Relaunch of Smartphonemag.com; Samsung Omnia; Google Maps
We’ve recently redesigned our web site, and I’m impressed. It must be among the best Windows Mobile/Smartphone sites on the Internet. This week we’ll also note a video review of the Samsung and other device news, as well as a new version of Google Maps for Windows Mobile.
Relaunch of Smartphonemag.com
The new version of our web site Smartphonemag.com very effectively features our best content, including blog posts by our experts, tips, articles from the magazine, and our weekly newsletters.
All of this content had been there in the past, but much of it was hidden by a complex interface. The new cleaner approach simply puts the best content front and center in a blog on our home page.
Each post in the blog has an icon at top right pointing you to the area of the site that is the home for this content — whether a tip, an article from the archives, an article from the current issue, or a posting on our Expert Blogs.
The menu structure, including a menu bar at the top and icons along the right, is much simplified and lets you quickly navigate to the main areas of our site. We hope that this new design makes our great content more accessible to you.
Video of the Samsung Omnia and Other Device News
A video review posted on YouTube by PocketNow.com is the best I’ve seen so far in terms of giving you a feeling for the touch interface of the Samsung Omnia i900. The widget-based Today screen looks attractive and functional.
Speaking of devices with a touch interface, in Europe T-Mobile is offering what appears to be a restyled version of the HTC Touch Diamond. Read more on WindowsForDevices. I hope these new devices start appearing in the U.S. soon.
I tend to favor the most well known vendors and the sexiest new models, but other options exist, including a striking deal highlighted by Pocket PC Thoughts. Expansys is offering the MWg UBiQUiO for $289 after a $100 rebate. This is BlackBerry-style device with a front-facing QWERTY keyboard and impressive specs: 520MHz processor, 2.4-inch QVGA screen, quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE, tri-band WCDMA/UMTS, 2-megapixel camera, .3 megapixel subcamera for videoconferencing, a microSD slot, USB, stereo Bluetooth, and WiFi.
The Palm Treo may be among the most popular phones with a front-facing QWERTY keyboard, and MobileTechReview has posted a review of the Treo 800w. I’ve used the Treo 700 and 750 and really liked the fact that all the navigation could be done with one hand.
PDA Street is reporting that Samsung’s BlackJack II is now available in new colors.
Google Maps 2.2
A new version of Google Maps has been released that adds Transit directions for over 50 worldwide cities/regions and star ratings for businesses as well as faster searching and user-generated content. Download by pointing your mobile browser at google.com/gmm.
Google Maps lacks the handy voice search of Microsoft’s Live Search Mobile, but it has estimated map coordinates, meaning that it knows approximately where you are and can give you local information without your having to enter a Zip Code.
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I purchased a 8GB i900 Omnia
I purchased a 8GB i900 Omnia in Europe. I hoped to kill my only problem I have = on board memory capacity.
I utilize some of my Outlook contacts as databases. Unfortenately the so far 128 or 256 MB available on my phones were not topped. Also with the OMNIA the contact notes were cut off and not synchronized 100%. The 8 GB seem to be reserved for photos or music etc.. I understand that there were reasons in the past to limit the memory used for the Outlook synchronisation but now with 8 & soon 16 GB memory available Microsoft or the OEM`s should think about a solution. I, as a business user want my info with me all the time - on board.