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Most folks know that I went solely to digital magazine subscriptions a few years back. There’s a few exceptions since some of my favorite mags aren’t yet in a digital format, but by and large I’m all digital. Since I’ve migrated from a 12.1-inch tablet screen […] Read more »

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EverNote just announced a deal with Lexar that helps keep you productive and mobile: the standard EverNote software will be pre-loaded on 1 GB and 2 GB Lexar USB flash drives. Lexar is including the productivity application with their PowerToGo software, which will allow you to […] Read more »

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We often discuss the challenges a smaller screen mobile device faces, so this Office 2007 info is welcome news. Chris Pirillo notes a CRN article telling us that the Office 2007 Ribbon is getting some tweaks. You can currently minimize or collapse the toolbar ribbon by […] Read more »

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CLICK HERE to download the file and listen directly.MoTR 59 is 33:14 minutes long and is a 30.4 MB file in MP3 format.INTRO: Based on “Time v2.1″ by Meta Sektion, additional mixing by James Kendrick.HOSTS: James Kendrick (Houston), Matthew Miller (Seattle) and Kevin C. Tofel (Philadelphia) […] Read more »

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Microsoft showed a prototype of the FonePlus yesterday, a concept phone that doubles as a full PC when connected to a display and keyboard. This device ran Windows CE, not a full-blown desktop OS, but don’t underestimate the potential power of CE here. Additionally, if you’ve […] Read more »

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I gotta wonder if you could actually use the LogiNoki mouse for Windows SideShow; the built in LCD display isn’t super powerful, but just maybe…. This interesting little rodent was mashed up by Jani ‘Japala’ Pönkkö by using a Logitech laser mouse and a Nokia 6610 […] Read more »

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Last month I grabbed a Slingbox and the Sling Player software is one of the most often used apps on my UMPC, not to mention my PCs at home on my WLAN. Sure it’s great for watching TV on any Internet connected computer or Windows Mobile […] Read more »

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The stork finally arrived at Intel and officially delivered the expected Core 2 Duo mobile processors today. The siblings named Core Duo are now suffering an identity crisis claiming the more power-efficient new arrival should have been named with an esoteric male/female symbol and called "The […] Read more »

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Earlier this week, those crazy kids down at Geekzone got the Ubuntu flavah of Linux on their Sony UX-17 handheld and today Brenda at Coffee.Geek.NZ shares the details on how to get the touchscreen working. There appears to be a little trial and error involved to […] Read more »

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On the surface, the Universal Language Real-Time Message Translator, or ULRTMT, sounds amazing in any language. It appears to be a web-based language translation service for Skype that takes advantage of the Skype4COM library available directly thorough Skype’s developer page. After installing the library (which may […] Read more »

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I used to use Topix.net for topical story aggregation but RSS steered me away from it at some point previously. It’s a great service, but I really haven’t looked at it in some time. Just last week, Topix gave me a new reason to review their […] Read more »

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The iPod Shuffle might not have much longer of a shelf live, but that won’t stop others from applying the concept of a basic MP3 player. The SC-MP001W is a prime example and actually takes an interesting twist on the shuffle: you supply the memory. This […] Read more »

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Since folks have the ridiculous desire to use wireless broadband the way they sit fit [you know who you are you wireless "heathens"! ;)], options other than the limited-unlimited Verizon EV-DO plans are always good. Morotola is providing the hardware for one of those options with […] Read more »

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We’ve heard rumors of Verizon shutting down unlimited Broadband Access accounts for some time, but now that it’s happened to ConsumerAffairs, I think we’re about to hear a whole bunch more. Without much warning, ConsumerAffairs received a letter telling them of the impending service shut-down and […] Read more »

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One of the early issues with the Samsung Q1 may be resolved. Initial experiences from several folks, including me, showed that the Display Rotation function would apparently stop working; a real shame since the Q1 is the only UMPC with support for rotation. A few days […] Read more »

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Since the DualCor cPC didn’t materialize in the first quarter as expected, there are very few shots of it in the wild. Judie over at The Gadgeteer just received her engineering sample for review and while she hasn’t had a chance to use the unit for […] Read more »

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I’ve often heard people correctly say "I don’t train my Tablet PC how I write; it trains me to write differently." From personal experience, I completely agree with that statement as over time I’ve modified my tablet input style and have the illusion of the Tablet […] Read more »

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Several retailers in the UK have made the Flybook V33i available recently; Widget UK is the latest on my radar so I revisited this small notebook based on their news. While it’s great to see the new Flybook running an Intel Pentium M at 1.1 GHz […] Read more »

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OK, maybe that’s not the word you would use the most while traveling, but you never know. Personally, I’d prefer to use a software application for Windows Mobile for language translation, but if you’re PDA-averse, this 12-language translator might be the trick. We can also recommend […] Read more »

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I was reading about the $100 laptop on MobileMagazine and, in deference to those who are wiser than me, I have a question regarding the power. To keep the costs down and the laptop light, not to mention to combat the lack of power sources in […] Read more »

