05:28 AM by Colin Dunstan in Miscellaneous | Lounge

PDAReviewSpot.com is an online portal to find links to the latest PDA reviews and pricings all over the web. While its database currently features around 400 PDA reviews, with all the new PDAs popping up these days, I am sure this site will grow fast in no time.

03:12 AM by Alexander Turcic in Archive | Handhelds and Smartphones

One of the nicest game developers out there, PDAMill, has a nice offer we couldn't resist sharing with you:

In celebration of having Anthelion nominated as a Finalist for the Pocket PC Awards, we're giving it away for FREE! Right now, if you purchase our new 3D title, Flux Challenge, you will receive a copy of Anthelion for FREE!

All you have to do is visit PDAMill.com, put both of the titles to your shopping cart and use the promotion code 'PDAMILL3D'. Or even easier, just click on this link: http://www.handango.com/minibrand/ba...code=PDAMILL3D

02:35 PM by Zire in Archive | Handhelds and Smartphones

There is a new instant messenger for your handheld that supports multiple chat services and yes I'm jealous that I haven't moved to wireless yet. So enjoy everyone who is wireless.

More info can be found here.

From the site
Agile Messenger is the most feature rich and versatile Instant Messenger for mobile phones on the market today. Agile Messenger is used daily by over 400,000 users and has been perfected based on feature requests and feedback from tens of thousands of users. No other mobile Instant Messenger is as mature and reliable as Agile Messenger.

Agile Messenger is available for every networked hand held device that allows 3rd party software to be installed.

Supported platforms include:

* Symbian Series 60
* Symbian UIQ
* Microsoft Smartphone
* Microsoft Pocket PC
* Palm OS 3.5+
* J2ME
* Brew
* WAP

Agile Messenger Features:

* sending and receiving instant messages
* Push to Talk
* Unicode and BIG5 support for international characters
* split screen messaging interface
* separate tabs for each conversation
* conversation history
* smiley support
* automatic download and updating of the contact list
* contact status information and presence management
* adding, removing, renaming contacts
* data usage counter
* auto update downloader and installer
* picture messaging with camera support
* "Today" plug-in (PocketPC)

Instant Messaging services supported:

* MSN®
* AOL®
* Yahoo!®
* ICQ®
* QQ®
* Wireless Village™

Download the palm version here. Other versions can be found here.

06:10 AM by Laurens in Archive | Sunrise

I just released Sunrise 0.36 This version introduces Form Logins. (I also tested this with MobileRead.)

08:38 PM by Bob Russell in Miscellaneous | Lounge

We would like to wish our friend Sammy McLoughlin a very happy birthday today! I'm pretty sure he's leaked out the information before, but I can't remember at the moment how old he is, so for now it will just have to remain a secret. [Edit: Check the PalmAddict site and you might just catch his age after all!]

For those of you that somehow have missed out on Palm Addict, Sammy is the owner and operator of the Palm Addict website. It's arguably the best and most updated PalmOS information site available. (I don't want to take away from any of the other fine PalmOS sites, but I really like Palm Addict.)

Sammy has signed up a nice gathering of Palm fanatics from across the globe to be Associate Writers. It's a badge of honor, and they do a great job of keeping the site frequently updated. Anything important in the Palm world is sure to pop up there before you know it. In addition, much of the writing comes from people like you and me who email Sammy to share a thought about Palm devices. The contests with prizes like, for example, iPods or PalmOne PDAs help to motivate lots of email contributers also.

I currently visit there several times a day, and if you want to get all the scoop on PalmOS pdas in one stop, that's a great place to keep up-to-date.

And one final thought... Most of us work on these mobile computing web sites simply because we love mobile computing and enjoy the community of shared interests. It's not about money, and it really is the best feeling to be appreciated with a kind word or comment. So if you're a fan of Palm Addicts like I am, be sure to use the email link at his website to wish him a Happy Birthday and thank him for all that he does for the Palm Community.

And, hey, while you're at it, how about a little appreciation for own Alex Turcic -- mastermind, owner and webmaster par excellance right here at MobileRead.com!

Best wishes Sammy, and keep up the great work.

08:37 AM by Colin Dunstan in Archive | Handhelds and Smartphones

Handtops.com has an in-depth review of the OQO with a lot of screenshots.

The conclusion is, unlike of what we've read elsewhere, a very positive one:

The OQO is a very pleasant device to work with and use. The screen is very bright, keyboard is very usable and the device is comfortable to hold with two hands. The speed of XP and it's GUI is good, but don't expect desktop quality performance. Keep in mind as well that with desktop quality performance comes desktop size, heat, power drain, etc etc. And I have yet to see anyone take a laptop out of their jacket pocket or bag and proceed to check email, directions, etc. The OQO team has made a beautiful product that will truly begin to change computing as we know it.

06:09 AM by Alexander Turcic in Miscellaneous | Week in Review

In case you've missed any MobileRead news from this week, here is our usual roundup:

Book Reader Software
TomeRaider 3 first beta available

Emerging Technologies
BenQ Joybee 4Gb Media Player
Creative Zen Micro - iPod Mini Competitor II?
Dell Pocket DJ 5- iPod Mini Competitor?
Flick showing Treo-clone BenQ P50
OQO review at NYTimes
Rio Carbon reviewed by PC Magazine
Sharp Zaurus SL-C3000 - world's first HDD-based PDA

General Chat
Are you geek enough? I bet not!
CD-quality songs on mobiles
Free audio downloads of US presidential debates
On challenges and opportunities of e-books
Swedish Study: Mobile phones double tumor risk
Two different strategies: palmOne vs. PocketPC

General Palm Discussion
PalmGear 20.04% discount items revealed! - First Round
PalmGear 20.04% discount items revealed! - Second Round
PalmOne Posts Temporary T5 Calendar Workaround
Treo 650 pictures pictures!

General PPC Discussion
Dell Axim X50/X50v official brochure
Dell Axim X50/X50v reviews popping up

Hardware Reviews
Rhinoskin Aluminum Case for Tungsten E

MobiPocket
Free eNews subscriptions

Plucker
Happy Birthday Plucker!

11:49 AM by Colin Dunstan in E-Book Software | Reading and Management

TomeRaider 3 has been in development for over 2 years and you can finally download a first beta.

This is new: Categories/Filters for database queries, image support, accelerated full text searches, better and faster compression, full html support, DRM and encryption.