 Revoworld articles
This is where you'll find reviews, views, features and comment on all things Revo related!
Welcome to the articles page. If you would like to submit an article for publication, then please email us on Contactus@Revoworld.com and we'll be happy to publish it here! Our current list of articles are:-
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Revo Games High Scores
Posted Thursday, March 06, 2003
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Have a look at Revoworld's current games high-scores tables. The top 10 scorers are listed and the page updated whenever a new score is submitted! Send your score, screenshot and name to Eddr@Revoworld.com.
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Review of the Revo Travel Docking Station
Posted Friday, November 01, 2002
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The Travel Docking Station for the Psion Revo was launched alongside the Revo Plus. Designed for those on the move, it provides a cut-down version of the supplied unit with equal functionality. Here is a brief review of it.
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Review of Battery Pack for Revo #2
Posted Friday, September 13, 2002
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In the second of our reviews on external battery packs available for Revo, Edd Read looks at the new charger from Omnicron Technologies. In short, the pack enables you to supply power to the Revo using standard AA batteries, reducing the need to carry the heavy power-units around.
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Review of Battery Pack for Revo #1
Posted Tuesday, July 16, 2002
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A review of the first mobile battery pack available on the market for Revo allowing users to power their Revo using normal AA batteries connecting via the standard DC input on the back of the device.
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Saitek Light Stylus Review
Posted Tuesday, June 25, 2002
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The Saitek Light Stylus is a screen-pen with a light in the tip, eliminating some of the need for a backlight. It is officially designed for Palm and Handspring, however will work absolutely fine with the Revo/Mako. Thanks to Caspar Lam for the review....
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Review of the Targus Foldaway Keyboard
Posted Monday, June 17, 2002
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Joe Bateman has sent us a quick-review of the Targus Fold-away keyboard for the Compaq iPAQ. The keyboard comes as an often-needed addition when entering large amounts of data into the PPC...
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Nokia 8310 Review
Posted Sunday, March 03, 2002
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Nokia have sent us a brand new 8310 mobile phone for review. The phone features wap, GPRS, FM Radio and a seriously compact design. Edd Read tells us what he thinks…
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Review of EPOC Word
Posted Wednesday, January 02, 2002
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Craig has sent us a review of EPOC Word as present on the Psion Revo, Revo Plus, Series 5/mx and Series 7 handhelds. The review is certainly an interesting read for those considering using a Revo as their main Word Processor.
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Review of the Scribble Wetsuit case for iPAQ
Posted Thursday, October 18, 2001
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Edd Read takes a look at the Wet-suit style neoprene case for the Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC. The Case inlcudes Velcro attachments, space for notes and cards and has two chunky zips for fastening it shut...
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2connectU Review by Erik Sandblom
Posted Tuesday, September 25, 2001
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2connectU connects your Psion to a Macintosh or Linux computer. This compatibility is achieved by having the program run right on your Psion; you then access the program's output via a web browser, so it works fine with Windows too, or basically any desktop computer. Erik has sent us a review...
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Review of the Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC
Posted Wednesday, September 19, 2001
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Compaq's recent entry to the PDA market is a Windows PocketPC powered, palm-style device sporting 32 or 64 mb RAM, a 206 mHz processor and 4096 colour screen. But the question is, what is this sexy Pocket PC really like behind its fancy make-up??
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Handheld crime for the Revo
Posted Wednesday, August 08, 2001
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Peter Rand takes a look at HandheldCrime.com, E-books you can read on your Revo screen anywhere using Simon Quinns freeware E-book reader.
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Review of the Nokia 9210 Communicator
Posted Friday, August 03, 2001
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The 9210 Communicator is a PDA and phone hybrid from the popular Mobile Phone Company Nokia. The unit sports normal front phone functions, flipping open to reveal a full colour display and internet/email capabilities. We’ve got a unit here at Revoworld and here is what we thought.
