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To all my friends who thinks that iPhone is overtaking the world, take a look at this worksheet:

Here is a rumor spec that i got off Download Squad. With Mobile World Congress coming on Feb 15, more details on WinMo 7 will be revealed:

Software-wise, there’ll be a marketplace with ‘try before you buy’ (hooray!), full Xbox integration (why?), support for social networking (via apps, I presume) and… wait for it… no multitasking!

By no means will this be true but if windows mobile 7 takes that route on multi-tasking then it tells us that perhaps multi-tasking might be pretty overrated in terms of how we perceived it.

Here is a good backup solution that i came across by Lifehacker. Ever had a situation where you will need to remotely secure a phone that you have lost and wipe it clean? here is a viable solution:

1. Currently this is a free download not just for Android but windows mobile phone as well.
2. Set up a routine backup of your data, sms and call logs that is done routinely
3. Have another friends phone number just in case your SIM card is swapped out for another.
4. Track your lost phone’s activity and carrier use.
5. Deliver backup data to your phone and then locks the phone through SMS
6. Restore contacts,call logs and history

Here is a look at how WaveSecure works

WaveSecure is a free download, with a lifetime subscription, in the Android Market until Jan. 31. The Windows Mobile and Symbian platforms have cheap paid apps with subscription costs.

I would think probably not. In the first place, i don’t see many retail stores touting these in the first place. The cost of deployment for such devices are high. You need company to come up with software that is tailor to your supply chain system. At the same time, how much additional benefit will you see? I don’t think so.

To retail stores i don’t think the cost justifies the effort required.

It began with a Disney Store pilot program where staff would ring out customers via an iPod Touch. A system that was so successful Apple rolled the handhelds into all of their retail stores replacing their well weathered Windows CE-based EasyPay system. Recent reports are indicating Apple is even considering opening this up to widespread commercial use. While great for large retail businesses, the EasyPay Touch units are simply too bulky and overpowered to really be useful for all of the small businesses out there.

Thus the Square is born! A company brought to life by Twitter founder Jack Dorsey, has created a adapter for reading “payment cards from any device with an audio input jack, including your mobile phone,” as stated on their website. Still in beta testing, the Square is expected to launch sometime in early 2010. They certainly aren’t the only ones eyeing this highly untapped and potentially very profitable market though.

Morphie, the company which has been mainly focused battery packs for the iPhone, is the newest player to the game and they are certainly going to be steep competition. Released today was information on a Credit Card Reader which will be specifically designed for the iPhone/iPod Touch that will be accompanied by its own specially made app to run it. Details are still sketchy right now with more being promised at CES 2010 but based on the mockups alone its already creating a stir in the community. Make sure to check back early and often next week for our coverage of CES and hopefully more info on this guy.

It looks like there is a 33% off WMWIFIRouter. What is WMWIFIRouter? Its basically a software that turns your windows mobile phone into a wifi router to share your packet data connection with other wifi devices.

For this Christmas version 1.6 will be sold at $20, with a discount of $9.99 (a trial version is also available).

This new version brings a long list of changes:

• 35% smaller
• UI tweaks for better compatibility with Windows Mobile 6.5 and 6.5.x
• Shorter setup procedure
• Added informational pop-ups
• When sharing over Wi-Fi, an informational window now pops up listing the network name and password

The newly added devices are:

• HTC HD2
• Samsung Omnia II
• Samsung Omnia Pro B7320
• Samsung Omnia Pro B7330
• Samsung Omnia Pro / Qwerty B7610
• Samsung B7620 / Giorgio Armani II

[Hattip JAMM >>]

Its not the end of the world for Microsoft. This LG phone has a attached projector. Looks an awesome product.Microsoft fight! fight well!

The actors are even cooler than the phone. ( on second thoughts……)

I mentioned in my previous article on finding this keyboard software called Swype for Windows Mobile and Android that redefines how we input text on a small device.

I would like to give another shout out to the developers of this. It really rocks! It is so smart that most of the time it gets what i want to type. of course im still not used to it and it has made my typing on iPod Touch worse (i kept thinking the iPod Touch can kept up with the input speed of how well i do on my Windows Mobile with Swype that i kept forgeting to put spaces)

I got an old O2 Atom Life Windows Mobile phone and have been trying to get around the idea of not using a stylus on a 2.8 inch resistive screen.

I am really good with the stylus either using Block Recoginizer,Transcriber but i can’t figure out why we had to make use of stylus last time before the iPhone comes about. It is such a hassle when you are commuting in the middle of  a train station and you need to send a text and you have to pull out your stylus.

That is why with the advancement of virtual keyboard we hope to see some really cool and functional virtual keyboard. The iphone’s virtual keyboard have been one of the best. Very responsive and good for me.

However, on a resistive screen its a different matter.

Here is what a small company presented on TechCrunch 50 and i was more than impress by the video to download Swype to try on my Atom Life.

Take a look at how it works.

When i first tried it, it felt real awkward. But slowly i see the benefits of it. The intelligence of this small software really picks up words fast. Whats more if you use fingers on the small resistive screen on my Atom Life it actually work pretty well!

Here are some tips and tricks taken off Swype’s tips and tricks:

This video shows the basic way how to input text. What i like about this is that if you don’t get used to writing all the way by swyping you can still use a very functional virtual keyboard.

What if you encounter words like “balloon” or “good” with double letters? no problem.

This one shows a very fast way of Capitalizing your words. Never thought about doing that!

How to put your comma and fullstop fast.

This one shows the auto correct functionality. its easy if you have a friends name like Balakrishnan. Just type the name Balakrishnan and it auto goes into the dictionary. the next time you swype it the intellisense will be able to recognize it .

So where can you get it? The folks at XDA Developers have managed to port it. Do give it a try and comment how is your experience with it.

[Try out Swype Here >>]

I mentioned that you can tether your 3G data connection via numerous methods for different phones.

However, the option for Windows Mobile phone is very expensive! WMWifiRouter charges a bomb for something others give for free. But HTC have decided that consumers should have this service for all their future handsets (FREE!) and in this topic by XDA developers there is active discussion and you can download the HTC software to try on your phone.

Mind you, not all windows mobile phones will work. Do give it a try:

[Download and Discuss the WIFI Tethering software here >>]

Ok i am getting way over my head here but really excited about this 4inch snapdragon phone!