DynaClock is Dmitry' latest piece of software. It dynamically clocks the processor of you device so that it's overclocked for things like games and underclocked for less intense things like memo. This saves battery power immensly. Give it a try.
More info can be found at http://www.1src.com/forums/showthread.php?t=114728&page=1&pp=15
And you can download it for yourself at http://www.palmpowerups.com/file/DynaClock.zip
Dmitry's latest creation: DynaClock
Review: NoviiRemote Deluxe
Installation was a bit more complicated than it should be. They recommend you install the main application, 2 skin files, the IR database, and the profile files, however if you handheld is strapped for memory, you can just install the main application and 2 skin files to the ram and install the IR database to the PALM/Launcher folder on your exansion card. I had a TX, and had plenty of memory available, so I decided to do a full installation (which insidentally took up 2.1MB)
Once everything's set up and configured to your liking, it's simple matter of pressing the buttons. It takes slightly longer to transmit the signal to my TV than the standard remote, but that's something I can live with, especially considering it replaces all 4 of my existing remotes.
While the setup can take a while, the resulting virtual remote is well worth it and overall amazing. NoviiRemote Deluxe easily defeats the competition and makes the most out of the infrared port that has become a lost feature to so many in the PalmOS community.
Funtionality: 9/10
Interface: 9/10
Usability: 7/10
eWeeks Top 25 In 25 Years Places Palm Pilot 15th
eWEEK Labs picks the Palm Pilot as number 15 out of the Top 25 Products of the Last 25 Years
From eWeek.com:
eWeek.com Article
Hard at Work or Hardly Working?
Well, to be perfectly honest, with a Tungsten T3, you can never know.
Although this Palm PDA is almost four years old, it still holds up as a very powerful productivity booster and a great entertainment device. Who says you need the newest and bestest devices out there? In the eyes of this university student, a T3 still cuts it. Read on to see how I've used the T3 in my day-to-day life!
Basic Organizer
Simple is beautiful. The built-in organizer functions are more than enough for a busy student, with your basic scribble board (Note Pad), basic text dump (Memos), to-dos (Tasks), address book (Contacts), and by far the most important, the almighty Calendar. And guess what? Aside from minor differences, the T3 has the same revised PIMs that you'll find in the newer Palms.
Colour-coding has helped me more than once when trying to find who I'm supposed to be meeting, where I'm supposed to be, and random notes associated with those events in my Calendar. While I was in Hong Kong for a trip I got to use a Bluetooth phone which let me dial contacts directly from my T3. Listing what you have to do (and watching the list grow and never shrink) is essential for any student, and random guitar tabs, song lyrics, and small notes are thrown into Memos. Note Pad is so versatile, as not only can you draw really bad graphs from class in there, you can also play tic-tac-toe with your younger siblings...and lose.
But we all knew about the PIM functions already, eh?
Pretending to Work
Another beautiful thing about the T3 is that it's discontinued. Wait, isn't that a bad thing? Not really, especially when you can pick up compatible accessories for really, really, REALLY low prices. Crucial for every starving student.
Take my Palm Ultra-Thin Keyboard. I got mine new for $14.95. That's in Canadian dollars, and that's a lot lower than a new Palm Universal Keyboard, which usually retails close to the C$100 mark. Yeah, I got one of those too, but used and even then at $30!
The Ultra-Thin is pretty slick. Amazingly light and compact, plus it has a very spiffy opening sequence. Only downside is that it uses the T3's battery and doesn't allow you to charge it while using it. Oh well. At least it looks sweet. Combined with Documents-To-Go, this PDA is one mean note-taking machine!
Multi-Multi-Media
The T3 is powered by a PXA255 400 Mhz processor, and with the relatively economic Palm OS, that translates to lots and LOTS of power. I overclocked mine with warpSpeed (and with that, also eliminating the damn annoying screen whine) to 472 or so Mhz, and I watch videos, play Nintendo and Super Nintendo games, and listen to lots of music.
Oh yeah, did I mention the screen is actually larger than an iPod Video's?
