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Archive for February 2nd, 2010

Today sees the announcement of Sony Ericsson Aspen™, the business mobile phone with green credentials at its core. The newest edition to the successful Sony Ericsson GreenHeart™ portfolio, Sony Ericsson Aspen™, allows easy multi-tasking combining the touch experience and a real QWERTY keyboard. Organise and adapt panels to change during the day and use Slide View for quick access to common features. With Sony Ericsson Aspen™, view and edit office files easily and comfortably with one touch operation, or just access the internet in one click. The QWERTY keyboard is made for fast and easy typing. Simple email set up allows for a maximized messaging experience on the go. Secure the phone’s contents through the Microsoft MyPhone service, which remotely erases phone data when the handset is lost or stolen. “Sony Ericsson Aspen™ is the business phone with a conscience, perfect for any consumer or company who want to make a green choice in their daily work life.” Said Quentin Cordier, Global Marketing Manager, Sony Ericsson. “An affordable GreenHeart™ phone with the latest version of Windows Phone, the Sony Ericsson Aspen™ has a rich user interface and powerful productivity tools. But it’s not all about work, stay in touch with the fun parts of life with Media Browser and PlayNow ™, with simple access to social networks and quick and easy access to media files. Find the fun with a-GPS, Google Maps™ and snap pictures with the 3.2megapixel camera.” Read more inside..
 

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“Microsoft has officially announced a new version of  Windows Mobile that adds support for capacitive touchscreens and multi-touch, as well as a number of other tweaks. It is not the more significant revamp of this OS expected to be unveiled later this month.Windows Mobile 6.5.3Capacitive touchscreens — which are operating with a fingertip instead of a stylus — have become nearly standard on smartphones. Microsoft created its OS to be used with resistive touchscreens and a stylus, but Windows Mobile 6.5.3 changes that.This new version has an updated user interface with larger buttons and controls that make it easier to use with a fingertip. In addition, it includes a new magnifier, which lets users enlarge the small buttons on third-party apps that haven’t been redesigned for capacitive displays.Microsoft says that multi-touch support has also been added, but doesn’t say what gestures have been included.Enhanced Start Menu, Faster Browser, Etc.Windows Mobile 6.5.3 also brings improvements to Internet Explorer Mobile. Microsoft is promising quicker page loads, and that this browser offers better performance when zooming and rotating pages, as well as when scrolling pages. In addition, the Start menu now allows users to re-arrange the icons with drag-and-drop (shown here). Previously this menu — the main application launcher for this OS — had very limited tools for re-arranging icons.Microsoft has also simplified the set-up process for phones running this new version.Coming Next Quarter?The first smartphone running Windows Mobile 6.5.3 has been announced, the Sony Ericsson Aspen. This model is expected to reach the market in the second quarter of this year. It’s not yet known when updates to this new version will be released for current models. The timing for this will be up to the manufacturer of each device.” via brighthand.com


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I have always had my emails sent to a HTC PDA phone and they come through without problems and don’t interfere with the emails downloaded on the main server. But, I recently changed my phone to a Nokia E72 which does the same thing only this time as soon as I receive an email on my phone it marks it as read on the main email server.

This is causing a problem as one of the email boxes is generic and accessed by others, the danger is that they may miss an important instruction.

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hi this goes along with the previous question i posted.Well i got a Blackberry Bold 9700 like a week ago. and a data plan was required but i got it anyway. But now that i think about it, i dont need it. I have wifi at home, school, work, friends house, and even at my coffeehouse. So ATT wont let me delete the data plan from my contract if i have any kind of PDA, BLACKBERRY, or iphone. What are some good excuses to tell them so i can get that $30 data plan out of my contract while still using my Blackberry 9700?
By the way, im paying like $110, $25 of those being additional charges and taxes so $30 would be a considerate amount. Thanks!

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