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Filed under: Windows Mobile, Palm, Mobile

Palm launches App Store for PalmOS, Windows Mobile apps

by Brad Linder Dec 16th 2008

Palm App StorePalm has taken a cue from Apple and launched a dedicated store for PalmOS and Windows Mobile applications. Sure, there were already plenty of places to purchase and download Palm and Windows Mobile applications, but the new Palm App Store which is powered by PocketGear lets browse, search, and find applications while using your mobile device and download them with directly to your phone or PDA.

The new app store has about 5,000 applications at the moment, and more than a thousand of them are free.

Palm is expected to launch a new device at CES in January that may run the next generation of the company's operating system, which to be honest is a lot more exciting than a new application that lets you download thousands of PalmOS and Windows Mobile applications, most of which have been around for ages.

Tags: app-store, palm, palm-app-store, palmost, windows-mobile

Filed under: Photo, Utilities, Video, Palm, Web services, Freeware, Social Software, web 2.0

Facebook for Palm released, gives Centro users something to show off

by Adam Maras Jul 6th 2008

Facebook for PalmEverybody that has a web-enabled phone and a thing for online interaction in lieu of actually having in addition to a social life knows that the biggest social networking sites are but a few keystrokes away at all times via mobile websites. Of course, even mobile-optimized web applications can be sluggish or glitchy sometimes, since they could potentially be affected by dozens of things like browser incompatibilities or updates. Luckily, smartphone users have an alternative: native application for their phones that talk directly with the service without a web browser getting in the way.

Facebook seems to be one of the more popular mobile websites, which makes it a relatively good candidate for a smartphone application written. Palm seems to agree with this, since the company released Facebook for Palm for their smartphones last month.

Facebook for Palm sports a relatively intuitive user interface, with its five-tabbed home screen; it seems matches the new phone interface included with the Treo 680 phones. The five tabs let you navigate to the Photos, Status Updates, Contacts/Friends, and Mail pages along with your Home page news feed quickly. Of course, the feature that sets Facebook for Palm apart from the regular mobile version of Facebook is the ability to quickly and easily upload pictures and videos to your Facebook profile. You can also easily search through your Facebook contacts and dial or text message someone who might not be in your phone's contact list already.

Facebook for Palm is supported on the Centro, Treo 755p, and Treo 680. However, rumor has it it'll work on your 700p as well, if you select the 755p version for download.

Tags: centro, facebook, palm, social networking, SocialNetworking, treo 680, treo 755p, Treo680, Treo755p

Filed under: Windows Mobile, Palm, Commercial, Mobile Minute, iPhone

StyleTap confirms plan to bring PalmOS apps to the iPhone

by Brad Linder Jun 1st 2008


StyleTap is an application that lets Windows Mobile users run PalmOS applications. A few months ago the makers of StyleTap announced plans to port the application to run on Symbian smartphones. They also demonstrated a version of StyleTape CrossPlatform running on an iPhone, but said the video (shown above) was just for demonstration purposes and that no decision had been made yet on whether to create an iPhone version.

Now it's official. StyleTap is coming to the iPhone. The company plans to release the application in early July. That means you'll soon be able to run over 20,000 applications designed for PalmOS on an iPhone or iPod touch.

The company said they wanted to gauge the interest in the product before deciding whether to proceed with development. The videos posted to YouTube and Viddler have been watched more than 800,000 times, so apparently there is some interest.

[via Palm InfoCenter]

Tags: iphone, palmos, styletap

Filed under: Internet, Symbian, Palm, Browser Tips, BlackBerry, Mobile Minute

Opera Mini 4.1 final released

by Brad Linder May 13th 2008

A little over a month after releasing a public beta of Opera Mini 4.1, the Opera team has pushed out the final version of its latest cellphone browser. The newest build is reportedly 50% faster than opera mini 4.0. It also has a handful of new features including the ability to save web paes fr offline viewing, the ability to upload and download images from within the browser, and improved page and web search features.

The final build looks a lot like the public beta, but the developers have fixed a bunch of bugs and made some changes to the page saving and address auto-complete features.

Opera Mini 4.1 is available as a free download for dozens of different cellphone models.