Connected...for About an Hour
Let's talk connectivity. The T3 has Bluetooth and optional WiFi. Problem is, the folks at Palm sacrificed battery life for a very very slim handheld. Solution? Get a battery adapter and some batteries, then you can go for ever on the thing!
I have free wireless all over my university campus, so it makes it easy for me to check email every once in a while. Plucker is a great offline reader too, and it keeps me connected with news and RSS feeds that I sync from my laptop.
Outclassed and Outgunned, but Still Good Enough
I think most students will find the T3 more than enough in terms of an all-in-one device. It's sleek, has that slider that I absolutely love (makes it easy to hide the PDA when wearing a suit!), and is one of the few PDAs with a speaker at the front. Go figure why not many others do. There are also countless undocumented ways to upgrade the T3's built-in software, so that you can be on par with the latest Palms as well. It's stable, versatile, and best of all, cheap. US$150 can fetch you a decent machine, and I tell you, it's worth every penny of that!
That being said, some people will find that they may need an even more "all-in-one" device. Take me for example. My beloved T3 is being passed down to my brother, and my new Treo 650 just arrived last week. How does it stack up against the T3? What's with the antenna? Why can Jack Bauer kill terrorists with his and I can't?
Stay tuned for more on the Treo!
Although this Palm PDA is almost four years old, it still holds up as a very powerful productivity booster and a great entertainment device. Who says you need the newest and bestest devices out there? In the eyes of this university student, a T3 still cuts it. Read on to see how I've used the T3 in my day-to-day life!
Basic Organizer
Simple is beautiful. The built-in organizer functions are more than enough for a busy student, with your basic scribble board (Note Pad), basic text dump (Memos), to-dos (Tasks), address book (Contacts), and by far the most important, the almighty Calendar. And guess what? Aside from minor differences, the T3 has the same revised PIMs that you'll find in the newer Palms.
Colour-coding has helped me more than once when trying to find who I'm supposed to be meeting, where I'm supposed to be, and random notes associated with those events in my Calendar. While I was in Hong Kong for a trip I got to use a Bluetooth phone which let me dial contacts directly from my T3. Listing what you have to do (and watching the list grow and never shrink) is essential for any student, and random guitar tabs, song lyrics, and small notes are thrown into Memos. Note Pad is so versatile, as not only can you draw really bad graphs from class in there, you can also play tic-tac-toe with your younger siblings...and lose.
But we all knew about the PIM functions already, eh?
Pretending to Work
Another beautiful thing about the T3 is that it's discontinued. Wait, isn't that a bad thing? Not really, especially when you can pick up compatible accessories for really, really, REALLY low prices. Crucial for every starving student.
Take my Palm Ultra-Thin Keyboard. I got mine new for $14.95. That's in Canadian dollars, and that's a lot lower than a new Palm Universal Keyboard, which usually retails close to the C$100 mark. Yeah, I got one of those too, but used and even then at $30!
The Ultra-Thin is pretty slick. Amazingly light and compact, plus it has a very spiffy opening sequence. Only downside is that it uses the T3's battery and doesn't allow you to charge it while using it. Oh well. At least it looks sweet. Combined with Documents-To-Go, this PDA is one mean note-taking machine!
Multi-Multi-Media
The T3 is powered by a PXA255 400 Mhz processor, and with the relatively economic Palm OS, that translates to lots and LOTS of power. I overclocked mine with warpSpeed (and with that, also eliminating the damn annoying screen whine) to 472 or so Mhz, and I watch videos, play Nintendo and Super Nintendo games, and listen to lots of music.
Oh yeah, did I mention the screen is actually larger than an iPod Video's?
Connected...for About an Hour
Let's talk connectivity. The T3 has Bluetooth and optional WiFi. Problem is, the folks at Palm sacrificed battery life for a very very slim handheld. Solution? Get a battery adapter and some batteries, then you can go for ever on the thing!
I have free wireless all over my university campus, so it makes it easy for me to check email every once in a while. Plucker is a great offline reader too, and it keeps me connected with news and RSS feeds that I sync from my laptop.
