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Microsoft offers a new update for handhelds and smartphones with Office Mobile 6. With the new version 6.1, you can even view and edit Open XML files for Office. Documents and spreadsheets can be edited using Word Mobile and Excel Mobile, whereas slideshows can only be viewed in PowerPoint Mobile. Other improvements are a better support for charts in Excel Mobile, support for SmartArt graphics in PowerPoint Mobile and support for compressed .zip files.

This update is for users of Office Mobile 6 and won’t work without it:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=4b106c1f-51e2-42f0-ba32-69bb7e9a3814

If don’t have Office Mobile yet, you need to buy the full version (Windows Mobile 6 only):
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/microsoftprograms/mobileoffice.mspx

UPDATE: Microsoft has took off the download of its server again. There is no information why they did that and when they will put it on again.

This time we will have a look at the Brando Car Charger Cable for HTC smartphones. There are different editions of HTC devices, for example T-Mobile MDA 1, 2 and 3 which can be charged with this cable. It is especially useful for people which want use their smartphone as a navigation system: Navigations over long distances need much power, especially if the Bluetooth adapter is turned on.

It can be easily connected to your car’s power socket. The power supply is indicated by a small LED. As my car’s power socket does not work properly always, I know whether the charger has power or not. While I was testing I noticed that in most cars, there is no power supply of the socket when the car is off. This means: as long as the car is off, you can’t charge your phone.

I regularly charged my HTC Blue Angel (MDA III) with this charger for some weeks without any problems. But when I compare the specifications of this charger and my original one, there are some differences: the car charger’s amperage is 1,25A while my original charger has 2A. This could be because the charger is also suited for other phones.

This car charger is a reasonable investion for owners of a HTC smartphone. With this charger, a GPS receiver and the right software, you can use your smartphone as a navigation system. But also if you don’t need navigation and want to charge your mobile phone/PDA in your car, buying the Brando Car Charger is a good idea. It is available at the Brando Shop for $18, and it’s available for many other devices, too.