Reaper PC/PDA netcast #9: "Music for the People" is now available. Enjoy.
Sorry about it being a couple of months late but I'm sure there is more than a enough content packed into this release to make up for lateness.

Topic Overview:

• Lights out for HTC Universal and Hermes
• The Asus P525 gets FCC approval
• HTC Roadmap revealed
• New 3G Blackberry bound for Verizon Wireless!
• Sprint Officially launches the Palm Treo 700wx!
• Blackberry 8703e to be released
• Samsung IP-830w coming to Sprint.
• Zenum Opus Operis: New Guy on the Block
• Cingular to get the Blackberry Pearl in 2007
• Palm Treo 750v available in Europe
• Samsung announces 1.8" VGA LCD Screen
• Pretec 8GB SDHC card. Most storage in the world for SD.
• New Samsung phones announced
• Motorola may be on to something. Cell phone vending machines.
• New phones bound for T-Mobile USA!
• T-Mobile USA launches new service and slogan!
• Free music service for Windows Mobile...for now anyway.

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Topic Overiew:

• Palm about to announce Treo 700p?
  
• Palm 700p pricing info?
  
• Treo 700p ready to be shipped?
  
• HP iPAQ rw6800 official specs
  
• Treo 700w Recieves Direct Push e-mail tech
  
• Treo 700w update pulled from Palm's site
  
• HP iPAQ hx2000 series recieves ROM upgrade
  
• O2 announces XDA IQ Smartphone
  
• O2 XDA Mini S AKU2 update available
  
• Qtek 9000 & 9100 get AKU2 ROM update
  
• HP iPAQ hx2790 gets more ROM?
  
• Skype for everyone else
  
• HTC Star Trek on sale..(in Asia)
  
• A new Bluetooth virus!?!
  
• More GBs in SD and CF
  
• Samsung Confirms 2 phones for T-Mobile USA.
  
• The Sidekick 3 gets FCC approval!
  
• A2DP finally available on WinMo 5.0 AKU2
  

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Topics Overview:

• HP iPAQ hx4700 gets Windows Mobile 5 on March 1st.
• Palm Treo 700p....Could there really be a Palm version of the 700?
• MDA features breakdown:
  -Band: Quad-Band(850/900/1800/1900MHz) Automatic Scan,
  cannot manually changed)
  -Caller Tunes: Yes
  -Codecs: AMR
  -Distinctive Ringers: Yes
  -Mute Function: Yes
  -Picture Caller ID: Yes
  -Profiles: Yes
  -Ringtones: Poly, Hi-Fi, MP3
  -Speaker Phone Mode: Yes
  -Speed Dial: Yes
  -Vibrate: Vibe, Vibe then Ring, Vibe/Ring
  Simultaneously(at the same time)
  -Voice Dialing: Yes
  -Browser: Internet Explorer Mobile
        ID: Mozilla and Internet Explorer
        Viewable website types: HTML, no frames, no WAP
  -Supported media content: Streaming video (via Windows
  Media Player)
  -Email: POP3, IMAP, Exchange
  -Games: Solitaire, Bubble Breaker
  -Instant Messaging: AIM, ICQ, Yahoo Messenger, and MSN
  Messenger
  -QWERTY Keyboard: Yes
  -Memory: 64MB
  -MMS/ Picture Messaging: Yes
  -Predictive Text Input: T9, using Phone Pad input
  -SMS Text Messaging: Yes
  -Concatenated (>160 characters / msg)
  -Emoticons(Smileys): Yes
  -Pre-made (canned) text templates: Yes
  -Wireless Modem: Yes, via USB or IR(infrared)
  -Bluetooth Profiles: Earphone, Carkit, Serial
  -GPRS: Yes (up to 56 kbps)
  -EDGE capable: Yes (up to 240kbps) Class 10 EDGE
  -Hot Spot (Wi-Fi): Yes
  -Infrared (IR): Yes
  -Serial Cable: Yes
  -Synchronize to Computer: Yes
  -USB cable: Mini-USB
  -Dimension(inches): 4.29" x 2.28" x 0.93"
  -Internal Antenna: Yes
  -Weight(ounces): 5.64 ounces
  -Talk time: Up to 5 hours
  -Standy in good coverage: Up to 10.4 days
  -PDA-mode only: Yes( Flight Mode)
  -Battery tech: Li-Ion
  -Camera: SXGA, VGA, QVGA, QQVGA
  -Headset: Yes
  -QWERTY keyboard: Yes
  -Screen Color: 65K +
         Pixel width, height: 240 x 320
  -Operating System: Windows Mobile 5.0
  -Alarms: Yes
  -Calculator: Yes
  -Calendar: Yes
  -Contacts:
          Mult. numbers per name: 12
          Import from SIM to Device supported: Yes(one at atime)
          Export from Device to SIM supported: Yes(one at atime)
          Picture ID with contact: Yes(Contact must be stored on phone)
          Ringer ID with contact: Yes(Contact must be stored on phone)
  -Document reader:
         Microsoft Office Mobile Word
         Microsoft Office Mobile Excel
         Microsoft Office Mobile PowerPoint PDA (read only)
  -Memo/ Notepad: Yes
  -Synchronization software: Microsoft ActiveSync 4.1
  -Music Player: Windows Media Player 10
  -Streaming Multi-media: Streamingg Multimedia with
   Windows Media Player
  -Custom graphics: Wallpaper, Screen Saver
  -To Do/Task list: Yes
  -World time zones: Yes
  -Voice Memo: Yes
  -Camera: 1.3MP
      Capture capabilities: Video, Picture, Video Messaging(Max size 80Kb), Picture Messaging(Max Size  100Kb)
      Zoom: 2x
     Resolutions: 160 x 120, 320 x 240, 640 x 480, 1280 x 1024, or 1600 x 1280
• Agile Messenger is a better option for an all in one Instant Messenger.
• i-Mate JAMin released(WM5, GSM/EDGE,2MP Camera)..."Just feels good" (Who comes up with their slogans?!?)
• Windows Mobile devision pulling in profits now that they have more market share.
• Fujitsu-Siemens T-810/830 Pocket PC phone on it's way. 
• Fujitsu-Siemens C series ready to go. Click Here for some specifications. It has audio out via cradle and USB host.
• Terry get's ORB to install on a Windows XP Service Pack 1 system even though the site states it requires Service Pack 2, we are guessing Service Pack 2 is generally not needed. Now he is ready to test it.
• Gaming on Pocket PCs.....are they a viable platform?
• Pocket Quake is fun and it's free. 
• Beware when buying a PDA for gaming, not all PDAs can handel two button presses at the same time. This makes it difficult to play many games. DO your research before you buy.
• Axim and PlayStation Controller become one.  kryten007  from the forum makes his own PDA gamepad to fit his Axim x50v.
• I lose track of time at this point.....LOL.
• Verizon Wireless finally allows their phones to be used as mobile modems for their EV-DO network. Must connect to device via USB as Bluetooth DUN is still not allowed. Unfortunately the Treo 700w is still not allowed as a mobile modem..
• Overclocking the StrongARM processor. Take your 206MHz PDA CPU and get it to 236MHz or clock it down to 162MHz and save power. At 236Mhz I got a 20% increase in performance in TCPMP!! Click here for details.
• The MIPs processor is also overclockable but it's not as easy. The BE-300 is one of them but it's harder to overclock than most, but at least you can get 200MHz out of it.
• Overseas qTek/MDA pic.
• More MDA features talk from Terry.
• Podcast will be released every 2 weeks. Keep a look out!