Outclassed and Outgunned, but Still Good Enough
I think most students will find the T3 more than enough in terms of an all-in-one device. It's sleek, has that slider that I absolutely love (makes it easy to hide the PDA when wearing a suit!), and is one of the few PDAs with a speaker at the front. Go figure why not many others do. There are also countless undocumented ways to upgrade the T3's built-in software, so that you can be on par with the latest Palms as well. It's stable, versatile, and best of all, cheap. US$150 can fetch you a decent machine, and I tell you, it's worth every penny of that!
That being said, some people will find that they may need an even more "all-in-one" device. Take me for example. My beloved T3 is being passed down to my brother, and my new Treo 650 just arrived last week. How does it stack up against the T3? What's with the antenna? Why can Jack Bauer kill terrorists with his and I can't?
Stay tuned for more on the Treo!
Palm's license to PalmOS expires December 2, 2006
From Palm's 10-K filling on the 28 June 2006
Termination of the Palm OS license, an adverse change in our relationship with PalmSource or Access, failure by PalmSource and Access to supply a competitive platform, retain employees or otherwise remain viable, or an unfavorable outcome in any material lawsuit involving the Palm OS, could harm our business. Additionally, we are contractually obligated to make a minimum annual payment to PalmSource for the contract year ending December 2, 2006, regardless of the volume of devices we sell containing the Palm OS.
Contemporaneously with the license agreement, we entered into a co-development agreement with PalmSource to develop a next-generation Palm OS for use in future Palm products. PalmSource did not timely meet certain of the milestones under the co-development agreement, relieving us of our obligation to make minimum royalty payments under the license agreement after calendar year 2006. We are presently in negotiations with PalmSource to expand our development and distribution rights to the current version of the Palm OS. If we are unable to successfully conclude these negotiations, it may adversely affect our ability to develop and distribute new products based on a next-generation version of the Palm OS. Regardless, we will continue to release new products based on the current version of the Palm OS.
Canuck Software Releases 4 New Programs!
Canuck Software has released 4 new programs. The first, SBG, generates beeps at whatever frequency you choose, for however long you choose. The second, PowerBtn, allows you to remap any of your four main hard buttons to act as a new power button. The third, Life As I See It, is a journaling program with password protection. Last and my personal favourite, BlackBorder, which lets LifeDrive and Palm TX users to change that 2-pixel white border into a black border.
Review: Binary Clock for Palm OS
Configuration Heaven
Text Overlay
Text Overlay - Fonts Text Overlay - Data Options Alarm Clock Hint Of The Day Menus Summary You can visit the Binary Clock for Palm OS website to learn more, or go straight to the Binary Clock Download page to get your own trial copy. NOTE: Definitions
One of the few things you cannot change about the Text Overlay is where on the screen it is displayed. While it would have added interest to be able to choose the display location, it is certainly not a serious drawback and if you want variety in your display location, just select the 'Series 60' option. I didn't find that the 'Series 60' option was very well explained anywhere I could find. The solution to this is simple: Try It! A poor substitute for actually trying it is to say that it will cycle through a wide range of colour settings and display locations on a seemingly random basis. It's definitely a fun and visually interesting option.
Currently, there is no way to have the text overlay not hide part of the time display 'dots' (in a kind of banner effect). I wouldn't be surprised if this is a limitation of the graphics capability of the Palm OS. But it is a setting I tried to achieve by selecting the same colour for the text as I had already selected for the 'dots'. It didn't work. I simply received a warning message stating that the "Text and foreground colors are similar!/n This would impede program operation ->change abandoned".
The text overlay display formats available are numerous. For example, the 'Date Format' list includes ten (10) different options: 'MM/DD/YY', 'DD/MM/YY', 'DD.MM.YY', 'DD-MM-YY', 'YY.MM.DD', 'Month DD, YYYY', 'DD Month YYYY', 'DD.Month YYYY', 'YYYY.MM.DD', and 'YYYY Month DD'. While the 'Display Format' and 'Time Format' options are not quite as extensive, in combination they provide for a set of very versatile configuration options.
