palm: 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)
palm: 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)
palm: How To Make Your Smartphone Your Marketing Agent
- 01/16/09 05:25 AM
One thing I have discovered through my travels as a consultant and workshop presenter of handheld technologies is that there really is not a lot of information readily available for mobile professionals to refer in order to decide what tools they should adopt to achieve success in their real estate business. Sure, there's lots of sales literature and technical spec, but only a few sites are really good at giving people the information they need to make an intelligent choice based on their need. What successful agents need is a mobile tool that offers a variety of features for communication, marketing, lead (1 comments)