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ClearContacts – Remove all contact list from your Windows Mobile Phone
I’m sure at some point you may have come across this problem where you need to rid every contact information that are stored inside your Windows Mobile (Pocket PC) device. The problem is, Windows Mobile address book/contact list does not allow you to delete multiple contact at the same time. That would leave you with only one choice, to delete the contact detail one by one, which is a hardly productive work for your time.
Fortunately, there’s ClearContacts, a small application that loop through your contact list and deletes contact information at the same time. This would eliminate the hassle that you’ve to go through when clearing your Pocket PC device from unwanted contact. Just copy/sync the ClearContacts into your device, and execute it. A dialog will appear to confirm your action, before all your contact list will be cleared.
ClearContacts requires Windows Mobile devices with at least Microsoft .Net Compact Framework 1.1 installed (don’t worry, most modern devices already have this.
Create PC Bluetooth application easily with pybluez
pybluez is a python bindings for the bluez application which enables you to interface with bluetooth devices on your computer.
Combined with the power of python dynamic typing, you will be able to do Rapid Application Development and test mobile bluetooth application quickly on your computer
Here’s a snippets which combines pyosd and pybluez which scans for nearby bluetooth devices and display the result on screen :
import bluetooth
import pyosd
from time import sleep
p = pyosd.osd()
p.set_pos(pyosd.POS_MID)
p.set_align(pyosd.ALIGN_CENTER)
p.set_colour("green")
p.display( "Scanning for bluetooth device")
nearby_devices = bluetooth.discover_devices(duration=20, lookup_names = True)
str= "found %d devices" % len(nearby_devices)
print str
p.display(str)
sleep(2)
for name, addr in nearby_devices:
p.display( " %s - %s" % (addr, name))
print (" %s - %s" % (addr,name))
sleep(2)
Python enables Rapid Application Development on your computer without much fuss. Coupled with pygtk and wxPython acting as GUI, you can create a lot of bluetooth application to interface with your mobile devices, limited only by your imagination.
[tags]python,pybluez,bluetooth,gtk,gnome,linux,mobile,pda,programming,development,RAD[/tags]
SymbianTutorial.org – Symbian application development basic
SymbianTutorial.org is a good website to learn about fundamental application development in Symbian (especially series60).
Though some information about the IDE is slightly outdated (as stated on the website), the tutorial website covers basic Symbian data type, class naming convention, exception handling, input/output, gui handling basics and how to create resource file for Symbian development platform.
The website itself is structred in a way to introduce reader to Symbian application development environment, which is the main platform used in Nokia and Sony-Ericsson smartphones.
Pocket SharpMT – Free Pocket PC Blogging Client
Pocket SharpMT is a blogging client for Pocket PC devices. It supports Movable-Type and other blogging platform that supports Movable-Type XML-RPC api like WordPress and Nucleus CMS.
Among the features supported by Pocket SharpMT are :
- Multiple Category support
- Post Status (Draft/Published)
- Custom Weblog API ping URL
- Post Excerpts
- Image Uploading
- Text Formatting
- Contact-list details export (URL,Email)
The most useful feature that I appreciate most in SharpMT are the multiple category support and post draft saving feature, which is very handy when I’m traveling with my Dopod P800W Pocket PC PDA.
The only feature that I would like to add in SharpMT is support for Pocket PC GPS device. It would be awesome to be able to report your position when you are blogging while you’re travelling.
Pocket SharpMT Screenshots
Download Pocket SharpMT
As the name implies, Pocket SharpMT requires .NET Compact Framework 2.0 runtime which is shipped together with devices running Windows Mobile 5.0 and above.
You can download Pocket SharpMT from its official website below :
Upgrade Dopod Pocket PC to Windows Mobile 6
Great news to all Dopod Pocket PC owners! HTC now offers a free Windows Mobile 6 upgrade to those who previously bought Windows Mobile 5 Dopod devices, which includes me!
To upgrade, simply go to the Dopod website, select your appropriate country and click “Upgrade to Windows Mobile 6 Now!”. You will need to download ActiveSync 4.5 to install WM6 on your Dopod device however.
Please note that you are required to register as Dopod Club Members before you can proceed with the downloads.
Supported Dopod Device
The supported Dopod device for the upgrade are
- Dopod D810
- Dopod U1000
- Dopod P800W
- Dopod 838Pro
A Word of Warning
Do remember that upgrading firmware is a risky procedure! You might end up with an expensive paperweight should the upgrade procedure fails, refer to the nearest Authorized HTC Care center near you for assistance.
[tags]pocket pc,pocketpc,pda,mobile,dopod,htc,windows mobile,wince,windows,microsoft[/tags]
Turn your Pocket PC PDA into iPhone with iContact
Fancy iPhone scrolling effect? Now you can have that right on your own Pocket PC with iContact and SSContact.