There is a good side and a bad side to having so many options. The good side is that virtually everyone will be able find a combination of options that pleases them. The bad side is that you can't please everyone. I seem to be one of the latter. Despite the large array of choices available, I didn't find the exact setting I was looking for (I wanted to use the 3 character abbreviation for the month). For the ultimate in configurability, I would like to see the text settings include the ability to select each item individually. But then again, I was able to find several different combinations of settings that I liked.
An interesting (to me) quirk of the alarm interface is the alarm time display. When you tap the current alarm time, the standard Palm time set interface pops up, which allowed me to select the alarm time in 24 hour time (for example 16:30). Selecting OK on this interface takes you back to the alarm clock page, but with the time displayed in 12 hour format (in this case as 4:30 pm) despite the fact that I have my Palm set to use 24 hour time format.
Binary Clock includes a 'Hint Of The Day' popup screen that displays each time you start the application (until you uncheck the 'Show Again' option box). This is a great way to learn about many of the features unique to Binary Clock, just select "next" to work your way through all of the hints.
Currently, there is no way to change any settings in Binary Clock except through the menus. And the only way to get to the menus is to use the menu select icon from the Palm status bar. I automatically tried to tap the Text Overlay display to change its settings, or tap one of the 'dots' to change those settings, finally I tried to tap in the upper left corner to have the menu bar appear. None of those worked. I had to go outside the program to get the menu bar to appear. Does this hurt Binary Clock, I don't think so, it just wasn't the way I 'intuitively' thought I would be able to make changes. It's certainly no different than many other programs as well.
Binary Clock is a unique application that not only serves a useful purpose as a clock (with alarms), but it is also a great conversation starter. I've had many curious inquires about it because it's assigned a hard button, and I have developed the habit of showing it to people when ever they ask me what time it is! It's sure to bring a grin to my face as the look of bewilderment comes over theirs while they try to decipher the display.
Funtionality: 9/10
Interface: 8/10
Usability: 9/10
Price: $7.49
Courtesy of Wikipedia, the free encyclopaedia
Binary clock
In a typical binary clock, each column represents a single decimal digit, a format known as binary-coded decimal (BCD). The bottom row in each column represents 1, with each row above representing higher powers of two, up to 8. To read each individual digit in the time, the user adds the values that each illuminated segment represents, then reads these from left to right. The first two columns represent the hour, the next two represent the minute, and the last two represent the second. Since zero digits are not illuminated, this clock is not very usable in the dark.
Sexagesimal
Base-sixty: a numeral system with sixty as the base.
Example: 11:59:59 (seconds and minutes are base 60 numbers)
Binary
Base-two: a numeral system with two as the base, represented using two symbols, typically 0 and 1
Review: ZLink
Launching a link is fast, with no noticeable delays, and getting rid of links are as simple as a button press. And when your expansion card is removed, the links disappear, and reappear once card is reinserted.
I absolutely love this application and believe it’s essential for the low-memory Palm devices out there, and still a handy program for the others. The compatibility with ZLauncher icon sets is a big plus, as is the large list of supported filetypes (although I do wish I could create links to websites). Overall ZLink is a great program that I recommend you check out.
Funtionality: 10/10
Usability: 10/10
Interface: 9/10
AMD Buying ATI for $5.4 Billion
Click on the ATI symbol to go to the ATI website where you will find their public view of this purchase in a posting entitled: "AMD & ATI: A Processing Powerhouse"
Here are a few excerpts from the PC Magazine article:
On Monday, AMD agreed to acquire graphics powerhouse ATI Technologies in a surprise $5.4 billion deal that will radically alter the landscape of the PC component industry.
ATI will become "the ATI business division," within AMD, and its chief executive and president, Dave Orton, will become an executive vice president reporting to both AMD president and chief operating officer Dirk Meyer and AMD's chief executive, Hector Ruiz. The deal, if agreed to by shareholders, will total $4.2 billion in cash and 57 million shares of AMD common stock, which the company is valuing at $18.26 per share.
