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UPDATE: Sling Media relea...

UPDATE: Sling Media releases new version of SlingPlayer Mobile for Windows Mobile
Earlier this week, Sling Media released two new versions of its SlingPlayer Mobile for Windows Mobiles: One for Windows Mobile Professional smartphones and one for Windows Mobile Standard smartphones, which are both available available for download now. The primary feature addition in the new release is official support for new screen resolutions incl. 800x480, 640x480, 400x240 and 320x320 which means the new version of SlingPlayer Mobile, which works with every Slingbox, provides now support for 15 new Windows Mobile handsets including the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1, the Palm Treo Pro, the HTC Touch Diamond and Touch Pro, as well as the Samsung SGH-i900 Omnia among others.

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SEASON GREETINGS: Merry C...

SEASON GREETINGS: Merry Christmas from the::unwired
Dear readers of the::unwired, on behalf of the::unwired team, I want to wish you a very merry Christmas. It was a pleasure to work for you by finding the latest news, testing devices, software and services and just being part of the community. I want to say thank you, dear loyal readers for visiting the::unwired another year and making the site a great Windows Mobile and mobility resource. Thanks for all your input, thoughts, feedback, postings and E-Mails. Also I want to thank all contributing editors for their work as well as I want to thank all supporting companies and advertisers for their support.

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PROGRESS: Mozilla release...

PROGRESS: Mozilla releases Fennec Alpha 2 - Still awaiting Windows Mobile release
While Mozilla's Fennec mobile Web browser isn't yet available for Windows Mobile but for the Maemo platform only (which is the preferred development platform), the Fennec developers made some good progress and recently released Fennec Alpha 2. While it's still an early developer release of the mobile version of Firefox, for testing purposes only, the initial focus of development was on building a new user interface that reflects Firefox's design principles and adds touch screen support and other features that are appropriate for mobile phones and other handheld devices.

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CHANGE: Sony Ericsson to ...

CHANGE: Sony Ericsson to switch from HTC to Mobinnova
As Taiwanese DigiTimes writes today, Chinese-language Commercial Times has reported that Sony Ericsson will not continue its cooperation with HTC but will switch to to Taiwan-based Mobinnova (a handset maker under Foxconn Electronics/Hon Hai Precision Industry which made its own experiences with Windows Mobile already). According to these info, Sony Ericsson plans to outsource its second Windows Mobile-based smartphone (most likely the Xperia X2) to the Taiwanese ODM expert. Although Sony Ericsson is believed to continue expanding its lineup of Windows Mobile-based smartphones, the company's partnership with HTC will come to an end when the current production of Xperia X1 handsets completes its business circle, the paper quoted industry sources as indicating.

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INVESTMENT: Palm secures ...

INVESTMENT: Palm secures additional US$ 100 Million Equity Investment
Windows Mobile smartphone maker Palm, Inc. (well known for its Palm Treo Smartphones) announced yesterday that Elevation Partners has agreed to make an additional US$ 100 million equity investment in Palm. Under a definitive agreement reached yesterday, Elevation will increase its investment in Palm by acquiring newly issued Series C preferred stock that is convertible into Palm common stock at a price of US$ 3.25 per share, a 31 percent premium to the closing price of Palm common stock on Dec. 19, 2008. The Series C preferred stock carries a 0 % dividend rate. Elevation will also receive warrants to acquire 7 million shares of Palm common stock at the same price.

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VIDEOVIEW: T-Mobile Germa...

VIDEOVIEW: T-Mobile Germany's Digitaler Bilderrahmen aka MMS Photo Frame
Two weeks ago, I've mentioned T-Mobile Germany's new digital picture frame (called "Digitaler Bilderrahmen") which went on sale right before Christmas and this videoview shows you how well it's working. Unfortunately available in Germany only this picture frame, manufactured by Chinese ODM Huawei, isn't just a 7" WVGA picture frame which also supports SD card, no it also features an embedded GSM/GPRS module which allows to receive photos via MMS or Web-upload. The picture frame comes preconfigured with a SIM card and MSISDN and after it is switched on and the picture frame automatically connected it to T-Mobile's GSM network, it's ready to receive photo uploads.

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PHOTOVIEW: HTC S740 Windo...

PHOTOVIEW: HTC S740 Windows Mobile Standard Smartphone
Following last week's HTC S740 videoview, here we go with some more photos of HTC's latest Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard smartphone. As you can see bellow, the S740 is a mix of a standard smartphone and HTC's Touch Pro, featuring a mobile phone typical keypad as well as a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. The whole device follows the HTC Touch Diamond design with a shiny mirrored front, including a very shiny keyboard which isn't - unfortunately - not too scratch resistant. The battery cover also features the HTC Touch Diamond typical diamond shape but it's not piano-glossy but more a kind of soft-touch surface. While the navigation-pad looks also similar to the HTC Touch Diamond directional-pad, it's not touch sensitive at all.

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VIDEOVIEW: Unboxing the H...

VIDEOVIEW: Unboxing the HTC S740 Windows Mobile Standard Smartphone
Back in August, HTC announced its latest Windows Mobile Standard smartphone, the HTC S740. While it follows HTC's latest design and looks pretty similar to the HTC Touch Pro, it's a non-touchscreen smartphone which actually replaces the HTC S730. Like the S730, the S740 is also a 3.5G and the typical slide-out keyboard but other features either got an update or are completely new. While the S740 still not supports UMTS/HSDPA networks in the U.S. it supports quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE and also features WiFi b/g, Bluetooth 2.0 as well as aGPS/GPS which works, for instance, quite well with the pre-installed Google Maps Mobile client (which nevertheless isn't the latest one featuring Street View). Other features includes a 3.2 megapixel fixfocus main camera, 256 MB RAM and ROM as well as a 2.4" QVGA screen.

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UNVEILED: O2 Germany anno...

UNVEILED: O2 Germany announces the new Xda Guide Windows Mobile Smartphone
O2 Germany today announced the new O2 Xda Guide, its latest Xda smartphone running Windows Mobile 6.1 which will replace the Xda orbit 2. The Xda Guide comes in an O2 exclusive design and is running on Microsoft's Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional. The Xda Guide is powered by a Qualcomm MSM 7225 CPU at 528 MHz and features GSM/GPRS/EDGE as well as UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA in addition to Bluetooth 2.0, WiFi b/g and GPS. The Xda Guide comes with a 2.8" QVGA touchscreen and sports a 3.2 megapixel camera, 256 MB RAM and 512 MB ROM which can be expanded by microSD cards. A 1 GB microSD card is part of the sales package and holds TomTom Navigator 7 (with maps for Germany, Austria and Switzerland).

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ACCESSORY: T-Mobile Germa...

ACCESSORY: T-Mobile Germany launches Photo Frame with embedded MMS support [UPDATE]
Just in time for the holiday season aka Christmas, T-Mobile Germany released a quite interesting photo frame which could be a pretty good gift. The "Digitale Bilderrahmen von T-Mobile" (Digital Photo Frame from T-Mobile) includes a GPRS module and a preinstalled SIM card which allows it to receive photos via MMS or Internet upload. Running on Linux, the photo frame measures 20 x 13 cm and features a 7" TFT screen at 800 x 480 pixel. The 100 MB of memory allows to store around 600 photos which can be up to 2 MB/10 megapixel. The frame itself supports JPEG photos only (no videos). Furthermore, the picture frame can be used with SD cards. The photo frame can be ordered contract-less and includes a mobile phone number to where friends and family members can send photos via MMS. Best of all, there are no further charges for the owner of the picture frame.

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SERVICE: Google releases ...

SERVICE: Google releases Google Maps Mobile with Street View for Windows Mobile
Finally, after Google released Google Maps for Mobile with Street View before for Android, BlackBerry and iPhone, the Google team finally released Google Maps Mobile 2.3 for Windows Mobile and Nokia S60 as well. Street View lets you access street level imagery to help orient yourself when looking for places, businesses, or getting directions. Say you're going to meet with friends at an unfamiliar restaurant. Now you can search for it in Google Maps for mobile, click on "Street View", and see what the place and surrounding area look like. Similarly, say you need to get to a shop in a part of town you don't know. Find it using your phone, get directions to it, and see how to get there with full-screen panorama images of every step along the way.

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CONFERENCE: Winter M...

CONFERENCE: Winter M
As mentioned yesterday, today Winter M

CONFERENCE: Winter M...

CONFERENCE: Winter M
As mentioned yesterday, today Winter M

PLATFORM: Sony Ericsson a...

PLATFORM: Sony Ericsson announced to join Google's Open Handset Alliance
After Sony Ericsson recently joined the Windows Mobile camp with the launch of its first Windows Mobile Professional smartphone, the Xperia X1, the Japanese/Swedish joint venture today announced the extension of its portfolio strategy to include support for the Open Handset Alliance aka Google Android smartphones. While two month ago during a press event in Lund, Sweden - Rikko Sakaguchi denied to have plans to work on an Android smartphone, Sakaguchi (CVP and head of Creation and Development at Sony Ericsson) said today that "Sony Ericsson is excited to announce its membership of the Open Handset Alliance and confirm its intention to develop a handset based on the Android platform".

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CONFERENCE: Winter M...

CONFERENCE: Winter M
As mentioned yesterday, today Winter M

ACCESSORY: T-Mobile Germa...

ACCESSORY: T-Mobile Germany launches Photo Frame with embedded MMS support
Just in time for the holiday season aka Christmas, T-Mobile Germany released a quite interesting photo frame which could be a pretty good gift. The "Digitale Bilderrahmen von T-Mobile" (Digital Photo Frame from T-Mobile) includes a GPRS module and a preinstalled SIM card which allows it to receive photos via MMS or Internet upload. Running on Linux, the photo frame measures 20 x 13 cm and features a 7" TFT screen at 800 x 480 pixel. The 100 MB of memory allows to store around 600 photos which can be up to 2 MB/10 megapixel. The frame itself supports JPEG photos only (no videos). Furthermore, the picture frame can be used with SD cards. The photo frame can be ordered contract-less and includes a mobile phone number to where friends and family members can send photos via MMS. Best of all, there are no further charges for the owner of the picture frame.

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EVENT: Attending the Wint...

EVENT: Attending the Winter M
While I was in Seattle earlier this year for the 2008 M

EXPERTISE: HTC bolsters D...

EXPERTISE: HTC bolsters Design Credibility with acquisition of One & Co
Furthering its reputation as a global leader in mobile innovation and design, HTC Corporation today announced the continuation of its design focus with the acquisition of San Francisco-based lifestyle design firm One & Company Design, Inc. (One & Co). Recognized for its award-winning work with some of the world's best known and most design-savvy lifestyle brands, One & Co will maintain its name and client base while it joins forces with HTC to create an unparalleled force in global mobile design. HTC and One & Co first began collaborating in 2006 on the initial incubation and creation of the HTC Touch Diamond, a highly touted phone with iconic design that blended unprecedented use of material and industrial design.

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RELEASE: Samsung Europe l...

RELEASE: Samsung Europe launches new "BizBee" Brand with Focus on Windows Mobile
Samsung today launched its new business smartphone brand "BizBee", an aspirational family name for its new range of designer business mobiles. The smartphones will target the busy executive, who requires a business mobile that offers optimum performance, 24/7, from any location. The BizBee name is designed to drive awareness of Samsung's new smartphone range in the business community and ensure consistency in marketing communications. The target market is business people looking for the ultimate solution for their busy, professional lives. In particular, this target segment requires all-in-one connectivity, email and applications, a QWERTY keyboard and increased business productivity. A typical BizBee consumer is passionate about business, a heavy mobile phone user and frequent traveler.

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RELEASE: Verizon Wireless...

RELEASE: Verizon Wireless announces the launch of the Samsung Omnia Windows Mobile Smartphone
Verizon Wireless and Samsung today confirmed its upcoming launch of the Samsung Omnia, an all-in-one smartphone with state-of-the-art features, including Samsung's innovative TouchWiz user interface which has specially designed widgets to customize and personalize the way customers use the phone. These bright and colorful icons provide a one-touch access point to customers' favorite and most commonly used applications and features. The Samsung Omnia also features a full on-screen QWERTY keyboard for fast text messaging, mobile IM and E-Mail messages. The haptic feedback on the touch screen provides subtle vibrations to confirm selections; and an optical mouse provides easy navigation with the swipe of a finger. The Samsung Omnia supports Opera 9.5 Mobile Browser for a smooth Web browsing experience.

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CUSTOMIZATION: Sony Erics...

CUSTOMIZATION: Sony Ericsson releases new Xperia X1 Panels
One of the USPs of the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 is its panel concept and after releasing Spb Mobile Shell for the Xperia X1, Sony Ericsson today announced that it has released new panels by teaming up with social networking site Facebook, Microsoft Windows Live and Dashwire. The Xperia panel interface gives you to access to different experiences including Web, multimedia and applications. While on one hand it replaces the original Windows Mobile Professional Today screen it still gives access to the Windows Mobile Today screen as one option of many.

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REDESIGNED: Samsung and S...

REDESIGNED: Samsung and SK Telecom to release the T-Omnia in South Korea
For its home market South Korea, Samsung has redesigned its latest best-seller smartphone, the SGH-i900 Omnia, and is releasing it in Korea as the SCH-M490 T-Omnia. However, the T-Omnia received more then just a different name but Samsung made the good even better by replacing the Omnia's 3.2" 240 x 480 WQVGA screen with a 480 x 800 WVGA screen. Other feature updates include S-DMB (Satellite Digital Media Broadcast) and a powerful Marvall Monahans PXA312 CPU at 806 MHz! Either the same or quite similar to the original Omnia are features like Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, 128MB of RAM / 256 MB ROM, support for UMTS and HSDPA up to 7.2 Mbps as well as the 5 megapixel autofocus main camera and GPS. However, it seems WiFi support is left out.

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COOPERATION: Spb Mobile S...

COOPERATION: Spb Mobile Shell to power the new O2 Xda Zest Windows Mobile Smartphone
Following Spb Software House continuous partnership with mobile carriers, the Windows Mobile specialist today announced its latest partnership with O2 UK where Spb's Mobile Shell will be part of O2's latest Windows Mobile Professional smartphone, the Xda Zest. Designed exclusively for O2's new smartphone, the 'O2 Menu' helps to make the device ideal for those subscribers new to the Xda phones. The O2 Menu is carefully fitted to O2's style and brand, and is integrated with the built-in Opera Mobile, for seamless Internet browsing.

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UTILITY: VITO Technology ...

UTILITY: VITO Technology releases Weather 1.2 for Windows Mobile
If you are looking for an easy to use and clear structured weather application for your Windows Mobile Professional touchscreen device, VITO Technology's updated Weather 1.2 boasts an updated cities database that includes 100 % of USA cities and all major world cities. With its finger-friendly and stylish iPhone-like user interface, it provides a two days weather forecast for your city. VITO Technology Weather displays only necessary information. Current weather is displayed at the top of the screen together with the name of the city. Below is the forecast for today and tomorrow with min. and max. temperatures and an icon. The temperature can be shown in Fahrenheit or Celsius.

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OFFICIAL: AT&T launched H...

OFFICIAL: AT&T launched HTC FUZE Windows Mobile Professional Smartphone
Better known as the HTC Touch Pro, AT&T Inc. and HTC Corp. today announced the availability of the new HTC FUZE which provides users with a familiar QWERTY keyboard paired with HTC's intuitive, graphic-rich TouchFLO 3D touch-screen user interface for easy one-touch access to a range of fun and powerful features. Powered by AT&T's 3G network and Microsoft's Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, the HTC FUZE is a compact yet powerful communications tool with a smooth gloss black finish and a distinctive and unique faceted backplate. The HTC FUZE features a sharp, 2.8" VGA touch screen for touch-sensitive navigation control, complete with three-dimensional animated transitions.

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INPUT: Spb Software relea...

INPUT: Spb Software releases Spb Keyboard 4.0 for Windows Mobile Touchscreen Smartphones
Spb Software today announced the release of Spb Keyboard 4.0 for Windows Mobile touchscreen smartphones and PDAs. While it also works great with the stylus, it's optimized for typing text with one's bare hands. Created back in 2002, Spb Full Screen Keyboard pioneered in the finger-friendly approach to interfacing with a mobile device. In its six years of market presence, it proved to be a bestseller. The new version of Spb's keyboard now offers three modes of on-screen text input (Full Screen Mode, Half Screen Mode, Standard Mode) and has received a new name to portray the change - Spb Keyboard 4.0.

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OFFICIAL: Scartel and HTC...

OFFICIAL: Scartel and HTC launch world's first integrated GSM/WiMAX Handset
Unveiled earlier last month already as the HTC T8290, Scartel Russia (with its WiMAX brand Yota) and HTC Corporation today announced the HTC MAX 4G, the world's first integrated GSM/WiMAX handset, powered by Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional. Supported by a broad range of services based on Yota's Mobile WiMAX network, the HTC MAX 4G delivers a rich multimedia and high quality telephony experience in a sleek and powerful touch screen handset. The HTC MAX 4G supports GSM calls using a SIM card from any Russian network operator and when both callers are Yota subscribers, the call will automatically be routed as a VoIP call over the Yota Mobile WiMAX network.

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RUMOR: Is Windows Mobile ...

RUMOR: Is Windows Mobile 6.5 showing here its face the first time?
While its existence was already leaked by Motorola and later confirmed by Microsoft, nearly nothing is yet known about Microsoft's next Windows Mobile version which is currently called "Windows Mobile 6.5". Nevertheless, SmartphoneFrance.info recently published two screenshots the website calls legit Windows Mobile 6.5 screenshots. According to these shots and SmartphoneFrance.info, Microsoft will "completely" (?) revamp the user interface using Windows Mobile's "Confetti" engine (which is already used in Windows Mobile 6.1). However, since the two screenshots only show the Today screen, it's not yet clear if it is another facelift only or if the underlying menu structures will be revamped as well:

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INITIATIVE: Flash Player ...

INITIATIVE: Flash Player 10 and Adobe AIR to bring Rich Internet to Mobile Devices
Adobe Systems Incorporated and ARM today announced a technology collaboration to optimize and enable Adobe Flash Player 10 and Adobe AIR for ARM Powered devices, ranging from mobile phones to set-top boxes, mobile Internet devices, televisions, automotive platforms, personal media players and other mobile computing devices. The collaboration is expected to accelerate mobile graphics and video capabilities on ARM platforms to bring rich Internet applications and Web services to mobile devices and consumer electronics worldwide. The joint technology optimization is targeted for the ARMv6 and ARMv7 architectures as used for Windows Mobile in the ARM11 family and the Cortex-A series of processors and is expected to be available in the second half of 2009.

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RECORD: ASUS introduces t...

RECORD: ASUS introduces the P565 - the fastest Windows Mobile Smartphone in the World
ASUS, which is also expected to make Eee mobile phones anytime in the future, last week introduced another Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional smartphone - the ASUS P565 that boasts an 800 MHz processor, which makes - at the time of this announcement - the device the fastest smartphone in the world. Sporting triband GSM/GPRS/EDGE at 900/1800/1900 MHz and singleband HSDPA (3.6 Mbps) at 2100 MHz, the P565 also features WiFi b/g and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR. Rounding off its impressive feature-set the device features a 2.8" VGA touchscreen and a 3 megapixel autofocus main camera, delivering an unprecedented degree of clarity that does wonders for both personal photographs and spreadsheets.

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MONITORING: Spb Software ...

MONITORING: Spb Software launches Spb Wireless Monitor 3.0 for Windows Mobile
While mobile Internet flats are pretty common these days, not every carrier offers an affordable flat yet, not to talk about International Roaming. Therefore, the mobile Internet is still often charged on transferred volumes. Here comes Spb Software House's new Spb Wireless Monitor 3.0 into the game, Spb Software, the Windows Mobile specialist, launched today. Spb Wireless Monitor 3.0 (previously known as Spb GPRS Monitor) is a powerful software solution that offers full control over all types of smartphone data connections by monitoring them in accordance with configurable tariffs and data plans and providing per application data traffic reports. First brought to market in 2002, Spb Wireless Monitor accounts for the lack of a built-in data tracking tool in Windows Mobile devices.

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COMPANION: Celio introduc...

COMPANION: Celio introduces two new REDFLY Mobile Companions for Smartphones
Following the first launch of Celio's REDFLY Mobile Companion, the company unveiled yesterday two new models: the REDFLY C7 and REDFLY C8N. The REDFLY series of products are smartphone terminals designed to offer the mobile workforce a larger keyboard and screen for easy use of E-Mail, web, business applications, remote access and cloud computing resources. The REDFLY C7 is a new, more affordable model with a power-saving 7" display, light-weight five-hour battery, and feather-light design under 1.5 lbs. The REDFLY C8N is the next evolution of the original REDFLY design, enhanced to allow the use of the eight-inch screen by an iPod, iPhone , Zune, or digital camera. These new Celio products continue to support the smartphone, the most successful mobile computing platform available today, and enable the smartphone's Internet-based and cloud-computing applications.

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THOUGHT: Install Windows ...

THOUGHT: Install Windows XP on Netbooks from your Windows Mobile Smartphone
This week I got my hands on LG's brand new and recently released LG X110 Netbook with embedded HSDPA which I want to test as an alternative to the HTC Shift UMPC. Since the LG X110 sports a massive 160 GB hard disk drive, I planned to partition it into two drives, C: and D: which I do with most of my PCs and Notebooks anyway. While C: holds the operating system (in this case Netbook-typical Windows XP only) and programs, D: is used to store all my documents. The benefit is that I don't have to take care about my documents in case I have to re-install the operating system because D: isn't formatted or deleted but C: only. However, since the LG X110 is a typical Netbook, it doesn't features an inbuilt optical drive which makes installation of an OS a little bit more difficult.

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AVAILABLE: Microsoft open...

AVAILABLE: Microsoft opens Live Mesh Beta and releases Windows Mobile client
As promised by the Live Mesh team, today Microsoft opened it's Live Mesh service to the masses and removed the limitation on what countries you were able to sign up to use Live Mesh. The previous limitation was in place so Microsoft could complete its testing with various language and locale settings. Furthermore, the Live Mesh team rolled out an update which brings the service and PC software to Beta with significant new features, and includes the first technology previews of the promised Mac and Windows Mobile clients. Unfortunately, both Betas, the Mac and Windows Mobile client are restricted to certain countries for now as well as Microsoft is rolling out, during an initial testing phase, a limited amount of clients only.

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UNVEILED: Microsoft to re...

UNVEILED: Microsoft to release Windows Mobile 6.5 prior to Windows Mobile 7
While we still wait for something official from Microsoft in terms of its long-time rumored Windows Mobile 7 smartphone OS, Motorola seems to know more and unveiled that Microsoft will release Windows Mobile 6.5 in advance. Sanjay Jha, co-Chief Executive of Motorola and Chief Executive of mobile devices, said during Motorola's Thursday earnings call that "Windows Mobile 6 has not delivered the experience that I think Apple has been able to deliver, but as you look at the plan that is Windows Mobile 7 and even 6.5, I think there are significant new added features which will help the platform".

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UNVEILED: Samsung C6620 W...

UNVEILED: Samsung C6620 Windows Mobile Smartphone show its face
Following the earlier sketchy information about the upcoming Samsung GT-C6620, TIM, Italians largest carrier just unveiled the full specs for the C6620, Samsung's latest beyboard smartphone. Running Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard, the C6620 features triband GSM/GPRS at 900/1800/1900 MHz and singleband UMTS/HSDPA at 2100 MHz. While it also features Bluetooth it lacks both, WiFi as well as GPS and also the camera only features 2.0 megapixel. The 20 MB available internal storage can be expanded with microSD cards up to 1 GB.

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COMPATIBILITY: Microsoft ...

COMPATIBILITY: Microsoft Live Mesh to hit Windows Mobile later this week
The word from Microsoft's PDC is out that Live Mesh will hit Windows Mobile later this week. With Live Mesh, which was available so far as a Technology Preview only but soon should be available as a broader public Beta, you can synchronize files with all your PCs and Notebooks as well as you will soon be able to synchronize between your Windows PCs and Windows Mobile devices as well as Mac computers. It allows you to access your files from any device or from the web as well as easily share them with others and get notified whenever someone changes a file. Furthermore it allows you to connect to your other computers and access its desktop as if you were sitting right in front of it.

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WIRELESS: SFR to launch H...

WIRELESS: SFR to launch HSPA connected Mobile Internet Devices
Another threat for Windows Mobile? Option today announced that SFR, a major French operator, has unveiled two Linux-based Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs): The SFR M! PC Pocket 3G+ and the Archos 3G+, that connect to the operator's national HSPA mobile broadband network via embedded modules from Option. The SFR M! PC Pocket 3G+ is also the first device incorporating Option's Linux-based connection management software. The new SFR M! PC Pocket 3G+ - a MID with HSPA connectivity featuring a 4.8" touchscreen, slide-out keyboard, Intel Atom CPU and 4 GB integrated memory enables anywhere, anytime access to the internet and popular web-based services such as email, instant messaging and social networks.

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RUMOR: Samsung's next Win...

RUMOR: Samsung's next Windows Mobile Smartphone to be called GT-C6620
While Samsung recently released a couple of very successful Windows Mobile Professional touchscreen smartphones, Windows Mobile Italy got the word that the Korean electronic giant is now working on a new Windows Mobile Standard smartphone, the Samsung GT-C6620. While details are pretty sketchy at the moment, it's said that the Samsung GT-C6620 will feature Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard and sports an inbuilt QWERTY thumb keyboard with a similar form factor to the Samsung SGH-i600/BlackJack.

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AVAILABILITY: Sony Ericss...

AVAILABILITY: Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 - now available from O2 Germany
While T-Mobile Germany and Vodafone D2 will also have the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 on sale later this year, O2 is the first German carrier which has Sony Ericsson's first Windows Mobile on sale now. The Xperia X1 is the first product under Sony Ericsson's new premium sub-brand Xperia. Designed to meet consumers' needs for a converged entertainment and mobile web communication experience, the Xperia X1 is an extremely stylish handset encased in a real stainless steel body, with a striking arc-slider design, supported by a powerful multimedia ecosystem.

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RELEASE: HTC Touch HD exc...

RELEASE: HTC Touch HD exclusive on Orange in the UK
Following O2 Germany's announcement to carry the HTC Touch HD launch-exclusive in Germany, Orange UK today announced that the HTC Touch HD will be available in the UK from early November, exclusively on the Orange network. The Touch HD is HTC's premium multimedia enhanced Windows Mobile smartphone, designed with a focus on entertainment that is set transform how people experience multimedia on the move. The stylish new device features HTC's beautiful TouchFLO 3D user interface to provide quick and intuitive access to the people, messages and content that are most important.

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ENHANCEMENT: Spb chosen t...

ENHANCEMENT: Spb chosen to create UI Panel for the Sony Ericsson's Xperia X1
When I joined the Sony Ericsson Press event last month, I told you already that Spb Software was working on a user interface panel for Xperia X1. As part of the strategic partnership between Sony Ericsson and Spb Software, Spb has put forth a top-notch, Spb Mobile Shell-based solution that compliments the X1 in both style and speed. Taking advantage of the smartphone's unique panel technology, impressive hardware and dynamic wide VGA touchscreen, this custom version of Spb Mobile Shell is optimized for the new Xperia, and comes with all X1 devices as a free download.

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INTERACTIVE: Opera Mobile...

INTERACTIVE: Opera Mobile 9.5 adds Opera Widgets for a 1-click mobile Internet experience
Following Opera Software's earlier announcement, to work with T-Mobile on their Widgets for web'n'walk, Opera today announced the launch Opera Mobile 9.5 Beta 2 which introduces Opera Widgets to the public, enabling one-click Web content access. This release marks the second Opera Mobile 9.5 Beta for Windows Mobile and the first-ever Beta for UIQ-based phones. Like T-Mobile, other operators can now incorporate Opera Widgets into their customer offering. This means that customer-selected Web content can be accessed from a list of icons on the home-screen. Widgets can also serve as a means of customer communication, as automatic notifications are now easier to instantly deliver to subscribers.

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INTERACTIVE: Opera Mobile...

INTERACTIVE: Opera Mobile 9.5 adds Opera Widgets to deliver a 1-click mobile Internet experience
Following Opera Software's earlier announcement, to work with T-Mobile on their Widgets for web'n'walk, Opera today announced the launch Opera Mobile 9.5 Beta 2 which introduces Opera Widgets to the public, enabling one-click Web content access. This release marks the second Opera Mobile 9.5 Beta for Windows Mobile and the first-ever Beta for UIQ-based phones. Like T-Mobile, other operators can now incorporate Opera Widgets into their customer offering. This means that customer-selected Web content can be accessed from a list of icons on the home-screen. Widgets can also serve as a means of customer communication, as automatic notifications are now easier to instantly deliver to subscribers.

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MANAGEMENT: Terry Myerson...

MANAGEMENT: Terry Myerson joins the Mobile Communications Product Group
As announced on the Microsoft Exchange blog, Terry Myerson, so far Microsoft Corporate Vice President for Exchange, is heading over to the Mobile Communications Product Group to lead the Windows Mobile product team. Todd Warren, who led the Windows Mobile team so far, will stay in the Mobile Communications Product Group as Corporate Vice President but focusing on strategy. Terry joined the Exchange team in 2001. Under his leadership, the Exchange team has delivered two major releases - Exchange Server 2003 and Exchange Server 2007 and become the market leader in enterprise messaging.

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HACK: Mobile Boot Camp ru...

HACK: Mobile Boot Camp runs Windows Mobile on the Apple iPhone [UPDATE]
One of the smartest Apple developments was Boot Camp for Mac OS X which allows a user to run Windows XP or Windows Vista on a Mac. Now, a kind of - let's say - "Mobile Boot Camp" might hit the Apple iPhone as well. Sure enough, this time it's neither developed nor supported by Apple itself but by Norwegian developer Erik Kristiansen who developed his own Boot Camp which either runs his iPhone with the original Apple OS or alternatively with Windows Mobile Professional. Sure, the video bellow could be a fake as well but for now we take him by his word:

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HACK: Mobile Boot Camp ru...

HACK: Mobile Boot Camp runs Windows Mobile on the Apple iPhone
One of the smartest Apple developments was Boot Camp for Mac OS X which allows a user to run Windows XP or Windows Vista on a Mac. Now, a kind of - let's say - "Mobile Boot Camp" might hit the Apple iPhone as well. Sure enough, this time it's neither developed nor supported by Apple itself but by Norwegian developer Erik Kristiansen who developed his own Boot Camp which either runs his iPhone with the original Apple OS or alternatively with Windows Mobile Professional. Sure, the video bellow could be a fake as well but for now we take him by his word:

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UNVEILED: HTC's T8290 - a...

UNVEILED: HTC's T8290 - another Touch HD but now with WiMax? [UPDATE]
As we've learned from HTC, the HTC Touch HD isn't coming to the U.S., while HTC also mentioned that some other great products are in the works for a North American launch. And while no further details were give, one of these products could be the "HTC T8290" (commercial name yet unknown). A WiMax-enabled Windows Mobile Professional smartphone which is soon to be launched on Russia's Yota network and shares some features with the HTC Touch HD but instead of sporting HSPA (HSDPA and HSUPA), the HTC T8290 features WiMax. While further details are mostly unknown yet, it seems to be confirmed that the T8290 features Windows Mobile 6.1, a Touch HD-like 3.8" WVGA touchscreen, GSM and WiMax, WiFi g and Bluetooth 2.0 and it seems to be the squarish brother of the Touch HD, featuring a more Touch Diamond-esque design:

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DEVELOPMENT: First Firefo...

DEVELOPMENT: First Firefox Mobile for Windows Mobile Screenshots available
We heard about the upcoming Firefox Mozilla Alpha launch earlier and as the Firefox Mobile team mentioned in the very beginning, Firefox Mobile will be definitely released for Windows Mobile as well. So far, everything was theoretical only but now we have the first screenshots of Firefox Mobile, running on a Windows Mobile Professional touchscreen smartphone. These screenhots are giving a good impression how the final version of Fennec might look/most likely look like but even more important, the developers managed to run the Acid3 Test with a score of 88/100 - which is impressive for a mobile browser!

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SERVICE: Didiom launches ...

SERVICE: Didiom launches Public Beta of its new Mobile Music Place-Shifting and MP3 Download Service
Didiom, an award-winning mobile media service provider, last week announced the Beta launch of the first mobile application to integrate a mobile music place-shifting service and a pay-per-download, full-track service that offers over 1 million MP3 songs. The free, all-in-one Didiom application allows music fans to wirelessly access their home computer's iTunes library from over two hundred mobile devices, including Windows Mobile smartphone and BlackBerry devices. The Beta period will give users an opportunity to test the service and to provide valuable feedback, which will help shape Didiom's over-the-air service and new user interface.

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UPGRADE: HTC releases Win...

UPGRADE: HTC releases Windows Mobile 6.1 ROM upgrade for the Touch Cruise and Touch Dual
After HTC released a couple of Windows Mobile 6.1 ROM upgrades for its carrier partners, HTC now also released the long awaited 6.1 ROM upgrade for its own HTC Touch Cruise, but also for the HTC Touch Dual (a Windows Mobile 6.1 ROM upgrade I haven't expect anymore). Beside the typical Windows Mobile 6.1 enhancements and fixes like threaded SMS, recipient auto-complete, Direct Push improvements enhanced Internet Explorer Mobile browsing, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connection setup simplification and improved stability of Video call functionality, this ROM upgrade will also fix Touch Cruise typical problems incl. fixes for Bluetooth headsets, default onscreen keyboard, camera viewfinder, GPS functionalities and more.

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UNVEILED: HTC's T8290 - a...

UNVEILED: HTC's T8290 - another Touch HD but now with WiMax?
As we've learned from HTC, the HTC Touch HD isn't coming to the U.S., while HTC also mentioned that some other great products are in the works for a North American launch. And while no further details were give, one of these products could be the "HTC T8290" (commercial name yet unknown). A WiMax-enabled Windows Mobile Professional smartphone which is soon to be launched on Russia's Yota network and shares some features with the HTC Touch HD but instead of sporting HSPA (HSDPA and HSUPA), the HTC T8290 features WiMax. While further details are mostly unknown yet, it seems to be confirmed that the T8290 features Windows Mobile 6.1, a Touch HD-like 3.8" WVGA touchscreen, GSM and WiMax, WiFi g and Bluetooth 2.0 and it seems to be the squarish brother of the Touch HD, featuring a more Touch Diamond-esque design:

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AVAILABLE: Sling Media re...

AVAILABLE: Sling Media releases SlingCatcher for immediate availability
Announced earlier this year, Sling Media today announce that its award-winning SlingCatcher, a clever extension for its Slingboxes, is now available for purchase from leading retailers and online retailers in the U.S. as well as in Canada and the UK. The SlingCatcher is a universal media player that seamlessly delivers broadcast TV, Internet video and personal content to the TV. The SlingCatcher closes the gap of getting place-shift TV streamed to a hotel room which, nevertheless, has to be watched in most cases on the Notebook instead of the TV screen at the hotel room. Furthermore it allows customers to watch online video from any popular site on the internet including network television sites like ABC.com, video content sites like Hulu.com, community video sites like YouTube.com, and even online movie rentals from popular services like Netflix.

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ANNOUNCED: Motorola intro...

ANNOUNCED: Motorola introduces the MOTO Q 11 Windows Mobile Smartphone
Motorola just unveiled its latest Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard smartphone for mobile professionals and consumers who want a fully featured smartphone complete with a QWERTY keypad for fast messaging, easy access to E-Mail, location services and multimedia applications, the MOTO Q 11. The slim MOTO Q 11 features quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE but lacks UMTS/HSPA. Nevertheless, its integrated WiFi b/g and Bluetooth 2.1 is ideal for people who want a high-speed connection for Internet browsing. The built-in WiFi uses Boingo Mobile to automatically connect the Q 11 to thousands of WiFi locations worldwide.

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COMPETITION: Vodafone to ...

COMPETITION: Vodafone to exclusively release the BlackBerry Storm
Not that the new BlackBerry Storm runs on Windows Mobile, for sure not, but it's hitting Microsoft in its own backyard because so far, Microsoft was quite successful and unique in the touchscreen smartphone field (while survived Apple's iPhone and awaiting Google's Android devices). Now, Vodafone Group announced the launch of the BlackBerry Storm smartphone from Research In Motion (RIM). The BlackBerry Storm is the first ever 'clickable' touch screen smartphone and will be available exclusively on Vodafone's high speed 3G mobile broadband network in Europe, India, Australia and New Zealand from next month. Also, the BlackBerry Storm will be available exclusively from Verizon Wireless in the US.

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UPDATE: Samsung releases ...

UPDATE: Samsung releases more SGH-i900 Omnia Updates
Back in August, Samsung released the first Windows Mobile ROM update for its SGH-i900 Omnia smartphone which Samsung initially made available to Singaporean customers only. And as mentioned, it's worth to keep an eye on Samsung's Omnia update page since Samsung has released a couple of more updates for other countries as well now. While it's not yet clear what the new ROM improves or enhances, the 108 MB download is now available for i900 users in Italy, France, Malaysia, the Philippines as well as Singapore. Unfortunately Samsung hasn't released any release notes nor is it known which languages the ROM updates are (most likely the country languages) and therefore a cross-update isn't suggested.

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RELEASE: Firefox Mobile r...

RELEASE: Firefox Mobile ready to rumble before year's end?
It became somewhat silent about Mozilla's Firefox Mobile (code-named "Fennec"), development and except some concept studies, the Mozilla Foundation hasn't unveiled too much about its upcoming/planned Firefox version for smartphones which will also supports Windows Mobile. However, John Lilly, CEO of Mozilla unveiled in an interview with the San Jose Mercury News that the development team might be ready to release a first working prototype soon: "The first thing is to bring Firefox to mobile devices. We're working on that, and we'll see some alphas in a few weeks".

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RELEASE: No HTC Touch HD ...

RELEASE: No HTC Touch HD for the U.S. says HTC
The bad news reached us yesterday night via Twitter, HTC America has currently no plans to launch its upcoming flagship Windows Mobile Professional smartphone, the HTC Touch HD, in North America. The HTC spokesperson said "sad news, US. we looked into it- by the time we could bring Touch HD to the states, it would be old news". Nevertheless, it was also mentioned that HTC has "other cool stuff coming", while it's not yet clear if this means new, yet unknown, Windows Mobile smartphones or devices like the T-Mobile G1 Android smartphone which is manufactured by HTC.

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EXPANSION: Sling Media's ...

EXPANSION: Sling Media's Slingboxes to come to Europe
Sling Media has launched the Slingbox in the UK and Sweden some time ago already but now it comes to more countries across Europe, including Germany. Founded in 2004, Sling Media, Inc. invented a new product category called place-shift and Sling Media is a different kind of consumer electronics company - one that's working to demystify convergence technologies and to create empowering experiences for the digital media consumer. The focus of Sling Media is to embrace - not replace - existing products and standards by enhancing them with hardware and software that make divergent technologies compatible and greatly improve the consumer experience. Because, after all, can't we all just get along?!

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RUMOR: Is the LG KS500 LG...

RUMOR: Is the LG KS500 LG's next Windows Mobile smartphone?
Since LG released its LG KS20 roughly 1.5 years ago, LG became pretty silent in terms of Windows Mobile but both, the FCC as well as the GCF recently approved a new device called the LG KS500. If you follow LG's naming scheme, there is a good chance that the KS500 might be the Windows Mobile follower of the KS200 (while it could also be LG's Android device). Not too much is known yet but the GCF unveiled that the KS500 is a triband GSM/GPRS/EDGE device and singleband UMTS/HSDPA mobile phone while the FCC confirmed that the KS500 features Bluetooth as well.

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UNVEILED: O2 UK's XDA Zes...

UNVEILED: O2 UK's XDA Zest shows its face
Do you remember the O2 XDA Zest we wrote about some time ago? The O2 Xda by Asus? While the official information was somewhat limited, O2 UK's latest Windows Mobile smartphone just showed its face in the coming soon section of the carrier's web site. According to O2, "this mobile phone will give you great access to functionality with a large screen, Wi-Fi, AGPS, and 3G. You also get a 5 Megapixel camera with 4 GB built-in memory with expandable memory as well as quad band reach". As the GCF confirmed earlier, the XDA Zest will be a 3G smartphone. Interesting enough, it seems to be a completely different device than Asus own Zest, the Galxy7:

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COOPERATION: Telef...

COOPERATION: Telef
Telef

UPDATE: Option releases n...

UPDATE: Option releases new GlobeTrotter Connect Dasboard for Windows and Mac
Earlier this year I wrote about Options's GlobeTrotter Connect dasboard software which I compared to E-Plus' Online Connect software. And while I generally preferred Option's GlobeTrotter Connect, I mentioned in the article that I've missed at least one feature: Network selection: "The only feature the Option software is missing is the function to let you select the network. While this doesn't makes sense in your home country, this can be important during international roaming, for instance when one available carrier offers better rates than another". Looks like someone was listening because Option recently released an update of its GlobeTrotter Connect dasboard software which is now available in v3.0.x.

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VIDEOVIEW: Hands-on with ...

VIDEOVIEW: Hands-on with the Palm Treo Pro Mobile Smartphone
Following our earlier Palm Treo Pro photoview, today we present the videoview of Palm's latest Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional smartphones. Running on Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional and powered by a Qualcomm MSM7201 CPU at 400 MHz, the Treo Pro features quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE and triband UMTS/HSDPA, WiFi b/g, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR and GPS. The inbuilt 256 MB ROM and 128 MB RAM can be expanded with microSDHC memory cards up to 32 GB and while the device lacks a front facing camera for video telephony, it features a 2.0 megapixel main camera on the back.

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BETA: Microsoft plans pla...

BETA: Microsoft plans place-shift solution for Windows Mobile
I have no idea for how long Microsoft is trialing it's "Microsoft Mobile Media" service already, the FAQ talks about "Dogfood 1" and "Dogfood 2" (Microsoft's term for internal Betas), but it looks like Microsoft is finally working on a kind of "place-shift" product as well - quite similar to Orb. Mobile Media is described to "allow you to quickly and easily access your personal content - pictures, music, and videos - on your personal computer from your mobile phone [At the moment, Windows Mobile 5 and 6 Standard and Professional smartphones are supported]. You can also automatically send pictures that you take with your phone to your PC. To use Mobile Media, you'll need to download and install client applications on both your PC and Mobile phone."

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ROYALTY: Microsoft to sti...

ROYALTY: Microsoft to stick with licensing fees for Windows Mobile
Not a surprise at all - since software is Microsoft's business - that, according to Reuters, Microsoft plans to continue charging licensing fees from handset makers for using Windows Mobile and not follow the free offerings of Google (Android) and Nokia (Symbian), Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said on Tuesday. The pressure on Microsoft's high licensing fees has increased over 2008 with Google rolling out free Android technology and Nokia offering to buy out others from Symbian and also make its software royalty-free. According to Analysts, Microsoft charges US$ 8 to US$ 15 per phone.

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SECURITY: Vodafone UK lau...

SECURITY: Vodafone UK launches solution to manage and protect Windows Mobile E-Mail users
As more and more organizations are mobilizing their workforces with sophisticated mobile devices, Vodafone has identified the need for a simple but effective way to manage and protect these mobile workers and their devices. Vodafone Enhanced Services for Windows Mobile E-Mail provides IT managers with a managed service that ensures mobile devices do not become the weak link in enterprise management & security. Today's Window's Mobile devices are extremely sophisticated and capable of supporting a range of mobile applications, but managing this fleet of devices across a dispersed, or even global, workforce can be a challenge.

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INITIATIVE: Industry Gian...

INITIATIVE: Industry Giants unite to deliver Mobile Broadband Future
Today, 16 of the world's best known IT and mobile companies have united behind a GSMA-led initiative to create a new category of always-connected Mobile Broadband devices, delivering a compelling alternative to WiFi. This will give consumers the freedom to get online on the move, while enabling operators to address a US$ 50 billion opportunity in both mature and emerging markets (Pyramid Research). In the first phase of this unprecedented initiative, mobile operators, PC manufacturers and chipset providers are uniting to pre-install Mobile Broadband into a range of notebook PCs that will be ready to switch on and surf straight out of the box in 91 countries across the world.

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COMPETITION: Win a Sony E...

COMPETITION: Win a Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 Windows Mobile Smartphone
So you badly want a Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 Windows Mobile smartphone but you are not living in one of the initial launch-countries? No problem, you can win one of seven Xperia X1 (why seven, not nine?) with Sony Ericsson's "Johnny X ? Spot the References to 9" competition by watching the videos bellow and identifying certain elements within the Johnny X video. As a participant in the competition you have to answer Sony Ericsson's competition question and write what you think is the correct answer. Just as a reminder, the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 is Sony Ericsson's first Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional smartphone which will be released anytime next month to consumers in the UK, Germany and Sweden.

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PHOTOVIEW: Palm Treo Pro ...

PHOTOVIEW: Palm Treo Pro Windows Mobile Professional Smartphone
Palm just recently launched its latest Windows Mobile Professional smartphone, the Palm Treo Pro and thanks to Palm Germany and Vodafone Germany, I got my hands on Palm's Treo 750 follower, which went available across Europe exclusively from Vodafone. Running on Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional and powered by a Qualcomm MSM7201 CPU at 400 MHz, the Treo Pro features quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE and triband UMTS/HSDPA, WiFi b/g, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR and GPS capabilities. The inbuilt 256 MB ROM and 128 MB RAM can be expanded with microSDHC memory cards up to 32 GB and while the device lacks a front facing camera for video telephony, it features a 2.0 megapixel main camera on the back.

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SERVICE: Adobe opens Phot...

SERVICE: Adobe opens Photoshop.com Mobile Beta for Windows Mobile
Back in August we wrote about Adobe's plans to launch Adobe Photoshop.com Mobile with support for Windows Mobile devices and the Beta went online recently. Adobe Photoshop.com Mobile Beta is said to be the easiest way to upload, view and share photos online from your smartphone. Getting started is simple. All you need is a supported Windows Mobile handset and a Photoshop.com membership. Key features are uploading photos from the road to your Photoshop.com account as soon as you take them. Photoshop.com Mobile allows you to store up to 2 GB of photos for free. At a party, in a meeting or on the road you can view your online photos and albums from your phone, wherever you are.

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BROWSER: Microsoft's Inte...

BROWSER: Microsoft's Internet Explorer Mobile 6 aka 6 on 6 is real and shows its face
The next, officially announced, big update for Windows Mobile will be - as Microsoft calls it - "6 on 6", which is Internet Explorer Mobile 6 on Windows Mobile 6.1. The current Internet Explorer Mobile code, as it is used for today's Windows Mobile devices and smartphones, is based on the pretty much outdated Internet Explorer 4.x, which was initially released back in September, 1997! The time of Windows 95 and Windows NT 4, when the World Wide Web was pretty young. So no question, it is time for an update! And while some called 6 on 6 vaporware already, even if Microsoft's Andy Lees confirmed its upcoming release in our earlier interview, you can see bellow that it exists indeed as the the screenshots we recently received proves.

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RUMOR: Sony Ericsson some...

RUMOR: Sony Ericsson somewhat mentions "Xperia 2"
It's quite interesting how proud Sony Ericsson is about its upcoming Xperia X1 Windows Mobile smartphone which is mentioned in every second sentence during this morning's presentation (I cannot remeber Sony Ericsson was so proud about its UIQ platform ever). While it will not support Sony Ericsson's new and yesterday announced PlayNow plus music service (because of the lack OMA 2.0 aka DRM support in Windows Mobile), the Xperia line is definitely in Sony Ericsson's focus. During today's executive sessions, it was briefly mentioned that some X1 followers will follow anytime sooner or later but again Sony Ericsson declined to comment if upcoming Xperia's will run on Windows Mobile or other platforms but the Xperia is definitely Sony Ericsson's smartphone-line and therefore has to run on a kind of smart OS.

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RUMOR: Sony Ericsson some...

RUMOR: Sony Ericsson somewhat mentions "Xperia"
It's quite interesting how proud Sony Ericsson is about its upcoming Xperia X1 Windows Mobile smartphone which is mentioned in every second sentence during this morning's presentation (I cannot remeber Sony Ericsson was so proud about its UIQ platform ever). While it will not support Sony Ericsson's new and yesterday announced PlayNow plus music service (because of the lack OMA 2.0 aka DRM support in Windows Mobile), the Xperia line is definitely in Sony Ericsson's focus. During today's executive sessions, it was briefly mentioned that some X1 followers will follow anytime sooner or later but again Sony Ericsson declined to comment if upcoming Xperia's will run on Windows Mobile or other platforms but the Xperia is definitely Sony Ericsson's smartphone-line and therefore has to run on a kind of smart OS.

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FOLLOW-UP: Sony Ericsson ...

FOLLOW-UP: Sony Ericsson shows and explains the Xperia X1 to Journalists [UPDATE]
If you follow my personal Twitter tweet, you know that I'm currently in Lund, Sweden at Sony Ericsson's HQ where the company hosts a press event today. And hot from the Xperia X1 hands-on session with Magnus Andersson, Senior Product Manager Xperia X1, we got the news, that Spb will release a Spb Shell plug-in for the Xperia X1 panels. For sure, Sony Ericsson wasn't able to comment on how and when Spb Shell for the Xperia X1 will be available but it exists. Also Sony Ericsson confirmed that the Xperia X1 will definitely not have an accelerometer but also confirmed that it will come with 384 MB RAM!

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FOLLOW-UP: Sony Ericsson ...

FOLLOW-UP: Sony Ericsson shows and explains the Xperia X1 to Journalists
If you follow my personal Twitter tweet, you know that I'm currently in Lund, Sweden at Sony Ericsson's HQ where the company hosts a press event today. And hot from the Xperia X1 hands-on session with Magnus Andersson, Senior Product Manager Xperia X1, we got the news, that Spb will release a Spb Shell plug-in for the Xperia X1 panels. For sure, Sony Ericsson wasn't able to comment on how and when Spb Shell for the Xperia X1 will be available but it exists. Also Sony Ericsson confirmed that the Xperia X1 will definitely not have an accelerometer but also confirmed that it will come with 384 MB RAM!

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VIDEOVIEW: Hands-on with ...

VIDEOVIEW: Hands-on with the HTC Touch HD Windows Mobile Smartphone
Following the previous photoview of HTC's upcoming HTC Touch HD, this 24 minutes videoview of HTC's new flagship Windows Mobile Professional smartphone shows you the hardware as well as software developments of the Touch HD. Thanks to O2 Germany, which will exclusively carry the HTC Touch HD in Germany, I got my hands on an early prototype and while the ROM built wasn't anything close to a release candidate, the hardware looked pretty final already. The HTC Touch HD is a real power-horse featuring a Qualcomm CPU at 528 MHz as well as supporting quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE but only dualband UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA up to 7.2 Mbps. Other wireless technologies supported are WiFi b/g, Bluetooth 2.0, GPS/aGPS and an FM radio:

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RUMOR: Is Microsoft's Win...

RUMOR: Is Microsoft's Windows Mobile 7 delayed to late 2009?
Not that Microsoft's Windows Mobile 7 is anything official yet, it's expectable that Microsoft is working on a Windows Mobile 6.x follower which is - most likely - the number 7. However, if today's information turns out to be true, Microsoft might want to skip 7 in favor of 8 already (at least 8 is a lucky number) because - according to Beyond Binary (a CNet News blog) - Microsoft has recently informed some of its partners that it has had to delay Windows Mobile 7. Partners (like ODMs and carriers) who had expected to have a final release in their hands by early next year have been told now that the new Windows Mobile platform won't be ready until the second half of next year, sources told CNET News.

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INTERACTIVITY: T-Mobile a...

INTERACTIVITY: T-Mobile and Opera to introduce Widgets for Windows Mobile
T-Mobile last week announced to work with Opera Software to make its web'n'walk even more intuitive and bringing the user even closer to the World Wide Web. In future, you will be able to access your personal favorite sites more easily and quickly than ever from your mobile phone by simply selecting the corresponding widget, an active icon, from the standard display. The web'n'walk widgets can be quickly and easily set up according to personal preferences for mobile surfing. In order to enable this, T-Mobile is providing a gallery, initially with approximately 40 widgets for popular websites. It will soon be possible for other users and providers to create additional widgets via an open platform.

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PHOTOVIEW: HTC Touch HD W...

PHOTOVIEW: HTC Touch HD Windows Mobile Professional Smartphone
Last week, HTC officially announced the HTC Touch HD, HTC's new flagship smartphone and thanks to O2 Germany, which will exclusively launch the Touch HD in Germany, over the weekend I had some quality time with an early marketing sample. The HTC Touch HD features HTC TouchFLO 3D which runs on Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional and it's powered by a Qualcomm MSM7201a CPU at 528 MHz which is said to support quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE as well as dualband UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA at 900/2100 MHz. Furthermore, WiFi 802.11 b/g, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, GPS/AGPS and an FM radio are on board.

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NETWORK: O2 Germany launc...

NETWORK: O2 Germany launches EDGE and increases HSDPA coverage
Not of general Interest at all, O2 Germany today announced it has launched parts of its EDGE network in Southern Germany. According to O2 Germany's press release, today 700 sites went live and provides EDGE instead of GPRS if a customer is out of UMTS coverage. In the next days, EDGE is planned to go live in other regions as well. Until end of this year, O2 Germany plans to have more than 4500 sites EDGE enabled which basically means that O2 customers can expect a bandwidth increase from today's 53 Kbps (with GPRS) up to 236 Kbps (with EDGE). And since O2's GSM coverage is still better than its UMTS coverage, this is definitely an appreciated service upgrade.

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UPDATE: Street View and W...

UPDATE: Street View and Walking Directions come to Google Maps for Mobile
Not yet available for Windows Mobile smartphones, today Google launched a new version of Google Maps for Mobile with the same street-level imagery as available available on desktop. Furthermore, Google's new Maps for Mobile features walking directions (beta) which I wrote about some weeks ago and which Google recently recently launched on desktop. Last but not least, Google Maps Mobile also features to help you search for and get to businesses and locations. You can now read business reviews, so you'll know if it's actually worth driving across town to that store. Finally, Google hopes we'll notice significant improvements in search speed with this version, as well as better location accuracy in all versions thanks to this week's My Location update.

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CHOICE: HTC unveils a Whi...

CHOICE: HTC unveils a White HTC Touch Diamond Windows Mobile Smartphone
HTC just unveiled a new color for its best-seller - the HTC Touch Diamond. Following the trend for white devices, HTC today announced the launch of a "Snow White" Touch Diamond which will be available later this autumn. Born from the same unique heritage of innovation and a deep desire to blend design with simplicity, the white HTC Touch Diamond is delivering unmistakable style and meticulous craftsmanship. The snow white HTC Touch Diamond will sports the same blending contrasting design elements of metal and unique geometric facets the black Touch Diamond featured already:

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OFFICIAL: HTC unveils the...

OFFICIAL: HTC unveils the HTC Touch 3G and HTC Toich Viva Windows Mobile Professional Smartphones
In addition to the Touch HD, HTC Corporation today also confirmed and introduced the HTC Touch 3G and HTC Touch Viva. Continuing HTC's touch-phone tradition, the Touch 3G and Touch Viva utilize TouchFLO, HTC's finger-touch optimized navigation experience enabling quick, one-touch access to the people, messages and information people want. The HTC Touch 3G and Touch Viva embody HTC's commitment to build a family of touch phones that are powerful and stylish but also offer something to everyone, said Peter Chou, president and CEO, HTC Corporation and added: "Whether you're a professional or a student you can now get an HTC touch phone with a beautiful touch user experience."

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OFFICIAL: HTC announces t...

OFFICIAL: HTC announces the HTC Touch HD Windows Mobile Professional Smartphone
Just recently unveiled, today HTC Corp officially announced the launch of the HTC Touch HD, HTC's latest Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional smartphone, an entertainment focused mobile handset that will transform how people experience multimedia on the move. Integrating a large 3.8" wide-screen VGA display (WVGA), a standard 3.5 mm audio jack and a 5 megapixel camera with autofocus, the HTC Touch HD is the perfect device for multimedia fans. The HTC Touch HD combines high performance capabilities with a stylish, sleek design that has made HTC a global leader in mobile phone design and innovation.

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VIDEOVIEW: Hands-on with ...

VIDEOVIEW: Hands-on with Sony Ericsson's latest Xperia X1 Built
Following Sony Ericsson's announcement from last week to finally launch the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 later this month, thanks to O2 Germany - which confirmed the upcoming launch as well - last weekend I got my hands on an Xperia X1 as well. And while the device was still based on the pre-production hardware, the Windows Mobile ROM built was way newer, actually it was from early September and I was told that, even if not the release candidate, this Beta comes pretty close to what the final software should look. First of all, the ROM is way faster than everything I've seen on an X1 before. Switching between portrait and landscape mode just seems to take milliseconds only and also the panels start much faster than before.

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UNVEILED: Asus Galxy7 Zes...

UNVEILED: Asus Galxy7 Zest Windows Mobile Smartphone shows its face
Not yet the Xda Zest by Asus I wrote about earlier last month, pda.pl received some information about the so far unknown Asus Glaxy7 (Zest) which seems to be an interesting Windows Mobile touchscreen smartphone. According to pda.pl, the Galxy7 features Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional and support quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE/ as well as triband UMTS/HSDPA/HSUAP plus WiFi, Bluetooth and aGPS. The flat 3.5" touchscreen supports WVGA (800x480 pixel) and features Asus' new Glide 1.5 UI. The main autofocus camera supports a resolution up to 5 megapixel. The Galxy 7 is backed up by 4 GB inbuilt flash memory which can be expanded by microSD cards:

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UPGRADE: O2 Germany relea...

UPGRADE: O2 Germany releases free Xda orbit 2 Windows Mobile 6.1 ROM upgrade [UPDATE]
O2 Germany yesterday released the Windows Mobile 6.1 upgrade for its O2 Xda orbit 2, O2 Germany's version of the HTC Touch Cruise. Beside getting all the Windows Mobile 6.1 goodies like Windows Mobile Professional 6.1 AKU 1.2.3, the enhanced SMS thread-style and the enhanced Internet Explorer Mobile, the upgrade also provides an improved stand-by time, improved Microsoft Exchange 2007 support as well as it now includes Microsoft's Remote Desktop client for remote access to Windows PCs and servers. Furthermore, O2 Germany/HTC added Opera Mobile 9.5 8.65 to the ROM upgrade.

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UPGRADE: O2 Germany relea...

UPGRADE: O2 Germany releases free Xda orbit 2 Windows Mobile 6.1 ROM upgrade
O2 Germany yesterday released the Windows Mobile 6.1 upgrade for its O2 Xda orbit 2, O2 Germany's version of the HTC Touch Cruise. Beside getting all the Windows Mobile 6.1 goodies like Windows Mobile Professional 6.1 AKU 1.2.3, the enhanced SMS thread-style and the enhanced Internet Explorer Mobile, the upgrade also provides an improved stand-by time, improved Microsoft Exchange 2007 support as well as it now includes Microsoft's Remote Desktop client for remote access to Windows PCs and servers. Furthermore, O2 Germany/HTC added Opera Mobile 9.5 to the ROM upgrade.

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SERVICE: Google introduce...

SERVICE: Google introduces Mobile Search with My Location for Windows Mobile
Previously, when you went to google.com from your Windows Mobile phone's browser and performed a local search, the results were tailored to the last location you entered. Now, using the Gears Geolocation API, Search with My Location approximates your actual location using the same Cell ID technology used by Google Maps Mobile. So if you want to find sushi nearby, just type "sushi" and Google will return local business listings around you. If you want to know the forecast, type "weather". If you want to search somewhere else, specify a location in the query like "pizza Kansas City".

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AVAILABILITY: Microsoft r...

AVAILABILITY: Microsoft releases Media Center Gadgets for Windows SideShow RC
Following Microsoft's earlier Beta release of SideShow Gadgets for the Windows Vista Media Center, Microsoft has now released Release Candidate build of the Windows Media Center Gadgets for Windows SideShow here which can be used with Windows Mobile devices as well. While it's not yet the final release, this will be posted to the Windows Live Gallery in the near future. SideShow content is created and managed by small software applications called SideShow gadgets which is a Windows Vista feature.

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AVAILABILITY: Vodafone Ge...

AVAILABILITY: Vodafone Germany to sell the Palm Treo Pro from September
By end of September, Vodafone will be the first German telecommunications provider to offer Palm's latest Treo Windows Mobile smartphone, the Palm Treo Pro. The Treo Pro is the Treo 750v's successor and it incorporates a comprehensive range of technical features that give mobile business customers optimum support in their day to day work. Weighing in at 133 grams, the quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE and triband UMTS/HSDPA smartphone has a large color touchscreen with 320x320 pixel resolution. It also has a 2 megapixel camera for photos and videos. The Treo Smartphone works at mobile wireless broadband speeds of up to 3.6 Mbit/s so it's perfect for mobile surfing.

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RELEASE: Velocity Mobile ...

RELEASE: Velocity Mobile announces launch of the Velocity 103 Windows Mobile Smartphone
Velocity Mobile, a nine month collaboration between one of the world's largest notebook computer manufacturers and a team of veteran wireless designers and engineers, yesterday announced the retail availability of its first touchscreen phone, the Velocity 103, a Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional smartphone. Built on the belief that the simplest solution is the best solution, the Velocity Mobile 103 combines an easy-to-use Odyssey Interface, Velocity Over The Air updates (Vota) and a sleek and attractive design, to change the way people think about and use smartphones. The Velocity 103 features a Qualcomm MSM7201 chipset and supports quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE as well as triband UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA, WiFi. The touchscreen supports VGA and in addition, the device features TV/VGA out.

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COOPERATION: HTC partners...

COOPERATION: HTC partners with KDDI to bring HTC Smartphones to Japan
HTC Corporation today announced a partnership with KDDI, one of the Japanese largest telecommunications companies, to sell HTC handsets across Japan from later this year. The two companies, KDDI and Okinawa Cellular Phone, announced that they would be unveiling the first model, the E30HT Windows Mobile smartphone, from September 28th to October 4th at CEATEC, Japan's largest electronics products exhibition. Commercial sales of the E30HT, which is based on the HTC Touch Pro, are slated for spring 2009. The model will support KDDI plans to deliver a broader, more innovative array of 3G products and services to its customers.

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UNVEILED: HTC Touch HD Wi...

UNVEILED: HTC Touch HD Windows Mobile Professional Smartphone shows its face [UPDATE]
MoDaCo and CrackBerry.com received a couple of photos of a new, so far unannounced and widely unknown HTC Windows Mobile smartphones which the tipster calls the "HTC Touch HD". According to the yet rare information, little is known, this Windows Mobile Professional smartphone will feature Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional (meaning it's a touchscreen device), a Qualcomm 7201A CPU at 528 MHz, 512 MB ROM and 256 MB RAM plus additional 32 MB on the processor and a 800 x 480 pixel (WVGA) screen resolution. Furthermore it's confirmed, by the photos, that the HTC Touch HD will support - at least - UMTS (HSDPA and most likely HSUPA support are expected) as well as Bluetooth 2.0+EDR:

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CONFIRMED: Vodafone UK an...

CONFIRMED: Vodafone UK and Germany first to launch the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 [UPDATE]
Following today's official announcement that Sony Ericsson will initially launch its long awaited Xperia X1 Windows Mobile-based smartphone on September 30 in the UK, Germany and Sweden, Vodafone UK and Germany just confirmed that both carriers will launch the Xperia X1 in its home countries (namely the United Kingdom and Germany). While it's yet listed as coming soon only, without any further information when it will be available from the carrier, now we know which mobile operator will carry Sony Ericsson's first Windows Mobile (Professional) smartphone. Not yet known is the carrier which will initially sell the smartphone in Sweden.

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RELEASE: Sprint to launch...

RELEASE: Sprint to launch the HTC Touch Diamond and HTC Touch Pro soon
Combining HTC's captivating 3D touch-screen experience, the broad functionality of Windows Mobile 6.1 and the largest mobile broadband network in the United States, as expected, today Sprint announced it will soon add two devices to its robust portfolio of Windows Mobile devices: the HTC Touch Diamond and the HTC Touch Pro. Sprint will be the first U.S. wireless carrier to offer both devices. HTC Touch Diamond and HTC Touch Pro set a new benchmark for mobile sophistication, introducing TouchFLO 3D, an unparalleled touch experience that puts live television, weather, E-Mail, photos, contacts, music and more at your fingertips.

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UNVEILED: HTC Touch HD Wi...

UNVEILED: HTC Touch HD Windows Mobile Professional Smartphone shows its face
MoDaCo and CrackBerry.com received a couple of photos of a new, so far unannounced and widely unknown HTC Windows Mobile smartphones which the tipster calls the "HTC Touch HD". According to the yet rare information, little is known, this Windows Mobile Professional smartphone will feature Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional (meaning it's a touchscreen device), a Qualcomm 7201A CPU at 528 MHz, 512 MB ROM and 256 MB RAM plus additional 32 MB on the processor and a 800 x 480 pixel (WVGA) screen resolution. Furthermore it's confirmed, by the photos, that the HTC Touch HD will support - at least - UMTS (HSDPA and most likely HSUPA support are expected) as well as Bluetooth 2.0+EDR:

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CONFIRMED: Vodafone UK an...

CONFIRMED: Vodafone UK and Germany first to launch the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1
Following today's official announcement that Sony Ericsson will initially launch its long awaited Xperia X1 Windows Mobile-based smartphone on September 30 in the UK, Germany and Sweden, Vodafone UK and Germany just confirmed that both carriers will launch the Xperia X1 in its home countries (namely the United Kingdom and Germany). While it's yet listed as coming soon only, without any further information when it will be available from the carrier, now we know which mobile operator will carry Sony Ericsson's first Windows Mobile (Professional) smartphone. Not yet known is the carrier which will initially sell the smartphone in Sweden.

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RELEASE: Sony Ericsson pr...

RELEASE: Sony Ericsson prepares for the official Xperia X1 launch on 30 September
Following Sony Ericsson's "Who is Johnny X?" viral marketing campaign we wrote about yesterday, Sony Ericsson today announced that 30 September 2008 is the official launch date for the highly anticipated Xperia X1 Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional smartphone which will initially be available to consumers in the UK, Germany and Sweden. The handset will be available in other markets across Europe, Asia and Latin America throughout Q4-2008 (see bellow for a list of planned countries). The Xperia X1 is the first product under Sony Ericsson's new premium sub-brand Xperia. Designed to meet consumers' needs for a converged entertainment and mobile web communication experience, the Xperia X1 is an extremely stylish handset encased in a real stainless steel body, with a striking arc-slider design, supported by a powerful multimedia ecosystem.

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RELEASE: Sony Ericsson pr...

RELEASE: Sony Ericsson prepares for the Xperia X1 launch with an upcoming Webcast
Following Sony Ericsson's "Who is Johnny X?" viral marketing campaign we wrote about yesterday, Sony Ericsson is also preparing a webcast where the company will give the first, in-depth, demonstration of the Xperia X1 Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional smartphone prior to its global launch, which is expected for October this year. The webcast can be viewed at www.sonyericsson.com/premiere at 1pm GMT+1/BST on the 15th September 2008. This is also your chance to put your questions to a member of the Xperia X1 team.

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CAMPAIGN: Johnny X to fea...

CAMPAIGN: Johnny X to feature Sony Ericsson's new Xperia X1 Windows Mobile Smartphone [UPDATE]
You might wonder who Johnny X is - right? Well, you can find the answer under www.whoisjohnny-x.com. Following Sony Ericsson's good tradition to sponsor James Bond movies, for the launch of Sony Ericsson's first Windows Mobile smartphone, the Xperia X1, the company has created a fictional character (called Johnny X) who is the hero of an alternative reality thriller, using his (hopefully not so buggy) Xperia X1 to survive adventures.

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CAMPAIGN: Johnny X to fea...

CAMPAIGN: Johnny X to feature Sony Ericsson's new Xperia X1 Windows Mobile Smartphone
You might wonder who Johnny X is - right? Well, you can find the answer under www.whoisjohnny-x.com. Following Sony Ericsson's good tradition to sponsor James Bond movies, for the launch of Sony Ericsson's first Windows Mobile smartphone, the Xperia X1, the company has created a fictional character (called Johnny X) who is the hero of an alternative reality thriller, using his (hopefully not so buggy) Xperia X1 to survive advantures.

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UNVEILED: HTC Opal Window...

UNVEILED: HTC Opal Windows Mobile Smartphone sighted
According to smartmobilegadgets blog, HTC is working on a new Windows Mobile Professional smartphone which is expected to be released soon. The HTC Opal, which is most likely a codename only, seems to be HTC's planned low-entry follower of the HTC Touch and like the HTC Touch, also the HTC Opal is a 2.5G Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional smartphone supporting quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE only. UMTS and HSDPA are left, most likely in favor of the price. Nevertheless. WiFi b/g as well as Bluetooth 2.0 are also part of the HTC Opal. Also the HTC Opal is expected to be powered by a TI OMAP 850 CPU at 200 MHz only.

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INTRODUCED: Asus announce...

INTRODUCED: Asus announces the P552w Windows Mobile Touchscreen Smartphone with Glide UI
Unveiled back in July by the GFC, Asus today announced the launch of the new Asus P552w Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional smartphone which features Asus' new Glide UI - an innovative touch-responsive user interface that makes navigating and performing tasks on a mobile phone more intuitive and interactive than ever before. Equipped with a 624 MHz Marvell Tavor processor and a host of market-leading features such as triband GSM/GPRS/EDGE (900/1800/1900 MHz) and singleband UMTS/HSDPA connectivity up to 3.6 Mbps, GPS, WiFi b/g and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, the Asus P552w is a perfect fit for the rising tide of young, tech-savvy professionals who appreciate a good-looking mobile companion that packs a wealth of fun features and yet is no slouch when it comes to work.

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UPDATE: Qik for Windows M...

UPDATE: Qik for Windows Mobile now supports more devices and features better optimizations
Earlier this week, Qik announced a wider and better support for Windows Mobile Professional smartphones. Beside that Qik is now available for a bunch of new Windows Mobile smartphones like the HTC Touch Dual, HTC Touch Diamond, HTC Touch Pro, HTC TyTn II/AT&T Tilt, Qik also announced support for the upcoming Sony Ericsson Xperia X1! Furthermore, Qik released Alpha versions for the HTC Mogul, HTC Vogue (the CDMA version for HTC Touch) and the Samsung Omnia. Other improvements in the this version (0.1.10) includes CPU optimization in stand-by mode and improved frames/second.

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RELEASE: Samsung announce...

RELEASE: Samsung announces European Market availability of the Samsung SGH-i900 Omnia
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. today announced the European wide market availability of the Samsung SGH-i900 Omnia. According to the European Mobile Life Survey, revealed today by Samsung, approximately 70 % of phones used for business do not have full multimedia capabilities, with 40 % of European business users owning two or more mobile phones. Nearly two thirds (58 %) of Europeans consider multimedia functions to be absolutely critical features in their mobile phones, with 1 in 5 business users wishing their business phone had a camera, an MP3 player and a radio for personal use.

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VIDEOVIEW: E-Ten Glofiish...

VIDEOVIEW: E-Ten Glofiish V900 Software & GUI Hands-on
Following last weeks hardware hands-on videoview of the E-Ten Glofiish V900 DVB-T Windows Mobile smartphone, this videoview is about the software and GUI integration of E-Ten's upcoming smartphone which runs on Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional. While the V900 sports a, for today's Windows Mobile phones, typical flat touchscreen it doesn't features pan and drag which means you still need the stylus quite often if you want to navigate through the program menus and functions. And while most Windows Mobile smartphone manufactures try to differentiate from competitors using self-developed Today screen UI's, E-Ten decided to license Spb Mobile Shell 2.0 (see our previous review here) instead, which isn't a bad choice anyway.

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FUTURE: Does Sony wants a...

FUTURE: Does Sony wants a divorce from Ericsson?
In an interview with German newspaper "Welt Online", Howard Stringer, CEO of Sony speaks about the future of Sony but also about a possible future of Sony Ericsson and this future might not be as bright as the past was. When Sony and Ericsson merged as Sony Ericsson, Sony brought its design and media competence into the new venture while Ericsson brought is technical know-how and both together created some exciting phones, except the not so successful Symbian-based UIQ smartphone line. Anyway, it looks like Howard Strigner isn't happy with the current situation of Sony Ericsson and while he hasn't mentioned to either leave the joint venture or to take it over, the interview shows that he's thinking about Sony Ericsson's future:

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ANNOUNCED: HTC unveils th...

