering it down! We created this product for our Government/Forensic customers - but it has IT uses as well. Need to move a server without powering ...

Oh my gawd is all I have to say.  So Jason started the ball rolling by posting Can you use the HTC Advantage as a Laptop replacement?  This then led to Jenneth with How I turned the HTC Advantage into a laptop replacement. The final path was here Athena Project Black Dual by PK 3.0 This is BY FAR THE BEST THING YOU CAN DO TO A HTC ...

Rumor control has it that the shift will be delayed until at least the end of January 2008 due to battery issues.It sould seem that lasting just about 1hr isn't good enough ..deeeer really !!

God November is going to be an expensive month ... The HTC Shift is due to hit the shops around the 19th November and the New Zune due around the 13th Nov ... Just don't mention any of this to my wife ;-) Source: http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2007/oct07/10-30NewZuneAccessoriesPR.mspx?rss_fdn=Press%20ReleasesREDMOND, Wash. — Oct. 30, ...

Okay so here is the deal. Take on T-Mobile Ameo with Windows Mobile 5. I paid £20 to http://www.imei-check.co.uk/athenaunlock.php to unlock my Ameo. They a very nice man call George, who has a HTC Advantage downloaded the update for me. (if you want it let me know !) It was then very simple. You run the HTC update and about 20 mins ...

I have seen a few recent blogs about this now it's been release in the US and thought I should speak up. When I first saw the Ameo (aka HTC Advantage) I wanted one .. really wanted one.  It looked like it would do everything I wanted.   I want to blog on the run, read rss, do email and surf.  I have had a few windows mobile ...

Just found this up on the tosh website. It takes your bios to 3.60-WIN Not sure what it has done but my tablet still works so that is a plus!

Oh dear! .. Saw this in the London Lite last night. Source: http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23401343-details/Is+there+a+spy+in+your+BlackBerry+Servers+in+UK+may+be+tapped/article.do Servers for BlackBerry in the UK may be being tapped into, in order to steal information from private handsets. France's national security forces have ...

This looks interesting .. Codename ''Tahiti'' is a fast, easy way to share documents and screen views with small groups of friends or coworkers; anytime, anywhere. Use Codename ''Tahiti'' to put your heads together and collaborate.  Saw it up on the BlogNewsChannel. Source: ...

Alistair sent me this ... interesting Source: http://arstechnica.com/journals/microsoft.ars/2007/05/08/rim-to-offer-visual-studio-plug-in and http://www.rim.com/news/press/2007/pr-07_05_2007-01.shtmlWireless Enterprise Symposium - Orlando, FL - Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced plans to introduce a new ...

Saw this in the morning rag on the train and though it worthy of a mention. The Cyclepod stores eight bikes in a two metre diameter. So a single Cyclepod takes 30% less space than the equivalent, four Sheffield stands, whilst the Minipod (for children’s bikes) uses 40% less space and the wall pod nearly 50% less. It’s as simple as ...

Oh Jason this did make me chuckle on the way home! http://blogs.msdn.com/jasonlan/archive/2007/04/18/blackberry-humour.aspx Thank You!NOC NOC Who's there? .........

Oh dear Source: http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/04/18/HNblackberryoutage_1.html  The BlackBerry wireless e-mail service from Research In Motion appears to have suffered a widespread outage starting Tuesday evening in the U.S. Customers on the BlackBerry Forums discussion board complained of having no service starting at about 5.15 p.m. ...

Wow, found this while looking for an M400 to buy.  I think I have changed my mind! Source: http://uk.computers.toshiba-europe.com/cgi-bin/ToshibaCSG/jsp/productPage.do?service=UK&PRODUCT_ID=126832#0  The new Portégé R400 provides leading edge design and functionality in an ultra light 12” widescreen Tablet PC platform. Offering ...

Shawn just sent me this.   Source: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/03/23/java_emulator/ and http://www.physics.ox.ac.uk/jpc/index.html Researchers at Oxford have built an x86 emulator that runs purely on Java, making it ideal for security researchers who want to analyze and archive viruses, host honeypots and defend ...

I have updated my Tube Gadget so it works with the new TFL website. You can get it here: http://gallery.live.com/LiveItemDetail.aspx?li=16b8a96d-021e-41a1-bc59-cf6d769c423e   Let me know what you think and/or of you have any isssues

Check this out.  It's a option on the new Volvo S80.  it's not cheap at $495 but it's damm cool! Personal Car Communicator (PCC), including keyless drive, two-way remote communication of vehicle's security status, and heartbeat sensor The Personal Car Communicator (PCC) is your car key's smart connection with your Volvo S80 applying ...

Check this out .. Freecom has released a Digital terrestrial TV & Radio receiver housed in a SCART interface! Yes you did hear me right .. in a SCART interface.  Have a look for yourself <http://www.freecom.com/ecproduct_detail.asp?ID=3388&CatID=8120&sCatID=1147055&ssCatID=1147055>   Somehow it has an EPG too! ...

So I am looking to buy my own TabletPC and I am finding it really hard to find a decent website that list out a comprison (If you know one, let me know) So here is a little summary.  Looks like it's the new Tosh M400 for me then!   Processor W x D x H Weight MAX RAM  HardDisk Display Type Max Resolution Cost Acer TravelMate ...

You might have seen me moan about my Netgear SC101 and how rubbish it is.  Well the straw that broke the camels back happened last weekend when I ''lost'' one of my two SC101s and potentially all the data on it.  I have switched both of them off and will try and get the data off them next week. In the mean time I have just purchased a ...

http://www.clubimate.com/press_releases/i-mate_unveils_new_roadmap_and_services_for_MOs-12Feb07-FINAL.pdf February 12, 2007, Barcelona, Spain – i-mate™ (London AIM: IMTE), the specialist in Windows Mobile® devices and solutions, today announces at 3GSM World Congress 2007a dazzling array of new products and services including a category-defining ...

Check this out and they are letting you sign up for the next trial! Source: http://blogs.technet.com/homeserver/archive/2007/02/12/beta-2-is-go.aspx Sign up: http://connect.microsoft.com/WindowsHomeServer Good news!  Windows Home Server has reached the Beta 2 milestone!  While previous releases have been tested by 1000+ Microsoft ...

Missed this a while back.  Found it up on Steve's blog and then here http://www.shinyshiny.tv/2007/02/microsofts_new.html  Source: http://www.samsill.com/corporate/pressreleases/index.cfm?action=&contentid=324   New York, NY. – June 22, 2006 – Samsill Corporation, one of the world’s largest privately held manufacturers of ...

So my idea for home is to have a TV in every room, and then some ''magic'' box that will enable me to pull my music, video, dvd's, recorded TV and pictures to any TV. I'm looking at these two: NetGear Digital Entertainer - EVA700 D-Link Wireless HD Media Player  - DSM-520 Have anyone used or played with either?  or do you have a ...

ooohh this looks nice and could well be my new phone. Source: http://www.modaco.com/index.php?showtopic=251640   Technorati tags: flaphead, windows mobile, htc vox, modaco

Rob sent me a link to this .. Interesting and it's FREE! Source: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=b038d4b5-1d88-437c-9f54-1fb0d210b5ef&DisplayLang=en Microsoft Photo Info allows photographers to add, change and delete common ''metadata'' properties for digital photographs from inside Windows Explorer. When ...

Shawn told me about this .. looks interesting. Source: http://us.slingmedia.com/object/io_1168286861787.html Las Vegas – Consumer Electronics Show (CES) –- January 8, 2007 — Sling Media, Inc., a digital lifestyle products company, today announced a new product called SlingCatcher™, designed to deliver rich video experiences to a television ...

This looks quite good, and just what I want. Source: http://www.kingston.com/ukroot/flash/dt_secure_privacy.asp?id=8 and http://www.kingston.com/flash/datasheets/MKF_1123_DTSP_WP.pdf Kingston’s DataTraveler Secure — Privacy Edition (DTSP) is the world’s first USB Flash drive that secures 100 percent of data on-the-fly via 256-bit ...

