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Clash

Sat, 02 Sep 2006 15:50:59 -0400

Treo 700w vs. Cingular 8125

Palm Treo 700w Mini Review

Sun, 12 Feb 2006 17:44:49 -0500

Well, after two months with the new Treo 700w, I feel qualified to provide an informed and realistic review of the device.

xman has moved to the dark side

Sat, 28 Jan 2006 16:17:49 -0500

Yes, there has been a serious disturbance in the force. I have been unquestionably drawn over to the Dark Side.

This post is via my spanking new EVDO enabled Palm Treo 700W just moments after stepping out of my local Verizon Wireless store! I debated between the Treo 700W and the XV6700 but decided to throw caution to the wind and take a walk on the wild side.

Calling all Authors (or aspiring Authors)!

Sat, 12 Nov 2005 18:37:28 -0500

If you are a registered user of eXtremePPC and would like your own Blogging account all you have to do is ask! click here to register now or click 'read more' to find out how ...

Windows Mobile Smartphone vs Phone Edition

Sat, 12 Nov 2005 17:58:28 -0500

A friend of mine recently asked me for advice on choosing between a Windows Mobile Smartphone vs. Phone Edition device.

Hmmm... Maybe GPRS/EDGE might not be too bad after all!

Sun, 06 Nov 2005 02:50:42 -0500

Thanks to gps on Howardforums, here are the specs and a few pics of the upcoming Cingular 8100 (no camera) / 8125 (camera) Windows Mobile Phone Edition device:

Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC Phone Edition

128MB SDRAM / 64MB Flash ROM

GSM / GPRS / EDGE Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 MHz

Class 10 Multi-slot

Bluetooth / WiFi / Infrared / Mini-USB / Mini-SD

Built-in Microphone and 3D Surround Speakers w/ External Stereo Audio Jack

I'll pass on the Sprint PPC-6700

Sun, 06 Nov 2005 01:38:51 -0500

Well, I came eXtremely close to ordering a PPC-6700 from Sprint, but decided to call around to see if any local Sprint stores had live units that I could inspect prior to making the plunge.

The hunch paid off and I found a Sprint PCS store at Park and Preston in Plano that had a demo unit that I could play with. After 10 minutes with a live PPC-6700 the verdict is ... Drum roll .... I will wait.

Easy fix for notorious "Page cannot be Displayed" error in IE6

Sun, 06 Nov 2005 01:14:46 -0500

This is off the theme of eXtremePPC but I'm sure that many Pocket PC users are pulling their hairs out trying to address this problem.

So, in eXtremePPC style, forget the convoluted solutions offered by Microsoft and others, and get eXtreme! Here is an eXtremely Simple solution:

Sprint PPC-6700 Rocks -- According to PC Magazine!

Sun, 23 Oct 2005 01:45:21 -0400

Here she is:

Here's a direct quote from the PC Magazine review:

The best Windows Mobile PDA/phone we've seen so far, the Sprint PPC-6700 combines high-speed networking and an excellent keyboard in a form that will actually fit into your pocket.

Sprint PPC-6700 cell phone/PDA review by PC Magazine

Check out this unique new website: TenHOTQuestions.Com!

Sat, 22 Oct 2005 17:31:29 -0400

Cool new website! From the website's Mission Statement:

"Our mission is to discover and catalog the answer to every burning question ever asked anywhere - one question at a time. You can participate in this history-making event by registering and posting your questions and answers in the Ten HOT Questions forums. Top questions will be promoted to the home page dynamically for all to see and will make their way up the chain from the Today's Ten HOT Questions list to the All time list. So welcome aboard, get those questions off of your chest, and do your part in answering the great questions of our time - yours and mine!"

Ten HOT Questions | Riddle me this!

Windows Mobile 5.0 on iMate PDA2K!!!

Sat, 24 Sep 2005 16:39:02 -0400

Yes!!! The wizards on xda-developers.com have done it again. For those of you who do not know, mamaich and company have successfully hacked up a WM5 software load for the HTC Blue Angel class of pocketpc phones.

Click "read more" for details and step-by-step instructions.

The upgrade process is non-trivial and not without risk, but definitely worth it in my opinion.

After reviewing the experience of those who took the leap (including many who decided to revert back to WM2003 SE), I decided to give it a shot this morning. Well, after several hours of use and tweaking, this puppy is staying on my machine beta or not!!!

Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500

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New Samsung 3GB Windows Mobile Smartphone

Fri, 11 Mar 2005 11:39:46 -0500

New SGH-i300 features 3GB Hard Disk Drive

According to an article published on GeekZone (see link at the end of the post), Samsung introduced a new Windows Mobile Smartphone with a 3GB hard disk! The SGH-i300 was announced this week at CeBIT in Germany.

Specs:

Physical dimensions of 113 x 48 x 20 mm, weighing 130 g

3GB hard disk drive which allows the phone to function as a removable hard disk drive

Absolute, must-have eXtreme software!

Wed, 02 Mar 2005 11:11:01 -0500

ShopEdge is another great example of an eXtreme application. This app allows you to check prices and do your online shopping at Amazon, plus find local restaurants and movie times --all from your internet-enabled Pocket PC!

Best of all it's FREE!

This app has definitely found it's way into the eXtremePPC Book of eXtremes!

Overview and features from the software publisher: