Category Archives: Mobile Phones

Bluetooth Proximity Detection on OS X

I use this to lock and unlock my Mac, at work, based on the bluetooth connection between my phone and computer. Once my Mac detects that the phone is unavailable it locks itself. What you’ll need: Proximity 1.0 a free download from Apple. A compiled version of notify.c #include int main(int argc, char ** argv)

Custom Ringtones and SMS alerts for hacked iPhones

This is really here for me to keep track of. Life in 0 and 1 has a nice little tutorial on how to change SMS alerts on a hacked iPhone. This is for hacked iPhones only. You can pick up quickpwn here

Linux on the Palm

It looks like Linux hackers had to do what Palm has been promising for years now; release Linux for the Palm platform. If I had seen this coming, I probably wouldn’t have moved to Microsoft’s Smartphone OS. Of course, if I had known how bad the Smartphone OS was going to be, I probably would’ve

Mobile Youtube Now Working

I know years from now you’ll look back and say WTF? In the mean time youtube finally releasing their mobile site is news to me. Mkay, thanks bye.

Microsoft; Why we removed Bluetooth DUN

Kudos to Microsoft’s mobile team. On the Windows Mobile Team blog they’ve been asking developers what they would like to see in the smartphone, and producing personal programs they needed on their phones. Now the developers are even addressing negative feedback they’ve received from WM5 AKU3. Specifically, people want to know why Bluetooth DUN has

Pair and Send SMS Messages with OS X

DigMo! has a pretty good write-up of what’s needed to pair and send SMS messages with your bluetooth enabled phone and OS X. Link via Hawk Wings

Yahoo does a little Windows Mobile

Yahoo! has announced a revision of it’s Yahoo! Mobile; now Yahoo! Mobile 2.0. In full web 2.0 catch phrase effect; “At its core is the carousel, used to navigate intuitively among the various Yahoo! Go widgets: your own personal channels for email, local info & maps, news, sports, finance, entertainment, weather, Flickr™ photos and search.”

Smartphone Software

Lets just jump right in; I’ve been using a Motorola Q for 3 weeks now, below are the programs I’ve found useful. zaTelnet, a Telnet / SSH / SSH1 / SSH2 client for devices supporting Microsoft Compact Framework 1.0 or 2.0. TCPMP is a free open-source media player for Palm OS-based and Windows CE /

Treo 750 Gets Reviewed

Mobility site reviews the 750 and declares “one of the best phones in the past 2 years.” There’s a bonus “unboxing” video included. Go read the review

Windows Mobile Naming Scheme

No more Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC Phone Edition and Windows Mobile for Smartphone editions. Microsoft has decided to rebrand everything and introduce a new scheme. Introducing Windows Mobile Classic, Professional and Standard editions. Classic, Pro, and Standard coincide with the previous Pocket PC, Pocket PC Phone, and Smartphone editions.