So in the old days, you would get yourself a Branding Iron with your ''mark'', heat it up and then slap it on the side of your cattle.  Nice!  Well  Somark Innovations of St. Louis, MO  has novel use of RFID by creating a Biocompatible Chipless RFID Ink for use in Cattle . Not to sure about the secondary target markers .. ...

Cor this must have killed them to enter this market. Source: http://www.sony-europe.com/view/View.action?section=en_EU_Press&pressrelease=1168443961003&site=odw_en_EU&page=PressReleaseDetail Paris, 16 January, 2007 - Sony Europe’s Recording Media & Energy (RME) division today announced the company’s entrance to the ...

So, how long until we get a Mac server then? Source: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/01/15/mac_raid_storage/ small Minneapolis firm showed off what it claims is the first enterprise level RAID storage for Mac OS X systems at MacWorld last week. Amid the iPhone hyperbole, Storage Elements demonstrated its unified iSCSI/fibre channel Mythos ...

This made me smile! Source: http://www.tgdaily.com/2007/01/11/ces2007_hddvd_blu_ray/ ... Quite famously in the war between Betamax and VHS the latter won especially because the adult industry preferred it. If you've been around long enough, you probably remember that the very early home video rental stores were primarily responsible for driving ...

This really does look interesting.  Not sure where Windows Media Centre and this fit in, as I suspect you would want to reduce the number of Computers you have in your house to reduce your carbon footprint? Also check out the Q&A here: http://www.microsoft.com/Presspass/Features/2007/jan07/01-08HomeServer.mspx?source=rss&WT.dl=0 ...

Humm and when did I tell you about this? Ford US cars to get bluetooth, Microsoft operating system Here are some details from the BBC.  What is funny is that I saw a report on BBC News24 and the guy was trying to use the voice activated portion and it didn't work, and after a few attempts said ''Please get out of my car!'' Also Don't ...

If you watched Billg's Keynote from CES you would have seen a picture of this Sony.  Looks like it will not hit the streets until March 2007, but it looks quite nice, and is something you would expect a Mac to look like! Source http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2007/jan07/01-07CES2007PR.mspx?source=rss&WT.dl=0 and ...

This looks interesting, especially as my Xbox 360 is out for repair. Shame it doesn't do ms-dvr format from Windows Media Centre, but it does say '' It also supports access to content on Microsoft® Windows® Media Center PCs through Windows Media Connect'' The cheapest I have found it for is about £130 Source: ...

I suppose this will solve all the problems with picking a format! Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6230925.stm The first DVD player to play both rival high definition DVD formats has been announced by South Korean firm LG. The dual-format player will be able to play the Sony-backed Blu-ray discs and the Toshiba-led HD DVD discs

Well it has taken some time, but after ordering my Brown Zune from Expansys in November and not getting it, I found one on Ebay and got it within a week ;-) My nice Brown Zune is currently charging. First impressions, I like it.  The software is easy to install, and it automatically updated  the firmware with great ease.  The ...

This is my new Brown Zune!

This will make you smile! .. really! Source: http://www.thetoy.co.uk/ We all send romantic, suggestive text messages to our partners, often deliberately to get them going. Imagine if these texts could touch the body as well as the mind. Thanks to new technology, now they can. Mental images and physical sensations are one with The Toy. ...

Shawn introduced me to this today.  Not had a chance to play, but when I do I will let you know how it goes! Source: http://www.tversity.com/ What is the TVersity Media Server? The TVersity Media Server lets you manage your Internet and home media and create your personalized lineup of channels, or as we call it your Personal ...

Paul mentioned this (http://www.robichaux.net/blog/2007/01/turn_your_car_into_a_wifi_hotspot.php) and it has to be the potential gadget of the year! http://www.goautonet.com/wp/ The first Internet service provider specifically designed for cars. Fasten your seatbelt. Because the driving experience will never be the same again. With Autonet ...

Well sort of.  RegHardware has found a Russian website that list some of the new phone due out this year.  Shame Bablefish couldn’t translate it :-( http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/01/03/htc_07_roadmap/ and http://www.hpc.ru/lib/arts/2254/printable.shtml HTC Kaiser HTC Elf HTC Wings HTC Cavalier HTC ...