ANNOUNCED: HTC unveils the HTC S740 Windows Mobile Standard Smartphone [UPDATE]
HTC today announced the launch of a new Windows Mobile Standard smartphone, the S740 which follows, with its QWERTY slide-out keyboard, the design-concept of the HTC Touch Pro but also features a traditional 12-keys phone-pad. At a size of 116.3 x 43.4 x 16.3 mm and weight of 140 gram, HTC's latest Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard smartphone features quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE as well as dualband (900/2100 MHz) UMTS/HSDPA up to 7.2 Mbps, WiFi b/g, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR and GPS/AGPS. The QVGA non-touchscreen measures 2.4" and the main fixfocus camera supports 3.2 megapixel:

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COUNTERSTATEMENT: No ban ...

COUNTERSTATEMENT: No ban exists on SiRF or SiRF customer products yet - says SiRF
Earlier this week we reported about the dispute between SiRF and Broadcom and SiRF Technology Holdings, Inc. responds tonight to earlier speculations, that its products might be banned from the U.S. According to this information, SiRF and the ITC staff have independently filed appeals with the International Trade Commission (ITC) for review of the ITC Administrative Law Judge's (ALJ) initial ruling that certain SiRF products infringed upon patents held by Global Locate, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Broadcom. In addition, SiRF has taken measures to reassure its customers of multiple alternatives to address this initial ruling to enable SiRF customers to continue shipping their innovative products into the US market.

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OFFICE: DataViz releases ...

OFFICE: DataViz releases Documents To Go for Windows Mobile Pocket PCs
DataViz today announced the availability of its flagship mobile office suite Documents To Go Premium Edition 3.0 for devices running Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.x Professional and 5.0 for Pocket PC Phone Edition. Already available for Windows Mobile Standard, BlackBerry, Symbian and Palm OS, Documents To Go, will now allow users of Windows Mobile Pocket PC devices to view, edit and create Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint files as well as view PDF files on their devices and in their native formats. DataViz has also enhanced the PDF viewer included with their mobile office suite with this release of Documents To Go for Pocket PC.

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SERVICE: Adobe's Photosho...

SERVICE: Adobe's Photoshop.com goes Mobile with support for Windows Mobile
Adobe, the maker of the world's famous Photoshop software just unveiled that its Photoshop.com service goes in a mobile Beta in September and will initially support selected Windows Mobile smartphones. Adobe Photoshop.com Mobile will allow you to upload, view, and share your photos online from your phone. All you need is a supported Windows Mobile phone and your Photoshop.com account ID. Have Photoshop.com Mobile upload photos from your phone to your Photoshop.com account as soon as you take them. You can store up to 5 GB of photos there free. (Photoshop.com Plus members even get 20 GB of free storage).

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VIDEOVIEW: E-Ten Glofiish...

VIDEOVIEW: E-Ten Glofiish V900 Hardware Hands-on
Following the earlier photoview of E-Ten's upcoming Glofiish V900 Windows Mobile Professional 6.1 smartphone, this videoview shows some of the hardware highlights in detail. As mentioned, the V900 is a quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE and triband UMTS/HSDPA smartphone and it will be the first 3G Windows Mobile smartphone featuring Europe's widely used free to air digital DVB-T TV service. Following the latest developments, the V900 also features a (VGA) flat panel which makes it easier and nicer to use with thumbs and therefore, the device lacks the Windows Mobile typical Start and OK buttons. The autofocus camera on the backside features a 3 megapixel CMOS chip and quite nice is the fact that the device uses a standard 2.5 mm headset plug instead of propriety headset plugs:

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INFRINGEMENT: Is this the...

INFRINGEMENT: Is this the end for SiRF-based PNDs, PDAs and Mobile Phones in the U.S.?
While many GPS-enabled mobile phones and Windows Mobile phones uses Qualcomm's gpsOne technology for embedded GPS, not all mobile devices either use Qualcomm chipsets or Qualcomm's GPS enhancement. And therefore, Broadcom's latest victory might prevent a release of SiRF-enabled in the U.S. As Broadcom announced yesterday, an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) has recommended that the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) bar from importation into the U.S. infringing chips of SiRF Technology Holdings, and all downstream products that incorporate those chips. The affected products include personal navigation devices (PND), GPS modules and receivers, personal digital assistants (PDA), and cellular telephones.

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ANNOUNCED: HTC unveils th...

ANNOUNCED: HTC unveils the HTC S740 Windows Mobile Standard Smartphone
HTC today announced the launch of a new Windows Mobile Standard smartphone, the S740 which follows, with its QWERTY slide-out keyboard, the design-concept of the HTC Touch Pro but also features a traditional 12-keys phone-pad. At a size of 116.3 x 43.4 x 16.3 mm and weight of 140 gram, HTC's latest Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard smartphone features quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE as well as dualband (900/2100 MHz) UMTS/HSDPA up to 7.2 Mbps, WiFi b/g, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR and GPS/AGPS. The QVGA non-touchscreen measures 2.4" and the main fixfocus camera supports 3.2 megapixel:

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PHOTOVIEW: E-Ten Glofiish...

PHOTOVIEW: E-Ten Glofiish V900 DVB-T Windows Mobile Smartphone
Unveiled during the Mobile World Congress back in February, the E-Ten Glofiish V900 is yet one of the few Windows Mobile smartphones which features the, mostly in Europe, supported DVB-T digital TV standard. It's powered by Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional and supports quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE as well as triband UMTS/HSDPA, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, WiFi b/g, an inbuilt SiRF Star III GPS receiver, and an FM radio - in addition to the support of DVB-T. The V900 is backed-up by 128 MB RAM and 256 MB ROM which can be expanded via microSD cards. The 2.8" touchscreen supports the DVB-T typical VGA resolution and the main autofocus camera with photo light supports 3 megapixel while the front facing 0.3 megapixel ix used for UMTS video telephony:

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AVAILABILITY: E-Ten to re...

AVAILABILITY: E-Ten to release the Glofiish X610 and V900 Smartphones soon
Unveiled back in February and confirmed again in June, E-Ten today let us know that they will soon launch the Glofiish V900, the first Windows Mobile DVB-T 3G smartphone and the Glofiish X610, a 2.5G entry Windows Mobile smartphone. The Glofiish X610 is an upgraded version of E-Ten's X600 featuring E-Ten's Today screen plug-in, based on Spb Mobile Shell V2.1 as well as the ID is a little different from Glofiish X600 by using a flat touchscreen (which is quite common for today's Windows Mobile Professional smartphone). Powered by Windows Mobile 6.1, the X610 features a Samsung SC3 2442 CPU at 400 MHz, 128 MB Flash ROM and 64 MB SDRAM (expandable via microSD memory cards).

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OFFICIAL: Palm announces ...

OFFICIAL: Palm announces the Palm Treo Pro Windows Mobile Smartphone
Unveiled earlier as the Palm Treo 850w and even somewhat confirmed by Palm last week already, today Palm officially announced its latest Windows Mobile smartphone, the Palm Treo Pro. With its streamlined design and Palm shortcuts layered on Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, the Treo Pro is a combination of sleek simplicity and robust productivity by featuring quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE and triband UMTS/HSDPA, WiFi b/g, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR and GPS capabilities. The Palm Treo Pro has 256 MB ROM and 128 MB RAM which can be expanded with microSDHC memory cards, up to 32 GB. While the device lacks a front facing camera for video telephony, it features a 2.0 megapixel main camera on the back.

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PERSPECTIVE: HTC plans to...

PERSPECTIVE: HTC plans to play a big number in the Smartphone market
When HTC started back in the 90's of the last century, it started as an ODM for companies like Compaq (today HP) and for instance manufactured Compaq's best-seller Pocket PC, the iPAQ. However, as time went bye, the classic Pocket PC PDA segment more or less fade-out and today it's all about smartphones. When HTC announced its "Global Branding Strategy" early last year, HTC made clear that it wasn't re-launched as an ODM brand again: "In the future, HTC will provide consumers with consistent global marketing services under the 'HTC' brand name. This comprehensive global marketing strategy will build up real, long-term brand value for HTC and will boost the company's overall competitiveness".

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APPROVAL: GCF certifies H...

APPROVAL: GCF certifies HTC Touch Pro and indicates an Xda Serra launch
Not that the HTC Touch Pro is anything new or unknown anymore. Far from it since HTC as well as T-Mobile and O2 Germany have announced its HTC Raphael versions already. Nevertheless, all the different HTC Raphael versions just received the GCF (Global Certification Forum) approvals but the GCF also unveiled that there are two O2 versions planned: The already known Xda diamond pro from O2 Germany and the Xda Serra (most likely from O2 UK and Ireland).

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UNVEILED: Palm Treo Pro W...

UNVEILED: Palm Treo Pro Windows Mobile Smartphone shortly showed its face
Not that the Palm Treo Pro is officially announced yet but somehow, a Flash video demonstration briefly appeared on Palm's very own website (it has since been removed). Nevertheless, some screenshots stay and from what it looks, it might be the earlier leaked and so far as Palm Treo 850w aka "Palm Drucker" Windows Mobile Professional smartphone which features Palm's typical QWERTY thumb-keyboard. While the recently launched Palm Treo 800w is working in CDMA networks only, it's expected that the Palm Treo 850w (or Palm Treo Pro as we've learned now) is Palm's Treo 750 follower and therefore works with GSM and UMTS.

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AWARD: EISA names HTC Tou...

AWARD: EISA names HTC Touch Diamond European Smartphone 2008-2009
The smartphone with the most coverage 08/09 might be the Apple iPhone 3G but European smartphone of the year is a different one, it's the HTC Touch Diamond, HTC Corporation's flagship handset has been named "European Smart Phone 2008-2009" by the members of EISA, the European Imaging and Sound Association. EISA is a unique association made up of some the most influential lifestyle and gadget publications across Europe; consisting of 49 member magazines spanning 18 European countries. The HTC Touch Diamond was elevated above the competition thanks to its combination of innovative design and impressive functionality, applauded by EISA members.

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UPDATE: Tiny Twitter for ...

UPDATE: Tiny Twitter for Windows Mobile now with more Features and Functionalities
In my humble opinion, there are not too many good and useable Twitter clients available for Windows Mobile smartphones but the best one - Tiny Twitter - just got an update which adds some interesting features like TwitPic-support as well as the possibility to post your location to Windows Live Maps. Furthermore it now features a pop-up info screen, similar to the Windows Mobile SMS and E-Mail pop-up, info which notifies you about new and unread tweets, replies and direct messages:

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ON-TIME: HTC (again) conf...

ON-TIME: HTC (again) confirms first Android Smartphone for Q4-2008
HTC just send out a press information where the Taiwanese smartphone manufacture confirmed that it's still on plan and and in time for its first Google Android smartphone launch. HTC replied to a report from Trip Chowdhry of Global Equities Research who recently said that HTC is "having structural problems to incorporate Google's demanded feature set" and HTC is "demanding a guaranteed minimum revenue surety from Google", from which Chowdhry concludes that "Probably HTC does not think there will be enough demand for GPhone".

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SERVICE: Fring launches f...

SERVICE: Fring launches fringOlympics fringAdd-on Olympics News-Channel for Smartphones
If you are already in the pre-Olympic fever and you want to get more news beside the official channels, you might want to check out fring's fringOlympics fringAdd-on. fring's dedicated on-site fringsters are ready to bring the highlights and low down from the Olympics field and village, during day and night. fringsters can receive real time text and images updates via fring from fring very own fringentators (commentators, correspondents, play-by-players, unruly news distributors, etc) from the Olympics. The Olympic fringsters are equipped with the latest version of fring to bring you the hottest news as it happens, real-time updates and behind the scenes gossip from Beijing direct to your mobile.

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CHANGE: HTC opens ROM-Upd...

CHANGE: HTC opens ROM-Updates to everybody - no more e-Club account required
HTC today announced that something great has happened for you since HTC is no longer holding its ROM updates behind an e-Club registration wall. As of Thursday, just like on HTC's US site, you will be able to visit the support section for any of HTC's unlocked Windows Mobile smartphone and UMPC models and see a link to downloads, including ROMs. For sure, these ROMs can be used with original HTC devices only and will not work with carrier branded versions (out of the box) but many of us has experienced the frustration of not being able to register a phone properly on the HTC e-Club, and therefore have been denied a ROM update. Actually HTC listened to all our complaints and opened the download to everybody.

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UPDATE: Samsung releases ...

UPDATE: Samsung releases the first ROM Update for the Samsung SGH-i900 Omnia
Samsung Singapore just made its first ROM update for the SGH-i900 Omnia Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional smartphone available which can now be downloaded from the web. This self-service ROM update (no more service center returns) should include new functionalities like new widgets for Samsung's custom Today screen and a brand-new Hanyu Pinyin text input method for typing in Chinese characters as well as several bug fixes. Other changes and enhancements are unknown yet because Samsung doesn't published a detailed change-log.

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REFRESH: Samsung Singapor...

REFRESH: Samsung Singapore to release the SGH-i900 Omnia in iPhone White
While the Samsung SGH-i900 Omnia was initially released in "modern black" (chrome front with black battery cover), Singaporean can soon select between black and white. As CNet Asia's Crave blog reported on Monday, Samsung Singapore will introduce a white version (with a slightly different structure) this weekend. Looks like Samsung is continuing re-releasing current devices with new colors, like before with AT&T's BlackJack II refresh. Furthermore, CNet Asia reports that Samsung Singapore will also release a ROM upgrade in Singapore later this month, which includes new widgets for the custom Home screen and a brand-new Hanyu Pinyin text input method for typing in Chinese characters.

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RUMOR: Motorola to launch...

RUMOR: Motorola to launch a Windows Mobile Standard Smartphone code-named Alexander
Not too much is known yet about Motorola's latest Windows Mobile project but The Boy Genius Report received information about an upcoming Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard (non-touchscreen) device which might follows the Motorola Moto Q. Code-named "Alexander", at least the screen indicates that it is a Standard smartphone, the smartphone features a slide-out QWERTY thumb-keyboard, a massive 5 - 8 megapixel camera, NVIDIA chip the handle 3D graphics and a aGPS receiver. However, no word yet about the used/supported WWAN technology or frequencies:

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UNCONFIRMED: Sprint and V...

UNCONFIRMED: Sprint and Verizon to launch the HTC Touch Pro as HTC Herman and HTC Raphael
In addition to the HTC Touch Diamond information for Sprint and Verizon, phoneArena.com also received information about an upcoming North American HTC Touch Pro launch. According to these information, both, Sprint and Verizon, will release a CDMA version of HTC's upcoming HTC Touch Pro and like the GSM/UMTS version, the North American versions will also feature the 5-rows slide-out keyboard which Sprint's internal code-name is "HTC Herman" while Verizon calls it "HTC Raphael". This speaks for the fact that Sprint's Touch Pro will have the same design as the upcoming T-Mobile MDA Vario IV while Verizon's version will most likely look like the original HTC Touch Pro.

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UNCONFIRMED: Sprint and V...

UNCONFIRMED: Sprint and Verizon to launch the HTC Touch Diamond as HTC Victor and HTC Diamond
Following yesterday's posting about the expected release of the HTC Touch Diamond Windows Mobile Professional smartphone at Sprint, phoneArena.com received further information for both American CDMA carriers: Sprint and Verizon. According to internal information, the HTC Touch Diamond will be called HTC Victor at Sprint and HTC Diamond at Verizon. And while Sprint's HTC Victor runs on the original HTC Touch Diamond Qualcomm 7501A chipset at 528 MHz, Verizon's HTC Diamond only runs on a Qualcomm 7500 chipset at 400 MHz. Other differences are the memory: While the Sprint's Victor is expected to feature 256 MB ROM, 256 MB RAM and the well known 4 GB internal flash memory, Verizon's Diamond is expected to feature 256 MB of ROM but 128 MB of RAM only and also the 4 GB flash memory is left in favor of microSD card support.

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RUGGEDIZED: Opticon relea...

RUGGEDIZED: Opticon releases two new AT&T certified Windows Mobile Professional Smartphones
The Opticon Mobility Group announced today that their H16 Windows Mobile 6.0 Professional smartphone was just certified by AT&T and they are currently seeking certification of their H19 Windows Mobile 5 Professional smartphone, for a September release. The smartphones are compatible with AT&T's GSM and GPRS networks. Certified AT&T and Opticon solution partners include Telenav, Corrigo, Salesforce.com, and Sybase iAnywhere. Opticon smartphones offer superior scanning abilities with a competitive price point, making them stand out over any other product. The H19 was recently recognized by AT&T as the Best New Network Compatible Device at the CTIA Wireless Tradeshow.

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UNCONFIRMED: Sprint to la...

UNCONFIRMED: Sprint to launch the HTC Touch Diamond during August
While neither Sprint nor HTC made any official announcements yet, Taiwanese' "The China Post" unveiled in its Saturday issue, that "the company [HTC] begin selling the handset [HTC Touch Diamond] through Sprint Nextel Corp. in August". This would make perfect sense since the EVDO Touch Diamond is on sale in Canada already and photos of a Sprint branded HTC Touch Diamond was spotted earlier already. If Sprint is going to release the HTC Touch Diamond in the U.S., it's most likely that Sprint's version shares the feature-set of Telus Mobility's HTC Touch Diamond including Windows Mobile 6.1, EVDO Rev. A high-speed Internet and TouchFLO 3D:

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STANDARD: W3C announces M...

STANDARD: W3C announces Mobile Web Best Practices 1.0 for a better Mobile Web
W3C today announced new standards that will make it easier for people to browse the Web on mobile devices. Sure, in the past we already had, more or less successful mobile browsing standards like WAP (which used WML, a kind of xHTML dialect) or i-mode (which used cHTML) but with the W3C's Mobile Web Best Practices 1.0, published as a W3C Recommendation, the experience of many mobile Web stakeholders is condensed into practical advice on creating mobile-friendly content which still follow the W3C standards contrary to any propriety standards.

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SERVICE: Task2Gather.com ...

SERVICE: Task2Gather.com allows you to manage and share your Tasks online
VITO Technology has just released Task2Gather - a brand-new and free service for online task management. Task2Gather is one place for all your tasks and projects, doesn't matter if family, social, business or private related and it lets you put your tasks online as well as allowing to invite family members, colleagues or clients to participate and achieve common goals. The main goal for developing Task2Gather were simplicity, high performance, sharing, flexibility and mobility. As a result there has been developed a completely unique service applicable for successful collaboration practically in any sphere of life.

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SERVICE: German ADAC laun...

SERVICE: German ADAC launches GPS-based Traffic Jam reporting for Windows Mobile Smartphones
Also a kind of user generated content: The ADAC (Germanys biggest Automobile Association, similar to the AA in the U.K. or AAA in the USA) has a program where members can report traffic jams to the ADAC. So far, participating members had to report traffic jams via phone but now, the ADAC offers a Windows Mobile client where participating traffic jam reporters can press a button as soon as they reached a traffic jam and pressing the button again as soon as they left them. The ADAC will calculate the length and expected delay afterwards. This application works with all GPS-equipped Windows Mobile smartphones and data are transmitted via GPRS/UMTS.

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PLATFORMS: Microsoft Dang...

PLATFORMS: Microsoft Danger launches a new T-Mobile Sidekick
Not that Danger's new Sidekick, which is available since yesterday from T-Mobile USA, is running Windows Mobile yet, it's nevertheless an interesting development because Microsoft took-over Danger back in February. Therefore it's interesting to see how Microsoft deals with different platforms and user interfaces for mobile devices. As a matter of fact, Microsoft now has three mobile device platforms: Windows Mobile (which is even divided into phone and non-phone as well as touch- and non-touchscreen platforms), Zune and now the Sidekick which wants to introduce (another) innovative software, services and hardware customization that improve an already celebrated mobile experience.

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MAPPING: Google releases ...

MAPPING: Google releases Google Maps Mobile 2.2 with Transit Directions
A few weeks ago the Google Mobile team released Google Maps Mobile with Transit directions for BlackBerry and Java-based handsets. But now, with the release of Google Maps Mobile v2.2, Google also released Transit directions for Windows Mobile (Professional and Smartphone 5.0 or later) or Symbian S60 (3rd edition or later) smartphones as well as added other improvements to its latest Google Maps Mobile client. Transit directions on works by brining up Directions from the main menu and you'll see a second tab labeled called "Transit" or "Public Transport", where you can request a route using only public transportation. You'll receive a number of alternatives that take you (car-free) to your destination.

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SHARING: JGUI releases GP...

SHARING: JGUI releases GPS.Friend for Windows Mobile to get your friend's
JGUI's recently released GPS.Friend allows you to find your friends, child or whoever as long as your friend is also carrying a GPS-enabled Windows Mobile smartphone, running GPS.Friend. GPS.Friend allows you to get your current GPS location and asks someone's phone for his/her location as well, to match both locations. If that someone has Windows Mobile phone with GPS.Friend installed too and and the GPS receiver is working, the phone will reply with the location and GPS.Friend is able to displays the location on a map, even with calculated distance. This reply is always made under the phone's owner permission but the owner can also allow to reply automatically without any further notice.

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CONFIRMATION: FCC approve...

CONFIRMATION: FCC approves North American HTC Touch Diamond with UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA
While neither today's available HTC Touch Diamond nor the upcoming HTC Touch Pro support North American UMTS/HSDPA frequencies, the HTC Touch Diamond got at least a 2G ROM update which enabled the missing fourth GSM-band while the HTC Touch Pro will be quadband out-of-the-box. However, if EDGE isn't fast enough for you, the FCC just unveiled that it approved a North American version of the HTC Touch Diamond, supporting UMTS, HSDPA and even HSUPA at 850 and 1900 MHz. For new and upcoming customers, it's definitely good news but please keep in mind that today's available HTC Touch Diamonds will not get a tri- or even quadband 3G upgrade to make them working in the U.S. or Canada.

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VIDEOVIEW: HTC Touch Pro ...

VIDEOVIEW: HTC Touch Pro Software and GUI Hands-on
Following yesterday's hardware hands-on videoview of the HTC Touch Pro smartphone, this 10 min. videoview is about the software and GUI features of HTC's upcoming Windows Mobile smartphone. While the HTC Touch Diamond and HTC Touch Pro share the same platform, HTC had to change and enhance some Touch Diamond features because, contrary to the limited support at the Touch Diamond, the HTC Touch Pro is also designed to be used in landscape - with all applications. And while the accelerometer is still not used to automatically switch between the portrait and the landscape mode (but GSEN also works with the Touch Pro), the device switches between both modes as soon as the keyboard is opened or closed:

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UPDATE: Opera releases mi...

UPDATE: Opera releases minor update of Opera Mobile 9.5 Beta 1 for Windows Mobile
Opera Software has just announced the availability of a minor update of its recently released Opera Mobile 9.5 Beta 1. According to the Opera Blog, this bugfix solves a bug that turned off the notification sounds. The notification bugfix was relatively trivial and had a low risk. While Opera is aware of the other bugs and issues, these aren't addressed in this update. Furthermore Opera Mobile posted a statement to an available workaround to fix the "Out of Memory" problems on some devices as suggested by WMExperts.com. It's possible to change the location of the folder where Opera stores the cache files which gives more memory to run Opera Mobile.

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VIDEOVIEW: HTC Touch Pro ...

VIDEOVIEW: HTC Touch Pro Hardware Hands-on
Not yet released but soon available, this videoview shows you the hardware highlights of the upcoming HTC Touch Pro Windows Mobile Professional smartphone, previously known as HTC Raphael. The HTC Touch Pro is the perfect extension to HTC's earlier released HTC Touch Diamond and basically, both devices features the same specifications except that the Touch Pro will have a slide-out keyboard but lacks the 4 GB inbuilt flash memory. However, both devices run on Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, and the HTC Touch Pro also supports quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE but also dualband UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA (900/2100 MHz) up to 7.2 Mbps for HSDPA and 2 Mbps for HSUPA. Other features include Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, WiFi b/g, an inbuilt GPS receiver as well as an FM radio.

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SERVICE: Samsung and GyPS...

SERVICE: Samsung and GyPSii sign agreement for Location-Based and Social Networking Services
GeoSentric Oyj's, GeoSolutions BV Business Unit (GyPSii), today announced it has entered into a multi-year worldwide agreement with Samsung Electronics Co., LTD. Under the terms of the agreement, GyPSii will provide technology, products, worldwide data center infrastructure, and GyPSii branding rights to Samsung, on a worldwide non-exclusive basis for a range of Samsung products. GyPSii's leading mobility digital lifestyle application will be initially be bundled on Samsung's SGH-i900 Omnia and SGH-i780 Windows Mobile Professional smartphones as an embedded application. Samsung's customers will be able to take full advantage of the location-based social networking digital lifestyle features of the GyPSii suite and create and share user generated content (UGC) with GyPSii's global user community and other interoperable social networks such as Facebook.

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AVAILABLE: TomTom release...

AVAILABLE: TomTom releases TomTom 7.20 Maps for the O2 Xda diamond
O2 Germany was far ahead of TomTom, when it launched its O2 Xda diamond last month which contains TomTom Navigator 7, a so far not officially announced TomTom version for Windows Mobile Professional devices. And while O2 gave one free city download with its TomTom Navigator 7, it was impossible to purchase any further maps from TomTom. The only way to expand the maps was a workaround. Now, TomTom finally released maps which are compatible to O2's used TomTom Navigator 7 and at the moment, TomTom offers two kind of map packs: TomTom Map of Western Europe v7.20 and TomTom Map of Eastern Europe v7.20

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REVIEW: Samsung SGH-i900 ...

REVIEW: Samsung SGH-i900 Omnia Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional Smartphone
The Samsung SGH-i900 Omnia is Samsung's latest Windows Mobile smartphone, featuring a touchscreen. For a Samsung Windows Mobile smartphone, the Omnia is quite unique because so far, Samsung was pretty focused on keyboard-centric Windows Mobile smartphones like the BlackJack/SGH-i600 or SGH-i780 which featured full QWERTY thumb-keyboards; while the i900 Omnia follows the trend to touchscreen centric smartphones. The i900 Omnia runs on Microsoft's Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional platform and features quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE but only singelband UMTS at 2100 MHz and HSDPA (up to 7.2 Mbps) while HSUPA isn't supported. Furthermore, the SGH-i900 features Bluetooth 2.0+EDR including support of A2DP as well as WiFi b/g, inbuilt GPS and FM radio with RDS support.

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VIDEOVIEW: Software Hands...

VIDEOVIEW: Software Hands-on with the final Samsung SGH-i900 Omnia Open Market ROM
Following the earlier Samsung SGH-i900 Omnia GUI and Software Hands-on videoview I've just received the final open market ROM for the Samsung SGH-i900 Omnia which is the software build, Samsung will use for its unbranded and SIM-free i900 Omnia. Unlike the previous hands-on, which was made with a SGH-i900 prototype running a Beta software, this videoview now shows you how the final software will look and work. As you can see, Samsung made further improvements to make the software even snappier and also adds/changes a couple of features. Also notable now is the increased stand-by time. Was the stand-by, with the Beta, something around 6 hours only, I haven't managed to get the battery to less then 50 % now, using it a full working day.

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UNVEILED: Asus works on t...

UNVEILED: Asus works on the GM5 aka the O2 Xda Zest Windows Mobile Smartphone
And another device Asus currently works on but this time it seems to be an OEMproduct-most likely for O2. The GCF (Global Certification Forum) just approved the Asus GM5, codenamed "Christal" which seems to be developed for O2 as the "Xda Zest". As always, the GCF doesn't gives any indication what kind of device the device might be but since it is called "Xda Zest", it's most likely that it is a new Windows Mobile smartphone. So far, it's only confirmed that the device supports triband GSM (900/1800/1900 MHz) as well as singleband UMTS (2100 MHz), UMTS video telephony and browsing capabilities:

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FIX: HTC releases officia...

FIX: HTC releases official 850 MHz ROM update for the HTC Touch Diamond
Following an unofficial ROM patch which appeared last week, HTC has now released a ROM update in Hong Kong which officially adds GSM 850 MHz to the HTC Touch Diamond making it a quadband GSM smartphone know which can be used virtually anywhere in the GSM world. In addition to adding GSM 850 MHz support, ROM v1.93.831.1 WWE also fixes some bugs HTC Touch Diamond users have seen already, like a no signal issue, no action while touching navigator control in camera mode as well as SMS sound alert notification delay issue. Furthermore it's said to increase the overall device performance including improved audio quality after audio booster is enabled, improved TouchFLO 3D tab switching and movement speed or improved home page loading speed.

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UNVEILED: Asus to launch ...

UNVEILED: Asus to launch another 3G Windows Mobile Smartphone called P522
The GFC (Global Certification Forum) just unveiled another Asus - most likely - Windows Mobile smartphone which will be available in two flavors: as the Asus P552 and as the Asus P552w. Most likely a Windows Mobile smartphone since so far, all Asus P-Series smartphones were based on Windows Mobile Professional (touchscreen). Othen then that, not too much is known except that the GCF confirmed that it will be a triband GSM (900/1800/1900) MHz and singleband UMTS (2100 MHz) mobile phone supporting MMS and browsing. The supported frequencies speaks for a launch in Europe and Asia only:

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RUMOR: Zune Phone (finall...

RUMOR: Zune Phone (finally?) in the works at Microsoft?
No, this is neither confirmed nor have I heard anything but this rumor is constantly popping-up, here and there. Nevertheless, jkOnTheRun has received a - as James Kendrick said - "totally unconfirmed information from a reader" (who wishes to remain anonymous) that Microsoft is indeed working on a Zune phone. jkOnTheRun's source got information about a meeting this week in Redmond that was planning a Zune phone to compete with Apple's iPhone. Furthermore, the source got information that Microsoft's Zune phone will be based on a special version of Microsoft's next Windows Mobile version which is so far known as "Windows Mobile 7" and the key functionality of the phone is expected to be centered around Windows Live (Mobile) Services.

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THOUGHT: The HTML Standar...

THOUGHT: The HTML Standard definitely needs a GPS:// Tag
The time where GPS was used by inbuilt car navigation and some outdoor sporties only is long time gone, today every high-end smartphone includes a GPS receiver, slowly moving into mid-range mobile phones as well. And many smartphones either come with a navigation software preloaded or, if nothing is available, in most cases a version of Google Maps Mobile is available. Nevertheless, all the GPS use is pretty much a one-way communication where a mobile phone receives the GPS data of the current position, process it and shows it on a map. But users cannot share this location in an easy and convenient Web 2.0-styled, way.

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UTILITY: Change HTC's Tou...

UTILITY: Change HTC's Touch Diamond TouchFLO 3D Themes with Diamond TF3D Config
I wrote about Diamond TF3D Config for HTC's Touch Diamond two weeks ago already but now it received a major update to its previous functions of letting you rearrange the TouchFLO 3D tabs and this problem resolves another problem I mentioned before also - getting back the original black HTC TouchFLO 3D to OEM devices. Version 0.6.5 allows you to change the theme of TouchFLO 3D as well as it now supports new theme files which also includes Windows Mobile themes. Preinstalled are the themes from HTC, O2, Orange and Vodafone. Further themes, original and modified, are available for download:

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TIP: Use NewsGator Mobile...

TIP: Use NewsGator Mobile iPhone Web interface with Opera Mobile 9.5
Not sure how many of you are using NewsGator as well but I'm a big fan of NewsGator since I bought NewsGator Inbox for Outlook back in 2004. The real benefit for me was all the time that NewsGator synchronizes the subscribed RSS feeds across all its supported platforms and clients. While initially not free, NewsGator now offers all its RSS readers for individuals for free which includes NewsGator Inbox for Microsoft Office Outlook, NetNewsWire for Mac but also NewsGator Go for Windows Mobile Professional and Standard smartphones as well as NetNewsWire for the iPhone. The base for the synchronization between all these clients is NewsGator Online which is also a great web-based feed reader on its own.

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Service: Google adds pede...

Service: Google adds pedestrian mode to Google Maps - no new mobile client available yet
Google Maps' "Get Directions" service just got another feature, available as a Beta (what else) only, which is called "Walking". Until now, Google always calculated and suggested a route for car use but with the walking feature, Google now adds the option to get directions, optimized for pedestrian. When I was in Paris last week, I used my Windows Mobile smartphone to get a calculation from Place de l'Alma to the Rue Lauriston and Google Maps Mobile suggested a 2.3 Km long way which even crossed the Place de l'Etoile instead of using a more direct, only 1.3 Km long way, which is also not the best but definitely better to walk then the suggested car direction:

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UTILITY: Microsoft releas...

UTILITY: Microsoft releases another Windows Live Client for Windows Mobile smartphones
While Windows Live and Windows Live Messenger are preinstalled on most Windows Mobile smartphones, not all carriers have preinstalled it - unfortunately. However, if Windows Live is one of the services you use, Microsoft has just released the a new Windows Live client for your Windows Mobile smartphone which is now available for Windows Mobile Standard and Professional devices. If you have Windows Live already installed on your device, you will need to uninstall it first. To do that, go to Settings->Remove Programs, select Windows Live entry from the list (if any) and click Remove.

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EVOLUTION: Vodafone Germa...

EVOLUTION: Vodafone Germany speeds up HSDPA and HSUPA
Vodafone Germany today announced that it has launched HSDPA at 14.4 Mbps and HSUPA at 5.8 Mbps in the city of W

REFRESH: AT&T launches tw...

REFRESH: AT&T launches two new Samsung BlackJack II colors
Following AT&T's and Samsung's last year's launch of the BlackJack II in black and red wine, AT&T just added two more colors to its line of BlackJack Windows Mobile smartphones: Romantic Pink and Ocean Blue. Both color schemes features a white front with white keyboards but on the backside, they are either pink or blue with decorative designs. Technical features like Windows Mobile 6 Standard (even if it's announced that the BlackJack II will get a Windows Mobile 6.1 upgrade), quadband GSM/EDGE/GPRS, triband 3G UMTS/HSDPA at 850/1900/2100 MHz as well as Bluetooth 2.0+EDR and the inbuilt GPS receiver and 2.0 megapixel camera stays unchanged.

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APPROVAL: Samsung's i900/...

APPROVAL: Samsung's i900/i900V and i908 receives GCF certification [UPDATE]
We already know who the Samsung SGH-i900 and SGH-i900V are (both are also known as the Samsung Omnia) but so far we haven't received any confirmation what the SGH-i908 is about. Nevertheless, all three mobile phones (the two i900's are confirmed Windows Mobile Professional smartphones) just received the GCF (Global Certification Forum) approval which means they are network and GSM/3GPP standard compliant which again leads us to the speculation that the SGH-i908 is indeed the North American version of the Samsung Omnia. According to the GCF, all three handsets support quadband GSM, UTRA FDDI (UMTS at 2100 MHz), MMS and CS (Circuit Switched) 3GPP/VT (Video Telephony). However, there is no indication which UMTS bands are supported:

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APPROVAL: Samsung's i900/...

APPROVAL: Samsung's i900/i900V and i908 receives GCF certification
We already know who the Samsung SGH-i900 and SGH-i900V are (both are also known as the Samsung Omnia) but so far we haven't received any confirmation what the SGH-i908 is about. Nevertheless, all three mobile phones (the two i900's are confirmed Windows Mobile Professional smartphones) just received the GCF (Global Certification Forum) approval which means they are network and GSM/3GPP standard compliant which again leads us to the speculation that the SGH-i908 is indeed the North American version of the Samsung Omnia. According to the GCF, all three handsets support quadband GSM, UTRA FDDI (UMTS), MMS and CS (Circuit Switched) 3GPP/VT (Video Telephony). However, there is no indication which UMTS bands are supported:

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SERVICE: Qik opens Beta t...

SERVICE: Qik opens Beta to the public - more Smartphones to be supported soon
Qik, Inc., which offers mobile and interactive live video streaming services, today announced it has opened its so far partly closed Beta program. Now anyone with a compatible Symbian or Windows Mobile smartphone can go to www.Qik.com, download the Qik service and start live streaming immediately. It's that simple. Qik enables anyone with a supported camera phone to stream live video from their phones, anywhere in the world, to the Web. Qik also announced several new product features, including integration with Facebook as well as upcoming support for more Windows Mobile smartphones which will also include Professional devices.

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UPDATE: Sprint releases W...

UPDATE: Sprint releases Windows Mobile 6.1 and Wireless updates for HTC Smartphones
Sprint today announced two ROM updates/upgrades for its current line of Windows Mobile smartphones which includes key enhancements, including support for EV-DO Rev. A data speeds as well as Opera Mobile 9.5 for the Touch by HTC; which was introduced in October 2007. Sprint's Mogul by HTC software upgrade, which was introduced in June 2007, will now support Windows Mobile 6.1. The Mogul is a premium Windows Mobile device and was the first EVDO Rev. A-capable Windows Mobile handset.

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FIX: Unofficial Firmware ...

FIX: Unofficial Firmware unlocks the GSM 850 MHz band of the HTC Touch Diamond
As you might remember, HTC's Touch Diamond Windows Mobile smartphone is supporting triband GSM/GPRS/EDGE at 900/1800/1900 MHz as well as dualband UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA at 900/2100 MHz only which makes it a smartphone with a strong focus on the European/Asian markets. While inbound roamers can use the 1900 MHz network during its visit of the U.S and Canada, the HTC Touch Diamond, as available today, isn't a real option for Americans since the important 850 MHz band, as used by AT&T wireless. Now some clever developers at Xda-developers.com found a way to enable the missing 850 MHz band on the HTC Touch Diamond to make it a quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE device.

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AVAILABLE: Opera Software...

AVAILABLE: Opera Software releases Opera Mobile 9.5 Beta 1 for Windows Mobile
Opera Software today released the much-anticipated, first public version of Opera Mobile 9.5 Beta. A powerful foreshadowing of what is to come, this Beta takes mobile browsing speed and features to a new level, complete with visual effects and a new look. Opera has changed the face of its mobile browser in this Beta release. As with the latest version of Opera Mini, Opera Mobile 9.5 Beta now defaults to page overview mode, allowing the user to view the entire Web page and instantly recognize the Web site. With panning and zooming options, the user is able to focus on specific page content. Opera also introduces a sleek, new user interface for easier navigation.

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VIDEOVIEW: Opera Mobile 9...

VIDEOVIEW: Opera Mobile 9.5 Beta 1 for Windows Mobile Professional
Opera Software today released the slightly delayed public Beta 1 of Opera Mobile 9.5 for Windows Mobile Professional smartphones and I had the chance to test the latest Beta in advance already. While Opera Mobile 9.5 was available as a ODM partner version already, as used by HTC and Samsung, today's release is the long awaited public release. With Opera Mobile 9.5, Opera Software completely reinvented the web browser on mobile phones by providing a PC-like browsing experience on small screen devices which include features like pan and zoom, improved GUI and standard support as well as noticeable speed improvements over Opera's previous mobile browser.

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CONFIRMED: Samsung announ...

CONFIRMED: Samsung announces German i900 Omnia availability for August [UPDATE]
Following Samsung's earlier announcement to launch the SGH-i900 Omnia Windows Mobile Professional this summer, Samsung Germany just unveiled the German release date and price for Germany. In Germany, the i900 Omnia will be available from 6th August and without a contract, the 8 GB version will be available for 649 Euro. Furthermore, Samsung confirmed that the i900 Omnia will be available from all four German carriers (T-Mobile, Vodafone, E-Plus and O2); while so far only O2 Germany was confirmed. The SGH-i900 Omnia runs on Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional and features quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE and singleband UMTS/HSDPA up to 7.2 Mbps. Furthermore, WiFi and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR are on board as well as a an FM radio and a GPS receiver.

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DELAYED: Opera postpones ...

DELAYED: Opera postpones Opera Mobile 9.5 launch to Thursday
As you might remember, Opera Software recently announced that the first Beta of its anticipating Opera Mobile 9.5 for Windows Mobile should be launched tomorrow. But as Opera just announced on its blog, the company needs two more days to iron-out some bugs. While the announced release date was for the Beta only, Opera Software rather wants to spend the extra time to fix just recently found bugs, and thus giving you a better experience. And while the buxfixing is almost complete now, Opera's developers wants two more days to run the build through its quality assurance testing. So don't hit the Opera server too hard tomorrow, there will be nothing new available for your Windows Mobile smartphone.

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CONFIRMED: Samsung announ...

CONFIRMED: Samsung announces German i900 Omnia availability for August
Following Samsung's earlier announcement to launch the SGH-i900 Omnia Windows Mobile Professional this summer, Samsung Germany just unveiled the German release date and price for Germany. In Germany, the i900 Omnia will be available from 6th August and without a contract, the 8 GB version will be available for 649 Euro. Furthermore, Samsung confirmed that the i900 Omnia will be available from all four German carriers (T-Mobile, Vodafone, E-Plus and O2); while so far only O2 Germany was confirmed. The SGH-i900 Omnia runs on Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional and features quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE and singleband UMTS/HSDPA up to 7.2 Mbps. Furthermore, WiFi and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR are on board as well as a an FM radio and a GPS receiver.

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OFFICIAL: Palm and Sprint...

OFFICIAL: Palm and Sprint announce the Treo 800w Windows Mobile Smartphone
After Sprint offered Palm's new Treo 800w online already, and some outlets started selling Palm's latest Windows Mobile smartphone last week already, Palm, Inc. and Sprint finally announced the Palm Treo 800w today, Sprint's newest smartphone with Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional. Designed for business users who depend on their smartphones for high-speed productivity on the go, the Palm Treo 800w operates on the Sprint Mobile Broadband Network and comes out of the box with support for EV-DO Rev. A data speeds, WiFi for data and GPS capabilities.

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AVAILABLE: Sprint unveils...

AVAILABLE: Sprint unveils the Palm Treo 800w Windows Mobile Professional Smartphone
Not yet official announced by Sprint or Palm, Sprint already started to sell Palm's latest Windows Mobile smartphone, the Treo 800w through its web site. The Palm Treo 800w, which leaked earlier already, is powered by Microsoft's Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional OS and supports Sprint's CDMA 800 and 1900 networks as well as EVDO Rev A and 1XRTT. Furthermore, and this makes the Treo 800w quite unique, it's Palm's first smartphone with inbuilt WiFi (802.11b/g) support. Last but not least even IrDA as well as Bluetooth 2.0+EDR and GPS are onboard. Furthermore, the Treo 800w includes a 2.0 megapixel camera with 2x zoom and sports 256 MB of RAM and 128 MB of ROM which can be extended using microSD cards.

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UTILITY: Free the HTC Tou...

UTILITY: Free the HTC Touch Diamond's accelerometer with SKKV GSEN [UPDATE]
The HTC Touch Diamond's accelerometer is a quite useful hardware-component if only used. However, by default, HTC enabled the G-Sensor for given applications only, like Opera Mobile, the HTC Photo Album or Teeter. Other applications don't take a benefit from the accelerometer while at the same time, HTC also disabled the manual screen rotation as normally available in Windows Mobile. As a matter of fact, you can only run a small amount of predefined applications in landscape mode. Some applications, like E-Mail Inbox or calendar cannot be used in landscape but portrait mode only. However, SKKV's free GSEN solves this problem since it enables to use the accelerometer in all applications and enables to auto-rotate the HTC Diamond screen:

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PUSH: T-Mobile Germany in...

PUSH: T-Mobile Germany introduces new Mobile Data plans and finished the HSUPA upgrade [UPDATE]
Today, T-Mobile Germany announced a mobile data push for its UMTS/HSDPA network. First off all, the German carrier announced new mobile data plans which includes a real flat for its GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA and HSUPA networks. The new web'n'walk Connect L flat rate allows users to use the Internet for 39.95 Euro per month (on a 24 month contract) and T-Mobile has already upgraded parts of its HSDPA network to 7.2 Mbps. At the rest of the UMTS network, HSDPA is available with 3.6 Mbps. Furthermore, T-Mobile today announced that it has finished the HSUPA upgrade in its whole UMTS network.

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UTILITY: Free the HTC Tou...

UTILITY: Free the HTC Touch Diamond's accelerometer with SKKV GSEN
The HTC Touch Diamond's accelerometer is a quite useful hardware-component if only used. However, by default, HTC enabled the G-Sensor for given applications only, like Opera Mobile, the HTC Photo Album or Teeter. Other applications don't take a benefit from the accelerometer while at the same time, HTC also disabled the manual screen rotation as normally available in Windows Mobile. As a matter of fact, you can only run a small amount of predefined applications in landscape mode. Some applications, like E-Mail Inbox or calendar cannot be used in landscape but portrait mode only. However, SKKV's free GSEN solves this problem since it enables to use the accelerometer in all applications and enables to auto-rotate the HTC Diamond screen:

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INTERVIEW: Andrew Lees - ...

INTERVIEW: Andrew Lees - Microsoft Senior Vice President Mobile Communications Business
Yesterday, during his (really) short visit in Europe, I had the chance to meet Andy Lees, Microsoft's Senior Vice President, Mobile Communications Business who took over this role from Pieter Knook, who left Microsoft earlier this year. Andy is responsible for Microsoft' Windows Mobile software and Live mobile services which includes guiding Microsoft's global mobile communications strategy for business and consumer customers. In that role, Lees oversees the development, marketing and sales of Microsoft software and services for mobile devices worldwide.

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PUSH: T-Mobile Germany in...

PUSH: T-Mobile Germany introduces new Mobile Data plans and finished the HSUPA upgrade
Today, T-Mobile Germany announced a mobile data push for its UMTS/HSDPA network. First off all, the German carrier announced new mobile data plans which includes a real flat for its GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA and HSUPA networks. The new web'n'walk Connect L flat rate allows users to use the Internet for 39.95 Euro per month (on a 24 month contract) and T-Mobile has already upgraded parts of its HSDPA network to 7.2 Mbps. At the rest of the UMTS network, HSDPA is available with 3.6 Mbps. Furthermore, T-Mobile today announced that it has finished the HSUPA upgrade in its whole UMTS network.

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INTERVIEW: Andre Lees - M...

INTERVIEW: Andre Lees - Microsoft Senior Vice President Mobile Communications Business
Yesterday, during his (really) short visit in Europe, I had the chance to meet Andy Lees, Microsoft's Senior Vice President, Mobile Communications Business who took over this role from Pieter Knook, who left Microsoft earlier this year. Andy is responsible for Microsoft' Windows Mobile software and Live mobile services which includes guiding Microsoft's global mobile communications strategy for business and consumer customers. In that role, Lees oversees the development, marketing and sales of Microsoft software and services for mobile devices worldwide.

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UNCONFIRMED: TomTom Navig...

UNCONFIRMED: TomTom Navigator 7 seems to work with latest TomTom Navigator 6 Maps [UPDATE]
Absolutely unconfirmed, I've just received an E-Mail from a fellow the::unwired reader that he recently tried out is recently purchased TomTom Navigator 6 maps v6.75 with his new O2 Xda diamond which runs the - yet to be announced - TomTom Navigator 7. While TomTom Navigator 7 features minor enhancements like Map corrections, it's basically an update to the officially available TomTom Navigator 6 only. However, unlike for TomTom Navigator 6, TomTom isn't offering any purchasable maps for TomTom Navigator 7 yet but users of a German O2 Xda diamond can download one city map only - at least free of charge.

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UNCONFIRMED: TomTom Navig...

UNCONFIRMED: TomTom Navigator 7 seems to work with latest TomTom Navigator 6 Maps
Absolutely unconfirmed, I've just received an E-Mail from a fellow the::unwired reader that he recently tried out is recently purchased TomTom Navigator 6 maps v6.75 with his new O2 Xda diamond which runs the - yet to be announced - TomTom Navigator 7. While TomTom Navigator 7 features minor enhancements like Map corrections, it's basically an update to the officially available TomTom Navigator 6 only. However, unlike for TomTom Navigator 6, TomTom isn't offering any purchasable maps for TomTom Navigator 7 yet but users of a German O2 Xda diamond can download one city map only - at least free of charge.

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SERVICE: Snap2Face brings...

SERVICE: Snap2Face brings Facebook to Windows Mobile Smartphones
And the next Facebook application for your Windows Mobile smartphone. After I've wrote about fringAdd-ons, which supports Facebook in some way and FriendMobilzer, I just received another E-Mail which let me know that Snap2Face was released in v0.8. Snap2Face, which works with Windows Mobile Professional and Standard smartphones lets you set your status while on-the-go as well as viewing friends' status and detailed information, viewing friends' friends and send friendship requests but also lets you getting notified of events like wall post, message, poke or friend request.

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UTILITY: Customize HTC's ...

UTILITY: Customize HTC's Touch Diamond TouchFLO 3D with Diamond TF3D Config [UPDATE]
TouchFLO 3D, HTC's new Today screen replacement for the HTC Touch Diamond (and the upcoming HTC Touch Pro) is quite handy and useful for most users. However, everybody has different needs and therefore a customization is always appreciated. Unfortunately, HTC has left all customization options except that you can change the background image of the main screen (only). However, a member of the German Windows Mobile Forum "PPC-Welt Community" has now released a free utility called "Diamond TF3D Config" which adds some more customization options to the HTC Touch Diamond by allowing a user to rearrange the TouchFLO 3D tabs.

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UTILITY: Customize HTC's ...

UTILITY: Customize HTC's Touch Diamond TouchFLO 3D with Diamond TF3D Config
TouchFLO 3D, HTC's new Today screen replacement for the HTC Touch Diamond (and the upcoming HTC Touch Pro) is quite handy and useful for most users. However, everybody has different needs and therefore a customization is always appreciated. Unfortunately, HTC has left all customization options except that you can change the background image of the main screen (only). However, a member of the German Windows Mobile Forum "PPC-Welt Community" has now released a free utility called "Diamond TF3D Config" which adds some more customization options to the HTC Touch Diamond by allowing a user to rearrange the TouchFLO 3D tabs.

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BETA: Microsoft releases ...

BETA: Microsoft releases Beta Windows Media Center SideShow Gadget
Brilliant, one of my very personal hot topics is Microsoft's SideShow technology for Windows Vista which is a technology for distributing interactive content to connected small-screen devices, such as Windows Mobile smartphones. The content is created and managed by small software applications called SideShow gadgets. And while Microsoft finally released the long awaited SideShow application for Windows Mobile a while ago, even if yet available as an early Beta only, one of the most anticipated SideShow gadget wasn't available so far - a Windows Vista Media Center gadget to remote control the Media Center from mobile devices like smartphones.

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AVAILABLE: Samsung releas...

AVAILABLE: Samsung releases the SGH-i200 Windows Mobile Smartphone for Open Market
Unveiled back in February already, Samsung today announced the open market availability of the SGH-i200 Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard smartphone. Featuring triband GSM/GPRS/EDGE at 900/1800/1900 MHz and singleband UMTS/HSDPA at 2100 MHz (up to 3.6 Mbps) as well as Bluetooth 2.0+EDR (including A2DP), the i200 unfortunately lacks WiFi and GPS. On the back the i200 sports a 2.0 megapixel camera with face detection technology and smile-shot functionality; while on the front it has an additional VGA camera for UMTS video telephony. The non-touchscreen measures 2.3", supports QVGA resolution and includes a light-sensor.

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SERVICE: FriendMobilizer ...

SERVICE: FriendMobilizer brings Facebook to Windows Mobile
Macrospecs, Inc. just announced the launch of FriendMobilizer, a Windows Mobile application that gives users full access to their Facebook account. Viewing friends' info, writing on walls, looking at photo albums, and changing his/her status is a small example of the wide list of the features available to users at their fingertips. Not only does FriendMobilizer run on the majority of Windows Mobile smartphones and Pocket PCs, it also allows you to get notifications sent straight to the home screen. You'll be able to approve friend requests, view group/event invites, find out about new wall posts and messages, and much more.

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UNVEILED: Telus Mobility ...

UNVEILED: Telus Mobility first to carry the HTC Touch Diamond in North America
Canadian Telus Mobility is the first North American carrier which confirmed to release the HTC Touch Diamond later this summer. While neither Verizon nor Sprint have confirmed an upcoming launch yet, a Canadian carrier is again the first to launch another Windows Mobile smartphone first. Since Telus Mobility is a CDMA carrier, Telus Mobility's Touch Diamond is for sure the CDMA version, featuring EVDO Rev. A high-speed Internet access. Other confirmed features are Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, TouchFLO 3D, inbuilt GPS, the 3.2 megapixel autofocus camera on the back, Bluetooth 2.0, WiFi and inbuilt 4 GB memory. However, the FM radio, which the WCDMA version also includes, isn't mentioned by Telus Mobility.

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SYNCHRONIZATION: SyncMate...

SYNCHRONIZATION: SyncMate 1.3 synchronizes any Windows Mobile device with your Mac
With the more successful Apple Mac Notebooks, good sync-solutions for Windows Mobile and Mac OS are becoming more important as well. Following Eltima Software's earlier public Beta of SyncMate, the developer now released an updated version of SyncMate. SyncMate 1.3 lets users synchronize Favorites, Contacts, Calendar, Notes from any Windows Mobile 5.0 and 6 devices with their analogues Bookmarks, Address Book, iCal, Stickies on Mac OS and vice versa - and it supports synchronization via USB cable or WiFi (something which was removed from Microsoft ActiveSync years ago). SyncMate Expert allows to synchronize iPhoto, iTunes, Folders, Notes and Time and includes SMS Manager and Applications List manager.

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REVIEW: HTC Touch Diamond...

REVIEW: HTC Touch Diamond, HTC Touch Pro, Samsung i900 Omnia & Sony Ericsson X1 Camera comparison
No question, so far Windows Mobile smartphone cameras were pretty basic and users mostly got 1.3 megapixel cameras only or - if lucky - a 2 megapixel camera with fixfocus. However, with the recent launched and upcoming new Windows Mobile smartphones, the situation will get better The new HTC Touch Diamond, HTC Touch Pro and Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 features 3.2 megapixel cameras with autofocus and the Samsung SGH-i900 Omnia even features a 5 megapixel camera which makes it the first available Windows Mobile smartphone in the 5 megapixel class. Furthermore, three of the new smartphones (Touch Pro, Omnia and X1) even sports a photo LED for night shots. Nevertheless, since all cameras are not the same, we took the recent opportunity to compare the four most anticipated phone cameras which each other.

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AVAILABLE: First fringAdd...

AVAILABLE: First fringAdd-ons hit the fring Client for Smartphones [UPDATE]
Mid last month I wrote about fring's new and upcoming fringAPI and the first API-based extensions hit the Web, sorry - fring now. The API and fringAdd-on are all about adding more value to fringsters; by opening up the fring platform and enabling 3rd party developers to bring almost any web services to mobile phones, fring wants to enrich fringsters internet experience and adding value to the fring community . The first flavors of fringAdd-ons are around social networking, videos and E-Mail notifications, as you can see in the screenshots below:

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DEAL: Expansys UK offers ...

DEAL: Expansys UK offers the Slingbox Classis for
If you read the::unwired on a regular base, you know that I love place-shift and my Slingboxes. And if you are located in the UK (I'm not yet sure if it's also shipped to other European countries) Expansys UK has someting special for you: the Slingbox Classic for

THOUGHT: A dream comes tr...

THOUGHT: A dream comes true - all German carriers finally offering flat wireless Internet access
Today is a very special day for me because since today, all four German mobile operators are offering flat Internet access for their UMTS and HSDPA networks. I cannot believe that we finally reached this - after years of waiting. When I bought my first Windows CE PDA back in 1997, one reason I bought it was the possibility to access my E-Mails, and maybe the Internet wireless, from my PDA through my IrDA connected mobile phone. At these early days of wireless Internet, we used Circuit Switched Connections with an amazing fast up- and downlink of 9.6 Kbps and the use was charged per minute - at a time you better didn't staid connected too long!

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COOPERATION: Google signs...

COOPERATION: Google signs five year Map Agreement with Tele Atlas
While it's not yet clear why Google want to use Tele Atlas maps for Google Maps and Google Mobile, it could be an indication that Google wants to join the GPS navigation area as well. Tele Atlas, a leading global provider of digital maps and dynamic content for navigation and location-based solutions, yesterday announced that Google has signed a long term 5 year license agreement with the company that gives Google access to Tele Atlas maps and dynamic content in more than 200 countries around the world.

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TWEAK: Get back the origi...

TWEAK: Get back the original black HTC TouchFLO 3D the any ODM Touch Diamond
No question, with the HTC Touch Diamond, HTC released a winner smartphone and it looks like that HTC's recently announced and now accros Europe and Asia available smartphone also caught the interest from many mobile network operators. For instance it's confirmed that all major carriers in the UK and Germany will carry the HTC Touch Diamond, either in HTC's original design and configuration or with a different hardware design and adopted TouchFLO 3D color-sets. And while most of you might prefer the original black TouchFLO 3D user interface as well, most carriers have changed the TouchFLO 3D design to its corporate color and might even changed or reordered some TouchFLO 3D tabs.

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TWEAK: Get back the origi...

TWEAK: Get back the original black HTC TouchFLO 3D for the any ODM Touch Diamond
No question, with the HTC Touch Diamond, HTC released a winner smartphone and it looks like that HTC's recently announced and now accros Europe and Asia available smartphone also caught the interest from many mobile network operators. For instance it's confirmed that all major carriers in the UK and Germany will carry the HTC Touch Diamond, either in HTC's original design and configuration or with a different hardware design and adopted TouchFLO 3D color-sets. And while most of you might prefer the original black TouchFLO 3D user interface as well, most carriers have changed the TouchFLO 3D design to its corporate color and might even changed or reordered some TouchFLO 3D tabs.

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AVAILABLE: First fringAdd...

AVAILABLE: First fringAdd-ons hit the fring Client for Smartphones
Mid last month I wrote about fring's new and upcoming fringAPI and the first API-based extensions hit the Web, sorry - fring now. The API and fringAdd-on are all about adding more value to fringsters; by opening up the fring platform and enabling 3rd party developers to bring almost any web services to mobile phones, fring wants to enrich fringsters internet experience and adding value to the fring community . The first flavors of fringAdd-ons are around social networking, videos and E-Mail notifications, as you can see in the screenshots below:

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WIDGETS: Access Co. launc...

WIDGETS: Access Co. launches NetFront Browser Widgets community site (Beta)
Access Co., LTD., a global provider of advanced software technologies to the mobile and beyond-PC markets, today announced the launch of a beta version of its NetFront Browser Widgets Community site, where users can download and try free widgets for mobile devices. Widgets provided on this site can be used after users download and install a free beta version of NetFront Browser Widgets Player, which initially is Compatible with Windows Mobile versions 5.0 and 6.0. NetFront Browser Widgets is based on Access' acclaimed NetFront Browser engine, one of the most widely-used browsers on the market today, with over 590 million deployments worldwide.

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AVAILABILITY: HTC debuts ...

AVAILABILITY: HTC debuts the HTC Touch Dual in Korea in alliance with SK Telecom
Not yet HTC's latest Windows Mobile smartphone but already unveiled last year, HTC Corporation just announced its first entry into the advanced Korean market with the introduction of the HTC Touch Dual. Launched in exclusive alliance with the local carrier, SK Telecom, the HTC Touch Dual integrates HTC?s advanced intuitive TouchFLO technology and slide-out keypad in a compact design. Offering one touch access to E-Mail, messages, contacts, pictures and more, the Touch Dual provides an uncompromising touch and keypad experience for easy and convenient dialing and messaging.

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ALPHA: Qik invites the::u...

ALPHA: Qik invites the::unwired readers to test its Mobile Streaming Service
I wrote about the not yet publicly available Alpha of Qik for Windows Mobile two weeks ago but now it's your time to test Qik as well. Qik gives away 1,000 Alpha invites to the::unwired readers (while Qik for Symbian is already publicly available, Windows Mobile users need an invitation to use Qik at the moment). With Qik's free live video streaming service, users can stream live video to the Internet in just two clicks from their supported Windows Mobile smartphone and join others as they watch online and engage in live interactive chat.

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VIDEOVIEW: Hands-on with ...

VIDEOVIEW: Hands-on with the O2 Xda diamond pro Windows Mobile Smartphone
In addition to the previous Photoview, I also had the chance to play some extra minutes with O2 Germany's Xda diamond pro, aka the HTC Touch Pro, to record a first hands-on Videoview of O2's (and HTC's) latest Windows Mobile smartphone. As you can see in the video, the footprint of the device is really small - quite similar to the HTC Touch Diamond. However, the Pro is nearly double as thick as the Touch Diamond. But the full-size QWERTZ(Y) keyboard is quite good, even if you think that the device is so small. On the backside you have the same 3.2 Megapixel autofocus camera as used for the Touch Diamond but this time it gets a LED photo-light supported:

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PHOTOVIEW: Hands-on with ...

PHOTOVIEW: Hands-on with the O2 Xda diamond pro Windows Mobile Smartphone
As confirmed earlier, O2 Germany will also release the recently announced HTC Touch Pro and now we also know how O2 is going to call its Raphael version: O2 Xda diamond pro. While O2 Germany's latest Windows Mobile smartphone has yet to be officially announced (but I heard that a pre-announcement is coming today with the full-blown press release on Monday), I already had my 15 minutes quality-time with an early marketing sample which - nevertheless - isn't sporting O2's branding but still carries HTC's. However, the keyboard layout (yes, it's QWERTZ which means it's a German keyboard) and the keyboard color (blue instead of HTC's green design) are already the final one:

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RELEASE: Opera plans to l...

RELEASE: Opera plans to launch Opera Mobile 9.5 for Windows Mobile mid July
While the Opera Software spokesman told me on the Mobile World Congress back in February, that Opera Mobile 9.5 for Windows Mobile should be publically available in summer, it took a little bit longer. Nevertheless, the wait is almost over as Opera announced today on its Opera Mobile blog. According to the posting, a release testing phase is underway now and the target date for the first Beta is July 15th; from where you will be able to download Opera Mobile 9.5 for Windows Mobile from opera.com - just like you would any other versions of Opera. As Opera unveiled on the Mobile World Congress already, Opera Mobile 9.5 is based on the same browser engine as Opera 9.5 for desktop, and this is the reason why it has taken some time to get it ready.

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SYNC: Dashwire Mobile 2.0...

SYNC: Dashwire Mobile 2.0 goes Live to seamlessly integrate Phone and Web
I wrote about Dashwire's Beta launch some time ago and today, Dashwire informed me that the leader in Mobile/Web Connected Windows Mobile Services has released Dashwire 2.0. Dashwire helps people seamlessly connect their mobile phones with their computers and the web, enabling them to backup and integrate their content, search and interact with their information and share their experiences with friends and social networks. As we've recently seen with the Apple MobileMe (for the iPhone) and Nokia OVI (for S60 smartphones), the Connected Services space is on fire, creating exciting opportunities and demand for a free, cross-platform solution like Dashwire.

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VIDEOVIEW: Samsung SGH-i9...

VIDEOVIEW: Samsung SGH-i900 Omnia Hardware Hands-on
Not yet released but following our earlier Samsung SGH-i900 Omnia Photoview, I finally had the chance to spend some more time with Samsung's next Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional smartphone, Samsung recently announced and which is to be released soon. In this Videoview I will focus on the hardware and the i900 Omnia definitely offers some highlights including a 5 megapixel autofocus camera with face recognition and photo light as well as an optical joystick as introduced before by the Samsung SGH-i780 and it comes with either 8 or 16 GB of inbuilt memory (which is even expansible with microSD memory cards).

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VIDEOVIEW: Samsung SGH-i9...

VIDEOVIEW: Samsung SGH-i900 Omnia GUI and Software Hands-on
Following the previous Samsung SGH-i900 Omnia Hardware hands-on, this (24 minutes) Videoview of the SGH-i900 Omnia features Samsung's software and Graphical User Interface (GUI) implementation on Samsung's upcoming Windows Mobile Professional smartphone. While running Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, Samsung did a pretty good job to make the not yet thumb-friendly Windows Mobile touchscreen interface thumb-friendly by adding two kind of Today screen implementations (one pretty standard and one unique Widget-based Today screen) as well as an application launcher which completely replaces Windows Mobile's Start menu.

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VIDEOVIEW: Unboxing the H...

VIDEOVIEW: Unboxing the HTC Touch Diamond Windows Mobile Smartphone
Thanks to HTC I've just received a brand new HTC Touch Diamond which is officially on sale in Europe since this week. It took a little bit longer for HTC to send it over to me because it got a ROM update just before it was sent out and now includes the latest ROM build which also features the TouchFLO 3D improvements I've mentioned earlier. This videoview is about the unboxing only and shows what the HTC Touch Diamonds comes with (which includes the device, a stereo headset, the charger, the USB to mini USB cable as well as a spare stylus but no pouch):

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CERTIFIED: Samsung SGH-i9...

CERTIFIED: Samsung SGH-i900 Omnia gets DivX Certification
DivX, Inc. today announced the certification of the recently announced Samsung SGH-i900 Omnia smartphone, the newest handset in a growing series of DivX Certified mobile products by Samsung Electronics Co., LTD. DivX and Samsung recently entered into a multi-year agreement to include DivX encode and decode capabilities into Samsungs future mobile phones, signaling the companys leading edge in the competitive mobile market. The Samsung Omnia is the first Windows Mobile-based DivX Certified phone on the market and the fourth Samsung mobile to achieve DivX Certification.

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SNAPPINESS: HTC fine-tune...

SNAPPINESS: HTC fine-tune TouchFLO 3D for better performance
I've just received some good news from HTC. While the general feedback about TouchFLO 3D was very positive, most of you might have noticed, especially in the videos available on the::unwired and the Internet, that here and there TouchFLO 3D wasn't as responsive as it was expected to be. TouchFLO 3D is a brand-new HTC product and it's not just a Today screen plug-in but it's HTC's new GUI philosophy which is a central key for HTC's upcoming Windows Mobile devices. Nevertheless, TouchFLO 3D, on an HTC Touch Diamond (which is the first smartphone which carries TouchFLO 3D) wasn't - performance-wise - what most of us expected and HTC is fully aware of this and was heavily improving the performance during the past days and weeks.

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ENHANCED: fring opens API...

ENHANCED: fring opens API for Developers to include Mobile Applications
When I was in Israel back in April, I also had the chance to meet the fring folks at their HQ and while fring didn't unveiled anything at that time, Neal Fullman, PR director fring made clear that fring wants to be and is more then just another mobile phone (and Windows Mobile) optimized VoIP and chat application but it's about mobility and content in general. And now, fring made it real and opened its opened-up the fring platform by introducing the "fringAPI". fring is making it available for free, to any developer who wants to create new mobile applications or offer their own web services to the fring community.

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ROADMAP: HTC to revamp UM...

ROADMAP: HTC to revamp UMPC strategy and plans 10 new Handsets in 2008
DigiTimes has reported that the increasing popularity of Asus' Eee PC has resulted in a significant impact on the development of UMPCs (ultra mobile PCs), which may High Tech Computer (HTC) to adjust its deployment of UMPC products, according to Peter Chou, president and CEO of HTC. At the moment, HTC has one UMPC in its portfolio only, the HTC Shift and, according to Chou, the focus of HTC's development will continue to strengthen users' Internet experience through mobile devices. However, market sources in Taiwan even indicated that HTC is developing new MID (Mobile Internet Device) products, using Intel's Atom and Qualcomm's Snapdragon chipset platforms and DigiTimes is expecting that new devices are likely to be unveiled in the second half of 2008.

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RUMOR: Is HTC's first Win...

RUMOR: Is HTC's first Windows Mobile 7 smartphone to be released in Q1-09?
While real Windows Mobile 7 information are still in the dust, Kevin Chen, HTC's General Manager for MEA and CIS is quoted that HTC plans to release its first Windows Mobile 7 smartphone at Q1 next year. That's at least what PhoneReport says, which had the chance to chat with Chen during the HTC Touch Diamond launch event in South Africa. At this event, Chen unveiled that HTC is planning to release a device with Google's Android Operating System by Q4 of this year and also confirmed that Windows Mobile 7 is on the roadmap for a Q1 launch early next year.

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REVIEW: Giga-Byte GSmart ...

REVIEW: Giga-Byte GSmart t600 Windows Mobile Professional DVB-T Smartphone
Just in time to the EURO 2008, Vodafone Germany and Giga-Byte introduced the GSmart t600 (we've previously photoviewed), a Windows Mobile 6 Professional 2.5G smartphone. While the GSmart t600 design is over one year old already (the t600 was unveiled during last year's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona) it's still quite stylish, if you like white "iPodish" mobile devices. Powered by a Marvell PXA270 CPU at 520 MHz, the GSmart t600 is a quadband GSM and GPRS device, also featuring WiFi b/g and Bluetooth 2.0. Nevertheless, neither EDGE nor W-CDMA in terms of UMTS or HSDPA are supported which might makes the device less attractive to online-savvies. But that's not the focus of the t600 anyway but the main reason for this smartphone is the fact that it supports DVB-T broadcast which allows users to watch digital terrestrial TV on the go.

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ALPHA: Qik announces Alph...

ALPHA: Qik announces Alpha support for Windows Mobile Smartphones
While live broadcasting videos from a Windows Mobile device isn't that new anymore (ComVu demo'd this a couple of year ago with its Pocket Caster already), Qik took it to the consumer Web 2.0 level. Was Qik available for Nokia S60 N-Series devices already, Qik finally announced a - yet not public - Alpha version of its video broadcasting client for Windows Mobile smartphones. With Qik's free live video streaming service, users can stream live video to the Internet in just two clicks from their mobile phone, and join others as they watch online and engage in live interactive chat. Everyone from journalists to politicians use Qik to be transparent in their reporting and campaigning on a global Web platform.

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DEMO: Concept Video shows...

DEMO: Concept Video shows how Firefox Mobile might looks like
Looks like the developers of of the upcoming Firefox Mobile (which is now code-named "Fennec"), which will be available for Windows Mobile also, makes some progress. Aza Raskin, a user interface expert and head of UX for Mozilla Labs, recently published a concept video in his blog which demos how Firefox Mobile might work. User experience is the most important aspect of having a compelling mobile product. According to Raskin, many of the standard interaction models, like menus, always-present chrome and having a cursor, don't necessarily make sense on mobile.

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RESEARCH: EU Mobile Data ...

RESEARCH: EU Mobile Data Market growing rapidly driven by spread of Mobile Broadband
According to a today published research by the GSM Association (GSM), the usage of mobile data services, which enable people to access the Internet, E-Mail and other multimedia on the move, is growing rapidly in the European Union as mobile broadband networks proliferate and prices fall. The EU's mobile data market (which excludes SMS text messages) grew by 40 % to 7 billion Euro in 2007 as operators invested more than 20 billion Euro in enhancing their mobile networks and services, according to research by Wireless Intelligence and consultancy AT Kearney. In the year to April 2008, the number of 3G users in the EU doubled to 112 million. Europe has adopted 3G faster than any other region of the world (The proportion of people in the EEA/EU27 using 3G is 22.5 % compared with 18.4 % in the U.S. and Canada and 3.7 % in Asia-Pacific, according to Wireless Intelligence).

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COMMUNICATION: VITO Techn...

COMMUNICATION: VITO Technology updates SMS-Chat for Windows Mobile
If you don't have a Windows Mobile 6.1 smartphone, you most likely don't have threaded SMS except if you have one of the Palm Treo Windows Mobile smartphones. However, for Windows Mobile 5.0 Professional and Windows Mobile 6 Professional users, VITO Technology has just released a new version of SMS-Chat which lets you organize your SMS correspondence into threaded SMS conversations; and the new version now has smilies. Furthermore, phone numbers, hyperlinks or E-Mails addresses that you receive in SMS are now more usable as you can simply click it and the necessary application with the data will be called out then. SMS-Chat users who liked the bright skin will now have an opportunity to choose the skin they've got used to.

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SPECIFICATIONS: E-Ten con...

SPECIFICATIONS: E-Ten confirms specs of the upcoming Glofiish DX900
Last week, E-Ten officially unveiled its Glofiish DX900 Windows Mobile Professional smartphone and so far, the full specs weren't confirmed. Thanks to E-Ten, we finally got the full specs of E-Ten's first Dual-SIM Windows Mobile Smartphone. Powered by Windows Mobile 6.1 and a Samsung S3C 6400 CPU at 533 MHz, the DX900 supports quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE and triband UMTS/HSDPA at 850/1900/2100 MHz as well as Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, WiFi b/g and a SiRF Star III GPS receiver. The device is backed-up by 128 MB RAM and 256 MB ROM which is expandable through micoSD cards.

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UTILITY: Spb Software Hou...

UTILITY: Spb Software House releases Spb Backup 2.0 for Windows Mobile
Spb Software House today announced the release of Spb Backup 2.0 for Windows Mobile - a tool for making reserve copies of personal data and system settings for Windows Mobile phones. Spb Backup safeguards from data loss, eliminates the pain of reinstalling applications after a hard reset, a ROM or device upgrade, and delivers a flawless restore experience. The choice of ASUS and Giga-Byte, Spb Backup became the best-sold backup utility for Pocket PC in 2007. The new Spb Backup 2.0 is smarter, twice as fast, and makes moving data between Windows Mobile phones as easy as unpacking an archive.

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PHOTOVIEW: Hands-on with ...

