Mon November 22 2004
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05:41 PM by Alexander Turcic in Archive | Handhelds and Smartphones
To use it, you must first install BetaPlayer 0.093g; then install the Intel 2700G plugin. Once the new player and the plugin are installed, you should have two new video options. Use 'Intel 2700G Decoder' to accelerate mpeg1 and mpeg4 decoding. With this decoder, I had a benchmark of over 200% (compared to 130% without using the plugin). What makes the plugin so great is that Axim X50v users can now lower CPU speed to save valuable battery power. [via Aximsite] |
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04:10 PM by Laurens in Archive | Handhelds and Smartphones
Still runs OS5, though. Also, it seems to be for the Asian market only. |
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02:11 PM by Alexander Turcic in Archive | Handhelds and Smartphones
AvantGo 2005 includes a redesign of the user interface, improved on-device channel management and selection (you can now search, browse, and add AvantGo channels from your device), on-device Help & Alert sections, and enhanced connected/wireless features (you can now select which channels you wish to sync). The beta software is available for Palm OS 5, Pocket PC, and Symbian OS UIQ and Symbian OS Series 60. |
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01:50 PM by Alexander Turcic in E-Book General | News
The author Sushma Naik argues that "electronic paper has a better chance of succeeding [than e-books] as it mimics the conventional medium of paper but with a significant advantage." The advantage of e-paper over paper is that it can be re-used thousands of times. Imagine this scenario: The use of electronic ink and two-way wireless communication could lead to the creation of electronic books that renew themselves with new selections when readers are finished with the current book or newspaper; indeed, newspapers might be able to update themselves with the latest news while being read. |
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12:05 PM by Alexander Turcic in Archive | Handhelds and Smartphones
The interview reveals that the next version of SnapperMail will include background comms and push capable email (similar to Blackberry's email pager). Another interesting news is that the SnapperMail team is working on a project codenamed "Triplex", a portable cross-platform mail engine that marks the expansion of SnapperMail onto other platforms (Symbian UIQ, PocketPC, MS Smartphones and a few more). [Via PalmAddicts] |
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10:30 AM by Alexander Turcic in Archive | Handhelds and Smartphones
Rest assured I will post more about my new journey into the PPC realm in a couple of days! |
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10:24 AM by Alexander Turcic in More E-Book Readers | Fictionwise eBookwise
From his MR forum comment: At first I was kind of disappointed with the low res, half VGA screen, but that quickly changed when I started to read. My reading speed went way up because of the larger screen. I could sort of scan ahead. Also even though it is lower res, I find the 1150's serif font easier to read than the default sans-serif font on my PDA. I've always maintained that the relatively small screen size of today's PDAs is one of their biggest drawbacks - at least when it comes to reading e-books. The eBookwise's huge paperback screen size outshines conventional PDA screens. The low price ($99) plus the big screen make the eBookwise an interesting alternative to PDAs if you are looking for a dedicated e-book device. |
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