Bit scarey Source: http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2006/12/remotely_eavesd.html The surveillance technique came to light in an opinion published this week by U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan. He ruled that the ''roving bug'' was legal because federal wiretapping law is broad enough to permit eavesdropping even of conversations that ...

About time too! Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/6177820.stm Ofcom is legalising the use of FM transmitters that allow iPods and other MP3 players to play through car radios. The use of devices, such as Griffin's ''iTrip'', was banned in the UK as their transmissions can interfere with broadcasts by legal radio ...

This poped up in my mailbox over night: Zune™ is almost here. So, thanks for registering to learn more. Hope you enjoyed what we have shown so far. We have a lot more going on. Zune.net went live today. Check it out to learn more. Plus, Coming Zune is evolving into Zune Arts. Go see it at www.zune-arts.net. It's a place for ...

Ooops! Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6062074.stm 18 October 2006: Apple is warning that some video iPods are harbouring a Windows virus. In a statement on its website Apple said that a small number of video iPods sold after 12 September are carrying the RavMonE virus. The company said that, so far, it had seen ''less ...

Jason Posted this .. but how crazy are things getting now Source: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-2401915,00.html THEY are the hand-held devices so addictive that they are known as “CrackBerries”. The palm-sized mobile phone with e-mail and internet access allows professional users never to feel out of touch. Now the ...

oh yeah baby!.  Check it out now funk soul brother! Source: http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2006/sep06/09-14ZuneUnveilingPR.mspx REDMOND, Wash. — Sept. 14, 2006 — Marking the next big milestone for its Connected Entertainment vision, Microsoft Corp. today unveiled details of the first products to be released under ...

Check it out Source: http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2006/sep06/09-13PresenterMouse8000PR.mspx REDMOND, Wash. -- Sept. 13, 2006 -- Are you a road warrior? Tired of having so many gadgets to carry while on the road? Consider the problem solved by the revolutionary industrial design of Microsoft Corp.’s new Wireless Notebook ...

Looking good!  Do you think they will sell many of the “brown” ones? Source: http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/08/25/toshiba_ms_zune_details/ The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved a Toshiba-made digital media player that look exactly like the pics that have surfaced of Microsoft's Zune gadget. The ...

Ooops! See I told you so! http://blogs.flaphead.dns2go.com/archive/2006/06/22/3432.aspx Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4793143.stm The world's largest manufacturer of personal computers, Dell, is to recall 4.1 million of its notebook computer batteries because of a fire risk. Most batteries are in computers sold in the United ...

Oh dear.  Research in Motion's Blackberry technology has quickly become the defacto standard for executives and technical personnel alike to maintain unteathered remote access to critical data. Often regarded as inherently secure, most administrators deploy this solution without a full understanding of the technology or risks involved. ...

So I have thought about it for a while, Solar power or wind power?  The UK Government have our grants last year, but by the time I started looking around it was all gone.  Now they have given £10m to Joe Public in grants, so I thought I would have a look. So the only thing I really need to work out is if I should / can ...

oh, oh, oh … Source: http://shop.orange.co.uk/shop/show/handset/orange_spv_m3100/detail/pay_monthly It has made it up onto Orange’s Website, the New SPV M3100.  It’s like an I-Mate JAMin but witha keyboard .. very, very nice It has a cameral flash! but MicroSD ? battery life: talk time 8.8 hours ...

Source: http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/08/01/zune_specs_design_mock-up/ Microsoft's first Zune-branded device will launch in the US just ahead of the Thanksgiving break, rumour-mongers are claiming on the web. Oh, and it's going to have a 60GB hard drive. Or maybe a 30GB job. Or maybe both, in different configurations. And there'll be ...

Ohh they are going to sell the StrTrk! Source: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/07/17/orange_smartphones_revealed/ Orange's upcoming smart phones got an airing this weekend, revealing the carrier will be bringing Samsung's QWERTY keyboard-equipped, 3G-connected Windows Mobile 5.0 device, the i320, on board. Joining the i320 will be the ...

