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“It’s great that the application installs easily, but Pocket Express is a content service, largely a paid one at that. Thankfully, the content is largely fantastic, only bested by a simple interface that works amazingly well with one hand, something that’s becoming more critical by the day.Launching Pocket Express takes you to PageOne, the main launching area for the program. From PageOne you can see a list of nine core channels, in addition to extras and the button bar which includes: update, share, settings, and exit options. All of these are easily navigable with the D-pad and, on a device like the 700w, the two action buttons. ” Read this review at brighthand.com

“Just 1 week after the announcement of Microsoft Direct Push Technology for Treo 700w Smartphone, Palm has just released the updater today for Treo 700w.From the summary site, the Palm Treo 700w Updater 1.10 for Verizon Wireless includes the following enhancements for your smartphone: Includes Microsoft’s Messaging and Security Feature Pack (MSFP) with Direct Push Technology for automatic wireless synchronization of email, calendar, contacts and, now, tasks Enhances email capabilities for more support of push email solutions, such as WirelessSync and GoodLink, and of synchronization capabilities, such as the ability to maintain an “always on” data connection after POP or IMAP email synchronization and the ability to auto-synchronize all email accounts based on user setting. Updated memory management Pictures and Videos enhancements New Wireless Manager provides an updated interface for turning wireless radios on and off on your 700w smartphone For Sprite Backup users, they told you not to perform a full restore from backups you made prior to installing the Treo 700w Updater. If you use the Advanced restore features, do not restore the registry from pre-update backups.” via slashphone.com Check the update here:

“Here’s a newcomer from Korea, the Tvus (TV for us). This PMP should be available in Korea by the end of the month, and offers a 4.3″ screen, DMB and Windows CE. Other options will be available soon like GPS, Wibro and other. The big advantage of this device is its price of 418000 Won (364 EUR) for the 30GB version.” via akihabaranews.com

“This time from Motorola’s camp, we were given a tour of a number of new products and devices coming to a store near you, including new versions of the RAZR, PEBL, and others. We also got a first look at an extremely portable (and extremely small) Bluetooth headset that Motorola should be pushing soon, so keep your eyes peeled for these upcoming products.” Watch this video here:

“Good news: the G500’s SiRF Star III GPS is excellent. The bad news is that you’ll need to buy GPS software, just as with the US version of the HP iPAQ 6515. Out of the box, there’s nothing you can do with the GPS, so get that software pronto or use software from your old PPC GPS. The G500 uses the latest SiRF III GPS chipset which offers significant improvements over last generation chipsets. The major features that this chipset provides are high sensitivity, lower power consumption and fast time to fix. In fact, the SiRF III chipset has been re-architected to have the equivalent to more than 200K correlators as opposed to the old sequential search process that contains only a few hundred to a few thousand correlators. The result is your GPS receiver becomes much more sensitive and can get a good signal even under dense foliage, downtown high-rise buildings and indoors in many cases which was not achievable with past generations of GPS receivers. With SiRF III your GPS has a faster time to fix, especially time to first fix (TTFF) speed. The GPS also has SBA support that includes both WAAS stations in the US and EGNOS stations in Europe. ” Read this great review here:

“Swing view takes a different approach from Stroke & Arcade modes by changing to an overhead, top-down view of the lane. Much like how many modern basketball titles simulate free throw shooting, the ball icon constantly sweeps from left to right. The player must tap the large “Go” button at precisely the right moment in order to line up the throw. Additional control over the ball’s motion is possible by angling the stylus left or right prior to releasing the “Go” button. Additionally, the ball’s sweep speed can be adjusted by a gauge in the lower left hand corner of the screen. In all gameplay modes, gutter balls never occurred unless intentionally attempted- a welcome for this reviewer compared to real life bowling results!” Read this review at palminfocenter.com

“Sharp’s new 904SH for Japan is being advertised as the first true VGA mobile phone in the world. It has a jaw-dropping 480 x 640 pixel display. The best displays up to this point have been QVGA (Q is for Quarter). That means that the 904SH will have resolution that is four times better than the best you can currently get.What can you use that visual treat for? The 904SH comes with a 3.2 megapixel camera. You can play 3D video games and they are made even more enjoyable thanks to a Motion Control Sensor. The phone has Bluetooth and uses that Bluetooth to recognize other phones close by so you can instant message with them. An interesting feature will make the phone hard to steal as well. It uses the camera for a face recognition feature that authenticates users by matching their facial characteristics to those on file.Given the features and the display, the phone doesn’t seem overly expensive. It will cost Japanese subscribers about $210” via mobilemag.com

“T-Mobile and Research In Motion (RIM) introduced the BlackBerry 8700g support EDGE connection.In addition to an easy-to-use 35 key QWERTY keyboard, the BlackBerry 8700g features a bright, high resolution screen that supports more than 65,000 colors and delivers vivid graphics. It also incorporates an innovative light-sensing technology that automatically adjusts the screen and keyboard lighting to optimized levels in outdoor, indoor and dark environments.With its re-engineered device platform, Intel XScale processor, 64 MB flash memory and 16 MB SDRAM, the BlackBerry 8700g enables significantly faster web browsing, attachment viewing and application performance.In addition to leading wireless email and data features, the lightweight BlackBerry 8700g also incorporates premium phone features including quad-band functionality for international users*, dedicated ‘send,’ ‘end’ and ‘mute’ phone keys, smart dialing, conference calling, speed dial, call forwarding, as well as speakerphone and Bluetooth support for hands-free use with car kits and headsets.For corporate users, BlackBerry Enterprise Server software tightly integrates with Microsoft Exchange, IBM Lotus Domino and Novell GroupWise and works with existing enterprise systems to enable secure, push-based wireless access to email and other corporate data. ” via slashphone.com

“MemMaid is a tool that scans and detects all the files and registry entries that consume your memory and removes them leaving your Pocket PC’s memory clean like never before. The only tool you will ever need to clean and manage your Pocket PC’s memory.Now supports Windows Mobile 5 as well as 2002/2003/2003SE QVGA and VGAIncrease your security and protect your privacyWipe files not just delete them; Delete cookies, browser history, phone log, etc.Enhance the performance of your deviceClose unwanted programs, clean the notification queue, etc.Take more control of your deviceDecide what to run at the startup, check the notification queue, etc.Increase the available memoryDelete unwanted temp files, bad uninstall files, browser cache” Check this great program here: via pocketpcthoughts.com

Sony Ericsson Executive gave slashphone.com a walkthrough during CTIA Wireless on their upcoming product. You can see this video of the upcoming Sony Ericsson phones here: