I have just purchased an SPV M1000 and was wondering what extras an experienced user would purchase/download?
I will use the device for business (I'm in sales), diary management, meeting notes etc
Will also use for pleasure, pictures, games etc
I'm looking at TT3 and carkit with GPS to kick off but hard to know what to buy as all the posts recommend different kit!
My budget is modest as have 1st baby on the way and (more) gadgets might be frowned upon!!!
Many thanks in advance.
Javahart
about download then i guess you mean software what software an exp user would download would depend on what the user was using the device for i mean a doctor would use different software then a gym instructer and....
software are soo plentyfull and for different ranges of users so i guess it would be the same asking the same thing just about pc software
about hardware then many people get gps or headset's or backpacks with cf and tvout / monitor out
again after what needs those users have
I currently have the following on mine, maybe you'll find some of it interesting.. Maybe not
- SPB Pocket Plus (Powerful Today screen mod to make things easier to access)
- OmegaOne Journal (News Weather Today Screen Plugin)
- PocketZenPhone (Multi-Profile Phone manager - an essential for many people)
- Pocket BlueTooth Tools (a small util to give better blue tooth functionality - I use it so my buttons work on my BT Headset but its a little buggy right now)
- Total Commander (poweful replacement for File Explorer)
- PHM Registry Editor (a... um... registry editor)
- TomTom Navigator 3 (Sat Nav Route finder - Requires a hardware GPS)
- Postcode Finder (type any FULL UK postcode in and up it comes in tomtom - very handy for reps etc, not that I am one
- CheckPOInt (Speed Camera warning plugin for TomTom)
- Extrom Tools (Extended rom unlocker so you can change the ROM profile in case of hard resets in the field)
And...
- Hexacto Tennis - I'm somewhat addicted....
Hope that helps.
Codeus
The top 10 3rd-party apps on my XDA II:
Agenda Fusion
tAgenda
Pocket Plus
PocketZenPhone
PocketBible
Total Commander
Acrobat Reader
CHM Reader
eWallet
PHM Registry Editor
Thanks guys
I will do a search for those applications mentioned.
I have ordered a tomtom gps unit and have a friend with tt3 who can let me borrow it for a while (ahem :shock: ).
The Brodit cradle looks the best for the car as fits onto the proclip which I already have installed from my Snooper system (which can now be sold)
Java, your friends version of tomtom wont work with your pda, the code that you enter to activate will work on one pda only.
I can really say I benefit from both a BT headset (in the office being able to look at the device and making calls, without the hassle of wires) (BTH-808 eur 40 on ebay) and a carkit (I use the XDAII carkit, 140 euro, but the MDAII carkit from T-Moble seems to be much better, currently at a reasonable price of eur 180 on different german webshops like telefon.de and telido.de)
Next to this I use a BT GPS receiver (normally quite expensive, bought mine on ebay for euro 100), permanently owered on 12V. A wired receiver will do too (cheaper), but: wait until first fix, wire spaghetty on dashboard.
You definitely need a SD card. Buy a BIG one with HIGH speed, especially with TomTom.
Of course dont forget TomTom Navigator
And a protective case: Proporta clear case is very nice (always see who is calling!)
To distinguish between private & business calls I use a dual sim adapter (ebay, King of double card type MAI E, 10 euro)
Other useful software:
Backupmanager (sunnysoft)
Mamaich Phone extension software (easy to use contacts for in-car use while driving, search this forum)
Dont forget to get the latest ROM upgrade when you want to use Bluetooth (1.72.00WWE)
Hopefully i dd not forget anything
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I have been using Pocket PC’s for quite a few years now and so have developed quite a list of 3rd party applications most of which are applications I have purchased but some are freeware.
The software on my XDA II changes as I choose to install or remove applications fairly regularly depending on what I'm doing at work etc. but my list is as follows and those installed right now are marked with an * while the top ten are in bold
Applications.
