In honor of today's iPhone 3G launch, here's a clever new app that taps the new model's GPS capabilities: G-Park, which helps you navigate back to where you parked your car. All you do is tap the Park Me button optionally adding details about where you parked. Later, when you...
Backup, backup, backup. You just never know when data disaster will strike. If you're a Windows Mobile PDA or phone user, you can back up your entire device with the aptly named PIM Backup. Best of all, it's a freebie. The program archives not only contacts, appointments,...
BlackBerry users can quickly look up businesses and get directions using Poynt, a free service that's currently in beta. Optimized for GPS-enabled BlackBerry models but compatible with other models as well, Poynt aims to simplify business-listing lookups. Here's the feature rundown: Set your location by GPS, IP...
Can't find the instruction manual for your BlackBerry? Your old HP LaserJet? Adobe Photoshop? Head to SafeManuals, an online repository of instructions and user guides for a whopping 900,000 products. (Okay, the actual count is 883,542, but still.) You can browse the guide database or search for...
Unless you were on Mars yesterday, you no doubt heard that Apple unveiled the iPhone 3G. The big news: 3G connectivity, GPS-powered mapping, Exchange support, and an App Store. All that and lower prices: $199 for the 8GB model, $299 for 16GB. Not too shabby -- but is it enough to...
GPS heavyweight Garmin has an interesting offer for BlackBerry owners: For a one-time fee of $99.99, you get a lifetime GPS subscription. Normally you have to pay $9.99 per month, meaning that after you hit the 10-month mark, the savings start and never stop. This offer applies...
BlackBerry users often forget (or don't even know) that they can add software to their devices. Web Worker Daily rounds up 7 productivity-boosting apps for the BlackBerry, including: JiveTalk If you use IM for chatting with colleagues and clients, JiveTalk will make your life a lot easier....
In an interesting display of cross-platform love, Microsoft just released a BlackBerry applet that taps into its voice-operated Tellme service. Here's how it works: You press and hold your phone's Call button, then say something like "coffee," "travel," or a business name. Tellme finds local results based on your phone's GPS...
Windows Mobile smartphone users, suffer iPhone envy no more: Makayama's TouchBrowser brings finger-operated Web browsing to your device. As you can see in the above video, TouchBrowser effectively duplicates the iPhone browsing experience on Windows Mobile handsets (touchscreen models only, natch). Well, partially: You don't get multi-touch...
SharkLinks for the Palm OS lets you add Web favorites directly to your smartphone's application screen. Normally, to visit a bookmarked site, you have to find and run the browser, tap the favorites icon, and sift through your selections until you find the desired favorite. SharkLinks turns any...
Feel like you're drowning in a deluge of phone calls? If you're a Windows Mobile smartphone user, you can block unwanted calls with Call Firewall. Compatible with Windows Mobile 5 and 6, this utility lets you configure your phone to handle calls in several different ways. For...
Search the Web in a flash with a new Google plug-in for Windows Mobile PDAs and smartphones. The software adds a Google search box to the Today screen, thus saving you the hassle of manually starting Internet Explorer, navigating to Google, etc. Just point your device's browser to mobile.google.com and you'll...
If you're a BlackBerry owner who likes to read, here's great news: The new version of Mobipocket Reader for BlackBerry lets you download e-books directly to your device. Or, to put it another way, it's like having a bookstore in your pocket. For those unfamiliar with it,...
As a general rule, Windows Mobile devices and Macs don't mix. Eltima Software bridges the gap with SyncMate, a free tool that syncs your Mac's calendar, address book, documents, and more with your Windows Mobile PDA or smartphone. You read right: SyncMate is...
When you hit the road, what kind of smartphone rides shotgun? Are you packing a BlackBerry? Rocking an iPhone? Talking on a Treo? (Okay, enough with the weak alliteration.) Satisfy our insatiable curiosity and vote in our latest poll. Then answer the big question: Do you like your...
If you and your laptop are joined at the hip, be sure to check out Lifehacker's guide to productivity on the go. Author Adam Pash rounds up six ways to make your portable PC a better, safer travel companion. For example, you'll learn to use your cell phone as a...
InfoSpace Find It is the latest in a long line of "mobile concierge" apps, which promise easy access to information, business listings, driving directions, and the like. But this one has a few amenities not found in the likes of Google Maps for Mobile and Windows Live Search, most notably its...
Much as I love my Palm Centro smartphone (and before that, my Treo 650), it's almost criminal that it doesn't support voice dialing. Thankfully, there are several third-party utilities that add that coveted capability. From now until December 31, you can get VoiceDialIt for $15.95, a savings of 9 bucks...
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In case you missed yesterday's announcement, Palm just unveiled a new smartphone: the Centro, which goes on sale in two weeks for the tantalizing price of $99 (with a two-year Sprint contract). Like its big brother, the Treo, the Centro runs the Palm Operating System, meaning it's compatible with thousands...