[snip]
The deal will combine ATI's established core logic and graphics expertise with AMD's microprocessors. Both ATI and AMD trail Intel in their respective segments, although the graphics market can be assessed in different ways; while Intel still holds a significant lead over ATI and rival Nvidia in total graphics chips shipped, Intel's edge disappears if integrated graphics/core logic chips are factored out of the equation. What the future will hold, however, is still somewhat vague.
Hidden Treasures: The Other Calculators
Hidden Treasures: The other calculators, Pt 1, published Wed 5 Jul 2006 - By Jay Gross, backs up his opening claim that: "your Treo is here to help add up your checkbook, finish your calculations for that fluid dynamics quiz, and pinpoint the standard deviation on your weekend golf scores."
Accessing the hidden calculators:
"The basic calculator (tap the Calc icon on the Apps screen) does only the basics. With it running, push the Right button on the 5-way to bring up the advanced Math calculator. The other "hidden" calculators display in a round robin from there - keep pushing the Right button on the 5-way. You could also use Calc's pulldown menus and choose 'Math'."
"There are nine more calculators in the Treo 650 and 700p than first meet the eye, and they're almost completely undocumented. Palm's manuals leave you on your own not only to find them, but to figure out how they work. This is the first of a two-part article that explores and explains those powerful extra calculators and documents their functions so you can use them, at last.
First, the cook's tour of the calculators, then we'll visit the issues that affect them all. In the second part of the article, we'll examine each calculator in detail, in turn. I've chased down all the functions, figured out all of the features and how to use all of the extra calculators, so the second part of this article takes up where the Treo manuals leave off. Sorry about having to split this info into two parts - it was just too long to publish as one. Your scroll mouse would go on strike from exhaustion."
Hidden Treasures: The other calculators, Pt 2, published Thu 20 Jul 2006 - By Jay Gross expands on the features of the hidden calculators.
"This is part 2 on the Treos' extra calculators. It documents the first three of them. We'll spend some time with Math first, and then visit Trig and Finance. To review, get Calc running and press the Right button on the 5-way, or check out Part 1 in this series . Having all the extra calculators around isn't useful if you don't know how to use them or what they're for, so I'll take it slow and document their features, explain what their buttons do. The final episode in this series will finish off with the Logic, Statistics, and Conversion calculators."
"The Treo 650 and 700P include powerful math, trigonometry, and financial calculators, and that's just the beginning. Curious that the powerful features aren't documented in Treo manuals, but the information in this and the next part of this continuing saga should get you going."
This is a very well done series of articles which more than makes up for the 'missing' user manual from Palm. Keep up the great work Jay Gross and TreoCentral! The hidden calculators detailed here are even more advanced than the 'Advanced Mode' that was available (hidden) on many earlier Palm calculators (like the m5xx series).
Additionally, although I didn't see it mentioned anywhere, these same hidden calculators do also exist in the Palm T|X (I know, I tried it on mine)! Please let us know in this forum if they also exist on your Palm model (like the E2?, T5? or LifeDrive?)
Howdy from Vancouver!
Right now, it is SOOOOO hot here...almost feels like Hong Kong. Ugh!
Anyways, my name is AJ, and I'm the newest member of the team here at Canuck PDA. Hey, I thought, I'm a Canuck, and I have a PDA. Or two...or three...actually maybe more... But that's not important. (=
What is important is that you can look forward to some new posts of a different kind. You think Palms are for IT professionals and computer enthusiasts only? Think again. Don't know what a smartphone is? You will. (= I showed my Treo to a friend the other day and until that moment, he had no idea such a device existed.
But who is this bloke anyways? I'm also +Kardboard+ on a few of the popular Palm forums, but really, I'm just a lowly little business student in university. I have found that having a PDA on me greatly increases my productivity and greatly reduces any absent-mindedness-induced stress. Whether it was my Zire 31, T3, or my new Treo, PDAs have become an essential part of my very, very, VERY busy life.
Until next time, toodles and bye-bye from the Great White North! Or the Great Red North maybe....because it's just scorching hot right now! Yowza!
4cast Updated to Ver 1.70 (005)
This is an excellent program that I use all the time. In fact, I was very surprised at how lost I felt for the few days that the 4cast weather information was disrupted. 4cast is definitely worth your time to check out the trial version. I know you'll be hooked!Attention: Due to changes in the Yahoo weather pages format, 4cast parsing engine had to be updated. To get the new version - go to the beta page.
