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Bonus pack for Dopod U1000

John Chan | Apr 25, 2007

Editors' note:

In addition to the items listed below, the U1000 bonus pack also includes a 2GB miniSD card and CE Star, an application to type Chinese characters on the handheld. Scroll down for an image of the contents.

27 April 2007--According to Dopod, availability of the bonus pack was not affected by shipment delay, but is intended to be available now as a premium for U1000 users.

Users of the GPS-enabled Dopod U1000 who have been lamenting the lack of bundled maps and navigation software will be pleased to know that they will be receiving it for free now.

The Taiwanese company has announced that it will be giving out bonus packs for existing users of the U1000. Included are a car charger and car holder. It also comes with four applications: Mapking, Sprite Backup, GPRS Monitor and an application for business card information capture using the handheld's camera.

The bonus pack is available throughout the Asia-Pacific region wherever the U1000 is sold. Existing users will be contacted by their retailers as to how they can collect the goodie bag, while new buyers will receive the bonus pack upon purchase.

Dopod had meant for this bonus pack to be available at the initial launch of the U1000, but shipment delays resulted in it being available only now. It is a limited offer, and will cease once stocks are depleted. Dopod was not able to tell CNET Asia how many of these bonus packs are available.

Click here to read the review of the Dopod U1000.

Contents of the U1000 bonus pack. Click for larger image.

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Fancy BlackBerry on your WM6 handheld?

John Chan | Apr 25, 2007

Research In Motion (RIM), the company that makes the BlackBerry software, has announced it will have a new application software that will recreate its handheld's interface on Windows Mobile devices.

Much like how virtualization software works on PCs, this application appears in Windows Mobile 6 as a normal application and will still give the full BlackBerry experience within the device. Aside from the standard email functions, it will also support third-party programs written for the BlackBerry.

While the BlackBerry push-email service has already been available on certain Windows Mobile devices with the BlackBerry Connect software, it gave only those compatible handhelds push email functionality and not the full interface.

The new application will be available on selected Windows Mobile 6 devices, and will not work on the older Windows Mobile 5.0 operating system. RIM plans to have it ready later this year, but was not able to confirm whether this will be rolled out in the Asia-Pacific region at the same time as in the US. The first devices to support this new application have not been announced.

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Dell working on PDA-phone?

John Chan | Apr 18, 2007

Hot on the heels of Dell's announcement about the end of its Axim line of handhelds now comes rumor from DigiTimes that the US manufacturer is working on a new PDA handset with Taiwan-based hardware manufacturer Quanta.

According to the buzz, this new device will come with Windows Mobile 6 Professional, HSDPA and perhaps a QWERTY keyboard. It is expected to be available in Q4 2007 and will be codenamed "Fly".

It's not surprising that such a rumor would arise, as the handheld market is dominated by those with phone features, and the popularity of dedicated PDAs like the Dell Axim is declining. DigiTimes also correctly notes that Ron Garriques, former head of Motorola's cell phone division, is now in charge of Dell's consumer business.

Quanta is a Taiwanese company which produces products like notebooks and handhelds for other brands. Some of its customers include HP and O2.

When contacted, Dell did not confirm or deny the rumor, stating that they do not comment on products that may or may not be introduced.

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Palm developing its own Linux-based platform

Erica Ogg, CNET News.com | Apr 11, 2007

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Other news sources have reported that Palm will introduce products based on its Linux platform later this year. When contacted, Palm was unable to comment on whether these products would be available in the Asia-Pacific region.

At Palm's analyst and investor conference in New York Tuesday, CEO Ed Colligan announced that the company was investing in a new Linux-based platform for its line of Treo smart phones.

Colligan said the Linux platform "will build a new foundation for Palm" and give the company, users and developers more flexibility.

The platform has been in development for "a number of years", he said, but emphasized repeatedly that Palm is still committed to the Palm OS and will continue to ship products based on that platform.

Those were the only details provided.

Access purchased PalmSource, developer of the Palm OS in 2005, and last year licensed Palm OS back to Palm. Access then rebranded its version of the platform as Garnet OS and is developing its own Linux version of the platform.

This article was first published on Crave.