Access Manager for PPC *
Applian Cool Calc *
Applian Virtual Wallet *
Applian Pocket Lock *
Applian Picture Perfect
Applian Super Explorer
Applian Theme Dreams
Applian Dialer
Applian Additional Ring Tones
Applian StartUp
Omega One’s Battery Pack
BlueTooth Tools
Calendar Plus
CalliGrapher *
CF Card Format
Check Notifications *
Clear Notify *
City Time *
Conversions in Hand *
DashBoard
DashBoard Enhanced Mail Module
Destinator GPS *
Dockware Pro
Don’t Forget
DTS View
Finger Clix *
Flash Player plug in *
Fla**** *
Freespace
Get File *
GolfWits
Hazard Register Risk Manager *
ICBar
Icontact
ICQ for PPC
Ireset
Journal Sync
LookOut Pro
Mahjong
Mapopolis *
Memory Maid *
MiniStumbler
MS Messenger Update *
MS Portrait
MS Reader *
MS VB Runtime for PPC *
Nice Start
OHM
Opie Registry Tool
Owner X Today plugin
PalmTweak
Phat Pad *
PlanMaker *
Pocket Breeze *
Pocket Informant Today plug In
Pocket Informant *
Pocket MVP
Pocket Notepad
Pocket Phone Tools *
Pocket Slides
Pocket Task Manager
Pocket View
Pocket Dictionary
Pocket Explorer
Pocket FlipChart
Pocket Nav
Pocket WiNC
Pocket Zen Phone *
Power Tap
Power Tools
Power Toys
Registry Editor
Remote Display
Remover
RepliGo
RESCO Utlity Pack (Explorer, FTP, Registry Editor, Picture Viewer, Task Manager) *
Rhino Launch
RingToneX *
Small Menu Plus *
Spacemaker
Spb Finance *
Spb Pocket Plus *
Sprite Backup Premium (Backup, PocketMon, Space Detective) *
Storage Tools *
Streamliner
SuperAlert
TextMaker *
TimeKeeper
Today Themes (an ever changing list) *
TodayX
ToDoRedo
Total Commander
TreeNotes *
Nyditot Virtual Display
WisBar Advanced
Games.
Arkaball *
Big Money *
Binary Fish Mines *
Book Worm *
BlackOut *
Dynomite *
Fast Swapper *
JawBreaker *
Mars Needs Cows *
Noah's Ark *
As to hardware I use an integrated car kit with GPS I purchased from Thailand (photos in another thread under car kits).
I also use the Logitec BT headset for hand free when I want to (apart from in the car as the car kit does that now).
Ed
heh thats some list
Thanks
Jeez Ednap, that is an impressive list!!
I now have TT3 up and running (bought TT gps unit for £70) and got cheap brodit passive cable for £20. Only snag is the spaggeti loops round the ciggarete lighter!! I have tried a few bits of freeware but appeared to have an adverse effect on performance so have binned most for now.
Thanks for everybody's help so far.
German multiplatform mobile site Mobile2day.de has MASSIVE rebates in the next few days (until 01/26). You shouldn’t miss them – all the selected quality software titles cost 5 (FIVE!) euros only, instead of their original price.
For example, today (01/23), you can get the following Pocket PC titles:
1-2-Remote 1.1.0: a pretty capable multimedia PPC -> PC remote controller. I’ll publish a BIG roundup of all PPC -> PC multimedia remote controllers; in the meantime, I certainly recommend this title for this (low) price (instead of 19,95e).
SBSH iLauncher 3.0.01: One of the best Today launchers / task managers for the Pocket PC certainly worth the 5 euros; also see my related roundups (for example, the one at PPCT (alternates: MobilitySite, AximSite, PPC Magazine, FirstLoox)).
Spb Arkaball II 1.1: while this Breakout / Arkanoid clone (see for example this review) is definitely worse than Acky’s Breakout, the, currently, best Pocket PC game in the genre, it’s certainly worth the price.
SlovoEd Classic Deutsch-Englisch & Englisch-Deutsch Wörterbuch 6.0 (English - German dictionary): if you need a German - English dictionary, you may also want to give this title a try.
Blitzkrieg: War in Europe 1.51: a strategy game.
As far as the other mobile platforms are concerned, there are several very good offers for them too. For example, you can get SkyForce Reloaded (the best vertical shooter) for Symbian S60 today; for Palm OS, the highly popular and useful IM+ (instead of 27.95 euros).
Unfortunately, there doesn’t seem to be an English version of Mobile2day.de. Fortunately, even with limited knowledge of German, you’ll get along – registering an account is pretty easy and so is the purchase – you just follow the links on the main rebate page. If you absolutely don't know the language, use Babelfish - START HERE.
Don’t forget to check the page HERE for the rebates tomorrow and in the next few days if I don’t have the time to publish updates on the upcoming rebates!
bah! I only bought iLauncher a couple of weeks ago lol. I should have left it until the end of the trial.
I have some very good news for fellow touchscreen-less MS Smartphone (Windows Mobile Standard) users:
The new, 4.x series of Resco Audio Recorder added seamless, great call recording features (along with a much better MP3 coder - which, unfortunately, must be separately purchased) to this already-excellent audio / sound recorder application (see review HERE). Some weeks after the release of the Pocket PC version of Resco Audio Recorder 4.0, the Smartphone version, as promised, has also been released. Only (to a certain extent) matched by the latest (1.3) VITO AudioNotes (see review HERE), it's highly recommended for both people that want to make some voice recordings and the folks that would like to record their calls. I also recommend THIS MoDaCo thread for more info.
Still speaking of Resco, they have also released Resco File Explorer 2007 for the platform. As has always been, it's a MUST for every serious Smartphone user. (Also see for example THIS MoDaCo thread.)
SmartToolkit is one of the best all-in-one Start menu replacements for the MS Smartphone platforms. A new, highly updated version has just been released. As, unfortunately, the original homepage doesn’t seem to work any more, you’ll want to download the new version from this MoDaCo or this PxDxA threads. You will also want to check out the comments in these threads; along with the list of improvements.
IM+ is one of the best instant messenger client for both Pocket PC’s and Smartphones. See the Smartphone Instant Messenger Bible for more information. There is an open, public beta of the brand new, 2.x series of IM+ for the MS Smartphone platform. It, among other things, has the long-awaited, pretty much unique multi-account support. Now you can connect with several accounts of one IM service simultaneously! I only hope the developer also implements auto-logging, which is, currently, only done by mov Messenger (my, so far, favourite Instant Messaging application).
There is also a discussion thread of it at MoDaCo and SmartphoneThoughts. These threads also have the direct download links – don’t forget to check them out!
Finally, there is a very interesting thread HERE on the possibilities of emulating the cursor on MS Smartphones using the built-in camera just like VueFLO in some HTC Pocket PC phones (like the Advantage) or the games 3D Lawn Darts (see review HERE) or Fishopolis. Make sure you check out the linked thread, particularly if you’re a coder / software developer being able to help with the project!
The HowardForums IM+ thread is at http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=1240208
As you may have noticed, I’ve started working on the Multimedia Bible, the premier resource of all info on multimedia playback, streaming etc. I don’t know when I get it ready. I’ll announce when the first chart versions are ready for public scrutiny.
After some 13-14 months of the 2.x -> 3.x series jump, the excellent S-K folks have just announced they will release a brand new, 4.0 version of SKTools, the, IMHO, best (albeit a bit overwhelming and, because of its capabilities and complexity, hard-to-discover) all-in-one systems management tool available for Windows Mobile. The new version will have the following new features:
- Cab Manager: SKTools can show all CAB,CPF,TSK files on device, show content (with full names, installation path, registry keys, shortcuts, _setup.xml), extract with full names, install to ANY location (full installation made by SKTools) for WM5/ WM6; SKTools can be associated with CAB files
- Replaced ROM Files: show which ROM files have been replaced by another version, show version and date of these files; the user can see if the "newest" file (the file having the latest time stamp) is, in reality, older than others and, therefore, remove it.
- Move Data: move application, folders, files to any location with automatic (!) registry and shortcut modification (and other data about files and their path)
- Storage Analyzer: show what files and folders (by types, attributes, ...) are stored on the device
The open beta starts next week (I already have a pre-beta); I’ll let you know when it becomes ready.
I’ve reported on LogMeIn Rescue Mobile more than two months ago. Now, a similar product, LogMeIn Hamachi has also been released, which – as opposed to ALL the other, similar tools – even the otherwise BEST Pocket Controller by SOTI – uses HTTP(S) tunneling for remotely controlling your Windows Mobile handheld from a remote desktop PC. This means any Windows Mobile device can be accessed, even ones behind firewalls and/or in NAT’ed networks (like about 60-70% of current mobile networks). See THIS and THIS MoDaCo threads for more info.
Spb has just released an updated version of their flagship, brand new product, Spb Pocket Plus 4.0, of which I’ve reviewed some modules HERE and HERE.
The dialup-sharing-over-Wi-Fi (which is of extreme importance with non-BT DUN and/or non-BT PAN-capable devices like, for example, Symbian smartphones (neither of them) or other Windows Mobile PDA’s based on the MS BT stack (no PAN support)) method (see THIS) has been GREATLY enhanced and automatized. See XDA-Dev forum member TalynOne’s excellent tutorial and tools HERE.
Moving to dialup and DUN: XDA-Dev forum member Technology has come up with a decent tool for making it work on the T-Mobile Dash.
CrazySoft released another puzzle adventure game
Their last “adventure”, “Lost in the Pyramid”, was a complete disaster. The new game is certainly MUCH better, albeit I’ve found some of the steps similarly illogical and/or plain stupid (for example, dying right away if you smash a tile; getting caught by the guards if you, for example, exit your prison through the window etc.). It’s still a far cry away from “real” (even emulated – see my emulation-related roundups and Bibles HERE) adventures like those of Legend Entertainment or Fade Team (Fade / Acedior), but you may want to give it a try nonetheless. Be warned: the trial can be played through in 10-15 minutes and I’m not really sure whether the full game is really worth the money. I’ll wait for either Eric’s or Ben’s reviews; I definitely won’t request a review copy (because I don’t really like biting the feeding hand, which, I think, may happen this time too.)
Therefore, just some remarks: The game is multiplatform and supports both VGA and QVGA on the Pocket PC. I’ve tested it on both VGA and QVGA Pocket PC’s, QVGA Smartphones and the Symbian S60v3 Nokia N95. With the latter two platforms, it’s pretty hard to control because of the lack of the touchscreen (and a sophisticated control system). At least you can use the 3…0 buttons to quickly access the inventory items.
continued at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1635470 with some games news/ reviews
Instant Messaging is, as with, for example, Web browsers, is a constantly improved area of mobile platforms. This means we’re getting newer and newer instant messenger apps all the time.
Palringo is the newest application to enter the Windows Mobile / Symbian instant messaging world. It, despite of being new, is already is a decent contender really worth paying attention to. Their free (!), multiplatform IM client, Palringo, is certainly worth paying attention to because it has some goodies not present in (most) other instant messenger clients.
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(Current, tested versions: Windows Mobile: 10/25/2007; Symbian s60v3: 0.96 (11) 10/08/2007. Test devices: Pocket PC (HTC Universal, HTC Wizard), MS Smartphone (HTC s310, s710) and Symbian s60v3 (Nokia N95).)
Getting, using
You can download it HERE. Enter your e-mail address twice. It can be arbitrary – that is, on any other server; it must, however, be an existing one so that you can activate the account. Also, create the password you’d like to use with the client. After submitting the info (and signing in with this), you’re taken to the Download page, where just click the “Download” button or buttons, if you select clients for multiple operating systems. Currently, three operating systems are supported: Windows Mobile (Smartphone and Pocket PC), desktop Windows and Symbian S60v3. They also promise a MIDlet (Java) version of their client, bringing IM support to even “dumb” phones, Blackberries and Palm OS-based devices.
Alternatively, if you don’t want to use desktop download / installation, you can fill in your phone number if you want a direct installation link to be sent to you per SMS.
After installing and starting the client, select Menu / Palringo / Online. Enter the e-mail / password pair you’ve registered yourself first at Palringo.
