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New Google Maps “Favorite Places” v3.2.1
Below is a list of new features, changes, and fixed issues for Google Maps for mobile available in version 3.2.1 for Symbian Series 60 and Windows Mobile devices.
New features
Places of interest: Selectable icons and labels on the map allow you to choose prominent businesses or places of interest in order to see business info, reviews, [...]
Kinoma Play Skinned at Last!
For some of us that enjoy tweaking and skinning everything that’s on our devices and was a little board with the default Kinoma Play skins can now rejoice thanks to l3it3r of Mobility Digest and XDA Developers.
l3it3r has found the method needed to add new skins and is continuing down the path of a complete [...]
MASPware’s AutoManager v6.0 Released
MASPware AutoManager for Pocket PC provides an array of useful tasks for those who need to record vehicle usage or who just want to know their vehicles performance and at what cost. The portability and flexibility of the Pocket PC provides an excellent platform for its ease of use.
MASPware AutoManager turns the Pocket PC [...]
Qualcomm announces new 1.3GHz chipset with 30 percent power improvement
Qualcomm has announced the new Snapdragon QSD8650A chipset, which features a 1.3GHz processor, enhanced multimedia and graphics processing, and power consumption improvements. The announcement was made at the Computex show in Taipei, Taiwan.
The QSD8650A includes integrated GPS, Bluetooth 2.1, support for WiFi and multi-mode support for UMTS and CDMA 3G connectivity. The new processor can [...]
Shuffle play is a great way! Kinoma Play…
Shuffle play is a great way to surprise yourself — there’s nothing like pondering the possible meaning of hearing Lenny Kravitz ask “Are You Gonna Go My Way”, and Dwight Yoakam answer “Ain’t That Lonely Yet”.
For some customers, shuffle play in Kinoma Play is unexpectedly straight forward compared to other players they’ve used. Here’s how [...]
Microsoft Aiming To Recover Lost Ground In Mobile
Microsoft has made some stumbles in the mobile world, but a strategy shift made more than a year ago will soon pay dividends, the company’s top Windows Mobile executive said in an interview with CNET News.
Andy Lees, the executive brought over from the server unit a year ago, said that Microsoft’s efforts to make sure [...]
Microsoft expected to deliver Windows Mobile 6.5 OS to handset makers in mid-2009, say sources
Microsoft is expected to start delivering its Windows Mobile 6.5 OS (operating system) to handset makers in mid-2009 following the expected debut of the new mobile OS in the upcoming Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, according to sources at Taiwan handset makers.
Although a number of Windows Mobile 6.5-based mobile devices are expected to [...]
How to make a device cradle for a penny… Really!
Have you been wanting to purchase a cradle for your PPC but didn’t want to spend that $40 – $80 to get one? Well, dacooperider over at XDA Developers has come up with a Brilliant substitute.
This is how you can do it;
Take a large binder clip
Clamp down on a USB plug (See PIC)
Pull off the [...]
Watch inauguration coverage with Kinoma
Preparations for tomorrow’s inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States of America have been underway for months. It all comes together today and tomorrow.
This is a historic inauguration for obvious reasons. From a technological perspective, there’s another first — it’s the first time you can watch and listen to Presidential [...]
Spb Weather 2.0 Weather On the Go!
Wednesday, January 14th, — Spb Software released Spb Weather 2.0, a major update of awards winning mobile Weather application.
Spb Weather is the most powerful Windows Mobile weather forecast program. It combines the detailed everyday forecasts for 10,000 cities worldwide from several weather sources with the beauty and friendliness of up-to-date satellite images on a [...]
