Welcome back to the Windows Mobile Weekly Roundup series. It’s been a great week! The highly anticipated HTC HD2 is officially launched! And it is coming to the US! Featuring it’s 1GHz Snapdragon mobile processor and 4.3″ capacitive touch screen, it’s a superb looking Windows Phone. Enough of it for now, let’s get into the Windows Mobile Roundup! Featured Software of the Week This week’s featured software would be Rake in Grass Archibald’s Adventure for Windows Mobile. This unique action puzzle platformer is a great game as you use your skills and wit to guide the heroes of the game through the 100+ uncanny levels.… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

You’ve rushed out and bought the brand new Droid, and now you’re thinking about all the scratches you’ll soon get on its pristine body, right? Don’t fret, help is already on the way; WaterField has your Droid covered with their new Suede jacket. Simple and smart-looking, the 100% scratch-free Suede Jacket cases for the hot, new Motorola Droid are available now from WaterField Designs. High in quality and budget-friendly (start at $9.00), the new Suede Jacket is custom-fit and and makes for a perfect recession-busting gift. Available with or without a pocket, the WaterField Suede Jacket is ready to protect your Droid from alien attack!… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

I just signed into the GearDiarySite Twitter account to find that it’s been added to Twitter’s new Retweet to Share Tweets beta group. What does that mean exactly? It’s actually a pretty cool new feature. As explained in the Twitter Blog: We’re still working out the final details, but this sketch gives you the basic idea. Let’s say you follow @jessverr, @biz (that’s me), and @gregpass but you don’t follow @ev. However, I do follow @ev and the birth of his baby boy was so momentous that I retweeted it to all my followers. Continue reading on Gear Diary …

Video Courtesy of The CrackBerry.com Team OK, folks. Put down the BrickBreaker.  RIM and EA Games showed off the future of gaming for BlackBerry devices.  I know, I know…gaming & BlackBerry haven’t really gone together like peanut butter & jelly.  But, guess what, that is about to change.   Take a look at the video above.  The team at CrackBerry was kind (and quick!) enough to post this gem.  This was one of the things that had developers really excited.  Forget BrickBreaker.  Forget Texas Hold ‘Em.  The announcement that BlackBerry will begin supporting OpenGL ES may not sound like a hot bowl of awesome at first glance, but what it means sure does!   OpenGL ES will soon enable 3D gaming and graphics on your BlackBerry.  Let me emphasize that again…On.  Your.  BlackBerry! Continue reading on Gear Diary …

Seagate was kind enough to send me both the FreeAgent Go and the FreeAgent DockStar to review and the continue using. I’m quite impressed with the combination which now allows me to access over 600GB of content from anywhere in the world. Here is a quick unboxing video… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

One of the highlight’s of today’s BlackBerry Developer Conference Keynote was the announcement that RIM will be giving developers the tools to implement advertising directly within the applications they create for BlackBerry devices.  The move is directed to help developers monetize their applications — and, frankly, to attract more developers to the BlackBerry platform.  So, mobile developers, do you like the thought of more revenue for your apps?  Do you like the sound of money?  Cha-Ching! Add the fact that RIM will be implementing this service into their existing application development tools, and it is clear the company is looking to make it as easy as possible for developers to hit the ground running and get their BlackBerry apps… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

I’ve never heard of Bolt Bags before, but they have brought out a new line of bags specifically for the netbook crowd.  They have enough room for your power cord, a mouse and a few other things that you might need when on the go with your netbook along.  One of the Bolt Bag styles that reminds me of a bowling ball bag, hence the name Bowler Bag; it’s available in Black or Olive.  The Chic Bag is available in Dark Teal.  All three are available on Amazon for $24.00… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

I love tablets. I used a Windows Tablet PC for years and have been chomping at the bit for the Apple tablet. The iPhone and iPod touch have been and are awesome, but I have been longing for something a bit larger. When the Archos 5 Internet Tablet with Android came along, I thought it just might be the ticket. Here was a slick slate tablet with a 4.8“ touchscreen with 800*480 resolution. The 32GB model is just thin and light and… it runs Android. I bit. It is an impressive device. But is it a “keeper”?… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

