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May 31, 2009

Jump Peg, Jump!

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Here's a nice little game I found in FuzeMobility.

It's the good ol' Peg Jump Game we all used to play when we were kids (well, actually I didn't, I was too busy doing nothing out in the streets...).

The objective of the game is to be left with one peg on the board by taking your peg and jump over another peg to remove it from the board...

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peg2 peg1

Here's a nice little game I found in FuzeMobility.

It's the good ol' Peg Jump Game we all used to play when we were kids (well, actually I didn't, I was too busy doing nothing out in the streets...).

The objective of the game is to be left with one peg on the board by taking your peg and jump over another peg to remove it from the board...

Download Peg Jump Game 

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BlackBerry vs. iPhone, Round #3592

2 days ago I wrote about BlackBerry's 2 advantages over the iPhone.

The full QWERTY Keyboard was one of them, obviously, so Liam was kind enough to send me this.   :-)  

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Thanks Liam!

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2 days ago I wrote about BlackBerry's 2 advantages over the iPhone.

The full QWERTY Keyboard was one of them, obviously, so Liam was kind enough to send me this.   :-)  

iphone_blackberry_ufc

Thanks Liam!



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iPhone gadget for the poor

If you are driving in one of these:

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That doesn't turn into this:

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You may be interested in something like this:

tapeHolder

It’s a combined iPhone/Touch/Nano holder with a tape deck interface. Nice option if you can't effort yourself a new car (since you wasted all your money on an expensive phone...)

You can get more details HERE

(source: Mr. Mobile)

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If you are driving in one of these:

19344_17980

That doesn't turn into this:

csbumblebee

You may be interested in something like this:

tapeHolder

It’s a combined iPhone/Touch/Nano holder with a tape deck interface. Nice option if you can't effort yourself a new car (since you wasted all your money on an expensive phone...)

You can get more details HERE

(source: Mr. Mobile)

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May 29, 2009

The two biggest advantages of BlackBerry

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I started using my BlackBerry device all over again as needed a constant connection to my work emails, and I've noticed that it has 2 advantages over the iPhone which will probably never change:

1. No matter how skilled I am in typing with the iPhone keyboard - there's no match to the brilliant physical QWERTY of the Blackberry

2. A non-touchscreen has an advantage: you don't need to move your finger so much to get things going. In the BlackBerry - you just need to use 3 buttons (and they are very close to one another)- back, menu and the trackball which is very convenient.

Just a thought...

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IronMan_Blackberry

I started using my BlackBerry device all over again as needed a constant connection to my work emails, and I've noticed that it has 2 advantages over the iPhone which will probably never change:

1. No matter how skilled I am in typing with the iPhone keyboard - there's no match to the brilliant physical QWERTY of the Blackberry

2. A non-touchscreen has an advantage: you don't need to move your finger so much to get things going. In the BlackBerry - you just need to use 3 buttons (and they are very close to one another)- back, menu and the trackball which is very convenient.

Just a thought...

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May 28, 2009

iAgenda 0.4 beta released

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Haven't got the chance to try that one yet, but it seems like iAgenda which is using an open source similar the one used by iContact could be a really cool free app.

iAgenda is a finger-friendly appointments and tasks viewer for Windows Mobile PocketPC phones. It's easily skinnable, intuitive, and could be used instead of the standard Windows Mobile Pocket Outlook Calendar.

iAgenda has the usual 5 buttons interface: the first 3 tabs lists:
1 - all appointments
2 - all tasks
3 - agenda view (today's appointments and tasks)

Download link and more details in here 

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sshot1

Haven't got the chance to try that one yet, but it seems like iAgenda which is using an open source similar the one used by iContact could be a really cool free app.

iAgenda is a finger-friendly appointments and tasks viewer for Windows Mobile PocketPC phones. It's easily skinnable, intuitive, and could be used instead of the standard Windows Mobile Pocket Outlook Calendar.

iAgenda has the usual 5 buttons interface: the first 3 tabs lists:
1 - all appointments
2 - all tasks
3 - agenda view (today's appointments and tasks)

Download link and more details in here 

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Palm Pre first hands-on review (and it's not here)

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The lucky bastards in BoyGeniusReport had the privilege to be the first ones to put their hands on a Palm Pre.

Yep, that's right, the one we all desire but probably won't have in the near future...