Then, you’ll need to add services to your account. You may want to do this on your desktop computer (with the desktop version if you don’t have a remote controller tool like the excellent Pocket Controller) if you don’t have a decent keyboard for your phone. If you do this on the desktop, the added service accounts will be immediately synchronized to your mobile (and vice versa – and, of course, between mobile phones as well).
Palringo is interoperable with MSN, Yahoo, AIM, GG (Gadu-Gadu), ICQ and XMPP (Jabber). That is, after selecting Menu / Add Service, select the one you’d like to use from the list and, then, just fill in the service login / password as can be seen in HERE. Now, you’ll be logged in. Note that you can add other service accounts any time; you’ll be able to switch between them on the main dialog.
You’ll soon notice Palringo supports multiple logins. Very few IM clients allow the user to log in with multiple accounts into a given IM network: currently, only the, otherwise, not very good Causerie and the band new, beta version of Shape Services’ well-known IM+ for MS Smartphones. (See THIS and THIS threads; their Smartphone homepage is HERE; note that the current (4.45 and 6.15, respectively) PPC and Symbian S60v3 versions still don’t support multiple logins). In THIS screenshot (the same made on a 176*220 Smartphone is HERE and you can see I’ve already logged in with three MSN accounts, and I can still add more MSN accounts by selecting Add Service.
In this respect, therefore, Palringo is without doubt the best.
In addition, it supports groups (pretty much like on the IRC), which is a great way to meet friends or people and is increasingly used by some user communities like that of the infamous XDA-Developers. You can, of course, both create a new or join an existing group. Some screenshots of joining a group: 1 2 3 4 – it’s certainly worth giving a try!
Voice clips, camera stills, clickable links, copy/paste
As with several other clients, it supports sending voice clips. As opposed to, say, Fring (which is without doubt the best IM app in this respect), and just like with Microsoft’s Live Messenger on Windows Mobile (but not on the desktop, where full voice chat is supported), you can only use voice clips, not real-time VoIP. (And, of course, this only works in one direction with non-native Palringo receivers like MSN.) The voice codec is Speex-based, which means it works with acceptable upload speed even over GPRS, while maintaining pretty good sound quality.
Links are clickable on all platforms - certainly good news.
You can paste into the text input field and you can also copy the contents of individual messages (Pocket PC – a HTC Wizard – screenshot HERE). This is good news for Symbian S60 / MS Smartphone (platforms lacking a touchscreen and its mass-selecting capabilities) users but not very good for Pocket PC users, which may want to make mass selection upon wanting to, say, save an entire conversation to a file in one step.
Logging, history
Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem to log conversations on Windows Mobile at all. On Symbian, however, there’s a separate menu item in the chat window, Options / View Older Messages (or, alternatively, activating the thin bar at the top – in the screenshot, it’s purple-colored). This will retrieve the message from the server, which may take some time, particularly if you retrieve a voice clip or an image.
(Windows Mobile users, see the point in providing Symbian info in my articles? The previous paragraph was one of the tidbits that REALLY make it worth discussing multiple operating system versions at the same time. It’s certainly worth knowing the Symbian version is better in this respect – then, you can “push” the developers to implement the same functionality in the Windows Mobile port as well.)
The problem with this kind of logging is that you must retrieve all older messages one by one by either selecting Options / View Older Messages all the time or, better, pressing the bar. In addition, as the old messages / images / voice clips are all stored on the server, it may take some time to retrieve them. However, it’s still better than nothing at all. Still, in this respect, there’re much more advanced IM clients; most importantly, mov Messenger (for both platforms under Windows Mobile).
Notification, vibration, Pocket PC suspended state, Unicode
It seems to support system-level settings on all Windows Mobile devices (as opposed to Symbian); for example, it had no problems with vibration on the HTC Universal and HTC Wizard PPC. I’ve encountered no vibration and/or system-level audio / vibration switching problems with the HTC Oxygen (s310) and HTC Vox (s710) MS Smartphones either. Notification bubbles / taskbar icons are supported on Pocket PC’s; a taskbar icon is supported on the Smartphone platform; they’re all animated. Notification LED’s are also used.
No such icons under Symbian (for example, on the Standby screen), though.