Because of – or perhaps in spite of – the fact that my musical tastes fall well outside of the mainstream, I have always been suspicious of something that has become the ‘latest critical darling’, even when it is from an artist I love. In recent years I remember buying ‘River: The Joni Letters’ on release because of the artist making the recording (Herbie Hancock), his guests (Wayne Shorter, Michael Brecker, Roy Hargrove and vocalists Norah Jones, Tina Turner), and of course the subject of the tribute (Joni Mitchell). I played it a few times, since nothing really ‘stuck’ the first time, but quickly deleted the content off my iPod as I found it indulgent and inferior to the originals in every way. But soon enough the tribute album was a top seller and was nominated for and eventually won big-time at the Grammy Awards. None of the reasons that the record was celebrated had much to do with actually being a great collection of music. So when the newest recording by the talented but relatively unknown pianist Vijay Iyer was being called ‘jazz record of the year’ – even before release – I was quite skeptical to say the [...]

Shock One- Elana agreed to give up her Palm Centro and try a Blackberry Shock Two- She “loves it”!! and would not go back to the Centro now Shock Three- My wife who hates using a case has found one she LOVES thanks to iSkin. She seriously loves the iSkin Vibes case I was sent for her to try and review so here’s a look at the iSkin Vibes for Blackberry Curve 8900 and Bold.… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

One of the things that has been missing for anyone interested in mobile application development has been where to start. Most developers may have studied programming languages in college, but when it comes to keeping up with the constant changes and new platforms most current and would-be developers have to rely on self-taught methods and a lot of trial and error.  RIM’s looking to help make it easier for anyone wanting to develop mobile applications for their BlackBerry devices. How?  Today, RIM has announced a BlackBerry® Academic Program set up to provide universities with a curriculum offering courses in administering BlackBerry services and developing applications on the BlackBerry platform.   This move will put BlackBerry development and training in college classrooms to help foster a training path for new mobile application developers — as well as helping to ensure RIM has a steady developer following (and ongoing candidates for possible careers inside RIM or with any company deploying or supporting BlackBerry devices). Full Press Release after the jump.… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

Hey ho, mobile developers!  Straight from this year’s BlackBerry Developer Conference, there is LOTS of good news.  No longer are you going to be hanging your head when you think about developing Rich Content applications for BlackBerry devices.  RIM announced their partnership with Adobe to give developers access to the design and implementation tools they need to rapidly make great looking applications. Want to use Photoshop to give your apps some professional flare?  Done.  Want to integrate Dreamweaver, Flex, Flash into your mobile experience?  Done, done, and done! Read the full press release after the jump.… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

The hype has been building for months, and Tuesday we get what some are calling “the most powerful entertainment industry launch of the year, outshining even Hollywood blockbusters.” The launch of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. But while millions of console gamers are eagerly awaiting the release, many PC gamers are mourning what they see as the loss of the core elements that has made the franchise great since it launched on the PC several years ago. Rather than detail all of them, here is a nice chart that shows the changes since the last Modern Warfare game:… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

Introduction Archibald’s Adventure is a unique action puzzle platform game. The story of Archibald’s Adventure goes something like this:- Archibald and his friends were near a dump behind a mysterious mansion of inventor – professor Klumpfus. Accidentally Archie fell down a pipe and ended up in professor’s basement. In the same time some crazy experiment went wrong and all genetically engineered creatures escaped from their containment in laboratories, while paranoid central computer locked the whole complex up! Now both Archibald and professor got stuck in the mansion! It’s up to you to help Archie to overcome all of the pitfalls of the mansion, and use your skills and wit to guide the heroes through more than 100 uncanny levels! Features:- Go through 163 levels in this mind blowing action puzzle platform game Experience innovative gameplay with many unique features of the hero: transportation of objects, riding on walls and ceilings, flying with a jet armchair and more Use your wit and fast reaction to avoid nasty dangers of the mad scientist’s mansion Use the professor’s device pod to climb the walls or his artificial intelligence matter to solve riddles Encounter lots of weird and funny lifeforms running loose in the [...]

If you ordered one of the new 27″ iMacs with the new Core i5 and i7 quad-core Intel-powered machines you are in luck. Word is that Apple is now shipping the speeds-demons, and they will likely make their way to happy new owners by week’s end. This kind of speeds doesn’t come cheap. The 27-inch machine running at 2.66 GHz with a Core i5 750 iMac has a retail price of $1,999. For $200 more you can bump that to a 2.8 GHz Intel Core i7 860 processor. Additional details are… * 27-inch 2560 x 1440 LED-backlit display * 2.66 GHz Intel Core i5 quad-core processor with 8MB shared L3 cache… Continue reading on Gear Diary …