Tags: cellphone, opera, opera-mini, opera-mini-4.1, web-browser

Filed under: Fun, Games, Palm, Mobile Minute

PDAmill is giving away all of its PalmOS games for free

by Brad Linder Apr 28th 2008

ArvaleOver the last few years we've seen the Palm OS platform stagnate while Microsoft, Apple, and Symbian continue to develop their mobile operating systems. Oh sure, there will be a new version of the Palm operating system at some point, but at this point we're not sure there will be any manufacturers willing to run Palm software on their devices.

But here's one good reason to pull your old Palm PDA out of the junk drawer, or even pick up a used one on eBay: Game-maker PDAmill is offering its Palm OS games for free. All of them.

The game developer recently announced that they would stop developing for Palm. And while the company could have continued charging a small fee for some of its excellent video games, they instead decided to give them away.

The games included Arvale, an RPG, several games in the GameBox series which include classics like Solitaire, Mahjohng, Snakes, Blocks, and Cannons, and Snails, which is a turn-based action game similar to Worms.

[via Palm InfoCenter]

Tags: arvale, games, palm, palm-os, pdamill

Filed under: Utilities, Symbian, Palm, Commercial, iPhone

StyleTap PalmOS emulator coming to Symbian, maybe iPhone

by Brad Linder Apr 11th 2008

StyleTap is an application that lets you run PalmOS software on Windows Mobile devices. The company has been working on a Symbian version of StyleTap since last year, and is now looking for beta testers. The test will begin on May 12th, and users can sign up by sending an email to StyleTap asking to be part of the beta.

In other news, while the company hasn't exactly committed to releasing a version of StyleTap for the iPhone, it's looking more and more likely that we'll see an official version at some point. In February, the team posted a video demonstrating an experimental version of StyleTap running on an iPhone. This was before Apple released the iPhone SDK, so the team obviously had to Jailbreak an iPhone to get the software running.

Now that the SDK is available, an official version could be in the works, but according to the StyleTap blog, developing the application isn't quite as easy as you might think, thanks to some "legal roadblocks." So StyleTap is asking anyone who'd be willing to pay for software that lets you run Palm apps on an iPhone to let Apple know.

[via jkOnTheRun]

Tags: iphone, sdk, styletap, symbian

Filed under: Windows Mobile, Symbian, Palm, Apple, Mobile Minute, iPhone

Palm apps might be coming to the iPhone/iPod Touch

by Brad Linder Feb 24th 2008


StyleTap, makers of PalmOS emulation software for Windows Mobile is showing off a video demonstrating their software running on an iPod Touch. The company has made it abundantly clear that there are no plans at this point to release StyleTap for the iPhone/iPod. But you know, they could if they wanted to.

Apple hasn't actually released an SDK for the iPhone yet, so the only way to run third party applications like the one StyleTap is demonstrating would be to hack your iPhone. Since StyleTap is a commercial product, we're going to go out on a limb and assume they wouldn't sell software that requires you to Jailbreak your iPhone. The company would probably wait until after the SDK is released before launching any sort of a product.

In the meantime, StyleTap is working on a version that will run on Symbian phones.

[via Palm InfoCenter]

Tags: emulation, palmos, styletap

Filed under: Games, Windows Mobile, Palm, Time-Wasters, Mobile Minute

Creatonia: Free RPG for Windows Mobile and Palm

Linuxby Brad Linder Feb 19th 2008

CreatoniaMobile game maker Inscenic has released one of the company's older video games as freeware. Creatonia is an RPG designed to run on Windows Mobile and Palm devices.

The game is pretty typical fantasy RPG fare. You get to customize a character which will wander through various quests while battling different creatures using weapons and magic. The graphics aren't exactly PS3 quality, but for a mobile game, Creatonia looks pretty good and is fairly responsive, even on older devices. And most importantly, while most of Inscenic's games cost between $10 and $15, Creatonia is now free.

The game supports Windows Mobile devices with 320 x 240 pixel or VGA displays, or Palm devices with 480 x 320 or 320 x 240 screens.