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Review of 'Assistant'
Posted Tuesday, July 31, 2001
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Craig Murphy has sent us a review of the app 'Assistant' that is compatible with the Revo. Assistant is a application launcher and macro launcher with similar functions to the well known Macro5 for the Psion 5 (mx) machines. Alongside all the Macro functions, Assistant is full of useful functions and can actually replace many of the small and sometimes annoying freeware apps that perform similar tasks, therefore saving precious Revo memory! The article is definitely worth a read as you may well find that Assistant will be really useful for you!
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Using the Revo with a Nokia 8210 Mobile Phone
Posted Monday, July 23, 2001
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Revoworld looks at the capabilities of the joint effort with the Nokia 8210 when connected to a Psion Revo. In the article we take a look at contacts synchronisation, SMS messaging from the Revo and establishing an Internet connection.
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Pg-Balls and Pg-Lines
Posted Wednesday, July 18, 2001
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Psion-Games.com was started in December of 2000 to provide the most popular logic and entertaining games for Psion. Here is a brief article looking in further detail at their two games, pg-Balls and pg-Lines.
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Review of 'Michelin Red Guide'
Posted Tuesday, July 10, 2001
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Tom Tom (AKA: Palmtop Software) have recently ported the well known Michelin guides to Europe and France to EPOC. Since their recent release we've been using the software and here is our review.
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Review of the Psion Infrared Printer Link
Posted Sunday, July 01, 2001
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The Psion ‘Infrared Printer Link’ or ‘Printer Pod’ as it has been known is a simple device enabling the parallel port of any printer to accept infrared data. Widget have sent us one for the review…
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Review of PDF+
Posted Tuesday, June 26, 2001
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mBrain Software have released PDF+, a Portable Document Format reader for EPOC machines. We’ve got hold of a copy on the Revo and this is our review…
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Revo Evaluation
Posted Sunday, June 17, 2001
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With all the recent hype regarding future machines from Psion, people are really beginning to hope that the right decisions are made and the new device is everything we've been waiting for. Revoworld investigates the possibilities and how the Revo has done over time.
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Review of the Vega Wallet Case for Revo
Posted Sunday, June 03, 2001
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Vega Holsters have recently extended their case range to meet the needs of Revo users. They offer stylish leather wallets, holsters and brief cases for almost every PDA user. We have been sent the Vega Antique Leather Wallet for Revo...
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Different Cases for your Revo
Posted Wednesday, May 09, 2001
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An article about the different cases and wallets available for holding and securing your Revo; we take a look at protective cases and good looking cases as well as comparing the uses of each one!
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Review of Tom Tom's English French Dictionary
Posted Sunday, April 29, 2001
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Tom Tom, or Palmtop Software, have adapted the Collins Gem English - French, French - English dictionary for Psion. In this article we take a look at the version for Revo and how suitable it is for everyday use on the Psion.
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Review of the Psion Revo Case
Posted Saturday, April 21, 2001
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Along with many other accessories, the official Psion Revo Case was released along with the Revo Plus. It is a slim line, hard neoprene and smart looking item, but what was that about rubber feet?...
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Review of the ps-Case
Posted Thursday, April 05, 2001
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ps-Theresmore, the makers of the famous ps-Scribe and ps-Mitten, have come up with a new product: the ps-Case... a smart, real leather, executive case for the Psion Revo and Revo Plus. We've produced a quick review of it so read on...
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Review of V-Rally by Palmtop Software
Posted Tuesday, April 03, 2001
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Recently, Palmtop Software brought out V-Rally for EPOC. V-Rally has previously been a very successful game for the PC, Playstation and Gameboy platforms, so how well has it been adapted for EPOC? Read on to find out!
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Review of EpocWare's Fax for Revo
Posted Saturday, March 31, 2001
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Something left out of the Revo's line-up when it was released was a method of sending and receiving faxes. EpocWare has written a very well working version suitable for the Revo, and we've produced a quick review of it here on Revoworld.
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Freeware Games
Posted Wednesday, March 21, 2001
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In this article, we take a brief look at the various freeware (and occasionally shareware) games available for use of the Revo. We have included screenshots of each of the games and short reviews of the software, as well as detailing where they are available from.
