Norbert's Corner

So there I was… thinking Ill get 4GB RAM when I bought 2x 2GB DDRII RAM modules for my Vista laptop. Well, imagine my surprise when I discovered that my OS could only “see” about 3GB.

After reading some online tech articles, I learned that I could only use 3GB of application space on 32 Bit Windows and the remaining 1GB is used as kernel mode address space.

Ill pretend that I understood that

Seems my only option would be to use 64 Bit Windows Vista, but since most software don’t support 64 Bit Windows, I decided to stick to my more masa Windows Vista Ultimate 32 Bit.

"Re-defining the perception of advanced mobile phones… the HTC Touch Diamond™ signals a giant leap forward in combining hi-tech prowess with intuitive usability and exhilarating design. Featuring a sharp 2.8-inch touch screen housed within a stunning formation of brushed steel and flawless faceted edges, the HTC Touch Diamond is as beautiful to behold as it is to use. With HTC’s vibrant touch-responsive user interface, TouchFLO™ 3D, and ultra-fast HSDPA internet connectivity… the HTC Touch Diamond offers a rich online experience to rival a notebook computer, allowing you to interact with Google, YouTube, and Wikipedia as freely as you would with a broadband connection. Your contacts, favourite music, videos and photos are no longer an uninspired line of text. With TouchFLO 3D, album artwork, video stills and snapshots of your friends’ and family’s faces are brought to life for you to interact, play and launch at your fingertips."

http://www.htc.com/uk/product.aspx?id=46038

Processor
Qualcomm® MSM7201A™ 528 MHz

Operating System
Windows Mobile® 6.1 Professional

Memory
ROM: 256 MB
RAM: 192 MB DDR SDRAM
Internal storage: 4 GB

Display
2.8-inch TFT-LCD flat touch-sensitive screen with VGA resolution

Network
HSDPA/WCDMA:

• Europe/Asia: 900/2100 MHz

• Up to 384 kbps up-link and 7.2 Mbps down-link speeds

• Europe/Asia: 900/1800/1900 MHz

GPS
GPS and A-GPS ready

Connectivity
Bluetooth® 2.0 with EDR
Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11 b/g
HTC ExtUSB™ (11-pin mini-USB 2.0 and audio jack in one)

Camera
Main camera: 3.2 megapixel color camera with auto focus
Second camera: VGA CMOS color camera

Battery
Rechargeable Lithium-ion or Lithium-ion polymer battery
Capacity: 900 mAh

Since the launching of Office 2007 in the Philippines last February, documents with the Open XML format, Office 2007's native format, have been steadily gaining circulation. For a lot of us, the document attachments we get in our inboxes are important, and sometimes, even mission-critical.

For users of older versions of MS Office, we have the Office Compatibility Pack which lets us open, edit and save documents in Office 2007's native format. But Windows Mobile users have been left out in the cold. Ever since the launching of Office 2007 last February, about 8 months long, Office 2007 documents cannot be opened in Windows Mobile, until now.

Today, Microsoft has released Microsoft Office Mobile 6.1 Upgrade for Windows Mobile.

Microsoft Office 2007 introduced new Open XML-based file formats for Office applications. These new file formats reduce file size, improve security and reliability, and enhance integration with external sources.
To allow Windows Mobile users to work with Office documents created in the Open XML formats, Microsoft has developed an upgrade for Word Mobile, Excel Mobile, and PowerPoint Mobile applications. This upgrade to the Office Mobile applications allows viewing and editing of Word documents and Excel workbooks and viewing of PowerPoint slideshows created by using Microsoft Office 2007.

Other improvements include:
• Enhanced viewing experience for charts in Excel Mobile.
• Ability to view SmartArt in PowerPoint Mobile.
• Ability to view and extract files from compressed (.zip) folders.

I'm glad Microsoft came out with this. But why did it take too long? Download the file now from the Microsoft website and install in your respective Windows Mobile device.

NTC sets public hearing on mobile services

By Lawrence Casiraya
INQUIRER.net
Last updated 07:28pm (Mla time) 04/12/2007

MANILA, Philippines -- The National Telecommunications Commission will conduct on April 26 a public hearing on its draft rules governing value-added services offered by mobile operators and other private companies.

The commission has already deregulated Voice over IP or VoIP, allowing Internet service providers or ISPs to offer VoIP as a value-added service.
It is looking to issue similar rules governing "enhanced services" including messaging services (SMS, MMS, etc), email, gaming services and mobile content.

Source: NTC sets public hearing on mobile services - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos

This might come in handy... 

APC releases power pack for mobile gadgets

By Alexander Villafania
INQUIRER.net
Last updated 04:54pm (Mla time) 04/11/2007

MANILA -- Vacationers and frequent travelers during the hot summer months usually carry a bagful of electronic gadgets from cellular phones, digital music players, digital cameras and camcorders, and personal digital assistants. In most cases, people carry an equal number of battery chargers with them, usually a clutter of wires that get entangled with each other. But even carrying chargers do not assure users that there are available power sockets to plug in their chargers in the places they visit.

click on the link below for more... 

Source: APC releases power pack for mobile gadgets - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos