memory: Smartphone Technology Updates for Ocotber 11, 2009
- 10/12/09 02:33 PM
Windows Mobile 6.5 Released Microsoft is forging ahead with the Windows Mobile OS, its latest version 6.5, from the last upgrade of 6.1 many devices are not compatible with the upgrade, specifically those running Windows Mobile 5.0 and 6.0. Some devices running 6.1 are upgradeable, however. In the smartphone community, Windows Mobile is dwindling, as did Palm OS. Many manufacturers such as Motorola are designing their devices on newer OS such as Google Android. Although aging rapidly, it is still a somewhat robust interface for a smartphone, in my opinion. Microsoft is expected to deliver Windows Mobile 7 sometime in (3 comments)
memory: How To Avoid Being Frustrated With Your Smartphone
- 08/16/09 07:11 AM
As I present smartphone and mobile technology workshops to Realtors across the country, I have had to respond to a common theme, particularly when it came to using the smartphone as a lockbox key. "My smartphone is failing to be dependable as a key and I am getting frustrated". At first Palm Treo devices took the brunt of the criticism, but it's really not the fault of the device, but the reality of the technology it employs. I get cries for help from users of all smartphone brands and models these days, with the same issues as the Palm has, but (5 comments)