PHOTOVIEW: Hands-on with the Samsung SGH-i900 OMNIA Windows Mobile Smartphone
Following yesterday's official announcements of Samsung's SGH-i900, I just had the chance to get my hands on an early i900 OMNIA prototype for a first hands-on photoview of Samsung's latest Windows Mobile Professional smartphone. Running on Windows Mobile 6.1, the Samsung i900 is powered by a Marvel I 320LV which supports quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE and UMTS/HSDPA up to 7.2 Mbps. Furthermore, WiFi b/g and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR are on board as well as a an FM radio and a GPS receiver. The 3.2" WQVGA (240 x 400 pixel) touch screen features haptics and vibrations give users feedback when the display is touched. The built-in autofucus camera supports 5.0 megapixel and Samsung will offer two versions of the i900 - one with 8 GB and one with 16 GB inbuilt memory which is even expandable with microSD memory cards.

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UNVEILED: O2 Germany anno...

UNVEILED: O2 Germany announces the Samsung SGH-i900 OMNIA Windows Mobile Smartphone
Following today's official announcement of SGH-i900, O2 Germany unveiled that it's launching Samsung's i900 OMNIA later this summer. Running on Windows Mobile 6.1, the i900 is powered by a Marvel I 320LV which supports quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE and UMTS/HSDPA up to 7.2 Mbps. Furthermore, WiFi b/g and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR are on board as well as a an FM radio and a GPS receiver. The Synaptics 3.2" WQVGA (240 x 400 pixel) touch screen features haptics and vibrations give users feedback when the display is touched. The built-in autofucus camera supports 5.0 megapixel and O2's version of the i900 will comes with 8 GB which is expandable with microSD memory cards.

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OFFICIAL: Samsung Mobile ...

OFFICIAL: Samsung Mobile announces the SGH-i900 Windows Mobile Smartphone
Following the earlier rumors and leaks, Samsung finally made its latest Windows Mobile smartphone, the SGH-i900, official. Running on Windows Mobile 6.1, the i900 supports quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE and UMTS/HSDPA up to 7.2 Mbps. Furthermore, WiFi and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR are on board as well as a an FM radio and a GPS receiver. The Synaptics 3.2" WQVGA (240 x 400 pixel) touch screen features haptics and vibrations give users feedback when the display is touched. Tap, sweep, drag and drop operations let consumers navigate through the TouchWiz UI. An accelerometer auto-rotates the display when tilted on the side.

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OFFICIAL: HTC announces t...

OFFICIAL: HTC announces the HTC Touch Pro Windows Mobile Smartphone [UPDATE]
Following last week's T-Mobile announcement of the MDA Vario IV, today HTC Corp. today announced its advanced next generation business phone, the HTC Touch Pro, formerly known as the HTC Raphael. Bringing a beautiful new angle to mobile business productivity, the HTC Touch Pro utilizes similar styling and functionality of the highly anticipated Touch Diamond and introduces a variety of business-focused enhancements that make getting work done on the go quick and easy. With the introduction of Touch Diamond and Touch Pro, HTC delivers an entirely new mobile Internet experience that utilizes broadband-like speeds with HSDPA 7.2 Mbps and HSUPA wireless connectivity.

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EXCLUSIVE: O2 Germany to ...

EXCLUSIVE: O2 Germany to launch the HTC Touch Pro under its Xda Brand
With today's announcement of HTC's Touch Pro, we've also got the word that O2 Germany will launch its version of the HTC Raphael under the Xda brand (the name isn't unveiled yet) later this summer as well. So far it's somewhat confirmed that "O2's Raphael" will also feature Windows Mobile 6.1, triband GSM/GPRS/EDGE (900/1800/1900 MHz) as well as UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA (900/2100 MHz) up to 7.2 Mbps, Bluetooth 2.0, WiFi b/g as well as GPS. Furthermore we heard that O2's Xda will also include the from the HTC Touch Diamond/Xda diamond known FM radio and and motion-sensor. As with the Xda diamond, O2 Germany will again use its flat soft-touch battery cover instead HTC's diamond shaped battery cover:

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OFFICIAL: HTC announces t...

OFFICIAL: HTC announces the HTC Touch Pro Windows Mobile Smartphone
Following last week's T-Mobile announcement of the MDA Vario IV, today HTC Corp. today announced its advanced next generation business phone, the HTC Touch Pro, formerly known as the HTC Raphael. Bringing a beautiful new angle to mobile business productivity, the HTC Touch Pro utilizes similar styling and functionality of the highly anticipated Touch Diamond and introduces a variety of business-focused enhancements that make getting work done on the go quick and easy. With the introduction of Touch Diamond and Touch Pro, HTC delivers an entirely new mobile Internet experience that utilizes broadband-like speeds with HSDPA 7.2 Mbps and HSUPA wireless connectivity.

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UTILITY: Microsoft releas...

UTILITY: Microsoft releases Windows SideShow for Windows Mobile Development Beta [UPDATE]
Finally, after some 3rd party developers released some Windows Mobile compatible SideShow drivers, also Microsoft gives SideShow some love by releasing Windows SideShow for Windows Mobile. Not yet mass-market ready, Microsoft's Windows SideShow for Windows Mobile Developer Preview v0.01 is an application for Windows Mobile 5 and Windows Mobile 6 Pocket PCs and Smartphones that allows you to use your Windows Mobile device as a Bluetooth SideShow-compatible device. This enables you to use your phone as an extra window into your PC. You can both access your computer's information from your Pocket PC or Smartphone, and control the computer through a gadget interface.

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UTILITY: Microsoft releas...

UTILITY: Microsoft releases Windows SideShow for Windows Mobile Development Beta
Finally, after some 3rd party developers released some Windows Mobile compatible SideShow drivers, also Microsoft gives SideShow some love by releasing Windows SideShow for Windows Mobile. Not yet mass-market ready, Microsoft's Windows SideShow for Windows Mobile Developer Preview v0.01 is an application for Windows Mobile 5 and Windows Mobile 6 Pocket PCs and Smartphones that allows you to use your Windows Mobile device as a Bluetooth SideShow-compatible device. This enables you to use your phone as an extra window into your PC. You can both access your computer's information from your Pocket PC or Smartphone, and control the computer through a gadget interface.

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PREDICTION: Qualcomm sees...

PREDICTION: Qualcomm sees bright future of Windows Mobile 7 for mini Laptops
While Windows Mobile 7, the next version of Microsoft's mobile phone OS is still in work and not yet officially announced, mobile phone chip giant Qualcomm sees a bright future of it already, especially for use on mini Laptop's aka MID's or maybe even UMPCs. On Monday Qualcomm showed off a mini Laptop that could cost around US$ 299, joining the Asus Eee PC Laptop-class which should offer a quick wireless access to the Internet via 3G networks. While the prototype, which is made by Taiwan's Inventec, is currently running on a Linux OS, Luis Pineda, senior vice president at Qualcomm said on a conference that Microsoft Windows Mobile 7, which is made for chips used in mobile phones, will be more laptop friendly than older versions of Windows Mobile.

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OFFICIAL: E-TEN announces...

OFFICIAL: E-TEN announces four new Glofiish Windows Mobile Smartphones
E-TEN Information Systems has kicked off Computex 2008, the world's second largest computer expo, with the launch of four new Glofiish Windows Mobile smartphones; the DX900, the V900, the X900 and the X610. E-TEN was awarded the Best Choice of Computex accolade for its new Glofiish DX900 ? the world's first dual-SIM & dual standby Windows Mobile handset to support HSDPA and EDGE. The DX900 is a simple solution to an increasingly in-demand requirement for consumers who need access to two mobile communications services, but don't want to carry around two devices at the same time.

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EXCLUSIVE: T-Mobile confi...

EXCLUSIVE: T-Mobile confirms MDA Vario IV Specs and unveils more Information [UPDATE]
T-Mobile Germany just sent in the official specs-sheet for the recently unveiled T-Mobile MDA Vario IV and therefore the speculation is over now. Based on HTC's Raphael reference design, the Vario IV features Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional. It's powered by a Qualcomm MSM 7200 CPU at 528 MHz and supports triband GSM/GPRS/EDGE (900/1800/1900 MHz), dualband UMTS/HSDPA (850/2100 MHz) up to 7.2 Mbps as well as Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, WiFi b/g and GPS (an FM radio isn't mentioned). The MDA Vario IV is backed up by 256 MB RAM and 512 MB ROM which is expandable through microSD memory cards. Furthermore, which differentiates the MDA Vario IV (HTC Raphael) from the MDA compact IV (HTC Touch Diamond), the Vario IV features a 5-rows slide-out QWERTZ/Y keyboard:

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EXCLUSIVE: T-Mobile confi...

EXCLUSIVE: T-Mobile confirms MDA Vario IV Specs and unveils more Information
T-Mobile Germany just sent in the official specs-sheet for the recently unveiled T-Mobile MDA Vario IV and therefore the speculation is over now. Based on HTC's Raphael reference design, the Vario IV features Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional. It's powered by a Qualcomm MSM 7200 CPU at 528 MHz and supports triband GSM/GPRS/EDGE (900/1800/1900 MHz), dualband UMTS/HSDPA (850/2100 MHz) up to 7.2 Mbps as well as Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, WiFi b/g and GPS (an FM radio isn't mentioned). The MDA Vario IV is backed up by 256 MB RAM and 512 MB ROM which is expandable through microSD memory cards. Furthermore, which differentiates the MDA Vario IV (HTC Raphael) from the MDA compact IV (HTC Touch Diamond), the Vario IV features a 5-rows slide-out QWERTZ/Y keyboard:

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EXCLUSIVE: T-Mobile confi...

EXCLUSIVE: T-Mobile confirms MDA Vario IV Specs and unveiles more Information
T-Mobile Germany just sent in the official specs-sheet for the recently unveiled T-Mobile MDA Vario IV and therefore the speculation is over now. Based on HTC's Raphael reference design, the Vario IV features Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional. It's powered by a Qualcomm MSM 7200 CPU at 528 MHz and supports triband GSM/GPRS/EDGE (900/1800/1900 MHz), dualband UMTS/HSDPA (850/2100 MHz) up to 7.2 Mbps as well as Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, WiFi b/g and GPS (an FM radio isn't mentioned). The MDA Vario IV is backed up by 256 MB RAM and 512 MB ROM which is expandable through microSD memory cards. Furthermore, which differentiates the MDA Vario IV (HTC Raphael) from the MDA compact IV (HTC Touch Diamond), the Vario IV features a 5-rows slide-out QWERTZ/Y keyboard:

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PHOTOVIEW: Hands-on with ...

PHOTOVIEW: Hands-on with the O2 Xda diamond Windows Mobile Smartphone
Following O2 Germany's earlier announcement to launch it's version of HTC's Touch Diamond later this summer as the O2 Xda diamond, the German carrier held two press events this week where the Xda diamond was first time publicly shown. While I had the chance the get my hands on an earlier version already, for me it was the first time also to see the final look and feel of O2's latest Xda Windows Mobile smartphone. Like the HTC Touch Diamond, also the Xda diamond will run on Windows Mobile 6.1 supporting triband GSM/GPRS/EDE (no 850 MHz support), dualband UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA (featuring 900/2100 MHZ) with a HSDPA downstream of up to 3.6 Mbps and a HSUPA upstream of up to 2.0 Mbps.

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COLLABORATION: Opera to e...

COLLABORATION: Opera to extend (Google) Gears to Desktop and Mobile Devices
Opera Software announced today it will support (Google) Gears in its desktop and mobile browsers (which includes Opera Mobile for Windows Mobile as well). Gears is an open source browser extension that lets web applications run offline. The inclusion of Gears in Opera's main browsing products supports Opera's vision of transforming the browser into a full platform for applications, regardless of device. According to Charles Wiles, Product Manager for mobile web apps at Google, Opera will have full support for Gears on Opera Mobile 9.5 when they launch this year.

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OFFICIAL: T-Mobile German...

OFFICIAL: T-Mobile Germany announces the MDA Vario IV Windows Mobile Smartphone
Following the earlier news that T-Mobile unveiled the HTC Raphael, it's now official that, during an international press conference in Munich, T-Mobile and HTC jointly announced the HTC Raphael as the MDA Vario IV. Coming in late summer 2008, the MDA Vario IV T-Mobile will ensure even more convenience in the mobile office. A special feature of the organizer for use on the move is the large, slide-out complete QWERTY keyboard. Just like a PC keyboard, it has five rows of keys, making it best in class in terms of mobile devices. Like the MDA compact IV, the new MDA Vario IV also offers convenient mobile Internet access using HSDPA up to 7.2 Mbps, video telephony and a 3.2 megapixel autofocus camera as well as integrated GPS module round off the device's top features.

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FOLLOW-UP: the::unwired's...

FOLLOW-UP: the::unwired's Slingdex now lists the HTC X7510 and HTC Touch Diamond
During the past week and over the weekend, I had some time to update the::unwired's Slingdex, which measures the run-time of mobile devices while constantly streaming a TV stream over UMTS (read more about the::unwired's Slingdex here) and the latest results are quite promising, maybe even better then expected. the::unwired's Slingdex now includes the results for the upcoming HTC Advantage X7510 and HTC Touch Diamond. The HTC X7510 scored 2:50 hours (which makes it the yet best Windows Mobile Professional smartphones) while the HTC HTC Touch Diamond (in this case an O2 Xda diamond with final HTC Touch Diamond ROM) scored 2:01 hours only.

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UNVEILED: T-Mobile MDA Va...

UNVEILED: T-Mobile MDA Vario IV aka HTC Raphael shows its face [UPDATE]
Dutch Mobile Phone Helpdesk got new information and a photo of the yet to be announced HTC Raphael which Mobile Phone Helpdesk shows in the T-Mobile design. According to the information, T-Mobile will launch the Raphael later this year in Europe as "T-Mobile MDA Vario IV". Feature-wise, the HTC Raphael - which is expected to be announced by HTC as the "HTC Touch Pro" - is quite similar to HTC's Touch Diamond except that it features a slide-out QWERTY keyboard which makes it the follower of the HTC TyTN II. Other features includes Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, triband GSM/GPRS/EDGE at 900/1800/1900 MHz, UMTS/HSDPA (and most likely HSUPA), Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, WiFi b/g, GPS and an FM radio:

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UNVEILED: T-Mobile MDA Va...

UNVEILED: T-Mobile MDA Vario IV aka HTC Raphael shows its face
Dutch Mobile Phone Helpdesk got new information and a photo of the yet to be announced HTC Raphael which Mobile Phone Helpdesk shows in the T-Mobile design. According to the information, T-Mobile will launch the Raphael later this year in Europe as "T-Mobile MDA Vario IV". Feature-wise, the HTC Raphael - which is expected to be announced by HTC as the "HTC Touch Pro" - is quite similar to HTC's Touch Diamond except that it features a slide-out QWERTY keyboard which makes it the follower of the HTC TyTN II. Other features includes Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, triband GSM/GPRS/EDGE at 900/1800/1900 MHz, UMTS/HSDPA (and most likely HSUPA), Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, WiFi b/g, GPS and an FM radio:

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SPECS: Sony Ericsson upda...

SPECS: Sony Ericsson updates Xperia X1 White Paper
Sony Ericsson just released an update of it's Xperia X1 white paper and unveils some interesting facts. For instance, Sony Ericsson will release two different Xperia X1 version, the X1a and the X1i which both features quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE but differentiates in supported UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA bands. The X1a is going to support triband UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA at 850/1900/2100 MHz while the X1i is going to support UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA at 900/1900/2100 MHz. However, both versions will feature HSDPA downloads up to 7.2 Mbps and and HSUPA uploads up to 2.0 Mbps. Nevertheless, another major difference is the video recording resolution.

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VIDEOVIEW: HTC Touch Diam...

VIDEOVIEW: HTC Touch Diamond Hardware Walkthrough
This Videoview shows some of the hardware high- and lowlights of the HTC Touch Diamond, HTC's latest Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional smartphone. Sporting 192 MB RAM, 256 MB ROM and 4 GB of inbuilt memory, the HTC Touch Diamond lacks an expansion slot for SD memory cards. Nevertheless, it features a VGA touchscreen as well as a 3.2 megapixel autofocus camera on the back and a QVGA video telephony camera on the front. The function buttons bellow the touchscreen, two of them - the Home and Back buttons look like Windows Mobile Standard keys - aren't touch-sensitive, even if they look like, but there is an exception - a touch sensitive ring around the D-Pad which can be used to zoom in/out in certain applications like the photo and video album, Google Maps Mobile or Opera Mobile 9.5.

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EXPECTATIONS: Microsoft s...

EXPECTATIONS: Microsoft sees Windows Mobile Smartphone growth up 50 %
Reuters reports today that Microsoft expects a global growth of its Windows Mobile smartphones of at least 50 percent per year in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 as demand for smartphones rises rapidly. Eddie Wu, the software company's managing director of OEM embedded devices Asia, is quoted by Reuters that a "fifty percent growth is the minimum" and continued that "Microsoft expects to sell 20 million units in its 2007/2008 fiscal year ending in June. Microsoft sold over 11 million units of its Windows Mobile software in its 2006/2007 fiscal year ended June last year".

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VIDEOVIEW: Unboxing the C...

VIDEOVIEW: Unboxing the Celio Redfly Mobile Companion for Windows Mobile
Back in January, Celio announced its Redfly Mobile Companion which is designed to extend the Windows Mobile smartphone platform to a larger display, keyboard and mouse (which can attached separately) to create a single mobile platform for easy access to E-Mail, attachments, web and business applications. Quite similar to Palm's Foleo, which Palm canceled later anyway, the Redfly employs a sleek Subnotebook-like design that includes an 8" high-resolution display, a full function keyboard and a touchpad mouse. Measuring just 2.5 x 15.2 x 22.9 cm at 907 gram, the Redfly offers 8 hours of battery life with instant-on access and the ability to power and charge connected smartphones via USB.

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UPGRADE: HTC releases Win...

UPGRADE: HTC releases Windows Mobile 6.1 Upgrade for the HTC TyTN II
HTC just released the first Windows Mobile 6.1 upgrade which is the expected Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional upgrade for the HTC TyTN II (aka HTC Kaiser). Windows Mobile 6.1 is the latest upgrade for Windows Mobile and it gives you improved usability, messaging and connections features. Windows Mobile 6.1 comes with a host of new and enhanced features including threaded SMS, recipient auto-complete, Direct Push improvements, and enhanced Internet Explorer Mobile, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connection setup simplification, etc and more (incl. support for Microsoft's System Center Mobile Device Manager).

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WEB: Opera Mobile 9.5 del...

WEB: Opera Mobile 9.5 delivers breakthrough Web experience on HTC Smartphones
Raising the bar even higher for superior Web browsing capabilities, Opera today announced the availability of Opera Mobile 9.5 (watch our previous hands-on video here) on the new HTC Touch Diamond. The customized HTC-specific version enables easy one-handed viewing and effortless navigation. As a result, your favorite Web sites look exactly the way they were intended to be seen without compromise. The HTC-specific version of Opera Mobile 9.5 introduces a new intuitive user interface (UI) and includes numerous innovative features that elevate the Internet experience on a phone. Page viewing and panning allows users to scan and navigate pages quickly:

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PHOTOVIEW: HTC Advantage ...

PHOTOVIEW: HTC Advantage X7510 Windows Mobile UMPC Smartphone
HTC's new Advantage X7510 is a Windows Mobile smartphone of its own category. While it features Microsoft's recently released Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional smartphone OS it's design-wise quite unique, featuring a flat touch-sensitive QWERTY keyboard with haptic feedback which can be attached to the main body using a magnetic mechanism. The device features a huge 5" touchscreen and features, in addition to its 128 MB ROM and 256 MB RAM 16 GB solid state disk storage. With the X7510, HTC removed the 5-way navigation joystick as well as the Start and OK keys from the main body but the device has now used with the stylus or thumb (or with the attached keyboard).

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UNVEILED: Palm Treo 850 W...

UNVEILED: Palm Treo 850 Windows Mobile Smartphone shows its face [UPDATE]
You remember the shots of the Treo 800w which leaked last week? Another week, another Palm leak and this time it's - what The Boy Genius Report calls - the Palm Treo 850. While officially not too much is known about the Treo 850, we have heard that it might be Palm's "Skywriter". The Boy Genius Report has heard that it will feature a 400 MHz CPU and 100 MB of RAM. According to the::unwired information, the Palm Treo 850 is expected to feature quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE as well as triband UMTS/HSDPA, Bluetooth, WiFi and GPS (while neither WiFi or GPS are yet confirmed). Furthermore, as you can see on the photo bellow, the Treo 800w is running Microsoft's Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional smartphone OS:

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UNVEILED: Palm Treo 850 W...

UNVEILED: Palm Treo 850 Windows Mobile Smartphone shows its face
You remember the shots of the Treo 800w which leaked last week? Another week, another Palm leak and this time it's - what The Boy Genius Report calls - the Palm Treo 850. While officially not too much is known about the Treo 850, we have heard that it might be Palm's "Skywriter". The Boy Genius Report has heard that it will feature a 400 MHz CPU and 100 MB of RAM. According to the::unwired information, the Palm Treo 850 is expected to feature quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE as well as triband UMTS/HSDPA and Bluetooth (while neither WiFi or GPS are yet confirmed). Furthermore, as you can see on the photo bellow, the Treo 800w is running Microsoft's Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional smartphone OS:

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PHOTOVIEW: HTC Touch Diam...

PHOTOVIEW: HTC Touch Diamond Leather Pouch [UPDATE]
While a carrying case isn't part of the HTC Touch Diamond, HTC will offer a quite clever pouch case as accessory which protects the HTC Touch Diamond from scrapes and scratches. Quite similar to LG's Prada case, this black pouch case features a clever holding mechanism allowing users to insert Touch Diamond either from the top or the bottom of the pouch with a hidden internal strap which prevent the device from unintentionally falling out. Furthermore, the lining is made of microfiber which cleans the devices touchscreen and the glossy battery cover:

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ADVERTISING: Microsoft an...

ADVERTISING: Microsoft announces Ads on Windows Live Mobile and Live Search Mobile
Today at Microsoft Corp.'s online advertising leadership forum, advance08, Brian McAndrews, senior vice president of the Advertiser & Publisher Solutions Group, announced the availability of display advertising across two popular Windows Live for mobile services, the launch of new markets for Windows Live for mobile services and upcoming advertising plans for its Live Search Mobile offering. This marks the first year that mobile advertising has played a leading role at the industry event that brings together some of the most influential thought leaders of the global advertising community.

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STATISTICS: Opera unveils...

STATISTICS: Opera unveils first State of the Mobile Web report
Not yet a study of Opera Mobile use with Windows Mobile smartphones, Opera Software just released the results of its first Mobile Web report which is based on the use of Opera Mini. The results both show healthy growth in the numbers of consumers accessing the Web from their mobile devices and provide insight into aggregate consumer preferences when browsing from their phones. Social networking consumes almost 41 % of traffic: The United States, South Africa and Indonesia have more than 60 % of their traffic going to social networks. More than 11.9 million people used Opera Mini in March to browse 2.4 billion pages. Thus far, more than 44 million cumulative users have tried Opera Mini.

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PHOTOVIEW: HTC Touch Diam...

PHOTOVIEW: HTC Touch Diamond Leather Pouch
While a carrying case isn't part of the HTC Touch Diamond, HTC will offer a quite clever pouch case as accessory which protects the HTC Touch Diamond from scrapes and scratches. Quite similar to LG's Prada case, this black pouch case features a clever holding mechanism allowing users to insert Touch Diamond either from the top or the bottom of the pouch with a hidden internal strap which prevent the device from unintentionally falling out. Furthermore, the lining is made of microfiber which cleans the devices touchscreen and the glossy battery cover:

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VIDEOVIEW: Unboxing the H...

VIDEOVIEW: Unboxing the HTC Advantage X7510 Windows Mobile UMPC Smartphone
Following HTC's earlier HTC Advantage X7510 announcement from last February, I've recently received HTC's latest reincarnation of the HTC Advantage which now features Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, an increased 16 GB solid state disk storage and an improved keyboard with haptic feedback. The updated HTC Advantage includes HTC's customized HTC Today screen, as seen first with the HTC Touch, that provides one-touch access to E-Mails, SMS text messages, missed calls, calendar appointments and contacts, current weather conditions and forecasts as well it now features HTC's TouchFLO software for enhanced finger touch scrolling and browsing of Web pages.

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RELIEF: HTC mobilizes for...

RELIEF: HTC mobilizes for Sichuan Earthquake relief
HTC isn't just another Windows Mobile ODM anymore but it seems to takeover responsibility. Therefore, Taoyuan Taiwan based HTC Corporation today announced its plans to donate NT$ 50 million (approx. US$ 1.63 million) in support of the relief and reconstruction efforts in China's Sichuan province following the devastating earthquake this past week. The donation is to include NT$ 40 million in funds donated directly by HTC and HTC Social Welfare Foundation and NT$ 10 million in personal contributions from HTC employees.

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VIDEOVIEW: Unboxing the H...

VIDEOVIEW: Unboxing the HTC Advantage X7510 Windows UMPC Smartphone
Following HTC's earlier HTC Advantage X7510 announcement from last February, I've recently received HTC's latest reincarnation of the HTC Advantage which now features Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, an increased 16 GB solid state disk storage and an improved keyboard with haptic feedback. The updated HTC Advantage includes HTC's customized HTC Today screen, as seen first with the HTC Touch, that provides one-touch access to E-Mails, SMS text messages, missed calls, calendar appointments and contacts, current weather conditions and forecasts as well it now features HTC's TouchFLO software for enhanced finger touch scrolling and browsing of Web pages.

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UNVEILED: E-Ten Glofiish ...

UNVEILED: E-Ten Glofiish DX900 Dual-SIM Smartphone shows its face
Czech website smartmania got information about an upcoming E-Ten Glofiish Windows Mobile smartphone called the DX900 which is expected to be announced next month in Taipei during the Computex. According to smartmania, the DX900, which looks quite similar to the Glofiish V900, features dual-SIM which means you can operate it with two SIM cards (quite handy for international roaming or mobile data) at the same time. Furthermore the DX900 is expected to run on Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional and featuring quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE as well as triband UMTS/HSDPA, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, WiFi b/g, GPS (SiRF Star III) and an FM radio:

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LEAK: Palm Treo 800w show...

LEAK: Palm Treo 800w shows its face on the first photo
While the Palm Treo 800w isn't yet official, it seems Palm Infocenter got its hand on the first photo of Palm's next Windows Mobile smartphone. Most likely the Treo 800w will be powered by Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional which makes it a touch screen device and it's expected to feature a 320 x 320 resolution, as used by Samsung for the SGH-i780. Expected to be powered by a 400 MHz CPU and 128 MB RAM and 256 MB ROM it will be Palm's first EVDO REV-A, GPS and WiFi smartphone. Other expected features are Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP and a 2 megapixel camera:

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EVENT: M�bius 2008 Day 2 ...

EVENT: M�bius 2008 Day 2 Coverage [UPDATE2]
Following yesterday's day 1, which ended with a nice dinner where we had enough time to speak and discuss what we've seen and heard during the day, day 2 just started. Anyway, one of the main topics we discussed during yesterday's dinner was the HTC Advantage X7510 which each M�bius attendant received thanks to HTC (the X7510 is the enhanced HTC Advantage HTC introduced during this year's Mobile World Congress - a review follows soon). Now day 2 just started and today we will hear some stuff from the Microsoft Zune team (and no - we will not see a Zune phone - if it exists anyway ;-), from market researcher and more.

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UPDATE: Microsoft launche...

UPDATE: Microsoft launches new features to Live Search for Windows Mobile
As previewed at CTIA in April, Microsoft today launched new features to Live Search for Windows Mobile. Live Search for Windows Mobile is already pre-installed on many Windows Mobile 6 and 6.1 smartphones (as long as it wasn't removed by carriers) that enables Windows Mobile users to find key local information when they're on the go. It provides local business search, maps, driving directions, movie showtimes, and more, and even lets people speak their questions instead of typing. The new version provides deeper integration with Windows Mobile phones, user generated PC content and Web search and now offers weather forecasts too.

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EVENT: M�bius 2008 Day 2 ...

EVENT: M�bius 2008 Day 2 Coverage [UPDATE]
Following yesterday's day 1, which ended with a nice dinner where we had enough time to speak and discuss what we've seen and heard during the day, day 2 just started. Anyway, one of the main topics we discussed during yesterday's dinner was the HTC Advantage X7510 which each M�bius attendant received thanks to HTC (the X7510 is the enhanced HTC Advantage HTC introduced during this year's Mobile World Congress - a review follows soon). Now day 2 just started and today we will hear some stuff from the Microsoft Zune team (and no - we will not see a Zune phone - if it exists anyway ;-), from market researcher and more.

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EVENT: M�bius 2008 Day 2 ...

EVENT: M�bius 2008 Day 2 Coverage
Following yesterday's day 1, which ended with a nice dinner where we had enough time to speak and discuss what we've seen and heard during the day , day 2 just started. Anyway, one of the main topics we discussed during yesterday's dinner was the HTC Advantage X7510 which each M�bius attendant received thanks to HTC (the X7510 is the enhanced HTC Advantage HTC introduced during this year's Mobile World Congress - a review follows soon). Now day 2 just started and today we will hear some stuff from the Microsoft Zune team (and no - we will not see a Zune phone - if it exists anyway ;-), from market researcher and more.

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COMPETITION: GSmart Creat...

COMPETITION: GSmart Creative CF Competition - show your creativity and win a t600
GSmart, the innovative PDA phone supplier, has extended its lively image and brand color onto the product package, website and also the event held in some countries. The innovative image has inspired some GSmart users to develop two short films for GSmart based on their perceptions of GSmart products. Both short films are showing on the GSmart event website and are presented with creativity and sense of humor, the films also clearly shows the niche features of the Giga-Byte's GSmart t600 Windows Mobile Professional smartphone which features DVB-T.

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EVENT: M�bius 2008 Day 1 ...

EVENT: M�bius 2008 Day 1 Coverage [UPDATE5]
All right, I'm now sitting here in the conference room for this year's M�bius 2008 event. As we got told, during the next days we will learn more from Microsoft (for sure), HTC, Sony Ericsson but also MWg (the formerly O2 Asia ODM). I will update this posting throughout the day, so please make sure to come back - from time to time. As with every M�bius event, also this one isn't an NDA event in general but there will be some sessions where we are asked to not to talk about it. Also the discussions, which are always an important part of M�bius, are more or less off the record but nevertheless, I'm sure the upcoming HTC, Sony Ericsson and MWg updates will be interesting.

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EVENT: M�bius 2008 Day 1 ...

EVENT: M�bius 2008 Day 1 Coverage [UPDATE4]
All right, I'm now sitting here in the conference room for this year's M�bius 2008 event. As we got told, during the next days we will learn more from Microsoft (for sure), HTC, Sony Ericsson but also MWg (the formerly O2 Asia ODM). I will update this posting throughout the day, so please make sure to come back - from time to time. As with every M�bius event, also this one isn't an NDA event in general but there will be some sessions where we are asked to not to talk about it. Also the discussions, which are always an important part of M�bius, are more or less off the record but nevertheless, I'm sure the upcoming HTC, Sony Ericsson and MWg updates will be interesting.

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EVENT: M�bius 2008 Day 1 ...

EVENT: M�bius 2008 Day 1 Coverage [UPDATE3]
All right, I'm now sitting here in the conference room for this year's M�bius 2008 event. As we got told, during the next days we will learn more from Microsoft (for sure), HTC, Sony Ericsson but also MWg (the formerly O2 Asia ODM). I will update this posting throughout the day, so please make sure to come back - from time to time. As with every M�bius event, also this one isn't an NDA event in general but there will be some sessions where we are asked to not to talk about it. Also the discussions, which are always an important part of M�bius, are more or less off the record but nevertheless, I'm sure the upcoming HTC, Sony Ericsson and MWg updates will be interesting.

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EVENT: M�bius 2008 Day 1 ...

EVENT: M�bius 2008 Day 1 Coverage [UPDATE2]
All right, I'm now sitting here in the conference room for this year's M�bius 2008 event. As we got told, during the next days we will learn more from Microsoft (for sure), HTC, Sony Ericsson but also MWg (the formerly O2 Asia ODM). I will update this posting throughout the day, so please make sure to come back - from time to time. As with every M�bius event, also this one isn't an NDA event in general but there will be some sessions where we are asked to not to talk about it. Also the discussions, which are always an important part of M�bius, are more or less off the record but nevertheless, I'm sure the upcoming HTC, Sony Ericsson and MWg updates will be interesting.

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EVENT: M�bius 2008 Day 1 ...

EVENT: M�bius 2008 Day 1 Coverage [UPDATE]
All right, I'm now sitting here in the conference room for this year's M�bius 2008 event. As we got told, during the next days we will learn more from Microsoft (for sure), HTC, Sony Ericsson but also MWg (the formerly O2 Asia ODM). I will update this posting throughout the day, so please make sure to come back - from time to time. As with every M�bius event, also this one isn't an NDA event in general but there will be some sessions where we are asked to not to talk about it. Also the discussions, which are always an important part of M�bius, are more or less off the record but nevertheless, I'm sure the upcoming HTC, Sony Ericsson and MWg updates will be interesting.

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EVENT: M�bius 2008 Day 1 ...

EVENT: M�bius 2008 Day 1 Coverage
All right, I'm now sitting here in the conference room for this year's M�bius 2008 event. As we got told, during the next days we will learn more from Microsoft (for sure), HTC, Sony Ericsson but also MWg (the formerly O2 Asia ODM). I will update this posting throughout the day, so please make sure to come back - from time to time. As with every M�bius event, also this one isn't an NDA event in general but there will be some sessions where we are asked to not to talk about it. Also the discussions, which are always an important part of M�bius, are more or less off the record but nevertheless, I'm sure the upcoming HTC, Sony Ericsson and MWg updates will be interesting.

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THOUGHT: AT&T adds unlimi...

THOUGHT: AT&T adds unlimited mobile data to its MEdiaNet GoPhone plan
I arrived in Seattle yesterday for this year's M�bius conference and there are some exciting changes and improvements since I was here last month: AT&T has added an unlimited data option to its MEdiaNet service for its GoPhone pay as you go plan. I wrote about all this mobile data tragedy for inbound roamers last month when I was here for the MVP Global Summit and when I was hunting for a reasonable way to go online from my Notebook and Windows Mobile smartphone and the only option I found was AT&T's GoPhone prepaid service which, however, costs me around US$ 10 per MB (without using any dedicated data options).

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COOPERATION: Microsoft an...

COOPERATION: Microsoft and RIM to bring Windows Live Mobile to BlackBerry
Microsoft Corp. and Research In Motion (RIM) today announced an agreement to provide Microsoft Windows Live services on BlackBerry smartphones. As a result of this collaboration, BlackBerry smartphone customers will enjoy easy mobile access to Windows Live Messenger and an enhanced level of integration between Windows Live Hotmail and the BlackBerry platform. The integration of Windows Live services into the BlackBerry platform will allow customers who use Windows Live Hotmail and Windows Live Messenger on their BlackBerry smartphone to benefit from the BlackBerry platform architecture.

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THOUGHT: Another month, a...

THOUGHT: Another month, another trip to Seattle - attending M�bius Conference 2008
While I was in Seattle just last month for the annual Microsoft MVP Global Summit, I'm already packing my bags to fly to Seattle again, this time for this year's M�bius conference which I'm happy to be invited again. I will leave tomorrow morning but these kind of events need some advanced preparation anyway because I have to think about which equipment I will carry. Should I travel light with just my HTC Shift and my Sanyo Xacti or should I travel full featured with my Fujitsu Siemens Tablet PC and my Nikon D80? In any case, I will carry some Windows Mobile smartphones while I will leave my Apple AirPort Express at home because the hotel, downtown Seattle has its own WiFi anyway.

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CONFIRMED: O2 Germany ann...

CONFIRMED: O2 Germany announces the launch of O2 Xda diamond Windows Mobile Smartphone [UPDATE]
As expected and unveiled two weeks ago already, O2 Germany today announced the upcoming launch of its HTC Touch Diamond version which O2 will call the "O2 Xda diamond". O2's diamond is also running on Microsoft's recently announced Windows Mobile 6.1 and will feature triband GSM/GPRS/EDGE at 900/1800/1900 MHz as well as dualband UMTS/HSDPA at 900/2100 MHz up to 3.6 Mbps plus HSUPA (even if O2 Germany doesn't have HSUPA in place today). Powered by a Qualcomm CPU at 528 MHz, the Xda diamond also features Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, WiFi b/g, eGPS and a FM radio. The device is backed-up by 128 MB 192 MB RAM, 256 MB ROM and includes 4 GB flash memory. However, a flash card expansion is left - unfortunately:

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OFFICIAL: HTC introduces ...

OFFICIAL: HTC introduces the HTC Touch Diamond Windows Mobile Smartphone
Born from a unique heritage of innovation and a deep desire to blend design with simplicity, HTC Corp., a global leader in mobile phone innovation and design, today unveiled its new flagship phone, the HTC Touch Diamond. Delivering unmistakable style and meticulous craftsmanship the HTC Touch Diamond is defined by its compact size, game-changing Internet and its new captivating 3D touch interface called TouchFLO 3D. The result is an uncompromising mobile phone that sets a new benchmark for phone sophistication and shapes consumer expectations for how a phone can be used.

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PHOTOVIEW: O2 Xda diamond...

PHOTOVIEW: O2 Xda diamond Windows Mobile Professional Smartphone
Together with today's launch of the HTC Touch Diamond, I also had the chance to get my hands on a brand new, also just announced, German O2 Xda diamond which is the same device like HTC's Diamond but in a slightly different design. However, it follows the same design principals by being thin and squarish but unlike HTC's Diamond version, the Xda diamond has a flat "soft-touch" battery cover. Everything else is pretty much the same - including the black mirroring front plate and display bezel as well as the touch sensitive D-Pad.

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VIDEOVIEW: HTC TouchFLO 3...

VIDEOVIEW: HTC TouchFLO 3D User Interface for Windows Mobile Professional
VIDEOVIEW: HTC TouchFLO 3D User Interface for Windows Mobile Professional Together with today's HTC Touch Diamond announcement, HTC also announced a new version of its HTC TouchFLO UI - previously codenamed as "Manila UI" and now called TouchFLO 3D - which follows the first TouchFLO UI which was initially introduced last year with the launch of the HTC Touch. Like last year, we already had some quality time with HTC's latest GUI development which we tested on a preproduction unit of O2 Germany's upcoming O2 Xda diamond. Unlike the first TouchFLO, TouchFLO 3D is now part of the Windows Mobile Today screen or better - it completely replaced Microsoft's Windows Mobile Today screen.

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CONFIRMED: O2 Germany ann...

CONFIRMED: O2 Germany announces the launch of O2 Xda diamond Windows Mobile Smartphone
As expected and unveiled two weeks ago already, O2 Germany today announced the upcoming launch of its HTC Touch Diamond version which O2 will call the "O2 Xda diamond". O2's diamond is also running on Microsoft's recently announced Windows Mobile 6.1 and will feature triband GSM/GPRS/EDGE at 900/1800/1900 MHz as well as dualband UMTS/HSDPA at 900/2100 MHz up to 3.6 Mbps plus HSUPA (even if O2 Germany doesn't have HSUPA in place today). Powered by a Qualcomm CPU at 528 MHz, the Xda diamond also features Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, WiFi b/g, eGPS and a FM radio. The device is backed-up by 128 MB RAM, 256 MB ROM and includes 4 GB flash memory. However, a flash card expansion is left - unfortunately:

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LEAK: HTC's new HTC Touch...

LEAK: HTC's new HTC Touch Diamond shows its Faces and Specs
Italian website newsMobile seems to got some further information about HTC's to be announced HTC Touch Diamond and following T-Mobile's first show-off at this years CeBIT and the later grainy photo of HTC's new smartphones, this seems to be legit information. According to newsMobile, the HTC Touch Diamond (official name still to be confirmed) will features Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA (while it's not yet clear if it might be triband GSM/GPRS/EDGE and singleband UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA), Bluetooth 2.0, WiFi b/g, eGPS, FM radio and a 2.8" VGA (640x480 pixel) touchscreen:

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CONFIRMED: Vodafone is in...

CONFIRMED: Vodafone is introducing its first two DVB-T mobile phones in May
Following the earlier news, Vodafone Germany now officially confirmed that it will be adding two new DVB-T mobile phone models to its range of mobile phones at the beginning of May 2008. The LG HB620T and the GIGA-BYTE GSmart t600 both have an integrated DVB-T receiver for viewing all free TV channels in excellent quality and in most areas of Germany. Football fans will be able to watch the EURO 2008 on their mobile phones at no extra cost.

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PLAYER: Electric Pocket r...

PLAYER: Electric Pocket releases FlipSide MP3-player for Windows Mobile
FlipSide, the MP3 player from Electric Pocket that has had BlackBerry users buzzing, is now also available to users of Windows Mobile Standard and Professional smartphones such as the Palm Treo 700xw, HTC Mogul, Samsung Ace and Samsung Blackjack. The feature that has made FlipSide such an instant hit among BlackBerry users is its iPhone-like interface that allows users to visually "swoosh" through their music quickly and easily. Navigating through music and selecting tunes is a simple process with FlipSide: scroll through the Album Covers, or flick through them using your finger on the screen, then click on the navigation button to open up a vertical list of the tracks.

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TOUCH: GSmart unveiled a ...

TOUCH: GSmart unveiled a newly developed thumb-friendly UI for Windows Mobile
Giga-Byte has announced a newly developed UI software for its GSmart Windows Mobile smartphones which is called "Smart Touch". This new interface that is intuitive, informative and flexible, offers users a more user friendly interface. GSmart has established a sound position in the market when its famous world's first (and still the only one) DVB-T Windows Mobile smartphone (the GSmart t600) were introduced to the public, and after since, GSmart has been harvesting the market productively and actively, it has introduced several new models, and each with unique features.

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UPDATE: Sling Media updat...

UPDATE: Sling Media updates SlingPlayer Mobile for Windows Mobile and Symbian S60
Sling Media today announced the availability of its previously unveiled SlingPlayer Mobile uppdate for Windows Mobile Pocket PCs (aka Professional and Classic), Windows Mobile Smartphone (aka Standard) and Symbian S60 smartphones. The SlingPlayer Mobile clients are required to watch and control home television programming from anywhere in the world via a Slingbox. These new versions add support for additional handsets (for example the Samsung SGH-i760, the Palm Treo 500/500v and the Nokia N95 8GB), improved video streaming quality on select handsets (like the Sprint HTC Mogul), add support for additional set-top boxes, provide additional channel favorite logos and some few under the hood tweaks.

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PHOTOVIEW: Sony Ericsson ...

PHOTOVIEW: Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional Smartphone
Following the earlier exclusive Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 videoview from last week, here we go with a couple of photos which shows you Sony Ericsson's first Windows Mobile Professional smartphone a little bit more detailed again. The Xperia X1 has several highlights, feature- and design-wise, like the slide-out thumb-keyboard, the 3.2 megapixel autofocus camera (unfortunately with a white photo LED only), the optical joystick in addition to a standard D-Pad, the WVGA touchscreen, the as well as the brushed-steel housing (bellow in the black version contrary to the previously photographed silver version from the Mobile World Congress):

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PHOTOVIEW: Sony Ericsson ...

PHOTOVIEW: Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional Smartphones
Following the earlier exclusive Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 videoview from last week, here we go with a couple of photos which shows you Sony Ericsson's first Windows Mobile Professional smartphone a little bit more detailed again. The Xperia X1 has several highlights, feature- and design-wise, like the slide-out thumb-keyboard, the 3.2 megapixel autofocus camera (unfortunately with a white photo LED only), the optical joystick in addition to a standard D-Pad, the WVGA touchscreen, the as well as the brushed-steel housing (bellow in the black version contrary to the previously photographed silver version from the Mobile World Congress):

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AVAILABLE: O2 UK launch P...

AVAILABLE: O2 UK launch Palm Treo 500 Windows Mobile Smartphone
Until earlier this year, the Palm Treo 500 Windows mobile 6 Standard smartphone was available from Vodafone as the Palm Treo 500v only but later, Palm also released is carrier free to retail channels. Now, O2 UK has selceted Palm's first Windows Mobile Standard for its business customers as well. The Palm Treo 500 smartphone runs on Windows Mobile 6 Standard and has a full QWERTY keyboard, QVGA screen and supports triband GSM/GPRS at 900/1800/199 MHz and singleband UMTS at 2100 MHz (but not HSDPA). Furthermore it supports Bluetooth 2.0+EDR bit it's not including WiFi. The 150 MB ROM can be extended by microSD cards (up to 2 GB).

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THOUGHT: Deutsche Bahn's ...

THOUGHT: Deutsche Bahn's MMS Railway Ticket System
I've mentioned Deutsche Bahn's (DB) MMS Ticket some time ago but last weekend, I finally had the chance to test it. As a matter of fact, I was at at my parents and the printer was out of order. This means, I wasn't able to order my ticket over the Internet to print it at home on the PC. However, without a ticket, you cannot make a seat reservation and it's always a good idea to have a seat reservation on German InterCityExpress (ICE) because the German high-speed train can be pretty overcrowded and since I wanted a seat with a table in the mobile phone area, I had to reserve a seat. But what to do if the printer is kaput? Use the mobile phone instead and I remembered my previous article here.

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PHOTOVIEW: Giga-Byte GSma...

PHOTOVIEW: Giga-Byte GSmart t600 Windows Mobile 6 Professional Smartphone
While the Giga-Byte GSmart t600 design is over one year old already, it's still quite stylish, if you like white "iPodish" mobile devices. The front is glossy white, with a white surface under a clear paint while the backside is white plastic only. In any case, the surface is quite fingerprint resistant and not a magnet at all. However, the t600 still features the old screen technique with a bezel but the 2.6" touchscreen supports a VGA resolution. In addition to the Windows Mobile smartphone typical call and end button, the device features a huge D-Pad which looks like a scroll wheel but isn't a wheel at all. Furthermore it has the Pocket PC typical Start and OK button as well as two soft-buttons under the screen.

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UNVEILED: O2 Germany's ne...

UNVEILED: O2 Germany's next Xda Windows Mobile Smartphone is the Xda diamond
While we are still waiting for the official HTC Diamond announcement (most likely we will hear more on May 6), T-Mobile previewed its version of the HTC Diamond, aka the MDA compact IV, during last month's CeBIT in Hanover already. And now O2 Germany followed with a pre-announcement that its next Xda Windows Mobile smartphone will be called "O2 Xda diamond". So far, O2 only unveiled that its Xda diamond will be black and featuring a big touchscreen as well as HSDPA and GPS. But if it is based on the HTC Diamond, which T-Mobile's MDA compact IV is also expected to be based on, it's somewhat confirmed, that the Xda diamond will also features a 3 megapixel autofocus camera, 4 GB internal memory, a VGA touchscreen and Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional.

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RIP: Microsoft discontinu...

RIP: Microsoft discontinues SPOT Smart Watches - MSN Direct to Continue
In a recent forum posting, Jon Canan, program manager of Microsoft MSN Direct unveiled, that the SPOT Smart Watches with MSN Direct have sold out and Microsoft/Fossil have no further plans to continue the 2006 Smart Watch series. While Microsoft plans to continue to move forward with MSN Direct and seeking out new opportunities for devices that would benefit from the MSN Direct service (like the recently released MSN Direct service for Windows Mobile smartphones or GPS devices), Microsoft has, along with its watch partners, no immediate plans to create a new version of the Smart Watch.

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VIDEOVIEW: Hands-on with ...

VIDEOVIEW: Hands-on with the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 Windows Mobile 6.1 Smartphone
Following my first contact with Sony Ericsson's Xperia X1 Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional smartphone during the recent Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, recently I had some more quality time with Sony Ericsson's first Windows Mobile device. Nearly everything is said and written about the Xperia X1 but this time, I also had the chance to dive deeper into the device, to record a short video. The Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 does everything, a state-of-the-art Windows Mobile smartphone is able to provide these days (and even more). It features a slide-out QWERTY keyboard and an ultra fast Qualcomm 7200A CPU at 520 MHz, supports quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE and triband UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA as well as Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, WiFi b/g and GPS.

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VIDEOVIEW: Unboxing the G...

VIDEOVIEW: Unboxing the GIGA-BYTE GSmart t600 DVB-T Windows Mobile 6 Smartphone
While the GIGA-BYTE GSmart t600 isn't a brand new device anymore, GIGA-BYTE unveiled it during last year's 3GSM World Congress already, this Windows Mobile smartphone just made it recently to the European market. First launched in Russia late last year, it was introduced in France last month and soon hitting Germany as well. Sporting Windows Mobile 6 Professional, the GSmart t600 is a 2.5G smartphone, featuring quadband GSM and GPRS as well as Bluetooth 2.0+EDR and WiFi b/g. However, it neither features EDGE nor UMTS or HSDPA.

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UNVEILED: Upcoming HTC Wi...

UNVEILED: Upcoming HTC Windows Mobile Smartphones shows their face [UPDATE]
It's widely known already that HTC is holding a global press conference on May 6th to announce something big but so far, it's unknown what HTC is going to announce. Speculation are floating around that it might be HTC's first Android aka Google phone, or it might be some new Windows Mobile smartphones or maybe just HTC's TouchFLO v2 aka "Manila". In any case, a recently unveiled photo shows three so far - more or less - unknown (most likely) HTC smartphones. While on the top row we see the HTC TyTN II, the HTC Touch Cruise and the HTC Touch, on the lower row we have 2nd from left the HTC P3470 but left and right to it at least 2 unknown devices:

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UNVEILED: Are we see here...

UNVEILED: Are we see here new and upcoming HTC Windows Mobile Smartphones? [UPDATE]
It's widely known already that HTC is holding a global press conference on May 6th to announce something big but so far, it's unknown what HTC is going to announce. Speculation are floating around that it might be HTC's first Android aka Google phone, or it might be some new Windows Mobile smartphones or maybe just HTC's TouchFLO v2 aka "Manila". In any case, a recently unveiled photo shows three so far - more or less - unknown (most likely) HTC smartphones. While on the top row we see the HTC TyTN II, the HTC Touch Cruise and the HTC Touch, on the lower row we have 2nd from left the HTC P3470 but left and right to it at least 2 unknown devices:

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UNVEILED: Are we see here...

UNVEILED: Are we see here new and upcoming HTC Windows Mobile Smartphones?
It's widely known already that HTC is holding a global press conference on May 6th to announce something big but so far, it's unknown what HTC is going to announce. Speculation are floating around that it might be HTC's first Android aka Google phone, or it might be some new Windows Mobile smartphones or maybe just HTC's TouchFLO v2 aka "Manila". In any case, a recently unveiled photo shows three so far - more or less - unknown (most likely) HTC smartphones. While on the top row we see the HTC TyTN II, the HTC Touch Cruise and the HTC Touch, on the lower row we have 2nd from left the HTC P3470 but left and right to it at least 2 unknown devices:

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UNVEILED: Vodafone German...

UNVEILED: Vodafone Germany to release the GIGA-BYTE GSmart t600 DVB-T Smartphone
According to German heise online, Vodafone Germany is releasing next month two DVB-T phones, the LG HB620T mobile phone and the - already well known - GIGA-BYTE GSmart t600 Windows Mobile Professional smartphone. While I've recently seen a t600 which was running Microsoft's Windows Mobile 6.1, it's not yet clear if Vodafone Germany, which previewed the t600 on last month's CeBIT, will release the GSmart t600 with newer and just recently announced Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional version or with Windows Mobile 6.

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VIEWER: Vision to Reality...

VIEWER: Vision to Reality announces V2R PhotoViewer for Windows Mobile Pocket PC
V2R today announced the availability of its V2R PhotoViewer for Windows Mobile 5.0 and Windows Mobile 6 Classic and Professional devices, which is fully graphical animated photo and image viewer. PhotoViewer lets you quickly view all your photos in a clear structured way by generating your own photo album and even allows you to easily add and remove albums to your gallery. Another main feature is the fact, that it was designed for thumb-use (which makes it even more attractive for HTC Touch users but not only) since it also works with the device's D-Pad. Other features are album thumbnail preview, photo detail scroll view and smooth photo animation:

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CLEARED: HTC Touch Dual p...

CLEARED: HTC Touch Dual passes the FCC as HTC NEO300
It took a little bit longer (in Europe, the HTC Touch Dual was introduced back in October last year already) but the U.S. will finally get its version of the Touch Dual as well. The HTC NEON300 just cleared the FCC and it will be a real power-horse, featuring Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional which is powered by a 400 MHz CPU which is backed-up by 256 MB ROM and 128 MB RAM. Like the European version, the North American Touch Dual will also feature Bluetooth 2.0 and will misses WiFi (again) but will support 850 and 1900 MHz UMTS/HSDPA. The FCC is showing the 20-keys SureType version (which nevertheless might change to the 16-keys version):

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THOUGHT: Yes - AT&T's Pre...

THOUGHT: Yes - AT&T's Prepaid plans work fine for Mobile Data
Well, some days ago, I've blamed the U.S. carrriers for not offering any prepaid data enabled SIMs for inbound roamers and it turns out, I was wrong. Well, it wasn't just me who was wrong but basically the sales person at AT&T had no clue what he is selling. My fellow MVP and friend Mike Temporale just told me 2 days ago that he is using an AT&T SIM card if he is in the U.S. and that this SIM works perfect for data as well. As you might can imagine, I was somewhat irritated but he showed me and indeed he was accessing Smartphone Thoughts without any problems, straight from his Windows Mobile smartphone. Furthermore he told me that it doesn't matters which plan you use, either the US$ 100 for one year or the US$ 0.25 per day, both would work.

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THOUGHT: Make your Window...

THOUGHT: Make your Windows Vista Notebook an 'Access Point' in Hotels
Well, there are many reasons why people dislike Windows Vista and which keeps them away from upgrading from Windows XP, and indeed - as Steve Ballmer said in his MVP Global Summit keynote today - "Windows Vista is work in progress". Nevertheless, there are these kind of "hidden" but very usefully features available as well, like setting up a wireless ad hoc network which can be quite useful in hotels. I'm currently staying at the Westin, downtown Seattle and the Westin offers in-room high-speed Internet access through CAT5 and WiFi. Unfortunately the Westin is charging its "guests" for Internet access.

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HANDS-ON: The Celio REDFL...

HANDS-ON: The Celio REDFLY Mobile Companion for Windows Mobile
Thanks to fellow MVP and friend Steven Hughes of BostonPocketPC, yesterday I had the chance to play a little bit with Celio Corp's REDFLY Mobile Companion, which was announced in January this year. The REDFLY employs a sleek clamshell design that includes an 8" high-resolution display, a full function keyboard and a touchpad mouse at a size of just 2.5 x 15.2 x 22.9 cm and a weight of 907 gram it offers 8 hours of battery life with instant-on access and the ability to power smartphones via USB. The REDFLY also has a standard VGA port for output to projectors and displays.

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UNVEILED: Samsung preview...

UNVEILED: Samsung previews the SGH-i900 Windows Mobile Smartphone
During a Dutch telecom event called "Televisie 2008", Samsung unveiled a new Windows Mobile smartphone we've hard about before - the Samsung SGH-i900! And unlike previous rumors mentioned, it's not running anything different to Windows Mobile Professional and Samsung even confirmed that it will run Windows Mobile 6.1. While most specs are unknown or at least unconfirmed yet, it's known that the i900 will feature at least triband GSM/GPRS/EDGE as well as singleband UMTS/HSDPA, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR and WiFi b/g. While not yet confirmed, sources said the i900 also sports GPS and an FM radio.

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UTILITY: WMWifiRouter not...

UTILITY: WMWifiRouter not free anymore but still an interesting option
Back in January, I've posted here about WMWifiRouter which instantly turns a compatible Windows Mobile smartphones (running Windows Mobile 5.0 AKU 3.3 or Windows Mobile 6) with WiFi into a wireless Internet hotspot. It allows you to use WiFi capable devices, such as your your Notebook and other devices, like the iPod Touch, to connect to the Internet through your phone's data connection (similar to Windows Mobile 5.0 and 6 inbuilt Internet Sharing functionality which however works via USB or Bluetooth PAN only). However, WMWifiRouter isn't freeware anymore now but the developers decided to charge for the final version which is now available:

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EVENT: Microsoft's annual...

EVENT: Microsoft's annual MVP Global Summit starts today in Seattle
Microsoft Corp. honors its 2008 Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs), a highly select group of experts who represent the best and brightest in technical communities, at the 2008 MVP Global Summit April 14 - 17 in Seattle at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center and at Microsoft headquarters in Redmond. MVPs are recognized by Microsoft as outstanding leaders who voluntarily share their expertise in technical communities worldwide. MVPs also provide invaluable feedback to Microsoft by serving as early adopters of new technology and assisting in the product design and development processes.

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LAUNCH: MWg to officially...

LAUNCH: MWg to officially introduce its Windows Mobile Smartphones in Europe
Until O2 Asia became MWg, its line of Windows Mobile smartphones like the Xda Atom and Xda Zinc were officially available in Asia only (with some exceptions where O2 UK and O2 Germany took the one or the other device for local markets as well). However, now - where MWg doesn't belongs to O2/Telef�nica any longer but belongs to Expansys now - the Windows Mobile specialist is expanding its business to Europe as well. MWg is holding a press event next month which is about the official European launch of MWg. Mark Billington, former head of O2 Asia and now CEO of MWg will provide an introduction to the company's objectives and strategies.

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RELEASE: E-TEN announces ...

RELEASE: E-TEN announces the launches of the Glofiish M810 and M750 Smartphones
E-TEN Information Systems has announced the launch of its new Glofiish M810 and M750, the first in a new series of Windows Mobile Professional Pocket PC smartphones that put the focus on portable entertainment, dynamic social networking and go-anywhere communications. E-TEN's newest 2.5G and 3.5G Pocket PC Phones harness the latest mobile hardware technologies together with innovations in software to create a pair of sleekly portable, multi-connected devices, designed to help the new breed of bloggers, podcasters, video makers, and chatters, stay online and updated wherever they are.

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THOUGHT: T-Mobile U.S. - ...

THOUGHT: T-Mobile U.S. - not a bad option at all for Inbound Roamers
Sure, for more advanced smartphone users in the U.S., T-Mobile might be the worst option to chose since the Seattle-based carrier still lacks support of UMTS, not to talk about HSDPA but for inbound roamers like me, T-Mobile isn't that bad. Especially if you use a smartphone like the Samsung SGH-i600 which supports triband GSM at 900, 1800 and 1900 MHz and singleband UMTS/HSDPA at 2100 MHz only. Not sure what's wrong with AT&T's EDGE network here in Seattle but I don't get EDGE here (maybe it's available on 850 MHz only?) while T-Mobile's EDGE shows up everywhere:

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THOUGHT: No love for Inbo...

THOUGHT: No love for Inbound Roamers - where are the Prepaid plans for Mobile Data?
All right, I've just arrived at Seattle for the annual Microsoft MVP Summit. While I'm normally fine to use my Vodafone WebSessions SIM card for international data roaming, unfortunately Vodafone isn't offering WebSessions in the U.S. because they don't have any GSM/UMTS shares here (but are a shareholder of Verizon Wireless only). Since I will be in Seattle again next month, I've visited AT&T as well as T-Mobile shops to figure out what my prepaid mobile data options are and guess what - there are no options! Unlike most (or all?) European carriers, non of the U.S. carriers offers prepaid SIMs which can be used for real mobile data as well.

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RETROSPECTION: Back from ...

RETROSPECTION: Back from Tel Aviv - on the way to Seattle
Not sure if you have missed me the past days but as you might have noticed, I haven't updated the::unwired. Well, the reason was, as said earlier, that I was the whole week in Israel for the HANDY Tech 2008 to which I was invited by HANDY and PocketPCFreak.com. In addition to my presentation at HANDY Tech 2008, I've also visited a couple of Israeli start-ups like Modu and Fring and - for sure - I took the time to travel around Israel where I've visited Jerusalem, the Dead Sea and other great places here, just to mention a few. Just arrived this morning with El Al (but flying El Al is another interesting story), I'm currently on the train to Frankfurt, from where I'm writing this article, to catch my flight tomorrow morning to Seattle where the Microsoft MVP Summit happens next week.

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RUMOR: Is the Samsung SGH...

RUMOR: Is the Samsung SGH-i780 coming to the U.S. as the SGH-i788?
Engadget Mobile found a new Samsung phone, listed by the FCC which is called the Samsung SGH-i788. Unfortunately not too much is known yet but remember, Samsung uses "SGH" for GSM and UMTS smartphones while "i" is used for its Windows Mobile and Symbian S60 smartphones. And if you compare FCC's drawing of the SGH-i788 with the SGH-i780, it looks quite similar. Furthermore, while Samsung tried to hide details of the drawing, if you scroll the FFC PDF quite fast, you can see a square camera whole, centered on the top with a speaker right to it (on the left the SGH-i780, on the right the unmasked SGH-i788):

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SERVICE: CommonTime launc...

SERVICE: CommonTime launches new Lotus Notes mobility solution for Windows Mobile
Global Lotus Notes mobility expert CommonTime has teamed with Microsoft to provide a mobility solution offer exclusively targeted at businesses looking to utilize Lotus Notes Domino and System Center Mobile Device Manager 2008 solutions. Providing real-time mobile E-Mail, messaging and line of business applications, the combined solution offer will feature Microsoft's System Center Mobile Device Manager 2008 solution for security and device management with CommonTime's industry-leading mobile messaging and Notes database access products, mNotes and mForms.

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VIDEOVIEW: Unboxing the H...

VIDEOVIEW: Unboxing the HTC Shift Windows Vista / Windows Mobile UMPC
Finally, after HTC's first UMPC, the HTC Shift was delayed several times, two days ago I've finally received my German Shift with the much appreciated German QWERTZ keyboard. Running on Windows Vista Business and a kind of locked Windows Mobile 6 Professional, the HTC Shift supports quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE and triband UMTS/HSDPA up to 3.6 Mbps, as well as WiFi b/g and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR. Powered by a Intel CPU at 800 MHz and backed-up by 1 GB or RAM, the HTC Shift is able to run Windows Vista Professional. If not needed, there's a second OS installed, which is a locked Windows Mobile 6 Professional HTC calls SnapVUE, which runs on a Qualcomm MSM 7200 CPU at 400 MHz.

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SERVICE: Google releases ...

SERVICE: Google releases Picasa Web Albums for Windows Mobile
Following Google's shiny AJAX-featured Picasa Web Albums for the Apple iPhone, Zak Cohen, Software Engineer at the Google mobile team, started thinking if they can make an AJAX interface work on new Windows Mobile devices too? After all, Internet Explorer Mobile supports many of the advanced browser features that were used to build the iPhone version. The team wanted to give it a try and started to work on a Windows Mobile compatible version which the Google Mobile team is pleased to launch today. So far available for Windows Mobile 6 Classic and Professional devices (touchscreen) only, you can now enjoy a much faster and slicker way of browsing Picasa Web Albums on your device:

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VIDEO: What's new in Micr...

VIDEO: What's new in Microsoft's Windows Mobile 6.1?
And another video demonstration, this time of Windows Mobile 6.1. This time, the Windows Mobile team sat together and recorded a video, demoing most of the new features in Windows Mobile 6.1. While this is quite a long video (40 minutes, so prepare some Popcorn first before you press the play button), this video shows several features in great detail that you may have not seen elsewhere. Also note, there are other improvements in Windows Mobile 6.1 that weren't covered in this video, including Internet Explorer Mobile's new Zoom feature and integration with SCMDM 2008:

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LINK: How does Internet E...

LINK: How does Internet Explorer Mobile 6 will looks like?
During CTIA, Ed Hardy from Brighthand had his first contact with yesterday's announced Internet Explorer Mobile 6, which follows also yesterday's announced Windows Mobile 6.1 later this year and he recorded a quite interesting video where the new browser (currently in Beta) was demonstrated. While Windows Mobile 6.1's Internet Explorer Mobile was slightly refreshed by adding a zoom in/zoom out functionality to make use of larger, PC optimized web pages easier, the big shot comes later this year with Internet Explorer Mobile 6, which will supports - out of the box - established and upcoming industry standards such as H.264, Adobe Flash and Microsoft Silverlight, the updated Internet Explorer Mobile gives people a rich mobile Internet experience:

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UPGRADE: HTC America unve...

UPGRADE: HTC America unveils Windows Mobile 6.1 Upgrade plans
Also yesterday, together with the official release of Microsoft's new Windows Mobile 6.1, HTC unveiled which devices will be officially upgradeable. In partnership with Microsoft and key mobile operator partners, HTC will continue to extend the functionality of many current HTC devices both in the United States and abroad by providing Windows Mobile 6.1 updates. Windows Mobile 6.1, an update to Windows Mobile 6, provides new timesaving features, easier phone navigation and management, stronger security safeguards, and support for Microsoft System Center Mobile Device Manager 2008.

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UNVEILED: HTC releases HT...

UNVEILED: HTC releases HTC Touch Dual in the U.S. with Windows Mobile 6.1
So far, the HTC Touch Dual featured Windows Mobile 6 and triband GSM/singleband UMTS/HSDPA only but during CTIA, HTC revealed that the popular HTC Touch Dual will debut in the United States this quarter, featuring yesterday's announced Windows Mobile 6.1 and quadband GSM/dualband HSDPA. The HTC Touch Dual combines an intuitive touch screen with integrated TouchFLO technology and slide-out keypad and Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional software, making it easier for customers to communicate on the go.

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OFFICIAL: Microsoft annou...

OFFICIAL: Microsoft announces Windows Mobile 6.1 and Internet Explorer Mobile 6
Awaited since Mobile World Congress, today Microsoft officially introduced Windows Mobile 6.1, which was designed to better meet people's rapidly expanding work and personal needs. At CTIA Wireless 2008, the company unveiled the newest version of Internet Explorer Mobile, which adds desktop-grade Web browsing to Windows Mobile phones. In addition, Microsoft announced Windows Mobile 6.1, an update for its Windows Mobile software that includes new time-saving features, easier phone navigation and management, and increased security safeguards.

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OFFER: German Supermarket...

OFFER: German Supermarket Chain offers the Qtek 8500 for 111 Euro only
German discount supermarket chain Lidl, which is somewhat under fire for spying on workers, has an interesting offer: since today it's selling the HTC Qtek 8500 for 111 Euro only. While the Qtek 8500, which was released nearly two years ago, is a stylish and HTC's only clamshell smartphone so far, it has some major drawbacks: It's 2.5G only featuring quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE, only sporting a 1.3 megapixel camera and having 64 MB RAM and ROM only. However, the most important drawback, running Windows Mobile 5.0 Standard only, can be - well - solved yourself anyway.

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MULTIMEDIA: Mobile users ...

MULTIMEDIA: Mobile users to have free access to over 150 Million Web Videos with vtap
Veveo Inc., today launched vtap, a new web video experience for mobile users all over the UK and Europe. Video lovers will be able to search through over 150 million web videos via vtap, a unique mobile web video search service that allows consumers to quickly and easily search, view and save relevant web videos from any source on the Internet on any imaginable topic, tailored to their individual preferences on their preferred device(s). In addition, by using vtap's unique personalized collecting and sharing feature, vtap Feed, you can create a personal profile that allows you to detail your preferences and receive relevant videos from vtap whenever something new appears on the Internet.

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VIEWER: VITO Technology l...

VIEWER: VITO Technology launches EyePhoto for Windows Mobile
VITO Technology today announced EyePhoto for Windows Mobile which allows you viewing photos on your Pocket PC. Slide your photos with finger and enjoy watching them. User-friendly interface oriented on gestures is one of the main features. EyePhoto shows only folders that include jpeg pictures and organizes all your photos into photo albums. Having started the program you face all folders containing jpeg pictures on the main memory and on a storage card. Upon opening a folder you are presented with photo tiles displayed in one finger-scrollable window. Everything is done for your convenience.

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GROWTH: Microsoft expects...

GROWTH: Microsoft expects strong Windows Mobile growth in China
Microsoft Corp expects that Windows Mobile shipments to China will more than double in the next year amid an expected boom in demand for Web access once the country launches (its propriety) 3G wireless services. Benjamin Tan, business group Director for China at Microsoft's Mobile Communications Business, told Reuters that about 2 million Windows Mobile devices were shipped to China in the last year, which is - according to Tan - about 10 percent of Microsoft's global total.

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EVENT: Joining this year'...

EVENT: Joining this year's HANDY Tech 2008 Event in Tel Aviv as Speaker
If you live in Israel, I'm sure you know HANDY (which is - funny enough - the German word for "Mobile Phone") and I'm sure you are a daily reader of PocketPCFreak.com, which is maintained by my fellow MVP and friend Helio Diamant. If you don't live in Israel, I'm sure you will have the same problem's to read Helio's website since it's in Hebrew and you might have never heard of HANDY but if you think about the Israeli version of Expansys/MobilePlanet but with a store, you know what HANDY's business is. They are *the* mobile devices and gadgets retailer in Israel as well as HANDY is manufacturing and producing PDA, smartphone & Apple accessories under the HANDY Pro brand for some time now (which is even available internationally). Some years ago, HANDY and PocketPCFreak.com joined forces by organizing a yearly tech event in Tel Aviv called "HANDY Tech".

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PUBLIC: Dashwire opens ac...

PUBLIC: Dashwire opens access to public Beta and enhances Service
Dashwire, Inc. today announced it is opening the doors to its innovative service, which the company unveiled late last year the first time, providing supported Windows Mobile smartphone users around the world with powerful new ways to simplify day-to-day phone usage and to seamlessly share mobile experiences with friends and the social sites they use to stay connected with them. Dashwire, which was available in a semi-closed Beta only so far, is focused on becoming the central hub that seamlessly bridges the mobile phone and web worlds, simplifying experiences and making it easy to access and share the world captured on your phone.

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ENHANCED: Sling Media con...

ENHANCED: Sling Media confirms SlingPlayer Mobile updates and developments
Not yet ready to be rolled-out, Sling Media today confirmed that it's indeed working on an updated SlingPlayer Mobile for Windows Mobile. However, Sling Media today announced that - in addition to the currently supported Nokia S60 handsets - it's going to release the long awaited SlingPlayer Mobile for Symbian UIQ smartphones which will be launching this summer. Furthermore, Sling Media confirmed that the Nokia N95 8 GB gets some update love as well to better support the big and beautiful screen which Sling Media intend to fully leverage with an updated SlingPlayer Mobile for Symbian S60.

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UPGRADE: Nokia Siemens Ne...

UPGRADE: Nokia Siemens Networks doubles EDGE data speed to 592 Kbps
Nokia Siemens Networks, the indisputable #1 in EDGE with 125 public EDGE references, today launched their downlink Dual Carrier EDGE software solution, ushering the first steps of EDGE Evolution into Nokia Siemens Networks' GSM/EDGE radio portfolio. This solution offers double data speeds of up to 592 Kbps to existing EDGE-capable GSM networks, thus enabling a mobile broadband experience, such as maintaining relationships in virtual societies, posting video clips to blogs in real time or streaming the latest news in mobile TV.

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SHARING: TapRoot Systems'...

SHARING: TapRoot Systems' WalkingHotSpot turns Smartphones into WiFi Hotspots
TapRoot Systems Inc. yesterday announced its WalkingHotSpot solution for wireless carriers. Not yet released for consumers, TapRoot's patent-pending software transforms a WiFi enabled smartphone (like Windows Mobile or UIQ smartphones) into a hotspot providing access to 3G data networks. The solution is the first in a series of products allowing wireless subscribers to enhance their smartphones for internet connectivity. The WalkingHotSpot solution provides a platform to deliver new solutions to wireless subscribers around WiFi. The scalable solution allows users to securely retrieve E-Mails and browse the internet with no additional software or configuration required on the WiFi client devices.

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REDEPLOYMENT: Motorola to...

REDEPLOYMENT: Motorola to split into two independent companies
Motorola, Inc. today announced that the Company's Board of Directors has commenced a process to create two independent, publicly-traded companies. Today's decision follows the Company's January 31, 2008 announced evaluation of the structural and strategic realignment of its businesses and represents affirmative steps to position its Mobile Devices and Broadband & Mobility Solutions businesses for success, while creating value for all Motorola shareholders.

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ROLLOUT: GSA survey confi...

ROLLOUT: GSA survey confirms 7 in 8 WCDMA operators have launched HSPA
Seven in every eight commercial 3G/WCDMA operators have launched HSPA, according to the 3G/WCDMA-HSDPA Fact Sheet published earlier this month by GSA (Global mobile Suppliers Association). 211 WCDMA operators have launched commercial services in 91 countries, of which 185 operators have also launched HSDPA - High Speed Downlink Packet Access. HSDPA mobile broadband services are now commercially available in 80 countries. There are 103 commercial HSDPA operators in Europe, 36 in APAC, 24 in the Middle East and Africa region, and 22 in the Americas.