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Review of SimCity Classic
Posted Tuesday, February 27, 2001
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Atelier Software has re-written SimCity Classic for EPOC machines. When it was first available it was not compatible with the Revo. But, upon recently checking their page, we have discovered that it has since been updated so that it works on the Revo and Osaris. Here is a detailed review of the game!
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Review of the Ps-Mitten
Posted Monday, February 05, 2001
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Edd Read has been using the newly released ps-Mitten from ps-Theresmore. The ps-Mitten is in the same series as the ps-Scribe, their stylish alternative pointer for the Revo. The ps-Mitten is a black neoprene case for your Revo that is equally stylish to the Scribe, and looks great too.
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Review of Purple Software's Go
Posted Sunday, January 21, 2001
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The recently released game, Go, by Purple Software has been reviewed by Edd Read. Go is an ancient strategy game, and is available from Purple Software at a special price of £29.95 GBP. (Offer available until February 28th 2001).
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Printing from your Revo
Posted Wednesday, January 03, 2001
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In this article, Revoworld takes a look at choosing the best printers to use with your Revo, something difficult to do as a new Revo owner. We look at different types of printers and the various ways of connecting them to your Revo.
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Review of the p-Scribe pointer for the Revo
Posted Monday, December 18, 2000
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We've produced a quick review of the ps-Theresmore.com replacement Revo pointer. It's small, metallic and has a nicer, heavier feel to it than the standard Revo pointer. You can also win on on our competition page!
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Desktop Publishing on your Revo
Posted Thursday, December 14, 2000
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Edd Read explores the possibilities of displaying desktop published work on your Revo, using EPOC 'Web' and software on your desktop PC. There is one problem though, you can't edit it from the Revo itself.
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Review of the Psion 56k Travel Modem
Posted Sunday, December 10, 2000
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Edd Read has recently been using the Psion Travel modem: and in this article, he takes a look at 'Web,' 'Email,' and using the recently released 'Instant Messenger Force' for EPOC...
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Review of Psion's WaveFinder digital radio receiver
Posted Tuesday, December 05, 2000
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Jason Kneen takes a look at WaveFinder, a new product from Psion that plugs into your PC enabling you to receive digital radio. Plenty of features allow you to browse and listen to stations and even record MP3 tracks directly from the radio. Very nice but is it worth it?
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Connect your Revo to your PC's Modem
Posted Sunday, December 03, 2000
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Fed up with Psion Email Synchroniser? In this article we take a look at how to allow your Revo to piggy-back your PC's modem for internet & email use, using special software called DS Link. Especially useful for MS Office 2000 users...
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Review of Atelier Software's CalliGrapher
Posted Saturday, December 02, 2000
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Edd Read has been using CalliGrapher, a very sophisticated handwriting recognition package from Atelier Software. Instead of understanding single letters, CalliGrapher recognises whole words, or more. Here is the review of it.
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Review of Purple Software's Allegro Classic
Posted Tuesday, November 14, 2000
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Allegro Classic is Purple Software's handwriting recognition software for the Revo! Edd Read has been using it, and writes about what it is like!
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Cascade Strategy Guide
Posted Tuesday, November 14, 2000
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A short article on how to get the highest scores possible on Cascade. Includes screen-shots and a detailed step-by-step guide to playing!
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Free Revo Software on the Internet!
Posted Sunday, November 05, 2000
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Edd Read takes a look at what free software is available for free download from the internet. Includes screen-shots and short reviews on the software.
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Exclusive Revoworld Images of the Revo Plus
Posted Tuesday, September 05, 2000
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We've got some great pictures of the new Revo Plus and they're exclusive because we took them ourselves. Find out more about this new machine in close up detail.
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Revo or Revo Plus?
Posted Tuesday, September 05, 2000
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With the 16 meg Revo Plus launched to sell along side the existing 8 meg model, which Revo do you choose. We take a look at both and compare the differences.
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Revoworld review of the Revo Plus
Posted Tuesday, September 05, 2000
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The Revo Plus offers 16 megs of RAM, secure web browsing with Opera and WAP browsing. Is this new Revo a worthy upgrade or does it fall short of our expectations. We take a good look at the new machine.