Here are some quick first impression highlights:

Keyboard is disappointing; "When you try and type on the top row of keys, your finger hits the bottom part of the front piece and on top of that, you often hit multiple keys at the same time while typing".

Capacitive screen looks promising: "We’d rate it just behind the iPhone but in front of the T-Mobile G1 as far as screens go".

Head over and check their first impression, I bet they will be all over it the coming days writing more thoughts about it.

 

Here at The Mobile Spoon we also received a bran new device, which we will be reviewing shortly.

It's a yellow/blue VTech device with capacitive keys (5) built in yellow antenna and a useful switch button to turn the darn thing off.

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prebg

The lucky bastards in BoyGeniusReport had the privilege to be the first ones to put their hands on a Palm Pre.

Yep, that's right, the one we all desire but probably won't have in the near future...

Here are some quick first impression highlights:

Keyboard is disappointing; "When you try and type on the top row of keys, your finger hits the bottom part of the front piece and on top of that, you often hit multiple keys at the same time while typing".

Capacitive screen looks promising: "We’d rate it just behind the iPhone but in front of the T-Mobile G1 as far as screens go".

Head over and check their first impression, I bet they will be all over it the coming days writing more thoughts about it.

 

Here at The Mobile Spoon we also received a bran new device, which we will be reviewing shortly.

It's a yellow/blue VTech device with capacitive keys (5) built in yellow antenna and a useful switch button to turn the darn thing off.

exclusive

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We've passed the 800 subscribers limit

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Checking the numbers of our subscribers is an addictive thing to do as it shows the progress of the site and more important, it means people care about the things you write and would like to keep on reading.

Today the number of RSS subscribers passed a limit of 800 for the first time.

So thank you for all of your support and comments, and if you are not yet subscribed - then do it right now!

Click here and you are all set (it's free of course).

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Checking the numbers of our subscribers is an addictive thing to do as it shows the progress of the site and more important, it means people care about the things you write and would like to keep on reading.

Today the number of RSS subscribers passed a limit of 800 for the first time.

So thank you for all of your support and comments, and if you are not yet subscribed - then do it right now!

Click here and you are all set (it's free of course).



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18 Android Phones This Year!?

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I heard there will be another 'Terminator' movie this year but I definitely wasn't expecting that:

According to Andy Rubin, speaking at Google I/O there 18 Android based handsets are about to be released this year (in other words - 18 different models in 7 months...)

They will come from 8-9 different manufacturers (we already know of HTC, Samsung and Lenovo), which is a huge number. That is being added to the StrategyAnalytics forecast that Android sales will grow an impressive 900% annually during 2009.

Acording to EngadgetMobile, Rubin clarified the three flavors of Android which break down as follows:

  • Google-free: Free to download version of Android without Google applications like Gmail or Google Calendar. Access to Android applications is at the whimsical fancy of the manufacturer.
  • Strings attached: Same as above but manufacturers sign a distribution agreement with Google and pre-install the Google applications. Of Rubin's possible 20 phones, 12 to 14 fall into this category
  • The Google Experience: Phones featuring the Google logo with all Google apps installed and includes unrestricted access (neither the carrier nor handset maker can block applications they find objectionable) to the Android market. 5 or 6 of the 20, Android phone mentioned by Rubin will deliver the full Google Experience as god and Sergey designed it.

I warn you this will happen, but you didn't listen.

robot

I'm telling you: it's not long before androids will be everywhere, controlling our lives, taking away our freedom!

Run while you can! Save yourselves from those evil machines!

(Or get one...)

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Androids copy

I heard there will be another 'Terminator' movie this year but I definitely wasn't expecting that:

According to Andy Rubin, speaking at Google I/O there 18 Android based handsets are about to be released this year (in other words - 18 different models in 7 months...)

They will come from 8-9 different manufacturers (we already know of HTC, Samsung and Lenovo), which is a huge number. That is being added to the StrategyAnalytics forecast that Android sales will grow an impressive 900% annually during 2009.

Acording to EngadgetMobile, Rubin clarified the three flavors of Android which break down as follows:

  • Google-free: Free to download version of Android without Google applications like Gmail or Google Calendar. Access to Android applications is at the whimsical fancy of the manufacturer.
  • Strings attached: Same as above but manufacturers sign a distribution agreement with Google and pre-install the Google applications. Of Rubin's possible 20 phones, 12 to 14 fall into this category
  • The Google Experience: Phones featuring the Google logo with all Google apps installed and includes unrestricted access (neither the carrier nor handset maker can block applications they find objectionable) to the Android market. 5 or 6 of the 20, Android phone mentioned by Rubin will deliver the full Google Experience as god and Sergey designed it.