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AVAILABILITY: GIGA-BYTE a...

AVAILABILITY: GIGA-BYTE and Neuf Cegetel launches GSmart t600 in France [UPDATE]
As expected, GIGA-BYTE Communications is expanding its business to Europe and has officially announced the launch of its GSmart t600 Windows Mobile Professional smartphone in France from mid-March 2008, along with its announcement of the partnership with the French MVNO - Neuf Cegetel. When GIGA-BYTE Communications unveiled the GSmart t600, the World's first DVB-T roaming Digital TV PDA phone on last year's Mobile World Congress, it has marked its strong position in this niche market, and with its success in the markets that it has entered, GSmart is now ready to catch the attention of the French market.

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THOUGHT: Vodafone's WebSe...

THOUGHT: Vodafone's WebSessions International - the Beauty with a Fault
I've mentioned Vodafone Germany's WebSessions before, when I used it as my WWAN option during last month's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. With WebSessions, Vodafone Germany introduced a quite handy service which lets you use the Internet on a pay as you go option, with prepaid and postpaid contracts. While it offers unlimited data transfer within Germany (for either 30 minutes, 1 hour or 24 hours), Vodafone WebSessions International, which works in around 35 Vodafone partner networks around the world, is limited to 50 MB per WebSessions (while only the 24 hours WebSessions for 14.95 Euro is available in international roaming).

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THOUGHT: Vodafone's WebSe...

THOUGHT: Vodafone's WebSession International - the Beauty with a Fault
I've mentioned Vodafone Germany's WebSession before, when I used it as my WWAN option during last month's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. With WebSessions, Vodafone Germany introduced a quite handy service which lets you use the Internet on a pay as you go option, with prepaid and postpaid contracts. While it offers unlimited data transfer within Germany (for either 30 minutes, 1 hour or 24 hours), Vodafone WebSessions International, which works in around 35 Vodafone partner networks around the world, is limited to 50 MB per WebSession (while only the 24 hours WebSession for 14.95 Euro is available in international roaming).

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AVAILABILITY: GIGA-BYTE a...

AVAILABILITY: GIGA-BYTE and Neuf Cegetel launches GSmart t600 in France
As expected, GIGA-BYTE Communications is expanding its business to Europe and has officially announced the launch of its GSmart t600 Windows Mobile Professional smartphone in France from mid-March 2008, along with its announcement of the partnership with the French MVNO - Neuf Cegetel. When GIGA-BYTE Communications unveiled the GSmart t600, the World's first DVB-T roaming Digital TV PDA phone on last year's Mobile World Congress, it has marked its strong position in this niche market, and with its success in the markets that it has entered, GSmart is now ready to catch the attention of the French market.

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SERVICE: SugarSync keeps ...

SERVICE: SugarSync keeps PCs, Macs, Mobile Phones and the Web synchronized
Sharpcast today introduced SugarSync, the first-ever solution that seamlessly synchronizes both Mac OS and Windows computers, mobile phones and the Web. Built on the company's patent-pending Universal Synchronization Platform, SugarSync's powerful software-service combination gives people the easiest way to keep digital media and files automatically in sync across multiple computers, backed up online and remotely accessible from their mobile phones or through any web browser.

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UNVEILED: HTC calls it fi...

UNVEILED: HTC calls it first Google Phone "Dream"
Sources close to HTC unveiled today, that HTC's upcoming so called "Google phone", which uses Google's Android platform, will be called "Dream". The just over 5 inches long and 3 inches wide smartphone will have a large touchscreen and full QWERTY keypad underneath the screen that either slides or swivels out. HTC is expected to become the first handset maker in the world to put out a smartphone developed around Android , but it faces stiff competition from Samsung which has stepped up its effort to put out a Google phone, a separate source said.

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VIDEOVIEW: Option GlobeTr...

VIDEOVIEW: Option GlobeTrotter GT MAX HSUPA PCMCIA Modem Card
As recently mentioned, for some reasons I have to use a PC card modem to wirelessly go online with my Notebook and since my old PC card was UMTS only, I've decided to upgrade to a new HSDPA-enabled PC card. Since I'm a long time and happy user of Option cards, I decided to go with another Option card and I've chosen the GlobeTrotter GT MAX HSUPA card which features quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE as well as triband UMTS and HSDPA up to 7.2 Mbps but also HSUPA up to 2 Mbps. So beside supporting virtually all GSM and UMTS frequencies worldwide, which makes it truly a digital globetrotter, the GT MAX HSUPA also supports the latest and fastest HSDPA and HSUPA evolutions.

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ALLIANCE: HTC and Relianc...

ALLIANCE: HTC and Reliance Communications join to promote Windows Mobile in India
HTC Corporation and Reliance Communications, India's largest integrated telecom service provider, today announced a strategic alliance to promote next generation CDMA devices in India. The announcement marks HTC's foray into the fast growing CDMA market in India, and reiterates the strategic focus of Reliance Communications to offer a wider range of world-class PDA devices on the CDMA platform for its high-end data usage customers. In line with this, HTC and Reliance Communications also announced two new Windows Mobile phones - the HTC P3000 Windows Mobile Professional smartphone and the HTC S720 Windows Mobile Standard smartphone.

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UTILITY: Google releases ...

UTILITY: Google releases Google Search Windows Mobile plug-in
A few weeks ago, Google launched a mobile plug-in for Symbian devices that put a Google search shortcut onto the phone's home screen. This shortcut reduces the time it takes for you to get answers from Google by eliminating the initial search steps like finding and starting the web browser and navigating to Google.com before entering your query. The same plug-in has been available for BlackBerry devices since last December and today Google made it available for Windows Mobile devices too. Basically it's quite similar to Microsoft's original Windows Live search plug-in as available for Windows Mobile.

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COMEBACK: Dell prepares f...

COMEBACK: Dell prepares for jumping the Windows Mobile bandwagon again
According to Taiwanese DigiTimes, Dell is expected to return into the Windows Mobile market again, after the company axed its Axim-line of Windows Mobile Classic Pocket PCs last year. Taiwanese market sources indicates that Dell may team up with Foxconn Electronics to develop Windows Mobile-based handheld devices, including GPS PDAs and smartphones Dell has been reorganizing its team for handheld devices since it hired Ron Garriques, a former executive vice president at Motorola in charge of its cell phone division, in early 2007.

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FAVES: CNetX releases Fac...

FAVES: CNetX releases Face Contacts Home Screen plug-in for Windows Mobile
CNetX's Face Contacts is an interesting looking contact management utility for Windows Mobile Classic and Professional devices which combines the effectiveness of browsing contacts using an intuitive visual interface with the kind of features you would expect from a text-based Contacts application. Face Contact integrates directly into the Today screen of a Windows Mobile device, so contacts are always at hand. When inactive, the Face Contact plug-in automatically shrinks its height (by hiding the caption), so it occupies as little screen estate as a couple of Today items.

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INTEROPERABILITY: Microso...

INTEROPERABILITY: Microsoft tests Windows Mobile at the Vodafone Test & Innovation Centre
Microsoft and Vodafone are stepping up their development partnership to further improve Windows Mobile. In future, Microsoft will be working in close collaboration with the Vodafone Test & Innovation Centre in D�sseldorf from the development phase onwards. The centre is 7,000 square meters in size and it has all the components of an ultra-modern wireless network, from base station through billing systems to multimedia platforms. The D�sseldorf test environment delivers the same capacity that a wireless network in Switzerland would require. The high-tech laboratory on the banks of the Rhine, where the Vodafone Group implements the majority of its international development projects, is the place where new hardware and software solutions for use in wireless networks are tested under realistic conditions - right up to series production readiness if necessary.

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UNVEILED: New SlingPlayer...

UNVEILED: New SlingPlayer Mobile players on the horizon?
Engadget Mobile got the information that Sling Media is currently working on new SlingPlayer Mobile versions for Windows Mobile Standard and Professional devices as well as working on an optimized Nokia N95 8GB client and going to expand their current Symbian S60 clients to include UIQ support as well. While the updated featureset wasn't announced today, Sling Media unveiled that the update will includes a better support for newer handsets. Most likely, Sling Media will ensure that its SlingPlayer Mobile is Windows Mobile 6.1 compatible right after device availability as well as supporting new screen resolutions like Samsung's unique i780 320 x 320 pixel display.

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LICENSING: Adobe Flash Li...

LICENSING: Adobe Flash Lite 3 and Reader LE to come to Windows Mobile
Adobe Systems Incorporated today announced that Microsoft has licensed Adobe Flash Lite software, Adobe's award-winning Flash Player runtime specifically designed for mobile devices, to enable web browsing of Flash Player compatible content within the Internet Explorer Mobile browser in future versions of Microsoft Windows Mobile phones. Microsoft has also licensed Adobe Reader LE software for viewing Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) documents including E-Mail attachments and web content. Both Adobe products will be made available to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) worldwide, who license Windows Mobile software.

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AVAILABILITY: Silverlight...

AVAILABILITY: Silverlight 1.0 for Windows Mobile to be available in Q2-08
After Microsoft first demoed Silverlight for Windows Mobile back in May last year and Nokia recently unveiled plans to integrate it into its phones as well, Microsoft now unveiled that Windows Mobile should gets some Silverlight love later this spring as well. According to Microsoft's Silverlight Mobile fact page, a first Developer CTP of Silverlight for Mobile will be available in 2nd Quarter of 2008 targeting Windows Mobile 6. Like on the Desktop, Silverlight for Mobile will take the form of a browser plug-in but featuring Silverlight 1.0 only (Microsoft just released Silverlight 2.0 for desktop computers).

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AVAILABLE: O2 UK announce...

AVAILABLE: O2 UK announces the Xda Atmos Windows Mobile Smartphone
Announced by HTC as the S730 back in October last year, O2 UK today unveiled the launch of the O2 Xda Atmos, its version of HTC's Windows Mobile 6 Standard Smartphone which adds UMTS/HSDPA and a 400 MHz processor for those consumers and business professionals who want high speed connectivity. The O2 Xda Atmos is a compact smartphone phone which features an auto-sliding QWERTY keyboard making it an ideal choice for the mobile professional who needs easy access to E-Mail, messaging and the internet while out of the office. Equipped with Windows Mobile 6 Standard, the Xda Atmos supports quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE and singleband UMTS/HSDPA at 2100 MHz as well as Bluetooth 2.0+EDR and WiFi b/g and features 256 MB of ROM and 64 MB of RAM:

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VIDEOVIEW: Palm Treo 500 ...

VIDEOVIEW: Palm Treo 500 Windows Mobile 6 Standard Smartphone
In this videoview I will have a more detailed look to the features of Palm's Treo 500 Windows Mobile Standard smartphone. Like Vodafone's Palm Treo 500v, the Palm Treo 500 is featuring a thumb-keyboard on the front as well as a 2 megapixel camera and loudspeaker on the back. Furthermore it features the Windows Mobile typical QVGA screen and on the left side two volume keys as well as a shortcut which launches the Internet Explorer Mobile. Under the battery, you find the place for the SIM card as well as for the memory card which means memory cards cannot removed/exchanged while the devices is turned on.

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VIDEOVIEW: Unboxing the P...

VIDEOVIEW: Unboxing the Palm Treo 500 Windows Mobile 6 Standard Smartphone
Late January, Palm released its vanilla Palm Treo 500 Windows Mobile 6 Standard smartphone which was before exclusively available from Vodafone only. Featuring Windows Mobile 6 Standard, triband GSM/GPRS (but not EDGE) at 900/1800/1900 MHz and singleband UMTS at 2100 MHz (but not HSDPA), Bluetooth 2.0+EDR (but not WiFi) and a 2 megapixel camera, the Treo 500 is an entry-level thumb-keyboard smartphone for messaging addicts. At a size of 16.5 x 61.5 x 110 mm, the Treo 500 weighs 120 grams. Depending on the country, Palm's vanilla Treo 500 is either available in white or gray.

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FIX: Samsung BlackJack, B...

FIX: Samsung BlackJack, BlackJack II and ACE Leap-Year Calendar patch available
You might have noticed that 2008 is a leap year and while you (and even Microsoft's Outlook Mobile) noticed it, it seems Samsung's BlackJack, BlackJack II and ACE Windows Mobile smartphones have overseen it. As a matter of fact, Samsung's Calendar Home screen plugin, for the above mentioned devices, shows the wrong date as of March 1, 2008; the day after February 29 and since Samsung's Calendar ignores the 29th, date displays one day prior to the correct date until the end of this year. At the end it means that, if you are using/used the the Calendar plugin, you will get the wrong date displayed for the rest of the year (on the left the wrong calendar, on the right the correct):

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THOUGHT: How much Megabyt...

THOUGHT: How much Megabyte does it needs to run my UMTS PC Card?
While I'm still a big fan of using Windows Mobile smartphones as a Notebook UMTS-modem, for some good reasons I've recently decided to use my Option UMTS PCMCIA card again as my access modem for UMTS and for sure, such a PC Card needs drivers and a utility to make it working. First I've downloaded and installed the latest software from my UMTS operator which E-Plus calls "E-Plus Online Connect". However, in the past I wasn't a big fan of E-Plus' PC Card software because it used way too much system resources and therefore I did a quick Google search for the original Option software. Unfortunately, as an ODM customer you cannot directly download it from Option because it requires the IMEI number of the PC Card but anyway - Google has the link to, as Option calls it "GlobeTrotter Connect" software anyway.

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OFF-TOPIC: MobiTV wants t...

OFF-TOPIC: MobiTV wants to shutdown HowardForums [UPDATE]
I know, for many of you this isn't new anymore since most of the::unwired readers are also great contributors to HowardForums but for the rest it might be new anyway. HowardForums, a great Canadian mobile phone resource, operated Howard Chui is facing some trouble from mobile TV provider MobiTV. Howard recently informed me that some forum members discovered that MobiTV stores links to their video feeds in an ASCII text file that anyone with Internet access, but without any hacking-skills, can view. With the right mobile device or PC software, it even gives users free access to MobiTV's video offers. Wouldn't be a problem if MobiTV wouldn't be a commercial service which requires a subscription (US$ 9.95 per month).

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OFF-TOPIC: MobiTV wants t...

OFF-TOPIC: MobiTV wants to shutdown HowardForums
I know, for many of you this isn't new anymore since most of the::unwired readers are also great contributors to HowardForums but for the rest it might be new anyway. HowardForums, a great Canadian mobile phone resource, operated Howard Chui is facing some trouble from mobile TV provider MobiTV. Howard recently informed me that some forum members discovered that MobiTV stores links to their video feeds in an ASCII text file that anyone with Internet access, but without any hacking-skills, can view. With the right mobile device or PC software, it even gives users free access to MobiTV's video offers. Wouldn't be a problem if MobiTV wouldn't be a commercial service which requires a subscription (US$ 9.95 per month).

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VIDEOVIEW: Samsung SGH-i2...

VIDEOVIEW: Samsung SGH-i200 Windows Mobile 6 Standard Smartphone
Around one month ago, Samsung announced its new low-budget but UMTS/HSDPA-enabled Windows Mobile 6 Standard smartphone, the Samsung SGH-i200 (see our photo view here). A pretty thin, standard phone-pad 2.5G and 3.5G smartphone which also features Bluetooth but neither WiFi nor GPS. However, even if it's not the feature-richest Windows Mobile Standard smartphone on the market, the size, the 2 megapixel main camera and the front facing UMTS video cam might makes it an interesting consumer and corporate mobile phone for users, which wants high-speed Internet access through HSDPA, for instance as a modem for Notebooks, rather than a BlackBerry replacement.

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CORPORATE: Apple announce...

CORPORATE: Apple announces iPhone SW upgrade with built-in Exchange ActiveSync
Sync and OTA sync was one of the strengths of the combination between Windows Mobile and Exchange but for a long time, Windows Mobile isn't alone anymore, latest since Nokia and Sony Ericsson licensed Exchange ActiveSync some years ago too. And now Apple is the next. Apple yesterday previewed its iPhone 2.0 software, scheduled for release this June, and announced the immediate availability of a beta release of the software to selected developers and enterprise customers. The iPhone 2.0 beta release includes both the iPhone Software Development Kit (SDK) as well as new enterprise features such as support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync to provide secure, over-the-air push E-Mail, contacts and calendars as well as remote wipe, and the addition of Cisco IPsec VPN for encrypted access to private corporate networks.

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CORPORATE: Apple announce...

CORPORATE: Apple announces iPhone SW upgrade with built-in Exchange ActiveSync functionality
Sync and OTA sync was one of the strengths of the combination between Windows Mobile and Exchange but for a long time, Windows Mobile isn't alone anymore, latest since Nokia and Sony Ericsson licensed Exchange ActiveSync some years ago too. And now Apple is the next. Apple yesterday previewed its iPhone 2.0 software, scheduled for release this June, and announced the immediate availability of a beta release of the software to selected developers and enterprise customers. The iPhone 2.0 beta release includes both the iPhone Software Development Kit (SDK) as well as new enterprise features such as support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync to provide secure, over-the-air push E-Mail, contacts and calendars as well as remote wipe, and the addition of Cisco IPsec VPN for encrypted access to private corporate networks.

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UNVEILED: ASUS announces ...

UNVEILED: ASUS announces two new Windows Mobile Professional Smartphones
During this weeks CeBIT in Hannover, ASUS announced the latest range of Windows Mobile Professional smartphones, the ASUS-Lamborghini ZX1 and ASUS P320 (which we have seen before already) which are made to captivate the user's attention not merely by their mesmerizing good looks but also their total experience when in use. Designer cuts, touch screen capability, high speed downloads and unique and user-friendly interfaces built upon Windows Mobile software are all present in this new lineup.

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BUNDLE: VITO Technology a...

BUNDLE: VITO Technology announced the release of iWindowsMobile Communication Suit
VITO Technology just released iWindowsMobile Communication Suit which claims to be an upgrade your Windows Mobile touchscreen device.iWindowsMobile Communication Suite contains 4 best-selling VITO Technology applications, including the task manager GoodWin, contact manager FunContact, SMS client SMS-Chat and onscreen keyboard ZoomBoard. This way you get to manage your device just with fingers and say farewell to the stylus. Moreover, after stylish and thought-out interface of iWindowsMobile Communication Suite, the standard Windows Mobile interface will be too boring for you.

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REVIEW: Spb Software Hous...

REVIEW: Spb Software House Mobile Shell 2.0
Earlier this week, Spb Software House has upgraded their Spb Mobile Shell to version 2.0, which is easier to handle now and has a fresher and enhanced design. Spb Mobile Shell 1.5 has been reviewed thoroughly before and therefore, I mainly tested the new features of version 2.0 so that the user can get an idea if the update is worthwhile, especially because an upgrade from 1.x to 2.0 isn't free or charge since it's a version upgrade, not an update. Spb Mobile Shell is a program designed to simplify your daily job with your Windows Mobile devices, especially smartphones and works with Windows Mobile 5.0 and 6 Professional and Classic PDAs and smartphones.

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REVEALED: Bluetooth SIG u...

REVEALED: Bluetooth SIG unveiled another HTC Smartphone
Absolutely nothing is known yet about another smartphone, HTC seems to work on but good old Bluetooth Special Interest Group unveiled that a new HTC smartphone is coming, which is code-named "HTC CONV100". According to the available document, the geographical availability is Africa, Asia, Europe, North and South America which speaks for a - at least - quadband 2.5G device. Unfortunately, the Bluetooth SIG has shut-down its second approval site, therefore we even don't know which Bluetooth version is supported (but most likely Bluetooth 2.0+EDR):

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UNVEILED: T-Mobile German...

UNVEILED: T-Mobile Germany announces the MDA compact IV [UPDATE2]
Not too much is known yet but T-Mobile has unveiled today that the German mobile operator will show its latest Windows Mobile Professional smartphone during this week's CeBIT. T-Mobile Germany calls it the "MDA compact IV" and according to Deutsche Telekom's press release, it will features a an exclusive T-Mobile design, HSDPA, a 3 megapixel autofocus camera, 4 GB internal memory and a VGA (640x480) touchscreen. While T-Mobile hasn't unveiled a photo of the device yet, it can be expected that this is another Windows Mobile smartphone and Deutsche Telekom released this rendering (which clearly shows a Windows Mobile Standard smartphone rather than a Professional smartphone which the compact IV has to be if it features a touchscreen):

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SERVICE: Yahoo! announces...

SERVICE: Yahoo! announces Yahoo! onePlace
Together with today's Yahoo! Go 3.0 announcement, Yahoo! unveiled Yahoo! onePlace - a revolutionary mobile content management solution. Yahoo! onePlace is designed to be an essential tool to enable consumers to better manage the wide selection of content available across the Internet. Yahoo! onePlace will bring together a consumer's interests, passions and important information into a single location - creating a rich and highly personalized experience. Everything is instantly organized, dynamically kept current, and served to them the way they want.

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SERVICE: Yahoo! announces...

SERVICE: Yahoo! announces upcoming European launch of Yahoo! Go 3.0
Yahoo! today announced at CeBIT 2008 the upcoming availability of Yahoo! Go 3.0 for a number of European countries, as well as several new European-based widgets that will be accessible across Yahoo!'s mobile browser and client-based offerings. Yahoo! Go 3.0 is expected to be available in France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK at the end of Q2 2008. In the upcoming months, Yahoo! Go 3.0 is expected to be available on hundreds of devices worldwide, accessible by million of users.

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COMPATIBILITY: Nokia to p...

COMPATIBILITY: Nokia to port Microsoft Silverlight to Nokia S60 and Series 40 phones
While Microsoft's Flash competitor Silverlight is still not available for Windows Mobile (except Microsoft internal Betas), Nokia today announced plans to make Microsoft Silverlight available for S60 on Symbian OS smartphones as well as for Series 40 devices and Nokia Internet tablets. Adding support for Silverlight will extend opportunities for developers to create rich, interactive applications that run on multiple platforms in a consistent and reliable way. Silverlight is a cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in for delivering next-generation media experiences and rich interactive applications.

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UTILITY: Spb Mobile Shell...

UTILITY: Spb Mobile Shell 2.0 - the must have User Interface for Windows Mobile released
Spb Software House today announced the availability of the previously announced upgrade of its outstanding Spb Mobile Shell software to version 2.0. Spb Mobile Shell is an application that completely overhauls the innate Windows Mobile user interface, making it more direct, logical, and slick. The software first hit the market in 2007 and quickly gained recognition among end-users and mobile device manufacturers. Spb Mobile Shell turns the Windows Mobile device into a better phone: gives access to crucial information at a glance, enables one-hand navigation, minimizes the number of taps to launching programs, changing settings, making calls.

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UTILITY: Spb Mobile Shell...

UTILITY: Spb Mobile Shell 2.0 - The Must Have User Interface for Windows Mobile
Spb Software House today announced the availability of the previously announced upgrade of its outstanding Spb Mobile Shell software to version 2.0. Spb Mobile Shell is an application that completely overhauls the innate Windows Mobile user interface, making it more direct, logical, and slick. The software first hit the market in 2007 and quickly gained recognition among end-users and mobile device manufacturers. Spb Mobile Shell turns the Windows Mobile device into a better phone: gives access to crucial information at a glance, enables one-hand navigation, minimizes the number of taps to launching programs, changing settings, making calls.

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TECHNOLOGY: Vodafone demo...

TECHNOLOGY: Vodafone demonstrates next generation HSPA at CeBIT
If today's 7.2 Mbps HSDPA isn't enough for you, Vodafone is the right address for anyone who wants to find out more about the simple and high-speed wireless transmission of large data volumes. Vodafone Germany will be demonstrating the next generation of HSDPA, which delivers speeds of up to 28.8 Mbps, at CeBIT 2008. A test system at CeBIT is capable of speeds of up to 28.8 Mpbs (downlink) and 2 Mbps (uplink). In future, this technology will offer genuine benefits to customers who rely on fast internet or intranet connections to the office.

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AVAILABILITY: Is the Sony...

AVAILABILITY: Is the Sony Ericsson X1 already delayed until next year? [UPDATE]
A chart with announcement and release dates on Sony Ericsson's own web server indicates that the recently announced Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1, Sony Ericsson's first Windows Mobile smartphone, is already delayed until February 10th 2009. This is exactly one year after it was first presented in Barcelona and would speak for a release on next year's Mobile World Congress. On the other hand I have serious doubts that that this is the real release date but a typo or a placeholder only, because Sony Ericsson has unofficially spoken of a release in the late second half 2008 which seems to be more reasonable:

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ACQUISITION: Acer takes o...

ACQUISITION: Acer takes over E-Ten
Acer Inc. one of the world's third-largest branded PC vendors today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire E-TEN Information Systems Co., Ltd., a world's renowned designer and manufacturer of smart handheld devices and Windows Mobile smartphones, known under the Glofiish brand. Under the terms of the agreement, Acer Inc. will offer a share exchange with ratio of 1: 1.07 for all the outstanding shares of E-TEN, which represents total equity value consideration of approximately NT$ 9 billion. The new issued shares will represent approximately 6% of total Acer outstanding shares.

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UNVEILED: T-Mobile German...

UNVEILED: T-Mobile Germany announces the MDA compact IV [UPDATE]
Not too much is known yet but T-Mobile has unveiled today that the German mobile operator will show its latest Windows Mobile Professional smartphone during this week's CeBIT. T-Mobile Germany calls it the "MDA compact IV" and according to Deutsche Telekom's press release, it will features a an exclusive T-Mobile design, HSDPA, a 3 megapixel autofocus camera, 4 GB internal memory and a VGA (640x480) touchscreen. While T-Mobile hasn't unveiled a photo of the device yet, it can be expected that this is another Windows Mobile smartphone and Deutsche Telekom released this rendering (which clearly shows a Windows Mobile Standard smartphone rather than a Professional smartphone which the compact IV has to be if it features a touchscreen):

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UNVEILED: T-Mobile German...

UNVEILED: T-Mobile Germany announces the MDA compact IV
Not too much is known yet but T-Mobile has unveiled today that the German mobile operator will show its latest Windows Mobile Professional smartphone during this week's CeBIT. T-Mobile Germany calls it the "MDA compact IV" and according to Deutsche Telekom's press release, it will features a an exclusive T-Mobile design, HSDPA, a 3 megapixel camera, 4 GB internal memory and a VGA (640x480) touchscreen. While T-Mobile hasn't unveiled a photo of the device yet, it can be expected that this is another Windows Mobile smartphone and Deutsche Telekom released this rendering (which clearly shows a Windows Mobile Standard smartphone rather than a Professional smartphone which the compact IV has to be if it features a touchscreen):

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AVAILABILITY: Is the Sony...

AVAILABILITY: Is the Sony Ericsson X1 already delayed until next year?
A chart with announcement and release dates on Sony Ericsson's own web server indicates that the recently announced Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1, Sony Ericsson's first Windows Mobile smartphone, is already delayed until February 10th 2009. This is exactly one year after it was first presented in Barcelona and would speak for a release on next year's Mobile World Congress. On the other hand I have serious doubts that that this is the real release date but a typo or a placeholder only, because Sony Ericsson has unofficially spoken of a release in the late second half 2008 which seems to be more reasonable:

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NEGOTIATION: Mozilla in t...

NEGOTIATION: Mozilla in talks with Carriers about Firefox Mobile
Mozilla's Firefox Mobile will hit smartphones like Windows Mobile and Linux devices later this year and as Mike Schroepfer, Mozilla Vide President Engineering, unveiled this week, beside users also mobile carriers and operators are interested to learn more about Mozilla's latest mobile device project. Schroepfer is quoted, that Mozilla's mission is to break open a closed market but he knows that it won't happen overnight. And while Windows Mobile devices includes a web browser already, namely Internet Explorer Mobile, it looks like operators and ODMs aren't satisfied with Internet Explorer anymore which must be the reason for adding Opera Mobile on their smartphones in addition.

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REVIEW: MSN Direct for Wi...

REVIEW: MSN Direct for Windows Mobile Technology Preview
As expected, Microsoft introduced during the Mobile World Congress MSN Direct for Windows Mobile; which is designed to give you instant access to information such as weather, stocks, top news stories, entertainment news, sports news, business news and more. Yet available in a technology Beta, MSN Direct for Windows Mobile is available for Windows Mobile Standard smartphones only and pretty much U.S. centric, which makes sense since the original MSN Direct service never left North America but was always available for U.S. residents only. And because the news sources are there already and used for MSN Direct as well as MSN itself, the MSN Direct team decided to develop its own Windows Mobile client to give Windows Mobile users similar information as SPOT watch users get. Like on the SPOT watch, content is automatically pushed and updated to give you a fast overview about the latest news.

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PHOTOVIEW: Samsung SGH-i2...

PHOTOVIEW: Samsung SGH-i200 Windows Mobile 6 Standard Smartphone
Silently announced during this month's Mobile World Congress, I've just got my hands on a brand new Samsung SGH-i200 (most likely) Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard smartphone. After the Samsung SGH-i300, this is Samsung's first standard candy bar 12-keys phone pad smartphone and therefore it might find its own audience since not everybody want to have BlackBerry kind of device these days. Feature-wise, the SGH-i200 is quite comparable to the SGH-i620/SGH-i640 by featuring triband GSM/GPRS/EDGE, singleband UMTS/HSDPA and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR. WiFi isn't built-in and also GPS is left.

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ALERT: WinCE/InfoJack sen...

ALERT: WinCE/InfoJack sends unauthorized information and leaves device vulnerable
McAfee Avert Labs Blog posted a warning about a new Windows Mobile Pocket PC virus yesterday which seems to be the first real Windows Mobile virus/trojan. While we have seen proof of concepts before, this Windows Mobile trojan for Pocket PCs disables Windows Mobile application installation security as well as it protects itself from deletion by copying and installing it again from infected memory cards. Furthermore, the virus which is called "WinCE/InfoJack" sends the infected device's serial number, operating system and other information to the author of the trojan.

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COOPERATION: Google becom...

COOPERATION: Google becomes Opera's default Mobile Search Engine
Opera Software announced today, that Google will be the default search engine in future Opera mobile Web browsers. With Opera Mobile or Opera Mini, everyone will be able to access Google's powerful mobile search directly from the browser start page, meaning they'll be able to quickly and easily get the information they need, whenever and wherever they need it. Google has been the default search option on Opera's desktop browser for seven years. This new mobile collaboration covers all global territories except Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States, and includes all of Opera's standard mobile Web browsers.

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PRODUCTIVITY: SoftMaker l...

PRODUCTIVITY: SoftMaker launches public Beta of SoftMaker Office 2008 for Pocket PC
SoftMaker Software GmbH, makers of the multi-platform office suite SoftMaker Office, announced today the public beta release of SoftMaker Office 2008 for Windows Mobile Classic and Professional Pocket PCs . This office suite is designed for any Pocket PC and is 100% compatible with the popular Microsoft Office suite. SoftMaker Office 2008 for Pocket PCs ships with three applications that MS Office users will find totally familiar and 100% compatible with their existing office documents: TextMaker 2008, PlanMaker 2008 and SoftMaker Presentations 2008.

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COMPATIBILITY: ThinkRemot...

COMPATIBILITY: ThinkRemote brings Windows Vista SideShow to Mobile Devices
Interesting, while Microsoft still treats Windows Vista's SideShow stepmotherly, after Ikanos Consulting, the second ASP enters the market now to bring SideShow to mobile devices, such as Windows Mobile smartphones, iPods and even portable game consoles and remote controls. With support for wired, wireless, and Internet-based connectivity, ControlThink's ThinkRemote wants to keep you connected to your PC and your content anytime, anywhere. With Windows Vista SideShow, you can change the music on your PC, view your vacation photos or navigate a PowerPoint presentation using your phone.

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VIDEOVIEW: Hands-on with ...

VIDEOVIEW: Hands-on with DVB-H on Windows Mobile
Not that mobile broadcasting TV via DVB-H, T-DMB or other technologies is a mass-market in the western hemisphere yet but it's most likely that it will be the next buzz (at least a buzz for technology vendors and mobile operators which will try to sell it to its customers) and I have to admit, that I'm quite fascinated from the possibilities, mobile TV offers. While I prefer to use a Slingbox (at the moment), especially because it always provides me my local TV, doesn't matter where in the world I'm, there are some good reasons for mobile broadcasting. For instance it doesn't requires a flat data plan which you definitely need for streaming. Also, in most cases, the quality of broadcasted TV is better.

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UTILITY: Google2Go! gives...

UTILITY: Google2Go! gives you access to all Google Mobile Services
The Tech Turf recently released a handy Windows Mobile Classic and Professional (touchscreen) application called "Google2Go!". Google2Go! is a mobile application for Google's mobile services, similar to Yahoo! Go. And, as you can see by the used icons, this application is not related to Google in any way (neither to Apple as I think) and frankly, while this looks like a handy application, I'm a little bit lost with the used icons (and would rather prefer the original Google icons) since - well - I'm not an iPhone user (what does the sunflower stands for?).

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FIX: HTC to optimize Vide...

FIX: HTC to optimize Video issues with a Software fix (only)
In response to protests from some users that the latest HTC Windows Mobile smartphones have a poorer video quality then previous, less powerful devices, HTC recently said that some top engineers have investigated the video performance on the affected devices and have discovered a fix that they claim will dramatically improve performance for common on-screen tasks like scrolling and the like. The fix would help most of HTC's recent touch-screen smartphones including the HTC Touch family of devices and the HTC TyTN II/ AT&T Tilt, Sprint Mogul/Verizon XV6900. The update is in testing and HTC hopes to release it soon.

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VIDEOVIEW: Hands-on with ...

VIDEOVIEW: Hands-on with the GIGA-BYTE GSmart MS808 Windows Mobile Phone
GIGA-BYTE Communications recently unveiled the GSmart MS808, GIGA-BYTE's new flagship Windows Mobile smartphone, which the Taiwanese Windows Mobile specialist publically showed first time during the Mobile World Congress earlier this month. The MS808 is a quite good looking Windows Mobile 6 Professional smartphone but it's not good looking only, it's also a real power-house featuring quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE and singleband UMTS/HSDPA which is powered by a Marvell PXA310 CPU at 624 MHz.

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AVAILABLE: Fido launches ...

AVAILABLE: Fido launches the Motorola Q9h and Samsung JACK in Canada
The Canadian operator today announced the launch and availability of the Samsung SGH-i616 (aka the BlackJack II) and the Motorola Q9h Windows Mobile 6 Standard smartphones. According to Fido, its customers can now make sure they 'never lose out on anything', with unlimited personal E-Mails available with most popular domains, 3G high-speed mobile browsing and the ability to view and edit Word and Excel documents and view presentations on Windows Mobile 6 Standard powered devices, the Motorola Q9 and Samsung JACK. Customers will be able to view and send Microsoft Office documents, plus send and receive unlimited E-Mails from up to 5 E-Mail accounts, including Hotmail, Yahoo, Gmail and other POP3/IMAP4 and Microsoft Exchange accounts.

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QUALITY: HP might suspend...

QUALITY: HP might suspend its cooperation with Inventec due to Quality issues
According to DigiTimes, Hewlett-Packard (HP) may suspend its cooperation with Inventec Appliances as the Taiwanese ODM has repeatedly delayed shipments of the iPAQ 600-series smartphone to the US vendor. Interesting enough, the iPAQ 600-line is still expected to be released in Europe, later this spring - together with the also delayed iPAQ 900 Windows Mobile 6 Professional smartphone - while a U.S. launch seems to be canceled. According to the Chinese-language Commercial Times, one reason for the cancelation is, that the the first series of 3.5G handsets undertaken by Inventec Appliances failed to pass tests carried out by HP.

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SIDEBAR: Nokia Text Messe...

SIDEBAR: Nokia Text Messenger works nice in Windows Vista - and Nokia Phones only
While I'm a big fan of Windows Vista's Sidebar, I haven't found too many good gadgets to be used with it and I always hoped, Microsoft would deliver some more gadgets by itself, to promote Windows Vista Sidebar and - even more important - to unify the different technologies, where it makes sense. Now, interesting enough, it seems Nokia picked-up exactly this idea and released "Nokia Text Messenger" for Windows Vista Sidebar. Nokia Text Messenger fetches you the latest text messages from your connected Nokia device. As a gadget, designed for Windows Vista, Nokia Text Messenger comes in two different sizes and you can place it in your Windows Sidebar or you can put it, in a slightly larger size, floating on your desktop.

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DEVELOPMENT: Firefox Mobi...

DEVELOPMENT: Firefox Mobile receives another Proposal - Work in Progress
Following the first proposal, the developers of Firefox Mobile/Mozilla Mobile (the final name is still not decided) have posted another proposal of how the mobile version of Firefox could looks and works. While the first proposal also included information about a touchscreen-less UI, this proposal concentrates on touchscreen smartphones only (like Windows Mobile Classic PDAs and Windows Mobile Professional smartphones). Even if still in an early phase of discussion, the mockups and described functions looks quite promising already and if a Mobile Firefox will ever be released, it's quite foreseeable that we will relive another "browser-war", as we have seen it on the PC in the mid-90's but this time it will happens on mobile devices. Also it's unlikely that this time Microsoft will join the party (an possibly win), except something is cooking in Redmond nobody is aware of yet, but Mozilla, with its Firefox Mobile, and Opera Software, with its soon to be released Opera Mobile 9.5, will be the actors.

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PHOTOVIEW: Palm Treo 500 ...

PHOTOVIEW: Palm Treo 500 Windows Mobile Smartphone
Not that the Palm Treo 500 is anything dramatically new, far from it - it's Palm's unbranded version of the Palm Treo 500v (see our previous review here) which Palm exclusively launched with Vodafone Autumn last year. Nevertheless, Palm's Treo 500 is now also available without the Vodafone branding and exclusivity and Palm Germany was kind enough to send one over to have a follow-up review, also to compare the vanilla Treo 500 with Vodafone's Treo 500v version. Most important for German customers - the unbranded Treo 500 is now available in charcoal gray while Vodafone (Germany's) Treo 500v was available in glacier white only.

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OFFICIAL: Orange UK annou...

OFFICIAL: Orange UK announces HTC Shift availability for late February
Unveiled earlier already, the HTC Shift UMPC is officially coming to Orange UK which hopefully keeps some pressure on HTC to finally launch the heavily delayed Shift in open market channels as well. Exclusive to Orange UK, the Shift packs the punch of a laptop in a smaller, lighter form factor, with full mobile data connectivity. It perfectly blends style with functionality, boasting a seven inch touch screen that smoothly slides and tilts to the perfect viewing angle, as well as a full QWERTY keyboard. The always-on "mob-top" is the perfect accessory for those that want to both work and play. Users can easily switch between Microsoft Windows Mobile and the fuller Microsoft Windows Vista mode, at the touch of a button.

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CONVERTER: doubleTwist la...

CONVERTER: doubleTwist launches doubleTwist desktop to liberate Digital Media
doubleTwist Corporation, a company devoted to helping consumers liberate their media, unveils its initial product offering called doubleTwist desktop, a free application for sharing, enjoying and syncing personal media. Founded in March 2007 by Monique Farantzos and Jon Lech Johansen (also known as DVD Jon), doubleTwist's mission is to enable consumers to enjoy their digital media on the widest possible range of devices. Although the explosive adoption of CE devices has enabled any consumer to create and consume digital media, the process of sharing and moving media between the desktop and various devices such as mobile phones, gaming platforms and set-top boxes has become increasingly painful.

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UPDATE: Zumobi Widget Bro...

UPDATE: Zumobi Widget Browser gets another Update
The guys behind Zumobi seems to be busy at the moment improving their Zumobi client and therefore they just announced a new version of Zumobi for Windows Mobile (Classic, Professional and Standard). Zumobi is new and free mobile widget application that lets you enjoy entertainment and information content delivered to your phone in an innovative and new way. Backed-up by Microsoft, it's totally free and ready for you to download now! The new version includes a lot of the improvements which are directly related to the feedback, users sent in.

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FEEDBACK: Zune and Window...

FEEDBACK: Zune and Windows Mobile = Better Together?
The Windows Mobile Team Blog just asked an interesting question: "Zune + Windows Mobile = Better Together?" and the Windows Mobile team wants to hear your opinion what are some ways the Zune player and a Windows Mobile device can work better together? They are not referring to an imaginary "Zune phone", and this question isn't hinting or speculating about a converged device but instead, Mel wonders if there are any opportunities for the Windows Mobile team to improve the experience for people who use both devices (a Zune media player and a Windows Mobile smartphone).

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SERVICE: Lufthansa goes e...

SERVICE: Lufthansa goes even more mobile
So far, Lufthansa offered a pretty basic WAP site which allowed you to check flight status and check-in, if you had an etix ticket. However, recently Lufthansa completely redesigned its mobile website and made it nicer as well you can now put your travel plans into action in complete comfort at any time and anywhere - because booking flights and checking in can now also be done by mobile phone! Furthermore, Lufthansa now offers complete arrival and departure information as well as timetables, Miles & More mileage statement and many more information including a lounge finder and general travel information:

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SHOWCASE: PacketVideo bri...

SHOWCASE: PacketVideo brings TV Services to WiFi enabled Smartphones
On this year's Mobile World Congress, PacketVideo has demonstrated its new pocketable mobile broadcast receiver which is said to turn any WiFi-enabled phone and PMP into a mobile TV. The mobile broadcast receiver receives and decodes an available digital TV signal and sending the decoded stream via WiFi to a playback device. The receiver uses specific, patented protocols to ensure optimum rendering of the TV signal on the playback device and is said to even provide secure access to premium channels. PacketVideo plans to support a wide range of TV standards, including TDtv, DVB-H and MediaFLO as well as for WiMAX (but not DVB-T?).

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AVAILABLE: Sprint launche...

AVAILABLE: Sprint launches the Samsung SPH-i325 ACE Windows Mobile Smartphone
Unveiled late last year already, Sprint has now released it's version of the Samsung SPH-i325 Windows Mobile standard smartphone, the carrier calls the Samsung ACE. The Samsung ACE is the sleekest world phone, featuring Windows Mobile 6 Standard and offers the ability to use one device both in the U.S. and while traveling outside of North America because the Samsung ACE supports both CDMA and GSM/GPRS networks by plugging in a SIM card into the unlocked device. Within the U.S., where coverage is available, experience broadband�like download speeds using Sprint's EV-DO network.

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CHANGES: Andy Lees follow...

CHANGES: Andy Lees follows Pieter Knook to overseen Windows Mobile [UPDATE]
Following Vodafone's earlier announcement that Pieter Knook will join Vodafone later this Spring, Microsoft yesterday announced a series of executive promotions - seven new senior vice presidents and seven new corporate vice presidents - reflective of the company�s commitment to build and maintain a strong and dynamic management team across its unique portfolio of businesses. The seven executives promoted to senior vice president are Chris Capossela, Kurt DelBene, Antoine Leblond, Andy Lees, Satya Nadella, S. Somasegar and Bill Veghte. The seven executives promoted to corporate vice president are Walid Abu-Habda Walid Abu-Hadba, Brad Brooks, Larry Cohen, Steve Guggenheimer, Scott Guthrie, Roz Ho and Brian Tobey.

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AVAILABILITY: Samsung con...

AVAILABILITY: Samsung confirms European launch and availability of the SGH-i780 [UPDATE]
In a meeting with Samsung Europe, the Korean mobile phone manufacture confirmed that the anticipated Samsung SGH-i780 Windows Mobile 6 Professional smartphone got its European launch this week. While carriers like Orange UK and Telef�nica Movistar are confirmed to carry Samsung's latest smartphone, other carriers will follow but Samsung didn't disclosed which carriers these are. Nevertheless, Samsung also confirmed that shipments to the open market has also started which means you should be able to get a localized i780 from carrier independent mobile phone shops in your country soon as well.

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VIDEOVIEW: Opera Mobile 9...

VIDEOVIEW: Opera Mobile 9.5 Beta on Windows Mobile
During another off-site meeting in Barcelona, I had some more time to play with the recently announced Opera Mobile 9.5 Beta web browser. Even if not yet available commercially but only available for ODM and carrier partners and still in Beta, Opera Software made a fantastic job already to bring the real Internet to mobile devices, without any proxy servers in between but by rendering the web sites on the device. With Opera Mobile 9.5, Windows Mobile smartphones will finally get a web browser which is - at least - on the same level as Apple's iPhone browser or Nokia's S60 web browser; and no wonder that so many carriers and ODMs will include Opera Mobile 9.5 into its future device offer (as HTC will do with the Advantage 16 GB as well as T-Mobile will do with the Ameo 16 GB):

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AVAILABILITY: Samsung con...

AVAILABILITY: Samsung confirms European launch and availability of the SGH-i780
In a meeting with Samsung Europe, the Korean mobile phone manufacture confirmed that the anticipated Samsung SGH-i780 Windows Mobile 6 Professional smartphone got its European launch this week. While carriers like Orange UK and Telef�nica Movistar are confirmed to carry Samsung's latest smartphone, other carriers will follow but Samsung didn't disclosed which carriers these are. Nevertheless, Samsung also confirmed that shipments to the open market has also started which means you should be able to get a localized i780 from carrier independent mobile phone shops in your country soon as well.

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CHANGES: Andy Lees follow...

CHANGES: Andy Lees follows Pieter Knook to overseen Windows Mobile
Following Vodafone's earlier announcement that Pieter Knook will join Vodafone later this Spring, Microsoft yesterday announced a series of executive promotions - seven new senior vice presidents and seven new corporate vice presidents - reflective of the company�s commitment to build and maintain a strong and dynamic management team across its unique portfolio of businesses. The seven executives promoted to senior vice president are Chris Capossela, Kurt DelBene, Antoine Leblond, Andy Lees, Satya Nadella, S. Somasegar and Bill Veghte. The seven executives promoted to corporate vice president are Walid Abu-Habda Walid Abu-Hadba, Brad Brooks, Larry Cohen, Steve Guggenheimer, Scott Guthrie, Roz Ho and Brian Tobey.

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MWC LIVE: Microsoft score...

MWC LIVE: Microsoft scores GSMA Global Mobile Award for Windows Mobile 6
On 13th February 2008, the GSMA announced the winners for its annual GSMA Global Mobile Awards in Barcelona and Microsoft got it in the "Best Mobile Enterprise Product or Service" category for its last year's announced Windows Mobile 6 operating system for smartphones. At a glittering gala dinner in Barcelona, hosted by international comedian Graham Norton, awards were presented by actor, writer and producer Isabella Rossellini, Bollywood actress Sherlyn Chopra and from the music world.

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MWC LIVE: Pieter Knook le...

MWC LIVE: Pieter Knook leaves Microsoft to join Vodafone
Vodafone Group Plc today announces the creation of Vodafone Internet Services which will lead the development and delivery of Vodafone's current and future consumer propositions for the Internet. Vodafone has appointed Pieter Knook, a senior vice president of Microsoft, to the newly formed role of Director of Internet Services. Vodafone Internet Services will focus on the provision and delivery of distinctive consumer web services such as IP communications, mobile Internet access and selected content categories, through mobile devices.

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MWC LIVE: i-mate and Tels...

MWC LIVE: i-mate and Telstra announce partnership to release Ultimate Smartphones
If you have your doubts if i-mate's latest Ultimate smartphones will ever make it to the markets, it looks like this time i-mate takes the Ultimate launch serious because i-mate this week announced it has teamed with Australian Telstra to launch the i-mate Ultimate 8502 and i-mate Ultimate 9502 next moth. Telstra is the first operator to deploy these devices globally and both devices will be exclusive in Australia to Telstra customers. i-mate and Telstra announce exclusive partnership to deliver two high-speed i-mate Ultimate mobile devices Building on a five-year partnership which has seen the successful launch of 10 world leading i-mate devices on the Telstra network, Telstra has teamed up with i-mate again to release the highly acclaimed Ultimate mobile devices.

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MWC LIVE: GIGA-BYTE is ex...

MWC LIVE: GIGA-BYTE is expanding its Business to Europe
Furthermore, GIGA-BYTE today unveiled, the Taiwanese ODM will finally expand to Europe. So far it was somewhat hard to get a GSmart Windows Mobile smartphone, if you wasn't located in Russia or Italy. However, GIGA-BYTE will release its new GSmart smartphones soon in other European countries as well. Last year's unveiled t600 will be released as DVB-T versions in March in Italy and France while the new MW700 and MS 800 smartphones will be released in Italy and France in March too, as well as being released in Spain and Russia this month.

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MWC LIVE: GIGA-BYTE unvei...

MWC LIVE: GIGA-BYTE unveils 3.5G Mobile TV and GPS Windows Mobile Smartphones
In addition to the MS808, GIGA-BYTE Communications also showcased its first 3.5G Windows Mobile smartphones with brand TV and GPS. On show are ultra slim HSPDA GPS devices, like the MS800 (left) and the MS820 (right). The MS820 features the exclusive motion-sensing G-Sensor and graphic user interface. All GSmart phone models launched in 2008 will feature graphic user interface to offer consumers an easy-to-use environment. In addition to the models being showcased, GSmart continues its tradition in bringing new concepts to the industry as it introduces modularized platforms, where all major features including modem (HSDPA, WCDMA, EDGE), TV, GPS/AGPS, and storage become optional.

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MWC LIVE: GIGA-BYTE Commu...

MWC LIVE: GIGA-BYTE Communications unveiled the GSmart MS808 Windows Mobile Smartphone
While not yet officially announced, during the Mobile World Congress, GIGA-BYTE Communications unveiled the GSmart MS808 Windows Mobile 6 Professional smartphone, featuring quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE and singleband UMTS/HSDPA. Furthermore, quite typical for GSmart devices, the MS808 supports DVB-T, DVB-H, T-DMB, and/or DAB while the device will be preconfigured to work with DVB-T and DVB-H. Powered by a Marvell PXA310 at 624 MHz, the 2.8" flat touchscreen supports VGA resolution. The autofocus main camera on the back supports 3 megapixel while the front facing camera is used for 3G video telephony:

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MWC LIVE: Hands-on Video ...

MWC LIVE: Hands-on Video with the T-Mobile Ameo 16 GB and Opera Mobile 9.5
Another highlight, in terms of software, of the recently announced T-Mobile Ameo 16 GB/HTC Advantage 16 GB is the fact that the device incorporates Opera Software's recently announced Opera Mobile 9.5. As Opera software mentioned in the previous meeting, the manufactures and carriers are the first customers to get Opera Mobile 9.5 and as John Wang, HTC Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), told us, this Opera Mobile 9.5 version isn't just the one which will be released later for consumers as well but HTC worked with Opera to adopt it to the HTC TOuchFLO interface of the HTC Advantage/T-Mobile Ameo:

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MWC LIVE: Hands-on Video ...

MWC LIVE: Hands-on Video with the T-Mobile Ameo 16 GB Windows Mobile Smartphone
While HTC isn't showing it's recently updated and announced HTC Advantage, T-Mobile does and shows off the its updated version of the T-Mobile Ameo, the carrier announced earlier already. The two highlights of the new T-Mobile Ameo/HTC Advantage are the increased storage space which offers 16 GB now and even more important - it's not a HDD (hard disk drive) anymore but a SSD (Solid State Disk). This has several benefits: less power consumption with faster access rates and less worries if the device drops. The second improvement is the newly designed keyboard which isn't featuring physical keys anymore but which is a flat but touch sensitive plate.

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MWC LIVE: i-mate finally ...

MWC LIVE: i-mate finally introduces its latest Ultimate Windows Mobile Smartphones
i-mate today unveiled the latest devices in its Ultimate range, the Ultimate 9502 and the Ultimate 8502 at Mobile Congress World. The Ultimate 9502 and 8502 are the latest devices from i-mate's Ultimate range, a collection of four devices in various forms to suit individual preferences, from classic PDA to a notebook replacement and were designed to provide the latest and best in phone and PDA technology. With a wide variety of features ranging from to HSDPA and HUSDPA connectivity to the 262k colour TFT screen, every component of the device is specified at a very high level.

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MWC LIVE: i-mate finally ...

MWC LIVE: i-mate finally introduces 2 new Ultimate Windows Mobile Smartphones
i-mate today unveiled the latest devices in its Ultimate range, the Ultimate 9502 and the Ultimate 8502 at Mobile Congress World. The Ultimate 9502 and 8502 are the latest devices from i-mate's Ultimate range, a collection of four devices in various forms to suit individual preferences, from classic PDA to a notebook replacement and were designed to provide the latest and best in phone and PDA technology. With a wide variety of features ranging from to HSDPA and HUSDPA connectivity to the 262k colour TFT screen, every component of the device is specified at a very high level.

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MWC LIVE: Hands-on Photos...

MWC LIVE: Hands-on Photos of the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 Windows Mobile Smartphone
After the short video demo we had yesterday, this morning I had some more quality time to get my hands on a Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1, Sony Ericsson's brand new and much anticipated Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional smartphone. You've seen the specs already, so it's time for a first hand experience. The XPERIA X1 feels good and even if it was a prototype only, it's feeling rocking solid. The opened device is well balanced to hold it and use the semi-sliding keyboard and the keyboard size seems to be good enough to even type some longer E-Mails. As of today, it looks like, Sony Ericsson isn't using the kind of frameless "bio touch" display as HTC uses for its Touch devices but this screen reminds more on a classic Windows Mobile touchscreen as we had it before with the HP iPAQs but now, let us have a look:

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MWC LIVE: Hands-on Video ...

MWC LIVE: Hands-on Video with the Toshiba Port�g� G910 Windows Mobile Smartphone
The Toshiba Port�g� G910 caught some attraction when Toshiba officially announced it last month. Being the real follower of the HTC Universal by doing everything the HTC Universal did but with updated specs. For instance, the G910 features Windows Mobile 6 Professional, for sure as well as triband GSM/GPRS/EDGE as well as singleband UMTS/HSDPA, Bluetooth and WiFi b/g. Furthermore it features built in GPS for and a a high resolution 3" Wide-VGA touch screen that is perfect for displaying web pages. The full QWERTY keyboard gives it the look and feel of a mini laptop:

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MWC LIVE: Hands-on Video ...

MWC LIVE: Hands-on Video with the Toshiba Port�g� G710 Windows Mobile Smartphone
No question, the Toshiba Port�g� G710 isn't that new anymore in terms of its announcement, since it was announced last month already, just one day before Vodafone announced its G710 version but today was the first time I got my hands on this new Windows Mobile 6 Standard smartphone we will see released later this Spring. Featuring quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE as well as Bluetooth, this entry-level QWERTY thumb-keyboard smartphone lacks WiFi support as well as UMTS. Nevertheless, it sports an inbuilt GPS receiver which makes it interesting again. What I definitely dislike is the trackball Toshiba uses instead of a D-Pad and - in my humble opinion - makes the navigation through the device a little bit inconvenient:

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MWC LIVE: Hands-on Video ...

MWC LIVE: Hands-on Video with the Toshiba Port�g� G810 Windows Mobile Smartphone
Another first-hand experience I had with Toshiba's new G810 Windows Mobile 6 Professional smartphone, the Japanese mobile phone specialist unveiled today. With support for both HSDPA and HSUPA the user can surf the web and download and upload pictures and videos captured on the 3 megapixel camera at broadband speeds. The large 2.83" QVGA touch screen and the enhanced user interface make the experience of navigation and access to applications simple and easy. The design of the Port�g� G810 is both sleek and slim, being only 14 mm thin and available in a stylish black mirror finish it is perfect for even the most discerning user. Quite interesting are the touch-sensitive function keys under the screen:

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MWC LIVE: Hands-on Video ...

MWC LIVE: Hands-on Video with the Samsung SGH-i200 Windows Mobile Smartphone
While Samsung wasn't talking about its new Windows Mobile smartphone, the SGH-i200 on its press conference, the device is on display on Samsung's Mobile World Congress stand. Quite an interesting entry level smartphone, it features Windows Mobile 6 Standard, triband GSM as well as singleband UMTS/HSDPA, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR and a 2 megapixel main camera on the back. Because it's designed for regular mobile phone users, it's not featuring a QWERTY thumb-keyboard but a standard mobile phone keypad. But anyway, it looks quite nice and it is thin - quite a typical Samsung Ultra-series smartphone:

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MWC LIVE: Where is Micros...

MWC LIVE: Where is Microsoft's Windows Mobile 6.1?
Okay, we know that Windows Mobile 6.1 exists, we know that it's even available for some devices already, even if not officially supported but so far we haven't heard anything official from Microsoft and everybody including me expected an official announcement during this year's Mobile World Congress. Sure, around half of the new Windows Mobile devices showed here on the Mobile World Congress are running Windows Mobile 6.1 already but there was not a single official word from Microsoft on its press release. Microsoft declined to comment the existence of Windows Mobile as well as it wasn't commenting the availability.

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MWC LIVE: Torch Mobile la...

MWC LIVE: Torch Mobile launches next generation Mobile Web Browser for Windows Mobile
One of the world's most experienced developers of WebKit-based software solutions today announced the launch of Torch Mobile and the introduction of the company's flagship product, the Iris Browser. The company and product are being introduced for the first time at Mobile World Congress 2008 in Barcelona, Spain. Since 2003, the people behind Torch Mobile have been acknowledged as experts in the KHTML and WebKit development communities. Led by George Staikos, a key contributor to the WebKit project and other popular open source initiatives, Torch Mobile is hitting the ground running with the launch of the Iris Browser.

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MWC LIVE: An unknown Tosh...

MWC LIVE: An unknown Toshiba Windows Mobile Smartphone shows its face [UPDATE]
Not sure what went wrong here but the device pictured bellow isn't the Toshiba G710 which Toshiba announced late last month already. While the G710 is a Windows Mobile 6 Standard Smartphone, the device bellow is a Windows Mobile 6 Professional smartphone, aka a touchscreen device. No further information given yet and I'm not sure if Toshiba is going to announce this device or if it accidentally made it to the public:

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MWC LIVE: MSN Direct now ...

MWC LIVE: MSN Direct now officially available for Windows Mobile devices
We told you before and today at Mobile World Congress 2008, Microsoft Corp. announced the availability of a technology preview for accessing MSN Direct content on Windows Mobile-based devices. With this technology preview, customers can receive instant access to information such as weather and stock updates; top news stories; and entertainment, sports and business news. The information is presented in a glanceable format, and is easily accessible directly from the home screen of a device. Content is automatically updated so that customers have immediate access to the content that matters most to them.

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MWC LIVE: Microsoft relea...

MWC LIVE: Microsoft releases new version of its Windows Live Mobile Developer Program
Today at Mobile World Congress 2008, Microsoft Corp. today announced that it is releasing a new version of its Windows Live Mobile Developer Program, enabling developers to create mobile versions of its popular Windows Live services that can be built for virtually any mobile phone independent of phone operating system. Microsoft also announced Windows Live @mobile, a new program that allows operators to adopt and deploy Windows Live services. These two initiatives will enable Microsoft's developer community to deliver compelling Windows Live services and provide flexibility to access the Windows Live platform to innovate on top of those services. In addition, mobile operators can connect their customers to Windows Live, one of the largest communications and sharing networks in the world, create additional revenue opportunities and enhance the customer experience.

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MWC LIVE: Microsoft acqui...

MWC LIVE: Microsoft acquires Danger Inc. to integrate it into Windows Mobile
Microsoft Corp. today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Danger Inc., the company responsible for the software and services powering many popular consumer handsets. The acquisition will align Danger's nearly 10 years of expertise in the mobile consumer space with Microsoft's vision to provide innovative and compelling mobile experiences to a growing base of customers. The Palo Alto, Calif.-based company provides services that allow people to keep in touch, stay organized and keep informed while on the go through real-time mobile messaging, social networking services and other applications - all blended together on a single phone that is intuitive and customizable.

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MWC LIVE: Samsung unveile...

MWC LIVE: Samsung unveiled the new SGH-i200 Windows Mobile Smartphone
Neither mentioned nor featured on today's Samsung press conference, Samsung also officially unveiled the previously seen Samsung SGH-i200 today. Being an entry-level smartphone (that's what an Samsung spokesman told me) the i200 features Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard, triband GSM/GPRS/EDGE as well as singleband UMTS/HSDPA and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR. Because of its target group, WiFi is left, unfortunately. The non-touchscreen measures 2.3" and supports QVGA and the CMOS main camera on the back supports 2.0 megapixel:

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MWC LIVE: Toshiba announc...

MWC LIVE: Toshiba announces the new Port�g� G810 Windows Mobile Smartphone
Okay, the previously unveiled Toshiba smartphone isn't the Port�g� G710 but the new Port�g� G810 which Toshiba Information Systems announced today at the Mobile World Congress 2008. It's said to be the perfect device for those users that need to be fully functional whilst mobile. Whether it is to keep in touch with the office and friends, browse the web, share photos and videos or just trying to get from A to B on time � the Port�g� G810 is a fitting phone for those who like to have it all. It also has a new and enhanced user interface and with the stylish touch screen it's both simple and easy to use.

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MWC LIVE: An unknown Tosh...

MWC LIVE: An unknown Toshiba Windows Mobile Smartphone shows its face
Not sure what went wrong here but the device pictured bellow isn't the Toshiba G710 which Toshiba announced late last month already. While the G710 is a Windows Mobile 6 Standard Smartphone, the device bellow is a Windows Mobile 6 Professional smartphone, aka a touchscreen device. No further information given yet and I'm not sure if Toshiba is going to announce this device or if it accidentally made it to the public:

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MWC LIVE: Samsung shows t...

MWC LIVE: Samsung shows the SGH-i200 Windows Mobile Smartphone
Not yet announced but most likely this noon on Samsung's press conference here in Barcelona, Samsung is expected to officially launch the Samsung SGH-i200 Windows Mobile Standard smartphone. I had the chance to get a first photo of it on the Microsoft stand, unfortunately no further information or specs given yet, therefore I'm not sure if this is a 2.5G or 3G device and therefore the possible follower of either the SGH-i320 or the SGH-i600:

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MWC LIVE: Hands-on Video ...

MWC LIVE: Hands-on Video with the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 Windows Mobile Smartphone
This morning I had my first 30 seconds with yesterday's announced Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional smartphone, Sony Ericsson will release later this year. As you can see in the video bellow, Sony Ericsson added their own user interface on top of Microsoft's original Windows Mobile user interface, quite similar what HTC does with TouchFLO. This means that the user interface is present on the first level only and after all applications are based on Windows Mobile, as you might expect it anyway:

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MWC LIVE: HTC P3470 launc...

MWC LIVE: HTC P3470 launches an affordable GPS touchscreen Phone to the masses
Also in Barcelona, HTC Corp. today announced the European launch of the HTC P3470, the latest member of the HTC product portfolio. Combining a lightweight design, large screen, sat-nav software and strong battery life, the P3470 sets a new standard in affordable smartphone, GPS-based devices. At just 108mm tall, the HTC P3470 offers unbeatable value as one of the most compact devices in HTC's portfolio, featuring a broad range of functionality that today's consumers desire. The HTC P3470 enables an easy to use and simple interface for accessing web pages, documents, messages, contact lists and more.

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MWC LIVE: HTC introduces ...

MWC LIVE: HTC introduces enhanced HTC Advantage with increased Memory and more
Following T-Mobile earlier announcement to introduce an upgraded T-Mobile Ameo, Today at the 2008 GSMA Mobile World Congress, HTC Corp. announced an updated version of the HTC Advantage that introduces new software, increased storage and an improved keyboard. The HTC Advantage is an ideal companion for the business traveler who needs a powerful and portable device that includes constant connectivity. Developed from the ground up to be extremely portable, yet powerful, the HTC Advantage integrates a broad set of features into a compact and innovative design.

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MWC LIVE: Sony Ericsson a...

MWC LIVE: Sony Ericsson announces the XPERIA X1 Windows Mobile Smartphone [UPDATE 2]
No kidding, Sony Ericsson is going to announce today, during it's press event here in Barcelona, its first and long time rumored Windows Mobile smartphone! The world of Sony Ericsson's consumers and customers is changing and to meet the growing need for mobile Web communication and multimedia entertainment, Sony Ericsson introduces XPERIA. With this new brand Sony Ericsson will position itself at the forefront of mobile convergence. The XPERIA X1 is a stand-out, arc slider phone designed to address the growing need for a premium, converged mobile experience.

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MWC LIVE: Hands-on Video ...

MWC LIVE: Hands-on Video of Opera Mobile 9.5 on Windows Mobile Professional
Tonight I had my first 15 minutes with the recently announced but not yet released Opera Mobile 9.5 web browser on a Windows Mobile 6 Professional smartphone. As Opera confirmed, we will see a release of this browser later this year - most likely in Spring (even if the Opera Software spokesman mentioned that Spring is coming later to Oslo). He also confirmed that Opera Mobile 9, which was announced on last year's 3GSM World Congress was never released for Windows Mobile but the PC development kept Opera that busy that it was postponed to Opera Mobile 9.5. Nevertheless, Opera 9 for PC and Opera Mobile 9.5 now shares the identical code base.

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MWC LIVE: Sony Ericsson a...

MWC LIVE: Sony Ericsson announces the XPERIA X1 Windows Mobile Smartphone [UPDATE]
No kidding, Sony Ericsson is going to announce today, during it's press event here in Barcelona, its first and long time rumored Windows Mobile smartphone! The world of Sony Ericsson's consumers and customers is changing and to meet the growing need for mobile Web communication and multimedia entertainment, Sony Ericsson introduces XPERIA. With this new brand Sony Ericsson will position itself at the forefront of mobile convergence. The XPERIA X1 is a stand-out, arc slider phondesigned to address the growing need for a premium, converged mobile experience.

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MWC LIVE: Sony Ericsson a...

MWC LIVE: Sony Ericsson announces the XPERIA X1 Windows Mobile Smartphone
No kidding, Sony Ericsson is going to announce today, during it's press event here in Barcelona, its first and long time rumored Windows Mobile smartphone! The world of Sony Ericsson's consumers and customers is changing and to meet the growing need for mobile Web communication and multimedia entertainment, Sony Ericsson introduces XPERIA. With this new brand Sony Ericsson will position itself at the forefront of mobile convergence. The XPERIA X1 is a stand-out, arc slider phondesigned to address the growing need for a premium, converged mobile experience.

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UNVEILED: MSN Direct is e...

UNVEILED: MSN Direct is expected to come to Windows Mobile soon
While MSN Direct was quite an interesting idea, it never ramped-up seriously. Sure, now you even get MSN Direct enabled coffee maker and weather stations but the service never reached the critical mass to make it attractive for consumers or content providers. However, the overall service concept is there and why not bringing it to another Microsoft mobile product, namely Windows Mobile. On the upcoming Mobile World Congress 2008, Microsoft is expected to announced MSN Direct for Windows Mobile which is expected to be a new downloadable application so consumers can receive instant access to personalized information such as weather, stocks, top news stories, entertainment news, sports news, business news and more.

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MWC LIVE: Big Boys with S...

MWC LIVE: Big Boys with Small Toys - the Mobile World Congress 2008
Here we go, even if the Mobile World Congress (formerly known as the 3GSM World Congress formerly known as the GSM World Congress) officially kicks-off Monday morning, some off-site events starting Sunday evening already and I just arrived here in Barcelona - this time two days earlier but Barcelona is always worth an extra visit. In the upcoming days, the::unwired will keep you updated live from the biggest and most important wireless conference and exhibition, as we did for the past 6 years. As every year, I have booked lots of meetings but I will also find enough time to roam around, to find the latest and greatest Windows Mobile related news for you. Mobile World Congress related articles will start with "MWC LIVE:" in the title.

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UNVEILED: MSN Direct is c...

UNVEILED: MSN Direct is coming to Windows Mobile soon
While MSN Direct was quite an interesting idea, it never ramped-up seriously. Sure, now you even get MSN Direct enabled coffee maker and weather stations but the service never reached the critical mass to make it attractive for consumers or content providers. However, the overall service concept is there and why not bringing it to another Microsoft mobile product, namely Windows Mobile. On the upcoming Mobile World Congress 2008, Microsoft is expected to announced MSN Direct for Windows Mobile which is expected to be a new downloadable application so consumers can receive instant access to personalized information such as weather, stocks, top news stories, entertainment news, sports news, business news and more.

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UPDATE: T-Mobile releases...

UPDATE: T-Mobile releases ROM Update for the T-Mobile Shadow
T-Mobile USA just released a ROM update for its T-Mobile Shadow Windows Mobile 6 Standard smartphone which contains some feature and content updates but isn't a major Windows Mobile update or even upgrade. Nevertheless, the ROM update includes a new application T-Mobile calls "audio postcards". Basically audio postcards is a MMS application which allows you snap photos and add voice and send it to your friends and myFaves- straight from the enhanced Home screen which also includes an enhanced myFaves menu and menu graphics as well as improved text entry experience for the SureType kind of hardware keyboard:

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UNVEILED: HTC Shift UMPC ...

UNVEILED: HTC Shift UMPC to hit Orange UK in March
While the HTC Shift, HTC's new and to be released UMPC (Ultra Mobile PC) running Windows Vista and a Windows Mobile subset, was originally announced for late last year, the launch was shifted later to 2008. Nevertheless, it looks like at least one mobile operator will carry it and made it public now: Orange UK. Matt from Tracy and Matt's Blog just received Orange's pricebook for February and he as surprised to find that the HTC Shift listed there as a coming soon device. According to these information, Orange will release it some time in March:

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FUN: No - the HTC Magnum ...

FUN: No - the HTC Magnum Windows Mobile "Smartphone" isn't real
You might have read about a new, so far unknown Windows Mobile "Pocket" PC called HTC Magnum during the past hours and no - even if it was well made - the HTC Magnum isn't real at all. I have no idea if it is a Portuguese tradition to make some jokes on Carnival (maybe something similar to April Fool?) but it was a joke - not more not less. The makers of the photos and the video used an HP 20" LCD screen which they connected to a HTC X7500 Advantage and the results looked quite real:

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FUN: No - the HTC Magnum ...

FUN: No - the HTC Magnum isn't real
You might have read about a new, so far unknown Windows Mobile "Pocket" PC called HTC Magnum during the past hours and no - even if it was well made - the HTC Magnum isn't real at all. I have no idea if it is a Portuguese tradition to make some jokes on Carnival (maybe something similar to April Fool?) but it was a joke - not more not less. The makers of the photos and the video used an HP 20" LCD screen which they connected to a HTC X7500 Advantage and the results looked quite real:

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UNCOVERED: Asus Galaxy Mi...

UNCOVERED: Asus Galaxy Mini a GPS Windows Mobile Smartphone shows its face [UPDATE]
MobiFrance recently got its hands on the "Asus Galaxy Mini" (codename), a brand new entry-level Windows Mobile 6 Professional smartphones from Asus, which reminds somewhat on the HTC Touch Cruise design. However, unlike the HTC Touch Cruise, the Asus Galaxy Mini is a 2.5G GSM/GPRS/EDGE Windows Mobile smartphone only, powered by a TI CPU at 200 Mhz. Even if an entry level device only, Asus new - yet to be officially announced - smartphone also features WiFi and Bluetooth as well as includes a GPS receiver. Furthermore it sports a 2 megapixel camera, a microSD card slot and a QVGA touchscreen:

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UNCOVERED: Asus Galaxy Mi...

UNCOVERED: Asus Galaxy Mini a GPS Windows Mobile Smartphone shows its face
MobiFrance recently got its hands on the "Asus Galaxy Mini" (codename), a brand new entry-level Windows Mobile 6 Professional smartphones from Asus, which reminds somewhat on the HTC Touch Cruise design. However, unlike the HTC Touch Cruise, the Asus Galaxy Mini is a 2.5G GSM/GPRS/EDGE Windows Mobile smartphone only, powered by a TI CPU at 200 Mhz. Even if an entry level device only, Asus new - yet to be officially announced - smartphone also features WiFi and Bluetooth as well as includes a GPS receiver. Furthermore it sports a 2 megapixel camera, a microSD card slot and a QVGA touchscreen:

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RELEASE: Opera Software u...

RELEASE: Opera Software unleashes its latest mobile Web browser - Opera Mobile 9.5 [UPDATE]
Announced during last year's 3GSM World Congress already, Opera Software today announced the commercial release of Opera Mobile 9.5 - the latest version of its award-winning Web browser for sophisticated feature phones and smartphones. Participants at the Mobile World Congress 2008 will be the first to experience the improved functionality of Opera Mobile 9.5. Built on Opera's unique core architecture, the Opera Mobile 9.5 desktop-like browsing experience has been enhanced with innovations such as zooming and panning that make it easier to navigate, load pages quicker and get users closer to the Web content and entertainment they want. With Opera Mobile 9.5, users can experience the real Web and interact with content exactly as they do on their PC.

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RELEASE: fring launches n...

