TamsPPC - the PocketPC Blog http://tamsppc.tamoggemon.com The PocketPC news and opinion source Mon, 12 May 2008 11:16:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The HP ipaq 214 review - unboxing HP's 214 has been awaited longingly by many - its specs made it an excellent VGA handheld(signaling HP's return to the very market it abandoned after the failure of its hx4700). But can it stack up? Before we get to physical properties, size, screen quality and the likes, let's first ... http://tamsppc.tamoggemon.com/2008/05/12/the-hp-ipaq-214-review-unboxing/ HTC TyTN II to receive improved graphics drivers A "good source"(sic) close to the folks at MsMobiles.com has informed them that HTC will release a ROM update with improved graphics drivers for its HTC TyTN II device in the near future. As of now, no information is available on when this update will hit the road; the source is ... http://tamsppc.tamoggemon.com/2008/05/08/htc-tytn-ii-to-receive-improved-graphics-drivers/ Palm Zeppelin and Skywriter enter launch process A Palm insider has given us access to information that definitely and finally confirms the existance of two Palm devices currently codenamed Zeppelin and Skywriter. The document that we are looking at covers a developer program that allows Palm's favorite developers to make their applications ready for the two new devices ... http://tamsppc.tamoggemon.com/2008/05/06/palm-zeppelin-and-skywriter-enter-launch-process/ CDMA/GSM hybrid: Samsung i770 spotted at FCC’s Recently, Samsung began to unveil a few CDMA/GSM hybrid phones than can operate on both GSM(european) anjd CMDA(classic US) networks. The ACE was the first box to start the dualradio mania; the i770 is now said to bring this nice feature to touchscreened devices. As of now there is little more ... http://tamsppc.tamoggemon.com/2008/05/06/cdmagsm-hybrid-samsung-i770-spotted-at-fccs/ AstraWare Mozaki for PocketPC - the review Use the discount code FUNNYMOZ to get 20% off the list price of Mozaki in the TamsShop! People frequenting MSN Games will probably know Mozaki - a simple puzzler that is insanely amusing. Now, AstraWare has ported the game to touchscreened WIndows Mobile devices - can it stack up here? Mozaki can ... http://tamsppc.tamoggemon.com/2008/05/05/astraware-mozaki-for-pocketpc-the-review/ EyePhoto Update to v1.1 I recently reviewed the Windows Mobile picture viewer EyePhoto by Vito. Now, the developer released an update to version 1.1. The color of the interface changed slightly to black, and the program now comes with support for a couple more languages, like Japanese, Russian and Spanish. The new features are a ... http://tamsppc.tamoggemon.com/2008/05/04/eyephoto-update-to-v11/ Celio REDFLY - preordering starts Celio's Foleo "clone" called REDFLY has been covered on TamsPPC multiple times before - anyways, the box can now be preordered from the manufacturer's web site in the following quantity's: Celio themselves describe the promotion as following: Celio Corp is pleased to offer the REDFLY Mobile Companion directly to enterprise customers for ... http://tamsppc.tamoggemon.com/2008/05/02/celio-redfly-preordering-starts/ Aceeca Meazura MEZ1500 - finally - enters field trials TamsPPC was among the first news sites world-wide to report about Aceeca's upcoming MEZ1500 and MEZ2000 RDA handhelds - in case anyone of you is new to the term, Meazura's RDA handhelds are rugged PDA's that can be submerged in water, dropped, kicked around,... . Almost a year has passed since ... http://tamsppc.tamoggemon.com/2008/05/02/aceeca-meazura-mez1500-finally-enters-field-trials/ AstraWare Hexic for Windows Mobile - the review Use the discount code FUNNYHEX to get 20% off Hexic in the TamsShop! AstraWare recently ported a few puzzlers from MSN Games to the Windows Mobile platform. Hexic is the second application(coming after Mozaki) that is unleashed onto Windows Mobile devices - can this Bejeweled clone stack up? Like its sister product ... http://tamsppc.tamoggemon.com/2008/05/01/astraware-hexic-for-windows-mobile-the-review/ More news from the HTC camp The folks at HTC's recently dominated the TamsPPC front page - now that the rumored press event is just 5 days ahead(6th of May), the leaks become bigger and bigger. Here's the latest bit of news off the rumor mill: TaipeiTimes claims that HTC financial executive Cheng Hui-Ming recently stated the ... http://tamsppc.tamoggemon.com/2008/05/01/more-news-from-the-htc-camp/