Windows Mobile Louisville

“PdaNet is a very handy application for Windows Mobile phones. It allows your laptop (or desktop) to go online wirelessly by connecting it to your Windows Mobile phone through the Sync cable, Bluetooth or even WiFi. PdaNet goes through the unlimited data plan on your phone and does not require any extra service. Supports almost all Windows Mobile phones including but not limited to the Treo series, Motorola Q series, Samsung i730/5800/Ace/Blackjack II or any HTC brand (6700/6800/Mogul/Touch/8525/Tilt). “ 

If you are running an earlier version of PdaNet, you should consider upgrading to their latest version - 2.0.  There is a $19 upgrade charge if you upgrade to 2.0 from any previous versions, but it’s well worth it (if you purchased PdaNet 1.8 after 4/1/2008 you can use the existing license code on version 2.0).

Version 2.0 has some significant improvement for WM 6.0 phones. In particular, it adds the Proxy Mode feature that allows the phone’s radio/modem to be shared by the phone and the computer at the same time. This improves the stability of the PdaNet connection and also allow the phone to be used for voice calls without having to drop the PdaNet connection. Version 2.0 starts to support some phones that can not run version 1.8 before, such as AT&T Tilt, Blackjack II and some other newer Windows Mobile phones.

If your phone runs Windows Mobile 5.0 and you have already purchased the old version, you can stay with 1.80 without paying for upgrade.

The cost for first-time buyers is $34, and $19 to upgrade (if you purchased PdaNet prior to 4/1/08). Go here to get it.  There is a trial version.

“Get iPhone-style internet browsing on your Pocket PC. TouchBrowser lets you control everything using only your fingers. You can type using the large keyboard, glide through web content and scroll through pages with a flick, with full page view.

Tired of Pocket Internet Explorer? Forget about the stylus, the tiny scrollbars and the keyhole view of the internet. TouchBrowser gives you the smooth webbrowsing experience of the iPhone, right on your Pocket PC. It lets you scroll pages with animation and iPhone inertia effects for easy reading.

You can use you finger to move the webpage around the screen, something Internet Explorer can’t do. Websites designed for mobile use can be watched in ‘mobile view’ and full pages in ‘desktop view’.  A built-in navigation aid tells you what section of a page you’re reading, so you never get lost.

A large finger-keyboard lets you enter URLs with ease, or enter Google searches directly from the keyboard. No stylus needed. “

You can see the browser in action on this YouTube video.  Worth checking out!  I wish they had a trial version, though…  it might only be $15 for the software, but I think you should still have the chance to try before you buy…