[via PocketGamer]

Tags: cratonia, rpg, video-games

Filed under: Utilities, Windows Mobile, Palm, Mobile Minute

eReader Pro for Palm and Windows Mobile is now free

by Brad Linder Feb 18th 2008

eReaderThe eReader eBook reader for Palm and Windows Mobile devices has a long and storied history. It started out its life as Peanut Reader before getting a less nutty sounding name. And while eReader hasn't had a major update in the last few years, it's still one of the better eBook applications for PDAs and phones, with support for purchasing and downloading books in the eReader format directly from your device.

eReader has historically come in two varieties: a Pro version and a free version. But when eBook seller Fictionwise bought eReader earlier this year, the company first cut the price of eReader Pro by 2/3rds, and now Fictionwise has decided to offer eReader Pro as a free download.

What does eReader Pro offer that the free version lacked? It supports additional fonts, comes with a dictionary viewer, support for bookmarks, auto-scrolling, and several additional customization options. Now if only eReader would support eBooks in other formats like TXT, PDB, PDF, or HTML.

[via Palm InfoCenter]

Tags: ebooks, ereader, ereader-pro

Filed under: Games, Windows, Macintosh, Linux, Windows Mobile, Symbian, Palm, Open Source, iPhone

ScummVM 0.11.0 released for almost every OS ever

WindowsMacLinuxby Brad Linder Jan 17th 2008

ScummVM
Ever wish you could play your favorite adventure games from the 80s and 90s on your PDA, iPhone, or modern PC? ScummVM is an open source project that lets you run a huge number of games including classic LucasArts titles like Maniac Mansion and The Secret of Monkey Island.

ScummVM 0.11.0 was released today with support for two new operating systems including the iPhone and Maemo (which runs on Nokia's internet tablet devices). There's also support for a number of new games including the freeware game Lure of the Temptress. The updated version also includes improved support for 64-bit systems and more support for non-English versions of games.

On the downside, while ScummVM releases are usually available for pretty much every operating system on earth, the latest version does not include PS2 or GP32 ports because the development team doesn't have anyone available to write those ports at the moment.

Tags: games, lure of the temptress, LureOfTheTemptress, scummvm

Filed under: Windows, Palm

Palm Desktop 6.2 for Vista finally released

Windowsby Brad Linder Jan 16th 2008

Palm Desktop 6.2
More than 6 months after Palm Desktop 6.2 beta came out, and almost a year after Windows Vista was released, Palm has finally released an official version of the Palm Desktop software that supports Windows Vista.

Palm desktop 6.2 supports the 32-bit version of Windows XP Home, Professional, and Media Center Edition 2005 as well as Vista. But there's no support for Windows 2000, Server, Tablet PC, or 64-bit XP. If you're using XP you might want to hold off on "upgrading" though. There are a few limitations on Palm Desktop 6.2:
  • Birthdays and anniversaries will not show up in the Desktop client.
  • VersaMail Hotsyncing is no longer supported.
  • Color coding of Calendar events is no longer supported.
  • Many older Palm devices including the Treo 650 and T5 are no longer officially supported, although some devices may work to some degree.
All told, Palm Desktop 6.2 is probably a crucial update for anyone running Vista. But we'd avoid it if you're running Windows XP or an earlier Windows operating system.

[via Palm InfoCenter]

Tags: palm-desktop, palm-desktop-6.2

Filed under: Fun, Internet, Text, Features, Windows Mobile, Symbian, Palm, Productivity, Web services, Google, Commercial, Freeware, Open Source, BlackBerry, Mobile Minute, iPhone, Search, web 2.0

5 things missing from your mobile life in 2008: Google Mobile and more

by Danny Mendez Jan 8th 2008

mobile life google reader
Life's getting mobile, and it seems that's the way it's always going to be. Humans don't come off as the traveling type, yet we do. From horse carriages to cell phones, we're always looking for ways to do more on the move, so what's missing from your mobile life in 2008 and how can you fix it? The following list may help.

1. Full access to YouTube in Windows Mobile: Everyone's got a solution for playing YouTube Mobile videos on a Windows Mobile phone, but it seems no one's giving Windows Mobile users a way to access YouTube.com's full, flash video library. Oh wait, there is a solution. It only requires users to install a specific version of TCPMP and the Flash Video Bundle, an add-on to TCPMP to give it the ability to play flash video. Use Pocket IE to navigate to YouTube (a few other flash video sites are also supported). Clicking on a video will open TCPMP to play it. Easy, right?

