devices

Well my fellow bloggers, Im giving up my Sprint PPC6601. I've had just about enough of the dreaded "screech of death". Im not sure how many of you have this phone or one of the variations, but during a call every so often the earpiece would emit a very loud screeching noise. It would not go away until you end the call or reset the phone. All is not lost though. Im giving it up for a PPC6600 (camera version) I became aware that the reason Sprint delayed the launch of the camera version was so that they could work out some of the issues that the 6601 had at launch. And it just so happens that 6600 has a higher firmware revision than the 6601. It also happens that there is no known fix for this "screech of death". Well to make a long story longer, I spoke to enough people in customer service and stated my case. Guess who has a 6600 arriving on Tuesday as a warranty replacement? ;o)

Hello. Can someone tell me what kind of battery life to expect from a PDA2K with standard battery?

T-Mobile Germany recently announced the planned release of the MDA IV, a new clamshell/tablet Pocket PC Phone edition device.

The unit will include the following features:

640x480 VGA screen

Folding QWERTY keyboard

Clamshell or Tablet keyboard/screen arrangement

520 MHz Intel XScale processor

Windows Mobile O.S.

I am loving my PDA2K, but I must admit that Windows Mobile, plus the relatively large very keyboard, VGA screen and faster processor has got the xman's attention.

TMobile's latest PDA Phone to be released Summer '05. See details here.

Well, believe it or not, my PDA2K battery performance seems to have noticeably improved since the "STB incident"!

The only explanation I can think of is that the deep discharge was followed by a very deep re-charge which seems to have resulted in the apparent lenghtening of the device's discharge cycle.

It's too soon to conclude though, as this effect might be temporary; but it does suggest that it might be beneficial to let your battery run down to next to nothing before recharging. I'll post more after some further observation.

My iMate PDA2K spontaneously "sh*t the bed" (lab rat speak for the technical equivalent of multiple organ failure)! I used it lightly yesterday (Saturday), set it down for the night outside of the cradle, and awoke this morning to a shiny brick!

After trying a soft-reset and removing/re-inserting the battery, I had a hunch that the battery had completely discahrged for some unknown reason so I placed it into the cradle -- and presto! -- after sitting in the cradle for several minutes the unit awoke -- totally bare of all my data and apps -- as if I had performed a hard reset.

Courtesy of BargainPDA.com.

Courtesy of BargainPDA.com.

Well, BargainPDA is the first off the block with a preview of the BenQ P50 live from the 2005 CES in Las Vegas. Check it out!