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VITO AudioNotes is a Windows Mobile audio recorder that allows you to record phone calls, voice notes, lectures, interviews, negotiations or anything else you like to your Pocket PC or Smartphone. With VITO AudioNotes you will never lose yourself in heaps of recording formats wondering which is better. With VITO AudioNotes you can record virtually anything effortlessly!

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News: News Corp's Fox To Launch Free MySpace Mobile

In an article on yahoo.com, author Kenneth Li reports on Fox's announcement that they will offer free MySpace service on cell phones. The article said in part:

"News Corp's Fox Interactive Media said on Monday it plans to launch advertising-supported versions of its popular Internet social network MySpace and other properties for free on cell phones.

Aiming to court an audience adept at finding entertainment on mobile devices, MySpace will let its users send and receive messages, comment on pictures, post bulletins, update blogs, find friends and update their mood status on cell phones."

This announcement is further proof of how popular Web sites once thought to be impractical for use on mobile devices are becoming mobile through popular demand.

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Tip: Specify the view Calendar opens in (in WM 6 devices)

Calendar Week view displays an appointment summary: A summary of an appointment selected in Week view is displayed at the bottom of the screen on both touch screen and non-touch screen devices.

Open Calendar and go to the Menu >Tools >Options screen.
Select the desired view (Agenda, Day, Week, Month, and Year) from the drop-down menu labeled “Start in.”

VIP site, tip # 952

Review: Mobility Trends in the Supply Chain Industry

"Faced with shrinking margins, intense competitive pressures, and ever increasing customer demands, manufacturers and distributors are looking for technology solutions that can increase operational efficiency, improve customer satisfaction, and propel them securely into the future. To meet this challenge, many companies are turning to technology solutions for the supply chain that extend the current business systems in place. These solutions lead to increased efficiency in day-to-day operations and enable new levels of customer satisfaction to be reached. They also typically utilize or leverage mobile devices and technology to optimize system performance and provide an increase in efficiency."

By Jim Willems

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Hot Download of the Week: Viigo

Viigo is a FREE mobile application, giving instant access to over 1,000 channels of Breaking News, Business, Sports, Entertainment, Weather, Blogs, or any RSS feed. Optimized to reduce data costs, Viigo supports on-line and off-line viewing. Viigo allows users to synchronize their desktop RSS reader with ease. Viigo is lightweight, fast, features intuitive one-click functionality, and is a user focused, user friendly mobile application.

Price: $FREE

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Use With: Windows Mobile 5 and higher (WM6) devices. A network connection is also required.

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Article: Managing the Joint Use of Utility Poles

"Infrastructure and population have grown at a record pace over the past 20 years, outstripping many of the utility industry's tools for inspection and management oversight. Most utilities manage multimillion or multibillion dollar asset bases critical for providing power and communications to businesses, hospitals, and residential customers, making utility asset management an important concern."

By Dave Chaney

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Jim Karpen's Hot Web Site of the Week: Microsoft's New Forum

Microsoft's new Windows Mobile Owners Circle

Microsoft's new Windows Mobile Owners Circle continues to add excellent resources, even including the entire text of our popular How-To guide.

Most recently they've added forums where you can ask questions and get help with your device.

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From Our Blogs: Call Firewall

Jack Cook takes a look at a free program that can reject unwanted phone calls.

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