You could also install Orb on your PC and use the Orb mobile client to find YouTube videos on the go, but that solution requires you to leave your home PC on all the time.

Read more →

Tags: browser, cell phone, CellPhone, email, flash, google, google mobile, google reader, GoogleMobile, GoogleReader, hack, helio, mobile, mobile life, mobile phone, MobileLife, MobilePhone, opera mini, OperaMini, phone, road warrior, RoadWarrior, rss, whisper, youtube, youtube mobile, YoutubeMobile

Filed under: Palm, Mobile Minute

Palm says goodbye to IBM Java virtual machine

by Brad Linder Jan 7th 2008

WebSphere Micro EnvironmentThere are thousands of free and commercial applications for PalmOS. But some of the best applications for Palm devices, like Opera Mini, don't actually run on PalmOS. They're Java midlets that run on a Java Virtual Machine (JVM).

For the past few years, Palm has offered a free download of IBM's WebSphere EveryPlace Micro Environment JVM. But for some unexplained reason, Palm will stop offering a download link on Jan 12, 2008. Palm will still offer support for anyone who has already installed the JVM on their device, but no new customers will be able to grab the virtual machine.

So if you haven't already downloaded the awkwardly named WebSphere Everyplace Micro Everyplace Micro Environment now might be a good time to grab it. The JVM will not run on older Palm devices like the Tungsten W, Tungsten T2, or Zire 71, but if you've purchased a Palm phone or PDA in the last few years you should be able to download and install this free application.

Tags: ibm, java-virtual-machine, jvm, websphere-everyplace-micro-environment

Filed under: Audio, Video, Windows Mobile, Palm, Commercial, Mobile Minute, iPhone

CorePlayer mobile media player updates include YouTube, iPhone

by Brad Linder Jan 7th 2008


The developers of mobile media software CorePlayer have been hard at work. The team is showing off CorePlayer 1.2 with support for YouTube videos at CES. And as you can see from the video above, CorePlayer is also coming soon to an iPod near you. Right now the iPhone version is pretty rough around the edges. There's not even any video support. But that will all change in time.

If you're not familiar with CorePlayer, here's a little history lesson. Once upon a time there was an awesome media player for Windows Mobile called BetaPlayer. It could handle all sorts of audio and video codecs that the mobile version of Windows Media Player could not. Eventually BetaPlayer grew up and became the freeware TCPMP (The Core Pocket Media Player).

For a while all was well in the land of TCPMP, but one day the team decided they should drop support for files downloaded from iTunes for legal reasons, and TCPMP became a little less useful and the commercial CorePlayer was born, allowing the developers to collect some revenue and pay licensing fees for proprietary codec support.

[via SolSie]

Tags: coreplayer, coreplayer mobile, CoreplayerMobile, iphone, tcpmp, youtube

Filed under: Fun, Utilities, Blogging, Windows Mobile, Symbian, Palm, Web services, Social Software, BlackBerry, iPhone

Get RSS delivered to your phone with Pingie

by Nik Fletcher Jan 3rd 2008


RSS is a fantastic technology, but what about 'on-the-go'? Sure, you could use Google Reader, or Newsgator Mobile, but what if you wanted to be SMS-messaged when a new post appears on a particular feed? That's where Pingie comes in.

By now, you're probably wondering what on earth the service could be used for. Let's share with you a few examples. Perhaps you're wanting to follow Download Squad's coverage of a particular operating system, category of software, or even a particular author's posts (all of which have feeds found by adding /rss.xml to the page's URL), you simply enter the Feed URL, your email address and your mobile phone number and Pingie does the rest. Easy!

Of course, when you're wanting up-to-the-minute event coverage say from sister sites' Engadget (at the Consumer Electronics Show) or TUAW (at Macworld Conference and Expo) this might just allow you to keep your finger on the pulse, no matter where you are.

[Via UNEASYsilence]

Tags: blog-to-rss, rss-to-sms, sms

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