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“The Malaysian company Dallab has introduced a PDA-enabled phone called Dallab DX8. It is powered by Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC. It has both the touchscreen LCD and the digital keyboard, which is unusual for the devices of this class. The device is positioned as the first PDA-enabled phone under the Malaysian brand and also as the smallest PDA-phone with the built-in digital keyboard. There is no info, whether Dallab DX8 will appear outside the Asian market, so far.The specs of Dallab DX8:
Standards GSM (850/900/1800/1900 MHz), GPRS and EDGE
Processor Intel PXA272 416 MHz
64 MB RAM and 128 MB flash-memory
2.2” touchscreen TFT LCD, QVGA (240×320 pixels), 262K colors
1.3-megapixel camera
Wi-Fi (802.11b), Bluetooth and IrDA
Slot for miniSD cards
Talk time – 4 hours
Standby time – 120 hours
Li-Pol 1500 mAh battery
Dimensions – 113x50x22 mm” via mobile-review.com

“The handset is available in two color schemes – Granite Black and Crystal White. Measuring 107х57х15 mm, the device can be justly considered as a bearer of the very minimal thickness, and as a result, a product residing in the “slim” line-up. Its weight is 112 grams, which is also acceptable. The main material the casing is made of is plastic, similar to the other products by the company quality wise (e.g. Sony Ericsson K750i). This lets us assume that the majority of users won’t have any problems with the wearing out of the surface; nevertheless, active users like me will face this problem after 6-7 months of usage (scratches etc.).” Read the review of this GREAT phone here:

Croker is another fun & addicting game by CrazySoft. It is based on the ‘Poker’ idea twisted into a unique and completely new kind of gaming. Once you give it a try it will suck you in for sure!• Game Objective:You must make groups of cards:1) 2 pairs (2+2)2) 3 of the kind (3)3) Full house (3+2)4) 4 of the kind (4)These groups are made like in Poker. Once the groups are made the cards are replaced by new ones and points/life earned.• How to play:The are 5 cards open. Flip the cards you want to replace by clicking on them and on the button ‘Deal’. The more you flip the more life you lose. Once you life is over the game ends.— 31/Mar/2006 Update to v1.2 —* Redraw issue fixed when receiving call in Treo 650/600. Check it here:

“Obopay today officially unveiled the first complete mobile payment service ever offered in the United States and its service will be a milestone in a transformation in financial services that will make the mobile phone the central device consumers use to make purchases and share money.Obopay is capable for the person-to-person transfer of money on the mobile device and the ability to get instant access to money on the phone with a companion debit card. The card can also be used at any retail establishment that accepts MasterCard. Consumers can begin downloading the service to their wireless handsets on April 15.Once consumers download Obopay, they will be able to manage their entire account from the mobile device — transferring money, checking their balance, reviewing their transaction history and more. Obopay also said it is currently engaged in working trials with major wireless carrier companies and expects to complete those trials and the ensuing qualification programs in time to be offered by major wireless operators before the end of the year.” Find out more at slashphone.com

“Here is an Motorola MING walkthrough by mobilport.hu. Motorola MING is a linux smartphone with a fairly small size for a smartphone. The phone doesn’t have keypad, and all input is done via the touch screen and stylus. Software like emailing, browser, calculator, msn instant messaging, photo editor, piscal viewer and real player are included. It looks like the browser also support multiple windows at the same time, making it easier for browsing different websites at the same time. See the demonstration here“

“Yes! Cowon’s little bomb is hitting the Japanese stores next month. I was this close to getting an iPOD, but since this one is coming out, I’m going to wait!cowon’s new bomb!!!!!!!Cowon has unveiled their latest player at the CES, the Iaudio6. This DMP is just absolutely great and super-small, but it still contains a 0.85″ HDD of 4GB. It made my wish list already, and when you look at the specs, I’m sure I won’t be the only one.The specs:0.85-inch hard drive, 4gb1.3-inch OLED display (260k colors)Plays MPEG-4 videoPlays MP3, WMA, OGG, FLAC, & WAV audioSupports WMA10 DRM (Janus)JPEG pictures viewingText file viewingFM radio, recordingVoice recordingLine-input audio recordingUSB Host (USB OTG)Touch-sensitive and mechanical controls” via akihabaranews.com

