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News: Anam Introduces SMS Payments

In an article on theregister.com, author Bill Ray discusses the newly launched SMS service from Anam Mobile that allows you to make cash payments. He said in part:

"Anam Mobile and TR2 Communications have launched a service allowing cash payments over SMS, but you'll have to wait until network operators implement it before chucking the cheques.

The system is certainly simple: the user just sends a text message in the form "#cash xxx.xx" to the person they want to send money to. The SMSC (which routes SMS messages) then intercepts and processes the request (including making a quick call back to the sender to confirm the details) and the money is transferred from one phone bill to another."

The question remains whether this technology will gain the trust of consumers in an increasingly complex mobile world.

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Review: Smartphone Games

In an article in the June/July 2007 issue of Smartphone & Pocket PC magazine, author Allen Gall discusses several new games for the Smartphone, a couple of games for the Pocket PC, and some news items. He said in part:

"The Smartphone is supposed to be the future of Windows Mobile devices, but there are still far more games available for the Pocket PC. I have found several good new Smartphone games over the past few months and review five of them in this months column, including the action game SubQuest and the racing game Raging Thunder. I've thrown in a couple of good Pocket PC games and some interesting news items as well."

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Tip#366: Start A Program Automatically After A Soft Reset

If you want a program to start automatically on your Windows Mobile device after you do a soft reset, all you have to do is paste the program shortcut into your “StartUp” folder.

Open File Explorer (or File Manager) and navigate to the program that you want. Copy the program and navigate to the StartUp folder (under My Device\Windows). Paste the program in StartUp. The next time you soft reset your device, the program will automatically launch.

Based on a tip from spbclub.com

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Hot Download of the Week: Berlitz Compact Dictionary

This dictionary contains over 140,000 references from modern usage, with definitions and information about idiomatic expressions. Aimed at writers, students, professionals, or anyone else who needs the right word at the right time.

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Article: Write Once, Run Anywhere

In an article in the June/July 2007 issue of Smartphone & Pocket PC magazine, author John Kennedy discusses interesting approaches for creating applications that support the newer Windows Mobile devices. He says in part:

"In the February/March edition of Smartphone and Pocket PC magazine, I discussed some interesting approaches for creating applications that support the wide variety of form factors and screens associated with the newer Windows Mobile devices. Its definitely a challenge to develop one program that works on a variety of devices. But the same variety offers the opportunity to create exciting applications that take advantage of the new features."

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Jim Karpen's Hot Web Site of the Week: The New HTC Touch

Early this month HTC unveiled the HTC Touch, which uses a touch screen for easy finger-based navigation of your device, somewhat similar to the iPhone and quite impressive. According to the press release, it can actually distinguish between a stylus and finger, and responds not just to location-based tapping but also to a range of gestures, such as dragging your finger left or right.

The device runs Windows Mobile 6 Professional and has a 2 mega pixel camera.

To get an idea of what makes this unit different, it’s probably best simply to watch a video. Our publisher, Hal Goldstein, posts about this new device in our blog and points to a video demo by Matthew Miller. Also, Jason Dunn of Pocket PC Thoughts has made a video of his unboxing of this device and offers a demo.

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From Our Blogs: How To Protect Yourself From Text Message Spam

Tim Hillebrand provides an extensive post on his thoughts and tips about combating spam.

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WINDOWS MOBILE UPDATE is edited by Michelle Talley. To submit a news item, suggest software, contribute a tip, mention a hot website, make a suggestion, offer a comment, or air a gripe, e-mail her at michelle@PocketPCmag.com.

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