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Gigabar (v1.58) now support PPC 2002

The useful skinnable and multi customable Task Manager/Switcher called freeware Gigabar now supports PPC 2002.

More detail at here

Download: Download Gigabar (freeware) (978kb).

Source: PPCSg.org

Hangman PPC Version 1.0 Released

Baggetta_Ware has released a unique version of Hangman called Hangman PPC. It is usable on all Pocket PC’s and contains 150 words for play. The program uses at 17th century woodcut for animation rather than the usual stick-guy. Flashing keyboard and lots of fun. $8.00

More details at here.

Download: Trial version

Source: PocketPCWire.com

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Times2tech:

“We are now offering new Stacked RAM upgrades from 128MBs to 256MBs. For further details please click on the picture to the left. Stacked RAM upgrades are not available for the Jornada 56x series units.”

The 256mb RAM upgrade will set you back $500 and can be ordered at the Times2tech website

They are also now offering a 128mb Ram upgrade for the HP560 series which includes a screen rework to reduce the dust issues.

Source:PocketPcPassion
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There is a guide over at PPcshowcase showing how to set-up Surfing through the Activesync Connection via Bluetooth using the IPAQ 3870 and the USB TDK Bluetooth . It’s an interesting read so go on over and check it out.

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“PrintPocketCE prints out Pocket Excel spreadsheets, Pocket Word documents and Emails, as well as Rich Text Format (RTF) and Plain Text (TXT) files. PrintPocketCE prints to a wide variety of infrared and serial printers (click here for list of printers supported). Pocket Excel, Pocket Word and Pocket RTF files are printed with text formatting, including multiple fonts, text attributes (color, plain, bold, italic, underline, strike-through) and justification (left, center right). Images contained within Pocket Word and Pocket RTF files are also printed. ”

Version 3.0 (January 18, 2002): includes Pocket Excel printing support!

Toshiba have released a new external battery pack for there Genio PocketPc. It uses four batteries either normal (use once) or rechargeable. I useful accessorie I think seeing as battery life on the Genio is not very good.

Review of Genio:PPcZone review

More Info : Toshiba Website

Source:Ludipocket
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Runs on PocketPC2000 and PocketPC2002. One of the complaints against the PPC 2002 OS is that alarms now cannot be repeated. This was available in the previous PPC 2000 OS. Super Alert auto-detects PocketPC2002 devices and offers the option to have Repeating Calendar Alarms. Allows independent settings for Clock and Calendar alarms (Note: as with the standard PocketPC notification settings these affect all appointments).

Small – takes up very little memory

Integrated – set it up and it disappears into the background until an alarm sounds. Set up alarms normally with the clock or calendar.

More details at here. SuperAlert is priced at US$9.99.

Source: PPCSg.org
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Pocket PC TestSuite is the only program for automating test process on Pocket PC. You can write test suites that simulates clicks, keyboard events, that can start other applications or applets in the Control Panel. Pocket PC TestSuite also contains functionality for testing programs in low memory and low CPU conditions.

More details at here.

Source: PPCSg.org
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Hewlett Packard will be launching its PocketPC 2002 service pack by the end of January, a spokesperson for the UK company said. This is a similar upgrade to that released by Casio an Compaq earlier.

Source: PocketNow.com
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CNet.com has an article on the topic relating the handheld devices in the wireless future. Interestingly, among the article’s main focus is on Palm PDA’s “soon-to-be-released” i705 wireless-PDA, an excerpt relating to Intel’s latest processor chip for mobile/handheld devices is mentioned.

“Meanwhile, devices using Microsoft’s Pocket PC operating system, could get a speed and power boost as Intel starts shipping the first chips using its XScale architecture, the successor to the StrongARM chips used in nearly all Pocket PC-based devices. Sources say manufacturers should be able to introduce products using XScale later this quarter.”

In another CNet.com article:

“Intel added that it will launch XScale in the first quarter and that devices running the chip are due out in the first quarter as well. Manufacturers already have samples of XScale, according to Intel.”

Source: PocketNow.com
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COMMENTARY — Although the idea that a personal digital assistant running Linux could provide the same functionality as a Windows CE or Pocket PC device at a significantly lower cost is attractive, fact is most costs come from hardware.

Microsoft and Palm both charge only $7 to $10 per operating system license for a PDA, so eliminating that cost by using Linux would affect pricing only at the extreme low end of the market (that is, PDAs priced under $100, which offer only the most basic functions and are unlikely to meet most companies’ requirements to support mobile workers).

More details at ZDNet.com.
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