4cast 1.70 beta – changes history
Changes from version 1.70 (003) - 20 July 2006
- Yahoo web page new format: Turns out Yahoo had to change the code for some of the cities in their database, so I have to detect this situation and alert on it.
Changes from version 1.70 (002) - 17 July 2006
- Yahoo web page new format: Re-packaged as version 1.70 (003) – as the final package with both wireless & HotSync fixed.
Card Speed Test Utility v1.2
Size: 16 KB
Date: 17 July 2006
Type: Freeware
Requirements: • Any hardware • Any OS
Author: Audacity Audio
Home: http://www.audacityaudio.com
Description:
VFS Card Speed Testing Utility. Test VFS File Operation Speed on various memory cards. This program tests the speed in bytes per second of writing and reading files on memory cards. The "Test" button performs 3 basic tests. Writing data in 32 bit chunks, writing data in 8 KByte chunks, and reading data in 8 KByte chunks. All Files are written to the /VFSTiming/ folder on the card. The "Delete" Button will delete all the files in the /VFSTiming/ folder.
4cast parsing engine updated
Attention: Due to changes in the Yahoo weather pages format, 4cast parsing engine had to be updated. To get the new version - go to the beta page.
4cast 1.70 beta – changes history
Changes from version 1.70 (002)
- Yahoo web page new format: Re-packaged as version 1.70 (003) – as the final package with both wireless & HotSync fixed.
Despite a small gap in weather availability, and a few days of beta testing the 'fix', I still feel this is the best palm weather application and I strongly urge you to read our review and then check out the trial version. After just a few days of use, I'm convinced you'll be hooked -- I sure was!
HP Announces Tiny Wireless Memory Chip
Hewlett-Packard researchers have developed a memory chip with wireless networking capabilities that is roughly the same size as a grain of rice, the company said Monday.
Prototypes of the Memory Spot chip developed by HP Labs contain 256 kilobits to 4 megabits of memory and can transfer data wirelessly at speeds up to 10Mbps. There are eight bits in a byte. This amount of storage allows the chips to hold a short video clip, digital pictures or "dozens of pages" of text, HP said, adding that the chips do not require a battery.
Memory Spot chips get their power using a technique called inductive coupling, which allows power to be transferred from one component to another through a shared electromagnetic field. In the case of Memory Spot, this power is supplied by the device that is used to read and write data on the chip.
Data stored on Memory Spot chips could be accessed using a variety of devices, such as specially equipped cell phones or PDAs, making them suitable for a range of applications, such as adhesive attachments applied to a paper document or printed photograph, HP said.
No More LifeDrive in the EU
From Brighthand:
What wasn't announced was that this also applies to the LifeDrive Mobile Manager.
Like the Treo 650, this handheld does not conform to the European Union's new Reduction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) rules, therefore Palm stopped shipping it to Europe as of July 1.
According to a company spokesperson, it is still perfectly legal to buy a LifeDrive anywhere in the E.U., but Palm can no longer bring new models in.
Palm could have continued to ship either of these models to Europe if it had made component changes to them, but it elected to not do so.
NS BASIC Announces Programming Contest!
NS BASIC Corporation is pleased to announce our 7th Programming Contest. We're expecting some cool entries which take advantage of the new capabilities of devices and NS Basic. In the past contests we have seen great improvement of entries in quality, performance and sophistication: we expect to see more this time.
Top prize is a Samsung Q1 UMPC!
We have three categories: Windows CE, Palm OS and Desktop. All registered NS Basic users are welcome to participate in the contest. Prizes are $100 USD in each category, plus a special prize in the NS Basic/Desktop category.
You may enter more than one program. Judging will be by NS Basic's experts. All judging is arbitrary and final. We will be looking for quality, performance, ease of use, sophistication and overall coolness. Apps can be whatever you use NS Basic for: Enterprise, business, commercial, education, games or even something whimsical. All programs must be written using NS Basic/CE, NS Basic/Desktop or NS Basic/Palm. Entries may be commercial, shareware or freeware. Please indicate with your entry whether we can share your program or screenshots with the public. Send your questions and entries to contest@nsbasic.com.
