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Manage your Basecamp project with TrailGuide

The tagline for this blog is Work where you want to be and much of what makes that possible is the 3rd party application developers that enhance the productivity options of mobile devices. Michael Compeau sent me some news about a new mobile application, TrailGuide, that is an optimized mobile...

Tags: On the road, Mobile software

Blog posts 2007-07-18

Raon Everun ultra-portable PC boasts 7 hour battery life

I try to post as many entries here as I can on how you can work where you want to be and be productive on the go. One way to accomplish work on the go is by having a portable PC with you and one of the latest cool devices...

Tags: UMPC, Ultra portable PC, Tablet PC, On the road

Blog posts 2007-06-27

GotVoice brings some iPhone functionality to your current mobile phone

Back in March GotVoice rolled out a major update to their voicemail management system see my coverage and image gallery and this week they announced a couple of advanced features to the system. One feature that Apple has been promoting on its iPhone is visual voicemail. GotVoice now has that...

Tags: Wireless carriers, Voice 2.0, Smartphone, On the road, mobile services, iPhone, Feature phones

Blog posts 2007-06-13

What makes a good road warrior hotel?

I know Andy Abramson from working with him as part of the Nokia Nseries Blogger Relations program and love reading his VoIP Watch blog. Andy is a prolific blogger and also writes about his travels on his Working Anywhere blog. He just posted a very good blog entry that all...

Tags: Ultra portable PC, Smartphone, On the road, Gadgets

Blog posts 2007-06-04

The Palm Foleo: the beginning and end of the mobile companion category

Last week Palm announced the first device in their new "mobile companion" device category, the Palm Foleo. As stated in the full press release the Palm Foleo was Palm, Inc. founder Jeff Hawkins' idea. I think Hawkins has done an amazing job with the first Palm device, the Handspring models,...

Tags: UMPC, Ultra portable PC, Smartphone, S60, Palm, On the road, Gadgets

Blog posts 2007-06-03

What is the Palm Foleo?

Palm is making an announcement today at 11:30 am PDT where they are expected to announce some new mobile device category. Speculation has ranged from an ultra mobile PC device to some kind of portable media center device. The most plausible information was just recently posted on TreoCentral where one...

Tags: Gadgets, On the road, Palm, Rumors, Smartphone

Blog posts 2007-05-30

Access Google Calendar from you mobile device

I use Gmail as my primary email service and also like the other personalized Google services (Reader, Docs, Spreadsheets, etc.), but never really used Google Calendar much because I haven't found a simple solution to access it with my mobile devices. I just read on the jkOnTheRun blog that Google...

Tags: mobile services, On the road

Blog posts 2007-05-29

MobileTechRoundup show #99; New devices in the house

Listen here (MP3, 33.7 MB, 36:40 minutes)Subscribe to the show with this link RSSI was on the road again for MobileTechRoundup show #99, but that didn't stop Kevin, James, and myself from talking about the sale of my Samsung Q1 UMPC and Nokia E61 and the purchase of my new...

Tags: Windows Mobile, Symbian, S60, On the road, Nokia, MoTR podcast, Mobile software, Apple

Blog posts 2007-05-20

Garmin StreetPilot c580 MSN Direct services can save you time and money

I am a regular business traveler and in the past I have used a Samsung Q1 UMPC and various mobile phones for GPS navigation. These devices are decent solutions and work well, for the most part. I am also a fan of MSN Direct/SPOT watches and my MSN Direct press...

Tags: Gadgets, On the road, Review

Blog posts 2007-05-16

The Samsung Q1 Ultra will be available starting at US$799

It has been almost a year since I have had my Samsung Q1 UMPC and I have been thinking about selling it the last month or so. Now that the Samsung Q1 Ultra looks to be starting at US$799 my motivation for selling my Q1 is even greater. The longer...

Tags: UMPC, Tablet PC, On the road, Microsoft

Blog posts 2007-05-07

Access and manage your GrandCentral account on the go with GC Mobile

I tried out GrandCentral in February and liked the ability to tie in multiple numbers, including Gizmo VoIP, into a central number and service. GrandCentral is still in beta and continues to improve their service and feature offerings. Jonathan Greene had a chance to sit down with Craig Walker, the...