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Revo Plus accessories press release
Posted Tuesday, September 05, 2000
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The new Revo Plus has a host of accessories that make it easier for the mobile professional to use its new features. From USB connectivity to 'light' docking stations that you can take on the road. This press release describes the new products that will be available shortly.
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RevoPlus press release
Posted Sunday, September 03, 2000
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The official Psion Press release on the new Revo Plus. With 16 megs of RAM and packaged with WAP and Opera, the Revo Plus is aimed at the mobile professional. Read more in the press release.
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Palm fatigue
Posted Thursday, August 31, 2000
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Palm have been releasing new machines over the last year or so but they tend to be variants on existing models with few new features. The m100 has arrived and seems to be Palms answer to the Handspring Visor but would Palms money have been better spent producing a much better machine? Peter Rand takes a look at Palms current direction
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Review of Purple Software's Navigator
Posted Monday, August 21, 2000
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Matthew Friend takes a look at Navigator, a replacement system interface for your Revo that adds folder lists, tree views and desktop icons.
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Why Revo is the better Palm
Posted Thursday, August 10, 2000
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This article by Peter Rand explains in details the differences between the Palm and Revo and includes great screenshots of both devices so you really can see the difference!
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PDA Benchmarking - does it mean anything?
Posted Thursday, August 03, 2000
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So you are thinking about buying a Revo or a Palm or a Pocket PC. There are plenty of people our there that will tell you why one is better than the other and sites and statistics to back them up but does benchmarking actually mean anything? Peter Rand finds out
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New conversion application available
Posted Monday, July 31, 2000
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Matt cross has sent us a review/article on a new conversion application called XConverter offering similar functions to Neuons nConvert application
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The Psion marketing machine
Posted Monday, July 31, 2000
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Steven Libbrecht discusses the Psion marketing machine and how he feels they are coping given the changing PDA market of today.
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How to make the Palm-tec Neoprene case work with your Revo
Posted Friday, July 21, 2000
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Erik Sandblom has come up with a way of using the Revo and docking station with the new Palmtec soft cases. The Revo is attached to the case with Velcro but Erik felt the velcro was too small and not placed correctly to work with the Revo's opening mechanisum. Anyway he' solved the problem and posted an aritcle on it!
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PsiMac wanted
Posted Wednesday, July 19, 2000
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Steven Libbrecht is a frustrated Mac user. He's frustrated because Psion don't seem to be providing Mac users out there with a package like PsiWin, a package that PC users have been using for many years to connect to the Psion organisers. In this article Steve tells us about the possible options and his feelings on the whole MacPsion issue.
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Key issues with WAP security
Posted Tuesday, July 11, 2000
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In this article Jason Holloway,UK general manager of encryption and anti-virus specialists, F-Secure tells us about his concerns with the security model (or lack of it) with WAP browsers. More..
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Review of the Revo by a 15 year old
Posted Wednesday, June 28, 2000
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Edd Read is 15 years old and has a Revo. This article tells us his impressions on the Revo and how he uses it in his day to day life.
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The importance of 'reclaiming' memory
Posted Saturday, June 24, 2000
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In this article we discuss how the Revo can sometimes suffer memory leaks especially if you use a modem or mobile phone to dial the internet. Using a simple technique you can reclaim as much as a megabyte of 'lost' space!
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Psion WAP Browser review
Posted Friday, June 23, 2000
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Greg gives us his opinions of the new Revo WAP Browser and talks about using it to check the stock market!
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Using the Revo WAP Browser
Posted Tuesday, June 20, 2000
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In this article we look at how to configure the Revo WAP browser with your mobile phone so you can surf those WAP sites with your IR non-wap mobile phone!
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Advertising on Revoworld
Posted Tuesday, June 20, 2000
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Find out about how to advertise on Revoworld and get your message to thousands of visitors worldwide
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Add Series 5 alarms to your Revo
Posted Sunday, June 18, 2000
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In this article we look at how to add alarms from the Psion Series 5 to the Revo quickly and easily!
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Beam data between a Palm and Revo
Posted Thursday, June 15, 2000
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Renato Ibarra writes about the how you can beam text between the Revo and Palm using the in-built contacts application on the Revo. Simple but effective.