The deadline for entries is September 01 at 12:00 midnight EST.
NS BASIC Corporation, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, has been a leading creator of development tools for handheld devices since 1993. More than 15,000 developers in over 60 countries have licensed NS BASIC's tools for Palm OS, Windows CE, XP and 2000, and Newton.
Their Summer Sale is on now: you can learn how to save $50 in this article.
TinySheet v5.0
From Palm247:
DragonEdit for palm available for testing
From PalmAddicts:
What is DragonEdit?
DragonEdit is a text editor and an HTML editor in one. Palm OS had not seen an editor this powerful, for web site editing OR just for plain old text.Some key text-editing features: Unlimited file size support, plain text or DOC files stored in RAM or on a memory card, advanced find/replace, open multiple documents at a time, FTP support
- or so it says on 1src anyway. If you fancy giving this app a shot then you can test it out by following this link
Palm, Vodafone and Microsoft Collaborate on Next-Generation Treo Smartphone for Europe
From Palm Inc.:
The Palm Treo smartphone that will result from this collaboration will represent an industry first by operating on Vodafone's 3G/UMTS network and delivering the hallmark Palm experience on top of the Microsoft Windows Mobile operating system. The new Treo smartphone will be available first to Vodafone customers in multiple European countries, including the UK, Germany, Spain, Italy and Netherlands, before the end of the calendar year.
"Partnering with Vodafone, a world-class mobile operator, is a significant step to accelerate our geographic expansion and serve more European customers," said John Hartnett, Palm senior vice president of worldwide sales and customer relations. "This collaboration will provide a powerful tool for enterprise customers that delivers on the Palm promise of ease of use and lets mobile professionals be fully productive away from the office. [Read More]Watchmaker ver1.5 Released
Watchmaker is a clock with alarm, time setting and clock correction.
Update Description:
06-Jul-06 v1.5:
- New gadgets for the panel: Battery indicator and display next alarm to fire.
- Crescendo alarm: Gradually increase the sound volume for your wake up call.
- Three new skins: In "Day & Night" the hour hand makes one revolution in 24 hours;
- with cities around the world.
- New option: Keep handheld on, while charging.
- Clock face setting and number block setting can now be mixed.
Watchmaker features:
- Analog clocks in high resolution. New: Multi-color digital clock.
- Skin with big clockface and wristwatch design.
- Digital skin with 3D-effect for time and date.
- Digital skin with font style.
- Intuitive user-interface: Time and alarm setting by touch-screen clockface.
- Comet-Alarm: With a single tap on the clock-face, set an alarm within the next hour. New: Easy cancellation.
- Daily and weekly alarm.
- Sound support for libraries, repeat function and reminder screen on demand. New: Volume can be set independently, or follows system preferences.
- Dynamic time setting with second adjustment.
- Clock speed correction for a more accurate time.
- AM/PM and 24h formats.
- Layout and colors of the skins can be customized.
- Skin-editor with tabs for layout and colors.
- The panel shows day and month in the language of your Palm OS.
- Application languages: English, French and German.
- Anti flicker option, to avoid screen-flickering.
- With a hardware button toggle between Watchmaker and the original Palm application. Take glance at clock with auto-off.
- Needs Palm OS 5.0 or up, and high density display 320x320 or up.
WhineHack 1.0 Released
From Hack&Dev:
I don't know if some of you noticed it, but Alex released a nice hack to make your LD/TX stop whining ... my TX is a lot happier now!
go and grab it on sourceforge
Note (from Alex). Try only on Xscale-based Palms (T3 and later). If you use it on an OMAP or Sony device you'll probably get stuck in a reset loop of some sort.
