Update for Google Maps for Windows Mobile

http://www.google.com/gmm/whatsnew.html?hl=en
http://msmobiles.com/news.php/6898.html

Google maps for Windows Mobile has been updated.

Kindle ebook reader from Amazon

http://www.windowsitpro.com/windowspaulthurrott/Article/ArticleID/97620/windowspaulthurrott_97620.html
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000FI73MA

Watch the video on Amazon's page. This thing is amazing. This whispernet network has a lot more applications too... Groundbreaking device, wow!

Evernote for Windows Mobile

http://www.evernote.com/products/evernote/technology_preview/

Finally! After literally years of waiting (for me and others) Evernote has heard our whining and complaining and made some strides on getting a PocketPC and Smartphone version of Evernote out. It's not even a beta, but at this point we're just happy to see anything! Way to go EverNote!

i760 MMS issue and possible new today screen

http://www.mobiletopsoft.com/board/2120/implement-the-new-htc-touch-interface-to-your-pocket-pc.html

http://www.pocketnow.com/index.php?a=portal_detail&t=news&id=4618

This is a today screen replacement hacked from HTC that looks nice - but seems to be causing looping reboots for some people - perhaps when it gets more stable...

http://pdaphonehome.com/forums/samsung-sch-i760/93850-mms-2.html

So lots of folks are having the messy MMS problem. Doesn't look like there is a clean solution either. From our experience do not call Verizon on this - they will whack you!

i760 combo cable now available

http://www.thepocketsolution.com/PSI-42998.html

So there are several configurations, but the basic idea is data and power over one cable like it should be.

Tubes

http://www.tubesnow.com

This so reminds me of Ray Ozzie's (think Lotus Notes and now Microsoft) Groove - peer to peer "containers", kind of like a content VPN with some application handling built into it.

Good info on Open Social

http://blog.pmarca.com/2007/10/open-social-a-n.html

Here's a good explanation of the Google API "Open Social" for apps on social networks, from Marc Andreessen.

Black Friday

http://bfads.net/

A site that aggregates flyers for upcoming Black Friday, before they come out. Basically industrial espionage, but for consumers. How helpful! Now you know whether to strike on that Woot (http://woot.com) or not...

The perfect PC for almost everyone these days

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=7754614

A sub-$200 pc running Ubuntu with a lot of links to Google online apps. The future is here - perfect for everyone except gamers. I wouldn't be surprised if these flew off the shelves for Christmas - if not this year the next.. Thanks Paul!

http://community.winsupersite.com/blogs/paul/archive/2007/11/02/pcs-break-the-200-barrier.aspx

"formerly called the cellphone"

The title is a quote from Elizabeth Corcoran at Forbes from the article http://www.forbes.com/technology/2007/11/02/apple-google-iphone-tech-cx_ec_1105innovate.html . Google has certainly done it again with the twin left hooks the "Open Handset Alliance" (formerly the "Googlephone" :)) http://www.forbes.com/2007/11/05/gphone-google-phone-tech-cz_qh_1105gphone1.html (thanks for the link Pete), and the "OpenSocial" toolkit http://www.forbes.com/technology/2007/10/31/google-facebook-networking-technology-cx_rr_1101social.html .