So I have had my JAMin since the middle of February now and I thought I would give you a little update on how things are going   On the whole it has stood up well to my daily use, the case is a bit worn and so is the stop button.  My biggest issue is the head phone jack.  A few weeks ago is became loose so when you have the ...

Come on guys we don’t want a VHS vs Betamax fight again! Source: http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/06/27/toshiba_open_to_bluray_hddvd_merger/ Toshiba has once again said it's open to the development of a single, unified next-generation optical disc format to end the battle between the HD DVD format it backs and the Sony-led Blu-ray ...

How cool is this! Source: http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/security/8212/?cpg=cj This small GPS gadget can easily be placed in a car, boat, land speeder, or just about any moving object and will record its own time, date, location, speed, direction and altitude. The recorded information can then be downloaded to your computer through the USB port ...

kewl! Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/5034912.stm A congestion-beating project that could lead to some of the UK's 9,000 miles (14,500km) of disused railway being paved with rubber, has been launched. The flexible highways are made of panels of shredded car tyres laid over the existing tracks. New thoroughfares could ...

Check it out now, funk soul brother! It is very cool! Source: http://www.apple.com/ipod/nike/ You don’t just take iPod nano on your run. You let it take you. Music is your motivation. But what if you want to go further? Thanks to a unique partnership between NIKE and Apple, your iPod nano becomes your coach. Your personal trainer. ...

Nooooooooooooooooo I wonder how much this new name cost!, Revolution was sooo much better! Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4953650.stm Nintendo has tested the satirical skills of the gaming world with the announcement of the new name for its next-generation games console. The machine, until now code-named ''Revolution'', ...

Check it out now funk soul brother! Bit expensive, I would probably add a few quid to it and by a Toshiba Tablet instead Source: http://news.com.com/Samsung minitablet debuts in U.S./2100-1044_3-6066978.html?tag=nl SAN FRANCISCO--Samsung brought its Origami tablet to the United States on Monday, announcing that the device would go on sale at ...

So I have had my JAMin for a couple of months now, and guess what, I do love it, except for the problem I found over the weekend.  Like my old c500, it looks like my JAMin is stuck in “headset” mode, which is a royal pain in the ***.  I tried the good old, put the the headset in a pull it out quick trick and that seemed to ...

How damm cool is this! Source: http://www.thebeerbelly.com/ The Beerbelly brings Freedom to the Beverage! Now you can drink WHAT you want, WHEN you want, WHERE you want, with no hassles and for less money! What more could you ask for—now you can drink your favorite beverage at the movies, the ballgame, on the plane, you ...

Kewl! Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4906188.stm A light source that could put the traditional light bulb in the shade has been invented by US scientists. The organic light-emitting diode (OLED) emits a brilliant white light when attached to an electricity supply. The material, described in the journal Nature, can be ...

So a customer of mine upgraded a Blackberry Enterprise Server from version 3.6 to 4.0 and noticed that it was going mad.  It was thrashing the SQL backend and the calhelper was not a happy bunny and was spitting out these: Event Type: Information Event Source: Application Popup Event Category: None Event ID: 26 Description: Application ...

How cool is this.  I wonder if it will fit into a normal 3.5'' IDE form factor? Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4857306.stm A US firm says it has set a commercial data storage record by achieving 515 gigabits (Gb) per square inch. InPhase Technologies says it reached the level using a holographic drive, which has a ...

Okay so you download the 56mb file, then unpack the zip and you get a slightly large exe.  When you run the exe and the you get the first screen. The readme.doc is quite a good a read and shows you all the steps you need to do!  Now make sure your battery is >50% charged or you will get this! So I waited for a bit for my ...

So since my last blog i-Mate have updated the website. Time for an upgrade! http://www.clubimate.com/t-DEVICE_JAMIN_UPD.aspx Latest Release details: The main improvements from the original Operating System, are: Microsoft™ Messaging and Security Feature Pack (MSFP): Addition of the MSFP allowing Direct Push email, remote device wiping, ...

Oh oh oh it looks like the upgrade is ready.  I found it up on the ftp site (ftp://ftp.clubimate.com/) 03/23/2006 11:12AM     57,357,225 JAMin_WWE_2130923_21309112_020720_ship.zip nothing up on the website yet!   