I warn you this will happen, but you didn't listen.

robot

I'm telling you: it's not long before androids will be everywhere, controlling our lives, taking away our freedom!

Run while you can! Save yourselves from those evil machines!

(Or get one...)

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May 27, 2009

Roll2Unlock - Lock Screen for Windows Mobile

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After completing my "incomplete guide to Windows Mobile Lock Screens" I thought I covered it all, but today I found a new lock screen in OldSAP. It's called Roll2Unlock, and as the name hints, you need to roll your finger in order to unlock the device.

Haven't tried it yet, but in case you are interested, here's the link:

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After completing my "incomplete guide to Windows Mobile Lock Screens" I thought I covered it all, but today I found a new lock screen in OldSAP. It's called Roll2Unlock, and as the name hints, you need to roll your finger in order to unlock the device.

Haven't tried it yet, but in case you are interested, here's the link:

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Microsoft Zune HD Announced

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OK, so now it's formal. Microsoft will be releasing a new Zune device called Zune HD. It will have a 480 x 272 OLED capacitive multi-touch screen and a built-in HD Radio receiver, HD output, Internet Explorer and more.

The Zune HD is expected to come this Fall, and I'm beginning to think that with so many HD device around I should probably change the name of my blog to the Mobile Spoon HD.

Read the official press release right after this bre... errr... I mean, picture...

black-zune-hd-rm-eng

Here's the official press release:

Microsoft Announces the Expansion of the Zune Entertainment Service to New Platform and Markets; Confirms New Zune HD Portable Media Player

Premium Zune digital entertainment service to be available internationally on Xbox LIVE.
REDMOND, Wash. - May 26, 2009 - Microsoft Corp. today announced the evolution of Zune, the company's end-to-end music and entertainment service, to a new platform and new markets. Zune will extend its video service to Xbox LIVE internationally this fall. This marks an important development in the Zune strategy and brings the Zune brand to more than 17 million international Xbox LIVE subscribers. In addition, Microsoft confirmed the next generation of the Zune portable media player, Zune HD. Available in the U.S. this fall, Zune HD is the first portable media player that combines a built-in HD Radio receiver, high-definition (HD) video output capabilities, organic light-emitting diode (OLED) touch screen, Wi-Fi and an Internet browser.
"The Zune music player is an integral part of the overall Zune experience, and we're proud to be growing and extending our offering beyond the device," said Enrique Rodriguez, corporate vice president of the Microsoft TV, Video and Music Business Group. "Delivering on Microsoft's connected entertainment vision, this news marks a turning point for Zune as it brings cross-platform experiences and premium video content to living rooms around the world."
Zune Service Expands to New Platform
Zune will be a premium partner in the Xbox LIVE Video Marketplace, bringing an exciting catalog of TV and film to the platform. Zune will occupy the first slot within the Xbox user interface in the Xbox LIVE Video Marketplace, exposing the Zune brand experience to millions of new consumers for the first time. At the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) next week, attendees will see firsthand how Zune integrates into Xbox LIVE to create a game-changing entertainment experience.
Introducing Zune HD

Zune HD is the next iteration of the Zune device family and brings a new level of listening and viewing experiences to the portable media player category.

  • Zune HD comes with a built-in HD Radio receiver so users can listen to higher-quality sound than traditional radio on the go. Users also will have access to the additional song and artist data broadcast by HD Radio stations as well as additional channels from their favorite stations multicasting in HD. If you don't like the song playing on your station's HD channel, switch to its HD2 or HD3 channels for additional programming.
  • The bright OLED touch screen interface allows users to flip through music, movies and other content with ease, and the 16:9 widescreen format display (480x272 resolution) offers a premium viewing experience on the go.
  • The HD-compatible output lets Zune HD customers playback supported HD video files from the device through a premium high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) audiovisual docking station (sold separately) direct to an HD TV in 720p.*
  • Zune HD will include a full-screen Internet browser optimized for multitouch functionality.
  • Zune HD is Wi-Fi enabled, allowing for instant streaming to the device from the more than 5 million-track Zune music store.