Both of these applications add the iPhone feeling to your Pocket PC device by providing a smooth scrollable contact list like the one in Apple iPhone. Best of all these application can be downloaded for free from FreewarePocketPC. Impress your friends, turn it into an iPhone look-alike now.
Note: Both applications support Windows Mobile 5 based Pocket PC. Processor speed of 400 Mhz or higher is recommended for a smooth scrolling effect.
[tags]pocket pc,windows mobile,wince,iphone,pda[/tags]
Install J2ME / JavaME Midlet Manager in Pocket PC PDA
You got to love this, some dude (risidoro) has created Intent Midlet Manager Installer for Pocket PC! Which means that you can now install and run J2ME/JavaME application on your Windows Mobile devices for free!
Windows Mobile Intent Midlet Manager features
- Support MIDP 2.0/CLDC 1.0
- JWTI 1.0 Compliant
- JSR 120 WMA – Wireless Messaging
- JSR 135 MMAPI – Mobile Media
- JSR 82 Java APIs for Bluetooth
This Midlet Manager has been included in any HTC manufactured Windows Mobile PDA product (including Dopod PDAs)
The new Intent Midlet Manager (11.1.7.1023) is able to support Google Maps via Google Mobile Maps client, something that isn’t supported by previous release of Intent Midlet Manager.
Where Can I Download it?
You can download it from :
Please refer to Risidoro’s Forum thread for installation instructions in your Windows Mobile PDA. Alternatively you can buy IBM Websphere J2ME Runtime Environment to install/run midlet for your Pocket PC PDA
[tags]pda,pocket pc,pocketpc,j2me,javame,windows mobile,wince,dopod,mobile[/tags]
New pocket pdas , a multitasking device brought a new revolution in handheld pc industry. Information and reviews, that enable the potential users to find out best pda , are easily available from the internet. Like other pdas, hp pdas are also popular among the users. Now, Hp introduced new ipaq pdas , with unique features and advance functionality.
My Experience with Dopod P800w Pocket PC Phone (GPS)
You might find this review a bit different from other Dopod P800w reviews out there because I decided to concentrate more on Dopod P800w as a development platform rather a general review of the PDA itself.
Dopod P800w is one of the latest Dopod PDA phone products that come with built-in GPS receiver. The device itself comes with Mapking 12 navigation software and maps around the region. Powered with Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.1, the device supports GPS management interface to all GPS-aware application installed on the PDA.
J2ME / JavaME support
The device supports Java mobile application by default through Tao-Group’s Intent Midlet Manager which provides MIDP 2.0/CLD C 1.1 application support to Dopod P800w.
List of Pocket PC Freeware Websites
If you happens to be one of Pocket PC PDA owners that runs a variation of Microsoft Windows Mobile operating system, then you might appreciate the website listed below to get tons of Pocket PC based freeware.
In no particular order, they are :
- http://www.pocketpcfreewares.com/
- http://www.freewareppc.com/
- http://www.pdaarchives.com/
- http://www.pdagold.com/
- http://www.freecabs.de/
Most of these applications supports Microsoft Windows Mobile 2003 and Windows Mobile 5.0/6.0 operating system on ARM and XScale processor PDA which means it supports most Pocket PC products by popular vendor like Dopod, O2, HP, HTC and Toshiba
Next post, I’ll publish the list of ‘must have’ freeware application for my Pocket PC PDA phone, so stay tuned.
[tags]pocketpc,pocket pc,pda,wince,windows,freeware,mobile,gadgets,mobile phone[/tags]
phoneME – Open Source Java ME (J2ME) Implementation
Following Sun Microsystem bold decision to release Java Platforms uder GNU/GPL, phoneME is an open source effort to ensure Java ME technology is the first class citizen on Mobile Devices.
phoneME it self is a fully featured open source JVM that fully supports MIDP and CLDC as well as a number of optional package JSRs that incorporate a variety of key wireless industry standards and capabilities.
With this, anybody can freely port phoneME to any mobile devices to provide it with a fully working JavaME environment. This would bridge the gap between the ever fragmented JavaME implementation between mobile devices in the market.
One of the phoneME objectives is to allow as many people as possible to participate in expanding JavaME features and robustness across mobile devices platform.
The source code and (Windows and Linux) binaries of phoneME is available on phoneME project download page.
p/s : Hopefully, somebody will come up with a completely free Java ME implementation in Pocket PC and other PDA platforms. Because although JavaME is designed to run on these devices, I still have hard time to find a decent implementation on these platform, (IBM J9 excluded).
[tags]java,javame,j2me,open source,opensource[/tags]