08-18-2005, 05:10 AM
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Pocket PC Magazine Undergoes Name Change to "Smartphone & Pocket PC"
"Pocket PC is changing its name to Smartphone & Pocket PC starting this November. The publication, originally launched in 1997 by Thaddeus Computing as Handheld PC Magazine, was created to help users get the most out of Microsoft Windows CE-based handheld computers. In 2000 the magazine changed its name to Pocket PC to reflect Microsoft�s new direction for Windows CE-based handhelds. Now once again in 2005, because of projections for explosive Smartphone growth, a major market shift has taken place. The newest incarnation of the Windows CE-based handheld operating system called Windows Mobile 5 provides PDAs and Smartphones a similar look and functionality. Therefore, starting with the 2006 Buyer�s Guide on newsstands in November, Pocket PC becomes Smartphone & Pocket PC."
I was looking at the latest issue that came in the mail just yesterday and thought to myself "They should really change their name to 'Windows Mobile Magazine' or something that also incorporates Smartphones", and look, they did! Thanks for listening to my telepathic messages Hal. ;-)
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08-18-2005, 05:19 AM
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This is a good thing. I read this magazine and enjoy it thoroughly.
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08-18-2005, 05:26 AM
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I still think PPCT & Co. should get into the publication business.
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08-18-2005, 05:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Gremmie
I still think PPCT & Co. should get into the publication business. |
Nah, my response is still the same. ;-) Besides we ARE in the publishing business, it's just online. :mrgreen:
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08-18-2005, 06:40 AM
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Hah! I get a Smartphone, and they change their title to incorporate Smartphones, within weeks! I'm telepathetically influential. :mrgreen:
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08-18-2005, 07:19 AM
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The title of a printed publication can be changed easily. I wonder what they will do with their website name. From the image it seems that it is still pocketpcmag.com.
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08-18-2005, 09:32 AM
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Originally Posted by ctmagnus
Hah! I get a Smartphone, and they change their title to incorporate Smartphones, within weeks! I'm telepathetically influential. :mrgreen:
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Ha ha. Yeah me to just got a smartphone :mrgreen: Ain't life great :mrgreen:
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08-18-2005, 03:20 PM
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Re: Pocket PC Magazine Undergoes Name Change to "Smartphone & Pocket PC"
From Jason
"I was looking at the latest issue that came in the mail just yesterday and thought to myself "They should really change their name to 'Windows Mobile Magazine' or something that also incorporates Smartphones", and look, they did! Thanks for listening to my telepathic messages Hal. ;-)"
Sure, thanks for sending them. For several years we have thought long and hard about "Windows Mobile Magazine". However, on the newsstand, magazines with "Windows" in title have not seemed to survived. The unitiiatiatiated newsstand browser might have little idea what a "Windows Mobile" is, but "Smartphone" and "Pocket PC" are concrete names people can relate to.
Hal Goldstein
Owner/Publisher Pocket PC magazine (soon to be "Smartphone and Pocket PC")
[email protected]
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08-18-2005, 03:26 PM
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Originally Posted by atsouch
The title of a printed publication can be changed easily. I wonder what they will do with their website name. From the image it seems that it is still pocketpcmag.com.
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Great question. We are open to suggestions. Our plan is to wait until a redesign of our www.pocketpcmag.com Web site, probably early next year. We now own sp-ppc.com and smartphoneandpocketpc.com, but are not thrilled with either. Ideas???
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08-18-2005, 03:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Gremmie
I still think PPCT & Co. should get into the publication business. |
As Jason said, he is in publishing business. I don't know that you would want to wish print publishing on someone you like and respect  .
Actually, if anyone ideas how we can Thought-tize more our "Smartphone and Pocket PC" magazine -- or what that would mean editorially in a print publication, I am always open to ideas and partnerships to make the magazine stronger. We do now have a three pages section each issue, with some of the best comments and tips from our PocketPCmag.com support forum.
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