Question: If Palm Brings the Heat…

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Palm is in a fight for its life. Not only is Palm not making profit but it can’t find a buyer (yet?). Palm’s CEO Jon Rubinstein thinks they can still go it alone, which they may have to do with a valuation still topping $1 billion (for some strange reason). We’ll have to see how [...]

Windows Phone 7 Outlook Hub Video Walk-Through

Since Microsoft announced Windows Phone 7 back at Mobile World Congress, there has been very little talk abut email and calendaring and how they will interact with other features like Office Mobile. A new video shows just what you can expect from the email experience and it even shows how Office Mobile will be seamlessly [...]

Dell Raps Us Over The Head With New Mobility Options

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Dell, where have you been?! Never mind that…WELCOME BACK! Some of you may, like myself, have fond memories of Dell’s participation in mobile technology back when they introduced their Axim line of PocketPC’s. I was able to snag an Axim X50v from my good geeky friend Dave Evans that I used for a very long [...]

HTC Sense on HD2 will not Allow Birthdates Prior to 1941

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Fellow MVP Jack Cook asked me to look into a problem he was seeing reported in the Windows Phone forums about the HTC HD2 birthday field. Basically, HTC’s Sense will not allow you to create a new contact or edit an existing contact’s birthday and set the year to anything before 1941. At first, I [...]

RingCentral Ultimate Small Business Starter Package Giveaway Starts Now!!

At the start of the month we told you about the RingCentral Ultimate Small Business Starter Package giveaway. MobileJaw along with 23 other sites will each be giving away 1 account with 12 months of free service from RingCentral. Out of those 24 winners, 5 will be select for the grand prize of a Ultimate [...]

Cheaper Windows Phone 7 Devices Headed to Developing Countries

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Word on the web is that Microsoft may be looking to create a different chassis or specification for developing countries. Most likely, this would result in devices with reduced screen sizes, less memory, and slower processors. As is expected, Microsoft will be looking to their hardware partners like HTC, and Samsung, to produce the low [...]

The Future of Windows Mobile for Rugged Devices

“When you’re out shopping, chances are you’ve seen store employees using devices to price merchandise or assist you in checking you out. Received a package recently? The delivery person probably scanned it with a similar device. The people responsible for tracking inventory in a warehouse are also using a device to help manage their business. [...]

Zune HD Development Takes a Dramatic Turn with OpenZDK

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Some interesting news for XNA and Zune developers – all Zune models including the HD, have been hacked allowing applications to run directly on top of the Zune firmware and with full access to everything XNA has to offer. In the past, 3rd party applications had limited access to what XNA had to offer. Not [...]

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Launching on Rogers

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Mike and I got the chance to attend the launch event for the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Android device for Rogers. It was dark, noisy…it was a launch party. I have to say, the X10 looks quite nice and fits in the hand so well. The 4 inch WVGA screen is nice and crisp and [...]

KIN – Microsoft’s New Social Focused Device

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Robbie Bach took the stage in San Francisco for Microsoft to announce a new phone and a new way of connecting with friends through social media. This new phone is the result of talking with thousands of people about how they use their phones every day, including all of their likes and dislikes. Microsoft’s Windows [...]