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Archive for February 27th, 2010

I want to change my I-phone and I don’t know whether to buy a Blackberry or a PDA. Which one would you recommend (based on experience, of course, what are their pro’s and con’s). I’ve heard that the Blackberry Storm isn’t bad.
Which is the best model?
Bb or other PDA*

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Wondering why you couldn’t download the Skype for Windows Mobile from the company website? Skype has confirmed that it will no longer offer Skype for Windows Mobile, as it felt that the version is not offering the best user experience compare to Symbian and iPhone version. The company has posted a faq says, “We’ve chosen to withdraw Skype Lite and Skype for Windows Mobile because we want to offer our new customers an improved mobile experience – much like the version that has proved so popular on the iPhone, and which is now available on Symbian phones. Our focus is on providing a rich user experience that allows you to enjoy free Skype-to-Skype and low cost calls as easily on the move as you do at your desktop. We felt that Skype Lite and Skype for Windows Mobile were not offering the best possible Skype experience.” You will still be able to use the Skype service with your windows mobile smartphone if you have already installed though. You can also access the windows mobile download page manually by using the following URL http://www.skype.com/intl/en/download/skype/windowsmobile/” via slashphone.com

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“The Pharos 565 is a ruggedized Windows Mobile 6.5 PDA with a full QWERTY keyboard, QVGA color touch screen, built-in GPS receiver, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, IrDA and RAW IR/SIR. The device comes with a powerful Marvell PXA310 624 MHz CPU, 512 MB Flash ROM, and 256 MB DDR SDRAM. The ruggedized Pharos 565 PDA is compliant with the International Protection Rating (IP54) standard and can resist a drop in a range of 4 ~ 5 feet. It includes the complete Office Mobile suite of applications. The unit is perfect for anyone who needs a complete mobile organizer, multimedia entertainment, and GPS navigation in a convenient, compact, and easy-to-use package. The package includes the 565 PDA, a long-life Li-Ion Polymer battery, AC adapter, USB cable, and the software you need to get started.FeaturesWindows Mobile 6.5
Compact, ruggedized PDA with a full QWERTY keyboard
Fast 624 MHz CPU with 512 MB Flash ROM and 256 MB SDRAM
Bright 3.5” TFT color display with touch screen
Built-in GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth for fast positioning and communications
Support traditional IrDA, RAW IR/SIR, serial RS-232, USB interfaces
Built-in microphone and speaker
Industrial IP54 grade ruggedized PDA
4-5 feet drop protection
Tech support hotline: 1-888-PHAROS-8″ More here:


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Verizon claims that their PDA phones simply will not function without the full data plan ($29.99). Now I fully realize that no data plan, no featuers, but there are times that all I need is the basic phone function. Verizon, like the others allows unlimited changing of data plans with the lesser phones but they claim the PDA phones (Droids, BBerrys, Palms) must have the full data plan even to function. Of course they don’t tell you everything..\

Please no company line answers like,”why do you want the phone if you don’t want data with it?,” or “you shouldn’t have signed the contract if you didnt want the data plan.” I have my personal reasons for doing it this way..
There is a way to get around it and if you don’t know, then please don’t respond.

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