RELEASE: fring launches next generation IM and VoIP client with new features
fring today announced the launch of a new version of its popular free to download, free to use mobile phone application, packed with additional features which enable anyone with a compatible handset to talk, chat, and interact with other fring users (fringsters) from their mobile phones. The new feature-rich fring offers an enhanced chat client, unique file transfer functionality and local language options. Over the past 12 months since the soft launch of its service, the fring offering has developed rapidly, and with its next generation version launching today, fring is going beyond it's mobile VoIP heritage, evolving into a mobile internet service & community in its own right, enabling users to talk, chat & interact with other fringsters and with all of their favorite online communities, from their mobile phones.

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RELEASE: Opera Software u...

RELEASE: Opera Software unleashes its latest mobile Web browser - Opera Mobile 9.5
Announced during last year's 3GSM World Congress already, Opera Software today announced the commercial release of Opera Mobile 9.5 - the latest version of its award-winning Web browser for sophisticated feature phones and smartphones. Participants at the Mobile World Congress 2008 will be the first to experience the improved functionality of Opera Mobile 9.5. Built on Opera's unique core architecture, the Opera Mobile 9.5 desktop-like browsing experience has been enhanced with innovations such as zooming and panning that make it easier to navigate, load pages quicker and get users closer to the Web content and entertainment they want. With Opera Mobile 9.5, users can experience the real Web and interact with content exactly as they do on their PC.

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UPDATE: Spb Software Hous...

UPDATE: Spb Software House to preview Spb Mobile Shell 2.0 at Mobile World Congress
Spb Software House today announced that it will present the new version of its celebrated Spb Mobile Shell for Windows Mobile touchscreen PDAs and smartphones at the GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next week. Spb Mobile Shell 1.0 was first introduced during 3GSM last year. The software proved to be a clear hit, outperforming all other Windows Mobile applications on the market and coming out as the best-selling Pocket PC program of the year. Mobile Shell 1.0 was called the best interface/menu improver by the Smartphone & Pocket PC Magazine, the Best Evolution Application by Handango, the best means to a "decluttered device" by BusinessWeek.com, and the Best Program for PDA's by the Shareware Industry Awards.

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COPYCAT: Chinese company ...

COPYCAT: Chinese company announces Windows Mobile-powered Apple iPhone clone
Okay, you like Apple's iPhone design (who doesn't) but you are addicted to Windows Mobile as the operating system? Why not trying the "T32"? A Chinese reseller is listing this copycat as available soon and indeed, it looks like an iPhone, even if it is a little bit thicker and the 3.5" touchscreen only supports QVGA but the rest is quite identical, including a shiny aluminum-like housing (even if I have my doubt that it is the same quality like the iPhone), a two megapixel main camera and support for triband GSM/GPRS/EDGE only (come on - if you copy it you could spent at least UMTS and HSDPA to make it even "better"):

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OFFICIAL: E-TEN announces...

OFFICIAL: E-TEN announces the Glofiish M810 and V900 Windows Mobile Smartphones
Also official now is E-TEN's new Glofiish V900 we told you before as well. E-TEN Information Systems today announced, that it will showcase two new products that mark a change in track for Windows Mobile Professional smartphones at its booth at the Mobile World Congress next week. The Glofiish V900 is E-TEN's first Pocket PC Phone to feature mobile TV. With major events such as UEFA Euro 2008 and the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games scheduled this year, there are sure to be events that people just don't want to miss, and thanks to the V900's support for DVB-H, DVB-T, TDMB and DAB broadcasting standards, they won't have to.

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OFFICIAL: GIGA-BYTE Commu...

OFFICIAL: GIGA-BYTE Communications introduces new digital TV and GPS/3.5G PDA Phones
We told you about the new GIGA-BYTE Windows Mobile smartphones before and today, GIGA-BYTE announced its new line of Windows Mobile Professional devices, the company will show next week during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Extending their profession in mobile TV, one of GIGA-BYTE's new PDA phones is supporting DVB-T/DVB-H which will be again one of the focus at the tradeshow. Furthermore, GIGA-BYTE Communications has long seen the increasing demand of the GPS built-in PDA phones, and will announce two 'Slim GPS PDA phones' as their key products of Q1 2008 - GSmart MW700 (left) and GSmart MS800 (right):

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THOUGHT: Can someone plea...

THOUGHT: Can someone please lower the International Roaming Data fees?
While I'm still not satisfied with the situation of mobile data fees, things got better over the time. Either flat or payable volume plans are available now in most countries but "UMTS-by-Call" is still too expensive anyway and if you plan to use mobile data on your smartphone or Notebook, you better have a data plan booked. Nevertheless, as soon as you leave your country - which is quite usual here in Europe - you leave your home network data plan on the border and if you are on a foreign network abroad, it can cost you the right arm to use mobile data - most likely it's even more expensive than your hotel room. Why I'm talking about it now? Well, I'm currently in the final preparation for my trip to Barcelona where the Mobile World Congress happens next week.

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MESSAGING: VITO Technolog...

MESSAGING: VITO Technology released SMS-Chat threaded SMS for Windows Mobile
While Windows Mobile 6.1 is supposed to feature threaded SMS, not all devices will get the update as soon as it is announced and therefore VITO Technology's latest product, SMS-Chat, might be interesting for you as well. Just released today, VITO Technology's SMS-Chat brings threaded SMS to your Windows Mobile 5.0 or 6 Professional smartphone. SMS-Chat is designed to give you total control over text messaging. Finger friendly TouchFLO-like interface and sparkling looks with animated menus result in extremely convenient and appealing user experience. Manage your mobile texting with a flick of a finger!

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COMPATIBILITY: smartWatch...

COMPATIBILITY: smartWatchM makes your Sony Ericsson Watch Windows Mobile compatible
If I have one passion beside mobile devices, it's watches (which might came from my passion to collect Swatch watches in the early 90's) and I was always fascinated from Sony Ericsson's Bluetooth watches (especially the Time Masters 3 series). Unfortunately these watches were compatible with Sony Ericsson mobile phones only - until now. A member of the Xda-Developer community now releases smartWatchM which makes Sony Ericsson's Bluetooth watches compatible with Windows Mobile 5.0 and 6 smartphones and provides even more features than Sony Ericsson phones are able to provide:

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ANNOUNCED: SoftBank Mobil...

ANNOUNCED: SoftBank Mobile to launch the HTC S730 as X03HT
The HTC S730, the 3G update of the HTC S710, wasn't a big success for HTC, maybe because it wasn't widely available but it might get a second chance in Japan. SoftBank Mobile, the Japanese UMTS carrier just unveiled its Spring collection and there we find the S730 agin - under SoftBank's product name X03HT. Equipped with Windows Mobile 6 Standard, the X03HT features quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE (even if not used in Japan) as well as UMTS and HSDPA; WiFi, Bluetooth and a 2 megapixel camera. The compact auto-slide QWERTY keyboard is perfect for easier typing and the large QVGA non-touchscreen measures 2.4".

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ANNOUNCEMENT: Windows CE ...

ANNOUNCEMENT: Windows CE powered Readius to be released mid 2008
E-book readers may have been around for a while, but none of them have been able to offer features beyond that of being a paper replacement until now. Enter the Readius; a Windows CE powered e-book reader that goes beyond being just an e-book reader. The Readius comes from Polymer Vision, the inventor of rollable displays. What makes the Readius such a powerful device is that it�s not just an e-book reader; it�s a mobile phone, a productivity tool, an entertainment device, and a portal that connects the user to the vast information found on the internet.

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FIXED: Windows Live Messe...

FIXED: Windows Live Messenger Mobile is up and running again
For roughly over a month I was unable to use Window Live Messenger Mobile on any of my Windows Mobile devices with certain GSM/UMTS carriers. If I had the SIM plugged in from some mobile carriers, it worked fine, if I switched to the SIM of another carrier, the Windows Live Mobile Messenger failed with a notice that the server is unable to handle my request. Even if it was possible to create a new account, for instance after a hard reset, it was impossible to login to use Windows Live Mobile Messenger what it is designed for - messaging. However, tonight I received a notification from Microsoft that everything should be fixed now and working well again:

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FIXED: Windows Live Messe...

FIXED: Windows Live Messenger Mobile is working again - for me
For roughly over a month I was unable to use Window Live Messenger Mobile on any of my Windows Mobile devices with certain GSM/UMTS carriers. If I had the SIM plugged in from some mobile carriers, it worked fine, if I switched to the SIM of another carrier, the Windows Live Mobile Messenger failed with a notice that the server is unable to handle my request. Even if it was possible to create a new account, for instance after a hard reset, it was impossible to login to use Windows Live Mobile Messenger what it is designed for - messaging. However, tonight I received a notification from Microsoft that everything should be fixed now and working well again:

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AVAILABLE: O2 UK releases...

AVAILABLE: O2 UK releases the O2 Xda Orbit 2 Windows Mobile 6 Smartphone
After O2 Germany launched the O2 Xda orbit 2 back in December last year, O2 UK followed today and released its version of the HTC Touch Cruise too - but for business customers only now. The O2 Xda Orbit 2 features Windows Mobile 6 Professional, supports quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE and singleband UMTS/HSDPA up to 3.6 Mbps, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR and WiFi b/g as well as features GPS and a 3 megapixel autofocus main camera for high quality shots. For sure, the O2 Xda Orbit 2 also features HTC's TouchFLO graphical user interface.

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BREAKING: Microsoft propo...

BREAKING: Microsoft proposes acquisition of Yahoo! [UPDATE]
Microsoft Corp. today announced that it has made a proposal to the Yahoo! Inc. Board of Directors to acquire all the outstanding shares of Yahoo! common stock for per share consideration of US$ 31 representing a total equity value of approximately US$ 44.6 billion. Microsoft's proposal would allow the Yahoo! shareholders to elect to receive cash or a fixed number of shares of Microsoft common stock, with the total consideration payable to Yahoo! shareholders consisting of one-half cash and one-half Microsoft common stock. The offer represents a 62 percent premium above the closing price of Yahoo! common stock on Jan. 31, 2008.

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ANNIVERSARY: My very own ...

ANNIVERSARY: My very own 15 years of GSM and UMTS
Wow, as time goes by. This year, we are not only celebrating 10 years of the::unwired (together with its forerunners) and I'm celebrating 15 years of personal Internet use (I got my first Internet access from my University back in summer 1993) but today I'm also celebrating my very own 15 years of GSM. On February 1st 1993 I bought my first GSM mobile phone (at Hoyer's Telefonzelle) and signed my first GSM contract with D1 from DeTeMobil (today better known as T-Mobile). And imagine that - at the end of April 1993, DeTeMobil counted 130,000 subscribers (only). It was the time when we had two GSM networks in Germany only: D1 (from DeTeMobil aka Deutsche Telekom, today T-Mobile) and D2 Privat (from Mannesmann Mobilfunk today Vodafone Germany) and the German GSM networks only offered voice service. No data, no SMS (not to talk about MMS) and UMTS was so far away, you haven't thought about a following technology or standard.

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BREAKING: Microsoft propo...

BREAKING: Microsoft proposes acquisition of Yahoo!
Microsoft Corp. today announced that it has made a proposal to the Yahoo! Inc. Board of Directors to acquire all the outstanding shares of Yahoo! common stock for per share consideration of US$ 31 representing a total equity value of approximately US$ 44.6 billion. Microsoft's proposal would allow the Yahoo! shareholders to elect to receive cash or a fixed number of shares of Microsoft common stock, with the total consideration payable to Yahoo! shareholders consisting of one-half cash and one-half Microsoft common stock. The offer represents a 62 percent premium above the closing price of Yahoo! common stock on Jan. 31, 2008.

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STATEMENT: Motorola to ex...

STATEMENT: Motorola to explore structural and strategic realignment of its businesses
So far it was a rumor but now Motorola has published an official statement regarding plans to outsource its mobile phone business. After Motorola droped back to rank 3, Motorola yesterday announced it is exploring the structural and strategic realignment of its businesses to better equip its Mobile Devices business to recapture global market leadership and to enhance shareholder value. The company's alternatives may include the separation of Mobile Devices from its other businesses in order to permit each business to grow and better serve its customers.

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LEAK: Is this a new HTC T...

LEAK: Is this a new HTC TouchFLO GUI called Manila? [UPDATE 2]
I have zero information if these screenshots are legit or just a simple PhotoShop result but according to Swiss Windows Mobile fan-site "Mobile-Devices.ch", bellow you see some screenshots of HTC's upcoming/next TouchFLO GUI which is code-named "Manila". No further information given so it's not clear if it is real (really from HTC), an HTC development environment or really HTC "TouchFLO 2.0"; also Mobile-Devices.ch hasn't mentioned where they got the information from but from what you can see from the screenshots, it could be real indeed:

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LEAK: Is this a new HTC T...

LEAK: Is this a new HTC TouchFLO GUI called Manila? [UPDATE]
I have zero information if this screenshots are legit or just a simple PhotoShop result but according to Swiss Windows Mobile fan-site "Mobile-Devices.ch", bellow you see some screenshots of HTC's upcoming/next TouchFLO GUI which is code-named "Manila". No further information given so it's not clear if it is real (really from HTC), an HTC development environment or really HTC "TouchFLO 2.0"; also Mobile-Devices.ch hasn't mentioned where they got the information from but from what you can see from the screenshots, it could be real indeed:

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LEAK: Is this a new HTC T...

LEAK: Is this a new HTC TouchFLO GUI called Manila?
I have zero information if this screenshots are legit or just a simple PhotoShop result but according to Swiss Windows Mobile fan-site "Mobile-Devices.ch", bellow you see some screenshots of HTC's upcoming/next TouchFLO GUI which is code-named "Manila". No further information given so it's not clear if it is real (really from HTC), an HTC development environment or really HTC "TouchFLO 2.0"; also Mobile-Devices.ch hasn't mentioned where they got the information from but from what you can see from the screenshots, it could be real indeed:

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SOLVED: Gmail's IMAP fina...

SOLVED: Gmail's IMAP finally works proper with Windows Mobile [UPDATE]
Following earlier user reports that the IMAP issue with Windows Mobile and Google's Gmail seems to be solved, Google has now confirmed it has fixed a problem that was causing Windows Mobile phone users to receive blank Gmail messages. In October last year, Google began supporting IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) for Gmail. That means messages that mobile users send or receive from their phones are synched with their Gmail accounts, appearing the next time users access their accounts from the web or any other IMAP E-Mail client. But shortly after the announcement, Windows Mobile users began complaining in online forums about problems.

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MOCKUP: Mozilla posted fi...

MOCKUP: Mozilla posted first Mozilla Mobile designs
The Mozilla Mobile team has recently posted two mockup designs of its upcoming Mozilla Mobile browser, which is officially in work since late last year and they want to hear your opinion. There are two vanilla prototype UI's available for you to play with. The first is for non-touch screen devices, like Windows Mobile Standard smartphones. The look is vanilla but the scrolling, zooming and panning feel is what it should look in the final version. The second UI prototype is all about being able to touch the screen without a stylus like used for Windows Mobile Classic and Professional devices:

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WITHDRAWAL: Lenovo retire...

WITHDRAWAL: Lenovo retires from Mobile Phone and Windows Mobile business
Chinese PC maker Lenovo (you know - the one which bought IBM's ThinkPad business back in 2004) just announced that it has agreed to sell its loss-making handset and mobile phone business for US$ 100 million to a private equity firm controlled by its parent Legend Holdings. Lenovo Mobile, which isn't well known for its Windows Mobile PDAs and smartphones since these devices are mainly on sale in Mainland China only, made losses of 134 million Yuan in the 2007 calendar year and its the last part of Lenovo's non-core business expansion started in 2001.

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LINK: TamsWMS had some qu...

LINK: TamsWMS had some quality time with the Asus M930 Windows Mobile Smartphone
The folks over at TamsWMS had the chance to got their hands on a working Asus M930 Windows Mobile 6 Standard smartphone and they even managed to snap some photos. From what I can see on the photos, the Asus M930 isn't my choice, even if the idea is pretty interesting (but not new at all) - having a dual-display Nokia Communicator-styled Windows Mobile smartphone. For me, the inner display seems to be way too small to make any sense and I don't see a real benefit for it - compared to other thumb-keyboard devices like the Samsung SGH-i600 or the HTC S710. But have a look yourself:

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RELAUNCH: Google Mobile n...

RELAUNCH: Google Mobile now combines Web, Images, Local Business and News results
Google has revised its mobile portal for smartphones which now combines results from web, images, local business directories and news searches in one page. Google believes that users searching on a mobile phone are more likely to be looking up snippets of information, such as football scores or directions, rather than conducting in-depth research and the search company has tailored its mobile results to suit this requirement. This means that searching for specific terms now provides links to photos of the terms as well as web pages - as Google said today.

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AVAILABLE: Bell Mobility ...

AVAILABLE: Bell Mobility releases white HTC Touch
Following Bell Mobility's earlier launch of the HTC Touch, the Canadian carrier now introduced a white version of the same device and is therefore again faster than Verizon which is expected to introduce a white HTC Touch as the Verizon XV6900 as well. The specs stays the same and the white HTC Touch also runs on the Windows Mobile 6 Professional supporting Bell's EV-DO high speed mobile network and featuring HTC TouchFLO, a 2 megapixel camera and camcorder, speakerphone and stereo Bluetooth compatibility. However, GPS support - as rumored for the XV6900 - isn't mentioned:

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CHARGING: MWg and Splashp...

CHARGING: MWg and Splashpower join forces to offer wirelessly powered Smartphones
Mobile & Wireless Group (MWg - formerly known as O2 Asia) Splashpower Ltd., a Cambridge, U.K.-based developer of wireless power technology, yesterday announced that they have signed an agreement that will enable MWg devices to be powered wirelessly. Under terms of the agreement, MWg devices (most likely MWg's upcoming Xda Windows Mobile smartphones) will be equipped by mid year with Splashpower's technology to enable inductive charging, where electrical batteries of a handset are charged wirelessly using electromagnetic induction.

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SOLVED: Gmail's IMAP fina...

SOLVED: Gmail's IMAP finally works proper with Windows Mobile
Following earlier user reports that the IMAP issue with Windows Mobile and Google's Gmail seems to be solved, Google has now confirmed it has fixed a problem that was causing Windows Mobile phone users to receive blank Gmail messages. In October last year, Google began supporting IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) for Gmail. That means messages that mobile users send or receive from their phones are synched with their Gmail accounts, appearing the next time users access their accounts from the web or any other IMAP E-Mail client. But shortly after the announcement, Windows Mobile users began complaining in online forums about problems.

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UTILITY: DontForget 2.5 f...

UTILITY: DontForget 2.5 for Windows Mobile Standard Smartphone released
Well, as powerful as Windows Mobile smartphones are, sometimes you might have an information overload as well. During a meeting you received a bunch of new E-Mails, SMS and MMS messages and even have missed calls, just to forget to read everything right after the meeting because you have something different in mind. Looks like DontForget - which was just released in v2.5 - could be the answer. It's an easy-to-use and highly customizable Windows Mobile Standard application that can repeatedly remind you of unread SMS text messages, unread MMS multimedia messages, unread E-Mails, missed calls and missed calendar events by sound, vibration, notification window or hardware LED.

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REMOTE: Try before Buy - ...

REMOTE: Try before Buy - remotely test your new Mobile Phone with TryPhone
Launched late last month in North America, Mobile Complete - the world's leading provider of mobile application testing, monitoring and support solutions for mobile devices and applications - today launched its new interactive Web program dubbed "TryPhone" in Europe as well. TryPhone which contains fully-functional, virtual phones allows users to test-drive mobile devices online before purchasing. Through the TryPhone Web service, individuals have access to a variety of phones, including the not in Europe available T-Mobile Shadow Windows Mobile 6 Standard smartphone, on which they can press buttons, run programs, and truly experience and compare different handsets.

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VERIFIED: E-Ten partly co...

VERIFIED: E-Ten partly confirms V900 Windows Mobile Smartphone specs
E-Ten chairman Hwang Shan-rong confirmed the existence of the previously unveiled E-Ten Glofiish V900 Windows Mobile Professional smartphone and also partly confirmed some of the specs we've heard about before. According to Hwang, the V900 indeed features Windows Mobile 6 Professional and is powered by a Samsung CPU at 667 MHz. Furthermore it's now confirmed that the V900 supports the reception of DVB-H, DVB-T, T-DMB and DAB broadcasts as well as support for 3.5G (HSDPA) networks. Last but least the main camera supports 3.2 megapixel.

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MARKET: Motorola and Sams...

MARKET: Motorola and Samsung now leading the Windows Mobile Standard market
According to internal Microsoft statistics, Motorola and Samsung are the top Windows Mobile Standard (non-touchscreen) smartphone manufactures now, referring HTC (High Tech Computer) to rank 3 - as DigiTimes reports today. This doesn't makes me wonder at all, especially in North America - where the Motorola Q and the Samsung BlackJack were bestsellers, while the HTC offer of Standard smartphones is quite limited at the moment. According to the sources, Motorola, Samsung and HTC have been competing fiercely in the non-touchscreen segment with each vendor accounting for a 20 - 30 % share globally, with Motorola now leading with a small margin.

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WEB: Skyfire unveils mobi...

WEB: Skyfire unveils mobile browser that delivers the PC Web experience on phones [UPDATE]
Today at the DEMO 08 conference, Skyfire unveiled a new mobile browser that makes browsing on a smartphone just like browsing on a PC and to support Flash 9, Ajax, Quicktime, Java, Windows Media and many other web technologies. For the first time ever, nobile device users will be able to visit sites utilizing Flash, Ajax and other Web 2.0 technologies like Facebook, Last.fm, and YouTube and have things work just like it does on their PC browser. Moreover, pages load up faster than on iPhone and video and audio stream like never before on a mobile browser. Before Skyfire, users painfully waited for these Flash and Ajax-heavy sites to render - often resulting in error messages or crashes.

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AVAILABILITY: Samsung's S...

AVAILABILITY: Samsung's SGH-i780 to hit Orange UK soon
As expected, Orange (UK) is indeed carrying the Samsung SGH-i780 Windows Mobile Professional smartphone. So it wasn't coincidence that it featured an Orange home screen when it was first unveiled during the Gitex last year. The Samsung SGH-i780 (which we have previewed already) is a Windows Mobile 6 Professional smartphone, featuring a touchscreen in addition to the QWERTY keyboard as well as a - what Samsung calls - "optical joystick", which should allow easy navigation. Furthermore, the device sports triband GSM/GPRS/EDGE at 900/1800/1900 MHz and singleband UMTS/HSDPA at 2100 MHz. However, Orange says it's supporting only WiFi b (not g) as well as Bluetooth 2.0+EDR.

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WEB: Skyfire unveils mobi...

WEB: Skyfire unveils mobile browser that delivers the PC Web experience on phones
Today at the DEMO 08 conference, Skyfire unveiled a new mobile browser that makes browsing on a smartphone just like browsing on a PC and to support Flash 9, Ajax, Quicktime, Java, Windows Media and many other web technologies. For the first time ever, nobile device users will be able to visit sites utilizing Flash, Ajax and other Web 2.0 technologies like Facebook, Last.fm, and YouTube and have things work just like it does on their PC browser. Moreover, pages load up faster than on iPhone and video and audio stream like never before on a mobile browser. Before Skyfire, users painfully waited for these Flash and Ajax-heavy sites to render - often resulting in error messages or crashes.

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LEAK: The mysterious Sams...

LEAK: The mysterious Samsung SGH-i900 shows its beauty face with a new photo [UPDATE]
Following the earlier, heavily watermarked Samsung SGH-i900 photo, another photo just appeared on the web and this time it shows much more than the photo before. Samsung's new flagship Windows Mobile phone is expected to be announced next month in Barcelona during the Mobile World Congress and first rumors said it's powered by Windows Mobile 6.1 featuring quadband GSM/UMTS/HSDPA up to 7.2 Mbps (while it's not clear if it means singleband UMTS/HSDPA plus triband GSM), WiFi and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR. The large 3.5" touchscreen is expected to support 240 x 400 pixel:

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LEAK: The mysterious Sams...

LEAK: The mysterious Samsung SGH-i900 shows its beauty face with a new photo
Following the earlier, heavily watermarked Samsung SGH-i900 photo, another photo just appeared on the web and this time it shows much more than the photo before. Samsung's new flagship Windows Mobile phone is expected to be announced next month in Barcelona during the Mobile World Congress and first rumors said it's powered by Windows Mobile 6.1 featuring quadband GSM/UMTS/HSDPA up to 7.2 Mbps (while it's not clear if it means singleband UMTS/HSDPA plus triband GSM), WiFi and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR. The large 3.5" touchscreen is expected to support 240 x 400 pixel:

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UPGRADE: Samsung to relea...

UPGRADE: Samsung to release its Windows Mobile 6 Upgrade for the AT&T BlackJack today
It took virtually forever but it seems the long awaited Windows Mobile 6 upgrade for AT&T's Samsung BlackJack is finally just around the corner. Samsung Telecommunications America announced today the upcoming availability of the Windows Mobile 6 upgrade for the BlackJack, which is available in the U.S. exclusively from AT&T. BlackJack users can update their devices from Windows Mobile 5.0 to the new Windows Mobile 6.0 operating platform with a free desktop download available directly from Samsung later today.

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ANNOUNCED: Vodafone Germa...

ANNOUNCED: Vodafone Germany to release the Toshiba G710 as the VDA GPS
While Toshiba yesterday officially announced the Port�g� G710 Windows Mobile 6 Standard smartphone, Vodafone Germany recently unveiled it will launch Toshiba's new GPS smartphone under its own brand as the "Vodafone VDA GPS" (VDA is the acronym for Vodafone's touchscreen-less Windows Mobile smartphones). Since the VDA GPS is based on the Port�g� G710, it can be expected that it's also featuring Windows Mobile 6 Standard with support for quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE and Bluetooth 1.2 while WiFi is left. However, for sure GPS is part of the device (which makes sense if you call it VDA GPS) as well as a 2 megapixel camera:

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APPOINTED: Todd Peters is...

APPOINTED: Todd Peters is Microsoft's new Communications Vice President Marketing
Does Microsoft in future also pays more attention to consumer and prosumers? Seems so, according to latest reports and Tuesday's announcement that Microsoft has hired Todd Peters, formerly an executive with Staples, to become Microsoft's Corporate Vice President of Marketing for its mobile communications business. According to Yahoo! News, Peters is tasked with positioning Windows Mobile to appeal more to a consumer audience. He fills a position left vacant by Suzan DelBene, who recently left the company. The announcement reflect a recent push at Microsoft to attract more consumers:

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OFFICIAL: Toshiba announc...

OFFICIAL: Toshiba announces Toshiba Port�g� G710 Windows Mobile 2.5G Smartphone [UPDATE]
Following our last week coverage of the new Toshiba Port�g� G710, Toshiba today made its new slim-line Windows Mobile smartphone for easy-to-use mail and navigation official; a smartphone built for the demanding business user and prosumer that need fast and easy access to mobile E-Mail. Its slender, stylish design and built-in GPS function makes the G710 perfect for those who want reassurance of getting from A to B in time. The Port�g� G710 has a full QWERTY keypad making responding to E-Mails quick, easy and efficient and being completely compatible with Microsoft Exchange server, the G710 offers push E-Mail access and the facility to open and edit attached documents sent.

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COOPERATION: Zumobi annou...

COOPERATION: Zumobi announces closer partnership with Microsoft
Zumobi today announced a partnership deal with Microsoft. Under terms of the business agreement, Microsoft will distribute the award-winning Zooming User Interface and mobile widget platform with Windows Mobile. This distribution agreement builds on the content partnerships Zumobi announced in December. Today, more than 140 devices in the marketplace worldwide are based on Windows Mobile. Windows Mobile-based phones are designed for people to be productive on-the-go, all while having the ability to stay in touch with colleagues and friends.

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STATEMENT: HTC replies to...

STATEMENT: HTC replies to the Community regarding video issues
In the recent days you might have read about a so called video issue of the latest Qualcomm chip-based HTC 3G devices which even includes a possible class action against HTC Corp. because - according to the initiators - HTC's affected devices aren't fulfilling what they are (theoretically) able to provide. As a matter of fact, all the trouble is about the Qualcomm MSN7xxx chipset and the missing support of ATI's Imageon video acceleration hardware, which is physically part of the Qualcomm chip, a all-in-one chip solution which also takes care about WWAN, WLAN, Bluetooth GPS and camera functionalities (just to name a few). Now, since some websites picked-up the story and reported about it, HTC felt it's time to reply to the community to let them know more:

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UNVEILED: Verizon Wireles...

UNVEILED: Verizon Wireless' XV6900 Touch shows its face
If you are with Verizon Wireless but interested in the HTC Touch, Engadget Mobile got an interesting about about the Verizon Wireless XV6900 Touch, Verizon Wireless' EV-DO version of the HTC Touch, featuring, like its Sprint cousin, Windows Mobile 6 and a 2 megapixel camera and - according Engadget Mobile - GPS! All the rest stay pretty much the same - except the white housing which doesn't looks too bad, even if I'm not sure if white is still hip:

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OFFICIAL: Toshiba announc...

OFFICIAL: Toshiba announces Toshiba Port�g� G910 Windows Mobile 3.5G Smartphone with GPS
Also official now is the Toshiba Port�g� G910 Windows Mobile smartphone which Toshiba Information Systems unveiled today. The G910 is an advanced smart mobile device for the professional user. Built around Windows Mobile 6 Professional, the G910 offers the full suite of Microsoft Office Mobile, including PowerPoint Mobile, Word Mobile, Excel Mobile and Outlook push E-Mail. Moreover, the G910 features a biometric fingerprint security solution for instant, secure access to the phone, has built in GPS for real-time navigation and has a high resolution 3" Wide-VGA touch screen that is perfect for displaying web pages.

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OFFICIAL: Toshiba announc...

OFFICIAL: Toshiba announces Toshiba Port�g� G710 Windows Mobile 2.5G Smartphone
Following our last week coverage of the new Toshiba Port�g� G710, Toshiba today made its new slim-line Windows Mobile smartphone for easy-to-use mail and navigation official; a smartphone built for the demanding business user and prosumer that need fast and easy access to mobile E-Mail. Its slender, stylish design and built-in GPS function makes the G710 perfect for those who want reassurance of getting from A to B in time. The Port�g� G710 has a full QWERTY keypad making responding to E-Mails quick, easy and efficient and being completely compatible with Microsoft Exchange server, the G710 offers push E-Mail access and the facility to open and edit attached documents sent.

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COOPERATION: HTC and Parr...

COOPERATION: HTC and Parrot announces strategic alliance
HTC Corp., the leading provider of Microsoft Windows Mobile based smart devices, and Parrot, leader in wireless peripherals around the mobile phone, today announced an alliance to develop improved compatibility and overall user experience between the companies' products. The alliance will see HTC working closely with Parrot to align product roadmaps, marketing efforts and channel development to provide an enhanced complimentary solution for customers. Parrot manufactures a wide range of wireless mobile phone accessories for the car and home, from Bluetooth handsfree car kits to wireless digital picture frames and Hi-Fi speaker systems. Parrot's product range includes wireless peripherals to suit every environment for HTC devices - be it in the car, at home or in the office.

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COOPERATION: Zunmobi anno...

COOPERATION: Zunmobi announces closer partnership with Microsoft
Zumobi today announced a partnership deal with Microsoft. Under terms of the business agreement, Microsoft will distribute the award-winning Zooming User Interface and mobile widget platform with Windows Mobile. This distribution agreement builds on the content partnerships Zumobi announced in December. Today, more than 140 devices in the marketplace worldwide are based on Windows Mobile. Windows Mobile-based phones are designed for people to be productive on-the-go, all while having the ability to stay in touch with colleagues and friends.

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AVAILABLE: Rogers Wireles...

AVAILABLE: Rogers Wireless first to launch the Samsung BlackJack II in Canada
Samsung Electronics Canada and Rogers Wireless today announced the joint-launch of the, in Canada, so called "Samsung Jack"; in the U.S. better known as the Samsung BlackJack II or Samsung SGH-i616. The Samsung Jack, is available now exclusively from Rogers Wireless (and already sold out) and is packed full with power and functionality for all things business while laced with rich entertainment features for media junkies. Running on Rogers Wireless HSPA (High-Speed Packet Access) network and operating on the Windows Mobile 6.0 Standard Edition platform, the Samsung Jack provides quick and easy web access allowing users to browse websites and downlink files at broadband-like speeds.

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UNVEILED: E-Ten Glofiish ...

UNVEILED: E-Ten Glofiish V900 Windows Mobile Smartphone shows its pretty face
After E-Ten unveiled plans to release another Glofiish smartphone during next month's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, first real Glofiish V900 photos found its way to the web. Running Windows Mobile 6 Professional, the definitely highlight of E-Ten's latest Glofiish smartphone is the support of DVB-H, DVB-T, T-DMB and DAB. Furthermore, according to E-Ten Club Russia, which unveiled the latest photos, the V900 is expected to run with a Samsung CPU at 667 MHz. UMTS - and much likely HSDPA - seems to be confirmed, especially if you see the second front facing camera, which is typical for UMTS smartphones:

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UNVEILED: GIGA-BYTE to an...

UNVEILED: GIGA-BYTE to announce new GSmart HSDPA and GPS Windows Mobile Phones soon
As GIGA-BYTE Communications informed us today, the Taiwanese Windows Mobile specialist will show at least two new Windows Mobile 6 Professional smartphones next month in Barcelona. Quite typical for GIGA-BYTE smartphones, also the two new devices will have its focus on mobile TV, supporting DVB-T, DVB-H, T-DMB but this time, GIGA-BYTE will show these features with the world's first and only HSDPA smartphone (so far, GSmart devices were 2.5G only). Another new device has its focus on GPS, featuring GeoTag tracking feature:

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CONFIRMED: Toshiba unveil...

CONFIRMED: Toshiba unveils the Port�g� G910 Windows Mobile Professional Smartphone
Also somehow official now is the Toshiba Port�g� G910 Windows Mobile Pocket PC Phone Edition we've heard about before already and pocketpcitalia.com confirms most of the features we've already seen. Running on Windows Mobile 6 Professional, the G910 supports triband GSM/GPRS/EDGE and singleband UMTS/HSDPA, Bluetooth 2.0, WiFi and GPS. The WVGA touchscreen again features 800 x 480 pixel and the screen measures 3". The front facing UMTS video telephony camera supports VGA while the main camera supports 2 megapixel camera:

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UNVEILED: Toshiba to rele...

UNVEILED: Toshiba to release the Port�g� G710 Windows Mobile Standard Smartphone
On Wednesday, Toshiba Europe has given a sneak view of a new Windows Mobile Standard smartphone, the Japanese high-tech company plans to release later this year. The new Toshiba Port�g� G710 follows the trend of BlackBerry-like devices, as successfully introduced by Motorola (with the Moto Q) and Samsung (with the BlackJack) before. According to pocketpcitialia.com, the G710 will feature a 2.4" QVGA screen and QWERTY thumb-keyboard. Running on Windows Mobile 6 Standard, the phone is expected to be a quadband 2.5G device only, supporting GSM/GPRS/EDGE as well as Bluetooth 1.2 (only). While WiFi isn't mentioned, GPS seems to be confirmed:

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OFFICIAL: T-Mobile German...

OFFICIAL: T-Mobile Germany introduces the T-Mobile MDA Touch Plus
Not new anymore for the::unwired readers is T-Mobile Germany's official announcement of the T-Mobile MDA Touch Plus - T-Mobile's version of HTC's Touch Dual Windows Mobile 6 Professional HSDPA smartphone with a slide-out 12-keys phone-like keypad. However, the MDA Touch Plus is T-Mobile Germany's first Windows Mobile smartphone which supports the earlier introduced MyFaves feature (T-Mobile U.S. introduced a MyFaves compatible Windows Mobile smartphone with the T-Mobile Shadow earlier already), which allows to get in contact with 5 preselected friends or colleagues.

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UNVEILED: T-Mobile German...

UNVEILED: T-Mobile Germany announces the T-Mobile MDA Ameo 16 GB
T-Mobile Germany today unveiled the T-Mobile MDA Ameo 16 GB, the follower of the earlier released MDA Ameo, T-Mobile's version of the HTC Athena. While the device design stays the same - more or less (except some keyboard rearrangements as T-Mobile Germany said in its press release) - the Ameo 16 GB gets a doubled hard disk drive, featuring 16 GB, compared to the original MDA Ameo/HTC Athena and T-Mobile Germany accidentally confirmed that the new Ameo will run with Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional:

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UNVEILED: The HTC Pharos ...

UNVEILED: The HTC Pharos is HTC's new entry-level 2.5G Windows Mobile Smartphone
pcdebolso.com got information about a new and so far completely unknown HTC Pocket PC Phone Edition - the HTC Pharos or HTC P3470. Following the good tradition of the HTC Magician, the HTC Pharos seems to be an interesting small entry-level Windows Mobile smartphone. Running on Windows Mobile 6 Professional, the HTC Pharos seems to be a 2.5G smartphone only, since it has a TI OMAP CPU at 200 MHz on board only. In addition, the Pharos is said to feature Bluetooth 2.0 and GPS, but no WiFi and is equipped with 128 MB RAM and 256 MB ROM:

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RUMOR: Is Samsung working...

RUMOR: Is Samsung working on the SGH-i900 Windows Mobile Smartphone?
Italian website KataWeb claims it received information of a so far unknown Samsung Windows Mobile smartphone expected to be called the Samsung SGH-i900. According to KataWeb, the i900 features Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional and supports GSM/GPRS/EDGE as well as UMTS/HSDPA up to 7.2 Mbps, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR and WiFi. A real highlight could be the 5 megapixel autofocus camera. While Samsung has some experiences in this field, we haven't seen such a camera in Windows Mobile devices yet. Furthermore the i900 should includes GPS and a FM radio:

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OFFICIAL: E-TEN announces...

OFFICIAL: E-TEN announces the Glofiish X650 Windows Mobile Phone
First unveiled by the FCC late last year, today E-TEN Information Systems has officially announced the Glofiish X650, the company's latest Windows Mobile 6 Professional Pocket PC Phone to offer the benefits of all-in-one connectivity, VGA display and an ultra-compact form factor. E-TEN first introduced the option for a VGA display in May 2007 and since then has added several more models to its product lineup aimed at different customer needs. The latest X650 is designed to appeal to those seeking a compact, full-featured device that is also affordable. Featuring Windows Mobile 6 Professional, the X650 is powered by a Samsung SC3 processor at 500 MHz and is backed-up by 256 MB ROM, 2 megapixel auto-focus camera, FM Tuner and a FM Transmitter (subject to region). Dimensions of the handset are an ultra-compact 107 x 58 x 14.7 mm with a weight of just 136 g.

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SERVICE: Is Microsoft cha...

SERVICE: Is Microsoft charging for Windows Live Mobile Messenger soon? [UPDATE 2]
I'm not sure if this is the reason why Windows Live Mobile Messenger continues to fail working proper for some Windows Mobile users, as reported before Christmas, but over at MoDaCo, users reports of a new message they see if the use Windows Live Mobile Messenger from their Windows Mobile devices, noticing the following: "Hello! Starting today, your 30 day trial period beings. By selecting OK you acknowledge that your use of Windows Live services continues to be subject to the Terms of Use and Privacy Statement. Data charges from your mobile operator, including roaming fees may apply for using the Windows Live services. At the conclusion of this trial, you will be given the option to purchase a 30 day pass.":

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SERVICE: NewsGator releas...

SERVICE: NewsGator releases new free versions of its NewsGator RSS clients
NewsGator announced today the general availability of NetNewsWire 3.1 (for Apple Mac), FeedDemon 2.6 (for Microsoft Windows) and NewsGator Go! 2.0 (Microsoft Windows Mobile). In addition, the public beta of NewsGator Inbox 3.0 (for Microsoft Outlook) also began today. The award-winning RSS clients deliver a best-of-breed RSS reading experience that synchronizes through NewsGator's online platform. All of the new product versions deliver a better user experience with the inclusion of significant performance, usability, and relevance enhancements. NewsGator also announced that all of its client RSS reader products are now available free of charge and include free synchronization along with other services.

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SERVICE: Is Microsoft cha...

SERVICE: Is Microsoft charging for Windows Live Mobile Messenger soon? [UPDATE]
I'm not sure if this is the reason why Windows Live Mobile Messenger continues to fail working proper for some Windows Mobile users, as reported before Christmas, but over at MoDaCo, users reports of a new message they see if the use Windows Live Mobile Messenger from their Windows Mobile devices, noticing the following: "Hello! Starting today, your 30 day trial period beings. By selecting OK you acknowledge that your use of Windows Live services continues to be subject to the Terms of Use and Privacy Statement. Data charges from your mobile operator, including roaming fees may apply for using the Windows Live services. At the conclusion of this trial, you will be given the option to purchase a 30 day pass.":

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SERVICE: Is Microsoft cha...

SERVICE: Is Microsoft charging for Windows Live Mobile Messenger soon?
I'm not sure if this is the reason why Windows Live Mobile Messenger continues to fail working proper for some Windows Mobile users, as reported before Christmas, but over at MoDaCo, users reports of a new message they see if the use Windows Live Mobile Messenger from their Windows Mobile devices, noticing the following: "Hello! Starting today, your 30 day trial period beings. By selecting OK you acknowledge that your use of Windows Live services continues to be subject to the Terms of Use and Privacy Statement. Data charges from your mobile operator, including roaming fees may apply for using the Windows Live services. At the conclusion of this trial, you will be given the option to purchase a 30 day pass.":

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INTERVIEW: Microsoft will...

INTERVIEW: Microsoft will not compete with Apple's iPhone but continues with Windows Mobile
In an interview with German Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates made clear that Microsoft will not (yet?) launch a product that directly competes with Apple's iPhone. This was speculated after the first Windows Mobile 7 screenshots unveiled earlier this week. In the interview, Gates is quoted that Microsoft don't want to that (competing with the iPhone) but rather continue to concentrate on the Windows Mobile platform itself. At the end - if you read between the lines - it also means that "Zune Phone" cannot be expected anytime soon - as long as Zune isn't part of the Windows Mobile platform itself (think of an updated Windows Media Player experience):

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INTERVIEW: Microsoft will...

INTERVIEW: Microsoft will not compete with the Apple's iPhone
In an interview with German Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates made clear that Microsoft will not (yet?) launch a product that directly competes with Apple's iPhone. This was speculated after the first Windows Mobile 7 screenshots unveiled earlier this week. In the interview, Gates is quoted that Microsoft don't want to that (competing with the iPhone) but rather continue to concentrate on the Windows Mobile platform itself. At the end - if you read between the lines - it also means that "Zune Phone" cannot be expected anytime soon - as long as Zune isn't part of the Windows Mobile platform itself (think of an updated Windows Media Player experience):

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UPDATE: Sling Media annou...

UPDATE: Sling Media announces SlingPlayer 2.0 for PC - no new SlingPlayer Mobile yet
Not yet available, Sling Media announced the upcoming release of its SlingPlayer 2.0 for PC which will includes last year's announced Clip+Sling functionality, allowing Slingbox customers to "grab" clips of their favorite television moments and instantly share them online. Additionally, SlingPlayer 2.0 incorporates an electronic program guide that displays a customer's television channel lineup and programming. Last, but not least, SlingPlayer 2.0 incorporates a 60 minute video buffer that allows local pause, rewind, and fast forward transport controls.

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RECHARGE: Proporta announ...

RECHARGE: Proporta announces USB Mobile Device Charger Micro
Following Proportat's previous USB Mobile Device Charger (see our review here), the specialist in mobile device accessories just announced the the Mobile Device Charger Micro which packs an impressive 1700 mAh of power so you can charge it from any convenient USB port and in turn power your device up to 2.5 times longer. Measuring in at a mere 88 x 50 x 14.5 mm, the Mobile Survival Kit Micro is roughly 1/4 smaller than its bigger brother and comes complete with a USB to Mini USB cable as well as a retractable cable with adaptors enabling you to charge and recharge your Mini USB equipped Windows Mobile device or any fitting Nokia, PSP, Samsung, iPod or Sony Ericsson device anywhere. And because the Mobile Survival Kit Micro outputs to a standard USB port, it will virtually charge anything that can be charged from USB (you can use your normal cable).

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UNVEILED: Orange UK prepa...

UNVEILED: Orange UK prepares for Orange SPV E610 Windows Mobile Smartphone launch
First time we have seen the Orange SPV E610 back in August, when AT&T planned to release this Windows Mobile Standard smartphone, manufactured by Chinese ODM Amoi, as the SMT5700. While the SMT5700 never hit AT&T stores, it looks like Orange UK is ready to launch this 2.5G Windows Mobile Standard smartphone soon (hopefully with Windows Mobile 6, not with Windows Mobile 5.0 as approved by the FCC back in March 2007). While Orange UK hasn't unveiled too much information yet, it seems to be confirmed that the E610 is a 2.5G device only, sporting Bluetooth but not WiFi, a QWERTY thumb-keyboard and a 2 megapixel camera:

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ANNOUNCED: T-Mobile Germa...

ANNOUNCED: T-Mobile Germany to release the MDA Touch Plus in January too
Unlike we reported earlier, T-Mobile Germany is following T-Mobile UK and is also going to release the T-Mobile MDA Touch Plus later this month. The MDA Touch Plus now appeared in T-Mobile Germany's Business online shop. Like UK's Touch Plus, the MDA Touch Plus is based on HTC's Touch Dual (aka the Nike 100) and also sports the 12 keys phone-pad rather than the 20 keys SureType-like keypad which is also available from HTC. And, like T-Mobile UK, also T-Mobile Germany slightly changed the design. While the overall design follows HTC's Touch Dual, the call send/end buttons are more rectangular, similar to T-Mobile's MDA Touch.

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MIRRORING: Quartics annou...

MIRRORING: Quartics announces Mobile2Display technology for Windows Mobile
Quartics, a provider of video processing solutions enabling streaming media over wireless and wired networks, yesterday introduced its latest technology - Mobile2Display. Mobile2Display enables the wireless transmission of content from a mobile device, including Window's Mobile 5.0 or 6-based PDAs, smartphones, etc., to projectors, TVs and monitors as well as other displays. Leveraging Quartics' award-winning PC2TV technology, Mobile2Display allows consumers to wirelessly send content from a mobile phone to a display of their choice. For example, a business professional could open a PowerPoint presentation on a PDA and wirelessly transmit the presentation to a projector or flat screen-without having to use a personal computer.

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PORTAL: Yahoo! redesigns ...

PORTAL: Yahoo! redesigns Mobile Home Page
Yahoo! is going today to up the ante in consumer-centric mobile design by launching a new version of the company's mobile home page in early beta at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2008. Yesterday's announcement further extends Yahoo!'s mobile leadership by providing consumers with a visually-stunning and easy to navigate interface for the most visited mobile site in the U.S. (M:Metrics, October 2007). By visiting http://beta.m.yahoo.com from select mobile phone browsers, consumers will experience an open and customizable home page where users can personalize their mobile experience like never before, drawing content from the Yahoo! network and leading Web properties from around the Internet.

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AVAILABLE: Verizon Wirele...

AVAILABLE: Verizon Wireless releases the SMT5800 Windows Mobile 6 Smartphone
Verizon Wireless finally released the previous shown HTC Libra/HTC S720 and announced yesterday its Verizon Wireless SMT5800, which is available online and through Verizon Wireless business sales and will be available in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores on Jan. 21. Part compact phone, part messaging device, the Verizon Wireless SMT5800 features a standard mobile phone keypad and navigation as well as slide-out QWERTY keyboard, plus Windows Mobile 6 Standard for access to the Internet, calendar and contacts, tasks, E-Mail and more. With the SMT5800, Verizon Wireless customers can easily view and edit Microsoft Word and Excel and view PowerPoint and PDF documents while on-the-go.

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UNVEILED: Palm Treo Druck...

UNVEILED: Palm Treo Drucker aka Treo 800 shows its face
While the new Palm Treo Windows Mobile Professional smartphone, which will replace the Palm Treo 750 later this year, and codenamed "Drucker", was mentioned in Vodafone UK's earlier leaked roadmap, the roadmap didn't had a photo of the device but a placeholder only. Nevertheless, during Bill Gats' CES keynote, a Palm Treo Windows Mobile smartphone was briefly shown on a slide which is - most likely - the Palm Drucker, also expected to be released as Palm Treo 800 or Treo 850. The Treo shown at the presentation isn't anything of today's available or known smartphones and it clearly sports Windows Mobile Professional and the Start and OK button which is another indication that this must be the Drucker or at least a touchscreen devices.

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SHOWCASE: Samsung shows t...

SHOWCASE: Samsung shows the SGH-i620 and SGH-i780 Windows Mobile Smartphones at the CES
Not really new anymore and surprisingly on stage in the U.S., Samsung shows its latest Windows Mobile smartphones at the 2008 International Consumer Electronics Show. These handsets made their U.S. debut at the show and exemplify cutting-edge technology and design innovation, including the Samsung SGH-i620 Windows Mobile 6 Standard smartphone and the Samsung SGH-i780 Windows Mobile 6 Professional smartphones. While both smartphones are great Windows Mobile 6 devices, both features triband GSM/GPRS/EDGE at 900/1800/1900 MHz and singleband UMTS/HSDPA at 2100 MHz only which means it supports one of two U.S. GSM bands only and no UMTS/HSDPA bands.

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UPDATE: Full Vodafone UK ...

UPDATE: Full Vodafone UK Windows Mobile Roadmap unveiled
Following yesterday's articles about Vodafone UK's planned 2008 Windows Mobile Professional and Standard smartphones, The Boy Genius Report has posted the full scope of the Windows Mobile roadmap which seems to include the missing HTC smartphones as well now. While not too much is known yet, the slide indicates two new Windows Mobile 6.0 and 6.1 Professional smartphones, one replacing the HTC Kaiser/Vodafone v1615 and featuring the HSDPA, GPS, WiFi and a slide-out keyboard and one Tablet device also featuring HSDPA, GPS and WiFi (could this be the HTC Shift?):

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COMPANION: Celio REDFLY M...

COMPANION: Celio REDFLY Mobile Companion for Windows Mobile announced
While Palm lost its believe into the Palm Folio Smartphone Companion it seems there is truly a market for Super-Subnotebooks which the Asus Eee PC surprisingly proved. Therefore Celio Corporation's REDFLY Mobile Companion might has some serious chances to become a winner too. Officially announced today in Las Vegas, Celio Corp's REDFLY Mobile Companion extends the smartphone platform to a larger display, keyboard and mouse using REDFLY's software and hardware technology. The REDFLY and a smartphone create a single mobile platform for easy access to E-Mail, attachments, web and business applications.

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UNCOVERED: Is Windows Mob...

UNCOVERED: Is Windows Mobile 7 showing its face here the first time?
Looks like somebody at Microsoft couldn't await the formal launch of Windows Mobile 7 anymore, you know - the long awaited follower of what Windows Mobile is today, and has given out an internal and confidential document to the InsightMicrosoft blog, which explains the plans for Microsoft's Windows Mobile 7; containing well over a hundred pages of designs, ideas and changes to the way we might interact with the next major version of Windows Mobile. The document appears to be from the past summer and I'm quite sure some of the details and first unveiled screenshots change before the product is announced:

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LEAK: Vodafone UK unveils...

LEAK: Vodafone UK unveils 2008 Windows Mobile Professional Smartphones from Palm and HP
In addition to the leaked Windows Mobile 6 Standard smartphones, The Boy Genius Report also published a list of Windows Mobile 6 Professional devices, Vodafone UK seems to plan to release during 2008. Like the list of Standard devices, also this list includes so far unknown and unannounced smartphones from Palm, HP and Vodafone. Therefore Palm plans to release a follower to its Palm Treo 750v, the Palm Drucker (Windows Mobile 6.1, again with QWERTY keyboard, GSM/UMTS/HSDPA but now also with WiFi and GPS) while HP has the HP Oak in work (a slide-out QWERTY keyboard Windows Mobile 6 Professional smartphone with WiFi and GPS) and Vodafone's own ODM project is the Vodafone v16xx (GPRS only devices with GPS and QWERTY thumb-keyboard):

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LEAKED: Vodafone UK unvei...

LEAKED: Vodafone UK unveils 2008 Windows Mobile Professional Smartphones from Palm and HP
In addition to the leaked Windows Mobile 6 Standard smartphones, The Boy Genius Report also published a list of Windows Mobile 6 Professional devices, Vodafone UK seems to plan to release during 2008. Like the list of Standard devices, also this list includes so far unknown and unannounced smartphones from Palm, HP and Vodafone. Therefore Palm plans to release a follower to its Palm Treo 750v, the Palm Drucker (Windows Mobile 6.1, again with QWERTY keyboard, GSM/UMTS/HSDPA but now also with WiFi and GPS) while HP has the HP Oak in work (a slide-out QWERTY keyboard Windows Mobile 6 Professional smartphone with WiFi and GPS) and Vodafone's own ODM project is the Vodafone v16xx (GPRS only devices with GPS and QWERTY thumb-keyboard):

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LEAK: Vodafone UK unveils...

LEAK: Vodafone UK unveils 2008 Windows Mobile Standard Smartphones from Palm and HP
Looks like somebody at Vodafone UK lost a CD ROM with its smartphone roadmap. At least that's what The Boy Genius Report got - the complete Vodafone UK Windows Mobile 6 Standard roadmap with many interesting and so far unknown devices from Palm and HP. Namely the Palm Wanda which will be the follower to the Palm Treo 500v (a Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard smartphone with QWERTY keyboard) and the HP Silver (a Windows Mobile 6 Standard smartphone with SureType keyboard) - see full specs bellow (click to enlarge):

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SYNCHRONIZATION: CommonTi...

SYNCHRONIZATION: CommonTime releases mNotes5 for Windows Mobile
CommonTime just announced the commercial availability of mNotes5 for Windows Mobile smartphones. It's CommonTime's latest innovation in mobilizing Lotus Notes software, offering an Enterprise strength solution for single users. It allows instant and secure access to your E-Mail and PIM applications including Calendar(s), Contacts, Journal, Tasks and SameTime messaging on your mobile device. The CommonTime Switching Centre transfers your data directly to your device in real-time, ensuring you always have the most up-to-date information at your fingertips.

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PLACE-SHIFT: Sling Media ...

PLACE-SHIFT: Sling Media to introduce the Slingbox PRO-HD later this year
Not that I'm aware of a single Windows Mobile smartphone which can playback high-definition 1080i videos (I mean Windows Mobile users are already happy to get VGA) but that's just too cool not to talk about it. Sling Media is going to add another Slingbox to its current line of "place-shifters", the Slingbox PRO-HD, a follower to the earlier released Slingbox PRO, which will, like the Slingbox PRO, includes multiple inputs and outputs, including digital audio and a digital (ATSC/QAM) tuner (so expect a North American release only). Not only will the Slingbox PRO-HD stream up to 1080i content and 5.1 surround within the home to a computer, it can also be used to ship high-def material to another HDTV via Sling Media's forthcoming SlingCatcher.

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FOLLOW-UP: More Asus M930...

FOLLOW-UP: More Asus M930 Windows Mobile Smartphone information
Following last weeks first information about the so far unannounced Asus M930 Windows Mobile smartphone, GPSAndCo got further information about Asus new Nokia Communicator-look alike smartphone. As expected, it's indeed running Windows Mobile 6 Standard (non-touchscreen) instead of Professional (touchscreen) but the screen resolution of the inner display is quite interesting, according to GPSAndCo it's 400 x 240 pixel. Now I wonder which 3rd party application is supporting this - out of the box. Other specs stays pretty much unchanged, therefore the Asus M930 is supporting triband GSM/GPRS/EDGE only as well as singleband UMTS/HSDPA up to 3.6 Mbps, WiFi b/g and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR. The absence of GPS is also confirmed now.

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UNVEILED: Expansys reveal...

UNVEILED: Expansys reveals the MWG Xda Zinc II Windows Mobile Phone
In addition to the MVG Xda Atom 4, Expansys Hong Kong also unveiled more details about the upcoming MWG Zinc II which is another brand new Windows Mobile 6 Professional smartphone from Mobile Wireless Group (MWG). Based on a Samsung ARM CPU at 500 MHz, the Zinc II also supports quadband GSM/GPRS and triband UMTS/HSDPA up to 3.6 Mbps as well as WiFi b/g, Bluetooth 2.0, a SiRF Star III GPS receiver and an FM radio with RDS. Since the Zinc II follows the original O2 Xda Zinc, also this device features a semi-automatic slide-out QWERTY keyboard:

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UNVEILED: Expansys reveal...

UNVEILED: Expansys reveals the MWG Xda Atom 4 Windows Mobile Phone
Back in November, Telef�nica and O2 Asia announced the management buyout of O2 Asia which is now known as MWG (Mobile and Wireless Group) and with the launch of the new site, MWG pre-announced three new Windows Mobile Pocket PC Phones: The Xda Atom 4, the Xda Flame 2 and the Xda Zinc 2. Now, Expansys Hong Kong unveiled what the Xda Atom 4 is about and even more important how it will look. Featuring Windows Mobile 6 Professional, the Xda Atom 4 is powered by a Marvell PXA270 CPU at 520 MHz and supports quadband GSM/GPRS as well as triband UMTS/HSDPA up to 3.6 Mbps, WiFi b/g and Bluetooth 2.0. Furthermore the Xda Atom 4 features a 3 megapixel main camera, a SiRF Star III GPS receiver and an FM radio with RDS support:

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SHELL: Pointui Home for W...

SHELL: Pointui Home for Windows Mobile Professional Smartphones released
Since the Apple iPhone was announced, we have heard of many tries to make the Windows Mobile GUI a more iPhone kind of nicer look and feel. Many of these tries never made it to the public but there is a brand new one which was just announced late last month: Pointui Home. Pointui Home want to give you back control of your device, without the need to fumble for a stylus anymore as Pointui Home is designed with generously sized controls. Pointui Home's intuitive controls and highly responsive user interface makes using your device a breeze and here are a few of the key features it has to offer:

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CONFIRMED: HTC Touch Dual...

CONFIRMED: HTC Touch Dual to hit T-Mobile UK as T-Mobile Touch Plus in January
Unveiled earlier last month, now it's official that T-Mobile UK will carry the HTC Touch Dual as T-Mobile Touch Plus in January. So far, Orange UK had the exclusive rights for the Touch Dual and therefore T-Mobile UK was unable to sell it in time for Christmas. While the call-button layout is adopted to T-Mobile's original MDA Touch design, T-Mobile will also sell the 12 keys keypad-type version rather than the 20 keys SureType version but all other specs stays unchanged, including Windows Mobile 6 Professional, triband GSM/GPRS/EDGE, singleband UMTS/HSDPA and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR.

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SHARING: WMWifiRouter tur...

SHARING: WMWifiRouter turns Windows Mobile Smartphones in GPRS/UMTS Routers
While this topic isn't too new anymore (this functionality was uncovered before already), Internet Connection Sharing over WiFi gets a GUI. No more manually Registry hacks, etc but with WMWifiRouter you can your Windows Mobile 6 (possibly 5.0) smartphone as a WiFi <-> GPRS/UMTS/HSDPA router. It'll allow you to use WiFi capable devices to connect to the internet through your phone's data connection (similar to Windows Mobile 5.0 and 6 inbuilt Internet Sharing functionality which however works via USB or Bluetooth PAN only).

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HAPPY NEW YEAR: 2008 will...

HAPPY NEW YEAR: 2008 will be another amazing mobile year
Hello, happy new year and welcome back at the::unwired. Hope you moved well into 2008 too? I was off the past days, spending the New Year's Eve with my girlfriend in Paris. Now I'm back on duty and looking forward an hopefully exciting year 2008. At least there is one reason why 2008 is exciting for me: Thanks to all its direct forerunner, the::unwired turns 10 this year! Everything started with my first Windows CE site back in 1998 which was called "Arne's WindowsCE & GSM Page". Later (in 1999), Arne's WindowsCE & GSM Page was renamed to "MobileNET.de" (as well as it got a new domain). MobileNET.de became the place where I provided soft- and hardware reviews as well as tips and tricks as I did before at Arne's WindowsCE & GSM Page and as the::unwired provides today. Parallel to MobileNET.de (or better a little bit later, in 2000), I launched "Unwired-I.Net", my personal mobile data and Windows Mobile diary (at a time when blogging wasn't common at all) where I posted hard- and software news as well as I published my thoughts about a mobile data world. However, maintaining two sites with nearly the same focus wasn't useful at all which was the reason why I merged both sites into "Pocket PC Writer.Net" in 2001. Since Pocket PC Writer.Net was a way too long name (and URL to enter on mobile devices), the site was renamed later into "PPCW.Net" which was the direct forerunner to today's the::unwired which launched in 2005. And here we are - 10 years later. Happy birthday the::unwired!

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COMPATIBILITY: Ikanos Con...

COMPATIBILITY: Ikanos Consulting's Go Gadgets brings Vista SideShow to Windows Mobile
Late last month, I wrote about the possibility that Microsoft's Windows Vista SideShow might be supported soon on Windows Mobile devices as well and at that time, Matt from Ikanos Consulting shared with us the information, that Ikanos Consulting is currently working on a framework which enables SideShow on Windows Mobile devices as well as support for other devices is planned. Now you can register for another Beta of Ikanos Connectivity Framework to test it out on your device as well, as well as you can use it to develop some cool new SideShow gadgets (if you are a developer) to enhance the gallery of available SideShow gadgets.

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UNVEILED: Asus M930W Wind...

UNVEILED: Asus M930W Windows Mobile Communicator look-alike shows its face [UPDATE]
French website GPSAndCo.com has informed us that they got information about a new, so far unknown Asus smartphone called M930W. This Windows Mobile 6 Nokia E90 look-alike smartphone seems to run, according to the screenshots (which could be marketing fakes anyway), Windows Mobile 6 Standard (non-touchscreen) instead of Windows Mobile 6 Professional (touchscreen) while GPSAndCo.com speaks about Windows Mobile 6 Professional anyway. Other features, according to GPSAndCo.com, are a Marvel PXA270M CPU at 520 MHz, triband GSM/GPRS/EDGE at 900/1800/1900 MHz, singleband UMTS/HSDPA at 2100 MHz up 3.6 Mbps, WiFi b/g and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR:

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THOUGHT: How Windows Mobi...

THOUGHT: How Windows Mobile, Internet Sharing and UMTS saved me time
Okay, I admit that I was quite "frustrated" and "irritated" when Microsoft replaced the dial-up modem functionality on Windows Mobile 5.0 AKU2 with Internet Sharing. Maybe it was out of my own Windows Mobile history but dial-up connection is why I started my own Windows Mobile related homepage back in 1998, when I published a tweak which allowed you to use a P/PC or H/PC with infrared data-enabled GSM phones. Anyway, using a Windows Mobile smartphone as a modem always required some setup to make it working. While it also has its benefits (you can initiate a connection from the PC by leaving the Windows Mobile device in the pocket or bag) all these Hayes AT command strings you had to enter weren't consumer friendly at all. That's why Microsoft decided to switch from dial-up modem connection to Internet Sharing.

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UNVEILED: Asus M930W Wind...

UNVEILED: Asus M930W Windows Mobile Communicator look-alike shows its face
French website GPSAndCo.com has informed us that they got information about a new, so far unknown Asus smartphone called M930W. This Windows Mobile 6 Nokia E90 look-alike smartphone seems to run, according to the screenshots (which could be marketing fakes anyway), Windows Mobile 6 Standard (non-touchscreen) instead of Windows Mobile 6 Professional (touchscreen) while GPSAndCo.com speaksaboutWindowsMobile6Professional anyway. Other features, according to GPSAndCo.com, are a Marvel PXA270M CPU at 520 MHz, triband GSM/GPRS/EDGE at 900/1800/1900 MHz, singleband UMTS/HSDPA at 2100 MHz up 3.6 Mbps, WiFi b/g and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR:

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SEASON GREETINGS: Merry C...

SEASON GREETINGS: Merry Christmas from the::unwired
Dear readers of the::unwired, On behalf of the::unwired team, I want to wish you a very merry Christmas. Not sure how many of you read this lines since it's a good time to let the PC switched off already. At least I will go offline now since it's afternoon in Germany already and I've read my E-Mails for today. Anyway, I want to say thank you, dear loyal readers for visiting the::unwired another year and making the site a great community. Thanks for all your input, thoughts, feedback, postings and E-Mails - it's a pleasure to work for you. Also I want to thank all contributing editors for their work as well as I want to thank all supporting companies and advertisers for their support.

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POLL: Which kind of Mobil...

POLL: Which kind of Mobile Phone use should be allowed on Flights?
Ok, Air France is the first airline which allows mobile phone use on some specially equipped aircrafts and while Air France allows the use of mobile phones now for SMS, MMS, E-Mail only, within the next months, the airline will also allow phone calls during flights. I've seen some interesting comments about this topic from "no way, don't even think about allowing it" to "many U.S. carriers have on-seat phones for years and it's rarely used only anyway". So the question is what do you think? I can tell you that I've used VoIP with Lufthansa's Connexion by Boeing once and well, my seat neighbor wasn't avid at all.

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ANNOUNCED: Samsung SGH-i6...

ANNOUNCED: Samsung SGH-i640v to hit Vodafone UK soon
While Vodafone canceled the 920 Windows Mobile 6 Standard smartphone, it seems Europe's #1 carrier sticks on the Samsung SGH-i640 which Vodafone announced as a Christmas device before as well. The i640, which appeared now on Vodafone UK's coming soon section of devices, is the same Windows Mobile 6 Standard smartphone as the SGH-i620, except it's sporting a silver, Vodafone exclusive design. Other features are triband GSM/GPRS/EDGE, singleband UMTS/HSDPA up to 3.6 Mbps and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR but no WiFi. Last but not least it features a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, 2 megapixel main camera and a second front facing camera for UMTS video telephony:

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ANNOUNCED: Samsung SGH-i7...

ANNOUNCED: Samsung SGH-i740v to hit Vodafone UK soon
While Vodafone canceled the 920 Windows Mobile 6 Standard smartphone, it seems Europe's #1 carrier sticks on the Samsung SGH-i640 which Vodafone announced as a Christmas device before as well. The i640, which appeared now on Vodafone UK's coming soon section of devices, is the same Windows Mobile 6 Standard smartphone as the SGH-i620, except it's sporting a silver, Vodafone exclusive design. Other features are triband GSM/GPRS/EDGE, singleband UMTS/HSDPA up to 3.6 Mbps and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR but no WiFi. Last but not least it features a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, 2 megapixel main camera and a second front facing camera for UMTS video telephony:

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BLACKOUT: Windows Live Me...

BLACKOUT: Windows Live Messenger Mobile seems to be partly down
Looks like the Windows Live Mobile service is partly in season holidays too. Since yesterday evening I'm not able to connect to the Windows Live Service or Windows Live Messenger on my Windows Mobile phones (and I got some feedback from other users with the same problem) while other users reported that it works for them. Seems Windows Live is running on several servers and depending on which server your account is hosted, you can either log-in or not. However, even if your account is hosted on a faulty server, it's possible to setup the account on the device and getting the buddy list synchronized, but after Windows Live Messenger cannot connect to the service:

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RELEASE: GIGA-BYTE announ...

RELEASE: GIGA-BYTE announces Italian launch of the GSmart i350 GPS Smartphone
Following its earlier release in Russia, GIGA-BYTE Communications today announced the launch of the GSmart i350 Windows Mobile 6 Professional smartphone in Italy. The i350 provides SiRF III GPS Navigation in a compact and sleek design, featuring a VGA screen. Powered by a Marvell PXA270 CPU at 520 MHz, the i350 supports quadband GSM/GPRS, WiFi b/g and Bluetooth 2.0. Other features includes a 2 megapixel camera with autofocus, 64 MB RAM and 256 MB ROM which can be extended with miniSD memory cards. The VGA touchscreen measures 2.6".

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UTILITY: JGUI releases Pr...

UTILITY: JGUI releases Pre-paid Balance Status for Windows Mobile
If you use a pay-as-you-go/prepaid contract with your Windows Mobile phone and you want to check your balance, JGUI has released a handy Home- and Today screen utility which checks and shows you your account balance. Most GSM operators around the world are using a special USSD code to request and send the account balance and Pre-paid card status does all the work for you and shows the received information on the Home screen (Windows Mobile Standard smartphone or Today screen (Windows Mobile Professional smartphone).

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FIRST: Air France and OnA...

FIRST: Air France and OnAir launch 2.5G in-flight Mobile Phone Service
After Boeing switched off Connexion by Boeing, Air France has become the first airline in the world to offer an in-flight mobile phone service on international flights. Using the Mobile OnAir system, passengers travelling on board of one of the Airbus A318 aircraft operating European routes can now send and receive SMS and MMS messages as well as send and receive E-Mails via all phones with Internet access. During the second half of the six month trial, passengers will also be able to make and receive phone calls, with the service being regulated to maintain passengers' comfort and well-being.

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CONVERGENCE: Ateksoft rel...

CONVERGENCE: Ateksoft releases WebCamera Plus 2.0 for Windows Mobile
Ateksoft has announced the availability of a major update (Version 2.0) of WebCamera Plus, a handy application which turns your Windows Mobile Pocket PC or Smartphone into a webcam for your Notebook which now also allows to use the mobile device microphone. WebCamera Plus 2.0 transforms your PDA or Smartphone into a high-resolution webcam and microphone which can be used as a web-camera and microphone in many applications like Skype, Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger and many others. Simply connect your device through USB ActiveSync, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPRS, 3G or LAN and your Notebook got a working webcam you have in your pocket anyway.

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CONVERGENCE: Ateksoft rel...

CONVERGENCE: Ateksoft releases WebCamer Plus 2.0 for Windows Mobile
Ateksoft has announced the availability of a major update (Version 2.0) of WebCamera Plus, a handy application which turns your Windows Mobile Pocket PC or Smartphone into a webcam for your Notebook which now also allows to use the mobile device microphone. WebCamera Plus 2.0 transforms your PDA or Smartphone into a high-resolution webcam and microphone which can be used as a web-camera and microphone in many applications like Skype, Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger and many others. Simply connect your device through USB ActiveSync, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPRS, 3G or LAN and your Notebook got a working webcam you have in your pocket anyway.

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APPROVAL: Bluetooth SIG a...

APPROVAL: Bluetooth SIG approves the HTC Neon 200 - an indication for a UMTS Touch?
The HTC Neon was recently unveiled by the FCC, which is most likely a Windows Mobile Professional smartphone with touchscreen and now the Bluetooth SIG (Special Interest Group) lists the HTC Neon too. However unlike the FCC, which approved the Neon 100, the Bluetooth SIG got the Neon 200 for testing - which is a clear indication that at least 2 different designs exists. As always, the Bluetooth SIG isn't unveiling too much about the device features except that it is supporting Bluetooth 2.0+EDR but if you have a closer look on the FCC label, you might notice that the device seems to feature a front facing camera, right from the speaker as the HTC Touch Dual does too.

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CANCELED: Vodafone (Germa...

CANCELED: Vodafone (Germany) has no further plans to release the Vodafone 920
Not that we ever met the Vodafone 920, Vodafone's self-branded Windows Mobile 6 Standard smartphone, developed and manufactured by HTC, which was announced back in September as a Christmas device. And if you wonder now where the Vodafone 920 is - so close to Christmas - the answer is easy: Vodafone canceled it (for now). Vodafone Germany confirmed this today in an E-Mail to us. That's too bad since I had the hope (and according to the only photo we've ever seen there were real chances) that the Vodafone 920 might be a kind of UMTS version of the T-Mobile Shadow.

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LEAKED: First Google Andr...

LEAKED: First Google Android Smartphone shows its face
Not a Windows Mobile device, the Android prototype photo Gizmodo just received looks quite similar to a Windows Mobile device (mostly like the HTC S620) which is no wonder since HTC is part of Google's recently announced Open Handset Alliance. According to Gizmodo's anonymous tipster, the OS (and device) - in its early form - is light and fast, much faster than the desktop emulator at times. And as a longtime programmer, he thinks it's a lot more put together than Window Mobile on the back side of things.

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UTILITY: Ilium Software r...

UTILITY: Ilium Software releases eWallet 6.0 for Windows Mobile and Windows PC
Ilium Software yesterday announced the release of eWallet 6.0, the latest version of their award-winning password manager program. eWallet is available for Windows Mobile Pocket PCs and Smartphones, Palm OS handhelds, Windows PCs, U3 Smart Drives and UMPCs. With this release, Ilium Software is also unveiling the eWallet Web Companion. This innovative web-based application allows eWallet users to view their information on the iPhone, iPod touch, Blackberry devices, Symbian phones, or any other device with a web browser and an internet connection.

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MULTIMEDIA: Smith Micro's...

