Go Mobile® - #151 - April 1, 2005

  • Features: Windows Mobile 2005 preview... Device Security... Tech Trends
  • Verticals: Asset Tracking... Field Inspections... Healthcare... Public Safety
  • Products: Notebooks... Handhelds/Phones... Software... Network Gear
  • Industry: Trends & Analysis... Network News... Company News... Spring Events
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Featured Stories

 

Windows Mobile 2005 Preview

Windows Mobile 2005 early ROM leaked (PDA Geek)

Windows Mobile 2005 preview (MobileRead)

Right: alleged Windows Mobile 2005 screenshot

   

Device Security Spotlight

Stolen Berkeley laptop compromises 98,000 students (Computerworld)

Travelers tell tales of missing gadgets (USA Today)

How shall I own your mobile phone? (SecurityFocus)

Software tracks stolen phones (MobileMag)

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Tech Trends

UK lampposts may provide location-based services (ZDNet)

Toshiba, Antig demo methanol fuel cells (engadget)

Left: methanol fuel cell

Toshiba's new battery charges in one minute (PDA Street)

Japanese enable Human Area Network (The Register)

Left: HAN card

IBM previews 100 GB 'Millipede' card (ZDnet)

New metallic glass is stronger & springier than steel (engadget)

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Mobile & Wireless in Vertical Markets

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Bootfinder tracks cars

Asset Tracking: BP pioneers large-scale use of wireless sensor networks (Computerworld)

Asset Tracking: Company claims first SD card that reads & writes to RFID tags

Asset Tracking: RFID for tracking IT servers (InfoWorld)

Asset Tracking: Mobile technology helps track safety seals on shipping containers

Asset Tracking: Mobile system helps find & tow cars with unpaid taxes (engadget)

CRM: PDAs cut university helpdesk response times (Computing UK)

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Field Inspections: McDonald's to equip QA staff with handhelds globally; UK pilot a success

Field Inspections: Video interview: UNICEF CIO Andre Spatz on his technology strategy (ZDnet)

Field Service: Since going mobile, distributor sees 112% increase in new business

Healthcare: MerckMedicus now available for wireless devices

Healthcare: Doctors using handhelds, but not for medicine (eWeek)

Healhcare: Pittsburgh hospital pioneers wireless barcoding & "smart" infusion system

Healthcare: Healthcare providers struggle with Wi-Fi rollouts (IT Business Canada)

Manufacturing: Risks rise as factory networks go wireless (Network World)

Public Safety / Healthcare: U.S. government releases free PDA reference for hazmat responders

Public Safety: wireless helps homeland security, but IT gaps remain (Computerworld)

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Product News & Reviews

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Notebooks & Tablet PCs

Dell adds sub-$1000 6-lb. laptop (Cnet)

Dell 2.5-lb. Latitude X1 is actually Samsung's Q30 (engadget)

Gateway adds 17" laptop (InfoSyncWorld)

New Fujitsu Siemens notebooks set for late May ship date (TrustedReviews)

MCJ's m-Book SW321MC and SW730MP laptops (engadget)


Tosbiba detachable display

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Panasonic previews Sonoma-based Toughbook CF-73 (engadget)

Samsung X-series laptops get new Intel Sonoma technology (engadget)

Sharp intros 3D-enhanced Actius AL3D notebook (engadget)

Toshiba adds convertible tablet (engadget)

Toshiba previews detachable notebook display (PC World)

Tulip previews designer laptops (Cnet)

Left: Tulip laptops inlaid with wood

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Notebook / Tablet Reviews (Prices in US dollars)

Compaq Presario V2000 (above) & Panasonic Elite (below) each earn high marks

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Handhelds / Smartphones

Tips on picking a smartphone (engadget)

Carrier-Specific Device News

Cingular Ogo now a no-go? (engadget)

Sprint offers Treo 650 update (Palm IC)

T-Mobile provides ROM upgrade for HP iPaq h6315 (engadget)

General Device News

Overview: Dolphin 9500 rugged PDA (iStart)