How excellent is this!  I wonder if it runs any better? Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4816520.stm Hackers have managed to get Microsoft's Windows XP operating system running on an Apple Mac computer. The success ends a competition started to see if the feat was even possible when Apple unveiled computers that used ...

This is quite cool!, the future in your car! Check out this video clip  of Windows Mobile for Automotive on CNet .

Oops Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4801266.stm Two US mobile operators have stopped selling Motorola's popular Razr phone after a batch of the handsets was found to be faulty. The bug in the phones cuts off callers or makes the device shut down when the flip of the slimline handset is opened. Cingular and T-Mobile ...

Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4794920.stm Soon you could be running your laptop computer all day without a recharge as commercial versions of fuel cells go on sale. At the Cebit technology fair in Hanover, Taiwanese hi-tech firm Antig said its fuel cells should be on the shelves of computer shops by early 2007. The first ...

Cool or uncool .. u decide! .. I think it's quite cool Source: http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS3647920562.html A PDA-like Windows Mobile phone has been successfully coaxed into running Linux. The ''Universal,'' created by Taiwanese ODM HTC and re-sold under various brands, has successfully booted several Linux OSes, after a flurry of ...

Source: http://www.rim.com/news/press/2006/pr-10_03_2006-01.shtml10th March 2006 Waterloo, ON - Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced the immediate availability of BlackBerry Enterprise Server™ v4.1 and BlackBerry Enterprise Server – Small Business Edition v4.1 for Microsoft® Exchange and IBM ...

Humm could be an interesting integration to watch out for Source: http://www.rim.com/news/press/2006/pr-10_03_2006-02.shtml March 10, 2006 San Jose, CA and Waterloo, ON - Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced it has acquired Ascendent Systems, a leading provider of solutions that simplify voice mobility ...

Oh, oh a channel 9 video Source: http://channel9.msdn.com/169962 Otto Berkes is the architect (now general manager) behind the Ultra-Mobile PC team, code-named Origami. We have a conversation about Origami and the vision behind it.  

Dear Santa, I know it’s only March, but I have been a really good boy and I would really really like to add this to my Christmas list Lots of Love Paul Source: http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2006/mar06/03-09Mobile.mspx HANNOVER, Germany, March 9, 2006 – Microsoft today unveiled details for Ultra-Mobile ...

Source: http://www.rim.com/news/press/2006/pr-03_03_2006-01.shtml 3rd March 2006: Waterloo, ON - Research In Motion Limited (RIM) (NASDAQ:RIMM; TSX: RIM) and NTP, Inc. (NTP) today announced that they have signed a definitive licensing and settlement agreement. All terms of the agreement have been finalized and the litigation against RIM has been ...

What the bloody hell is it? … Another Teaser up on the web, with the next one due on the 9th March 2006 http://www.origamiproject.com/2/

Joe pointed this out to me .. sounds interesting! Looks like more info on the 2nd March 2006! I will keep you updated Source: http://www.origamiproject.com A bit more info here: http://www.windowsfordevices.com/news/NS3892903455.html Microsoft's mysterious Origami project appears to be a handheld multi-function wireless tablet, somewhat ...

Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/nolpda/ukfs_news/hi/newsid_4746000/4746124.stmThe maker of the Blackberry device has won a stay of execution after a US judge opted not to impose an immediate injunction closing its service. Research In Motion (RIM) is embroiled in a legal dispute with technology firm NTP, which says the Blackberry has infringed its ...

Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4746124.stm The maker of the Blackberry device is awaiting a court decision that could force it to shut down its mobile e-mail service in the US. Research In Motion (RIM) is embroiled in a legal dispute with technology firm NTP, which says the Blackberry has infringed its patents. The decision is ...

I recently changed jobs, well I moved teams at work, and now I actually manage to get out in the big bad world and see customers.  I have been tied to a desk and phone for the last 5 years and now I get to travel to Liverpool Street and Canary Wharf. Anyway something I love doing is watching things are going on around me.  I ...