Doug’s put up a review at our friend site, Gear Diary, of the Clarion MiND, what you may ask is that? I think most of you would only be familiar with Clarion as a car stereo manufacturer, so when they come up with a device like the MiND, [media, internet, navigation device], we are all probably left scratching our heads. The MiND is running a Linux based operating system, and is powered by an 800MHz Atom processor. 
So what exactly is though?
Here at JAMM, we have a bunch of gadget enthusiasts, all working together to bring you the latest and greatest from around the mobile tech world. The Credit though, should really go to all of the Software developers, accessory and device manufacturers that freely supply us with review samples, so that we can get the knowledge out to you, Our valued readers.
One thing that has been a thorn in the side of not only enthusiast sites like ours, but to software developers as well, has been the inability to easily get iPhone applications out to reviewers.
Case in point a plea from Marc over on the iliumsoft blog back in November
If there is one thing that is missing from the AppStore, it’s a “Gift This App” button. Don’t get me wrong. Despite a few hiccups early on, overall we’re quite happy with the whole AppStore experience. It’s just that we’d love a way to buy promo copies of our software for people. And then there are reviewers. We know about Ad Hoc, but splitting 100 Ad Hoc licenses between in-house devices, beta testers, and reviewers just isn’t enough. We’ll pay full price for our software – we just want it to be free for the other person.
Well finally the Apple’s not half eaten, you know the analogy, “is the glass half empty, or half full”. Everything up until now that the team have reviewed, they have paid for if it wasn’t a free app, and I remember a little bit of advice that went around early on in the appstore days, “all of those 99 cents will soon add up”.
Well Christmas has come early on this front, as Apple have
Apple has finally started allowing developers to issue free promotional copies of their iPhone applications. Once an application has been accepted to the App Store by Apple, developers can issue up to 50 promotional codes. The codes allow the recipient to download a full copy of the application for free. Presently, these codes can only be used in the U.S. iTunes Stores by using the “Redeem” link in the App Store.
This is probably one of the best moves, and money savers, for reviewers all through out blogdom, and thanks to Apple for the full experience, without the credit card stress!
Expect to see a lot more iPhone stuff on the site, as this new policy disseminates through the developer community!
Via TouchArcade
Colour me stupid, but doesn’t having a secret sale defeat the purpose of having a sale? I mean you don’t go into a store that has a sale on, and find the staff whispering about the discounts, probably what drew you into the store, was the startlingly blaring promotional posters out the front, if they haven’t also included a spruiker[a verbal promoter] as well. ScottEVest are having a secret sale and here’s the spruiker
Scott’s got some great deals going so click on the image to go to the site and get your discount, this is a winter essential!
The threat of Virus/MalWare attack has been almost non existent for Windows mobile devices, but does the uptake of WinMo devices by enterprise users, makes it more of a target in this day and age?
You could cripple a company dependant on Windows CE devices for mobile communication, and stock control, with a well engineered worm. All of us WinMo users are pretty smug about attacks like this that are, well, common with the desktop/laptop counterpart of the OS. The incidence seems low and a quick search would still seem to indicate that.
It seems highly unlikely that you are going to be affected by problems over the air, but in a new twist, it may just be the accessories you use that introduce the problem. Long known with hard drives for PC’s, the inclusion of a little nasty, has been well documented. You don’t have to go very far to find these occurrences.
Now the infection is coming to a storage card near you!
What do you define as a serious WinMo SmartPhone? Now the Axim has been mourned for long enough as a powerful WinMo device, and a lot of people have been looking at and acquiring new HTC devices that have upped the ante. Especially in the RAM stakes, but what about processor speed? Check out these Specs
- Processor — Marvell “Tavor” (PXA930) clocked at 800MHz
- Memory — 128MB of RAM and 256MB of flash storage
Display — 2.8-inch QVGA display
Wow eh? an 800 MHz processor in a mobile phone, now that’s what I’m talking about. Well it looks like Asus are coming out with just the device to smoke the competition in the hardware stakes. Hit the link for the full info on the Asus P565, and be as hyped about this as me!
This may not be really big news, but it is an example of what Google do really well. Over The Air/Cloud computing is probably the next big thing, correction, really big thing. It’s what Google do really well. It’s great to see that it translates to the G1 and Android as well.
Google pushes Android updates/patches direct to your handset. Maybe Google’s command of the intertubes, will give the Android OS an advantage in the mobile OS wars? The only reason this makes sense to me, is that WinMo includes an update function, but there are no updates to be had!
Google patches Android security flaw | Latest Security News – CNET News
With about a week to go till the aforementioned availability of the T-mobile G1 Android phone, things are hotting up. It looks like pre ordered G1 units are on the move, according to Phandroid. How they got this info out of UPS I wouldn’t know.
Just a quick heads up for anyone who pre-ordered their T-Mobile G1 to check the UPS Website for a tracking number and shipping date. At least 2 readers have contacted us saying they have shipping information today and that the shipping method is via 3-day… meaning you could receive your T-Mobile G1 as early as the 17th and definitely by the 21st.
The G1 is already circulating though, and of course some of the bigger sites are already getting real hands on time/review units to help muster buyers for the in store release of the first Google phone. Both Engadget and Gizmodo, have detailed reviews of the G1 posted today, which are not uncomplimentary, but point to the fact that the OS is a first release and will probably need some work.
The G1 phone and the Android operating system are not finished products. There are only three working Google App’s here—Gmail, Maps and Calendar—while Google Docs, Google News, Google Reader, Google Shopping, Google Images, Google Video, Blogger and Picasa are nowhere to be found. What’s the deal? gizmodo
Looks like people are going to have to wait for a complete Google experience on the platform, a bit like bender not functioning until he’s had a few beers!
Ever think that you’d found the next best thing to sliced bread, and then not really know what to do with it? Yesterday, the inter tubes were all afire with news of an iPhone running Windows Mobile. In the video it looks like this young Dev has ported WinMo to the iPhone, making it a dual boot system. At this point though, it’s really hard to tell whether this is real or fake. Others posted yesterday on this, and then revoked the post rather quickly, so it’s really hard to tell if this is factual or not.
Well the long awaited touch screen BlackBerry storm was officially announced today, coming to the world soon from Verizon Wireless, and Vodafone. Woohoo, that means it’s coming to my neck of the woods as well.
Verizon Wireless, Vodafone Group (NYSE:VOD)(LSE:VOD) and Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ:RIMM)(TSX:RIM) today announced that the BlackBerry(R) Storm(TM) will be available later this fall, exclusively to Verizon Wireless customers in the U.S. and Vodafone customers in Europe, India, Australia and New Zealand.
Looks good doesn’t it, and I’m not going to go down the iPhone comparison route here, because RIM included a cheesy video in the press release that took the cool factor right away from this news.
Click here to go to the press release from Marketwire
Detailed features of the Storm are here
It was code named the kickstart, and it has on release on T-Mobile become the Pearl Flip. Now I would not think this is a bad marketing move, because we all know the pearl as a thing of beauty. Now most of us would know the build and design of the Moto Razr, which was an innovator for it’s time, but the recent regurgitation’s of the device have not really delivered.
So we now come to the first “flip” phone from BB, (BlackBerry). I can’t tell you much about this device, but it looks like something I’d want.
So yo can check out the BB Pearl Flip at this link
This is probably the most anticipated handset of the near future, and it’s here.
There’s a video link as well
A lot of people have been waiting for this device, and I would like to get my hands on it as well.
