Convergence
So I’m trying to decide whether I’m finally ready to bring my phone into the 21st century. I have, and generally carry with me on trips, a cell phone (Nokia 6200), an iPod (4GB Nano, 1st generation),...
View ArticleHey!Watch – Transcoding 2.0
Hey!Watch launched over the holidays. Got an invitation code this weekend, just as I was getting up to speed on using my new Samsung Blackjack phone. Ah, the joy of synchronicity. What Hey!Watch does...
View ArticleBlackJack Java Unleashed
A few weeks back I was thinking about getting a BlackJack. Well, I did, and I’ve been slowly getting up to speed on its features. One immediate annoyance was the way Cingular/Samsung have configured...
View ArticleGoogle Maps for Windows Mobile Smartphone
Google’s maps application is now available for Windows Mobile Smartphone edition based phones, like my Cingular Blackjack (Samsung i607): The left soft-key is zoom out, clicking on the OK button in the...
View ArticleYouTube Mobile on Cingular BlackJack
Thanks to PPCGeeks.com, I finally have videos from http://m.youtube.com/ streaming on my phone. Yes, I too can watch the skateboarding dog while riding the commuter rail. Presumably this works with...
View ArticleNow, I want an iPhone
A few weeks ago, my blackjack suddenly decided to reboot itself, and in the process seems to have killed all the registry settings. In Windows Mobile Terms, it’s like a self-induced frontal lobotomy....
View ArticleNo More Talkin’ Blackjack Bluetooth Blues
Thanks to Jay’s Technical Talk I’ve finally got my Cingular Blackjack working with my laptop (Kubuntu) via Bluetooth. This means I can turn on internet sharing on the phone and get online from my...
View ArticleWindows Mobile From the Future
My Cingular BlackJack, which runs Windows Mobile, occasionally resets itself to dates in the future. Here’s a screenshot from this morning, which should be October of 2007, but thinks it is November of...
View ArticleWhere am I? What day is it?
My Cingular Blackjack (Samsung i607) seems determined to keep me in the dark. First, it never works with the Google Maps “My Location” feature. Here’s all I get: On top of that, I’m still getting the...
View ArticleAnother BlackJack Mystery: SMS messages in Europe
I’m often puzzled by aspects of my Windows Mobile device (a Cingular Blackjack / Samsung i607). One is its occasional glimpses into the future (see here and here). Another is its refusal to expose my...
View ArticleWindows Mobile still confused about Daylight Savings
So in addition to the often recurring, never fully explained phenomenon whereby my Windows Mobile phone (a Samsung Blackjack) suddenly finds itself in the future (no, the phone has never been on the...
View ArticleSkyfire Beta
I’ve been playing around for a while with a beta version of Skyfire on my Samsung Blackjack. Skyfire’s a new gecko-based browser for Windows Mobile and Symbian phones, and if you’ve got a Windows...
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