Tags: mobile services, Nokia, On the road, Palm, S60, Smartphone, Voice 2.0, VoIP, Wireless carriers

Blog posts 2007-04-27

MobileTechRoundup show #97, having fun with the Nokia N95 and N800

Listen here (MP3, 31 MB, 33:50 minutes) Subscribe to the show with this link RSS I am a traveling man, but was able to rig up a mobile setup and record MobileTechRoundup...

Tags: On the road, MoTR podcast, Symbian, Nokia, Apple

Blog posts 2007-04-22

HTC Shift to use Intel's new Ultra Mobile Platform

As I wrote about in March HTC is expanding their market beyond smartphones and Pocket PC Phone Edition devices with their upcoming HTC Shift. Sue sent in a note that makes the HTC Shift even more enticing and attractive. At the Intel Developer Forum in Bejing, HTC announced that the...

Tags: Ultra portable PC, Tablet PC, HTC, On the road, Microsoft

Blog posts 2007-04-19

Orb MyCasting now available for the Nokia N800

I have been playing with the Nokia N800 for a couple of weeks and as you will hear soon on MobileTechRoundup podcast #97 James and I are really having a blast with this fun device. Nokia just announced another application that is officially available now for free that continues to...

Tags: Gadgets, Ultra portable PC, On the road, Nokia, Mobile software

Blog posts 2007-04-16

RoadSync 3 brings push email and Exchange 2007 support to S60 devices

I just renewed my subscription to the 4SmartPhone.net hosted Exchange service after completing my first year of service. As a person who uses lots of mobile devices, a Windows PC, and a MacBook Pro I needed a way to keep all of them in sync with my important data while...

Tags: Symbian, Smartphone, On the road, mobile services, Review, Nokia, Mobile software

Blog posts 2007-04-16

Does anyone want to send money via their mobile phone?

Donna posted all the details on the recent Citigroup and Obopay deal promoting making payments with your mobile phone. I remember back in the days when I had my Palm IIIx that a small company called PayPal came out with the ability to "beam" money via infrared to other Palm...

Tags: Nokia, On the road, mobile services

Blog posts 2007-02-28

3GSM mobile software announcements; Co-Pilot Live 7, YouTube on Nokia, and Windows Live mobile

Lots of devices and the new Windows Mobile 6 operating system were announced at 3GSM this year, but there was also plenty to talk about in regards to software and services. ALK Technologies announced that CoPilot Live 7 would be coming this spring for Windows Mobile 6, Nokia announced that...

Tags: Microsoft, Mobile software, Nokia, On the road, Smartphone, Symbian, Windows Mobile

Blog posts 2007-02-15

Get free maps with GPS functionality on your S60 or Windows Mobile device

One cool feature about the upcoming Nokia N95 is the free downloadable maps that work with the integrated GPS radio. Nokia announced that users of other select S60 and Windows Mobile 5.0 devices can now also download maps over-the-air for free when they are connected wirelessly. Support for other S60...

Tags: Mobile software, Nokia Corp., On the road, S60, Symbian, Windows Mobile

Blog posts 2007-02-09

Microsoft reveals Window Mobile 6 and we have all the details

Microsoft was expected to reveal their new Windows Mobile operating system, previously codenamed Crossbow, on Monday at the 3GSM event in Spain. Events suddenly changed and the NDA was lifted a few days early so stayed up much later than planned to give all of my readers here my first...

Tags: Microsoft, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Mobile, On the road, Review, Smartphone, Windows Mobile, Windows Mobile 6

Blog posts 2007-02-07

Seagate's D.A.V.E. will be your mobile device's new best friend

I was reading my RSS feeds and became quite excited when I read Robert Scobles post on the upcoming Seagate D.A.V.E. device since I think it can solve all of my portable storage needs. The reason I buy large external storage cards for my mobile devices is to place video...

Tags: Windows Mobile, Symbian, Smartphone, Nokia, On the road, Gadgets, D.A.V.E.

Blog posts 2007-01-30