I find having seamless wireless sync between my PC and phone one of the biggest benefits of using a Windows Mobile phone. I use a hosted Microsoft Exchange provider so I just pay a monthly fee and don't have the hassle and cost of setting up my own server.
I use 4smartphone.net but users in Japan have a local solution from Isle starting at 1,575 yen/month/user.
I was lucky enough today to try out the X02HT in Bic Camera at Ikebukuro. The first hand impression of the device was good, and although the device does not have a touch screen, it seemed to do a great job with the Windows Mobile 6.0 OS. I personally prefer having both a touch screen and buttons, but that depends on the person.
There was no surpise to me using the device though, because many phones nowadays have almost the same capabilities as the X02HT, excluding the Wireless LAN. I guess the major plus to this device is the availability of the softwares developed by third parties, which are available on the internet. Also, if you are a developer, it will be a great device to develop programs for the Windows Mobile.
The device will cost about 33,000yen to 36,000 yen for users who used Softbank(Vodafone) for more than two years to buy the device. (No further payment needed).
Windows Keitai Fan made a service using Google Maps where users can submit where they have have (or have not) been able to get reception for EM-Mobile's 3G service.
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| The HTC X02HT is finally in stores. The shop staff are saying it may not be next month until we see the X01T from Toshiba. |
EMobile has announced they will be putting a new device on the market, the EM ONE α. This device runs Windows Mobile 6.0 Classic. The good News to older EM ONE user that they will get a upgrade (for a fee) to Windows Mobile 6.0. The EM ONE α will be released on October 5th. The specs are no different from the older EM ONE except for the OS and some softwares.
Price will be 39800yen with a two year contract.
Fior just 9,800 yen you can get a Bluetooth keyboard that works with all the Windows Mobile phones in Japan. (You'll need to add Bluetooth for example by using a Bluetooth Mini SD card if you phone doesn't have Bluetooth).
Rakuten shop page (Japanese only)
You can now preorder a Mio Digiwalker C525 and C523 from PDAKobo. The actual release date is September 26th, and if you pre-order, you will get many free stuffs. Both devices features one segment TV tuner, and PIP (Picture in picture) to diplay TV while on navigation. C525 features Pocket Mapple Digital 7 and C523 has Mio DigiWalker C523, which is only for car navigation.
Mio DigiWalker C525 56,799yen
http://www.pdakobo.com/search.cgi?product_id=9vNpfJM
Mio DigiWalker C523 56,799yen
http://www.pdakobo.com/search.cgi?product_id=BI5hxH/
I created a USB host cable on my own with some junk parts. The making process is pretty simple, just get a miniUSB B cable and a normal A USB cable. The soldering instructions are available in Japanese here, and after several hours of soldering, I finally managed to make a lot of USB devices work, including a USB keyboard, USB reader, iPod Video 2nd generation 30GB.
The W-ZERO3es becomes a very useful device when you connect a USB keyboard, and if you get a mobile USB keyboard, you will almost have a same kind of environment of a mobile laptop.
Please do this at your own risk, and if you are not confident to solder on your own, it is also available through an online store.
According to this mini news release, you'll be able to pre-order a X02HT from 7am tomorrow. No details of when they will be delivered or when they will go for sale at the offline stores.
News (Japanese)
Softbank Online Shop (Japanese)
WILLCOM just made a version 1.02a patch for the new Advanced/W-ZERO3 es. The version 1.01a patch made the device unstable, but this 1.02b patch fixes this. The patch improves Wifi connectivity experience, increases the ringtone's file limit (wav) to 6MB, and provides the latest version of Opera.
via Windows CE FAN
Since nowadays, people are actively communicating with customers and workers in and out of the company through 3G/Wifi devices and Softphone, it is important to learn the security measures and learn the balance between security and mobility. This seminar introduces how to securely and effectively have office communication through 3G/Wifi devices, softphone, and Windows Mobile devices.
The seminar is free and open to 350 people. You will need to register here
The event takes place on September 14th, from 1:30PM to 5:00PM in UDX Gallery in Akihabara. All the seminar will be in Japanese.