FDA Windows CE 5.0 communicator targets field service use (PDA Live)

Group Sense shows Palm phones (PDA Street)

Group Sense Xplore Palm PDA phone photos (BargainPDA)

Who muzzled Motorola's iTunes phone? (Wireless Newsfactor)

Sharp announces SL-C1000 clamshell PDA (sans hard drive) in Japan (BargainPDA)

Siemens releases SP65 business phone (MobileMag)

TomTom go 700 SatNav unit boasts Bluetooth, hard drive (engadget)

Above: FDA 300; Below: Sharp SLC 1000

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Motorola RAZR V3

Device Previews (from CeBIT, CTIA Wireless, etc.)

Fujitsu Siemens Amilio M4438 preview (infoSyncWorld)

HTP MDA IV for T-Mobile preview (infoSyncWorld)

Kyocera previews new phones (MobileMag)

LG previews VX8100 (engadget)

LG demos CDMA analog phone (engadget)

Motorola adds six new phones (engadget)

Motorola PEBL V6 hands on (engadget)

Motorola CDMA RAZR V3 has 1-Mp camera (engadget)

palmOne's phone plans revealed (PC World)

palmOne Tungsten E2 due April 10 (engadget)

Nokia adds 6155, 3155, 2115i handsets (MobileMag)

LG 8100

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Below: palmOne Tungsten E2

Nokia 9300 & 9500 Communicator preview (PDA Street)

NTT DoCoMo shows P900iV with rotating QVGA display & 2Mp camera (engadget)

Samsung previews phones with file viewing & remote control

Samsung SPH-V7800 phone with 5Mp cam, TV support

Siemens previews GPS phone (eWeek)

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Device Rumors

HP prepares BlackBerry killer (IT Business)

HP iPaq hx7360 Pocket PC phone specs leaked (engadget)

Future HP iPaq may include a foldable keyboard (MobileRead)

palmOne Treo 670 pics? Likely not (engadget)

Newest palmOne handheld rumor: 4GB & WiFi? (engadget)

For just $400, rumored palmOne Tungsten T6/2005 has ridiculous specs (Geek)

CTIA Wireless Roundup

PDAs & smartphones at CTIA (BargainPDA)

Best of CTIA Wireless (Laptop)

Live from CTIA Wireless day 1 (Laptop)

CTIA briefs day 1 (Wireless Week)

CTIA briefs day 2 (Wireless Week)

Live from CTIA Wireless day 2 (Laptop)

CTIA forum attendees air wireless worries (Network World)

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Device Reviews

Above: Samsung phone with file viewing; Below: Olympus R1000 can take water

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Cellpod

Otterbox PDA protector

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London's 'Tube' will get wireless access

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Personal Software

All: Franson enables multiple applications on a single GPS receiver (PDA Live)

All: Vazu lets PC users paste text content to mobile phones

All: New Opera browser fits web pages for smartphones (Wireless Newsfactor)

All: Review: IzyMail Online (Geek)

BlackBerry: RIM signs AOL, ICQ, Yahoo IM for BlackBerry (PDA Live)

BlackBerry: Virtual Reach releases RSS news reader for Blackberry (MobileRead)

Linux: Linspire 5.0 OS boosts Wi-Fi support, including 802.11g (Wi-Fi Planet)

Linux: Review: TextMaker for Sharp Zaurus (BargainPDA)

Linux / Palm: Options for synchronizing Palm OS devices with Linux (NewsForge)

Palm: Review: EzFTP for Palm (PDA Buzz)

Palm / Windows Mobile: Review: PhatWare Calligrapher & PhatPad (MobileMag)

Windows Mobile: Microsoft launches video service for mobile devices

Windows Mobile: OnSpeed, WebCopier offer web viewing utilities for Pocket PCs

Windows Mobile: Bitstream ThunderHawk browser adds Smartphone 2.0 support (PDA Live)

Windows Mobile: BVRP updates Pocket PhoneTools to v4

Windows Mobile: How to set up Skype to make free phone calls