MULTIMEDIA: Smith Micro's Revue combines Videos, Music and Photos in one Application
While Windows Mobile devices includes nearly everything to let you watch, listen of view your favorite videos, music or photos, the inbuilt multimedia solutions are quite fragmented since there is not a all-in-one media player for all your multimedia files. Maybe that's what Smith Micro Software, Inc. thought as well when they developed its Revue, an intuitive, all-in-one multimedia application that enables you to take your music, photos and videos with you. Revue meets the needs of any user who would like an easy-to-use and graphically appealing multimedia solution to quickly access all media on their Windows Mobile device.

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UNVEILED: LG KS20 Windows...

UNVEILED: LG KS20 Windows Mobile Smartphone to hit the USA as LG MS25
LG's KS20 Windows Mobile 6 Professional smartphone (see our previous review here) caught some attraction since it is a stylish Prada phone look-alike Windows Mobile Pocket PC phone, featuring GSM/HSDPA, Bluetooth and Wifi. And wow, as the FCC recently unveiled, it looks like LG is cooking a U.S. version with adopted support for North American frequencies as well. According to the FCC, GSM/EDGE at 850/1900 MHz is confirmed as well as Bluetooth and the user manual also mentions WiFi. However, neither tested/certified nor confirmed is UMTS or HSDPA, even if this is one of the highlights of the European version.

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UNVEILED: Toshiba working...

UNVEILED: Toshiba working on the Port�g� G910/G920 Windows Mobile Smartphone
Following Toshiba's HTC Hermes competitor, the Toshiba Port�g� G900 (see our review here), Toshiba is now preparing for a HTC Universal follower, HTC itself never released, Toshiba calls the Port�g� G910 and G920. Recently popped-up at the FCC, this clamshell Windows Mobile 6 Professional smartphone could become a best-seller since HTC never released a follower of its Universal. Featuring triband GSM/GPRS/UMTS and UMTS/HSDPA, the G9x0 seems to be designed for EMEA and APAC markets only. Furthermore the device is expected to feature Bluetooth 2.0, WiFi b/g and a WVGA screen (as we've heard from trustworthy sources):

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POSTPONED: DigiTimes conf...

POSTPONED: DigiTimes confirms HTC Shift UMPC delay
Following my earlier posting where I wrote about a delay of HTC's much anticipated Shift UMPC, DigiTimes Taiwan today reports that HTC is delaying volume shipments of the Shift UMPC to January 2008, instead of the third quarter 2007 as originally planned (which was postponed to fourth quarter later anway). Market sources indicated, that HTC has faced problems with both - hardware and software - which causes the delay. That's definitely the worst case if a brand new device (and keep in mind, so far HTC was manufacturing PDAs and smartphones only but not PCs) faces problems with soft- and hardware.

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PUBLIC: Zumobi releases p...

PUBLIC: Zumobi releases public Beta of Zumobi UI for Windows Mobile
Earlier this year, a Microsoft back-up'd start-up showed its new ZenZui interface for smartphones which was renamed to Zumobi later and as promised, Zumobi finally released a public Beta of its award-winning Zooming User Interface and mobile widget platform. Zumobi can now be downloaded free after you've registered at the company's Web site and as long as you are living in North America because the download link will be send via SMS. Content will be available from more than 75 mobile widgets or Tiles, including many from Zumobi launch partners such as Amazon.com, MTV Networks, The Associated Press, AccuWeather.com, Traffic.com, FlightStats.com and OTOlabs, who developed Tiles for Vail Resorts and Fox Television's "Family Guy".

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SERVICE: Send yourself SM...

SERVICE: Send yourself SMS reminders with kwiry
Some days ago, a new start-up informed me about a new service which opened the doors today: kwiry (yup, like query), which allows you to send yourself SMS text messages to remember things online. kwiry, a San Francisco-based startup, opened the door of its mobile/web service this morning which lets you use your cell phone to text personal reminders to your online account and E-Mail. People often watch TV, read a magazine, talk to friends or see a billboard and think, 'I should check that out' or 'I should E-Mail that to a friend.' kwiry gives you a way to remember those things easily, with the thing you always have with you - your mobile phone.

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REPORT: Motorola to outso...

REPORT: Motorola to outsource Windows Mobile development and manufacturing
According to Taiwanese DigiTimes, Motorola is committed to continue its Windows Mobile handsets while cuttings costs the same time. To do so, Motorola recently contacted Taiwanese OEMs to restart the outsourcing for its 3.5G smartphones to reach a retail price of US$ 350. According to DigiTimes, contacted OEMs includes Compal Communication, Chi Mei Communication Systems (CMCS) (which developed and manufactured the Motorola MPx220 Windows Mobile 2003 Smartphone before) and Arima Communications, while the earliest shipments are expected to be out in the second quarter of next year, DigiTimes' sources added.

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LINK: CNet Asia got its h...

LINK: CNet Asia got its hands on a E-Ten Glofiish X650 Windows Mobile Phone
First we've heard about E-Ten latest Glofiish Pocket PC Phone, the X650, late last month and it seemed to be a slightly updated version of the X600. Now, the guys from CNet Asia got their hands on a working unit and unveiled what the FM radio is good for. Instead of being used as a TMC receiver for GPS navigation, it can be used to transmit your music from the device to a radio close to you (similar to the Apple iPod docks). Now that's a good idea a FM transmitter can be used for and quite unique so far for Windows Mobile devices. Furthermore it's now confirmed that the Glofiish X650 will also sports a 2 megapixel autofocus camera. Other features, like Windows Mobile 6 Professional, the VGA screen, quadband GSM/GPRS, WiFi and Bluetooth stays unchanged to the X600:

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UTILITY: Spb Software Hou...

UTILITY: Spb Software House releases Spb Wallet 1.5 for Pocket PC and Smartphone
Released back in summer for Pocket PCs (aka Windows Mobile Classic and Professional), Spb Software House updated Spb Wallet to version 1.5 which now supports Windows Mobile Standard smartphones as well. With Spb Wallet, Pocket PC and Smartphone users can keep passport and account numbers, access and PIN codes, logins and passwords in a secure place. Access the data from desktop PCs, and have it synchronized among multiple mobile devices. Spb Wallet puts an end to keeping the most sensitive information exposed on SIM-cards, in address books and in text files.

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UTILITY: Sprite Software ...

UTILITY: Sprite Software releases Sprite Archie Beta 2 SMS and Call History backup utility
And there is another cool new program available from Sprite Software. Not yet finally done but available in Beta 2, Sprite Archie is an archiving utility that allows users to archive the SMS and Phone events of Windows Mobile 5.0 and Windows Mobile 6 smartphones. Many of use would love to archive received and sent SMS messages (including me) and that's exactly what Sprite Archie is designed for my monitoring the traffic of your SMS messages and call history. While monitoring your phone traffic Sprite Archie creates reports and send them to an specified E-Mail account for archiving purposes, for instance on your PC.

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UTILITY: Sprite Software ...

UTILITY: Sprite Software Sprite Migrator helps to upgrade your Palm Treo 750 to WM6
Last week, AT&T and Palm finally released the long awaited Treo 750 Windows Mobile 6 ROM upgrade but as with all ROM updates and upgrades, you will loose all your existing data on your device. While some can be back-up'd (like Outlook data and files), others will be lost forever. That's where Sprite Migrator for Treo 750 comes into the game. Sprite Migrator assists migrating settings and data from the Windows Mobile 5.0 Treo 750 to the Windows Mobile 6 upgraded Treo 750. The tool will restore all SMS, MMS, Call History, Favorites*/Bookmarks*, Power Settings, Alarms, My Documents folder*, Speed Dial entries, Contacts*, Appointments*, Tasks*, etc.

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PHOTOVIEW: HTC Touch Dual...

PHOTOVIEW: HTC Touch Dual 12-Keys Windows Mobile 6 Smartphone
While O2 Germany's version of the HTC Nike, the O2 Xda star, follows the design of the Xda nova, HTC's Touch Dual follows the design of the HTC Touch. With a slightly different D-Pad and smaller call keys, HTC has released the HTC Touch Dual in two different keyboard versions: a kind of traditional 12-keys phone pad and a 20-keys SureType-like QWERTY keyboard. Thanks to HTC I recently received a 12-keys phone pad HTC Touch Dual which is - other than the keypad layout - the same as O2's Xda star, the Orange's HTC Touch or T-Mobile's upcoming MDA Touch Plus, featuring Windows Mobile 6 Professional and a Qucalcomm CPU at 400 MHz and supporting triband GSM/GPRS/EDGE as well as singleband UMTS/HSDPA up to 3.6 Mbps:

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LINK: Windows Mobile 6.1 ...

LINK: Windows Mobile 6.1 Video Walkthrough by The Boy Genius Report
Following the Boy Genius Report's earlier photo walkthrough of Windows Mobile 6.1 (which The Boy Genius Report got preinstalled on a so far unknown and not yet announced Motorola MOTO Q9 with WiFi), The Boy Genius Report now published a 5 minutes video which shows all the new Windows Mobile 6.1 features (including Copy/Paste, new Home screen (pan left and right to check out missed calls, notifications like E-Mail, SMS, etc.), Most Recently Used (MRU) Programs when pressing Start menu, Threaded SMS, Internet Explorer Mobile zoom, and more).

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POSTPONED: Another delay ...

POSTPONED: Another delay for the HTC Shift UMPC
Engadget Mobile reported on Friday, that the HTC Shift gets another delay in the U.S. but it's on track for Europe: "they [HTC] say the UMPC should be shipping in Europe and Asia in about a week". Now I got an E-Mail from Amazon Germany where the HTC Shift was shifted again. Initially planned for a release in late November, Amazon shifted the shipping later to early December, followed by December 11 but now Amazon gives an estimated shipping date of 08.02.2008 (which is still estimated and still not confirmed):

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PHOTOVIEW: T-Mobile MDA V...

PHOTOVIEW: T-Mobile MDA Vario III Windows Mobile Smartphone
Thanks to T-Mobile Germany I recently got my hands on a T-Mobile MDA Vario III, T-Mobile's version of the HTC TyTN II. Not yet brand new anymore, it's still a quite fascinating device since it might be the most powerful Windows Mobile smartphone, featuring Windows Mobile 6 Professional, quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE as well as triband UMTS/HSDPA up to 3.6 Mbps, WiFi b/g, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR and A-GPS. Furthermore, since it's a MDA Vario device, for sure it features a slide-out thumb-keyboard and a, for Windows Mobile devices unique, swiveling display. Backed-up by 128 MB RAM and 256 MB ROM, the memory can be expanded using microSD memory cards.

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REVIEW: Vodafone LG KS20 ...

REVIEW: Vodafone LG KS20 Windows Mobile Smartphone
During the past 14 days I had the chance to test LG's latest Windows Mobile smartphone, the LG KS20, a Windows Mobile 6 Professional smartphone which is currently on sale from Vodafone. The LG KS20 is a typical rep of a new kind of Windows Mobile Pocket PC Phone Editions, featuring latest state-of-the-art specs but unlike most previous Windows Mobile phones, the LG KS20 looks stylish which definitely also addresses non techies and attracting non-geeks as well as tech-savvies. While the LG KS20 is designed for the EMEA and APAC markets only. While it's powered by a Qualcomm MSM7200 CPU, the device supports triband GSM/GPRS/EDGE as well as singleband UMTS/HSDPA up to 3.6 Mbps only.

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UNVEILED: Sprint to launc...

UNVEILED: Sprint to launch the Samsung SPH-i325 CDMA Windows Mobile Smartphone
It looks like last year's released Samsung SGH-i320, Samsung's first GSM messaging smartphone but it's not another GSM version of the i320 (read our review here) but the CDMA version which is expected to be released by Sprint early next year. The Samsung Ace (SPH-i325) is a thin and lightweight Windows Mobile smartphone featuring Windows Mobile 6 Standard, a QWERTY thumb-keyboard and a slim design by supporting CDMA 800/1900:

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UNVEILED: Sprint to launc...

UNVEILED: Sprint to launch the Samsung SCH-i325 CDMA Windows Mobile Smartphone
It looks like last year's released Samsung SGH-i320, Samsung's first GSM messaging smartphone but it's not another GSM version of the i320 (read our review here) but the CDMA version which is expected to be released by Sprint early next year. The Samsung Ace (SPH-i325) is a thin and lightweight Windows Mobile smartphone featuring Windows Mobile 6 Standard, a QWERTY thumb-keyboard and a slim design by supporting CDMA 800/1900:

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AVAILABILITY: Palm releas...

AVAILABILITY: Palm releases SIM-lock free Palm Treo 750 in the U.S.
And while we are talking about the Palm Treo 750: Beside the AT&T Windows Mobile 6 upgrade, Palm yesterday also announced that the Palm Treo 750, previously available in the United States only on AT&T's 3G network, is now available in an unlocked version via Palm's retail and online stores. The unlocked GSM/UMTS Treo 750 smartphone comes preloaded with the Windows Mobile 6 already, allowing an even broader customer base to enjoy the benefits of increased functionality and HSDPA (High-speed Download Packet Access) capability out of the box.

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UPGRADE: AT&T and Palm re...

UPGRADE: AT&T and Palm releases Windows Mobile 6 Upgrade for the Palm Treo 750
It's here, finally! After it was previewed at the 3GSM World Congress already and after Europeans and Asians got their hands on the Palm Treo 750 Windows Mobile 6 upgrade, AT&T and Palm announced the update to Windows Mobile 6 for Palm Treo 750 smartphone customers in the United States. Beside the polished user interface, Windows Mobile 6 brings increased functionality, enhanced user interface and strengthened security and performance as well as the ROM upgrade enables HSDPA for the Treo 750 smartphone which is offered exclusively in the United States by AT&T.

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PHOTOVIEW: Hands-on with ...

PHOTOVIEW: Hands-on with the Samsung AT&T BlackJack II Smartphone
Also not new for American readers but quite interesting for Europeans is the Samsung AT&T BlackJack II to what I got my hands on during last week's M�bius meeting. I'm still a big fan of the Samsung SGH-i600, the worldwide version of the original BlackJack (which is - for me - one of the best Windows Mobile Standard smartphones so far) and therefore I was really looking forward to get my 5 minutes with a BlackJack II. While it's still not confirmed if it will also be released outside the U.S., the SGH-i617 shows how an international version could possibly look.

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AVAILABILITY: Orange Fran...

AVAILABILITY: Orange France and Switzerland lists HTC Touch Dual as available [UPDATE]
Following Orange UK, also Orange France and Orange Switzerland lists the 12-keys HTC Touch as available now. Orange's HTC Touch Dual version is identical to the original HTC Touch Dual and features HTC's unique TouchFLO interface, triband GSM/GPRS/EDGE at 900/1800/1900 MHz as well as singleband UMTS/HSDPA at 2100 MHz plus Bluetooth 2.0+EDR but neither WiFi nor GPS or a FM radio. The slide-out keyboard sports a traditional 12-keys mobile phone keypad layout and Orange added its own style of Today screen:

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AVAILABILITY: Orange Fran...

AVAILABILITY: Orange France and Switzerland lists HTC Touch Dual as available
Following Orange UK, also Orange France and Orange Switzerland lists the 12-keys HTC Touch as available now. Orange's HTC Touch Dual version is identical to the original HTC Touch Dual and features HTC's unique TouchFLO interface, triband GSM/GPRS/EDGE at 900/1800/1900 MHz as well as singleband UMTS/HSDPA at 2100 MHz plus Bluetooth 2.0+EDR but neither WiFi nor GPS or a FM radio. The slide-out keyboard sports a traditional 12-keys mobile phone keypad layout and Orange added its own style of Today screen:

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PHOTOVIEW: Hands-on with ...

PHOTOVIEW: Hands-on with the AT&T Pantech Duo C810 Windows Mobile Smartphone
Nothing new for North American readers here but during last week's M�bius 2007 conference I got my hands on a recently released AT&T Pantech Duo C810 Windows Mobile 6 Standard smartphone which I was quite fascinated about when I saw it the first time. This feature-rich smartphone supports quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE and dualband UMTS/HSDPA as well as Bluetooth, a 1.3 megapixel camera and a unique dual-slide keyboard design which unveils a standard phone pad as well as a QWERTY thumb-keyboard:

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THOUGHT: M�bius 2007 Conf...

THOUGHT: M�bius 2007 Conference Amsterdam, Netherlands [UPDATE]
This year's annual M�bius event is over now and I came back late yesterday evening from Amsterdam (where I staid an extra night on my own bill). So how was M�bius 2007? It was great, as every year. Not only because of the presentations we got from Microsoft, HTC, Qualcomm and Forester Research but also because of the discussion we had during these presentations and between the sessions. M�bius isn't a one-way conference where you listen the presenter but the presenter asks for feedback and is giving a topic which the attendees are discussing with each other as well as with the presenter.

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LEAK: An unknown new Moto...

LEAK: An unknown new Motorola Q9 features WiFi and shows Windows Mobile 6.1
Not only that the Boy Genius Report just received a brand new, not yet known WiFi enabled Motorola MOTO Q9h Windows Mobile Standard smartphone, no as it turned out on the second sight, it's also preloaded with a Windows Mobile version the Boy Genius Report calls "Windows Mobile 6.1". And, according to the Boy Genius Report, this Windows Mobile 6.1 sports some new features including Copy/Paste, new Home screen (pan left and right to check out missed calls, notifications like E-Mail, SMS, etc.), Most Recently Used (MRU) Programs when pressing Start menu, Threaded SMS and more which is backed-up with a couple of screenshots.

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LEAK: An unknown Motorola...

LEAK: An unknown Motorola Q9 features WiFi and a different Windows Mobile version
Not only that the Boy Genius Report just received a brand new, not yet known WiFi enabled Motorola MOTO Q9h Windows Mobile Standard smartphone, no as it turned out on the second sight, it's also preloaded with a Windows Mobile version the Boy Genius Report calls "Windows Mobile 6.1". And, according to the Boy Genius Report, this Windows Mobile 6.1 sports some new features including Copy/Paste, new Home screen (pan left and right to check out missed calls, notifications like E-Mail, SMS, etc.), Most Recently Used (MRU) Programs when pressing Start menu, Threaded SMS and more which is backed-up with a couple of screenshots.

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VERSIONS: No 20-Keys Sure...

VERSIONS: No 20-Keys SureType HTC Touch Dual for the UK?
Paul O'Brien from MoDaCo got the information that HTC's 20-keys SureType-like Touch Dual will not be launched in the UK but the UK (maybe the rest of Europe as well?) will get the 10-keys phone pad-like version only. While it was already known that Orange UK as well as T-Mobile UK decided to launch the 10-keys version in the UK only, it's new to us now that also HTC decided to launch the 10-keys version only; not giving customers the chance to chose between the 10-keys version (pictured bellow right) and the 20-keys version (pictured bellow left):

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THOUGHT: M�bius 2007 Conf...

THOUGHT: M�bius 2007 Conference Amsterdam, Netherlands
This year's annual M�bius event is over now and I came back late yesterday evening from Amsterdam (where I staid an extra night on my own bill). So how was M�bius 2007? It was great, as every year. Not only because of the presentations we got from Microsoft, HTC, Qualcomm and Forester Research but also because of the discussion we had during these presentations and between the sessions. M�bius isn't a one-way conference where you listen the presenter but the presenter asks for feedback and is giving a topic which the attendees are discussing with each other as well as with the presenter.

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UNVEILED: HTC Touch Dual ...

UNVEILED: HTC Touch Dual is coming to T-Mobile UK as MDA Touch Plus
As a manual - available for download - unveiled, T-Mobile UK is preparing the HTC Touch Dual launch which T-Mobile UK will call MDA Touch Plus. Unlike O2 Germany (which selected the 20 keys SureType-like QWERTZ keyboard version) but like Orange UK, T-Mobile's version will also sports the 10-keys phone pad. While the call-button layout is adopted to T-Mobile's original MDA Touch design, all other specs stays original - including Windows Mobile 6 Professional, triband GSM/GPRS/EDGE, singleband UMTS/HSDPA and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR.

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REVEALED: FCC unveils E-T...

REVEALED: FCC unveils E-Ten Glofiish X650 Windows Mobile 6 Pro Smartphone
It's just a couple of weeks we have heard officially about E-Ten's new Glofiish X600 Windows Mobile 6 Professional smartphone, the FCC unveiled another X6x0 device - the Glofiish X650. Featuring a 2.8" touchscreen display and based on Windows Mobile 6 Professional, the X650 seems to be identical to the X600, aside from the addition of an FM tuner for listening to FM radio (and maybe even using it for GPS traffic updates?).

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UPGRADE: T-Mobile UK and ...

UPGRADE: T-Mobile UK and Germany releases Windows Mobile 6 Upgrades
Following earlier HTC Windows Mobile upgrades, T-Mobile just released a couple of Windows Mobile 6 upgrades for their line of Windows Mobile smartphones. First of all T-Mobile UK which finally released free Windows Mobile 6 Upgrade for the Ameo, MDA Compact III, MDA Mail and MDA Vario II. And also T-Mobile Austria Germany (sorry, read it on an Austrian website) released a Windows Mobile 6 upgrade for it's Ameo.

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UPGRADE: T-Mobile UK and ...

UPGRADE: T-Mobile UK and Austria releases Windows Mobile 6 Upgrades
Following earlier HTC Windows Mobile upgrades, T-Mobile just released a couple of Windows Mobile 6 upgrades for their line of Windows Mobile smartphones. First of all T-Mobile UK which finally released free Windows Mobile 6 Upgrade for the Ameo, MDA Compact III, MDA Mail and MDA Vario II. And also T-Mobile Austria released a Windows Mobile 6 upgrade for it's Ameo.

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PREVIEW: Access releases ...

PREVIEW: Access releases another technical preview of NetFront Browser
Access, a global provider of advanced software technologies to the mobile and beyond-PC markets, today made available the latest technical preview version of NetFront Browser v3.4 for Windows Mobile 5.0. In addition to the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), a U.S. government block cipher encryption algorithm, the latest technical preview version of NetFront Browser for Windows Mobile for the first time also includes Camellia, a high-security, high-performance international standard cipher jointly developed by Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. (NTT) and Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

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DOWNLOAD: Microsoft relea...

DOWNLOAD: Microsoft releases commercial Office Mobile 6.1 for Windows Mobile 6
I've posted yesterday about the update availability of Office Mobile 6.1 but if your Windows Mobile devices hasn't Windows Mobile 6.0 preinstalled, you cannot use the update but have to buy a copy of it - which is now available from Handango. With Office Mobile 6.1 you can open the new Office 2007 XML-based Word, Excel and PowerPoint files on your Windows Mobile device. These new file formats reduce file size, improve security and reliability as well as enhances integration with external sources.

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OUTLOOK: Microsoft previe...

OUTLOOK: Microsoft previewed next Windows Mobile version during M�bius 2007 [UPDATE]
There were a couple of rumors floating around about an upcoming Windows Mobile version which follows current Windows Mobile 6 and during today's M�bius conference, Microsoft gave us a sneak peak of it. While it was shown in its full flavor (as available today, I'm sure we will see some further changes until it becomes available), Microsoft asked not to talk about details or features yet. What I'm allowed to say anyway is, that the next Windows Mobile version is an update rather than an upgrade. So don't expect anything groundbreaking new but useful enhancements and changes.

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AVAILABLE: Microsoft rele...

AVAILABLE: Microsoft releases Office Mobile 6.1 Update
Accidentally released earlier but removed after, today - during M�bius 2007 - Microsoft announced the official availability of Office Mobile 6.1. With Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft introduced the new Open XML-based file formats for Office applications. These new file formats reduce file size, improve security and reliability, and enhance integration with external sources. To allow Windows Mobile users to work with Office documents created in the Open XML formats, Microsoft has developed an upgrade for Word Mobile, Excel Mobile, and PowerPoint Mobile applications.

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OUTLOOK: Microsoft previe...

OUTLOOK: Microsoft previewed next Windows Mobile version during M�bius 2007
There were a couple of rumors floating around about an upcoming Windows Mobile version which follows current Windows Mobile 6 and during today's M�bius conference, Microsoft gave us a sneak peak of it. While it was shown in its full flavor (as available today, I'm sure we will see some further changes until it becomes available), Microsoft asked not to talk about details or features yet. What I'm allowed to say anyway is, that the next Windows Mobile version is an update rather than an upgrade. So don't expect anything groundbreaking new but useful enhancements and changes.

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POSITIONING: Google relea...

POSITIONING: Google releases Google Maps Mobile 2.0 with GPS-less positioning
I have video viewed it in my recent feature video of the LG KS20, which doesn't has GPS and as it turns out, it's not a Vodafone only feature anymore but now available for all. Google just released Google Maps Mobile 2.0 with My Location (beta) where you can get your location on the map, with or without GPS. Save time and tedious keystrokes finding where you are, what's around you, and how to get there. Press "0" and look for the blue dot on the map. If you have a GPS-enabled device, this blue dot corresponds to your GPS location. At times, or if you do not have a GPS-enabled phone, you might see the blue dot surrounded by a light blue circle to indicate uncertainty about your location.

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VIDEOVIEW: Vodafone LG KS...

VIDEOVIEW: Vodafone LG KS20 - Features II
In this video view I want to follow the previous video view, showing you some more high- and lowlights of the Vodafone LG KS20. First of all the Google Maps implementation which LG has implemented to work perfectly with Vodafone Germany's cellular network. Even if the LG KS20 doesn't features a GPS receiver you can use the inbuilt Google Maps application to localize yourself through the Vodafone 2G and 3G network. That's pretty handy (even if I'm sure it's not working in international roaming on other Vodafone networks) as well as the vanilla KS20 will definitely not support this feature.

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VIDEOVIEW: Vodafone LG KS...

VIDEOVIEW: Vodafone LG KS20 - Features I
In this video view I'm showing you some of the feature highlights of the Vodafone LG KS20. First of all the Today screen shortcuts - LG's way to make the thumb-use of the KS20 more convenient. And indeed it's a nice and useful implementation, with the the grouped applications. However, I have one major concern: You cannot customize the sub-menus. Therefore you cannot add any additionally installed applications to the sub-menus but you have to use the Programs folder instead. Interesting is the fact, that LG uses a Broadcom Bluetooth stack instead of the - for Windows Mobile 6 devices - typical Windows Mobile Bluetooth stack.

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COMPATIBILITY: China Mobi...

COMPATIBILITY: China Mobile testing 3G Windows Mobile handset
While the rest of world uses W-CDMA for 3G services, China decided to use TD-SCDMA for its 3G service with the general problem that not too many TD-SCDMA compatible handsets are available today. Anyway, China Mobile, China's largest mobile phone network operator, is testing dozens of handsets for the network, and one of the TD-SCDMA compatible handset is a Windows Mobile 6 handset, an executive at the operator said Monday. China Mobile expects to finish building 3G networks in eight cities by the end of this year and at least 10 by the time the Summer Olympic Games open in Beijing next August.

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FOLLOW-UP: the::unwired's...

FOLLOW-UP: the::unwired's Slingdex now lists T-Mobile Vario III, LG KS20 & Samsung SGH-i780
During the past week and over the weekend, I had some time to update the::unwired's Slingdex, which measures the run-time of mobile devices while constantly streaming a Slingbox stream (read more about the::unwired's Slingdex here) and the latest results are quite promising. The T-Mobile Vario III and the LG KS20 scored both 2:37 hours while the (pre-production) Samsung SGH-i780 was one minute worse only and scored 2:36 hours.

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SYNC: Eltima releases Syn...

SYNC: Eltima releases SyncMate 1.0beta for Apple Mac OS X
So far, Mark/Space's The Missing Sync was the best way to keep your Apple Mac and Windows Mobile device synchronized but there is a new competitor in town: Eltima SyncMate. SyncMate by Eltima Software is an easy-to-use handy synchronizer that will help you keep all your private notes, docs, contacts and other files organized. Form a quick connection between your Mac and your Pocket PC. SyncMate allows you to make synchronization via USB cable with such applications as Bookmarks, Address Book, Stickies, iCal, iTunes, iPhoto and others. With SyncMate you are able to receive, read and manage your text messages, read your device status, install applications to your mobile device, synchronize time and follow all file exchanges using operation log.

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DEVELOPMENT: Mozilla for ...

DEVELOPMENT: Mozilla for Windows Mobile gets official Confirmation
Last month I wrote about Mozilla Foundation's plans to officially port Firefox to mobile devices too and Christian Sejersen, the former head of browsers at Openwave who is now heading the platform engineering effort, confirmed in his blog now that Windows Mobile is one of the target platforms which gets Firefox Mobile first. According to his posting, the overall goals for Mozilla Mobile are providing Mozilla's standards-based open-source browser engine, optimized for mobile, that can be embedded by device manufacturers and others; a full-featured mobile browser including support for XUL-based add-ons, delivering on Firefox's key principles of ease-of-use, security and accessibility.

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VIDEOVIEW: O2 Xda orbit 2...

VIDEOVIEW: O2 Xda orbit 2 - Hardware
In this video view I'm proud to show you a closer look of O2 Germany's Xda orbit 2, O2's version of the HTC Touch Cruise (aka the HTC Polaris). Featuring GSM/GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/EDGE as well as WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS and FM radio, this Windows Mobile 6 Professional smartphone works with nearly any radio signal a device can receive (only DVB/DMB isn't supported). As a device of HTC's Touch-line of smartphone, also the O2 Xda orbit 2 features HTC's TouchFLO GUI for a more convenient and stylus-less thumb-based use. Last but not least, the O2 Xda orbit 2 features a 3 megapixel autofocus main camera which is the same as used for the HTC TyTN II.

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PHOTOVIEW: O2 Xda orbit 2...

PHOTOVIEW: O2 Xda orbit 2 Windows Mobile 6 Professional GPS Smartphone
I had the chance to get my hands on a brand new O2 Xda orbit 2 recently, a GPS-enabled Windows Mobile 6 Professional UMTS/HSDPA smartphone, O2 Germany recently announced. While the device was a preproduction unit, the final device will get some minor chances, I was quite impressed by O2's latest Windows Mobile smartphone which is expected to be released in December. Based on the HTC Touch Cruise (aka the HTC Polaris), O2 again decided to uses a slightly different, rounder design to better fit in its range of Xda smartphones and the Xda orbit 2 follows the design guidelines of its forerunner - the Xda orbit.

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PHOTOVIEW: Vodafone LG KS...

PHOTOVIEW: Vodafone LG KS20 Windows Mobile 6 Professional UMTS Smartphone
LG's recently introduced Windows Mobile 6 Professional smartphone, the LG KS20, is a typical rep of a new Windows Mobile touchscreen smartphone generation: Stylish and optically reduced to the max, the LG KS20 sports all the latest and greatest features including HSDPA, WiFi b/g, Bluetooth, an FM radio as well as a 2 megapixel autofocus camera with photo light and a front facing video telephony camera. The housing features a glossy black piano finishing with a sidewise chrome border and only has two call buttons and a 5-way joystick on the front. Left and right, the KS20 has a couple of shortcut keys including the camera shutter.

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VIDEOVIEW: Vodafone LG KS...

VIDEOVIEW: Vodafone LG KS20 - Hardware
Following the earlier unboxing video view of Vodafone Germany's new LG KS20 Windows Mobile 6 Professional smartphone, let us have a closer look at the hardware now. The LG KS20 was often mentioned as LG's Windows Mobile Para phone and indeed, the KS20 follows the minimalistic black and chrome Prada phone design guideline. On the front it only features the two call buttons and a joystick in the middle. All other buttons are either left or located on the left and right side.

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VIDEOVIEW: Unboxing the V...

VIDEOVIEW: Unboxing the Vodafone LG KS20 Smartphone
Thanks to Vodafone Germany I've just received a brand new recently released LG KS20 which Vodafone has on a short-time exclusivity. This Windows Mobile 6 Professional LG Prada look-alike smartphone features triband GSM/GPRS/EDGE, singleband UMTS/HSDPA up to 3.6 Mbps, Bluetooth 2.0 as well as WiFi b/g and a FM radio. Other highlights are the 2 megapixel main camera with photo light, a front facing VGA camera for UMTS video telephony, 128 MB RAM/256 MB ROM which can be expanded using microSD memory cards:

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DEVELOPMENT: Is Windows V...

DEVELOPMENT: Is Windows Vista SideShow finally coming to Windows Mobile?
It's been a while that we talked about Microsoft's Windows Vista SideShow feature and while SideShow is still not too popular, finally there are some good chances we might see it officially coming to Windows Mobile as well. Windows SideShow is a new technology which was introduced with Windows Vista and so far it's mostly used to support a secondary screen on mobile PCs, even if the developers also had remote control support for Windows Media Center, and digital photo frames in mind. With this additional display you can view important information whether your laptop is on, off, or in sleep mode.

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AVAILABILITY: AT&T releas...

AVAILABILITY: AT&T releases Samsung BlackJack II Windows Mobile Smartphone [UPDATE]
Officially announced back in October, AT&T Wireless now released the Samsung BlackJack II (aka Samsung SGH-i617), a sleek, smart and simple Windows Mobile 6 Standard smartphone which features quadband GSM/EDGE/GPRS, triband 3G UMTS/HSDPA at 850/1900/2100 MHz as well as Bluetooth 2.0+EDR. Furthermore, the BlackJack II features built-in GPS, a 2.0 megapixel camera with video-capture capabilities and 256 MB ROM / 128 MB RAM which can be increased using microSD memory cards up to 4 GB memory.

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SECURITY: McAfee releases...

SECURITY: McAfee releases McAfee VirusScan Mobile for Windows Mobile
Okay, if I've mentioned yesterday Symantec's new Norton Smartphone Security for Windows Mobile, it's only fair to let you know that McAfee also announced a mobile virus scanner - the McAfee VirusScan Mobile - which is included in McAfee's Triple Play offer which is now available for download from McAfee's U.S. site. McAfee's new mobile security component is said to protect against threats that originate from E-Mail, instant messages and multimedia downloads in various mobile devices and consumers who purchase McAfee Total Protection or McAfee Internet Security Suite get McAfee VirusScan Mobile at no additional charge.

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AVAILABILITY: Orange UK r...

AVAILABILITY: Orange UK releases the HTC Touch Dual Windows Mobile Smartphone [UPDATE]
Slightly later than expected, Orange UK finally released the HTC Touch Dual Windows Mobile 6 Professional smartphone and unlike O2, Orange decided to launch the 12 keys phone pad version rather than the 20 keys SureType version. All the rest stays the same and since Orange's HTC Touch Dual is identical to the original HTC Touch Dual, you get HTC's TouchFLO, triband GSM/GPRS/EDGE at 900/1800/1900 MHz as well as singleband UMTS/HSDPA at 2100 MHz plus Bluetooth 2.0+EDR but neither WiFi nor GPS or a FM radio.

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AVAILABILITY: Orange UK r...

AVAILABILITY: Orange UK releases the HTC Touch Dual Windows Mobile Smartphone
Slightly later than expected, Orange UK finally released the HTC Touch Dual Windows Mobile 6 Professional smartphone and unlike O2, Orange decided to launch the 12 keys phone pad version rather than the 20 keys SureType version. All the rest stays the same and since Orange's HTC Touch Dual is identical to the original HTC Touch Dual, you get HTC's TouchFLO, triband GSM/GPRS/EDGE at 900/1800/1900 MHz as well as singleband UMTS/HSDPA at 2100 MHz plus Bluetooth 2.0+EDR but neither WiFi nor GPS or a FM radio.

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AVAILABILITY: AT&T releas...

AVAILABILITY: AT&T releases Samsung BlackJack II Windows Mobile Smartphone
Officially announced back in October, AT&T Wireless now released the Samsung BlackJack II (aka Samsung SGH-i617), a sleek, smart and simple Windows Mobile 6 Standard smartphone which features quadband GSM/EDGE/GPRS, triband 3G UMTS/HSDPA at 850/1900/2100 MHz as well as Bluetooth 2.0+EDR. Furthermore, the BlackJack II features built-in GPS, a 2.0 megapixel camera with video-capture capabilities and 256 MB ROM / 128 MB RAM which can be increased using microSD memory cards up to 4 GB memory.

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AVAILABLE: Symantec ships...

AVAILABLE: Symantec ships Norton Smartphone Security for Windows Mobile
It took a little bit longer but this was known already. However, now Symantec finally announced the launch of its previously announced Norton Smartphone Security, a mobile security suite to provide a solution for both Windows Mobile and Symbian OS smartphones. The product is said to offer Norton antivirus technology as well as a firewall and antispam for SMS. While SMS antispam blocks text and multimedia messages from unknown senders, the firewall controls both inbound and outbound network traffic on the smartphone

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THOUGHT: If Outlook Mobil...

THOUGHT: If Outlook Mobile works better than Outlook 2007
Well, that's an interesting finding. In most minds (including my own), the "Pocket " in "Pocket PC" stands for a somewhat smaller, maybe more feature limited PC and indeed - even with today's Windows Mobile ARM CPUs up to 600 MHz and more, Windows Mobile Pocket PCs aren't designed to replace a PC but to supplement a PC while on the go. But interesting enough, yesterday my Pocket PC showed me and E-Mail which failed to be shown on my full featured PC's Outlook 2007.

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CLARIFICATION: The O2 Xda...

CLARIFICATION: The O2 Xda Stellar doesn't features a FM Radio
You might have already read a lot about O2 UK's newest Windows Mobile smartphone which recently appeared on the "Coming Soon" section of O2's website, the O2 Xda Stellar and O2 was (and still is) somewhat unclear if the HTC TyTN II-based smartphone indeed features a FM radio or not. But I can now somewhat officially confirm that it doesn't features a FM radio but that the Xda Stellar is just another smartphone, based on HTC's Kaiser reference design.

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VIDEOVIEW: Samsung SGH-i7...

VIDEOVIEW: Samsung SGH-i780 - 320 x 320 Touchscreen
In this video view I will take a closer look on the Samsung SGH-i780's unique 320 x 320 touch screen. While the i780 looks like an i600/BlackJack, it features a touchscreen because it's based on Windows Mobile 6 Professional. And unlike most of today's Windows Mobile touchscreens, the i780 features a kind of Bio Touch touchscreen as also used by HTC for its TouchFLO enabled line of Windows Mobile 6 smartphones. This Bio Touch display is a frame-less touch-sensitive screen which features a solid Plexiglas panel on top of the LCD display which has a thin touch-sensitive film on top.

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REVISED: T-Mobile upgrade...

REVISED: T-Mobile upgrades T-Mobile MDA Touch RAM and ROM Memory [UPDATE]
I've mentioned it on Friday already that we got information that T-Mobile plans to revise the RAM and ROM memory of its T-Mobile MDA Touch (aka the HTC Touch) but that T-Mobile declined to comment it. Anyway - now it seems official because T-Mobile Germany and T-Mobile UK are listing the MDA Touch with doubled memory - available from now. Like HTC which released a memory-revised HTC Touch in South East Asia last week, the upgraded T-Mobile Touch's also feature 128 MB RAM and 256 MB ROM:

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REVISED: T-Mobile upgrade...

REVISED: T-Mobile upgrades T-Mobile MDA Touch RAM and ROM Memory
I've mentioned it on Friday already that we got information that T-Mobile plans to revise the RAM and ROM memory of its T-Mobile MDA Touch (aka the HTC Touch) but that T-Mobile declined to comment it. Anyway - now it seems official because T-Mobile Germany and T-Mobile UK are listing the MDA Touch with doubled memory - available from now. Like HTC which released a memory-revised HTC Touch in South East Asia last week, the upgraded T-Mobile Touch's also feature 128 MB RAM and 256 MB ROM:

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VIDEOVIEW: Samsung SGH-i7...

VIDEOVIEW: Samsung SGH-i780 - Optical Joystick
In this video view I will take a closer look on Samsung's Optical Joystick which quite new for Windows Mobile devices from Samsung. Unlike previous Windows Mobile smartphones, the SGH-i780 isn't featuring a traditional D-Pad but this - as Samsung calls it - "Optical Joystick" or "Finger Mouse" which is a kind of 4-way touchpad. In addition to use to it to navigate, it also acts as the action button to start applications. If used in the 4-way navigation mode, it emulates a standard D-Pad while, if used in the mouse mode, it shows a mouse pointer:

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ANNOUNCED: Bell introduce...

ANNOUNCED: Bell introduces the HTC Touch Smartphone with a unlimited Internet access
Bell Canada today launched the HTC Touch smartphone, offering customers the ability to add unlimited access to the Internet and E-Mail for just CAD$ 7 a month. The HTC Touch runs on the Windows Mobile 6 Professional operating system, offering mobile versions of familiar Microsoft Windows applications, and features an extra-large touch-screen display, expandable MicroSD memory, a 2 megapixel camera and camcorder, speakerphone and stereo Bluetooth compatibility.

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REVISED: HTC introduces n...

REVISED: HTC introduces new HTC Touch colors and upgrades memory
As HTC did before with its HTC P3600i, the Windows Mobile specialist pimped another smartphone to make the good even better. This time it's its best-selling (1 million devices sold in less than 5 months) HTC Touch which receives an upgrade. HTC has introduced two new colors and is also doubling the memory! In addition to the previously launched black and green shades, the HTC Touch will now come in white and burgundy (but no word about the recently announced Artic Silver version) - but so far in South-East Asia only:

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UNVEILED: E-Ten announces...

UNVEILED: E-Ten announces the Glofiish M800 Windows Mobile Pocket PC Phone
At a launch event, E-Ten Information Systems held in the UK yesterday, the Taiwanese mobile device manufactures just unveiled its new Glofiish M800, an industry leading Windows Mobile 6 Professional smartphone that combines the current most advanced mobile technologies to deliver a premium mobile communications experience. The Glofiish M800 features a Samsung S3C2442 CPU at 500 MHz and supports quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE, triband UMTS/HSDPA, WiFi b/g as well as Bluetooth 2.0+EDR. The built-in autofocus main camera features 2 megapixel, the front facing UMTS video telephony camera features 0.3 megapixel. Last but not least, the M800 includes an inbuilt SiRF Star III GPS receiver and a slide-out QWERTY keyboard:

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REVIEW: O2 Xda star Windo...

REVIEW: O2 Xda star Windows Mobile 6 Professional Smartphone
For the past weeks I had the pleasure to use the recently announced O2 Xda star (O2 Germany's version of the HTC Touch Dual) Windows Mobile smartphone and if I say I had the pleasure I definitely mean it was (and still is) a pleasure. Since the introduction of the Windows Mobile non-touchscreen Smartphone, I haven't used Pocket PC Phone Editions as my primary mobile phone anymore (except for some shorter tests if I reviewed a device) but this smartphone I'm using now for over four weeks as my primary smartphone. You might wonder what makes the device so good, especially because it lacks some basic features like WiFi what I normally request from all my smartphones? Well, it's the combination of design, size, Windows Mobile 6 Professional features and HTC enhancements.

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AVAILABILITY: GIGA-BYTE l...

AVAILABILITY: GIGA-BYTE launches GSmart t600 DVB-T PDA Phone in Russia
Unveiled back in February during the 3GSM World Congress, GIGA-BYTE Communications today announced the launch of the GSmart t600 Windows Mobile 6 Professional smartphone. While a 2.5G phone only the t600 displays DVB-T TV programs on a VGA 2.6" touchscreen. While DVB-H and 3G streaming services are the defacto standards for mobile TV, in most cases these services do not provide free programs and the screen quality is lower than VGA. Comparing with DVB-H pay program, GSmart t600's DVB-T function provide users more options for free channels and that's where the beauty is. Currently DVB-T is commercially operating in the U.K., Germany, France, Italy, Spain and many other European countries are planning to launch the service in the near future.

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VIDEOVIEW: Samsung SGH-i7...

VIDEOVIEW: Samsung SGH-i780 - A-GPS functionality
As mentioned, one of the features of the Samsung SGH-i780 is its A-GPS receiver and in today's video view I have a closer look on how well it works. Standard GPS receivers must download data from GPS satellites. This is difficult and can take several minutes. A-GPS dramatically improves the performance of GPS receivers by providing them with data that they would ordinarily have to download from the GPS satellites. With A-GPS data, GPS receivers can operate faster and more reliably. So the i780's A-GPS combination improves the overall performance for example when surrounded by tall buildings or when the satellite signals are weakened by being indoors or under trees and, this is important to know, it doesn't necessarily used a GPRS or UMTS connection but WiFi works fine as well.

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VIDEOVIEW: Samsung SGH-i7...

VIDEOVIEW: Samsung SGH-i780 - Device Comparison
In this video view I'm comparing the Samsung SGH-i780 with the Samsung SGH-i600/BlackJack and with the O2 Xda star/HTC Touch Dual. While both, the i780 and the Xda Star are Windows Mobile 6 Professional smartphones, the i600 is a Windows Mobile 6standard smartphone. Nevertheless, the i780 and i600 shares the same design while the i780 features a touchscreen which the i600 doesn't do. Interesting enough is the flat implementation of the i780 screen which is as flat as the i600 screen. With its frameless implementation it looks quite similar to HTC'S TouchFLO smartphones and it looks like Samsung uses a similar "Bio Touch" display technology as HTC uses for its TouchFLO Pocket PC Phone Editions:

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VIDEOVIEW: Samsung SGH-i780 - Device Comparison In this video view I'm comparing the Samsung SGH-i780 with the Samsung SGH-i600/BlackJack and with the O2 Xda star/HTC Touch Dual. While both, the i780 and the Xda Star are Windows Mobile 6 Professional smartphones, the i600 is a Windows Mobile 6standard smartphone. Nevertheless, the i780 and i600 shares the same design while the i780 features a touchscreen which the i600 doesn't do. Interesting enough is the flat implementation of the i780 screen which is as flat as the i600 screen. With its frameless implementation it looks quite similar to HTC'S TouchFLO smartphones and it looks like Samsung uses a similar "Bio Touch" display technology as HTC uses for its TouchFLO Pocket PC Phone Editions:

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VIDEOVIEW: Samsung SGH-i7...

VIDEOVIEW: Samsung SGH-i780 - Hardware
The first Samsung SGH-i780 video view features the device itself. On the front you can see, on the bottom the QWERTY keyboard and unfortunately, Samsung didn't group the number keys anymore, as Samsung did with the i600/BlackJack keyboard layout but now each number is one key only. Above you have the typical smartphones keys including the call/end, Start menu/OK and two softkeys as well as the virtual joystick pad in the middle. Above the 320 x 320 pixel touchscreen you have the front facing video telephony camera and a LED. On the back, the device holds the 2 megapixel camera as well as the loudspeaker and in the upper right corner you get the telescope stylus:

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READER: Spb Software Hous...

READER: Spb Software House releases Spb Insight for Windows Mobile Standard Smartphone
Following Spb Software House' Spb Insight for Pocket PC update earlier this year, the leading Windows Mobile software developer today announced the release of the Windows Mobile Standard smartphone version of Spb Insight. This RSS and Atom feed news reader that makes full-text and image articles available for offline reading not only decreases data usage, but also saves time by turning those spare moments into quality news reading experiences. Spb Insight is distinguished from mere RSS readers by its capability to deliver full article texts, optimized for viewing on mobile devices.

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PHOTOVIEW: Samsung SGH-i7...

PHOTOVIEW: Samsung SGH-i780 Windows Mobile 6 Pocket PC Phone [UPDATE]
We've seen the Samsung SGH-i780 the first time back in September when Samsung previewed its latest Windows Mobile Pocket PC Phone Edition during the Gitex in Dubai. Today, I've received a test sample, thanks to Samsung and no, even if it looks like a BlackJack, it's not a Windows Mobile Standard smartphone but features a touchscreen. The Samsung SGH-i780, a QWERTY smartphone based on Windows Mobile 6 Professional, features a Marvell PXA310 CPU at 400 MHz and supports triband GSM at 900/1800/1900 MHz as well as singleband UMTS/HSDPA at 2100 MHz with 3.6 Mbps. Furthermore, the i780 features WiFi b/g, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR and an integrated A-GPS receiver.

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PHOTOVIEW: Samsung SGH-i7...

PHOTOVIEW: Samsung SGH-i780 Windows Mobile 6 Pocket PC Phone
We've seen the Samsung SGH-i780 the first time back in September when Samsung previewed its latest Windows Mobile Pocket PC Phone Edition during the Gitex in Dubai. Today, I've received a test sample, thanks to Samsung and no, even if it looks like a BlackJack, it's not a Windows Mobile Standard smartphone but features a touchscreen. The Samsung SGH-i780, a QWERTY smartphone based on Windows Mobile 6 Professional, features a Marvell PXA310 CPU at 520 MHz and supports triband GSM at 900/1800/1900 MHz as well as singleband UMTS/HSDPA at 2100 MHz only. Furthermore, the i780 features WiFi b/g, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR and an integrated A-GPS receiver.

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VIDEO: Google previews th...

VIDEO: Google previews the Open Handset Alliance Android-platform
Not that a "Gphone" or Android-based mobile phone is available today but the the Open Handset Alliance around Google's Sergey Brin and Steve Horowitz just uploaded a couple of videos to YouTube which shows how an Android-based mobile phone could look in the future. If you watch the video bellow, you might notice for the first non-touchscreen device a kind of back and home button, similar to the button-layout we've seen with Windows Mobile Standard phones. The second phone platform Steve Horowitz showcases is a touchscreen smartphone with 3G capabilities:

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OFFICIAL: HTC announces t...

OFFICIAL: HTC announces the HTC Touch Cruise GPS Windows Mobile Phone
Following O2 Germany's announcement from last week, HTC today announced its own version of the HTC Polaris which will be called HTC Touch Cruise. After the HTC Touch and the HTC Touch Dual, the HTC Touch Cruise is the third member of the HTC Touch product family and the first to feature built-in GPS for personal navigation. Featuring Windows Mobile 6 Professional and a Qualcomm MSM7200 chipset at 400 MHz with GPS support, the HTC Touch Cruise supports quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE as well as triband UMTS/HSDPA up to 3.6 Mbps, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, WiFi b/g and a FM radio:

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AVAILABLE: Vodafone Germa...

AVAILABLE: Vodafone Germany releases LG KS20 Windows Mobile Phone [UPDATE]
This week announced to be available soon, Vodafone Germany is now shipping the earlier unveiled LG KS20 Windows Mobile 6 Professional. Sporting triband GSM/GPRS/EDGE and singleband UMTS and HSDPA up 3.6 Mbps, the KS20 also features 2.0 as well as WiFi, unlike earlier reported. The LG KS20 measures 99.5 x 58 x 12.8 mm and weights 95 g only. The QVGA display measures 2.8" and supports the Windows Mobile typical 65k colors only. The 2 megapixel autofocus CMOS is located on the back, on the front the device features a VGA camera for UMTS video telephony.

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AVAILABLE: Vodafone Germa...

AVAILABLE: Vodafone Germany releases LG KS20 Windows Mobile Phone
This week announced to be available soon, Vodafone Germany is now shipping the earlier unveiled LG KS20 Windows Mobile 6 Professional. Sporting triband GSM/GPRS/EDGE and singleband UMTS and HSDPA up 3.6 Mbps, the KS20 also features 2.0 as well as WiFi, unlike earlier reported. The LG KS20 measures 99.5 x 58 x 12.8 mm and weights 95 g only. The QVGA display measures 2.8" and supports the Windows Mobile typical 65k colors only. The 2 megapixel autofocus CMOS is located on the back, on the front the device features a VGA camera for UMTS video telephony.

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AVAILABLE: HTC and The Ca...

AVAILABLE: HTC and The Carphone Warehouse launches Ted Baker designed HTC Touch
Taiwanese HTC Corp. and UK-based The Carphone Warehouse today announced the availability of a limited edition HTC Touch, designed by Ted Baker. The stylish purple incarnation of HTC's successful touch screen phone will be available through all 785 of The Carphone Warehouse's stores from November 1st, and marks the beginning of a national retail deal between the two companies. However, the Ted Baker HTC Touch isn't based on HTC's Touch reference design but based on O2 Germany's O2 Xda nova industrial design:

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OFFICIAL: O2 Germany anno...

OFFICIAL: O2 Germany announces the HTC Polaris-based Xda Orbit 2
You remember the accidentally leaked shot of the O2 Xda which was most likely O2's version of the HTC Polaris? As it turns out, it was indeed the HTC Polaris which O2 will call O2 Xda Orbit 2. The Germany carrier today announced its latest Windows Mobile 6 Professional smartphone. Powered by a Qualcomm MSM7200 CPU at 400 MHz, the O2 Xda orbit 2 features inbuilt GPS capabilities as well as it supports quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE and triband UMTS/HSDPA up to 3.6 Mbps. Furthermore it sports Bluetooth 2.0+EDR and WiFi b/g as well as a 3 megapixel camera and a second front facing camera for video telephony and has an internal memory of 128 MB RAM and 256 MB ROM:

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PRESENTATION: Why HTC bel...

PRESENTATION: Why HTC believes in Android and where it see its role
Following yesterday's Google announcement regarding the Open Handset Alliance, I just came out of a conference call HTC hosted this morning where the world's largest Windows Mobile device manufacture provided some insights of HTC's upcoming Android-based mobile devices and the overall role of the Open Handset Alliance and why HTC believes into Android-based devices. While HTC hasn't unveiled any product details yet, because it's too early to talk about any unfinished products, HTC's John Wang, Chief Marketing Officer and Florian Seiche, VP of HTC Europe confirmed, that we will see the first product(s) released and available in second half of 2008 - in America as well as EMEA.

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ALLIANCE: Wireless indust...

ALLIANCE: Wireless industry leaders announces support for the Google Phone
As expected, Google unveiled today plans about it's so called "Gphone" a rumored open source mobile phone but unlike expected, it's not a Google phone only, Google managed to create a whole industry alliance around the Gphone. A broad alliance of leading technology and wireless companies joined forces to announce the development of Android, the first truly open and comprehensive platform for mobile devices. Google Inc., T-Mobile, HTC, Qualcomm, Motorola and others have collaborated on the development of Android through the Open Handset Alliance, a multinational alliance of technology and mobile industry leaders!

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UNVEILED: Vodafone UK pre...

UNVEILED: Vodafone UK previews the Vodafone v1520 Windows Mobile Phone
Vodafone UK just unveiled a new Windows Mobile 6 Professional smartphone - the Vodafone v1520. This touchscreen Pocket PC phone features a large 3.5" screen and is designed for line of business applications and navigation by featuring triband GSM/GPRS/EDGE at 900/1800/1900 MHz, singleband UMTS at 2100 MHz, Bluetooth and WiFi as well as sporting an integrated GPS receiver and a 2 megapixel camera. At a size of 121 x 170 x 16.5 mm, the Vodafone v1520 weights 188 g. Talktime is given with amazing 12 hours and standby is - according to Vodafone UK - 600 hours:

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AVAILABLE: E-Ten shipping...

AVAILABLE: E-Ten shipping the Glofiish X800 3.5G Windows Mobile Smartphone
In addition to the Glofiish X600, E-Ten Information Systems also announced today that the award-winning Glofiish X800 Pocket PC Phone has begun shipping worldwide. Highlights of the X800 include 3.5G high-speed connectivity, a pixel-sharp high-resolution VGA display and a new powerful mobile shell that make this the most advanced Glofiish device to date. E-Ten's next-generation Glofiish X800 Windows Mobile 6 Professional smartphone has begun shipping to channel partners around the globe. The X800 is E-Ten's first handset to support 3.5G HSDPA connectivity for high-speed downloads delivering new and improved online services including faster more enjoyable surfing and email, streaming audio and video downloads, VoIP and instant messaging, and video calling.

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OFFICIAL: E-Ten announces...

OFFICIAL: E-Ten announces the E-Ten Glofiish X600 Windows Mobile Phone
E-Ten Information Systems has now officially introduced the Glofiish X600, an excellent value Windows Mobile 6 Pocket PC Phone that delivers a full-featured experience and great mobile connectivity in E-Ten's smallest handset to date. E-Ten is taking its range of award winning Glofiish Pocket PC Phones to a new level of convenience and affordability with its latest addition, the X600 offering Windows Mobile 6, GPS, GPRS and Wi-Fi connectivity in a handset that measures just 107 x 58 x 14.7 mm and weights only 136 g. It is lighter than previous models with a stylish metallic black and red design.

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OFFICIAL: E-Ten announces...

OFFICIAL: E-Ten announces the E-Ten Glofiish X600 Windows Mobile Phones
E-Ten Information Systems has now officially introduced the Glofiish X600, an excellent value Windows Mobile 6 Pocket PC Phone that delivers a full-featured experience and great mobile connectivity in E-Ten's smallest handset to date. E-Ten is taking its range of award winning Glofiish Pocket PC Phones to a new level of convenience and affordability with its latest addition, the X600 offering Windows Mobile 6, GPS, GPRS and Wi-Fi connectivity in a handset that measures just 107 x 58 x 14.7 mm and weights only 136 g. It is lighter than previous models with a stylish metallic black and red design.

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DELAYED: HP postpones iPA...

DELAYED: HP postpones iPAQ PDA and Smartphone launches
Looks like HP has still no luck with its Windows Mobile PDA and smartphone business. After the American PC manufacture caught some attention with its recently announced iPAQ line of PDAs and smartphone, TamsPPC Blog reports that the whole iPAQ line is delayed. According to the poster, these information came from HP Austria. According to TamsPPC Blog, the initially planned and now postponed release date are: iPAQ 114 end of October 2007 -> November 2007, iPAQ 214 beginning of November 2007 -> January 2008, iPAQ 614/614c mid of December 2007 -> February 2008 and iPAQ 914/914c from mid of January -> May 2008.

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BUYOUT: Telef�nica O2 sel...

BUYOUT: Telef�nica O2 sells O2 Asia to the Management
As CNet Asia reports today, European 2G and 3G carrier Telef�nica O2 is exiting its device business in Asia and the current regional management team around O2 Asia's CEO Mark Billington is taking over O2 Asia under a new name. According to an O2 spokesperson, the transition has begun already and will be completed in "a matter of months". The new company, which is called "Mobile and Wireless Group (MWG)" got a potential investor already, namely Expansys (in the U.S. known under its brand name "Mobile Planet") and Mark Billington will assume an equivalent role in the new company.

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ADVERTISING: HTC co-brand...

ADVERTISING: HTC co-brands with T-Mobile (or vice versa?)
Until last year, HTC was known as an ODM manufacture only - manufacturing the old Compaq iPAQs, Palm Treos, O2 Xdas/T-Mobile MDAs and SDAs/Vodafone VPAs and VDAs, etc. but anytime later, someone in Taiwan decided that there is more money to make with its own brand. And therefore the HTC ODM brand was redesigned to a consumer brand (not a first tier brand yet but on a good way). However, so far HTC was somewhat shy when it came to advertising its own brand, except some online campaigns (as you also see running on the::unwired) and some limited print-campaigns but it seems to change now.

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AVAILABLE: AT&T launched ...

AVAILABLE: AT&T launched Motorola MOTO Q 9h global Windows Mobile Smartphone
AT&T Inc. and Motorola announced today that the MOTO Q 9h global will be available exclusively to AT&T customers in the U.S. beginning tomorrow. The MOTO Q global is a high-performance Windows Mobile 6 Standard smartphone with a new, sleek form factor. The MOTO Q global offers AT&T customers a full ergonomic, integrated QWERTY keyboard, downloads at up to 3.6 Mbps via AT&T's UMTS/HSDPA-based BroadbandConnect network, built-in GPS capabilities, Documents to Go (not Office Mobile) for document editing Opera browser, seven dedicated shortcut keys, a 2.0 megapixel camera with flash and support for both a host of enterprise- and consumer-oriented applications and services.

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PHOTOVIEW: T-Mobile Shado...

PHOTOVIEW: T-Mobile Shadow Home Screen User Interface [UPDATE]
Courtesy of Microsoft, I've just received a couple of screenshots from T-Mobile's recently announced T-Mobile Shadow Windows Mobile 6 Standard Smartphone. These screenshots shows T-Mobile's new Home screen interface which T-Mobile calls an "enhanced user-interface". And if you follow the photos bellow, it looks like this is the 3rd edition of a new kind of Windows Mobile Standard Home screen, we've seen first as the Samsung Carousel and after as the Vodafone TPP user interface. Like the Samsung Carousel and the Vodafone TPP, this Home screen replaces the typical Windows Mobile Standard Home screen layout by adding a kind of (in this case T-Mobile) customized layout on top:

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PHOTOVIEW: T-Mobile Shado...

PHOTOVIEW: T-Mobile Shadow Home Screen User Interface
Courtesy of Microsoft, I've just received a couple of screenshots from T-Mobile's recently announced T-Mobile Shadow Windows Mobile 6 Standard Smartphone. These screenshots shows T-Mobile's new Home screen interface which T-Mobile calls an "enhanced user-interface". And if you follow the photos bellow, it looks like this is the 3rd edition of a new kind of Windows Mobile Standard Home screen, we've seen first as the Samsung Carousel and after as the Vodafone TPP user interface. Like the Samsung Carousel and the Vodafone TPP, this Home screen replaces the typical Windows Mobile Standard Home screen layout by adding a kind of (in this case T-Mobile) customized layout on top:

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UPGRADE: HTC and AT&T rel...

UPGRADE: HTC and AT&T releases Windows Mobile 6 Upgrade for the AT&T 8525
Ladies and Gentlemen, please charge your batteries and free up a USB port on your PC. HTC America just announced that it will provide a Windows Mobile 6 Professional ROM upgrade for the AT&T 8525 from tomorrow, November 1, 2007 which is however available for download already. This ROM update is intended for the AT&T 8525 only and users should not load or attempt to load this version on any other device (aka other HTC Hermes) as it may cause serious issues/damage. Also note, that at this time, Good Mobile Messaging is not supported on an upgraded AT&T 8525 anymore. If you use Good Mobile Messaging, better not upgrade your device at this time.

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THOUGHT: How to remote co...

THOUGHT: How to remote control your Slingbox connected MCE from your Pocket PC
The past days my girlfriend and I were off for some vacation which we spent in Mallorca again. And as good as the weather was during the day, in the night it became too cold to sit outside and therefore we spent some good time in the evening either in the bar or in the hotel room. Not bad at all, since we still had some TV recordings we wanted to watch anyway. Thankfully our favorite hotel in Mallorca has free in-room Internet and with a downstream of roughly measured 3000 Kbps, the speed is quite decent for streaming. At least it's good enough to watch TV from the Slingbox at home, especially because I have an upstream of 2048 Kbps which means the result was quite sufficient.

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OFFICIAL: Samsung announc...

OFFICIAL: Samsung announced the SGH-i780 Windows Mobile Pocket PC Phone
During a yesterday's global launch event in London, Samsung officially announced the Samsung SGH-i780 Windows Mobile 6 Professional smartphone, we've seen unveiled during the Gitex last month already. Featuring a touchscreen in addition to the QWERTY keyboard, the i780 also features a - what Samsung calls - "optical joystick", which should allow easy navigation. Furthermore, the device sports triband GSM/GPRS/EDGE at 900/1800/1900 MHz and singleband UMTS/HSDPA at 2100 MHz as well as WiFi b/g and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR. Another highlight is the inbuilt A-GPS receiver and the 2.6" 320 x 320 touchscreen which is a quite unique screen resolution for today's Windows Mobile smartphones:

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COOPERATION: HTC and Brig...

COOPERATION: HTC and Brightpoint strengthen relationship with Global Distribution Agreement
Brightpoint, Inc. and HTC Corporation, the leading provider of Windows Mobile-based smart devices today announced that they have entered into a global master distribution agreement. Under the terms of the agreement Brightpoint will provide distribution and customized logistic services to HTC on a global basis. Pursuant to the agreement, Brightpoint will support the entire range of HTC branded devices and help in the global expansion and penetration of HTC products and services.

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OFFICIAL: AT&T and Pantec...

OFFICIAL: AT&T and Pantech introduces the Pantech Duo Windows Mobile Smartphone
Unveiled earlier already, AT&T and Pantech announced today that the eagerly anticipated Pantech duo is now available in the U.S. exclusively from AT&T. The device features the convenience of both a full QWERTY and a numeric keypad in one sleek 3G device. The Pantech duo is a global smart device that takes "cool" to a higher level in redefining form and function. Boasting an innovative dual-sliding, double-keyboard design, the Pantech duo marks a new breed of mobile handset - created to address the lifestyle needs of both business customers and consumers.

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MESSAGING: Geodesic launc...

MESSAGING: Geodesic launches Mundu IM for Windows Mobile Pocket PC
Following Geodesic's earlier launch of Mundu IM for Windows Mobile Standard smartphones, the instant messaging specialist today announced the compatibility of its market leading product Mundu IM with Windows Mobile Professional and Classic Pocket PCs and select Sony Ericsson devices. Mundu IM gives users the exclusive ability to cross-conference friends, colleagues and family across AIM, MSN and Yahoo IM services through a single chat window on Windows Mobile Standard, Professional and Classic, Sony Ericsson J2ME, Palm OS, and Apple iPhone devices.

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OFFICIAL: T-Mobile launch...

OFFICIAL: T-Mobile launches the T-Mobile Shadow Windows Mobile Smartphone
T-Mobile USA today announces the upcoming availability of the T-Mobile Shadow - the first phone in a planned franchise of phones under the Shadow brand, a name that will become synonymous with playful, easier and richer communications experiences offered only by T-Mobile. Available from October 31, the T-Mobile Shadow, a Windows Mobile 6 Standard smartphone manufactured by HTC, is designed to significantly reduce the complexity often associated with many feature-rich devices, while maintaining all the powerful calling, messaging and picture sharing capabilities people crave to keep them connected:

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SERVICE: AOL announces AO...

SERVICE: AOL announces AOL MyMobile for Windows Mobile
Following Yahoo!'s Yahoo! Go mobile device client, now also AOL is going to introduce a dedicated client for mobile devices which AOL calls AOL MyMobile. Combining personalization, ease-of-use, and rich media, AOL will soon debut this engaging application that features highly customizable access to many of AOL's most popular services including AOL Mail, AOL CityGuide, MapQuest, AOL Local Search, AOL News, Weather, AOL Sports and AOL Pictures. More than just stand-alone services, these applications work intuitively together, enabling users to find information and take action without having to leave AOL MyMobile:

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SYNC: Opera connects mobi...

SYNC: Opera connects mobile and desktop worlds with Opera Link
Opera, today released Opera Link. Wherever you are, whatever Opera browser you use, or whichever device you use Opera on, you can instantly access your bookmarks, Speed Dial, and personal bar. Say goodbye to the tedious hassle of entering text in your mobile phone to visit your top sites and say hello to a new level of convenience from device to device. The first service to leverage the breadth of Opera's industry-leading product portfolio, Opera Link forms a key cornerstone of two beta products released today.

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COMPATIBILITY: Create Win...

COMPATIBILITY: Create Windows Live ID from Windows Mobile Devices
Early last year, I wrote that Microsoft's Windows Live ID (which was called Microsoft Passport last year) dislike Windows Mobile Pocket PCs and you wasn't able to create a Windows Live ID from your Windows Mobile device (see this screenshot). Okay, it took a little bit longer for Microsoft to found my posting but finally you can also create Windows Live IDs from your Windows Mobile smartphone and PDA. As Phil Holden, Director of online services at Microsoft posted in his blog, Windows Live ID is Windows Mobile compatible now:

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SITE: Introducing the Sli...

SITE: Introducing the Slingdex Test Scenario for Battery Comparison
Standby- and talk-time are important hard facts for today's mobile devices and mobile phones since these figures tell the user something about the run-time, he can expect from the device. However, as good as these figures are, they are not saying anything about the actual use-time of a device. Especially with the introduction of smartphones, the whole battery life figures changed dramatically because smartphones are not used for voice calls and a couple of text messages anymore but smartphones handle appointments and contacts, acts as portable media centers by playing audio tracks and videos as well as being Internet access devices for web and E-Mail.

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SERVICE: Google activates...

SERVICE: Google activates IMAP for Gmail
Good news, especially for mobile device users. Google has recently activated IMAP support for its popular Gmail E-Mail service which is even more interesting if you access your Gmail account from different PCs and devices in parallel. Finally you can download your E-Mails to your PC or Mac, using Outlook or whatever you are using, and in addition you can access the same inbox from your mobile device. While Google is also offering a mail client for mobile devices, the current mail client only supports J2ME-enabled devices and since not all Windows Mobile devices includes J2ME but Outlook Mobile, this is the better option anyway.

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RUMOR: Is this the new Pa...

RUMOR: Is this the new Palm Treo 800w Windows Mobile Pocket PC?
Take the following info with a necessary grain of salt since there is no further confirmation. But over at the treocentral.com forums, a user has posted a rendering of a device he calls the Palm Treo 800w and which he got it from a solutions engineer at Sprint (which means the Treo 800w would be a CDMA device). Doesn't looks to bad, if you ask me. Either it's true and in this case Palm did a good job or it's a fake which means Palm should hire the artist for its next like of Windows Mobile smartphones:

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OFFICIAL: Samsung and AT&...

OFFICIAL: Samsung and AT&T introduces the BlackJack II Windows Mobile Smartphone
During Microsoft's presentation of its new "System Center Mobile Device Manager", Microsoft, AT&T and Samsung also unveiled the Blackjack II (aka Samsung SGH-i617), a sleek, smart and simple Windows Mobile 6 Standard smartphone which finally features quadband GSM/EDGE/GPRS, triband 3G UMTS/HSDPA as well as Bluetooth 2.0+EDR. Furthermore, the BlackJack II features built-in GPS, a 2.0 megapixel camera with video-capture capabilities as well as an increased standard memory.

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BACKEND: Microsoft announ...

BACKEND: Microsoft announces System Center Mobile Device Manager
Seeking to catalyze large-scale adoption of mobile smartphones by corporate customers, Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer today unveiled several strategic offerings to help people and businesses better embrace mobile technology. The company announced its first dedicated mobile device management server and a strategic new business alliance to complement the growing success of the Microsoft Windows Mobile operating system and help more businesses take advantage of mobile solutions for their employees.

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CLONE: MobilityFlow.com r...

CLONE: MobilityFlow.com releases HTC TouchFLO-clone for Windows Mobile
I'm not sure how good or useful this HTC TouchFLO copy-cat works on standard touchscreen devices but MobilityFlow.com today announced Touch Commander, a - what they called it - "unique application" (even it looks for me like a copy of HTC's previously mentioned TouchFLO user interface) for controlling PDA and smartphones by recognizing and responding to the touch and sweep of a finger across the screen. With Touch Commander in place, you get a one-touch access to phone calls, E-Mails, SMS messages, calendar, appointments, applications and other commonly used content.

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UNVEILED: i-mates announc...

UNVEILED: i-mates announces the Ultimate 9502 Windows Mobile Smartphone
In addition to the Ultimate 8502, i-mate announced another Windows Mobile smartphone today - the i-mate Ultimate 9502. A Sidekick-look alike Windows Mobile 6 Professional smartphone, featuring a thumb-keyboard under the sliding display. Powered by a Qualcomm MSM 7200 chip at 400 MHz, the Ultimate 9502 supports quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE as well as triband UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA, WiFi b/g Bluetooth 2.0+EDR and even supports GPS. Backed-up by 256 MB ROM and 128 MB RAM, the memory can be extended using microSD cards. Last but not least, the device features a 3.0 megapixel auto focus camera with photo light and a 2.8" VGA touchscreen:

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UNVEILED: i-mates announc...

UNVEILED: i-mates announces the Ultimate 8502 Windows Mobile Smartphone
Following i-mates earlier launch of two new low-cost Windows Mobile Smartphones (the i-mate JAMA 101 and i-mate JAMA 201), i-mate today unveiled another Windows Mobile smartphone of it's Ultimate-line - the i-mate Ultimate 8502. Sporting Windows Mobile 6 Professional and a 400 MHz Qualcomm MSM 7200 chip, the Ultimate 8502 features quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE, triband HSDPA/HSUPA, WiFi b/b and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR as well as integrated GPS. Backed-up by 256 MB ROM and 128 MB RAM, the memory can be extended using microSD cards. Furthermore it integrates a 2.0 megapixel fixed focus camera with LED photo light and a QWERTY thumb-keyboard. Unlike other Ultimate devices, the Ultimate 8502 only features a QVGA touchscreen:

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REVIEW: Sling Media Sling...

REVIEW: Sling Media Slingbox SOLO
If you plan to use your Slingbox with an external set-top box only (like a satellite receiver or a Microsoft Windows Media Center), the recently launched Slingbox SOLO is the right device for you. Unlike the Slingbox PRO (see our earlier review here) or the Slingbox CLASSIC (see our earlier review here), the Slingbox SOLO doesn't includes an aerial/coaxial antenna input (including a DVB-T tuner) but Composite Video, S-Video and Component Video input/output only which can be connected to one standard or high definition (HD) set-top box or DVR/DVD-Player (including a Microsoft Windows Media Center or Apple TV).

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SERVICE: Dashwire syncs a...

