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HTC Mozart and HD7 get tethering

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2 months ago
by frankps in , ,

The possibility of using your Windows Phone as a mobile hotspot (accesspoint) was originally a function reserved for new Mango units. This week HTC changed that when releasing an update for HTC HD7 og Mozart. I have the Mozart model and was soon to update my phone. The update is only through Zune on your PC.

With internet sharing (tethering) you can share your internet connection with up to 5 guest units, and the sharing is automatically getting disabled after a few minutes of inactivity so that you can save the battery life on your phone.

Remember to not use internet sharing when abroad (so called roaming). It can fast get very expensive!

internet sharing is found under Settings on your phone. The functionality is set up with a predefined password that I recommend you to change under setup. You can also change the broadcast name if you want to, but I recommend you to keep WPA2 as the security type for the wireless connection.

 

iPod Touch

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4 years ago
by frankps in , , , , , , ,

I haven’t had time writing on my blog lately, and there has sadly been a few things that should have made it to the blog. One thing that I really want to blog about, is that I have gotten myself an iPod Touch! I know, I know, after 6 years resisting the iPod, I gave in and got myself a 8 GB iPod Touch. I was trying it out in a local Apple store close to where I live, and got asked to demo it for three people that came in to the shop. Ok, so I did, but strangely enough it was me that ended up buying one!

iPod Touch

As some of you might know (iPhone – No Thank You! and  Another Reason to Say NO!), I have been critical to Apple’s approach to the mobile market. There is no reason for them to keep the phone completly closed. Windows Mobile and Symbian are both open, and the same goes for the Linux-driven phones. What made me change my mind was an article published on Engadget, that Apple had announced on its Hot News feed:

“that it is currently at work on an SDK for the iPhone, the apps from which will naturally work on the iPod touch. Apparently it’s going to take ‘em until February to do it up right“

I guess the combination of the impressive graphical userinterface and that the iPhone/iPod Touch soon will be more open, made me give in. iPod Touch is simply one of the best PDAs that I have ever tested: Beautiful calendar, addressbook and worldclock with alarms. And Safari, I am speachless.  There is no mobile browser like it. Opera, my other favourite, isn’t even close. I haven’t tested the YouTube-player included, or playing video on the device. But iPod Touch is great way of listening to my favourite music and podcasts. My HTC 4350 is currently collecting dust on the shelf. It used to be my music player and phone. Now I am back to carrying two devices around, my Nokia E60 and the iPod. But it is worth it. If or when Apple is releasing iPhone in Norway, I guess that will be the next device that I buy. Apple has brought PDAs and Smartphones to a new, higher level, and it is time for others to try to catch up.

If I can come with two finally advices, it would be one for you as a buyer and one to Apple. If you plan to buy an iPod Touch, and as me have ripped your music collection to 320 Kbps, then go for the 16 GB version of the iPod Touch. Other wise you will only have space for about 700 – 750 songs. I use such a high biterate cause I also sync my Mac against Apple TV, and that device is connected to my homecinema system. The advice to Apple should be no surprise, please update both the iPhone and iPod Touch to include WPA Enterprise! Students need it to be able to use the devices at universities across Europe and probably also in other parts of the world.

iPhone – No thank you!

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4 years ago
by frankps in , , , , ,

Not long ago that I praised the iPhone, and I still think it to be the best mobilephone available for the money! Nothing has changed there, and I was happy that my boss told me when he wanted me to have one. Sadly the latest moves from Apple have made me decide not to get one when it becomes available in Norway. Have you ever heard of a smartphone that is completly locked? Not only in terms of providers, but also on terms of what software you can run? Apple could have the best mobile platform, simply by opening it up for third part developers, but no … My god I laughed when I saw Nokia’s latest campaign, with slogans suchas, “Phones should be open to anything” and, ”The best devices have no limits”. Two direct messages to Apple and the people that consider buying an iPhone.

It was with joy I read that Nokia was buying NAVTEQ, another great move on telling Apple which tells actually gonna design the next generation smartphones.

Which brings me to the solutions/features that iPhone is lacking: UMTS, HSDPA and GPS. UMTS is something I take for granted, even subsidised phones for 1 NOK have it! Another big announcement from Nokia, was their upcoming N8xx device, now finally with inbuilt GPS and QWERTY keyboard. Perhaps I finally have found my Sharp Zaurus replacement?

Also HTC introduced a few new models yesterday, but other than the TYTN 2, they seem not to have come up with anything that can be said called “new”, except that the P6500 has got a fingerprint scanner. That model doesn’t have a QWERTY keyboard that most HTC phones come with. At last a company that starts thinking a bit more on data security on mobile devices.

The best thing that can be said about Apple and their iPhone, is that they have forced the other vendors to be more inovative. And Nokia has answered …

I’m Convinced, iPhone It Is!

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4 years ago
by frankps in , , ,

Today I visited to Humac to deliver a MacBook Pro that needs to get memory or motherboard replaced. As I waited for my contact person, I got to play with an iPhone. As you might now, I have never been a fan of iPod and have never owned one. I have also written a blog entry about how superior Nokia N95 must be compared to the iPhone. I was terribly wrong. I have not written about my hands on with N95, simply cause there was nothing groundbreaking with it after all. My opinion now is that Apple has revolutionized the user interface for mobile phones, and set a new standard for the size and quality of screens. HTC, Samsung and Nokia has already started the catch up-game, trying to copy the user interface!

I was only able to play with the sample for 5 minutes, but I guess that was enough to convince me, my next phone will be an iPhone! I will simply buy it cause it is the best phone on the market, the bonus will be that it is probably also the best music player as well. But I guess that I will not be a frequent user of the music functionality. But best of all, never has a smartphone been easier to use. And that makes it a true Apple product.

The only drawback I can see, is it’s office functionality. How does it sync with desktop PIM software?

Fring for Windows Mobile

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4 years ago
by frankps in , , ,

Are you one of the many that recently have bought a HTC phone? I am at least, it’s my work phone. Privately I am using Nokia E60.

It was with great joy I read that Fring now was made available for Windows Mobile 5 and 6. The Windows Mobile version has the same features as the Symbian one. In short, free calls over the following protocols: Fring, Skype, Google Talk, MSN and SIP.

It was just as easy to set up the Windows Mobile version as the Symbian one, and I should really have a look if I can set up my Phonzo VoIP subscription also on my mobile phones. It would make live easier.

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