TheDigest Mon, 28 Dec 2009, Volume 02, Number 1453


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  1. Re: Instant On

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Date: 27 Dec 2009 16:48:46 +0000
From: Ajai Khattri <address truncated>
Subject: Re: Instant On


On 24 Dec 2009, Nick Clark <address truncated> wrote:

> With regards to the instant on theme, I find the recent generations of > Windows Mobile devices to be very functional as replacements for my Psions.

In terms of mobile devices, Windows Mobile is bringing up the rear, with a steady decline in the market. The next release wont be here until the end
of next year. Most probably, iPhone and Android will dominate the mobile space even more than now.

> From a software perspective Mobile Word and Excel are better than the
> old Epoc Word Sheet

Better? In what way?

> , Mobile Outlook and Tasks are good replacements for Agenda,

Itx OK, but not 'good'.

> and Contacts is very good. They are much more compatible with their
> desktop equivalents of course.

Sure, though for some people its not important.

> Mobile Internet Explorer and Opera are built-in and both have their uses
> and are better than anything on the Psion.

Not difficult since ?sion Web has never been updated, though as a web developer, IE is the worst browser and getting sites to work under IE involves jumping through many hoops :-)

Aj.

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