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The Revoworld interview
Posted Friday, June 02, 2000
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In our first interview, we've talked to Steve Godfrey the macn behind SGSoftware and the excellent PhonemanPro application for EPOC.
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nConvert brings improved compatibility
Posted Wednesday, May 31, 2000
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Peter Rands article on Neuons nCovert application describes how this great little application is going to make it much easier to send files from your Revo to other word processing users
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Revo reviews on the web
Posted Tuesday, May 30, 2000
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Peter Rand has compiled a list of sites on the web that have posted reviews of the Revo. Nice to check out before you make your decision as to Revo or Palm or Revo or Pocket PC or Revo or Revo!!!
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Color screens are a wash out
Posted Wednesday, May 24, 2000
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Resident Revoworld writer Peter Rand writes about why color PDA screens are not all their colored up to be in natural light
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Psion 56k IR modem review
Posted Tuesday, May 23, 2000
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Graeme Brown tells us what he thinks of the Psion IR modem, a pocket sized battery powered device that plugs into the wall socket and allows you to surf and check email wirelessly!
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Expand your Revo storage
Posted Thursday, May 18, 2000
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Resident Revoworld genius Peter Rand describes how you can expand your Revo storage to almost limitless capacity easily and quickly.
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Revo: a Female perspective
Posted Sunday, April 30, 2000
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Mary Ellen Duffy writes a great article on how the Revo helps her in her everyday life with her business and her family.
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Connect a Newton keyboard to your Revo!
Posted Friday, April 28, 2000
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Lee Fong has written a great two page article on how to connect a Newton keyboard to your Revo. Some great pictures accompany the article which shows how you can make it easier to type on the Revo keyboard!
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Readers review of the Revo
Posted Monday, April 17, 2000
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Erik Sandblom, a new Revo owners has put pen to paper and tells us what he thinks of the Revo!
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Power you Revo with normal batteries!!
Posted Monday, April 17, 2000
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Peter Rand explains in detail (with some great pictures) how you can power your Revo from a home made (and very cheap) battery pack. This is a fantastic article that should make many Revo owners very happy!!
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Develop applications on the Revo!
Posted Wednesday, April 12, 2000
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Peter Rand has written this great article that describes how you can install the OPL applications on your Revo allowing you to develop your own Revo applications like Revoworlds own RevLink and RevSwap!
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Revo vs Oregan Osaris
Posted Tuesday, April 04, 2000
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The Osaris was launched before the Revo last year, as a budget organiser running EPOC version 3 (the same as the Series 5), so how does it compare to the Revo? A user of both machines, Mike Stretton-Cox explains all...
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Quick note review by Andy Horne
Posted Thursday, March 16, 2000
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Andy Horne takes a look at quicknote by Tixy, a note taking application that lets you draw digital notes on your Revo screen!
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Review of the Revo
Posted Sunday, February 20, 2000
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Jason Kneen has been using his Revo since he bought it on the day of release in 1999. He's been using it as his primary organiser since and tells us what he thinks
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About Revo
Posted Monday, January 31, 2000
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Information on the Psion Revo. Its features, its capabilities and what it can do for you
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Phone Email services compared
Posted Monday, January 31, 2000
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We take a look at 3 services available in the UK for sending and receiving email on your mobile phone and advise on which we think is the best.
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SMS Tips page
Posted Monday, January 31, 2000
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Some information and tips on sending SMS messages from your Revo and your digital mobile phone including hints on how to make those 160 characters last longer! Updated with users smileys
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Faxing on the Revo - It is possible!
Posted Monday, January 31, 2000
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Revo owner Peter Rand has discovered that Faxing is possible on the Revo, with a little bit of help from EasyFax, a free software download available from Psion.
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Cool Software
Posted Monday, January 31, 2000
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Download cool FREE software for your Revo courtesy of Revoworld!
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Revo pouch review by Philip Bennett
Posted Friday, January 14, 2000
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A member of the Revoworld writing team, Philip Bennett has put together a review of the new pouch case available for the Revo.
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