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I thought I was cool in college with a scientific calculator (I wasn’t), but Saint Mary’s University really puts me to shame. The school has adopted several mobile technology methods which extend learning far beyond the classroom. SMU just signed a three-year agreement with Tegrity for […] Read more »

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It’s great to see more services and features on standard mobile phones; don’t get me wrong, I love my Smartphone, but why should I have all the fun? Google just rolled out a version of Google Maps for mobile phones and this app now includes integrated […] Read more »

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It feels like just last week we were discussing Linux on the Samsung Q1; oh, it was! This week’s "Linux in your hand" feature comes courtesy of Kiwi-land and Geekzone. Looks like the Sony UX is marketed in New Zealand as the UX-17, but it’s the […] Read more »

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DigiTimes has a great article on Lenovo and how their U.S. shipment totals have actually slipped over 20% since the first quarter. You can see a nice table summary of the top U.S. notebook vendors and how they’re fared in terms of shipments over the last […] Read more »

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Samsung has some long range plans to gain a foothold in the U.S. notebook market and key to those plans appear to be tiny footsteps with the itty-bitty Q1 UMPC. Baseline shares the details and pre-announces an expected Samsung news bit that the company has a […] Read more »

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They’re not Windows Mobile and they’re not Palm devices, but boy oh boy do these look sweet! Nokia finally got the N73 and N93 handsets out the door (even though they announced ‘em in April) and if you’re a camera addict, then these are for you. […] Read more »

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If I didn’t watch the video with my own four eyes, I wouldn’t believe that someone can input over 70 words per minute on a PDA without a keyboard! It’s true all thanks to TenGO with is free for personal, non-commercial use on a PocketPC 2003 […] Read more »

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I was really excited when I heard about the D-Link SecureSpot back at CES in January. I hate having to use precious resources like CPU cycles, RAM and drive space for all of the security that today’s Internet requires, so a hardware box that sits between […] Read more »

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Off-line after a MobileTechRoundup podcast, James and I found out that Matt owned a boat where he lives in the Northwest U.S. Jokingly, we asked about connectivity and he said the WiFi signal is great provided the boat is parked next to his house! The next […] Read more »

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What could possibly be more intrusive in your office than a Verball? These little characters plug in to your PC via USB and act as a Skype speakerphone, complete with mechanical "lip-synching" of your caller’s voice! But wait, there’s MORE! When an inbound Skype call is […] Read more »

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It’s not unheard of for me to read eBooks until the wee hours of the morning, so when I shut the lights and head up to bed, I sometimes use the backlight of whatever mobile device I’m using to light my path. Hey, McGyver has nothin’ […] Read more »

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Since both the Tour de France and British Open were over by 1pm here in the States, that left me some eye-spy time over on the FCC site where I found something interesting forthcoming from Sony. They have a rather street-looking Bluetooth stereo headset by way […] Read more »

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CLICK HERE to download the file and listen directly.MoTR 58 is 31:59 minutes long and is a 29.2 MB file in MP3 format.INTRO: Based on “Time v2.1″ by Meta Sektion, additional mixing by James Kendrick.HOSTS: James Kendrick, Matthew Miller and Kevin C. Tofel TOPICS:Was it National […] Read more »

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What’s better than a device that does one thing really, really well? The same device with added capabilities, right? That’s what a few iRex Iliad book reader owners at Mobile Read seem to think, as they just turned their standalone reader into a standalone reader and […] Read more »

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Although the speakers on the Samsung Q1 kick some serious audio booty, I’m never one to pass up a look or listen to external speakers. After seeing the USB Egg speaker from Evergreen, I might change my tune and stop looking around at speakers. Actually, this […] Read more »

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Although Intel claims they’re "on a diplomatic mission", the hack-and-slash of their CPU prices recently sent expected ripples in The Force. Clearly, AMD felt their presence as they’ve just announced their own price cuts for October, in an apparent retaliatory strike. DigiTimes apparently intercepted a transmission […] Read more »

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Hugo does it again with another great, no make that two great videos! In a two-part series, Hugo Ortega compares the TabletKiosk eo with the Samsung Q1. This is probably the most fair comparison I’ve seen yet and having both devices in the videos really does […] Read more »

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GottaBeMobile has the details on Vista upgrades for Tablet PCs and since Vista details continue to slowly ebb out, I lapped this up. Rob Bushway points out that in some cases, you can simply upgrade your current XP Tablet Edition machine to Vista, but this only […] Read more »

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This is interesting as you have to wonder who gets what piece of the mobile pie. Business Week reports that iSuppli analysts determined the cost to build a Motorola Q is $158. Verizon will subsidize the phone for new contract customers so that you only pay […] Read more »

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Sorry. I hate to be harsh and I fully respect Mr. Mossberg for his overall breadth of technology knowledge, but I really haven’t seen an article worth reading from him on mobile tech yet. It’s not his writing skills, style or general computing knowledge; it’s fair […] Read more »

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