The Mobile Minute 92

 Lots ‘o stuff in my TMM News Bin to blog while I eagerly await my Audiovox SMT5600 (via eBay, of course).  I can hear it now... ”What took you so long?”  That answer is easy: $.

Software / Hardware 

• From Canada comes the first RFID reader/writer SD card (via smartphonethoughts.com)   Spiffy!
• Mac users with Windows Mobile devices – check out Missing Sync for Windows Mobile (via MobileRead)
• smartphonethoughts.com brings us news of a Windows CE-based phone (yes, you read that correctly) .
• From the airport security category, thestate troopers in Logan airport are using iPAQs running software called PocketCop over Cingular’s EDGE network. (via pocketpcthoughts.com)
• More news on the hw6515 and hw6510 ‘Mobile Messenger’ devices from HP: here, here, and here (good pics on this one)
• From coolsmartphone.com comes an article on syncing MP3s with WMP10
• HTC Typhoon (Audiovox SMT5600, Orange SPV C500, i-mate SP3) owners: Boxwave has made it’s Wall Charger Direct and Car Charger Direct compatible with this hardware (via smartphonethoughts.com)   For grins, here’s a list of all the Boxwave products available for the Audiovox SMT5600
• Here’s more from the ‘Windows Mobile-powered Treo’ front; msmobiles.com has the piece.
• From coolsmartphone.com: Lenovo Group to launch a Windows Mobile phone? (Lenovo is the company that is taking over IBM Thinkpad production)
• Arne Hess from PPCW.net brings us news of third-party cradle for your HTC Typhoon smartphone 
• It’s final: the sale of Audiovox Communications Corporation to UTStarcom, Inc. has been finalized. Canadians can now get the SMT5600 via Rogers Wireless    FYI: UTStarcom  Audiovox

 Development

• Mark Arteaga brings us news of RIM’s new development platform: Blackberry Mobile Data Systems 4.1
• Mike Gunderloy reviews Crossfire and gives it a thumbs up.  I’m a bit more skeptical; I need to give this version a test run.
• Sue Loh gives a rebuttal to an article on the use of GetTickCount(). This is a good read, and must for mobile devs.
• From the it may be ‘new to you’ category: Emulating SMS and phone calls using a device emulator with Virtual Radio support
• Neil Cowburn gives us the results of his “How do you test your smart device applications?” poll.  Ashamedly, yours truly did not respond (and I don’t know why I didn’t). :-( 
• MEDC Podcasts (via Paul Mooney)

Related News

• Jim Balsillie (RIM CEO) appears to not be concered with the forthcoming Magneto and E2k3 SP2 launches (eWeek article). Despite him saying something about “Windows Mobile device for 2006”  and his other comments, I think he knows what is coming (either that or RIM is really out of step), and yes, I think he is concerned, but is not conveying that (and I do not expect him to). I’m really curious as to what we’ll hear from RIM come September.
• mobilepipline has a case study on UPS going Wireless
• Seth Demsey is leaving the .NET CF team
• Neil Enns from the Windows Mobile team is blogging about his MEDC 2005 experiences (remember: it’s Neil’s fault if Bill G’s demo breaks <g> )
• personaltechpipeline brings us news about potential device interfaces from MS Research (which has an RSS feed, btw)
• Want some fun?  Ride along with a Verizon Test Man  (via pocketpcthoughts.com)
• Flickr users: Flickr Mobile is here. (via mobileread)
• Here’s a gem from mobileread: the Motorola DynaTAC 8000X (the world’s first cell phone)

-Nino