SERVICE: Dashwire syncs and makes your Smartphone accessible from your PC
Last week, I've attend an interesting Webcast about a new service for Windows Mobile smartphones, which is introduced today. As we live our lives, the mobile phone is something that goes with us everywhere. It's constantly recording our daily life and the memories that are important through text messages, contacts, calls, photos and videos. Unfortunately, much of this footage is lost forever because it's entirely too difficult for users to figure out how to access and share it with others. Dashwire changes this by automatically mirroring the content on your phone to the Web (think of a consumer focused and smarter ActiveSync which lets you synchronizing more than just the PIM data of Outlook).

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UNVEILED: The HTC Polaris...

UNVEILED: The HTC Polaris will be called HTC Touch Cruise
I think it's safe to say the cat is out of the bag now. According to Dutch website pocketinfo.nl, the HTC smartphone, we knew so far under its codename "HTC Polaris", will hit the shops as "HTC Touch Cruise" and pocketinfo.net also got the specs confirmed. Therefore, the HTC Polaris will sports Windows Mobile 6 Professional and features a Qualcomm MSM7200 CPU at 400 MHz. Furthermore, the Polaris will supports quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE as well as triband UMTS/HSDPA and even HSUPA and for sure Bluetooth 2.0 and WiFi b/g. The device is baked-up with 128 MB of RAM and 256 MB of ROM and the 2.8" touchscreen supports QVGA. On the back, we have - as seen before already - a 3 megapixel camera (which is said to be auto focus) plus the secondary 0.3 megapixel camera on the front.

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UNVEILED: Samsung's SGH-i...

UNVEILED: Samsung's SGH-i616 and SGH-i617 - Twins separated at Birth?
We have read about Samsung SGH-i617 earlier this month and it looks like the SGH-i617 is the expected BlackJack II. However, according to rumors, the BlackJack II is again a North American version only (like the previously released SGH-i607/BlackJack, since unconfirmed radio specs are told to be GSM 850/1900 and WCDMA 850/1900 only which means this device is useless outside North America. Nevertheless, the beloved Bluetooth SIG has unveiled now, that there is another Samsung smartphone in the pipeline which is called the Samsung SGH-i616 and according to the Bluetooth SIG, both devices refer to the same platform:

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REVEALED: E-Ten Glofiish ...

REVEALED: E-Ten Glofiish X600 Windows Mobile 6 GPS Smartphone Specs unveiled
Following yesterday's news about the brand new E-Ten Glofiish X600, we've just received some further information and confirmed specs about this brand new and so far unannounced Windows Mobile 6 Professional smartphone. As expected, the X600 is powered by a Samsung CPU at 400 MHz and includes 128 MB ROM and 64 MB SDRAM which can be extended with microSD memory cards. Furthermore the X600 supports quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE as well as Bluetooth 2.0+EDR and WiFi b/g plus a SiRF Star III GPS chipset. The X600 is thinner as its forerunners (the X500 and X500+) by measuring 107 x 58 x 14.7 mm at a weight of 136 g only:

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ANNOUNCED: Verizon Wirele...

ANNOUNCED: Verizon Wireless introduces the SMT5800 Windows Mobile Smartphone
Beside the two new Windows Mobile 6 Professional smartphones, Verizon Wireless today also announced a new Windows Mobile 6 Standard smartphone, the Verizon Wireless SMT5800 (aka HTC Libra/HTC S720) which was introduced before by Qwest Wireless and Bell Mobility. Easy access to the Internet, calendar, contacts, tasks, E-Mail and music is tucked inside a chic, slim package that fits pocket or purse with equal discretion. Equipped with a five-way navigation key and slide-out QWERTY keyboard, the SMT5800 is loaded with Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 Standard, a 2.0 megapixel camera with auto-focus, Windows Media Player 10 and Bluetooth.

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ANNOUNCED: Verizon Wirele...

ANNOUNCED: Verizon Wireless introduces the XV6800 Windows Mobile Smartphone
In addition to the Samsung SCG-i760 launch, Verizon Wireless also announced the upcoming launch of the Verizon Wireless XV6800 (aka HTC Mogul). Dressed in Blue and designed for sophistication, the Verizon Wireless XV6800 features Windows Mobile Professional and comes with a cleverly hidden, slide-out QWERTY keyboard, a 2.0 megapixel camera/camcorder with flash and Windows Media Player 10. This is the ultimate connectivity device as it can ride speedily along Verizon Wireless' broadband network or users can transition to WiFi for optimal choice in Web, E-Mail or behind-the-firewall access.

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ANNOUNCED: Verizon Wirele...

ANNOUNCED: Verizon Wireless launches the Samsung SCH-i760 Windows Mobile Smartphone
Unveiled late last year already, Verizon Wireless finally announced the Samsung SCH-i760, which goes on sale online from October 19 and in stores from November 2. Styled for performance, the Samsung SCH-i760 features a stylus for quick and easy navigation on the touch-screen and Windows Mobile 6 Professional for a familiar office experience in a mobile environment. Customers will be able to read and edit in applications such as Word or Excel and read PDFs and PowerPoint presentations. In addition, the compact SCH-i760 features a full QWERTY horizontal slider keyboard, a separate dial pad right on the front of the device, stereo Bluetooth for both speakers and headsets and a 1.3 megapixel camera/camcorder with flash:

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MULTIMEDIA: Conduits rele...

MULTIMEDIA: Conduits releases Pocket Player 3.5 for WM 6 Standard and Professional
Conduits Technologies, Inc. yesterday announced the release of Pocket Player 3.5 for Windows Mobile 6 Standard and Professional devices and all previous models. Pocket Player aims to satisfy consumers who demand more from a media player on a mobile device. The new version includes new browsing features, a rewrite of the library system, updates to plugins and many other fixes. The Pocket Player media browser now sports several enhancements; in addition to browsing by artist, album and genre, Pocket Player 3.5 introduces the ability to browse by Release Date. The Album view now displays thumbnails of album artwork, which appears alongside album and artist names.

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LEAKED: O2 Germany unveil...

LEAKED: O2 Germany unveils a new unknown Windows Mobile Xda Pocket PC Phone
Looks like somebody at O2 Germany put the wrong photo on the server. Instead of showing an enlarged photo of the soon to be released Xda star, O2 unveiled a so far unknown and unannounced Xda which looks like O2's version of the (also not yet announced) HTC Polaris. So it seems O2 Germany is working on a follower of its Xda orbit (aka HTC Artemis), a Windows Mobile 6 Professional smartphone which sports inbuilt GPS. The new Xda is expected to feature Windows Mobile 6 Professional and GSM but also UMTS (most likely also HSDPA), Bluetooth and WiFi and the 3 megapixel camera seems to be confirmed now as well as the UMTS-typical front facing camera for video telephony (which confirms UMTS somehow):

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ANNOUNCED: Sprint to excl...

ANNOUNCED: Sprint to exclusively launch the HTC Touch on November 4th
Following Telus Mobility's earlier HTC Touch launch in Canada, Sprint and HTC today announced the upcoming availability of Touch by HTC (aka HTC Vogue), a full touch screen wireless phone integrating Windows Mobile 6 Professional with advanced entertainment features in the US. Operating on the Sprint Mobile Broadband EVDO network, the stylish Touch by HTC brings together E-Mail and other essential business applications with Sprint's exclusive multimedia content including over-the-air music downloads, live TV and more. Unfortunately it lacks WiFi which the European version of the HTC Touch supports.

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UNVEILED: E-TEN X600 Wind...

UNVEILED: E-TEN X600 Windows Mobile Pocket PC shows its face
After E-TEN introduced the Glofiish X500 Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC Phone Edition and pimped it with the release of the Glofiish X500+, it seems to be time for a new 2.5G Windows Mobile Professional smartphone from E-TEN. Et voil� - French website PPCReviews has the first photos of the so far unknown Glofiish X600. Featuring a bicolor black/purple housing, the X600 is expected to sports Windows Mobile 6 Professional, a 400 MHz CPU from Samsung as well as GSM/GPRS/EDGE plus Bluetooth and WiFi. And, like its forerunners, the X600 also features GPS (for sure):

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REVIEW: Spb Software Hous...

REVIEW: Spb Software House Pocket Plus 4.0 for Windows Mobile Pocket PC
It's been a long time since we have heard anything about Spb Software House most popular program - Spb Pocket Plus and the last major release, Spb Pocket Plus 3, was launched back in 2005 already. In the meantime Spb has developed many other applications but now the long awaited version 4 of Spb Pocket Plus has been finally released. As good as today's Windows Mobile Classic and Professional platforms are, there are still a lot of missing components that many Pocket PC users consider as seriously needed on the Windows Mobile touchscreen platform. These are simple things, like a close button that really closes, the ability to open multiple windows in Internet Explorer Mobile, the ability to view file properties in File Explorer, a task manager, the ability to place shortcuts on the Today screen, among many others.

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UTILITY: Spb Software Hou...

UTILITY: Spb Software House releases Spb Pocket Plus 4.0 for Windows Mobile
Spb Software House, today announced the release of a new version of its legendary Spb Pocket Plus application. Spb Pocket Plus 4.0 works as a seamless extension of Windows Mobile, building on the natural strengths of the Microsoft platform, while dramatically enhancing the functionality. In essence, this is the long-awaited feature pack update, called on to compliment the original Windows Mobile platform. Over a million users from all over the world have come to rely on Spb Pocket Plus for making their device experience run smoother with a set of convenient features, lacking in out-of-the-box mobile devices.

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ROLL-OUT: Canadians final...

ROLL-OUT: Canadians finally get HSDPA from Rogers Wireless
Rogers today announced the next phase of its 3G high speed wireless network and Vision services in 22 Canadian markets. Earlier this year, Rogers introduced its Vision suite of services in Ontario's Golden Horseshoe. Rogers is the first and only wireless carrier in North America to offer wireless video calling. The Rogers Vision suite of services operates on Rogers' new High Speed Packet Access (HSxPA) network, the fastest wireless network in Canada. HSxPA is the latest evolution of GSM, the world-wide standard for mobile wireless communications. This 3G protocol significantly increases download speeds on wireless devices, providing a user experience similar to broadband high-speed services.

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UTILITY: V2R releases Act...

UTILITY: V2R releases Active UI MultiTouch for Windows Mobile Pocket PCs
V2R today released its new Active UI MultiTouch plug-in which allows you to control all the latest V2R Active plug-ins with your finger - something which becomes even handier now, with HTC's new biotouch display technology which is used for the HTC Touch and HTC Touch Dual. Active UI MultiTouch adds a small and multi functional plug-ins to your Windows Mobile Professional and Classic Pocket PC's Today screen. For instance, the V2R MultiTouch plug-in allows you to control WiFi, vibration, time and date, your alarms and device lock, or just to start any of the the other V2R Active plug-in's:

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REVIEW: LobsterTunes for ...

REVIEW: LobsterTunes for Windows Mobile Pocket PC and Smartphone
(By Helio Diamant) Around 2 months ago, I received from Electric Pocket a reviewer's license of LobsterTunes. Electric Pocket is a veteran, a well known Pocket PC and PalmOS developer, and has brought some very successful titles in the past like Bugme!, Ringo and Busker. LobsterTunes is said to be a music player that allows you to listen to music on your Windows Mobile phone or PDA that are stored and streamed from many different locations. Bursting with features, it supports the playing of MP3, WMA and WAV audio files. In addition to simply listening to these files, however, LobsterTunes also lets you take advantage of your WiFi or WWAN connection to browse and play music wirelessly from any UPnP music servers that exist on your Local Area Network.

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PROTOTYPE: Samsung shows ...

PROTOTYPE: Samsung shows water-powered Mobile Phone batteries
In 2010 your mobile phone may be powered by water. During the 2007 Korea Electronics Show. Samsung Electro-Mechanics announced that it has developed a micro-fuel cell and hydrogen generator that runs on H2O. And it even showed a working prototype of the new "Micro Fuel Cell" which works with the Korean version of the Samsung SGH-i600 (I wouldn't mind to test it as well). According to Samsung, the micro-fuel cell can generate up to three watts of electricity which is enough to be used in mobile devices. The new fuel cell could power a handset for 10 hours (talk time, standby time?), twice as long as rechargeable batteries.

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UPDATE: Microsoft release...

UPDATE: Microsoft releases new Live Search Services for Desktop and Mobile
Microsoft today announced the final updates to the fall release of its Live Search service, introducing a broad array of new services and features to its local and mobile search offerings. The new features and enhancements are designed to make it easier for people to find what they need at home or on the go through significant innovations in mapping, imagery and driving directions as well as new services to make the mobile search experience easy and powerful. Microsoft also announced the availability of the Live Search 411 service. Customers can gain toll-free access by dialing (800) CALL-411 (800-225-5411) from any phone to find and connect to local businesses and other local information, such as weather updates, movie show times and airline information.

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UTILITY: Vito Technology ...

UTILITY: Vito Technology releases FunContact for Pocket PC Phones
Vito Technology today announced the availability of FunContact, a Windows Mobile contact manager that brings iPhone experience to your non HTC Touch or HTC Touch Dual Windows Mobile Pocket PC. While HTC Touch (with a future ROM update) or Touch Dual users don't need FunContact, since HTC's TouchFLO application works similar, other Windows Mobile phone users can scroll through the contact list just with a flick of a finger. The animated menus and sparkling interface with big tap-ready buttons make contact managing a real fun!

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REVIEW: Palm Treo 500v Wi...

REVIEW: Palm Treo 500v Windows Mobile 6 Standard Smartphone
For two weeks, I had the pleasure to test Palm's new Treo 500v smartphone which the American PDA veteran introduce mid last month. The Treo 500v marks a quite historical milestone in Palm's long history since it is the first non-touchscreen device because it's using Microsoft's Windows Mobile 6 Standard instead of the previously used Windows Mobile Professional (aka Pocket PC Phone Edition). Therefore, I was even more curious how the device performs. Another interesting fact is, that the device is, until end of 2007, on sale exclusively from Vodafone. This means, that the smartphone sports some Vodafone typical features which makes it unique once more.

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AVAILABLE: Telus Mobility...

AVAILABLE: Telus Mobility exclusively launches the HTC S640 Windows Mobile Smartphone
In addition to the HTC Touch, Telus Mobility also released the HTC S640 (aka the HTC Iris) Windows Mobile 6 Standard Smartphone we have heard about before. Built for easy access to E-Mail, SMS, and IM (Windows Live), with a full QWERTY keyboard and large screen to help you stay connected anywhere, the HTC S640 adds portability to your business and personal life. Exclusively available from Telus, the HTC S640 supports 1X-EVDO (Rev A capable with future software up) dual band, Bluetooth and WiFi at a size of 111.5 x 63 x 14.2 mm and a weight of 120 grams:

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AVAILABLE: Telus Mobility...

AVAILABLE: Telus Mobility launches the HTC Touch in Canada
HTC and Telus Canada today announced the first North American availability of the HTC Touch (code named HTC Vogue). The HTC Touch is a deceptively small and stylish mobile phone that ushers in an innovative new concept in intuitive touch screen navigation. It brings a new level of simplicity to the powerful and function-rich device experience that today's mobile consumers demand. Telus' HTC Touch features Windows Mobile 6 Professional, 1X-EVDO (Rev A capable with future software update) dual band and Bluetooth but WiFi isn't mentioned (even if the European version of the HTC Touch, the HTC Elf includes WiFi):

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INNOVATION: Microsoft rec...

INNOVATION: Microsoft receives Patent for a new User Interface for Mobile Devices
Just in time to my previous column if the Windows Mobile touchscreen interface is ready for single-hand use, the United States Patent and Trademark Office yesterday unveiled a patent which was given to Microsoft (Application Number: 11/765,684). Title of the patent: "Extensible Filtered Lists for Mobile Device User Interface" which is about systems and methods for providing an improved user interface for mobile devices (smartphones, personal digital assistants (PDAs) and the like are explicitly stated in the patent specification). Access to data and services from multiple software applications can be provided through a group or list of items. Each group or list can include multiple items, which can be associated with data or tasks from multiple applications.

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THOUGHT: Is the Windows M...

THOUGHT: Is the Windows Mobile Touchscreen UI finally single-hand use ready?
If you are a long-time reader of the::unwired, you know that I'm using Pocket PCs and its forerunners since 1998/2000 but you also know that I've moved to the Windows Mobile Smartphone platform, aka non-touchscreen devices, when the first HTC Smartphone, the HTC Canary aka the original Orange SPV, came out in 2003. Before, I've used Pocket PCs and the first Pocket PC Phone Edition (aka the HTC Wallaby) but also non Windows Mobile mobile phones in parallel and since I discovered to the non-touchscreen Windows Mobile Smartphone, I never went back to touchscreen smartphones as my primary voice device, except if I was testing a device for a review. For me, Windows Mobile Professional devices are connected PDAs which I love to use as text entry and E-Mail devices as well as surf pad while I'm stationary.

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UNVEILED: i-mate introduc...

UNVEILED: i-mate introduces the JAMA 201 Windows Mobile 6 Smartphone
In addition to the introduction of the i-mate JAMA 101 Windows Mobile Professional smartphone, i-mate also unveiled its first JAMA Windows Mobile 6 Standard smartphone, the i-mate JAMA 201. Supporting triband GSM/GPRS/EDGE at 900/1800/1900 MHz as well and Bluetooth, the JAMA 201 lacks WiFi and UMTS. Like the JAMA 101, the JAMA 201 is powered by a Samsung CPU at 300 MHz and sports 128 MB of ROM and 64 MB RAM which can be extended by microSD memory cards. Last but not least, the device sports a 2 megapixel autofocus camera with flash for photos and videos:

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UNVEILED: i-mate introduc...

UNVEILED: i-mate introduces the JAMA 101 Pocket PC Phone
Looks like i-mate is extending its range of JAMA smartphones. Following the earlier released i-mate JAMA, the Dubai based Windows Mobile specialist recently unveiled the i-mate JAMA 101 Windows Mobile 6 Professional smartphone. Supporting triband GSM/GPRS/EDGE at 900/1800/1900 MHz as well and Bluetooth, the JAMA 101 lacks WiFi and UMTS. The 2.4" touchscreen device is powered by a Samsung CPU at 300 MHz and sports 128 MB of ROM and 64 MB RAM which can be extended by microSD memory cards. Last but not least, the device sports a 2 megapixel autofocus camera with flash for photos and videos:

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APPOINTED: HTC America ge...

APPOINTED: HTC America gets new Vice President of Sales and Marketing
HTC (High Tech Computer Corp.) today announced that Jason Mackenzie has been named the vice president of sales and marketing of HTC America. Hired by HTC in 2005, Mackenzie has served as the executive director of national accounts for HTC and was a founding member of the HTC America leadership team. Mackenzie has been instrumental in the expansion of HTC America, which has grown to more than 100 employees in just two years. In addition, he was responsible for developing the Americas account team structure, channel sales organization and relationships with some of the top mobile operators in North America.

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AVAILABILITY: Dummies of ...

AVAILABILITY: Dummies of Pantech's C810 arriving at AT&T Stores
Spotted on Amazon before, Engadget Mobile received some information that the AT&T stores are starting to get dummy versions of the new Pantech Duo C810 Windows Mobile 6 Standard smartphone which can only mean that the release is coming soon. While the C810 isn't available from AT&T's online shop, it might be worth to ask your local store for estimated time of arrival. I think the Pantech C810 is a quite interesting concept, with it's dual slide mechanism for a traditional phone keypad and an additional slide-out QWERTY keyboard, combining best of both worlds - so far seen on the HTC S710 and S730 only:

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LEAKED: Motorola works on...

LEAKED: Motorola works on a Consumer-friendly MOTO Q9h follower [UPDATE]
During a Motorola presentation yesterday in Amsterdam, Motorola also accidently leaked four new devices which includes one new Windows Mobile smartphones. Dutch site "Mobile Phone Helpdesk" was able to snap photos of these devices when they were shown at the presentation. The accidentally leaked Windows Mobile smartphone is code-named "Genghis" and according to Mobile Phone Helpdesk, the Motorola Genghis is not directly made for the businessman but more for those who appreciate the advantages of a business device (with a QWERTY thumb-keyboard) without too much hustle and bustle.

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LEAKED: Motorola works on...

LEAKED: Motorola works on a Consumer-friendly MOTO Q9h follower
During a Motorola presentation yesterday in Amsterdam, Motorola also accidently leaked four new devices which includes one new Windows Mobile smartphones. Dutch site "Mobile Phone Helpdesk" was able to snap photos of these devices when they were shown at the presentation. The accidentally leaked Windows Mobile smartphone is code-named "Genghis" and according to Mobile Phone Helpdesk, the Motorola Genghis is not directly made for the businessman but more for those who appreciate the advantages of a business device (with a QWERTY thumb-keyboard) without too much hustle and bustle.

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DEVELOPMENT: Mozilla Foun...

DEVELOPMENT: Mozilla Foundation to port Firefox to Mobile Devices
Late but not too late, Mike Schroepfer from the Mozilla Foundation posted on his blog yesterday, that there are plans now to officially port Mozilla to mobile devices. This means that the Mozilla Foundation will make core platform decisions with mobile devices as first-class citizens to ship a version of "Mobile Firefox" which can, among other things, run Firefox extensions on mobile devices and allow others to build rich applications via XUL. Furthermore it's planned that Mozilla will expand its small team of full-time mobile contributors to focus on the technology and application needs of mobile devices.

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REVIEW: Proporta Freedom ...

REVIEW: Proporta Freedom Keychain GPS SiRF III Receiver
Do you remember Proporta's new GPS receiver, which claimed to be the smallest GPS receiver available as of today? Well, today I've received a review sample, thanks to Proporta and it's indeed pretty small. Well, it's not as small as I thought (or better hoped) but nevertheless, it's definitely an interesting GPS receiver for most Windows Mobile Standard/Smartphone users, since Windows Mobile Standard smartphones doesn't features GPS receivers yet as well as an interesting addition for Pocket PC Phone users like HTC Touch/HTC Touch Dual owners.

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VIDEOVIEW: HTC Touch Dual...

VIDEOVIEW: HTC Touch Dual/O2 Xda star SureType Hard- and Software Keyboards
Following yesterday's video view of HTC's new and updated TouchFLO user interface, which ships with the HTC Touch Dual, today I'm video viewing the new input methods on a 20 keys SureType-like O2 Xda star. So the Xda star (as well as the 20 keys HTC Touch Dual version) includes a slide-out keyboard which reminds on BlackBerry's SureType technology as well as two new SIP (Soft Input Pannel) keyboards called "Touch Keyboard" and "Touch Keypad". The Touch Keyboard is a 1:1 SureType copy of the SureType hardware keyboard while the Touch Keypad is a more traditional 12 keys mobile phone-like keypad.

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UPGRADE: Windows Mobile 6...

UPGRADE: Windows Mobile 6 ROM for Samsung SGH-i600 coming to South-East Asia soon
Rolled-out initially in Europe, Samsung Singapore confirmed in a statement, that the long awaited Windows Mobile 6 upgrade for the Samsung SGH-i600 is finally coming to South-East Asia as well. Starting in Singapore, i600 Singaporean customers can can bring their smartphones to the Samsung service center at "Plaza Singapura" for a free software upgrade from October 13. So Singaporean i600 customers cannot perform the upgrade on their own as European customers can do (if available for your country).

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VIDEOVIEW: HTC Touch Dual...

VIDEOVIEW: HTC Touch Dual/O2 Xda star TouchFlo walkthrough
With the recently announced HTC Touch Dual, HTC has also enhanced it's TouchFLO user interface which was originally introduced with the HTC Touch (see the previous HTC Touch video walkthrough here). Was the first TouchFLO version pretty much focused on the Today screen cube and some navigational elements in the File or Internet Explorer, HTC now added TouchFLO functionalities to the Inbox as well as enhanced the Contacts navigation. Furthermore HTC added a new photo viewer which lets you zoom in/out as well as sliding through your photo album. Last but not least the size of the Start menu is increased to make it more thumb friendly:

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UNVEILED: Samsung SGH-i61...

UNVEILED: Samsung SGH-i617 aka BlackJack II shows its face
Nobody is yet sure what's new for the Samsung SGH-i617 the FCC unveiled earlier but at least we got a couple of high resolution photos now. Confirmed seems to be Windows Mobile 6 Standard as well as an upgraded 2 megapixel camera but other features like supported GSM and UMTS bands are still in the dust. Sure, this refresh looks good but hopefully the refresh also includes quadband GSM, triband UMTS with a 3.6 Mbps upgraded HSDPA revision as well as WiFi support which the European BlackJack I had built-in already:

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PHOTOVIEW: Palm Treo 500v...

PHOTOVIEW: Palm Treo 500v Windows Mobile Smartphone
Following the earlier hands-on, I finally found the time for some better photos of the recently announced Palm Treo 500v Windows Mobile 6 Standard smartphone which also includes some comparison to other Windows Mobile 6 Standard smartphones. While I'm currently working on the review, please find bellow a couple of photos for your pleasance since a photo says more than thousand words. The review will be ready and uploaded during this week, since I have to return the device soon, so please feel free to ask further questions now:

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THOUGHT: How usable are Q...

THOUGHT: How usable are QWERTY Keyboards for one-hand use?
No question, since RIM's introduction of the BlackBerry, QWERTY keyboards became quite popular, doesn't matter if these are slide-out keyboards like used with the HTC TyTN and TyTN II, or if these are thumb-keyboards like used with the Palm Treo 750 or Samsung BlackJack or if these are SureType-kind of keyboards like used with the HTC Touch Dual or the T-Mobile Juno. All these keyboards have one common - a kind of classical typewriter keyboard layout and it seems, the regular mobile phone keypad is slowly falling into oblivion.

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PHOTOVIEW: O2 Xda star Wi...

PHOTOVIEW: O2 Xda star Windows Mobile Professional Smartphone [UPDATE]
Following my last week's hands-on with the recently announced O2 Xda star, aka O2 Germany's version of the also recently announced HTC Touch Dual, this morning I found a brand new O2 Xda star on my door step, thanks to O2 Germany. The O2 xda star is the sister-model of the HTC Touch Dual, featuring the same specs like Windows Mobile 6 Professional, triband GSM/GPRS/EDGE as well as singleband UMTS/HSDPA up to 3.6 Mbps as well as Bluetooth 2.0+EDR and a unique 20 keys slide-out keyboard for easier text input. Furthermore, the Xda star features HTC's new and unique "biotouch" display including HTC's improved TouchFLO GUI.

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REVEALED: FCC unveils the...

REVEALED: FCC unveils the Samsung SGH-i617 and the Bluetooth SIG confirms it
The beloved FCC, which is always good to unveil unannounced devices just revealed the Samsung SGH-i617 which is most likely a Windows Mobile smartphone and seems to be the follower of the Samsung SGH-i60x. While no photos are available yet, the outline drawing looks quite similar to the Samsung SGH-i60x aka the Samsung BlackJack. According to the SAR report, the i617 supports at least HSDPA at 850 and 1900 MHz but the Bluetooth SIG unveiled that the device might support even more GSM and UMTS bands since it claims that the device will has a "Geographic Availability: Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America":

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PHOTOVIEW: O2 Xda star Wi...

PHOTOVIEW: O2 Xda star Windows Mobile Professional Smartphone
Following my last week's hands-on with the recently announced O2 Xda star, aka O2 Germany's version of the also recently announced HTC Touch Dual, this morning I found a brand new O2 Xda star on my door step, thanks to O2 Germany. The O2 xda star is the sister-model of the HTC Touch Dual, featuring the same specs like Windows Mobile 6 Professional, triband GSM/GPRS/EDGE as well as singleband UMTS/HSDPA up to 3.6 Mbps as well as Bluetooth 2.0+EDR and a unique 20 keys slide-out keyboard for easier text input. Furthermore, the Xda star features HTC's new and unique "biotouch" display including HTC's improved TouchFLO GUI.

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REVIEW: Sling Media Sling...

REVIEW: Sling Media Slingbox PRO - UK Version
Late last month, Sling Media announced the launch of the Slingbox Pro for the UK and thanks to Sling Media, I've recently received a Slingbox PRO for a review. If you know what place-shift is, I'm sure you know what the Slingbox is able to provide. If you are new to this topic, the short explanation is that every Slingbox lets you watch your home TV on nearly any Internet connected PC or mobile device by taking the TV signal, converting it into an IPTV stream and sending it to your LAN or Internet connected PC or mobile device. Well, this might sounds complicated but far from it, in most cases it's a 5 - 10 minute installation and configuration only and after you are ready to watch your home TV on your connected Notebook, Mac or Windows Mobile smartphone, doesn't matter if you are at home or abroad.

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CONCEPT: TechFaith Wirele...

CONCEPT: TechFaith Wireless works on a Dual SIM Card Windows Mobile Smartphone
Pocket PC Dubai reports today about a new TechFaith Wireless Windows Mobile smartphone which is quite unique (but it seems to become a new trend) by supporting two SIM cards in one device. According to Pocket PC Dubai, the new device, which is codenamed "Cynthia", will sports Windows Mobile 6 Professional, supports quad- or triband GSM/GPRS/EDGE (depending on the CPU) as well as Bluetooth 2.0, a 2 megapixel camera and 64 MB/256 MB ROM (again depending on the CPU version). What makes me kind of wonder is the time-line which says "working samples ready in April and release in July". Hey, we have October already and not a single indication of the Cynthia on the horizon:

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UNVEILED: HTC Polaris GPS...

UNVEILED: HTC Polaris GPS Windows Mobile Smartphone shows its face
Time is gone since we've heard about the HTC Polaris last time and unlike expected, HTC hasn't unveiled it during its last week's press events. However, someone in Portugal managed to got his hands on one and was even able to make some photos (as far as I know these are the first real photos of the Polaris). The HTC Polaris is the UMTS follower of the HTC P3300 (HTC Artemis) and expected to feature Windows Mobile 6 Professional, GSM/GPRS/EDGE and UMTS/HSDPA, WiFi b/g and Bluetooth as well as a FM radio and for sure A-GPS (chipset yet unknown):

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VIDEOVIEW: Vodafone TPP M...

VIDEOVIEW: Vodafone TPP Menu on the Palm Treo 500v
Not yet announced by Vodafone, the latest Vodafone branded devices shows a new menu structure called Vodafone TPP (whatever TPP stands for). We have seen the new TPP design earlier when Vodafone unveiled its new, not yet shown Vodafone 920 Windows Mobile smartphone but the recently announced Palm Treo 500v features the TPP menu structure as well. So what's TPP about? As far as I know, Vodafone plans to unify its upcoming smartphone menus and the menu structure we're seeing on Widows Mobile was just the start.

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SITE: Video Streams now W...

SITE: Video Streams now Windows Mobile optimized as well [UPDATE]
As you might know, for some weeks the::unwired is offering "Video Views" in addition to the "Photo Views" where either devices are unboxed or devices or features are reviewed with video streams. So far I've used, with great success, the Flash Video format which works on virtually any PC and Mac operating systems, as long as the Adobe Flash Player is installed on your PC/Mac. But well, offering videos on PCs and Macs is one thing, providing the same content on mobile devices is something different and since I've launched the::unwired and all its forerunners, I always tried hard to make the content available on Windows Mobile devices as well.

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SITE: Video Streams now W...

SITE: Video Streams now Windows Mobile optimized as well
As you might know, for some weeks the::unwired is offering "Video Views" in addition to the "Photo Views" where either devices are unboxed or devices or features are reviewed with video streams. So far I've used, with great success, the Flash Video format which works on virtually any PC and Mac operating systems, as long as the Adobe Flash Player is installed on your PC/Mac. But well, offering videos on PCs and Macs is one thing, providing the same content on mobile devices is something different and since I've launched the::unwired and all its forerunners, I always tried hard to make the content available on Windows Mobile devices as well.

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VIDEOVIEW: Unboxing the P...

VIDEOVIEW: Unboxing the Palm Treo 500v Windows Mobile 6 Standard Smartphone
Today I'm finally going to unbox the new Palm Treo 500v, Palm announced three weeks ago and which I've received late last week already. But due to some other press events and bank holiday in Germany, I hadn't found the time to unbox it before. Anyway, Palm's new Treo, which is exclusively on sale from Vodafone, is quite an interesting device because it's Palm's first Windows Mobile 6 Standard smartphone which means it misses a touch screen but it's a "regular" phone with a QWERTY (in this case QWERTZ) keyboard, featuring triband GSM and singleband UMTS. It neither features HSDPA nor does it supports all North American GSM and UMTS frequencies which is quite unusual for a U.S.-American product:

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PHOTOVIEW: Hands-on with ...

PHOTOVIEW: Hands-on with the HTC Shift Windows Vista UMPC
One of my personal highlights of this week's HTC press events was the presentation of the HTC Shift, which was announced some months ago already but which I hadn't seen in person so far. What makes the Shift so interesting for me? Well, it's the combination of being smaller than a Notebook but more powerful than a Windows Mobile Professional smartphone while still connected through UMTS and HSDPA. I'm not using my Pocket PC Phone Editions for voice but I'm using it for mobile data access the whole day but for some tasks, like photo editing, I still need my Tablet PC. So that's where the HTC Shift comes into the game by offering Pocket PC portability with Notebook functionality.

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PHOTOVIEW: Hands-on with ...

PHOTOVIEW: Hands-on with the Arctic Silver HTC Touch Windows Mobile Smartphone
If you are bored by black mobile devices like me or you simply cannot see it anymore because it seems black became in the mobile phone industry what beige was in the PC industry in the late 80s and early 90s, HTC has something new for you: the Arctic Silver HTC Touch. It's not another silver device (since silver was before what black is today) but it's shimmering somewhat warmer, not so cold. I must say that the Arctic Silver HTC Touch is definitely looking like a winner. Unfortunately, there is no Arctic Silver HTC Touch Dual planned yet but who knows - maybe HTC will update its color portfolio for the Christmas season anyway:

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ANNOUNCED: AT&T officiall...

ANNOUNCED: AT&T officially launches the AT&T Tilt Windows Mobile Smartphone
AT&T today announced that the AT&T Tilt, the most feature-packed smart device available in the United States, will debut exclusively through AT&T beginning Friday, Oct. 5 already. The AT&T Tilt, which is the AT&T-branded HTC Kaiser aka HTC TyTN II, is the first AT&T-enabled Windows Mobile 6 smart device and features an innovative slide-out QWERTY keypad design, a 3 megapixel camera, 3G data speeds from AT&T's UMTS/HSDPA-based BroadbandConnect network and complete global connectivity.

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PHOTOVIEW: Hands-on with ...

PHOTOVIEW: Hands-on with the Artic Silver HTC Touch Windows Mobile Smartphone
If you are bored by black mobile devices like me or you simply cannot see it anymore because it seems black became in the mobile phone industry what beige was in the PC industry in the late 80s and early 90s, HTC has something new for you: the Arctic Silver HTC Touch. It's not another silver device (since silver was before what black is today) but it's shimmering somewhat warmer, not so cold. I must say that the Arctic Silver HTC Touch is definitely looking like a winner. Unfortunately, there is no Arctic Silver HTC Touch Dual planned yet but who knows - maybe HTC will update its color portfolio for the Christmas season anyway:

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AVAILABLE: HTC releases W...

AVAILABLE: HTC releases Windows Mobile 6 Upgrade for the HTC P3300
HTC just released another Windows Mobile 6 ROM upgrade, this time the earlier confirmed upgrade for the HTC P3300. Not too much is known about the enhancements (others than Windows Mobile 6 Professional) since HTC hasn't announced it so far but as you can see here, it's definitely available from the "My Downloads" section of HTC eClub. As with all recent HTC Windows Mobile 6 upgrades, the download needs a registration to HTC eClub which is easy and completely free for HTC customers. So if you aren't already a member, you need to sign up to get your HTC P3300 ROM upgrade.

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UNVEILED: E-Plus silently...

UNVEILED: E-Plus silently tests HSDPA in Germany
E-Plus, a German GSM and UMTS network operator, and the last carrier in Germany which hasn't HSDPA alive, seems to silently test HSDPA now (finally). At least that's what I've see since yesterday on my O2 Xda comet which never indicated a H (for HSDPA) so far but an U (for UMTS) only. And yes, sources close to E-Plus confirmed this on request but said only a very few parts of the E-Plus network got this HSDPA upgrade yet. You might wonder why this is so important, at least for me? Well, E-Plus is the only carrier in Germany which offers true and unlimited 2.5G and 3G data flat which is somewhat important for me.

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IMPROVED: Microsoft annou...

IMPROVED: Microsoft announces two new Zune PMPs with new features
Neither Windows Mobile relevant nor smartphone relevant, Microsoft's Chairman Bill Gates and Corporate Vice President J Allard yesterday unveiled the next generation of Zune portable media players. The two new models of Zune portable media players feature the new Zune Pad, an innovative touch-sensitive button for navigating on the device, as well as wireless sync, a feature that allows Zune devices to automatically sync over the device owner's home wireless network when it is connected to an AC adaptor, in a dock or speaker dock accessory.

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PHOTOVIEW: Hands-on with the O2 Germany Xda star Windows Mobile Smartphone
As posted this morning, O2 announced it's Xda star today which is based on HTC's Nike aka Touch Dual reference platform. Like the HTC Touch Dual, the Xda star features Windows Mobile 6 Professional as well as triband GSM/GPRS/EDGE and singleband UMTS/HSDPA up to 3.6 Mbps. It also features Bluetooth 2.0+EDR and misses (unfortunately for home use) WiFi. However, O2 Germany slightly redesigned its version of the Touch Dual to make it more Xda nova similar and therefore is the Xda star sporting a different D-Pad and call button design which is the same as with the Xda nova.

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PHOTOVIEW: Hands-on with ...

PHOTOVIEW: Hands-on with the HTC S730 Windows Mobile Smartphone
The HTC S730 is the Windows Mobile 6 Standard smartphone I've awaited. Equipped with UMTS/HSDPA and quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE as well as WiFi b/g and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR as well as its fast 400 MHz Qualcomm processor, it's the perfect device for those consumers and business professionals who want high speed connectivity. It's is a stylish and compact phone which features an auto-sliding QWERTY keyboard making it an ideal choice for the mobile professional who needs easy access to E-Mail, messaging and the internet while out of the office. The HTC S730 comes equipped with Windows Mobile 6 and 256 MB Flash memory wrapped in a sleek gun-metal grey casing:

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PHOTOVIEW: Hands-on with ...

PHOTOVIEW: Hands-on with the HTC Touch Dual Windows Mobile Smartphone
Following yesterday's official announcement of the HTC Touch Dual Windows Mobile 6 Professional smartphone, today I had some time to play with it and snapping some photos for your enjoyment. Overall I can say that the Touch Dual is lovely and well done. It's a little bit smaller than the HTC Touch but also a little bit longer and I'm quite impressed from the enhanced TouchFLO user interface as well as from the QWERTY keyboard which works pretty good. I'm sure the 20-keys version will become the bestseller (you see photographed bellow), not the traditional phone keypad version.

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ANNOUNCED: O2 Germany unv...

ANNOUNCED: O2 Germany unveils the O2 Xda star Windows Mobile Smartphone
Following yesterday's announcement of the HTC Touch Dual, today - during the German HTC press release - O2 Germany announced the Windows Mobile 6 Professional based Xda star which is O2 Germany's version of the HTC Touch Dual. Like the Touch Dual, the Xda star is the 3G slider version of O2's HTC Touch version, the Xda nova and following the Xda nova design, the Xda star features its own slightly different design which is based on the Xda nova "reference design". However, the Xda star will be available in one version only - with the 20-key QWERTZ keypad:

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PHOTOVIEW: Sling Media Sl...

PHOTOVIEW: Sling Media Slingbox SOLO
Thanks to Sling Media, I've just received a brand new Slingbox SOLO which Sling Media recently announced and launched in North America incl. the US and Canada as well as in the UK. The new Slingbox SOLO, a freshly designed new Slingbox that can connect to a standard definition or high definition set-top box transforms PCs, Notebook, Macs and for sure Windows Mobile smartphones as well as Palm devices and Nokia phones into personal, portable TVs and builds upon the goals of the original Slingbox - giving consumers the freedom to view their home cable, satellite or digital video recorder (DVR) programming on a wide range of devices anywhere they can access the Internet.

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PHOTOVIEW: Sling Media Sl...

PHOTOVIEW: Sling Media Slingbox PRO
Okay, and if you think it's not enough to review one Slingbox, here's another one I've thankfully received from Sling Media. It's the brand new Slingbox PRO which Sling Media recently announced. Brand new, you think? Yes, brand new for the UK where it was introduced last week. While introduced in the US last year already, the Slinbox PRO for the UK is a feature adopted version of the original Slingbox PRO. Like the US version, the UK version also features widescreen (16:9) support and increased streaming performance (full VGA resolution, up to 8 Mbps around the home) from either standard definition or high definition set top boxes

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AVAILABLE: Opera announce...

AVAILABLE: Opera announces Opera Mobile 8.65 for Windows Mobile Smartphones and PDAs
Opera Software today released the new version of Opera Mobile 8.65 for Windows Mobile. Following the positive reception and rapid market adoption of Opera Mobile for the Windows Mobile platform, Opera took strides to continue providing Smartphone and Pocket PC users with a superior Web-browsing experience. Today's release, Opera Mobile 8.65 for Windows Mobile, is the culmination of user feedback and beta testing results to further enhance the Web-browsing experience on Windows Mobile devices with Opera's winning small-screen performance.

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PHOTOVIEW: Slingmedia Sli...

PHOTOVIEW: Slingmedia Slingbox SOLO
Thanks to Sling Media, I've just received a brand new Slingbox SOLO which Sling Media recently announced and launched in North America incl. the US and Canada as well as in the UK. The new Slingbox SOLO, a freshly designed new Slingbox that can connect to a standard definition or high definition set-top box transforms PCs, Notebook, Macs and for sure Windows Mobile smartphones as well as Palm devices and Nokia phones into personal, portable TVs and builds upon the goals of the original Slingbox - giving consumers the freedom to view their home cable, satellite or digital video recorder (DVR) programming on a wide range of devices anywhere they can access the Internet.

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ANNOUNCED: HTC announces ...

ANNOUNCED: HTC announces HTC S730 Windows Mobile Smartphone
Following the 2.5G HTC S710 launch, HTC today unveiled the S730 Windows Mobile 6 Standard Smartphone which adds 3G/HSDPA and a 400MHz processor for those consumers and business professionals who want high speed connectivity. It's is a stylish and compact phone which features an auto-sliding QWERTY keyboard making it an ideal choice for the mobile professional who needs easy access to E-Mail, messaging and the internet while out of the office. The HTC S730 comes equipped with Windows Mobile 6 and 256 MB Flash memory wrapped in a sleek gun-metal grey casing.

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ANNOUNCED: HTC announces ...

ANNOUNCED: HTC announces HTC Shift UMPC availability for November
During its press event today, HTC Corp announced the HTC Shift Windows Vista/Windows Mobile UMPC. The HTC Shift ushers in a new era in mobile computing. Combining the power of Microsoft Windows Vista with always-connected 3G/HSDPA connectivity, the HTC Shift delivers unparalleled functionality in a sleek, compact design. The HTC Shift is the first device to feature HTC's innovative new SnapVUE technology. SnapVUE provides instant access to E-Mails, calendar, SMS messages and contacts, without the need to fully boot up the device which helps conserve power and extend battery life.

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ANNOUNCED: HTC announces ...

ANNOUNCED: HTC announces the HTC P6500 vertical market Windows Mobile Smartphone
Last but not least, HTC today announced the HTC P6500 Windows Mobile 6 Professional smartphone. which is designed for the enterprise market. It's is ideal for use in a range of vertical sectors, from logistics companies to hospitals and police forces. Incorporating a 3.5" screen, 3 megapixel camera with auto focus and barcode and fingerprint scanning capabilities, it offers the ideal features to be overlaid with programs tailored to meet the specific needs of each enterprise. The HTC P6500 is equipped with 256MB internal memory with the option to add up to 1GB in addition to two external SD card slots.

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ANNOUNCED: HTC unveils 3....

ANNOUNCED: HTC unveils 3.5G HTC Touch Dual Windows Mobile Smartphone
HTC Corp. today announced the European launch of the HTC Touch Dual, a new and more powerful member of the Touch family that integrates 3.5G wireless connectivity with a sleek and innovative sliding keypad design. The HTC Touch Dual follows HTC's heritage of bringing a new level of simplicity to the powerful and feature rich device experience that today's mobile users demand. Taking a design cue from the stylish HTC Touch, the HTC Touch Dual adds high speed 3G/HSDPA connectivity and a slide out keypad into a thin and narrow device designed for easy typing.

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ANNOUNCED: HTC unveils Q4...

ANNOUNCED: HTC unveils Q4 2007 device line-up
As expected, HTC Corp. today launched four new devices from its Q4 2007 product portfolio - the HTC Shift UMPC, the HTC S730 Windows Mobile 6 Standard smartphone, the HTC P6500 Windows Mobile 6 Professional smartphone and the HTC Touch Dual Windows Mobile 6 Professional smartphone. This range of devices further cements HTC's position as an innovator, driving forward the development of devices that meet the needs of business and enterprise users.

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INTRODUCED: GIGA-BYTE lau...

INTRODUCED: GIGA-BYTE launches GSmart i350 GPS PDA Phone in Russia
GIGA-BYTE Communications today announces the GSmart i350, its first GPS PDA phone with VGA screen in Russia and runs on the latest Windows Mobile 6 Professional operating system. In a compact and sleek design, it is equipped with GPS Navigation and displays images and texts on a VGA screen, which is up to four times sharper than the commonly-seen QVGA screens. Users can view pictures and videos with high definition. As more content can now be shown in one single page, web browsing is more efficient than ever.

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CONFIRMED: Asus P750 Wind...

CONFIRMED: Asus P750 Windows Mobile Smartphone becomes somewhat official
Finally we have a release date for the Asus P750, you remember, the Windows Mobile 6 Professional smartphone you've seen on the::unwired first back in late July. According to CNet, the P750 will be available in Singapore and other Asian countries from December while no further information about a European release are given yet. Furthermore CNet got an official image and full specifications now and as posted on the::unwired before, the P750 will features HSDPA, in addition to built-in GPS and the QVGA display. However, Asus will give 64 MB of RAM only, not the previously mentioned 128 MB.

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UPDATE: Microsoft release...

UPDATE: Microsoft releases Office Mobile 6.1 for Windows Mobile 6 [UPDATE]
Microsoft just released an Office Mobile 6.1 update as a free download, which is an upgrade to Office Mobile applications on Windows Mobile 6 Classic, Professional and Standard PDAs and smartphones. Office Mobile 6.1 now supports the new Office 2007 file formats. Microsoft Office 2007 introduced new Open XML-based file formats for Office applications. These new file formats reduce file size, improve security and reliability and enhance integration with external sources.

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UPDATE: Microsoft release...

UPDATE: Microsoft releases Office Mobile 6.1 for Windows Mobile 6
Microsoft just released an Office Mobile 6.1 update as a free download, which is an upgrade to Office Mobile applications on Windows Mobile 6 Classic, Professional and Standard PDAs and smartphones. Office Mobile 6.1 now supports the new Office 2007 file formats. Microsoft Office 2007 introduced new Open XML-based file formats for Office applications. These new file formats reduce file size, improve security and reliability and enhance integration with external sources.

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APPROVED: FCC unveils the...

APPROVED: FCC unveils the HTC Phoebus Windows Mobile Smartphone
The beloved FCC just unveiled the HTC Phoebus without giving any further details. But anyway, we know what HTC's Phoebus is - it's yesterday's unveiled Dopod C750 aka the rumored T-Mobile Juno and since the device just received the FCC approval now, there are some real chances now, that T-Mobile US will indeed launch the HTC Phoebus/Dopod C750/T-Mobile Juno (however you want to call it) soon. On the left the Dopod C750, on the right the HTC Phoebus:

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RECEIVED: Palm Treo 500v ...

RECEIVED: Palm Treo 500v Windows Mobile Smartphone arrived at the::unwired
Nice, Palm's PR agency just sent over a brand new Palm Treo 500v Windows Mobile smartphone which Palm announced two weeks ago with Vodafone. While I've just got it 10 minutes ago, soon I will be able to answer your questions (you can ask in the comments bellow). The Palm Treo 500v smartphone runs on a Windows Mobile 6 Standard platform and has a full QWERTY (in this case the German QWERTZ) keyboard, QVGA screen and supports triband GSM/GPRS with 900/1800/199 MHz and singleband UMTS with 2100 MHz (no HSDPA). Furthermore it supports Bluetooth 2.0+EDR but not WiFi:

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PLACE-SHIFT: Sling Media ...

PLACE-SHIFT: Sling Media announces the new Slingbox SOLO for US, Canada and the UK [UPDATE]
No question, most of you know that I'm a big fan of Sling Media's Slingbox (which I'm using nearly every day) and therefore I'm even happier to tell you, that Sling Media just announced its brand-new Slingbox SOLO. The Slingbox SOLO is SlingMedia's first worldwide model which is simultaneously launching in the US (US$ 179.99), Canada (CAD$ 199.99) and the UK (� 129.99). The new key elements of the SOLO are: Integrated support for component video, pass-through or "looping" outputs and refreshed design. The Slingbox SOLO is, more or less a feature enhanced refresh of the Slinbox AV which also came, like the Slingbox SOLO without an inbuilt tuner but requires either a set-top or any other A/V source from an input device:

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PLACE-SHIFT: Sling Media ...

PLACE-SHIFT: Sling Media announces the new Slingbox SOLO for US, Canada and the UK
No question, most of you know that I'm a big fan of Sling Media's Slingbox (which I'm using nearly every day) and therefore I'm even happier to tell you, that Sling Media just announced its brand-new Slingbox SOLO. The Slingbox SOLO is SlingMedia's first worldwide model which is simultaneously launching in the US (US$ 179.99), Canada (CAD$ 199.99) and the UK (� 129.99). The new key elements of the SOLO are: Integrated support for component video, pass-through or "looping" outputs and refreshed design. The Slingbox SOLO is, more or less a feature enhanced refresh of the Slinbox AV which also came, like the Slingbox SOLO without an inbuilt tuner but requires either a set-top or any other A/V source from an input device:

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COOPERATION: VimpleCom Ru...

COOPERATION: VimpleCom Russia and Spb Software House teams up for innovation
Spb Software House, a leading Windows Mobile software maker, joined efforts with VimpelCom, a major Russian mobile operator, to deliver innovation directly to the Windows Mobile devices of Beeline subscribers, within the framework of the "Activation" service. VimpelCom launched a service, offering its Beeline subscribers to download and install a batch of customized and specially preset software directly onto their Windows Mobile-based communicators and smartphones.

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UNVEILED: Dopod C750 show...

UNVEILED: Dopod C750 shows its face - an indication for T-Mobile's HTC Juno?
Not too much is known about this smartphone which is called Dopod C750, except that it looks like the previously rumored HTC Juno which is expected to be released by T-Mobile U.S.. It's running Windows Mobile 6 Standard, this is clear, but, according to the original source, it's also sporting a VGA screen at 480 x 640 pixel (as far as I know it's the first Windows Mobile Standard phone with VGA). Furthermore it seems confirmed that the slide-out keyboard is this kind of BlackBerry-like "SureType" keypad we have seen on the T-Mobile Juno rendering before:

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TECHNOLOGY: TI Power Mana...

TECHNOLOGY: TI Power Management predicts more accurate Smartphone battery life
How much battery life do I really have left? Texas Instruments Incorporated wants to answer the question by introducing its system-side fuel gauge integrated circuit (IC) with Impedance Track technology for smart phones and other handhelds. The 2.5 mm x 4 mm gauge predicts battery life with 99-percent accuracy to extend run-time, protect data and provide a better user experience for mobile handheld users. The bq27500 system-side battery fuel gauge with TI's patented Impedance Track technology accurately measures data from a device's single-cell Li-Ion battery to predict remaining battery capacity under all conditions, even as a battery ages.

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EVENT: HTC to unveil its ...

EVENT: HTC to unveil its Q4 Windows Mobile range next week
There are some real chances that we will learn more about HTC's recently unveiled HTC Kii soon. The Taiwanese handset maker just invited the press to its two European events in the UK (Monday, October 1st) and Germany (Tuesday, October 2nd) to officially unveil its Q4-2007 line-up of Windows Mobile smartphones. While HTC hasn't given any further information of what we can expect, I'm sure we will see (again) some familiar faces like the HTC Shift, maybe the HTC Nike (which was already announced in Japan as NTT DoCoMo FOMA HT1100) and most likely HTC's new flagship smartphone, the HTC TyTN II (which hasn't had it's launch event so far).

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UNVEILED: Bluetooth SIG u...

UNVEILED: Bluetooth SIG unveils the HTC Kii Windows Mobile Smartphone
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) just unveiled another so far unknown HTC smartphone, the "HTC Kii" which must be - according to the Bluetooth SIG documents - a non-touch screen Windows Mobile Standard smartphone (because it is listed as a "Smart Phone", like the HTC Breeze or HTC Vox). Basically nothing else is known about the device but since it's from HTC it can be expected to sport any version of Windows Mobile Standard and it's confirmed that the HTC Kii supports Bluetooth 2.0+EDR:

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UNCOVERED: Samsung SGH-i6...

UNCOVERED: Samsung SGH-i640 Windows Mobile Smartphone shows its Face and Specs
Unveiled with the Vodafone Christmas line-up announcement, not too much was known about Vodafone's new co-branded Samsung SGH-i640v Windows Mobile 6 Standard Smartphone, which looks like a design-upgrade to the Samsung SGH-i620. However, it seems the i640 is far more than just a design-upgraded i620 since it is expected to sport features, the i620 was badly missing, including WiFi and even GPS! And it's sporting Vodafone's new Home screen implementation we have seen on the Palm Treo 500v before already.

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UNCOVERED: Samsung SGH-i6...

UNCOVERED: Samsung SGH-i640V Windows Mobile Smartphone shows its Face and Specs
Unveiled with the Vodafone Christmas line-up announcement, not too much was known about Vodafone's new co-branded Samsung SGH-i640V Windows Mobile 6 Standard Smartphone, which looks like a design-upgrade to the Samsung SGH-i620. However, it seems the i640 is far more than just a design-upgraded i620 since it is expected to sport features, the i620 was badly missing, including WiFi and even GPS! And it's sporting Vodafone's new Home screen implementation we have seen on the Palm Treo 500v before already.

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UNVEILED: Samsung SGH-i78...

UNVEILED: Samsung SGH-i780 Windows Mobile Smartphone shows its Specs [UPDATE]
Samsung's recently unveiled Windows Mobile smartphone is indeed the Samsung SGH-i780 as it is now confirmed by a document of the Bluetooth Special Interest Group. It seems to be even brand new (it just received its Bluetooth approval beginning this month). So what's known so far? The SGH-i780 is sporting Windows Mobile 6 Professional and features triband GSM/GPRS/EDGE at 900/1800/1900 MHz as well as singleband UMTS/HSDPA at 2100 MHz. Furthermore it features Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, WiFi b/g and is expected to even include GPS (type unknown)!

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UNVEILED: Samsung SGH-i78...

UNVEILED: Samsung SGH-i780 Windows Mobile Smartphone shows its Specs
Samsung's recently unveiled Windows Mobile smartphone is indeed the Samsung SGH-i780 as it is now confirmed by a document of the Bluetooth Special Interest Group. It seems to be even brand new (it just received its Bluetooth approval beginning this month). So what's known so far? The SGH-i780 is sporting Windows Mobile 6 Professional and features triband GSM/GPRS/EDGE at 900/1800/1900 MHz as well as singleband UMTS/HSDPA at 2100 MHz. Furthermore it features Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, WiFi b/g and is expected to even include GPS (type unknown)!

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LINK: CNet Asia compares ...

LINK: CNet Asia compares the O2 Xda Atom Life to the HTC P3600i
Just in time with my review of the German version of the O2 Xda Atom Life, CNet Asia compared O2's latest working horse with HTC's (not yet anywhere outside APAC announced or released) Windows Mobile 6 upgraded P3600i. CNet Asia's judges are Senior writer Damian Koh who doesn't understand what the hype about the Apple iPhone is about, but heck, if it looks good, it must be good. And senior writer John Chan who loves QWERTY keyboards because he claims having one makes typing messages faster:

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REVIEW: O2 Xda comet Wind...

REVIEW: O2 Xda comet Windows Mobile 6 Professional PDA Phone
During the past days, I had the pleasure to use O2 Germany's latest Windows Mobile device, the soon to be released O2 Xda comet. While O2 Germany decided not to launch the HTC TyTN II (HTC Kaiser), it decided to release another follower of last year's released Xda trion (aka HTC Hermes) and unlike the HTC Hermes and and HTC Kaiser, the O2 Xda comet is a quite "traditional" Pocket PC Phone Edition, without sporting a thumb-keyboard but touch-screen focused only. As you might have read already, the O2 Xda comet isn't a brand new device anymore, since sprig it's available in Asia as the O2 Xda Atom Life already and O2 Germany decided to pick-up O2 Asia's top product to sell it in Germany now as well.

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CHANGE: Top American exec...

CHANGE: Top American executive for HTC resigns
As RCR Wireless News reports today, Todd Achilles, the face of HTC Americas in the United States and throughout the Americas, resigned about a month ago, a company spokesperson now confirmed. The Windows Mobile device vendor is actively pursuing candidates to replace Achilles, said Jason Gordon, an HTC spokesman (which previously worked for Microsoft and Motorola on Windows Mobile). Achilles joined HTC Americas last year after working at T-Mobile USA, last serving as director of the carrier's handset product management effort.

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REGISTRATION: Sling Media...

REGISTRATION: Sling Media makes device change easier and more convenient
While Sling Media's SlingPlayer is free of charge for PCs and Macs, the SlingPlayer Mobile client for Windows Mobile Smartphones and Pocket PCs costs 19.99 GBP/US$ 29.99 each. No question, the SlingPlayer Mobile is worth the money (especially if you are traveling or commuting) but in the past it was some hassle to move the key to one device to another (of the same platform - Pocket PC to Pocket PC and Smartphone to Smartphone). The registration key includes two parts - an E-Mail address and a numerical key and so far, you had to contact the customer service to get a new key generated because each SlingPlayer Mobile license is valid to be used on one device only.

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UNVEILED: Is Samsung rele...

UNVEILED: Is Samsung releasing a BlackJack look-alike Pocket PC Phone Edition? [UPDATE]
Pocket PC Thoughts has spotted a YouTube video which shows a demo of a Treo 750-like Samsung Windows Mobile 6 Professional smartphone, recorded during the Gitex earlier this month. While one of the highlighted features is a navigable mouse pointer controlled by some "scroller" mechanism underneath the screen, I can see even more interesting features: It's sporting the Orange typical Home screen design (should this be an indication that Orange is going to launch this unknown beauty?) and furthermore the touch screen is plain to the housing (think of a HTC Touch) which makes this device looking like a non-touch screen device (on the first sight):

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UNVEILED: Is Samsung rele...

UNVEILED: Is Samsung releasing a BlackJack look-alike Pocket PC Phone Edition?
Pocket PC Thoughts has spotted a YouTube video which shows a demo of a Treo 750-like Samsung Windows Mobile 6 Professional smartphone, recorded during the Gitex earlier this month. While one of the highlighted features is a navigable mouse pointer controlled by some "scroller" mechanism underneath the screen, I can see even more interesting features: It's sporting the Orange typical Home screen design (should this be an indication that Orange is going to launch this unknown beauty?) and furthermore the touch screen is plain to the housing (think of a HTC Touch) which makes this device looking like a non-touch screen device (on the first sight):

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AVAILABLE: Rogers launche...

AVAILABLE: Rogers launches the Palm Treo 750 with Windows Mobile 6
Not that the Treo 750 is Palm's latest Windows Mobile smartphone but someone in Canada made everything right. Instead of launching the Palm Treo 750 with the initial Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC Phone Edition version, Rogers just launched it with Windows Mobile 6 Professional and enabled HSDPA support. It offers broadband-like download speeds and global roaming capabilities on a color touch-screen that replicates desktop applications to make navigating online and through multiple applications quick and easy while on the go.

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RECEIVER: Proporta's new ...

RECEIVER: Proporta's new GPS Receiver is the most compact Receiver yet
Well, we are seeing some interesting Windows Mobile smartphones released soon (like the Palm Treo 500v or the O2 Xda comet) or available already (like the Samsung's SGH-i600/SGH-i620/SGH-i640 or the Toshiba G900) but all these devices misses one (for some) important feature: an inbuilt GPS receiver which can be used with Google Maps, etc. Now that's where Proporta's newest product, which is available from next week, comes into the game: the Freedom Keychain GPS SiRF III Receiver. Due to the ever-increasing world of technology, this tiny GPS receiver, weighing in at a tiny 30 grams, comes with the latest of GPS technology.

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STUDY: The Untamed Workfo...

STUDY: The Untamed Workforce - Have you seen these Species?
As the technological landscape changes, species either emerge, multiply and thrive or weaken and struggle to survive in the constantly shifting digital ecosystem. To identify all these new species, the Microsoft's Windows Mobile team now teamed-up with the "Mobile Life Conservatory" to catalog and spread appreciation of the many diverse species of the Untamed Workforce. So far, the Mobile Life Conservatory has identified a couple of species and was even able to shoot some of them in their natural habitat:

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RUMOR: Is Sony Ericsson j...

RUMOR: Is Sony Ericsson jumping the Windows Mobile bandwagon?
Taiwan-based and always well informed Commercial Times today reported, that HTC (High Tech Computer) has received ODM orders for Windows Mobile-based smartphones from Sony Ericsson (you know - the guys behind Symbian-based UIQ), which will market the new smartphone in the second half of 2008. Volume shipments of the smartphone - Sony Ericsson's first Windows Mobile-based smartphone and HTC's first ODM orders from a first-tier handset vendor - are expected to top over one million units and to account for 10 - 20 % of HTC's total shipments projected for 2008, the Commercial Times said.

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STANDARDIZATION: OMTP rec...

STANDARDIZATION: OMTP recommends micro USB as the standard for mobile phones
Now that's a useful recommendation. The OMTP (Open Mobile Terminal Platform) today announced that following industry consultation a recommendation paper has been agreed to help pave the way for a single, universal cross manufacturer USB (Universal Serial Bus) cable connector that enables mobile consumers to connect and charge their mobile devices. Ratified and promoted by OMTP operator members with support from the USB Implementers Forum, this latest recommendation represents a significant step towards standardizing common cable connectors resulting in obvious consumer and environmental benefits.

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REVIEW: O2 Xda Flame Wind...

REVIEW: O2 Xda Flame Windows Mobile Pocket PC Phone Edition
There is no doubt about the importance O2 put on its customers, with the nice packaging and attention to detail; it clearly shows what they have to offer. The magnetic flip up box, for starters, is already a welcome sign that you have just purchased a quality device. It also provides you with a short list of what is included in the package. The Package - What's in the box? Of course you have the main unit with battery and power adaptor, a USB sync cable, a USB host cable, a stereo wired headset, a spare stylus, the TV-out cable, and the standard CD, User's Manual, Quick Start Guide and warranty statement.

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OTA: HTC licenses Smith M...

OTA: HTC licenses Smith Micro's Device Management Solution
Smith Micro Software, Inc. announced today a global licensing agreement with HTC (High Tech Computer) to preload and distribute the Insignia Mobile Device Management client on the next generation of HTC smartphones for consumers and business users worldwide. While Windows Mobile 6 has a native solution for providing ROM updates over the air (OTA), for some reasons HTC prefers to use Smith Micro's Insignia Open Management Client (OMC) solution instead, which also provides firmware updates on mobile phones already in the hands of users.

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REVIEW: O2 Xda Flame...

REVIEW: O2 Xda Flame
There is no doubt about the importance O2 put on its customers, with the nice packaging and attention to detail; it clearly shows what they have to offer. The magnetic flip up box, for starters, is already a welcome sign that you have just purchased a quality device. It also provides you with a short list of what is included in the package. The Package What�s in the box? Of course you have the main unit with battery and power adaptor, a USB sync cable, a USB host cable, a stereo wired headset, a spare stylus, the TV-out cable, and the standard CD, User�s Manual, Quick Start Guide and warranty statement.

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PHOTOVIEW: Palm Treo 500v...

PHOTOVIEW: Palm Treo 500v Windows Mobile 6 Standard Smartphone
I know, you love device photos as much as I do and while I hadn't had too much time for my first series of photos on Tuesday, today I've spent my second 30 minutes with the recently released Palm Treo 500v to snap some more photos for you. Unfortunately I don't have a device yet to review it here, but I got promised to get one soon that I can follow up with a review ASAP. I have to admit that the more time I spend with Palm's latest Windows Mobile device (and its first Windows Mobile 6 Standard smartphone), the more I like it. Sure, it misses some (for me important) features but I'm not the benchmark here. Far from it; if it is well priced, I see a bright future for it.

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MESSAGING: Textr turns SM...

MESSAGING: Textr turns SMS into threaded conversations
Ok fellow Treo 750 lovers, you are not the only one with threaded SMS messages anymore. Looks like MykeSoft was so impressed by this application that Myke developed Textr for Windows Mobile Pocket PC phones. It's a Windows Mobile 5.0 and Windows Mobile 6 compatible application which turns SMS text messages into organized chat-like conversations, similar to the beloved default SMS client on the Treo (but with enhanced and added features and goodies). Since many users out there found Treo's 750 threaded SMS application so useful (which it is indeed), you might want to give it a try on your non Palm Treo Windows Mobile phone as well.

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CONFIRMED: AT&T ready to ...

CONFIRMED: AT&T ready to launch the Motorola MOTO Q Global soon
Doesn't matter how you call it (Motorola MOTO Q9, MOTO Q9h or Motorola Norman), AT&T will call it the MOTO Q Global - and is going to launch this high-performance Windows Mobile 6 Standard smartphone soon. While the original MOTO Q9h was launched during the 3GSM World Congress back in February, AT&T's MOTO Q Global received a kind of feature update since AT&T says that it features integrated GPS, and quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE as well as dualband UMTS/HSDPA at 850/1900 MHz.

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DISCOUNT: Get a Pink Qtek...

DISCOUNT: Get a Pink Qtek 8500 Windows Mobile Smartphone for �99.95 only
I was searching for Windows Mobile accessories this morning and stumbled across a massive discount at Expansys. There you can get the pink HTC Qtek 8500 Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone for �99.95 only. Not a bad price for a stylish Smartphone. While the Qtek 8500 isn't the newest Windows Mobile phone anymore (it was introduce back in May last year), at least it's running Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone (but there is no Windows Mobile 6 upgrade planned) and it can be counted as one of the most stylish Windows Mobile Smartphones so far (even if the pink might not be everyone's choice):

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RUMOR: T-Mobile to releas...

RUMOR: T-Mobile to release a kind of HTC Juno soon?
The Boy Genius Report got some information, that T-Mobile U.S. is expected to launch a new Windows Mobile smartphone code-named the HTC Juno. According to the source, the expected device is Windows Mobile based and has a "consumer friendly interface, most likely HTC's TouchFlo,". Furthermore it should have a QWERTY keyboard, even if the keyboard on the rendering bellow looks like a kind of "SureType" keypad:

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UPDATE: DataViz's Documen...

UPDATE: DataViz's Documents To Go now supports full Office 2007 editing compatibility
DataViz, Inc. today announced the latest release of its award-winning mobile Office suite, Documents To Go Premium Edition, version 3.0010. The release for Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone and 6 Standard devices places Documents To Go at the forefront as the first commercial Office solution in the mobile platform arena to offer complete Microsoft Office 2007 file support. Users can now, as earlier promised, open, view, edit, and create Word, Excel and PowerPoint 2007 files and attachments on their smartphone.

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VIDEOVIEW: Hands-on Video...

VIDEOVIEW: Hands-on Video of the new Palm Treo 500v Home Screen Navigation
While the new Treo 500v doesn't includes too much customized software, as we have seen it before with the Palm Treo 750 and 750v, the Treo 500v features one innovation which is a completely redesigned Home screen layout and menu structure. It's quite similar to the Samsung SGH-i600 Home screen carousel but it's different. First of all, the Home screen main navigation is left/right not up/down where tasks can be selected by navigation up/down later. However, unlike Samsung's Home screen carousel, which stays on the screen, the Vodafone menu is hidden on the first sight but it's activated by pressing the Start button.

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PHOTOVIEW: Hands-on Photo...

PHOTOVIEW: Hands-on Photos of the Palm Treo 500v Windows Mobile 6 Smartphone
During today's Palm Press Conference in Munich, I had the first chance to get my hands on the brand new Palm Treo 500v, which Palm announced today for some parts of Europe and South Africa. One thing in advance, Palm and Vodafone are targeting the consumer mass-market with the device and therefore it cannot compete with similar Windows Mobile Smartphones like the Samsung SGH-i600 which has a better feature-set but is also more expensive. No, Vodafone is expected to price the device fairly low and therefore, I'm sure, the Palm Treo 500v will find its customers as well. At least it's not so bad looking as many thought first:

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VIDEOVIEW: Hands-on Video...

VIDEOVIEW: Hands-on Video of the Palm Treo 500v Windows Mobile 6 Smartphone
Okay, beside taking the time to make some photos of Palm's new Treo 500v, I had also some time to record a couple of videos to give you a better impression and overview how Vodafone's new Palm looks and feels. As you can see in the video bellow, the Treo 500v isn't that big and I would say it's similar sized to the Samsung SGH-i600 or the original Motorola Q. The white housing is a kind of "nacre" shimmering white, so it's not too similar to the initial Apple iPod white, if we can take this as a reference here and therefore you don't get all the fingerprints on the device:

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HANDS-ON: Palm Treo 500v ...

HANDS-ON: Palm Treo 500v Windows Mobile 6 Smartphone
During today's Palm Press Conference in Munich, I had the first chance to get my hands on the brand new Palm Treo 500v, which Palm announced today for some parts of Europe and South Africa. One thing in advance, Palm and Vodafone are targeting the consumer mass-market with the device and therefore it cannot compete with similar Windows Mobile Smartphones like the Samsung SGH-i600 which has a better feature-set but is also more expensive. No, Vodafone is expected to price the device fairly low and therefore, I'm sure, the Palm Treo 500v will find its customers as well. At least it's not so bad looking as many thought first:

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OFFICIAL: Palm announces ...

OFFICIAL: Palm announces the Treo 500v Windows Mobile 6 Smartphone for Vodafone
Palm Europe Ltd today announced the Palm Treo 500v smartphone which combines multiple forms of communication and multimedia capabilities with high speed 3G/UMTS mobile internet access, allowing users access to popular websites such as MySpace, YouTube and eBay whilst on the move. The Palm Treo 500v smartphone runs on a Windows Mobile 6 Standard platform and has a full QWERTY keyboard, QVGA screen and supports triband GSM/GPRS with 900/1800/199 MHz and singleband UMTS with 2100 MHz (no HSDPA). Furthermore it supports Bluetooth 2.0+EDR; however it's not including WiFi.

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RELEASED: O2 Xda comet de...

RELEASED: O2 Xda comet debuts in O2 Germany's Online Shop
No yet available but ready to be pre-ordered, O2 Germany latest Windows Mobile smartphone, the O2 Xda comet, shows its face at O2 Germany's online shop. Unveiled earlier this month and photo-viewed by the::unwired already, the O2 Xda comet is the German version of O2 Asia's Xda Atom Life and like the Atom Life, the Xda comet features Windows Mobile 6 Professional and a super-fast Marvell XScale PXA 270 CPU at 624 MHz as well as featuring amazing 1 GB ROM and 64 MB RAM. The Xda comet also supports triband GSM/GPRS/EDGE at 900/1800/1900 MHz and dualband UMTS/HSDPA at 1900/2100 MHz with support of HSDPA phase 2 up to 3.6 Mbps:

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MULTIMEDIA: DivX goes Win...

MULTIMEDIA: DivX goes Windows Mobile with DivX Mobile
Not yet ready for place-shift video streaming but you have a bunch of DivX encoded movies on your HDD? Then it's time to download DivX new mobile player which was just released and which is called "DivX Mobile". Beside supporting Symbian S60 and UIQ, the new DivX Mobile player also supports Windows Mobile in all its flavors - from Windows Mobile 2003 and Second Edition Pocket PCs up to Windows Mobile 5.0 as well as Windows Mobile 6.0 (including Classic, Professional and Standard devices). DivX Mobile Player will try to play any video on any device, but playback performance will depend on the phone's processor speed (DivX recommends 200 MHz or faster).

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RELEASED: O2 Xda cosmo de...

RELEASED: O2 Xda cosmo debuts in O2 Germany's Online Shop
No yet available but ready to be pre-ordered, O2 Germany latest Windows Mobile smartphone, the O2 Xda cosmo, shows its face at O2 Germany's online shop. Unveiled earlier this month and photo-viewed by the::unwired already, the O2 Xda cosmo is the German version of O2 Asia's Xda Atom Life and like the Atom Life, the Xda cosmo features Windows Mobile 6 Professional and a super-fast Marvell XScale PXA 270 CPU at 624 MHz as well as featuring amazing 1 GB ROM and 64 MB RAM. The Xda comet also supports triband GSM/GPRS/EDGE at 900/1800/1900 MHz and dualband UMTS/HSDPA at 1900/2100 MHz with support of HSDPA phase 2 up to 3.6 Mbps:

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LEAKED: Palm Treo 500 Win...

