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Windows Mobile Device Center won't work with OneCare
Since installing Windows Live OneCare on my Vista PC, Windows Mobile Device Center has been unable to detect my smartphone. If I uninstall OneCare everything works properly, but I’d like to have the program installed. Is there a compatibility problem between the two applications or can they be configured to work together? Simon Smith, via email OneCare’s firewall is...
by on 19 August 2007 -
How do I type an underscore on a Treo 650?
I bought a second-hand Palm Treo 650 on eBay recently and it came without a manual. I’ve managed to figure out most of the functions, but I can’t find out how to type an underscore character on the keyboard — something I need for my email account’s username of mary spooner. All I can find online is the suggestion to “press the Alt key”, but this only brings up...
by on 19 August 2007 1 Comment -
What's the best way to stream video from my PC to my smartphone?
My desktop computer is home to a large MP3 collection as well as a number of videos. I would like to be able to listen to and watch these files on my Dell Axim, but without having to copy them onto the device — I’m looking for some sort of streaming solution. Is this possible? Larry Carson, via email Providing your Axim is in range of an internet connection and you...
by on 19 August 2007 -
Watch YouTube on your smartphone
If you're a genuine YouTube addict, you'll be glad to hear that you can keep up with the latest viral videos on a 3G smartphone or PDA with YouTube Mobile. So, you can fritter away yet more valuable time on your way to work, or even on your lunch break. There aren’t anywhere near as many videos as on the full website, but there’s plenty to look at.We had more than a little trouble getting...
by on 19 August 2007 1 Comment -
Toshiba Portege G900 smartphone
Toshiba isn’t an especially big player in the UK phone market but, if the Portégé G900 is anything to go by, it’s looking to make a splash. It’s a smartphone with a sliding keyboard design much like the HTC TyTN II , but it’s a bit bigger and heavier – and for good reason, too. The G900 feels solid and well made, but it’s clearly been designed to...
by on 03 August 2007 -
Sony NV-U92T satnav
With its 4.8” widescreen, the NV-U92T is a giant of the sat-nav world. Sony has tried its best to keep it pocketable at a slender 20mm thick, but it’s still a mite too bulky for a shirt pocket. Around the back is a pop-out GPS antenna that doubles as a connector for the in-car mount. The mount’s ‘Gel Layer Super Suction Cup’ deserves an award all of its own. Rather than...
by on 06 July 2007 -
Medion Ultra Mobile PC RIM1000
You've got to be brave to release an Origami Ultra Mobile PC. The early efforts from such luminaries as Sony, Samsung and Asus have received excited, but ultimately disappointed, responses. It's been suspiciously quiet in the sector for a while now, but two very different companies have just released their models to market -- Medion with its RIM1000 model, and Samsung with its much-anticipated Q1 Ultra....
by on 05 July 2007 -
HTC Touch
Despite the baffling number of models currently available, no manufacturer has so far succeeded in producing the perfect smartphone. HTC, however, seems hell-bent on trying and its two newest models approach the problem in two very different ways. You can read about the S710 opposite, but it's the Touch that HTC is really pushing as the next big thing -- and you can see why. Or rather, you probably can't...
by on 03 July 2007 1 Comment -
LG KE850 Prada Phone
We don’t normally review mere mobile phones at Mobile Computer, but the LG Prada Phone is no mere mobile. Well actually, it is, but until it gets swept aside by the marketing tsunami of the Apple iPhone later this year, it’s currently the only handset operated solely by a touch-screen interface. But first, the ‘Prada’ connection. According to LG, Prada did more than merely consent...
by on 24 May 2007 -
HTC Advantage X7500 Windows Mobile handheld
The UMPC may be dead in the water for the time being, but manufacturers aren't abandoning the idea just yet. Intel has already announced its plans for a reboot of the UMPC and now smartphone supremo HTC has revealed its take on the concept in the form of the Advantage. Despite appearances though, the Advantage isn't actually a UMPC, since it runs Windows Mobile rather than a full version of XP or Vista....
by on 07 May 2007