I haven’t had any problems with receiving notifications on Pocket PC’s in suspended state (tested on the HTC Wizard and Universal), which is certainly very good news, battery life-wise. Of course, always-on platforms not using a suspended state (Symbian, MS Smartphone) have worked all the time.
It has no problems with Unicode chars in either direction (tested with MSN).
Symbian issues (and goodies)
While I had no problems with vibrating alarm (in “Meeting” mode) on ALL of my Windows Mobile devices, it didn’t work on my Nokia N95.
The camera interface is inaccessible under Symbian as can be seen in HERE (before capturing – as can be seen, no interface is accessible, unlike under WM – I’ve tested this on all the three WM test devices), HERE (after capturing) and HERE (transferring the resulting shot) but NOT under WM (example screenshot, taken on the Oxygen, HERE and HERE – incidentally, they show my Universal and N95, both running Palringo), where the real interface is used. This means for example the inability to manually switch to macro mode, switch off the flash etc.
Fortunately, under Symbian, you can set a default access point so that the client can automatically reconnect as can be seen in THIS screenshot. Incidentally, this shot also shows that under Symbian, you can independently set the notification volume, unlike under WM.
Also, on Symbian, it isn’t shut down when the free RAM decreases. This is a definite plus on RAM-lacking models like the Nokia N95.
Windows Mobile issues, CPU / memory benchmarks
I’ve had no problems at all. It worked on all my test devices I’ve installed it on (HTC Universal VGA Pocket PC, HTC Oxygen / s310 WM5 176*220 and HTC Vox / s710 QVGA Smartphones) in both Portrait and Landscape orientations. There were no keyboard problems at all and no orientation change flaws; not even on the Vox (which, before the latest version of mov Messenger, had caused problems to the latter.)
CPU / memory usage while actively waiting for incoming messages: 0% and 300…700kbytes on WM, independent of the “Power/Data Saving Mode” checkbox in Settings. That is, very good.
Some other screenshots
Contact list (on a 176*220 MS Smartphone)
Adding a contact: 1 2
Chatting interface on Symbian
Photo, clickable and voice clip sending works from Palringo to MSN – but, of course, not in the other direction.
Verdict
This is an excellent IM client all supported mobile platforms (Windows Mobile Smartphones and Pocket PC’s and Symbian), particularly if you look for a client capable of joining pre-existing IRC-like groups like that of XDA-Devs and/or want a messenger application capable of multiple logins to the same network. It’s only the lack of logging and copying large blocks (not just one row) of text on touchscreen-enabled platforms (Pocket PC) that I really miss.
Related (Windows Mobile-only) articles
The MS Smartphone Instant Messaging Bible
The Pocket PC Instant Messaging Bible (Cross-posts: PPCT, MobilitySite, AximSite, XDA-Developers - 1, XDA-Developers - 2, FirstLoox, BrightHand, HowardForums, TheSmallPicture)
A pretty nice list & quick comparison of the brand new (year 2007) IM apps (that is, Octro, Mundu and Palringo.)
Menneisyys said:
Logging, history
Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem to log conversations on Windows Mobile at all. On Symbian, however, there’s a separate menu item in the chat window, Options / View Older Messages (or, alternatively, activating the thin bar at the top – in the screenshot, it’s purple-colored). This will retrieve the message from the server, which may take some time, particularly if you retrieve a voice clip or an image.
(Windows Mobile users, see the point in providing Symbian info in my articles? The previous paragraph was one of the tidbits that REALLY make it worth discussing multiple operating system versions at the same time. It’s certainly worth knowing the Symbian version is better in this respect – then, you can “push” the developers to implement the same functionality in the Windows Mobile port as well.)
The problem with this kind of logging is that you must retrieve all older messages one by one by either selecting Options / View Older Messages all the time or, better, pressing the bar. In addition, as the old messages / images / voice clips are all stored on the server, it may take some time to retrieve them. However, it’s still better than nothing at all. Still, in this respect, there’re much more advanced IM clients; most importantly, mov Messenger (for both platforms under Windows Mobile).