Palm VersaMail 3.5
From Palm247: Display options allow you to see messages in one or two lines to either view more messages or more detail. Select font size, read/unread colors, sorting options, and fields to display. It can be a snap to download attachments up to 5MB4 in size. Send and receive ring tones, photos, and music5. View, edit and send Microsoft Word and Excel compatible documents and view and send PowerPoint compatible files using DataViz Documents To Go (sold separately). View and send vCard, vCal/iCal, and text files. Save attachments to an expansion card, and attach files already stored on an expansion card to outgoing messages.
I'll be sticking with Snappermail ;-)
WebSurfers Beware: Surveillance Ahead
From Canada.com:
Bell Sympatico has informed its customers that it intends to "monitor or investigate content or your use of your service provider's networks and to disclose any information necessary to satisfy any laws, regulations or other governmental request."
Their new customer service agreement is a clear signal the telecommunications industry expects the Conservative government to revive the surveillance law, said Michael Geist, an Internet law professor at the University of Ottawa. [read more]
Wanna help out around here?
We are once again looking for people to join our team and help out with blogging. Remember, Canuck PDA is now bilingual, so whether you're an anglophone or a francophone, you're welcome here. If you're interested in joining the Canuck PDA team, just sent an email to info.canuckpda@gmail.com
Quick and Easy NoAutoOff
However, beware! I foolishly entered a "1" instead of a "3" and accidentally switched the Palm into debug mode, causing reset loop... I had to hard reset, but things are better now thanks to Resco Backup.
YiShow Explorer Updated
From PalmAddicts:
Free Wireless At The Ballpark (Vancouver)
Baseball fans can now stay in touch with their offices while watching Vancouver Canadians home games at the venerable Nat Bailey Stadium.
The single-A team has established a wireless network at the ballpark, says spokesman Roger Kingkade. "Anyone with a laptop can now connect to our wireless network and surf the internet for free during Canadians games. We're trying to get people out of the office on sunny days like this, and say 'Hey, you know, take in a ball game. You can still get those e-mails if you need them.' "
Kingkade also says using a computer to stay in touch with the office has certain advantages over a cellphone. "It's really hard to say, 'I'm in a meeting,' and then the crack of the bat goes off in the background. That could get you fired. This way no one needs to know where you are." He says he doesn't know of any other professional baseball teams offering Wi-Fi, including the Canadians' parent club, the Oakland As.
Anniversary of "Standard Time"
CBC Archives has an "On This Day" article and video clip entitled: "Sir Sanford Fleming delivers 'the world on time' " marking the anniversary (1879 July 3) of the Canadian 'invention' of 'Standard Time':
When Sir Sanford Fleming immigrated to Canada from Scotland, the boat trip took four weeks, and time change wasn't much of an issue. But when Fleming linked Canada by train as chief engineer of three different railroads, time became a serious problem. North America was a jumble of dozens of time zones, with different ones even for neighbouring cities. Having helped create the problem, Fleming came up with a solution.
Fleming's cure for time zone insanity was Standard Time, a neat division of the world into 24 fixed time zones. In this clip, author Allan Gould says Sir Sanford Fleming was a visionary who "looked at the globe, and saw it shrinking." He discusses Fleming's proposal for Standard Time (first proposed on this day in 1879), along with a legacy that ranges from creating the Yellowhead Pass in the Rockies to building Halifax's Memorial Tower and designing Canada's first stamp.
CorePlayerX - coming in July...
From Palm247:
Coming in July (that's now?)- "CorePlayerX is an incredibly powerful and feature rich multimedia Web Browser Plug-In. It will allow for either streaming or the progressive download and playback of any audio, video, subtitle, picture, podcast or enhanced CoreCasting file supported by CorePlayer in any of the following web browsers/platforms-
Windows, Linux, Windows Mobile, CE, Java, Symbian, Palm, BREW, Linux, Linux Mobile, OSX and MacTel.
Canada Day Special Offer!
In honour of Canada Day (July 1st), the shareware program MyCanada will be under a 100% discount for the next three days until July 3, 2006.
MyCanada, developed by Canuck Software is a comprehensive Canadian fact program. It features Canada's national anthem, highlights of various national attractions, bios of the "Greatest Canadians", fun facts about Canada, and much much more.
Get your exclusive FREE copy at http://canuck-software.ca/mycanada.html
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