Windows Phone Thoughts: A Strong Competitor - Asus MyPal A730 Reviewed

WiFi Coming Soon...
The Asus A730 will come in two separate models. One model will feature Bluetooth only, and the other model will have Bluetooth and WiFi. My test unit only had Bluetooth, which was a small disadvantage since I use the WiFi on my Pocket PCs quite a lot. However, I was told that a dual-connectivity model will be arriving shortly.

Included Asus Programs
In addition to the Asus Camera program discussed above, ASUS also includes their own backup and and launcher programs. The Asus Backup program is useful to do basic backups. However, it doesn't include any sort of scheduled backup mechanism, so you'll have to manually run backups. Asus Backup does have a feature, however, called "SmartKeeper," which will automatically back up the PDA when the battery power is low.


Figure 11: The Asus Backup program is useful for basic backups.

The Asus Launcher is quite unique. You can easily create categories for your programs and move the icons from one category to another. You can also edit the titles of the programs or remove the icons altogether. I found this launcher to be much more useful than the basic Pocket PC launcher.


Figure 12: The Asus Launcher is far better than the standard Pocket PC launcher.