Notification, vibration, Pocket PC suspended state, Unicode
It seems to support system-level settings on all Windows Mobile devices (as opposed to Symbian); for example, it had no problems with vibration on the HTC Universal and HTC Wizard PPC. I’ve encountered no vibration and/or system-level audio / vibration switching problems with the HTC Oxygen (s310) and HTC Vox (s710) MS Smartphones either. Notification bubbles / taskbar icons are supported on Pocket PC’s; a taskbar icon is supported on the Smartphone platform; they’re all animated. Notification LED’s are also used.
No such icons under Symbian (for example, on the Standby screen), though.
I haven’t had any problems with receiving notifications on Pocket PC’s in suspended state (tested on the HTC Wizard and Universal), which is certainly very good news, battery life-wise. Of course, always-on platforms not using a suspended state (Symbian, MS Smartphone) have worked all the time.
It has no problems with Unicode chars in either direction (tested with MSN).
Symbian issues (and goodies)
While I had no problems with vibrating alarm (in “Meeting” mode) on ALL of my Windows Mobile devices, it didn’t work on my Nokia N95.
The camera interface is inaccessible under Symbian as can be seen in HERE (before capturing – as can be seen, no interface is accessible, unlike under WM – I’ve tested this on all the three WM test devices), HERE (after capturing) and HERE (transferring the resulting shot) but NOT under WM (example screenshot, taken on the Oxygen, HERE and HERE – incidentally, they show my Universal and N95, both running Palringo), where the real interface is used. This means for example the inability to manually switch to macro mode, switch off the flash etc.
Fortunately, under Symbian, you can set a default access point so that the client can automatically reconnect as can be seen in THIS screenshot. Incidentally, this shot also shows that under Symbian, you can independently set the notification volume, unlike under WM.
Also, on Symbian, it isn’t shut down when the free RAM decreases. This is a definite plus on RAM-lacking models like the Nokia N95.
Windows Mobile issues, CPU / memory benchmarks
I’ve had no problems at all. It worked on all my test devices I’ve installed it on (HTC Universal VGA Pocket PC, HTC Oxygen / s310 WM5 176*220 and HTC Vox / s710 QVGA Smartphones) in both Portrait and Landscape orientations. There were no keyboard problems at all and no orientation change flaws; not even on the Vox (which, before the latest version of mov Messenger, had caused problems to the latter.)
CPU / memory usage while actively waiting for incoming messages: 0% and 300…700kbytes on WM, independent of the “Power/Data Saving Mode” checkbox in Settings. That is, very good.
Some other screenshots
Contact list (on a 176*220 MS Smartphone)
Adding a contact: 1 2
Chatting interface on Symbian
Photo, clickable and voice clip sending works from Palringo to MSN – but, of course, not in the other direction.
Verdict
This is an excellent IM client all supported mobile platforms (Windows Mobile Smartphones and Pocket PC’s and Symbian), particularly if you look for a client capable of joining pre-existing IRC-like groups like that of XDA-Devs and/or want a messenger application capable of multiple logins to the same network. It’s only the lack of logging and copying large blocks (not just one row) of text on touchscreen-enabled platforms (Pocket PC) that I really miss.
Related (Windows Mobile-only) articles
The MS Smartphone Instant Messaging Bible
The Pocket PC Instant Messaging Bible (Cross-posts: PPCT, MobilitySite, AximSite, XDA-Developers - 1, XDA-Developers - 2, FirstLoox, BrightHand, HowardForums, TheSmallPicture)
A pretty nice list & quick comparison of the brand new (year 2007) IM apps (that is, Octro, Mundu and Palringo.)
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thanks it was nice.
Do we have a messenger that lets us video chat ????
i like this program because it's one of the only ones that allows msging with "offline" contacts.
alber786 said:
thanks it was nice.
Do we have a messenger that lets us video chat ????
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Currently, not. Prolly in the future - see the latest developments with MS Portrait, which MAY receive front camera support for HTC devices.
UPDATE (02/27/2008): there's a great review of the app HERE. There's some user feedback worth checking out HERE and HERE. Also note that MoDaCo also has a Palringo usergroup.