More information on Zune and related images is available at http://www.zune.net/press and http://www.zune.net/ZuneHD.
About Zune

Zune is Microsoft's music and entertainment brand that provides an integrated digital entertainment experience. The Zune platform includes a line of portable digital media players, elegant software, the Zune Marketplace online store, Zune Pass music subscription service, and the Zune Social online music community, created to help people discover more music. Zune is part of Microsoft's Entertainment and Devices Division and supports the company's software-based services vision to help drive innovation in the digital entertainment space. More information can be found online at http://www.zune.net/en-us/press.
About Xbox LIVE
Xbox LIVE connects more than 17 million members across 26 countries to each other and the entertainment they love. Home of more content from one remote than can be found from any device connected to the television, Xbox LIVE is also a unified online social network bringing friends together, no matter where they are - in the living room or across the world. More information and Xbox LIVE membership can be found online at http://www.xbox.com/en-us/live.

About Microsoft

Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq "MSFT") is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential.
* Supported 720p HD video files play on the device, downscaled to fit the screen at 480 x 272 - not HD resolution. Zune HD and AV Dock, and an HDTV (all sold separately) are required to view video at HD resolution.
HD Radio™ and the HD Radio logo are proprietary trademarks of iBiquity Digital Corp.

(source: WMPowerUser)

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165553-zune-hd_original

OK, so now it's formal. Microsoft will be releasing a new Zune device called Zune HD. It will have a 480 x 272 OLED capacitive multi-touch screen and a built-in HD Radio receiver, HD output, Internet Explorer and more.

The Zune HD is expected to come this Fall, and I'm beginning to think that with so many HD device around I should probably change the name of my blog to the Mobile Spoon HD.

Read the official press release right after this bre... errr... I mean, picture...

black-zune-hd-rm-eng

Here's the official press release:

Microsoft Announces the Expansion of the Zune Entertainment Service to New Platform and Markets; Confirms New Zune HD Portable Media Player

Premium Zune digital entertainment service to be available internationally on Xbox LIVE.
REDMOND, Wash. - May 26, 2009 - Microsoft Corp. today announced the evolution of Zune, the company's end-to-end music and entertainment service, to a new platform and new markets. Zune will extend its video service to Xbox LIVE internationally this fall. This marks an important development in the Zune strategy and brings the Zune brand to more than 17 million international Xbox LIVE subscribers. In addition, Microsoft confirmed the next generation of the Zune portable media player, Zune HD. Available in the U.S. this fall, Zune HD is the first portable media player that combines a built-in HD Radio receiver, high-definition (HD) video output capabilities, organic light-emitting diode (OLED) touch screen, Wi-Fi and an Internet browser.
"The Zune music player is an integral part of the overall Zune experience, and we're proud to be growing and extending our offering beyond the device," said Enrique Rodriguez, corporate vice president of the Microsoft TV, Video and Music Business Group. "Delivering on Microsoft's connected entertainment vision, this news marks a turning point for Zune as it brings cross-platform experiences and premium video content to living rooms around the world."
Zune Service Expands to New Platform
Zune will be a premium partner in the Xbox LIVE Video Marketplace, bringing an exciting catalog of TV and film to the platform. Zune will occupy the first slot within the Xbox user interface in the Xbox LIVE Video Marketplace, exposing the Zune brand experience to millions of new consumers for the first time. At the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) next week, attendees will see firsthand how Zune integrates into Xbox LIVE to create a game-changing entertainment experience.
Introducing Zune HD

Zune HD is the next iteration of the Zune device family and brings a new level of listening and viewing experiences to the portable media player category.

  • Zune HD comes with a built-in HD Radio receiver so users can listen to higher-quality sound than traditional radio on the go. Users also will have access to the additional song and artist data broadcast by HD Radio stations as well as additional channels from their favorite stations multicasting in HD. If you don't like the song playing on your station's HD channel, switch to its HD2 or HD3 channels for additional programming.
  • The bright OLED touch screen interface allows users to flip through music, movies and other content with ease, and the 16:9 widescreen format display (480x272 resolution) offers a premium viewing experience on the go.
  • The HD-compatible output lets Zune HD customers playback supported HD video files from the device through a premium high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) audiovisual docking station (sold separately) direct to an HD TV in 720p.*
  • Zune HD will include a full-screen Internet browser optimized for multitouch functionality.
  • Zune HD is Wi-Fi enabled, allowing for instant streaming to the device from the more than 5 million-track Zune music store.

