Sunday, August 5, 2007

UTILITY: SFR Software releases visCrypt file encryption for Pocket PC

Posted by Arne Hess - at Thursday, 02.08.07 - 17:58:45 CET under 02 - Pocket PC News - Viewed 304x
Tagged under: [SFR_Software] [visCrypt]

Sure, you can protect your whole Windows Mobile Pocket PC with a password but frankly, is your Pocket PC protected with such a device password? If not but you want to protect some files or folders anyway, you might want to try visCrypt, a program for your Pocket PC which encrypts and decrypts your private files and documents and protect it from unauthorized access.
With just a few clicks you can protect single documents or whole folders and subfolders. Secured with a picture password an intruder can hardly break the encryption:


An easy-to-use user interface and integration into the Windows Mobile File Explorer makes using visCrypt a breeze.

Main Features:

visCrypt requires a Windows Mobile Pocket PC with Windows Mobile 2003 (incl. Second Edition), 5.0 or Widows Mobile 6 (Classic or Professional) and .Net Compact Framework. visCrypt can be tested 14 days without any restrictions, afterwards a license code is required which costs US$ 9,95.

http://www.theunwired.net/?item=utility-sfr-software-releases-viscrypt-file-encryption-for-pocket-pc&category=02-pocket-pc-news&category=02-pocket-pc-news
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Sprint HTC Mogul PPC-6800 Review

Sprint recently began offering the HTC Mogul, also called the PPC-6800. This Windows Mobile device offers a number of high-end features, like a built-in keyboard, Wi-Fi, and support for 3G cellular-wireless networking.

It is the successor to the Sprint PPC-6700.

Design & Construction

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Looks wise, the Mogul is a radical change from the old Apache, which was marketed under the PPC-6700 name. The external antenna is gone, the styling is different, and the Mogul has a wider and thinner form-factor. The overall appearence is evocative of the Hermes, sold in the United States by AT&T as the 8525.

The Mogul isn't just a Hermes variant for Sprint, though. It has several noticible differences, the biggest of which is its slider mechanism. Older HTC slider units had a friction-based slider, where you simply pushed the screen up. The Mogul, though, is spring-loaded. One small push on the screen, and it automatically snaps to the "open" position.

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While this does make it easier to open by accident than the older models, the mechanism is as durable as ever, being able to stand up to routine use without seeming to give way. Of course, I've only been able to abuse it for a couple of weeks, so that's no guarantee of long-term reliability. As much as moving parts have to be expected to fail eventually, HTC's sliders have built themselves a pretty good reputation for robust design and long-term functionality.

For both docking and the connection of headsets or headphones, the Mogul relies on the same modified mini-USB plug, known as ExtUSB, that's found on the Hermes and other HTC Pocket PC phones. For those who haven't seen it before, ExtUSB is a specially shaped connector that lets all standard mini-USB cables serve for power or data. The headphone/headset, on the other hand, will only fit into the ExtUSB port.

The unit is practically covered in buttons. There's buttons scattered all over the casing, for UI control, application launching, camera, voice recorder, etcetera. A total of thirteen buttons, not including the keyboard, 5-way directional pad, or the three-way jog wheel. You might call it the anti-iPhone in that respect -- physical control is NOT an issue.
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FingerTouch software keyboard for Windows Mobile Pocket PC

For Windows Mobile Pocket PC devices, the data input is often a real problem for the user. To try to write a big e-mail on tiny keyboards is not a very pleasant experience.

Teksoft has created an innovative solution to bypass some of these problems. FingerTouch allows users to use fingers while typing, while keeping the screen and the text still visible.

The compromise between big buttons and small screen space has been carefully analysed, and the result was the implementation of smart algorithms that are based on letter order statistics, or on technologies like "UltraKeyboard" that offer improved typing speed.

Features:

 5 different Keyboards to chose from

 Ultra Keyboard technology Built-in

 Finger friendly, big buttons

 Smart keyboard based on English letter order statistics

 Smartphone-like keyboard support

 Bonus: Screen Capture utility included!

 QWERTY standard keyboard with big button

 Highly configurable with Skins support
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MULTIMEDIA: V2R releases Active UI MediaPlayer Plug-In for Pocket PC

 

Posted by Arne Hess - at Friday, 03.08.07 - 18:10:23 CET under 02 - Pocket PC News - Viewed 361x
Tagged under: [V2R] [Vision_to_Reality] [Active_UI] [Media_Player] [Software]

V2R Vision to Realty today announces the availability of the Active UI based MediaPlayer Today screen plug-in for Windows Mobile Pocket PCs. Active Media Player plug-in is a stylish and easy to use animated Today screen plug-in that allows you to quickly play your favorite songs and albums directly from the Today screen. Together with the (free) V2R Active UI core engine, V2R offers plenty of free add-on's in different animations and designs to make the V2R Active MediaPlayer plug-in as personal as possible.


V2R's Active MediaPlayer plug-in, which is available in different designs and animations, shows you a list of your favorite Music albums along with the album cover on your devices Today screen. It allows you to select and access the most wanted music albums directly from the Today Screen.

The V2R Active MediaPlayer plug-in is available, straight from the Pocket PC Today screen. The user can easily navigate through the "album-list" in order to choose his favorite albums by using the D-Pad, joystick, stylus or even the thumb.

Features

V2R Active MediaPlayer plug-in is available from V2R for Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PCs Windows Mobile 6 Professional smartphones and Classic PDAs and is available as a free demo version. In order to increase the overall functionality you can buy different animation bundles from V2R's web site. (prices starts from 3 Euro only).

http://www.theunwired.net/?item=multimedia-v2r-releases-active-ui-mediaplayer-plug-in-for-pocket-pc&category=02-pocket-pc-news&category=02-pocket-pc-news
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UNVEILED: LG releases LG-KC1 Windows Mobile Pocket PC Phone with WiBro

Posted by Arne Hess - at Friday, 03.08.07 - 16:41:22 CET under 02 - Pocket PC News - Viewed 679x
Tagged under: [LG] [LG-KC1] [Windows_Mobile_5.0] [Pocket_PC_Phone_Edition]

LG just released the LG-KC1, a Windows Mobile 5.0 (unfortunately) only Pocket PC Phone Edition which is equipped with WiBro (Wireless Broadband -  which is quite popular in South Korea). Running a Marvell Monahans CPU at amazing 806 MHz, the KC1 features 512 MB NAND Flash ROM and 128 MB SDRAM. Furthermore the device sports CDMA EVDO for voice and data, Mobile WiMAX (WiBro) for even faster mobile data, T-DMB for mobile TV, Bluetooth and a 2.8" QVGA screen. all this measures 60 x 120 x 16.9 mm only at a weight of 160 grams:


Unfortunately we will never see (most likely) this device anywhere outside South Korea but it's interesting to follow what LG is releasing in the home market since this is a good indication what we might can expect later as well.


 

http://www.theunwired.net/?item=unveiled-lg-releases-lg-kc1-windows-mobile-pocket-pc-phone-with-wibro&category=02-pocket-pc-news&category=02-pocket-pc-news
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