Category: General

The FingerMenu is a great application developed by Francesco, which aims to make the Windows Mobile menus more finger friendly than ever. The menus look a lot like the ones found on HTC DIAMOND’s TouchFlo 3D interface and work similarly too. The only difference being is the availbility of FingerMenu in every application unlike TouchFlo3D menu, which is only available in TouchFlo 3D.

The FingerMenu is very easy to use. Just install it and it will automatically make every single menu finger friendly.

If the menu does not fit in the FingerMenu’s window, a simple swipe in the upward direction shows the rest of the contents. To see how it works, see the following video:

You can also configure it to ignore a certain list of applications where you do not want FingerMenu to be active.

FingerMenu for Windows Mobile from Taran DS on Vimeo.

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Cloud computing and Cloud storage are becoming extremely important these days. It is very common nowadays that we have to access data on a variety of devices. But, myriad of hurdles come our way like different operating system, devices and platform which make often cause redundancy of data and lot of confusion. We also come across other problems like difficulty in making the data available across the different devices on which we wish to carry the data.

With ZumoDrive, netbook users can forget about the storage constraints of their devices.  ZumoDrive does this by delivering unlimited cloud storage transparently over the Internet so that it feels just like local storage.

On various mobile devices like Netbooks, UMPCs and iPhones, the internal storage may not be adequate. On such devices, Zumodrive can give you huge virtual drive to store all your data including music and movies! Some of the features that I personally like about Zumodrive are:

• automatic backup of your files: it supports storing of previous versions of your files
• optional local storage on a device: if you would like to make some of files or folders locally available on your device, you can do so/
• virtually unlimited bandwidth
• recovering deleted files is easy as it also has a ‘virtual’ recycle bin!
• supports Windows XP, Vista and for OS X Tiger and Leopard with iPhone client currently in the works

The little video given below explains it all

And hey, Zumodrive has been kind enough to give the ApoTheTech users free codes to try out the Zumodrive. Just go to following URL and give a try to the Zumodrive:

http://www.zumodrive.com/invite/Apothetech

Sadly, there is no Windows Mobile client although Google Android client is being developed.

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Sandisk has unveiled it’s first affordable third-generation SSDs based on Multi-Level Cell (MLC) Flash Technology. The G3 model are available in 2 sizes: 1.8″ C18 model and 2.5″ C25 model. Although the G3-family is based on MLC technology, it has a great speeds of 200MB/s read speed and 140MB/s write speed.

It is available in the capacities of 60, 120 and 240GB costing $149, $249 and $499 respectively. Want to know how fast is it? It is equivalent to the 40,000 rpm HDD!

So, finally we are seeing cheap SSDs with great performance. This will let the netbook and UMPC manufactures to start using SSDs again, esp in their premium range.

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Many of the Fujitsu U2010/U820 find the Windows Vista quite slow. Well, now there is a ray of hope for them. If you go to Fujitsu’s Singapore website, you can find all the XP drivers there. Note that although they are for the Fujitsu U2010, but they work fine for the Fujitsu U820 too.

Of course, the FM transmitter would not work as it is not there on the U820. So, there is no need to install a driver for that. You will need a copy of XP SP2 or XP Tablet 2005 to the downgrade. It does not matter, whether any company calls the shift from Vista to XP a downgrade, but they also know from inside that it is actually an upgrade for the users.

Thanks Jane for the tip!

OQO model 2+ brought a heap of advancements when compared to it’s predecessor OQO model 2. But, many people were expecting a lot more from the the Model 2+.There is an ongoing talk going at oqotalk.com, where the people are discussing what ‘more’ that they expected from the OQO model 2+. Here is the mini-list:

• Micro-SD slot: The microSD slot provides the users to easily move data from one device to another. People really yearned for this feature in the Model 2+
• Front facing camera: Front facing camera is required to do Skype video calls and for other video conversations. People expected it to be a standard feature in the third generation OQO
• Screen Resolution: The screen resolution has not gone any change since the first generation of the OQO. The WVGA resolution (800×480) is not enough for providing enjoyable web surfing experience. The resolution is simply not even enough to edit the office documents on the go. They should have upped the resolution to the 1024 x 600 to provide decent web experience to the people.

Although the inclusion of web camera would be a debatable issue as in some organizations, the camera-equipped devices are not allowed. But, the OQO should give that as an option rather than not offering it at all.

It looks like the OQO Model 3 will satisy those people.