More information on Zune and related images is available at http://www.zune.net/press and http://www.zune.net/ZuneHD.
About Zune

Zune is Microsoft's music and entertainment brand that provides an integrated digital entertainment experience. The Zune platform includes a line of portable digital media players, elegant software, the Zune Marketplace online store, Zune Pass music subscription service, and the Zune Social online music community, created to help people discover more music. Zune is part of Microsoft's Entertainment and Devices Division and supports the company's software-based services vision to help drive innovation in the digital entertainment space. More information can be found online at http://www.zune.net/en-us/press.
About Xbox LIVE
Xbox LIVE connects more than 17 million members across 26 countries to each other and the entertainment they love. Home of more content from one remote than can be found from any device connected to the television, Xbox LIVE is also a unified online social network bringing friends together, no matter where they are - in the living room or across the world. More information and Xbox LIVE membership can be found online at http://www.xbox.com/en-us/live.

About Microsoft

Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq "MSFT") is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential.
* Supported 720p HD video files play on the device, downscaled to fit the screen at 480 x 272 - not HD resolution. Zune HD and AV Dock, and an HDTV (all sold separately) are required to view video at HD resolution.
HD Radio™ and the HD Radio logo are proprietary trademarks of iBiquity Digital Corp.

(source: WMPowerUser)

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Giveaway of the week - The winner is...

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OK so as promised - it's time to declare the winner of the Winterface giveaway!

This time we manually picked our winner based on the comments you sent and the one that made us shed a tear was the one talking about a Bosch phone (Bosch???), a big one, given to a 12 years old kid, while all the other kids in school had much more elegant ones...

Apparently it didn't even fit the size of a pocket!

bosch

Reading that horrible comment, I decided there will be no draw this time, and therefore the winner is Leonick!

Hurray!

(This is the least we can do to to ease the trauma...)

I would like to thank VITO Technology for giving this giveaway - Laonick - I'm sure you will enjoy Winterface very much!
Drop us an email and we'll send you the details of your free copy.

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smallwinterface

OK so as promised - it's time to declare the winner of the Winterface giveaway!

This time we manually picked our winner based on the comments you sent and the one that made us shed a tear was the one talking about a Bosch phone (Bosch???), a big one, given to a 12 years old kid, while all the other kids in school had much more elegant ones...

Apparently it didn't even fit the size of a pocket!

bosch

Reading that horrible comment, I decided there will be no draw this time, and therefore the winner is Leonick!

Hurray!

(This is the least we can do to to ease the trauma...)

I would like to thank VITO Technology for giving this giveaway - Laonick - I'm sure you will enjoy Winterface very much!
Drop us an email and we'll send you the details of your free copy.

More giveaways are coming soon!

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May 26, 2009

Reminder: Giveaway of the week - Vito's Winterface

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The contest ends today (18:00 New York time) - so if you still want to try and win a free version of Vito Winterface - now is the time to do it!

All you need to do is leave a comment here and tell us about your first phone!

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winterfaceGiveaway

The contest ends today (18:00 New York time) - so if you still want to try and win a free version of Vito Winterface - now is the time to do it!

All you need to do is leave a comment here and tell us about your first phone!



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May 25, 2009

iPaq K3 (Obsidian) - Coming soon

hp-ipaq-k3-slide copyWell well well, what do you know?

Guess who's back?

The iPaq!

I used to have an iPaq PDA 7 years ago, but it seems like HP did not give up with this old brand that used to dominate the PDA's market, and a new iPaq phone is about to be released soon.

The official name is iPaq K3 (codename: Obsidian) and it is scheduled to be released in November.

ipaq-k3-lg-1

What do you think? Will we see people actually using it next year?

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hp-ipaq-k3-slide copyWell well well, what do you know?

Guess who's back?

The iPaq!

I used to have an iPaq PDA 7 years ago, but it seems like HP did not give up with this old brand that used to dominate the PDA's market, and a new iPaq phone is about to be released soon.

The official name is iPaq K3 (codename: Obsidian) and it is scheduled to be released in November.

ipaq-k3-lg-1

What do you think? Will we see people actually using it next year?

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SBSH GoNews Touch Released (And Reviewed)

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Reading RSS feeds is a great way to pass the time with your mobile when your computer is not around.

To do it easily, and still enjoy it, you need your mobile to have a good RSS reader. One that will be finger friendly, load the images and cache them, and support offline work.