• T-Mobile MDA Vario Pocket PC Phone & SDA Smartphone release announced.
  Official T-Mobile Announcement Page
  Engadget gets their hands on a MDA & SDA
  Detailed MDA specifications
  Unbranded T-Mobile MDA = HTC Wizard
• Asus MyPal A636 Reviewed and analyzed.
  Looks like a modern Casio Cassiopeia E-115/125(compare to A636)[Click model names to get pictures for comparison].
  Asus Officail Site
  Pocket Now MyPal A636 Review
• Cingular's version of the MDA looks like a bad dream.
  Link to Picture
  Cingular's device looks like a steriod pumped Sony Ericsson P910.
• Palm Treo 700w on Verizon's network
  Not near as bad as some claim.
  Square Screen may not allow some programs to work properly.
  Lack of available RAM may bother some.
  There still may be a Palm OS version of the Treo 700 in the works.
• Samsung i830 Pocket PC phone is the best bet for international travelers with Verizon.
  CDMA and GSM network ability makes the phone truely global.
• Verizon cripples Bluetooth profiles but there are ways to get them back to normal.
• Motorola Q looks to be in trouble.
  Rumors of the GSM version being dropped.
• WiMax around the corner?
  Pre 802.16e chipset released by Beceem Communications.
  Reported to be compatible with the final version of the 802.16e Mobile WiMax standard.
• Windows Mobile 5 Developer Resource Kit Released 
• Opera 8.5 beta Browser for Windows Mobile 2003/5
  No Pocket PC 2000/2002 support
  T-Mobile UK MDA Pro shown running Opera 8.5 on webpage.
• SDIO TV-Tuner by Eops tech.
  Compact flash version also available.
• ORB service now FREE.
  Allows you to get content streamed from your PC to a mobile device that has a Internet connection.
  Can be used to stream live tv if you have a tv source connected to your PC.
  Allows streaming of media(Pictures, Music, Video) from PC to mobile device.
• Mobi-TV is another option for getting television to your mobile device.
  Compatible with Palm OS devices!

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