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Complete
listing of all news stories posted on Dave's PDA Place in the month of
December 2003. Some stories linked to could have been removed or changed
since their original posting.
Happy
Holidays
Friday 12.26.03 at
11:42 AM PST
I hope everyone is
having a good holiday season...and
that some of you visiting have new
PDA's! Feel free to email me
questions at dave@davespda.com or
comments on what I can provide to
help you through the site. Many
updates are on the way, and some new
device reviews incase you have extra
cash to spend.
Future
of Pocket PC
Tuesday 12.23.03
at 11:34 AM PST
Fellow MVP Chris De
Herrera has an interesting read over
at his website about the future of
Pocket PC. "So you want to know
about the future of the Pocket PC?
Well there have been some recent
hints that things are changing in
Microsoft�s Mobile Devices
Division�s ideas about what a Pocket
PC is."
Complete Article
Secure
Digital is Number One
Tuesday 12.23.03
at 11:33 AM PST
According to the
latest sales data, SD is now the top
flash memory type in the US. Compact
Flash held the title until now, but
SD has been integrated into a larger
variety of devices and price cuts
since its introduction have promoted
sales. Hanging on in third place is
Sony's Memory Stick.
Complete Story
SITE:
What do you want to know?
Wednesday 12.17.03
at 10:00 AM PST
Hopefully in the next
couple weeks I will have some major
time to devote to the site, and I
want to know what YOU want to know
more about in the PDA world. Send me
a quick email and let me know how I
can help you through the site. I
have a number of reviews of devices
coming up soon, will be doing some
major hardware updates, but when it
comes to articles and other
information, let me know what you
need/want to know about.
dave@davespda.com
Sony
Issues TJ35 Recall
Tuesday 12.16.03
at 7:11 AM PST
Sony has issued a
recall for its TJ35 CLIE PDA due to
a backlight issue. Users of a TJ35
should visit the webpage linked
below and enter their serial number
to see if their device falls in the
affected range. Affected devices
will be fixed/replaced at no cost.
Sony TJ35 Recall
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Motorola SmartPhones
Monday 12.15.03 at
11:33 PM PST
 So
far this week is all about Motorola.
DigitTimes is reporting that Compal
will manufacture two new devices for
Motorola, the MPx100 and MPx300.
Other than that, the article says
nothing more except to confirm again
the MPx220.
Complete Story
Ready
for Another iPAQ?
Monday 12.15.03 at
11:25 AM PST
 HP
could be set to release not only a
new series, but yet another design
of the iPAQ. The iPAQ 6000 is
already listed on Tek n Toys
website. While not price is
available, specifications are. The
device is powered by 64MB of RAM and
a 64MB ROM, includes SDIO,
Bluetooth, WiFi (802.11b) and GSM/GPRS
Wireless. If that isn't enough, the
device also has a VGA camera. No
price is listed though for those
features, expect it to be high.
Rumored release date is not until
March of 2004.
Complete Listing @ Tek N Toys
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Motorola MPx220 Info
Monday 12.15.03 at
11:20 AM PST
It
looks like the Motorola MPx200 could
be making its way to T-Mobile. Based
on documents on the T-Mobile Germany
website, the device is listed as a
possible new product. Also listed is
the MPx220 (see rumors below), the
expected successor to the MPx200.
Rumor has it that the MPx220 would
be available in the first half of
2004.
Complete Document |
MPx220 Info (from document)
TV for
your Pocket PC
Monday 12.15.03 at
11:09 AM PST
 The
question I probably get asked most
is "can I watch TV on my Pocket PC"
and until now my answer has been no.
EOps Technology has introduced the
TV CF Card, a GPS sized unit that
works with Pocket PC devices.
Powered by four AAA batteries, the
unit not only receives UHF and VHF
broadcasts, but has an AV-IN jack
(can we say XBox). No pricing or
availability information, but I am
working on getting that.
EOps TV CF Card
82 Mile
WiFi Around the Corner
Wednesday 12.10.03
at 2:30 PM PST
No, it really is not
just around the corner, unless you
are in Utah (and if you are close to
this access point, you are probably
teaming with radiation right now).
Students at Weber State University
accomplished an 82 mile 802.11b WiFi
link. Check out the link below.
Story @ Slashdot
Windows
Mobile Start Service
Tuesday 12.09.03
at 1:44 PM PST
AT&T along with
Microsoft has launched Windows
Mobile Start Service for customers
using the Motorola MPx200 Smartphone
on the AT&T network. The service
allows users to easily configure
their MPx200 via a web interface to
setup e-mail accounts,
mobile-optimized websites (like this
one), free ring tones, home screens,
and install applications. The
service then automatically sends
changes to the users phone over the
AT&T network.
Windows Mobile Start Service
Palm
m500 Lawsuit Could Be Over
Tuesday 12.09.03
at 1:35 PM PST
Remember back last
year when the Palm m500/m505's hit
the market and users began
complaining of HotSync problems? The
problem turned out to be static
electricity and a class-action
lawsuit was filed against what is
now palmOne. A settlement may have
been reached, though palmOne still
continues to replace cradles and
handhelds as necessary.
Complete Story @ Brighthand
MPx220
Smartphone from Motorola
Tuesday 12.09.03
at 1:30 PM PST
You might have just
picked up the Motorola MPx200
Smartphone from ATT, but now it is
rumored that in February the MPx220
will be released. The new phone is
expected to have Windows Mobile
Smartphone 2003, bluetooth, and a
built-in digital camera. I sure hope
that T-Mobile gets these too, or
else maybe I will need to switch my
service to ATT.
Complete Story @ Gizmodo
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