SBSH GoNews Touch is a News & RSS reader which does a great job making news reading easy and fun. It also includes one killer feature which is the ability to follow either simple RSS feeds or read complete web-page articles using special templates that will bring the experience of RSS into every simple websites (even the ones that doesn't support RSS!).

Using their already known user interface design form SBSH Calendar Touch, GoNews is extremely simple and intuitive to use and completely finger friendly.

GoNews1The main screen presents the list of sites you are subscribed to. Each item includes the icon of the site which is a good visual indicator. The view displays the number of unread items out of the cached ones. It's a pretty straight forward.

The menus in the bottom will take you back to the bites list or forward to each item.

 

 

GoNews2

Selecting a site will take you to the list of all available feeds.

the cool thing here is that each item includes a small thumbnail of the image associated with it. Again, it's a great visual indicator - not sure how much you can see with such a small image, but if you look closely at the screen-shot in the left - it's good enough to tell hint about the content and images of he post.

 

 

Selecting a post will open the body of the post including the image which was cached in advance, and the entire text. You can still navigate forward and backswords from this screen so there's really no need to go back to the posts list.

GoNews3GoNews4

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Adding a new site is simple, but requires that you know the RSS URL, there are just a few RSS Readers that know how to automatically turn a regular URL into the RSS URL.
At the moment this is a small limitation.

GoNews8GoNews7

There are many additional features in this great software such as changing the font size, configuring automatic update, change the cache size and more. But I think that the one that really impresses me is the ability to work with none RSS sites which means that this tool can read not only blogs but also websites that does not support RSS or ATOM. Cool! (Read more about this feature in here).

Summary:

GoNews is a very strong RSS Reader. The user interface is well designed: it's finger friendly, it brings a convenient navigation between pages and channels, and it spoils the users with cool thumbnails which may seem useless but they are not.

With a powerful engine that will not only read RSS but also cache regular websites - it seems like GoNews is definitely a keeper!

Video Review By SBSH:

SBSH GoNews Touch Product Page 

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Reading RSS feeds is a great way to pass the time with your mobile when your computer is not around.

To do it easily, and still enjoy it, you need your mobile to have a good RSS reader. One that will be finger friendly, load the images and cache them, and support offline work.

SBSH GoNews Touch is a News & RSS reader which does a great job making news reading easy and fun. It also includes one killer feature which is the ability to follow either simple RSS feeds or read complete web-page articles using special templates that will bring the experience of RSS into every simple websites (even the ones that doesn't support RSS!).

Using their already known user interface design form SBSH Calendar Touch, GoNews is extremely simple and intuitive to use and completely finger friendly.

GoNews1The main screen presents the list of sites you are subscribed to. Each item includes the icon of the site which is a good visual indicator. The view displays the number of unread items out of the cached ones. It's a pretty straight forward.

The menus in the bottom will take you back to the bites list or forward to each item.

 

 

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Selecting a site will take you to the list of all available feeds.

the cool thing here is that each item includes a small thumbnail of the image associated with it. Again, it's a great visual indicator - not sure how much you can see with such a small image, but if you look closely at the screen-shot in the left - it's good enough to tell hint about the content and images of he post.

 

 

Selecting a post will open the body of the post including the image which was cached in advance, and the entire text. You can still navigate forward and backswords from this screen so there's really no need to go back to the posts list.

GoNews3GoNews4

GoNews6GoNews5

Adding a new site is simple, but requires that you know the RSS URL, there are just a few RSS Readers that know how to automatically turn a regular URL into the RSS URL.
At the moment this is a small limitation.

GoNews8GoNews7

There are many additional features in this great software such as changing the font size, configuring automatic update, change the cache size and more. But I think that the one that really impresses me is the ability to work with none RSS sites which means that this tool can read not only blogs but also websites that does not support RSS or ATOM. Cool! (Read more about this feature in here).

Summary:

GoNews is a very strong RSS Reader. The user interface is well designed: it's finger friendly, it brings a convenient navigation between pages and channels, and it spoils the users with cool thumbnails which may seem useless but they are not.

With a powerful engine that will not only read RSS but also cache regular websites - it seems like GoNews is definitely a keeper!

Video Review By SBSH:

SBSH GoNews Touch Product Page 

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May 23, 2009

Circuit City Gets Second Chance With An Online Store

While many of the stores still sit abandoned waiting for another chance at life through another retailer or business, the Internet Side of Circuit City has been resurrected and is back in business. Systemax, the company that also owns TigerDirect and CompUSA, purchased Circuit City assets earlier this week and flipped the switch to the Internet Side of things and is selling Electronic Goodness once again.

