eXpansys has unveiled a new range of special offers for the smartphone and GPS user.

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The relaunch issue of the popular Linux User & Developer magazine has gone on sale today, featuring an article by Linux legend John Maddog Hall on Android and the future of open source telephony, as well an in-depth tutorial on developing for the OpenMoko platform and the freerunner phone.

Other highlights include an exclusive interview with Mark Shuttleworth, a guide to mastering debugging techniques, plus loads of tutorials including Networking scanning, creating reports in OpenOffice, increasing security with pfSense, creating a custom twitter client, benchmarking an apache server and more.

There is also a free DVD with the latest builds of Fedora, OpenSuse and all the code and tools needed to complete the projects and tutorials.

The new issue that can now be found at WHSmiths, Borders and at our own eShop www.imagineshop.co.uk.

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There is no doubt that a mobile device, whether used for business or pleasure, will contain important data and information. However, the moment a device gets mislaid or even worse, stolen the data and information are at risk.

This is where mSafe makes itself indispensable. The mSafe app can lock the device or delete data with one single SMS message. In addition the device can be set up to be locked down when it’s powered off, after it is reset and when the SD card is removed.

How does it do it? The owner simply spends an SMS message to the device with the appropriate instruction and trigger name. For example, mSafe lock Dety59, this states the app, the condition and the appropriate trigger password.

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It’s almost guaranteed that a call will be received at an inopportune moment.

You could be in a meeting, talking on another line or just simply busy. Whatever the reason, simply rejecting a call will send the caller directly to answer phone. If a call needs immediate attention the typically scenario is to call back as soon as possible.

Alternatively, thanks to the Spb Phone Suite, for Windows Mobile devices, there is the option to reject a call and immediately send an SMS message. The Spb software is instantly activated when Ignore is selected and asks if you would like to send an SMS message.

There is a selection of predefined message text and the option to add custom text. Hit Send and the caller gets an immediate answer.

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One of the year’s forgotten devices, i-mate’s 810-F, is finally about to drop.

Announced back in February at MWC the Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional smartphone is a rare example of a rugged device aimed at the consumer market, and if nothing else i-mate deserves credit for trying something different in a year of identikit smartphones.

As expected it’s not exactly a looker, but is smaller and more appealing than the normal industrial design of most rugged devices. The device is protected against drop, shock, dust, water and extremes of temperature, although the need to keep it sealed means there is no memory card slot (there’s 2GB of internal storage to compensate), no removable battery and it needs a special adaptor to charge.

The 810-F is not a phone for everyone – the specs are fairly standard, with wi-fi, HSDPA, GPS with digital compass but no software and mediocre 2MP camera – and the keyboard is a little too stiff for extended use. But if you are the outdoors type who finds most modern smartphone are just too fragile for your lifestyle then this might just be the perfect device for you.

Price is still to be confirmed – it’s likely to be over £500 SIM-free – and i-mate also offers a lifetime warranty, albeit also requiring an annual service at additional cost.

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The Microsoft Office suite of applications is to be found on millions of desktops around the globe. It features the ubiquitous word-pressing legend Word, spreadsheet saviour Excel and presentation package PowerPoint amongst many others.

This means that Windows Mobile users can sync and swap …

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If you are working with Word Mobile you need to ensure you don’t end up with different versions of the same documents when you sync. Here’s how…

Step 1: Plug in your mobile device and sync with Window Mobile Device Center on the desktop. …

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