iTunes Offering All EMI Music without DRM Protection

By Ed Hardy | 4/3/2007

EMI Music has announced that it will offer all of its music without the digital rights management (DRM) restrictions that have proved to be unpopular. This will allow these songs to be played on a wide variety of devices, not just specific ones controlled by the DRM setup.

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Most Popular Smartphones and PDAs of March 2007

By Ed Hardy | 4/2/2007

Each month, Brighthand publishes a list of the most popular handhelds and smartphones. There was a strong interest in upcoming models in March, as three of the top ten products last month weren't even on the market yet.

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Stream iTunes Songs to a Windows Mobile 5 Smartphone with Avvenu Music Player

By Ed Hardy | 4/2/2007

Avvenu, Inc.has started a semi-open beta program of its Avvenu Music Player for Windows Mobile 5, which allows users to listen to their iTunes library wherever they are by streaming music directly to a compatible smartphone.

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First Images of the Treo 755p Emerge

By Ed Hardy | 3/30/2007

Some images of an upcoming Treo smartphone have appeared that apparently confirm many of earlier rumors about this device.

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Third-Party Version of Quick Install Supports Windows Vista

By Ed Hardy | 3/30/2007

Business Technology Solved has released Vista Simple Installer, an application that performs the same tasks as Palm Quick Install, but offers support for Windows Vista. *UPDATED*

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I Don't Want to Convince You to Buy A Smartphone

By AWright | 3/29/2007

In his latest editorial, Antoine Wright promises he isn't trying to convince everyone he meets to get a smartphone. If someone insists on making their life more difficult than it needs to be, that's their decision.

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Microsoft Offering Beta of Deepfish Mobile Browser

By Ed Hardy | 3/29/2007

Microsoft Live Labs has opened a semi-public beta of a new web browser for Windows Mobile devices. The goal of this application -- code-named Deepfish -- is to bring desktop-like browsing to mobile devices. *UPDATED*

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Mobile Tech News -- BlackBerry 8800 Cases, Treo 750, WM6 Updates

By AWright | 3/29/2007

• Sena Cases Launches New Collection of Blackberry Cases for the 8800 Series
• Palm Treo 750 Released on 3 Network in Austria
• Conduits Technologies Annonuces WM6 Updates to Four Popular Programs

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Beta of SlingPlayer Mobile for Palm OS Now Available

By Ed Hardy | 3/28/2007

Sling Media is now allowing Treo 700p owners who want to try out the beta of the Palm OS version of SlingPlayer Mobile to download it.

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Mobile Tech News -- Pocket Tunes Update, CalliGrapher, BlackBerry Cases, and More

By AWright | 3/27/2007

• Pocket Tunes Adds Windows Media Player 11 Support
• CalliGrapher 8.5 Released
• BlackBerry Devices Get Cases from Piel Frama and Vaja
• Palm and PORTA Launch Treo 680 Smartphone in Ecuador

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Palm Debuts Multiple Hands-Free Accessories

By Ed Hardy | 3/26/2007

Palm, Inc. has made several additions to its line of hands-free accessories, including three car kits and a new combination GPS/hands-free speakerphone cradle.

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HP Will No Longer Ship Outlook with Its iPAQs

By Ed Hardy | 3/26/2007

Windows Mobile handhelds and smartphones have always come with a copy of of Microsoft Outlook, as this application is needed to synchronize the mobile device with a desktop computer. This is about to end, at least for HP iPAQs.

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