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Even though I did not have a Circuit City in my neck of the woods, I still hated to see them close all those stores. With so many other Online Retailers to compete with and who are already looked to for online electronic sales, Circuit City better come to the party with excellent pricing and service.

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While many of the stores still sit abandoned waiting for another chance at life through another retailer or business, the Internet Side of Circuit City has been resurrected and is back in business. Systemax, the company that also owns TigerDirect and CompUSA, purchased Circuit City assets earlier this week and flipped the switch to the Internet Side of things and is selling Electronic Goodness once again.

circuitcity-com

Even though I did not have a Circuit City in my neck of the woods, I still hated to see them close all those stores. With so many other Online Retailers to compete with and who are already looked to for online electronic sales, Circuit City better come to the party with excellent pricing and service.

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WebIS Memorial Day Sale 2009

memorial_day If you are looking for some great deals on Memorial Day, you can add WebIS to your shopping list. WebIS is running a nice little sale that will end on Tuesday. Here is a letter from WebIS:

The United States of America celebrates Memorial Day to all the fallen heroes of our country and our lives. We have many heroes to look up to who spend each day of their lives to serve the people: Firefighters, Policemen, Soldiers, Nurses, Doctors, and many more First Responders. Originally conceived to celebrate our soldiers we have learned the importance of every one of these people who put everything they have at risk when the need arises.


Not everyone agrees with the actions that the USA has taken over the years, but nevertheless the people who serve our nation in all colors of uniform deserve our respect. America has led the world in providing aid to other nations, in providing relief, and in providing support. It is not the government we love (who we can cheer for after one election and scorn the next), it is the people who make this nation great and the people who fought and died to give us the freedoms we have. We love our nation and God Bless the USA!

As a small token of appreciation this weekend we have dropped our prices dramatically for most of our software at MobiHand. Direct Purchase Links include:

So head on over to WebIS and enjoy these special prices while they last!

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memorial_day If you are looking for some great deals on Memorial Day, you can add WebIS to your shopping list. WebIS is running a nice little sale that will end on Tuesday. Here is a letter from WebIS:

The United States of America celebrates Memorial Day to all the fallen heroes of our country and our lives. We have many heroes to look up to who spend each day of their lives to serve the people: Firefighters, Policemen, Soldiers, Nurses, Doctors, and many more First Responders. Originally conceived to celebrate our soldiers we have learned the importance of every one of these people who put everything they have at risk when the need arises.


Not everyone agrees with the actions that the USA has taken over the years, but nevertheless the people who serve our nation in all colors of uniform deserve our respect. America has led the world in providing aid to other nations, in providing relief, and in providing support. It is not the government we love (who we can cheer for after one election and scorn the next), it is the people who make this nation great and the people who fought and died to give us the freedoms we have. We love our nation and God Bless the USA!

As a small token of appreciation this weekend we have dropped our prices dramatically for most of our software at MobiHand. Direct Purchase Links include:

So head on over to WebIS and enjoy these special prices while they last!



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SBSH GoNews Touch is coming this Monday!

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My friends over at SBSH sent me an early release of a new product they are just about to release - and I think it's going to be huge!

It's called GoNews, and it's an RSS reader. I think has the potential to become a very popular one!

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I recently tried a few different RSS readers which were nice but none of them had all the things I'm looking for; fancy UI, offline capabilities and good image viewing.

Does GoNews follow the expectations? Well, you will just have to wait and see I guess, as I was asked not to ruin the surprise.

The release date is going to be this Monday (25th) so you better stick around because I have the feeling you will love this one. 

For now, here's a video preview:

 

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gonews copy

My friends over at SBSH sent me an early release of a new product they are just about to release - and I think it's going to be huge!

It's called GoNews, and it's an RSS reader. I think has the potential to become a very popular one!

gonews copysmall gonews copysmall gonews copysmall gonews copysmall gonews copysmall gonews copysmall gonews copysmall

I recently tried a few different RSS readers which were nice but none of them had all the things I'm looking for; fancy UI, offline capabilities and good image viewing.

Does GoNews follow the expectations? Well, you will just have to wait and see I guess, as I was asked not to ruin the surprise.

The release date is going to be this Monday (25th) so you better stick around because I have the feeling you will love this one. 

For now, here's a video preview:

 

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