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STOPPED: Final Issue of Smartphone & PocketPC Magazine

published on 01/09/2008 by Remo Knops

Last week sad news arrived from Hal Golstein, the publisher of Smartphone & PocketPC magazine. After 11  years of hard work, devotion and commitment to the Windows Mobile platform, the magazine will be suspended until further notice.

As already introduced the magazine is totally tailored to the Windows Mobile platform, with contributions of many online communities from around the world. Hal Goldstein provides some details around the difficult decision in his blog-post on the magazine’s website. Let’s have a look at the most important facts:

Suspension means that we have no plans to publish future Windows Mobile issues. However, we have left the door open, particularly if a sponsor or buyer steps forward. [ref03]

The main reasons for suspending the Windows Mobile issues of the magazine, are a non-growing subscriber -base and the difficulty to keep advertisement-revenues at a stable level. Hal Goldstein describes these problems as follows:

It has become harder to grow our circulation over the past three years since Windows Mobile changed from being PDAs to being phones. Pocket PC manufacturers like HP used to work with us to offer their customers a free issue of our magazine in their packaging. The phone companies have not shown similar interest in working with us. [ref03]

 

The other business challenge has been the lack of advertising sponsorship from Microsoft, phone companies, and OEMs, despite our coverage of their products. In order for us to sell subscriptions at current low consumer magazine-type prices, we must have a stronger and growing circulation, and we must attract the large advertisers who benefit the most from our existence. [ref03]

These problems are not specific to this magazine, but can be seen at regional newspapers here in the Netherlands, which merge in larger publishing- and media-groups. So let’s hope that some investor will stand-up, so that the printed magazine can continue.

The magazine is also know from its’ “best software awards” and has a website with lot’s of information and background topics about the Windows Mobile platform. This year they will continue with the awards, but for the upcoming year it is depended, whether there is a sponsor or not. Furthermore the publishing firm will continue with a new magazine: iPhone Life, due to the interest and booming market share of these Apple devices.

I will buy the last issue of the magazine and hope you readers will also do this, in order to support this great magazine. Also their website is a great reference guide to use, so have a look at www.pocktpcmag.com !!

Reference list:

  1. POCKETINFO: Smartphone & Pocket PC Magazine stopt met zijn GEDRUKTE magazine ! *DUTCH*
  2. JJAM:  Smartphone & Pocket PC Magazine Stops The Presses
  3. POCKETPCMAG: Final Issue of Smartphone & Pocket PC magazine
  4. ILIUMSOFT BLOG: Goodbye, Smartphone and Pocket PC Magazine

Filed Under: Windows Phone Tagged With: Best Software Awards, Magazine, PocketPC, Smartphone, Windows Phone

VOIP: Skype 2.2 for Windows Mobile supports WM 6.1

published on 04/08/2008 by Remo Knops

At the 31tst of July Skype updated its famous VOIP application for the Windows Mobile platform. While there are two versions available for both the touchscreen and non-touchscreen devices, only the first category is upgraded to support Window Mobile 6.1 (Professional).

Since there are not yet many non-touchscreen devices running Windows Mobile 6.1 available, the upgrade policy can be understood. However I don’t doubt that Skype will also release an upgrade for non-touchscreen devices.

Skype generates revenue through its premium offerings such as making and receiving calls to and from landline and mobile phones, as well as voicemail and call forwarding. Skype, based in Luxembourg, has relationships with a growing network of hardware and software providers and is an eBay company (NASDAQ: EBAY). [http://about.skype.com/]

Skype is extremely useful if you are travelling abroad and want to make free computer-to-computer calls or very cheap calls to landlines or cell phones. It can be used over a WiFi or 3G connection. Besides the support for Windows Mobile 6.1 no huge changes have been implemented. So if you own a HTC Touch Diamond, the HP iPAQ Business Messenger or another WM 6.1 Professional device, go and download Skype v2.2.0.45 here !

Reference list:

  1. DOWNLOAD:  Skype for Windows Mobile Downloads
  2. GEARDIARY: Skype updated to operate under Windows Mobile 6.1
  3. POCKETPCTHOUGHTS: Skype for Windows Mobile Updated, Supports Windows Mobile 6.1
  4. JASON LANGRIDGE:  Skype v2.2 for Windows Mobile released
  5. BRIGHTHAND: Skype Gets Windows Mobile 6.1 Pro Support

Filed Under: Windows Phone Tagged With: PocketPC, Professional Education, Skype, VOIP, Windows Phone, WM6.1

FREEWARE: Total Commander (for Windows Mobile v2.51)

published on 31/07/2008 by Remo Knops

Today a new version of the nice freeware file explorer Total Commander from Christian Ghisler is released. Both the versions for touchscreen devices as well as the non touchscreen version are upgraded. Those of you who were favourites of Norton Commander in the past probably know the Total Commander desktop software, with its two window style. However Christian Ghisel also developed different other versions, like the one to run from a USB stick or the sp-called U3 platform and ofcourse versions for Windows Mobile.

Both the pocketpc version and the smartphone version are upgraded with the following features:

Support for ZIP encryption, both ZIP 2.0 and AES (advanced encryption standard [ref01]

Personally I’m a huge fan of Resco File Explorer, and I’m willing to pay for the look, feel and features of that product. However Total Commander for Windows Mobile is a thouroughly developed application, with a build-in ftp explorer, registry editor, and virtual 2 window style like its bigger brother. If you just want to use freeware, Total Commander is an excellent choice.

Also the Windows Desktop versions (16bit and 32bit) are upgraded to version 7.04. As I already described I’m a huge fan of the 2 window style and many helpful modules like the build-in ftp explorer, build-in packers, and many other usefull build-in commands. On the website Christian Ghisler provides the following changelog:

New: Updated unterface + icons, compare editor, cursor in lister, separate trees, logging, enhanced overwrite dialoge, and many more new features.

Conclusive:

It’s praiseworthy that Christian Ghisler has developed versions for many different platforms (Windows Desktop / Windows Mobile / U3 USB version) with a comperable look and feel. Although the number of features on the mobile versions is a little more limitted it still is a great choice in comparison with competitive software. The desktop version can be used as shareware, and can be extended with a large number of add-ons. If you are a Norton Commander fan in the past, this simply is the File Manager to use on all platforms !!

Reference list:

  1. GHISLER:  Total Commander Pocket Version

Filed Under: Windows, Windows Phone Tagged With: File Manager, FTP, Norton Commander, PocketPC, Smartphone, Total Commander, U3, USB, Windows

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