“The new revolutionary puzzler with cartoon ‘Hi-Res+’ graphics.• Game Objective:The idea of the game is not to make three or more of anything. 🙂 You play at two cauldrons which a cannibal is controlling! You must make the right recipe to feed him!Just try to move fruits so that you have in the same line of each cauldron the same fruits. Each line doesnt need to be full of fruits. (Even one is enough).• Tips:• The lower of the cauldron you make ‘matches’ the more points you get.• If you are moving around fruits without making ‘matches’ the cannibal gets angry and raises the fire of the cauldron you are playing.• If you need to drop a fruit which is on the top of each cauldron just click on it.• If you need to drop both of the fruits on the top of the cauldrons click on the cannibal. (You will have to wait some seconds until you can do that twice.)— 30/Mar/2006 Update to v1.2 —* Redraw issue fixed when receiving call in Treo 650/600.” Check it here:

“Actual gameplay is superb. This singe-player only game start off modestly challenge and only grows more difficult with each second of constant action. Enemies come at the player in regular but still frantic patterns. I had my hands full trying to destroy the opposing fighters and gun installations. Additional challenges are offered in the form of stranded prisoners to rescue on the ground and powerups and bonus stars to collect. I unfortunately shot more of the prisoners than I was able to rescue–fortunately, SkyForce doesn’t penalize you too much for this and you can continue on to the next level. Powerups are crucial to being able to complete the game. The ship’s initial gun is barely capable of defeating the weakest enemies. After three or four power-up balls things improve slightly. Like some other titles in the genre, including the Palm OS’s own Zap, the loss of your ship releases the stored powerups so you CAN grab most them if you act quickly. You also have a mega weapon that you can unleash on a screen full of enemies but I found myself using that less frequently than my main guns simply because I did not want to have to reposition any fingers to trigger it! Each stage has a boss enemy of sorts (or bosses). Level four’s massive bomber, reminiscent of a highly stylized B-29, is jaw dropping.” Read this nice review here:

Palminfocenter has a great rumor about the future of Palm with Linux”Rumor Speculation is in the air again that Palm Inc is working on their own operating system for future mobile devices. David Beers is reporting on his blog that a analyst “in the know” privately confirmed that Palm is experimenting with developing its own Linux based operating system. David writes, The analyst I communicated with by email has been privy to Palm’s plans in the past, so I asked if he could confirm my conclusion that Palm is writing their own Linux OS. He did, and they are. […] “We know about it. Palm has stated on several occasions than 80% of their engineers are software engineers, they are perfectly able to design their own operating system and are working on it.” Job postings for Linux development first began to appear on Palm’s job site back in August 2005. At the time, Palm was hiring linux software engineers, smartphone browser developers as well as a positions for mobile handset development. David Beers also points out that there is a current listing for a Linux engineer that specifically mentions development of a new “software platform.” Rumors that Palm was planning a Linux based feature-phone were also published last October. Linux enthusiasts have also made some progress on getting a home-brew version of Linux operating on the Treo 650. PalmSource has been busy working on its own Linux based Access Linux Platform platform for smartphones. PalmSource does not plan to have the new operating system ready until 2007 at the earliest. “

“Samsung Korea has announced the introduction of their new SCH-V850 Assisted GPS handset featuring the NATE Drive navigation service.The SCH-V850 features a 262k color 2″ QVGA TFT display, 1.3MP camera, MP3 playback, video recording and playback, EVDO data transfer, IrDA connectivity, and NATE Drive services – including A-GPS navigation, real-time traffic information, and emergency assistance.The SCH-V850 measures 92 x 46 x22.5mm and is expected to be available through SK Telecom for around ₩500,000 KRW (~ $512 USD).SCH-V850 Press Release (Korean)” via samsunghq.com