LEAKED: Palm Treo 500 Windows Mobile Smartphone shows its face
It's not a Bird, it's not a Plane, it's the Palm Treo 500 we knew so far as the Treo 800w. Looks like someone at Dutch retailer The Phone House was too excited about Palm's rumored and (most likely) soon to be released Windows Mobile smartphone that it was unveiled already. While the specs a still a little bit blurry, the photo isn't blurry anymore and it shows the same device we've seen month ago already. Featuring Windows Mobile 6 Standard, the Palm Treo 500 is indeed Palm's first non-touch screen smartphone but still sporting a QWERTY keyboard for easy text entry:

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UNVEILED: Vodafone Global...

UNVEILED: Vodafone Global previews the Vodafone 920 Windows Mobile Smartphone [UPDATE]
Okay, now that's an interesting device which I have no further information about yet, it was even not mentioned in today's Vodafone Global's press release but it only appears in the photo archive. Anyway - one thing is clear - it's a Windows Mobile Standard smartphone but I have no idea who the manufacture is (since it's a Vodafone branded device only). Also Vodafone hasn't given any further device details so we are left a little bit clueless now. But what I can say from the image bellow is, that Vodafone's latest (and first) Windows Mobile slider smartphone looks gorgeous:

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ROADMAP: Vodafone to rele...

ROADMAP: Vodafone to release two more Windows Mobile Smartphones until Christmas? [UPDATE]
Vodafone Group today announced its range of Christmas 2007 consumer handsets offering the widest choice of exclusive and Vodafone branded handsets ever. The line-up includes the latest premium models from leading handset suppliers, a range of open system devices enabling easy downloads and a compelling set of Vodafone branded handsets. Furthermore, Vodafone said that a "broad range of open system devices customized for Vodafone will deliver excellent browsing, Internet services and message support, including two new Microsoft Windows Mobile handsets".

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UNVEILED: Vodafone Global...

UNVEILED: Vodafone Global previews the Vodafone 920 Windows Mobile Smartphone
Okay, now that's an interesting device which I have no further information about yet, it was even not mentioned in today's Vodafone Global's press release but it only appears in the photo archive. Anyway - one thing is clear - it's a Windows Mobile Standard smartphone but I have no idea who the manufacture is (since it's a Vodafone branded device only). Also Vodafone hasn't given any further device details so we are left a little bit clueless now. But what I can say from the image bellow is, that Vodafone's latest (and first) Windows Mobile slider smartphone looks gorgeous:

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ANNOUNCED: Vodafone Globa...

ANNOUNCED: Vodafone Global unveils the Samsung SGH-i640V Windows Mobile Smartphone
Together with today's Christmas handset range announcement, Vodafone Global also unveiled a so far unknown Samsung Windows Mobile smartphone - the Samsung SGH-i640V. Basically nothing is known about the device (even Samsung hasn't announced it so far) except that it looks like a design-upgraded version of the Samsung SGH-i620 Windows Mobile slider smartphones. Since it seems to be an upgraded version of the i620, Windows Mobile 6 Standard is most likely but everything else is in the dust yet. Nevertheless, the new design looks definitely stylish:

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ROADMAP: Vodafone to rele...

ROADMAP: Vodafone to release two more Windows Mobile Smartphones until Christmas?
Vodafone Group today announced its range of Christmas 2007 consumer handsets offering the widest choice of exclusive and Vodafone branded handsets ever. The line-up includes the latest premium models from leading handset suppliers, a range of open system devices enabling easy downloads and a compelling set of Vodafone branded handsets. Furthermore, Vodafone said that a "broad range of open system devices customized for Vodafone will deliver excellent browsing, Internet services and message support, including two new Microsoft Windows Mobile handsets".

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AVAILABLE: Pantech C810 W...

AVAILABLE: Pantech C810 Windows Mobile Smartphone on Sale already
We've met the Pantech C810 just recently but it looks like it's already available. Amazon.com lists it as an AT&T device already. While Amazon.com isn't giving too much information it's clear that Pantech's latest Windows Mobile device features Windows Mobile 6 Standard (so it's a Smartphone without touch screen) and that the C810 features UMTS (and most likely HSDPA). It's not yet clear if and which GSM bands are supported nor it's clear which UMTS bands are supported but anyway, the idea of the dual-slider design is quite nice:

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RELEASED: i-mate unveils ...

RELEASED: i-mate unveils the Ultimate 6150 and Ultimate 8150 Pocket PC Phones
i-mate, the global specialist in Microsoft Windows Mobile devices and software applications, launches today two of the highly anticipated Ultimate range to the Middle East - the Ultimate 6150 and Ultimate 8150. The Ultimate range consists of high-end, sophisticated 3G Windows Mobile devices in a variety of form factors designed to suit any user. The whole range is based on Windows Mobile 6, the latest Windows Mobile operating system.

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RELEASED: i-mate unveils ...

RELEASED: i-mate unveils the Ultimate 6150 and Ultimate 8150
i-mate, the global specialist in Microsoft Windows Mobile devices and software applications, launches today two of the highly anticipated Ultimate range to the Middle East - the Ultimate 6150 and Ultimate 8150. The Ultimate range consists of high-end, sophisticated 3G Windows Mobile devices in a variety of form factors designed to suit any user. The whole range is based on Windows Mobile 6, the latest Windows Mobile operating system.

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PLACE SHIFT: WebGuide4 no...

PLACE SHIFT: WebGuide4 now available free for all Windows Media Center users
Ok, if you are a frequent reader of the::unwired you know that I'm a big fan and heavy user of Ascii Express' WebGuide4 and it looks like someone in Redmond is or was a big fan as well since WebGuide4 is that missing piece of software Microsoft should put into Windows Vista when it was released. Well, there are two good news: Doug Berrett, the man behind WebGuide4 just announced that he recently finalized a business deal with Microsoft to make WebGuide4 available to users for free. This means, if you own a Windows XP Media Center or Windows Vista Media Center, you can get it free of charge now to stream and place shift your live TV, your videos and DVDs as well as view your photos and listen your music, from virtually any Internet connected PC as well as Internet connected Windows Mobile device.

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REACTION: HTC proud to sh...

REACTION: HTC proud to share touch vision with Apple
With Apple introducing its new iPod touch in the US, Peter Chou, CEO and president of HTC (High Tech Computer) pointed out that HTC has registered HTC Touch as a trademark worldwide, adding that the company feels proud to share the same vision as Apple over touch screen functions. Ching-hung Wang (transliterated from Chinese by DigiTimes), marketing manager of HTC pointed out that he does not think Apple's iPod touch was targeting HTC since Apple should put its focus on bigger companies like Google, Yahoo and Microsoft.

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PREPARATION: Vodafone upd...

PREPARATION: Vodafone updates Online Shops with latest Windows Mobile Phones
Okay, while they are not available yet, Vodafone UK and Vodafone Germany just updated their online shops with the latest Windows Mobile goodies. Vodafone UK just added the Vodafone v1615 to its portfolio, yet better known as HTC Kaiser or HTC TyTN II. Even if announced before, Vodafone Germany hasn't put it as the Vodafone VPA compact V on its site right now. As expected, the LG KS20 will be released through Vodafone and Vodafone Germany just added the LG's Prada-look alike Windows Mobile smartphone to its device list of which are coming soon:

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THOUGHT: Touch - the Indu...

THOUGHT: Touch - the Industry's new Buzz Word?
Looks like the mobile devices industry is going crazy over a simple word: Touch. Sure, touch has something warm, personal and maybe even romantic and I can understand why HTC gave the HTC Elf the commercial name HTC Touch. However, now even Apple released a "Touch"-product - in this case the iPod touch which makes sense as well; both devices - the HTC Touch and the iPod touch - have one thing in common - the touch display which is used to use the device - more or less (no - I don't want to wonder now why the iPhone isn't called iPhone Touch as well - that's a total different story).

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LINK: ce4arab gives the i...

LINK: ce4arab gives the i-mate Ultimate 8150 a first test
Not that I understand too much but Mohd got his hands on a brand new i-mate Ultimate 8150 and has uploaded many photos and screenshots to the Arabian ce4arab forum. Looks like the Ultimate 8150 becomes finally available, at least that's what i-mate confirmed before as well. Feature-wise the Ultimate 8150 seems to be an interesting Windows Mobile 6 Professional smartphone but I'm not sure if I like the design. It looks a little bit too techie and I don't like the position of the joystick:

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FAIR: HTC to launch Windo...

FAIR: HTC to launch Windows Mobile Smartphones at GITEX but not the HTC Shift
As we know already, HTC will be participating at GITEX Technology Week (Sheikh Maktoum Hall, Stand D10-8) to be held from September 8-12, 2007 in Dubai and HTC unveiled now, which devices the company will show and launch. HTC will be extending it's portfolio with two technologically advanced, feature-rich mobile devices - the recently launched HTC TyTN II and the previously unveiled HTC Shift. The company will also be showcasing the entire range of products introduced to this region since its launch this year, including the Advantage X7500, S710, P3400 and the hugely popular HTC Touch.

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PERFECTION: HTC celebrate...

PERFECTION: HTC celebrates 10 years of mobile innovation
Looks like the Windows Mobile business is doing better then some expect. HTC Corp., the world's leading provider of Microsoft Windows Mobile-based smart devices, today celebrated its 10th anniversary with the grand opening of its new global headquarters and R&D center. But HTC hasn't celebrated this momentum alone but many of HTC's world-class partners and customers from around the world attended the festivities in Taiwan, which were hosted by Cher Wang, Chairperson of HTC and Peter Chou, CEO of HTC.

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OFFICIAL: HP announces 5 ...

OFFICIAL: HP announces 5 new iPAQ Windows Mobile Smartphones and PDAs
In a monumental update of its personal computing portfolio, HP today introduced new media relationships and products that feature enduringly elegant design for everyone from consumers to IT professionals. Among the announcements are a new category of gaming PCs, an unprecedented expansion of the HP iPAQ handheld lineup and joint programs with media partners MTV and Cond� Nast. The launch took place at an evening gala on the eve of New York's illustrious Fashion Week, where the company hosted an audience of nearly 1000 industry influencers, partners, customers and other notable personalities.

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UNVEILED: HP iPAQ 914 Win...

UNVEILED: HP iPAQ 914 Windows Mobile 6 Professional Smartphone
The iPAQ 914, HP's first device of the iPAQ 900 series, is quite similar to the iPAQ 614 but slightly different. It also features quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE as well as triband HSDPA up to 3.6 Mbps, WiFi b/g/e, Bluetooth 2.0 (+EDR isn't confirmed yet) and AGPS. And it also works with a dual-chip solution, sporting a Marvell PXA270 CPU at 520 MHz and a Qualcomm MSM6280 radio chip as well as it features128 MB RAM and 256 MB ROM which can be extended with microSD memory cards. However, the iPAQ 914 features a smaller 2.4" QVGA touch screen only but the auto focus camera on the back supports 3 megapixel as well. As with the iPAQ 614, there is no front facing camera for UMTS video telephony.

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UNVEILED: HP iPAQ 614 Win...

UNVEILED: HP iPAQ 614 Windows Mobile 6 Professional Smartphone
Okay, after we heard first about HP's new iPAQ line of smartphones and have seen some blurry renderings, it's time to get the full flavor of HP's new flagship smartphones, powered by Windows Mobile 6 Professional. The iPAQ 614, the first device of HP's new iPAQ 600 series, features quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE as well as triband HSDPA up to 3.6 Mbps as well as WiFi b/g, Bluetooth 2.0 (+EDR isn't confirmed yet) and AGPS. It works with a dual-chip solution, sporting a Marvell PXA270 CPU at 520 MHz and a Qualcomm MSM6280 radio chip and has 128 MB RAM and 256 MB ROM which can be extended with microSD memory cards.

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PHOTOVIEW: O2 Xda comet W...

PHOTOVIEW: O2 Xda comet Windows Mobile 6 Professional Smartphone [UPDATE]
Just in time with today's expected announcement of the O2 Xda comet, this morning I found a brand new Xda comet on my doorstep, courtesy of O2 Germany. Just unveiled recently, the Xda comet is O2 Germany's latest Windows Mobile powered smartphone but Asian readers of the::unwired know the device already - it's an updated O2 Xda Atom Life. Powered by Windows Mobile 6 Professional, the O2 Xda comet supplements O2 Germany's Xda trion (aka HTC TyTN/HTC Hermes) but unlike all the German Xda's before, this device is manufactured by Quanta.

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CANCELED: Palm nixes the ...

CANCELED: Palm nixes the Palm Foleo in favor of Smartphone developments
In a blog posting in Palm's official company blog, Ed Colligan himself, CEO of Palm, yesterday announced the end of the Palm Foleo Smartphone Companion. Interesting enough, the end came before it started. Colligan wrote that it has become clear that the right path for Palm is to offer a single, consistent user experience around Palm's next generation software platform and focus for the new platform development. Of course, Palm will continue to develop products in partnership with Microsoft on the Windows Mobile platform, but from the internal platform development perspective, Palm will focus on only one and that's not the Linux based Foleo - not yet:

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SATISFIED: HTC and Qualco...

SATISFIED: HTC and Qualcomm celebrate joint success with latest device launches
HTC Corp., the world's leading provider of Microsoft Windows Mobile-based smart devices, and Qualcomm Incorporated, a leading developer and innovator of advanced wireless technologies and mobile data solutions, today highlighted their long-term strategic relationship and the numerous device innovations they have achieved. On hand for the announcement were Peter Chou, CEO of HTC and Dr. Paul E. Jacobs, CEO of Qualcomm. HTC is the first company to introduce cutting-edge devices based on Qualcomm's latest dual-core chipsets, the Mobile Station Modem (MSM) MSM7500 and MSM7200 solutions.

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OUTLOOK: Microsoft sees s...

OUTLOOK: Microsoft sees strong and bright Windows Mobile future
Speaking at the Citigroup technology conference in New York, Melinda (Mindy) Mount, corporate vice president and chief financial officer of Microsoft's entertainment and device division, spoke about the devices she is responsible for, which accounts for about 12 percent of the company's revenue. On the Windows Mobile business, Mount said that as she breaks down the entertainment and devices division it's clear that Windows Mobile holds the most promise.

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PHOTOVIEW: O2 Xda comet W...

PHOTOVIEW: O2 Xda comet Windows Mobile 6 Professional Smartphone
Just in time with today's expected announcement of the O2 Xda comet, this morning I found a brand new Xda comet on my doorstep, courtesy of O2 Germany. Just unveiled recently, the Xda comet is O2 Germany's latest Windows Mobile powered smartphone but Asian readers of the::unwired know the device already - it's an updated O2 Xda Atom Life. Powered by Windows Mobile 6 Professional, the O2 Xda comet supplements O2 Germany's Xda trion (aka HTC TyTN/HTC Hermes) but unlike all the German Xda's before, this device is manufactured by Quanta.

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APPROVAL: O2 Xda Denim Wi...

APPROVAL: O2 Xda Denim Windows Mobile Smartphone clears FCC
We have seen the O2 Windows Mobile 6 Professional smartphone code-named "Helen" first time back in June and as the FCC recently unveiled, it's now called "O2 Xda Denim". Manufactured by Taiwanese Gigabyte, the Xda Denim is O2's latest Windows Mobile smartphone, featuring Windows Mobile 6 Professional and therefore sports a 2.6" touch screen, displaying 65K colors at 240 x 320 pixel. Even more interesting is the slider design and the location of the D-Pad. The 12 key phone pad is between the screen (top) and D-Pad (bottom) and hides if closed which seems to make this device pretty compact:

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RUMOR: Are the new HP Sma...

RUMOR: Are the new HP Smartphones based on OKWAP and manufactured by Inventec?
Do you know OKWAP? No? Me neither - not really. We have read about OKWAP's prototypes earlier this year but haven't heard about it furthermore. Now rumors are floating through the net that HP's recently unveiled iPAQs are on the earlier unveiled OKWAP prototypes and if you compare the following pictures, it seems to be true. First of all, let us start with the iPAQ 600 which sports a kind of "virtual scroll wheel" and I've found something adequate at iTech News Net:

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CONFIRMED: O2 Germany to ...

CONFIRMED: O2 Germany to release the O2 Xda comet early October
Following our earlier news from last week, that O2 Germany plans to release the Xda Atom Life as Xda comet, O2 Germany's latest customer magazine confirms the existence of the Xda comet and as expected, it's the Windows Mobile 6 Professional version of the Xda Atom Life. Featuring all the last Windows Mobile 6 Professional goodies incl. a QVGA (only) touch screen, O2 Germany's HTC TyTN II competitor features triband (900/1800/1900 MHz) GSM/GPRS/EDGE and singleband (2100 MHz) UMTS/HSDPA up to 3.6 Mbps as well as Bluetooth 1.2 (only) and WiFi b/g:

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THOUGHT: Broadcast your p...

THOUGHT: Broadcast your personal Media to Windows Mobile and Notebooks in parallel
If you are a regular reader of the::unwired, you know that one of my favorite usage scenarios is place shifting my media - either to my Windows Mobile devices, if I'm commuting, or to my Notebook, if I'm stationary but away from home. Well, yesterday I've watched with my girlfriend a TV recording which we streamed to a Notebook from my Windows Vista Media Center at home, using WebGuide4 (see my previous WebGuide4 with Windows Mobile review here). Since it got later and we had an appointment later the day, I wanted to take a bath without interrupting the strea, especially because my girlfriend wanted to finish watching the recording and also I didn't want to stop watching.

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AVAILABLE: Bell Canada in...

AVAILABLE: Bell Canada introduces the HTC 5800 Windows Mobile 6 Smartphone
Following Qwest's earlier U.S. release, on Friday, Bell Mobility Canada announced the availability of the lightweight but feature-loaded HTC 5800 smartphone aka HTC Libra aka S720, which is the CDMA version of the HTC Vox/HTC S710. The HTC 5800 features Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 Standard and offers mobile access to Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook Mobile applications. Operating on the Bell CDMA high speed wireless network, the HTC 5800 provides the fastest mobile data download speeds and mobile Internet access available in Canada.

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LEAK: First HP iPAQ 600 a...

LEAK: First HP iPAQ 600 and iPAQ 900 renderings hit the Web
You have seen the expected specs of the new HP iPAQ 600 and iPAQ 900 on the::unwired before but now, Smartphone France also posted two renderings of what the iPAQ 600 and iPAQ 900 should look like. In addition, Smartphone France also confirmed the earlier unveiled specs of both devices which will run Windows Mobile 6 Professional (Pocket PC) instead of Standard (Smartphone) and therefore, both devices will have a touch screen. The iPAQ 600 series device will be a bar type smartphone with a 12 keys numeric keypad sporting Windows Mobile 6 Professional and featuring a touch sensitive navigation wheel on the keyboard:

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UNVEILED: Palm to launch ...

UNVEILED: Palm to launch new Smartphone across Europe
It's not yet known if Palm will announce its new Windows Mobile smartphone or its new Palm OS-based smartphone but Palm just unveiled a landing page which says that a new smartphone is announced on 12th September 2007. Palm let us only know, that the new Palm smartphone is great for E-Mail, mobile Internet, Instant Messaging, text and that it features the Palm (Treo) full keyboard. You can even sign-up with your E-Mail to be the first to know all about the latest cool phone from Palm and if you sign-up, you have a chance to win five of the brilliant new Palm smartphones.

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AVAILABLE: HTC releases W...

AVAILABLE: HTC releases Windows Mobile 6 Upgrade for the HTC X7500 Advantage
And another one also just in time. According to Jason Langridge, HTC also released the previously promised HTC X7500 Advantage Windows Mobile 6 Professional ROM upgrade. While there is no word about it on HTC's website yet, it appears in the list of available "Phone Software Updates.". As with the previous Windows Mobile ROM upgrades, also this download requires that you have created a HTC e-Club account and assigned the serial number of your HTC Advantage to your e-Club account.

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AVAILABLE: HTC releases W...

AVAILABLE: HTC releases Windows Mobile 6 Upgrade for the HTC S620
And the next one; just in time to hit the August time-frame, HTC recently released the promised Windows Mobile 6 ROM upgrade for the HTC S620 (aka HTC Excalibur). And - even more interesting - it looks like HTC has started now to roll-out Yahoo! Go, as announced earlier this year. At least there is a teaser on HTC's front-page which mentions that Yahoo! Go is part of the new S620 Windows Mobile 6 ROM. As always, you have to be a registered user of HTC's e-Club and you have to have added your serial number to your e-Club account to get access to the download.

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CONFUSION: What happened ...

CONFUSION: What happened to some European SGH-i600 Windows Mobile 6 Upgrades?
Late last month I wrote about the first availability of the long awaited and expected Windows Mobile 6 upgrades for the Samsung SGH-i600 and while initially a Russian and Dutch upgrade was available only, later on Samsung also released the Scandinavian ROM upgrades as well as added some more countries. So far so good, even if the (for me important) German und UK upgrades weren't available so far, at least they was announced (as a greyed-out flag with the notice that the country prepares for the upgrade).

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CONFUSION: What happened ...

CONFUSION: What happened to some European Samsung SGH-i600 Windows Mobile 6 Upgrades?
Late last month I wrote about the first availability of the long awaited and expected Windows Mobile 6 upgrades for the Samsung SGH-i600 and while initially a Russian and Dutch upgrade was available only, later on Samsung also released the Scandinavian ROM upgrades as well as added some more countries. So far so good, even if the (for me important) German und UK upgrades weren't available so far, at least they was announced (as a greyed-out flag with the notice that the country prepares for the upgrade).

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UNVEILED: O2 Germany to l...

UNVEILED: O2 Germany to launch the Xda Atom Life with Windows Mobile 6 as Xda comet
Hot on the heels but not from the IFA, we've received some trustworthy information that O2 Germany, which has skipped the HTC TyTN II, will launch the Asian O2 Xda Atom Life as Xda comet instead. While the Xda Atom Life isn't that brand new anymore, it's expected that O2 Germany will launch it's version with Windows Mobile 6 Professional right out of the box instead of the original Windows Mobile 5 for Pocket PC Phone Edition. The Xda comet features triband (900/1800/1900 MHz) GSM/GPRS/EDGE and dualband (1900/2100 MHz) UMTS/HSDPA up to 3.6 Mbps. Furthermore, Bluetooth 1.2 and WiFi b/g are part of the specs:

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RUMOR: Is Research in Mot...

RUMOR: Is Research in Motion a Microsoft take-over target?
According to a Reuters report, Research in Motion (RIM), you know - the maker of BlackBerry devices, shares rose more than 3 percent on Thursday on renewed market speculation that Microsoft Corp could be interested in buying the BlackBerry maker. According to speculation, Microsoft might be interested in RIM in response to Google's recent announcement that it is interested in making its own mobile phone operating system, which would compete with Windows Mobile.

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OFFICIAL: LG announces th...

OFFICIAL: LG announces the LG KS20 Windows Mobile 6 Professional Smartphone [UPDATE]
As expected, today during its IFA press conference, LG officially unveiled the LG KS20, LG's brand now Prada look-alike Windows Mobile 6 Professional HSDPA smartphone with a large color touchscreen. Its super-fast network access capabilities and intuitive touch input technology combine to enrich the mobile internet experience for users. It features full internet browsing capabilities and downloads everything from music and video clips to push E-Mail at speed of 3.6 Mbps through HSDPA. It also allows for advanced features like videoconferencing, taking advantage of the phone's dual cameras.

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ANNOUNCED: HTC to introdu...

ANNOUNCED: HTC to introduce hosted E-Mail Service for Windows Mobile users
Following i-mate's idea to provide its customers a hosted E-Mail solution, HTC announced HTCmail with the introduction of the HTC TyTN II. HTCmail is a fully hosted, secure, and managed E-Mail service based on Microsoft Hosted Exchange. HTCmail will bring the benefits of always-connected business to mobile professionals. The HTC offering provides seamless and real-time access to up to five different E-Mail accounts, either personal or work mailboxes, aggregated and instantly delivered to a mobile device through Outlook 2007. Features include E-Mail, contacts and calendar, enabling users to easily access information and communications while on the go.

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UNVEILED: HTC to introduc...

UNVEILED: HTC to introduce hosted E-Mail Service for Windows Mobile users
Following i-mate's idea to provide its customers a hosted E-Mail solution, HTC announced HTCmail with the introduction of the HTC TyTN II. HTCmail is a hosted Microsoft Exchange server solution which allows users to back-up business-critical information to keep them up to date and protected. Users (it's not yet clear if only HTC customers can join) can sign up and manage their account online and have the added support of a 24-hour customer service centre.

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OFFICIAL: Samsung announc...

OFFICIAL: Samsung announces the SGH-i620 Windows Mobile 6 Standard Smartphone
Today, during its IFA press conference in Berlin, Samsung Germany officially announced the previously unveiled SGH-i620 Windows Mobile 6 Standard HSDPA smartphone. Featuring a slide-out QWERTY (for Germany QWERTZ) keyboard, the i620 is a kind of updated version of the Samsung SGH-i600. Like the i600, the i620 features triband (900/1800/1900 MHz) GSM/GPRS/EDGE and singleband (2100 MHz) UMTS/HSDPA and Bluetooth 2.0. However, it's now confirmed that the i620 hasn't has WiFi built-in.

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OFFICIAL: LG announces th...

OFFICIAL: LG announces the LG KS20 Windows Mobile 6 Professional Smartphone
As expected, today during its IFA press conference, LG officially unveiled the LG KS20, LG's brand now Prada look-alike Windows Mobile 6 Professional HSDPA smartphone with a large color touchscreen. Its super-fast network access capabilities and intuitive touch input technology combine to enrich the mobile internet experience for users. It features full internet browsing capabilities and downloads everything from music and video clips to push E-Mail at speed of 3.6 Mbps through HSDPA. It also allows for advanced features like videoconferencing, taking advantage of the phone's dual cameras.

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UNVEILED: NTT DoCoMo anno...

UNVEILED: NTT DoCoMo announces the FOMA F1100 Windows Mobile 6 Smartphone [UPDATE]
In addition to the FOMA HT1100, today NTT DoCoMo, Inc. also announced the release of the FOMA F1100, a Windows Mobile 6 Standard Smartphone, manufactured by Japanese Fujitsu (not Fujitsu Siemens). The FOMA F1100, a slider smartphone, features a standard ten-key input layout as well as HSDPA (but not GSM) as well as Bluetooth and WiFi a/b/g. Furthermore it includes a 1.3 megapixel camera (only). The FOMA F1100, developed with business users in mind, can access both FOMA and wireless LAN networks for IP telephony:

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CONFIRMED: NTT DoCoMo ann...

CONFIRMED: NTT DoCoMo announces the HTC Nike as FOMA HT1100 [UPDATE]
NTT DoCoMo, Inc. and its eight regional subsidiaries announced today the release of the FOMA HT1100 and confirmed the existence of HTC's Nike Windows Mobile 6 Professional smartphone, the 3G version of the HTC Touch with additional slide-out keyboard. Featuring quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE and UMTS/HSDAP as well Bluetooth (WiFi isn't mentioned), the FOMA HT1100 sports a 2 megapixel camera on the back and a video telephony camera on the front. The display is the same as known from the HTC Touch and supports QVGA with 65k colors:

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UNVEILED: NTT DoCoMo anno...

UNVEILED: NTT DoCoMo announces the FOMA F1100 Windows Mobile 6 Smartphone
In addition to the FOMA HT1100, today NTT DoCoMo, Inc. also announced the release of the FOMA F1100, a Windows Mobile 6 Standard Smartphone, manufactured by Japanese Fujitsu (not Fujitsu Siemens). The FOMA F1100, a slider smartphone, features a standard ten-key input layout as well as HSDPA (but not GSM) as well as Bluetooth and WiFi a/b/g. Furthermore it includes a 1.3 megapixel camera (only). The FOMA F1100, developed with business users in mind, can access both FOMA and wireless LAN networks for IP telephony:

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CONFIRMED: NTT DoCoMo ann...

CONFIRMED: NTT DoCoMo announces the HTC Nike as FOMA HT1100
NTT DoCoMo, Inc. and its eight regional subsidiaries announced today the release of the FOMA HT1100 and confirmed the existence of HTC's Nike Windows Mobile 6 Professional smartphone, the 3G version of the HTC Touch with additional slide-out keyboard. Featuring quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE and UMTS/HSDAP as well Bluetooth (WiFi isn't mentioned), the FOMA HT1100 sports a 2 megapixel camera on the back and a video telephony camera on the front. The display is the same as known from the HTC Touch and supports QVGA with 65k colors:

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LEAKED: Pantech C810 Dual...

LEAKED: Pantech C810 Dual Slider Windows Mobile Smartphone shows its face [UPDATE]
The Boy Genius Report got its hands on some information regarding a Windows Mobile 6 Standard smartphone from Pantech. According these information (which are proved by two spy-shots The Boy Genius got its hands on as well), the Pantech C810 features a "Helio Ocean"-like dual-sliding mechanism which seems to include a 12 key numeric keypad as well as a full QWERTY keyboard (kind of a mix between a HTC Vox and a standard slider smartphone). The Boy Genius Report isn't yet clear if it is a UMTS (only) phone or if it will also features HSDPA but UMTS seems to be confirmed:

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AVAILABLE: Palm releases ...

AVAILABLE: Palm releases first Windows Mobile 6 upgrades for the Treo 750v
Following Palms earlier announcement to release a Windows Mobile 6 upgrade for 3 Australia Treo 750 users, today Palm also released its Windows Mobile 6 upgrade in Europe - at the moment for the Vodafone Treo 750v only and available right from now for UK, Irish and Dutch users. The generic, non branded Treo 750 upgrade for the rest of Europe is expected to be released during September but hey, that's at least a start! Beside all the joy Windows Mobile 6 Professional includes, the update also includes the long time awaited HSPDA upgrade!

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UNVEILED: LG KS20 Windows...

UNVEILED: LG KS20 Windows Mobile Smartphone shows its face
With the latest rendering we was nearly right, except the fact that LG's new Windows Mobile smartphone also features a kind of joystick navigation but seems to have QVGA resolution only (unfortunately). Korean website Aving now published some official information of the LG KS20 which is LG's long time rumored Windows Mobile smartphone. Featuring Windows Mobile 6 as well as UMTS and HSDPA (up to 3.6 Mbps), the device is 12.8 mm thick only and sports a 2.8" touch screen display with full browsing capability.

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LEAKED: Pantech C180 Dual...

LEAKED: Pantech C180 Dual Slider Windows Mobile Smartphone shows its face
The Boy Genius Report got its hands on some information regarding a Windows Mobile 6 Standard smartphone from Pantech. According these information (which are proved by two spy-shots The Boy Genius got its hands on as well), the Pantech C180 features a "Helio Ocean"-like dual-sliding mechanism which seems to include a 12 key numeric keypad as well as a full QWERTY keyboard (kind of a mix between a HTC Vox and a standard slider smartphone). The Boy Genius Report isn't yet clear if it is a UMTS (only) phone or if it will also features HSDPA but UMTS seems to be confirmed:

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OFFICIAL: HTC announces H...

OFFICIAL: HTC announces HTC TyTN II and confirms partnerships with key Mobile Operators
HTC Corp. today unveiled the HTC TyTN II aka the well known HTC Kaiser which will be launched in partnership with leading operator partners across Europe, as well as direct under the HTC brand, and builds on the success of the award-winning first HTC TyTN. Featuring global high speed HSDPA connectivity, in-built GPS for personal navigation and an innovative adjustable screen angle, this device is the ultimate mobile companion. The HTC TyTN II packs all the power of Windows Mobile 6 into a unique new form factor, continuing HTC's 10-year heritage of innovation in device design.

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UNVEILED: HTC to announce...

UNVEILED: HTC to announce 4 new Smartphones and launch the HTC Shift at GITEX
According to an article in the official Gitex newspaper, HTC is going to launch its heavily awaited HTC Shift Windows Vista-based UMPC at GITEX IT and Consumer Electronics fair (starting 8. September in Dubai, UAE). Vishnu Vardhan, HTC Executive Director MEA, confirmed in an interview with the GITEX newspaper that the company is "showcasing four brand new products, (and the) flagship release of the HTC Shift". It's not yet said which the four brand new Windows Mobile devices are but we might guess that it is the official announcement of the HTC TyTN II (HTC Kaiser), HTC Nike, maybe the HTC Polaris and hopefully the HTC Omni?

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PROJECT: Microsoft and Mi...

PROJECT: Microsoft and Mitsubishi Research to reinvent the Touch Screen with LucidTouch
Microsoft Research and Mitsubishi Research teamed up on a project called "LucidTouch" to reinvent the way touch screens work. LucidTouch is a mobile device that addresses the current touch screen limitation (like small display sizes) by allowing the user to control the application by touching the back of the device. The key to making this usable is what the project team calls pseudo-transparency: by overlaying an image of the user's hands onto the screen (no, it's not transparent) an illusion of the mobile device itself is being semitransparent is created.

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RUMOR: Could this be LG's...

RUMOR: Could this be LG's expected Windows Mobile Smartphone?
Do you remember our earlier posting about LG's expected Windows Mobile 6 Professional smartphone? Well, we told you, that - according to information we've received - this smartphone might looks similar to LG's Prada phone and the same sources told us now, that this Windows Mobile smartphone (which still has no official name) looks quite similar to LG's recently announced KU900. Just as a reminder, according to our sources, this device will sport Windows Mobile 6, is expected to feature GSM/GPRS/EDGE as well as UMTS while HSPDA is still unconfirmed.

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AVAILABILITY: MobilePlane...

AVAILABILITY: MobilePlanet lists the HTC TyTN II for Pre-Order
While HTC is still too shy to talk about its next Windows Mobile best seller, the HTC TyTN II aka HTC Kaiser, US reseller MobilePlanet doesn't wants to hide it anymore. The HTC TyTN II features Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 Professional and is the latest QWERTY-keyboard device from HTC. With its compact size and 240 x 320 display (only - unfortunately), it has the technical specifications to be a worthy successor to the HTC TyTN.

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INPUT: PocketCM SIP Keybo...

INPUT: PocketCM SIP Keyboard for thumb-use with HTC Touch
We all love our HTC Touchs, Xda novas or however they are called, right? Yes, we do - we do until we have to enter some text, doesn't matter if it is texting a SMS message, writing an E-Mail or whatever. As great as HTC's Touch interface is on the first level, on the second level it's pure Windows Mobile Professional again which means you have a soft input panel (aka SIP aka keyboard) which is, more or less, not finger-friendly (Not to say useless. Ever tried to enter 0000 if you want to pair your Touch with another Bluetooth device?). Well, there is a new finger-friendly keyboard in town called PocketCM Keyboard and it's now available in version 0.5.

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COOPERATION: Nokia and Mi...

COOPERATION: Nokia and Microsoft to deliver Windows Live services to Nokia phone users
Nokia, the world's largest mobile device manufacturer and Microsoft Corp., a global leader in online communications and communities, have joined together to provide customers with a new suite of Windows Live services specifically designed for Nokia devices. Starting today, Nokia customers in 11 countries with compatible S60 devices can download the new suite enabling access to Windows Live Hotmail, Windows Live Messenger, Windows Live Contacts and Windows Live Spaces. Starting next year, customers who purchase compatible Nokia Series 40 handsets will also have access to these popular Windows Live services.

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MILESTONE: Orb Networks s...

MILESTONE: Orb Networks surges past one million users
It's only 2.5 years that I wrote first time about Orb (which is called Orb MyCast now) and last night Orb announced a milestone in its short history: more than one million people have created accounts to use its free MyCasting software. The first program of its kind, Orb lets users stream all their digital media - whether it is on their home PC or on the Internet - to any remote device that has a streaming media player and Internet connection. Anything you can "play" on your computer, can be played on a remote computer, laptop, PDA, mobile phone or TV using a game console.

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THOUGHT: If your Wireless...

THOUGHT: If your Wireless Connection isn't good for E-Mails anymore
How important is mobile E-Mail? I think it's as important for you as it is for me, at least that's one reason why I'm using smartphones, in this case a Windows Mobile 6 upgraded Samsung SGH-i600 (the European version of the BlackJack) and O2 Xda trion; and I'm using these devices for several reasons and one of it is the QWERTY keyboard which allows to write text messages as well as E-Mails. So indeed, E-Mail is important for me, especially because I'm receiving some dozens E-Mail per day as well as I'm writing some E-Mails per day, wirelessly from my mobile device. But have ever thought about the fact, that your wireless connection is marked as spam?

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RUMOR: AT&T to launch...

RUMOR: AT&T to launch a 3G HTC Vox Windows Mobile Smartphone soon?
According to some completely unconfirmed information CrunchGear received, AT&T is expected to launch a 3G version of the HTC Vox/HTC Libra and following CrunchGear's information, the device is code-named "HTC Juno". Well, sounds to me like a U.S. version of the (so far also) unannounced (but already unveiled) HTC S730 (code-named HTC Wings or HTC Volans):

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AVAILABLE: Verizon Wirele...

AVAILABLE: Verizon Wireless launches the Motorola MOTO Q9m Music Smartphone
Unveiled earlier this summer, today Verizon Wireless released the media-centric Motorola MOTO Q9m Music Windows Mobile 6 Standard Smartphone which offers 2 Home Screen options - one Verizon Wireless multimedia and the Windows Mobile 6 standard (which can be changed easily with the Home screen toggle key). The exclusive multimedia home screen together with the thumbwheel and the D-Pad allows the user to maximize the V CAST Music experience while the standard home screen offers one-touch access to voice, E-Mail, SMS and appointments:

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UPGRADE: HTC released P36...

UPGRADE: HTC released P3600 as P3600i with Windows Mobile 6
Well, that's somehow interesting. While the P3600 (aka HTC Trinity) isn't on HTC Europe's list of devices which deserves the Windows Mobile 6 upgrade, in Australia, HTC launched a Windows Mobile smartphone called P3600i which is a feature-upgraded P3600 and even includes Windows Mobile 6 Professional. Beside all the other P3600 goodies (like quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE, UMTS/HSDPA, Bluetooth, WiFi and the 2 megapixel camera), the P3600i sports an improved 500 MHz Samsung chip and 256MB of ROM (while the P3600 "only" featured a 400 MHz Samsung chip and 128 MB of ROM):

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BUNDLE: Spb Software Hous...

BUNDLE: Spb Software House releases Spb Business Pack bundle for Pocket PC
Spb Software House today announced its new Spb Business Pack for Windows Mobile Pocket PCs which is aimed at making the life and work of a businessperson more organized, manageable, and stress-free. The bundle intertwines four time-proven applications for keeping track of financials with Spb Finance, appointments with Spb Diary, access codes, local currency exchange rates and weather with Spb Traveler and passwords with Spb Wallet.

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AVAILABLE: HTC releases W...

AVAILABLE: HTC releases Windows Mobile 6 Upgrade for the HTC P4350
HTC Europe kept the word and just released the next long awaited Windows Mobile 6 ROM upgrade for its current line of Windows Mobile Pocket PCs. After O2 launched its Windows Mobile 6-enabled version of the HTC Herald (O2 Xda terra) back in April already, now also HTC released the Windows Mobile 6 bits for its version of the Herald, the HTC P4350. HTC P4350 users can download the Windows Mobile 6 ROM upgrade exclusively from the "My Downloads" section of HTC eClub.

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AVAILABLE: Qwest Wireless...

AVAILABLE: Qwest Wireless launches the HTC S720 as the first
Qwest Wireless yesterday launched the Qwest Fusion HTC 5800 which is the CDMA version of the HTC VOX (HTC S710) which is code-named HTC Libra and also known as HTC S720. With the launch of the "Fusion", Qwest Wireless beats Verizon Wireless, which was expected to launch the device as the first in the US. The HTC S720 is a small candy-bar style smartphone with a numeric keypad on the front and slide-out QWERTY keyboard underneath featuring Windows Mobile 6 Standard a 2 megapixel camera and MicroSD slot. Looks like the S720 got WiFi removed, unfortunately:

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GPS: Sygic launches new G...

GPS: Sygic launches new GPS navigation software for Windows Mobile and other Phones
Sygic announced the launched of its new navigation software for a wide range of mobile devices with friendly user interface. End-users, retailers, system integrators and mobile device manufacturers will be profiting from the new device/phone model that is introduced to the market. Sygic meets all of the requirements regardless of the type of device, operation system, or screen size. Sygic GPS navigation software already supports all Windows CE devices with ARM, x86, MIPS processors, Windows Mobile, Windows XP/Vista, and now also Symbian operating systems. By the end of 2007, Sygic will launch the product for Blackberry, UIQ and Linux mobile phones.

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ROADMAP: Sprint to launch...

ROADMAP: Sprint to launch 2 new Windows Mobile Smartphones in 2007
Sources on the PhoneNews.com Forums have posted dates that confirm and identify exactly what devices Sprint is planning to carry through the end of 2007 and even into 2008. According to the sources, Sprint has some interesting Windows Mobile smartphones in the pipeline and even confirms the existence of the "Palm Treo 800w". New for me is a so called "Samsung BlackJack International which is supposed to support CDMA and GSM in one device. No renderings or further details given yet - just the device names with a rough specification and the expected launch date:

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RUMOR: i-mate to slim dow...

RUMOR: i-mate to slim down the Ultimate range to 2 Windows Mobile Smartphones only? [UPDATE]
While i-mate previously announced to launch the Windows Mobile 6 Professional smartphone Ultimate 6150 and Ultimate 8150 in September, it looks like i-mate axed the in February unveiled Ultimate 5150, Ultimate 7150 and Ultimate 9150. That's the latest information CoolSmartPhone.com received from Windows Mobile retailer Clove Technology and quotes that Clove Technology "can now confirm, of the original 5 handhelds that were intended, only 2 will remain".

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ROADMAP: Verizon Wireless...

ROADMAP: Verizon Wireless to launch 5 more Windows Mobile Smartphones in 2007
phoneArena.com got its hands on an internal document showing the product line of Verizon Wireless for the whole 2007. According to this documents, Verizon Wireless plans to release a whole bunch of new phones including 5 "new" Windows Mobile 6 Professional (with touch screen) and Standard (without touch screen) smartphones. These Windows Mobile smartphones are the Motorola MOTO Q9m and MOTO Q9c, the UTStarcom SMT5800 and XV6800 and the Samsung SCH-i760.

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RUMOR: i-mate to slim dow...

RUMOR: i-mate to slim down the Ultimate range to 2 Windows Mobile Smartphones only?
While i-mate previously announced to launch the Windows Mobile 6 Professional smartphone Ultimate 6150 and Ultimate 8150 in September, it looks like i-mate axed the in February unveiled Ultimate 5150, Ultimate 7150 and Ultimate 9150. That's the latest information CoolSmartPhone.com received from Windows Mobile retailer Clove Technology and quotes that Clove Technology "can now confirm, of the original 5 handhelds that were intended, only 2 will remain".

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COOPERATION: Microsoft an...

COOPERATION: Microsoft and Xandros expands Messaging collaboration
Microsoft Corp. and Linux platform provider Xandros just announces a messaging protocol license and collaboration agreement that will enhance the interoperability of Scalix E-Mail servers with various mobile and personal computer-based E-Mail applications that utilize Microsoft E-Mail protocols. This agreement expands on the ongoing Microsoft-Xandros collaboration. Both companies' commitment to protocol licensing and technical cooperation will help to provide more E-Mail choices and value. By continuing their focus on mixed-source solutions, Xandros and Microsoft are demonstrating how protocol-level collaboration can benefit customers who rely on a mix of Windows-based and Linux systems.

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REVIEW: Toshiba Port�g� G...

REVIEW: Toshiba Port�g� G900 Windows Mobile 6 Professional Smartphone
When Toshiba announced the Toshiba Port�g� G900 Pocket PC Phone Edition back in February, it was clear which device Toshiba planned to compete with - the HTC Hermes. Now it took some time for Toshiba to release its first Windows Mobile Pocket PC after a longer period of absence but with Windows Mobile 6 Professional, triband GSM/GPRS/EDGE (900/1800/1900 MHz) and singleband UMTS/HSDPA (2100 MHz) it's still state of the art, even if it's not a world traveler like the HTC Hermes which supports quadband 2G and triband 3G. Nevertheless, the QWERTY keyboard, the powerful 520 MHz Marvell PXA270 processor and a unique 3" WVGA touch screen at 800 x 480 pixels makes the device quite interesting.

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RUMOR: HTC to launch the ...

RUMOR: HTC to launch the P5500 aka HTC Nike in September already
According to Taiwanese DigiTimes, HTC (High Tech Computer) is expected to launch its second TouchFLO-controlled smartphone supporting UMTS and HSDPA standard perhaps as soon as September, market sources indicated. The new smartphone is likely to be the HTC P5500 (codenamed Nike) which the company unveiled in the first half of this year, indicated the sources, noting that the P5500 will be built using a CPU from Samsung Electronics and chipsets from Qualcomm and supporting the WCDMA standard.

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VALIDATED: HP Korea confi...

VALIDATED: HP Korea confirms iPAQ 600 Smartphone existence
How the Korea Times yesterday reported, Hewlett-Packard, one of the world's leading computer and printer producers, confirmed to market the, by us earlier unveiled, iPAQ 600 Windows Mobile smartphone in Korea late this year. An HP Korea spokesman told the newspaper, that HP will launch a third-generation PDA phone, dubbed the iPAQ 600, late this year through Korean wireless operators such as SK Telecom and KTF and he confirmed that the smartphone is based on high-speed data packet downlink access (HSDPA) technologies that enable various next-generation services.

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UTILITY: Ilium Software u...

UTILITY: Ilium Software upgrades ListPro to v5.0
With Ilium Software ListPro - the list and information manager for Windows Mobile Pocket PCs and Smartphones as well a Palm and Windows PCs - you can create shopping lists, to do lists, checklists and organize and use your information however you want to. It even synchronizes your lists between your Windows Mobile or Palm OS handheld and Windows PC to use them on both. Now, Ilium Software has released ListPro 5.0 which also supports Windows Mobile 6 devices as well as it includes many new feautres:

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CONFORMITY: HTC Iris aka ...

CONFORMITY: HTC Iris aka HTC S640 passes the FCC
First time unveiled late June, the HTC Windows Mobile 6 Standard smartphone code-named HTC Iris, which is expected to be released as HTC S640, recently passed the FCC. According to the previously leaked specs, the HTC Iris is powered by a Qualcomm MSM7500 400 MHz and features CDMA 1x-EVDO Rev. A at 800 and 1900 MHz, WiFi b/g as well as Bluetooth (all confirmed by the FCC now). Furthermore it's expected to sport a 2.4" QVGA TFT LCD screen, a 2 megapixel camera, 256 MB ROM and 64 MB RAM:

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FAULTY: Palm withdraws th...

FAULTY: Palm withdraws the latest Treo 700 updates
Looks like something went wrong with Palm's recently released Verizon Wireless Treo 700p and 700w/wx ROM updates. Instead of being able to download the latest and greatest bits, you now get a notification which informs you that Palm has taken down the ROM updates as a result of increasing customer reports of network connectivity issues following the updates. While Palm is investigating the issues on both platforms, the Palm OS and the Windows Mobile platform, the update isn't available but it will be "re-post as soon as they become available".

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PHOTOVIEW: UBiQUiO 503G W...

PHOTOVIEW: UBiQUiO 503G Windows Mobile 6 Professional Smartphone [UPDATE]
I've mentioned the availability of the UBiQUiO 503G on Monday and thanks to Expansys and UBiQUiO, I've just received a review-sample of UBiQUiO's first UMTS Windows Mobile 6 Professional smartphone. Featuring Windows Mobile 6 Professional (aka Pocket PC Phone Edition), the UBiQUiO 503G sports a 520 MHz Marvell/Qualcomm 6280 processor, Stereo Bluetooth, WiFi b/g as well as quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE and triband UMTS/HSDPA (up to 3.6 Mbps) and a QWERTY keyboard.

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DUAL MODE: HTC Shift UMPC...

DUAL MODE: HTC Shift UMPC runs Windows Vista and Windows Mobile in parallel
A recently published preview video of HTC's first UMPC, the HTC Shift, confirms that the Windows Vista powered mobile PC also runs Windows Mobile in parallel. According to information, HTC calls this functionality "SnapVUE" which allows to either run a mix of Windows Mobile 6 Classis and Professional (without the dial-pad) on its own instead of Windows Vista or adds Windows Mobile viewer functionalities to Windows Vista like instant always on access to PIM including instant access to E-Mail accounts with previews and contacts, even if the device is not actually running:

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RETRACTION: Fujitsu Sieme...

RETRACTION: Fujitsu Siemens Computers withdrawals from PDA market
Fujitsu Siemens Computers (FSC) on Wednesday confirmed that the German Japanese joint venture will leave the PDA and PNA (Personal Navigation Assistant) market until end of 2007 which is the defacto end of the Windows Mobile-based Pocket Loox and therefore the end of the Pocket Loox T, C and N Series. In a statement, FSC spokesperson Amy Fl�cher confirmed earlier information which were previously confirmed by Uwe Romppel, Senior Director Business Development Volume Sales, already

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PHOTOVIEW: UBiQUiO 503G W...

PHOTOVIEW: UBiQUiO 503G Windows Mobile 6 Professional Smartphone
I've mentioned the availability of the UBiQUiO 503G on Monday and thanks to Expansys and UBiQUiO, I've just received a review-sample of UBiQUiO's first UMTS Windows Mobile 6 Professional smartphone. Featuring Windows Mobile 6 Professional (aka Pocket PC Phone Edition), the UBiQUiO 503G sports a 520 MHz Marvell/Qualcomm 6280 processor, Stereo Bluetooth, WiFi b/g as well as quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE and triband UMTS/HSDPA (up to 3.6 Mbps) and a QWERTY keyboard.

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APPROVED: HTC Kaiser rece...

APPROVED: HTC Kaiser receives Bluetooth SIG approval
Looks like HTC's heavily awaited HTC Kaiser aka HTC TyTN II (or however you want to call it) took another hurdle: The Bluetooth Special Interest Group has recently approved the "New Kaiser" (and another name) which features, according to the "Qualified Design Listing Details" Bluetooth v2.0/v2.0+EDR (it's not yet confirmed if it is just 2.0 or 2.0+EDR). Anyway, the Kaiser will support the following main profiles: File Transfer Profile, SIM Access Profile, Dial-Up Networking Profile, Personal Area Networking Profile, Hands-Free Profile 1.5, Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (Stereo headset).

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RUMOR: Taiwanese sources ...

RUMOR: Taiwanese sources confirms new HP iPAQ devices in Q4
Following our yesterday's news of HP's new line of iPAQ 600 and iPAQ 900 devices, DigiTimes today confirmed our information - more or less. According to DigiTimes, Hewlett-Packard is expected to launch new iPAQ-series handhelds, including PDAs, PNDs and 3G GPS PDAs, in the fourth quarter of 2007. HP has stepped up its contacts with Taiwan-based makers for different segments, with the sources indicating that Quanta Computer, Inventec Appliances and Foxconn International Holdings (FIH) are likely to land new orders from HP.

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LUXURY: Gresso announces ...

LUXURY: Gresso announces high-end luxury Windows Mobile Smartphones
If you are that kind of Vertu customer but you are looking for something Windows Mobile powered, Gresso's new collection called "Avantgarde" might be something interesting for you. Made of Gold and African Blackwood, the case of the Gresso Avantgarde smartphones is hand crafted and fastened with Gold screws. The name of the new Gresso "Avantgarde" is derived from the French "avant-garde", which means "to be ahead of the time".

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REMOTE: zoomVNC VNC clien...

REMOTE: zoomVNC VNC client for Windows Mobile PDAs
After Microsoft removed Remote Desktop from Windows Mobile 6 Classic and Professional devices but made it available optional only (read CONFIRMED: Remote Desktop isn't a Windows Mobile 6 Application by default anymore to learn more), VNC is the only option for Windows Mobile 6 devices to get remote access to PCs and servers. Therefore, every new VNC client for Windows Mobile is much appreciated and there is a new one called zoomVNC. Featuring modern protocol support, macros and zoom, you can control any type of system remotely, using on-screen keys to support macros, key combinations or unusual modifier keys, zooming in from whole screen to 400% and hardware keyboard support:

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BUNDLE: Spb Software Hous...

BUNDLE: Spb Software House releases Spb Communication Pack for Pocket PC
Spb Software House yesterday released its first communication software bundle - the Spb Communication Pack - an integrated collection of the four recognized best-selling Windows Mobile communication programs: Spb Mobile Shell, Spb Phone Suite, Spb GPRS Monitor and Spb Insight are skillfully bundled together at almost half the price. In a nutshell, Spb Communication Pack offers three powerful enhancements to the Windows Mobile Pocket PC Phone Edition/Professional platform, reinforced by a clever news reader, all intimately integrated and working to improve the Pocket PC user experience at a substantial, 45 % discount.

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AVAILABLE: HTC America of...

AVAILABLE: HTC America officially launches HTC Advantage X7501
Following the earlier European launch, HTC yesterday announced the U.S. retail availability of the HTC Advantage X7501. As one of the smallest mobile computers available, the HTC Advantage delivers extreme portability that leverages the mobile office strengths of Windows Mobile 6 Professional and advanced wireless connectivity in one of the smallest mobile computer designs available. Developed from the ground up to be extremely portable, the HTC Advantage liberates the traveling executive from their notebook PC.

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AVAILABILITY: Palm announ...

AVAILABILITY: Palm announces Windows Mobile 6 Upgrade for Treo 750 - in Australia
As expected, Palm today announced the upcoming availability of the Windows Mobile 6 Professional Edition operating system upgrade for the Palm Treo 750 Windows Mobile smartphone. But unlike all of us hoped, it's indeed a local launch in Australia (yet)! Hutchison 3 customers in Australia can download the free update from mid-August from Palm's Australian website. Other customers will be able to download the update from early September. The Treo 750 is a 3G/HSDPA (High-speed Downlink Packet Access) five-band world phone that combines a phone with E-Mail, messaging, web browsing and organization software.

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UNCONFIRMED: HP makes ser...

UNCONFIRMED: HP makes serious with the iPAQ 600 and iPAQ 900 Windows Mobile Smartphones
Following our earlier posting from last week about HP's new line of Windows Mobile devices, we've just received some more (yet to be confirmed) information about HP's iPAQ 600 and iPAQ 900 line of devices and if the specs turn out to be true, HP is definitely back into the market. I'm not sure if the new HP devices are (still) manufactured by HTC but if not, HTC might face some serious competition, if HP takes its new Windows Mobile approach serious as well. Let us start with the iPAQ 600 series which was rumored to feature Windows Mobile 6 Professional, 3G connectivity and integrated GPS.

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AVAILABLE: UBiQUiO releas...

AVAILABLE: UBiQUiO releases free Windows Mobile 6 Upgrade for the UBiQUiO 501
Funny, yesterday I was referring to the UBiQUiO 501 Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC Edition and also yesterday, UBiQUiO released a free Windows Mobile 6 Professional upgrade which is available now for download. Not sure how many UBiQUiO 501 users are out there but every Windows Mobile 6 upgrade is appreciated and it shows, that UBiQUiO takes the Windows Mobile business serious. If you haven't heard about the ultra slim Pocket PC Phone Edition with QWERTY keyboard, which is available from Expansys, it's an interesting devices for all non-Smartphone users since it also features the traditional Pocket PC input through the 2.5" QVGA touch screen, allowing stylus control of menus and programs.

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PARTNERSHIP: Sybase and H...

PARTNERSHIP: Sybase and HTC cooperate for secure and managed mobile solutions
Sybase, Inc. (NYSE: SY), a leading provider of enterprise infrastructure and mobile software, and HTC Corp. (TAIEX:2498), the world's leading provider of Microsoft Windows Mobile-based smart devices, today announced the formation of a global alliance. The companies are teaming on strategic business, engineering and marketing initiatives designed to deliver optimized Sybase iAnywhere mobility software on HTC devices. The alliance will focus initially on the management and security components of the Sybase Information Anywhere suite, which provides a platform for enterprise mobility.

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CONFIRMED: GCF approves H...

CONFIRMED: GCF approves HTC Kaiser as HTC TyTN II
Well, I thought we got rid of these artificial HTC product names when HTC said further products will be called Sxyz (for Smartphone) and Pxyz (for Pocket PC (Phone Edition)) but either HTC changed its mind or the GCF got something wrong. Anyway, the GCF (Global Certification Forum for GSM and UMTS devices) just approved the HTC Kaiser as "HTC TyTN II". Furthermore it approves the same device as Vodafone1615/SFRv1615/Swisscom XPA1615 which confirms that Vodafone UK, SFR France and Swisscom Switzerland will also release the device (beside the previously confirmed T-Mobile Germany launch).

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AVAILABLE: Expansys relea...

AVAILABLE: Expansys releases the UBiQUiO 503G Windows Mobile 6 Professional Smartphone
The earlier this year unveiled UBiQUiO 503G Windows Mobile Pocket PC is now available from Expansys. Featuring Windows Mobile 6 Professional, a 520 MHz Marvell/Qualcomm 6280 processor, Stereo Bluetooth, WiFi b/g, GSM & UMTS/HSDPA wireless data and a QWERTY keyboard, the UBiQUiO 503G is an interesting device for mobile workers and everybody who needs fast wireless Internet access. Thanks to quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE and triband UMTS/HSDPA (up to 3.6 Mbps) the device works virtually everywhere in the world.

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REVIEW: Toshiba Port�g� G...

REVIEW: Toshiba Port�g� G500 Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone
When Toshiba announced its new line of Windows Mobile smartphones back in February, it caught some attention since Toshiba was somehow not to active in the Windows Mobile space during the past years. And Toshiba not just announced a Pocket PC but a touch screen-less smartphone as well, The Toshiba Port�g� G500. Sporting Windows Mobile 5.0 for Smartphone only Toshiba's first Windows Mobile smartphone features a, for Windows Mobile Smartphones, unique slider design. Furthermore it features triband GSM/GPRS/EDGE (no GSM 850 MHz support) and singleband UMTS/HSDPA (2100 MHz only) as well as WiFi b/g and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR .

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INTERACTIVITY: T-Mobile a...

INTERACTIVITY: T-Mobile and Opera introduces web'n'walk Widgets for Windows Mobile
T-Mobile last week announced to work with Opera Software to make its web'n'walk even more intuitive and bringing the user even closer to the World Wide Web. In future, you will be able to access your personal favorite sites more easily and quickly than ever from your mobile phone by simply selecting the corresponding widget, an active icon, from the standard display. The web'n'walk widgets can be quickly and easily set up according to personal preferences for mobile surfing. In order to enable this, T-Mobile is providing a gallery, initially with approximately 40 widgets for popular websites. It will soon be possible for other users and providers to create additional widgets via an open platform.

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LEAK: Palm Treo 800p phot...

LEAK: Palm Treo 800p photos in the wild - a confirmation for the Treo 800w?
While the photos bellow, PalmInfocenter published over the weekend, are not a Windows Mobile Palm at all, the device could get a reincarnation as a Windows Mobile device as well. The set of live camera phone spy shots of what could be the "Palm Treo 800p" shows the rumored "Palm Gandolf" design in the wild. Not looking like a typical Palm device anymore, the device seems to be much smaller and slightly slimmer then all other Palm smartphones before. According to PalmInfocenter, the Treo 800p (unconfirmed name) features a touchscreen with a smaller translucent keyboard:

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COOPERATION: Nokia adds M...

COOPERATION: Nokia adds Microsoft PlayReady Technology to Nokia S60 and Series 40
Building on their existing collaboration around mobile entertainment, Nokia and Microsoft Corp. have extended their cooperation to include support for Microsoft PlayReady technology into the Nokia S60 and Series 40 mobile device platforms. PlayReady is a new content access technology from Microsoft that makes it easy for content owners and service providers to deliver virtually any type of digital content in a flexible manner. As part of the agreement, Nokia and Microsoft will also collaborate on expanding and simplifying consumer scenarios for accessing, experiencing and moving digital content using mobile devices.

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SPECULATION: Palm to laun...

SPECULATION: Palm to launch Windows Mobile 6 for Treo 750 next week?
Announced during the 3GSM World Congress back in February already and leaked last week in forums, it seems Palm is somehow also ready to release Windows Mobile 6 for the Palm Treo 750 smartphone. While it's not yet clear if Palm is releasing a freely available ROM upgrade download for current Treo 750 users (or just previewing a Palm Treo 750 running Windows Mobile 6 Professional), in an official E-Mail for Microsoft's next week's Australia TechEd conference, Microsoft wrote:

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AVAILABLE: HTC Europe rel...

AVAILABLE: HTC Europe releases Windows Mobile 6 Upgrade for the HTC TyTN
Finally, it took HTC a little bit longer but after HTC released the first Windows Mobile 6 upgrades for other versions of its HTC Hermes reference design, HTC now also released the long awaited Windows Mobile 6 Professional ROM upgrade for its HTC TyTN. HTC released the upgrade in several European language including World Wide English, German, French, Spanish, Italian and others. Do get your free download of the HTC TyTN Windows Mobile 6 ROM upgrade, you have to have a free HTC eClub account.

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ANNOUNCED: HTC confirms W...

ANNOUNCED: HTC confirms Windows Mobile 6 timings for the P3300, S620 and Advantage
Together with HTC Europe's release of the Windows Mobile 6 ROM upgrade for the HTC TyTN, HTC also confirmed that it will release other long awaited Windows Mobile 6 ROM upgrades during/from August. HTC said that the Windows Mobile 6 upgrades for the HTC P3300 (HTC Artemis - Windows Mobile 6 Professional), HTC S620 (HTC Excalibur - Windows Mobile 6 Standard) and HTC Advantage X7500 (HTC Athena - Windows Mobile 6 Professional) are scheduled from August as well.

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RUMOR: Verizon to launch ...

RUMOR: Verizon to launch three new Windows Mobile Smartphones this month?
It's not just AT&T which has some (expected) Windows Mobile device launches in the pipeline - according to Engadget Mobile also Verizon plans to launch three Windows Mobile smartphones in August. According a fuzzy photo of a product flyer (see bellow a better quality), Verizon plans to release the Motorola MOTO Q9M (the CDMA version of the UMTS MOTO Q9), the earlier unveiled Samsung i760, and the UTStarcom XV6800 which seems to be just another version of Sprint's HTC Mogul:

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UTILITY: SFR Software rel...

UTILITY: SFR Software releases visCrypt file encryption for Pocket PC
Sure, you can protect your whole Windows Mobile Pocket PC with a password but frankly, is your Pocket PC protected with such a device password? If not but you want to protect some files or folders anyway, you might want to try visCrypt, a program for your Pocket PC which encrypts and decrypts your private files and documents and protect it from unauthorized access. With just a few clicks you can protect single documents or whole folders and subfolders. Secured with a picture password an intruder can hardly break the encryption:

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AVAILABLE: O2 UK releases...

AVAILABLE: O2 UK releases Windows Mobile 6 Upgrades for the Xda Orbit and Xda Trion
Following O2 Germany, also O2 UK finally released its Windows Mobile Professional ROM upgrades for the O2 Xda Orbit and O2 Xda Trion which can be downloaded free of charge from O2 UK. And that's cool - O2 UK already enabled the support for XML based Office 2007 files (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) - something Microsoft announced to become available later this year. Now I wonder if today's HTC TyTN ROM upgrade is also Office 2007 compatible?

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UNVEILED: LG releases LG-...

UNVEILED: LG releases LG-KC1 Windows Mobile Pocket PC Phone with WiBro
LG just released the LG-KC1, a Windows Mobile 5.0 (unfortunately) only Pocket PC Phone Edition which is equipped with WiBro (Wireless Broadband - which is quite popular in South Korea). Running a Marvell Monahans CPU at amazing 806 MHz, the KC1 features 512 MB NAND Flash ROM and 128 MB SDRAM. Furthermore the device sports CDMA EVDO for voice and data, Mobile WiMAX (WiBro) for even faster mobile data, T-DMB for mobile TV, Bluetooth and a 2.8" QVGA screen. all this measures 60 x 120 x 16.9 mm only at a weight of 160 grams:

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REPORT: O2 to retire from...

REPORT: O2 to retire from Asian Pacific market?
According to Chinese-language Commercial Times, O2 Asia Pacific (which isn't operating any mobile networks in Far East but a reseller of O2-branded Windows Mobile devices) is planning to reduce its size or eventually withdraw from the Asia-Pacific market due to lower-than-expected sales. According to the Commercial Times, the company has stopped taking delivery of handsets as well as suspend orders for new models with ODM handset maker Quanta Computer, Gigabyte Communications and Arima Communications to incur minor losses from canceled orders.

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MULTIMEDIA: V2R releases ...

MULTIMEDIA: V2R releases Active UI MediaPlayer Plug-In for Pocket PC
V2R Vision to Realty today announces the availability of the Active UI based MediaPlayer Today screen plug-in for Windows Mobile Pocket PCs. Active Media Player plug-in is a stylish and easy to use animated Today screen plug-in that allows you to quickly play your favorite songs and albums directly from the Today screen. Together with the (free) V2R Active UI core engine, V2R offers plenty of free add-on's in different animations and designs to make the V2R Active MediaPlayer plug-in as personal as possible.

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RUMOUR: Does HP plans ret...

RUMOUR: Does HP plans return to the Windows Mobile space?
Can it be true that HP, the "God Father of Pocket PCs" (together with the acquired Compaq) plans to re-enter the Windows Mobile space? According GPSAndCo it's true and HP is preparing several new lines of Windows Mobile Classis, Professional and Standard devices. According to the sources, the earlier this year announced HP iPAQ Voice Messenger 514 is the first representative of this new generation. Further device classes are:

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RUMOUR: Does HP plans ret...

RUMOUR: Does HP plans return to the Windows Mobile space?
Can it be true that HP, the "God Father of Pocket PCs" (together with the acquired Compaq) plans to re-enter the Windows Mobile space? According GPSAndCo it's true and HP is preparing several new lines of Windows Mobile Classis, Professional and Standard devices. According to the sources, the earlier this year announced HP iPAQ Voice Messenger 514 is the first representative of this new generation. Further device classes are:

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MULTIMEDIA: V2R releases ...

MULTIMEDIA: V2R releases Active UI MediaPlayer Plug-In for Pocket PC
V2R Vision to Realty today announces the availability of the Active UI based MediaPlayer Today screen plug-in for Windows Mobile Pocket PCs. Active Media Player plug-in is a stylish and easy to use animated Today screen plug-in that allows you to quickly play your favorite songs and albums directly from the Today screen. Together with the (free) V2R Active UI core engine, V2R offers plenty of free add-on's in different animations and designs to make the V2R Active MediaPlayer plug-in as personal as possible.

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REPORT: O2 to retire from...

REPORT: O2 to retire from Asian Pacific market?
According to Chinese-language Commercial Times, O2 Asia Pacific (which isn't operating any mobile networks in Far East but a reseller of O2-branded Windows Mobile devices) is planning to reduce its size or eventually withdraw from the Asia-Pacific market due to lower-than-expected sales. According to the Commercial Times, the company has stopped taking delivery of handsets as well as suspend orders for new models with ODM handset maker Quanta Computer, Gigabyte Communications and Arima Communications to incur minor losses from canceled orders.

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UNVEILED: LG releases LG-...

UNVEILED: LG releases LG-KC1 Windows Mobile Pocket PC Phone with WiBro
LG just released the LG-KC1, a Windows Mobile 5.0 (unfortunately) only Pocket PC Phone Edition which is equipped with WiBro (Wireless Broadband - which is quite popular in South Korea). Running a Marvell Monahans CPU at amazing 806 MHz, the KC1 features 512 MB NAND Flash ROM and 128 MB SDRAM. Furthermore the device sports CDMA EVDO for voice and data, Mobile WiMAX (WiBro) for even faster mobile data, T-DMB for mobile TV, Bluetooth and a 2.8" QVGA screen. all this measures 60 x 120 x 16.9 mm only at a weight of 160 grams:

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AVAILABLE: O2 UK releases...

AVAILABLE: O2 UK releases Windows Mobile 6 Upgrades for the Xda Orbit and Xda Trion
Following O2 Germany, also O2 UK finally released its Windows Mobile Professional ROM upgrades for the O2 Xda Orbit and O2 Xda Trion which can be downloaded free of charge from O2 UK. And that's cool - O2 UK already enabled the support for XML based Office 2007 files (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) - something Microsoft announced to become available later this year. Now I wonder if today's HTC TyTN ROM upgrade is also Office 2007 compatible?

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UTILITY: SFR Software rel...

UTILITY: SFR Software releases visCrypt file encryption for Pocket PC
Sure, you can protect your whole Windows Mobile Pocket PC with a password but frankly, is your Pocket PC protected with such a device password? If not but you want to protect some files or folders anyway, you might want to try visCrypt, a program for your Pocket PC which encrypts and decrypts your private files and documents and protect it from unauthorized access. With just a few clicks you can protect single documents or whole folders and subfolders. Secured with a picture password an intruder can hardly break the encryption:

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RUMOR: Verizon to launch ...

RUMOR: Verizon to launch three new Windows Mobile Smartphones this month?
It's not just AT&T which has some (expected) Windows Mobile device launches in the pipeline - according to Engadget Mobile also Verizon plans to launch three Windows Mobile smartphones in August. According a fuzzy photo of a product flyer (see bellow a better quality), Verizon plans to release the Motorola MOTO Q9M (the CDMA version of the UMTS MOTO Q9), the earlier unveiled Samsung i760, and the UTStarcom XV6800 which seems to be just another version of Sprint's HTC Mogul:

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ANNOUNCED: HTC confirms W...

ANNOUNCED: HTC confirms Windows Mobile 6 timings for the P3300, S620 and Advantage
Together with HTC Europe's release of the Windows Mobile 6 ROM upgrade for the HTC TyTN, HTC also confirmed that it will release other long awaited Windows Mobile 6 ROM upgrades during/from August. HTC said that the Windows Mobile 6 upgrades for the HTC P3300 (HTC Artemis - Windows Mobile 6 Professional), HTC S620 (HTC Excalibur - Windows Mobile 6 Standard) and HTC Advantage X7500 (HTC Athena - Windows Mobile 6 Professional) are scheduled from August as well.

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AVAILABLE: HTC Europe rel...

AVAILABLE: HTC Europe releases Windows Mobile 6 Upgrade for the HTC TyTN
Finally, it took HTC a little bit longer but after HTC released the first Windows Mobile 6 upgrades for other versions of its HTC Hermes reference design, HTC now also released the long awaited Windows Mobile 6 Professional ROM upgrade for its HTC TyTN. HTC released the upgrade in several European language including World Wide English, German, French, Spanish, Italian and others. Do get your free download of the HTC TyTN Windows Mobile 6 ROM upgrade, you have to have a free HTC eClub account.

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SPECULATION: Palm to laun...

SPECULATION: Palm to launch Windows Mobile 6 for Treo 750 next week?
Announced during the 3GSM World Congress back in February already and leaked last week in forums, it seems Palm is somehow also ready to release Windows Mobile 6 for the Palm Treo 750 smartphone. While it's not yet clear if Palm is releasing a freely available ROM upgrade download for current Treo 750 users (or just previewing a Palm Treo 750 running Windows Mobile 6 Professional), in an official E-Mail for Microsoft's next week's Australia TechEd conference, Microsoft wrote:

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SPECIFICATION: Bluetooth ...

SPECIFICATION: Bluetooth SIG adopts new Bluetooth core Version 2.1 + EDR
Following our earlier coverage of Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, where version 2.1 was still a proposal, the Board of Directors of the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG), the more than 8,000-member strong trade association responsible for advancing Bluetooth wireless technology, yesterday announced the adoption of Core Specification Version 2.1 + EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) by unanimous approval. Through advances in security, simplified pairing and power consumption, the new Bluetooth specification will offer consumers a further improved Bluetooth experience.

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RUMOR: AT&T to launch two...

RUMOR: AT&T to launch two new Windows Mobile Smartphones this month?
The Boy Genius Report received an anonymous tip, that AT&T is preparing the launch of a couple of new handsets. Beside a BlackBerry, a Pantech and another Motorola RAZR device, it looks like AT&T is also preparing the launch of the Motorola MOTO Q9 and the SMT5700 (manufactured by Chinese Amoi). While the Motorola MOTO Q9 is well known already (a Windows Mobile 6 Standard smartphone featuring GSM/GPRS/EDGE as well as UMTS and HSDPA), not too much is known about Amoi's SMT5700, except the stuff the FCC unveiled some time ago (on the left the Motorola MOTO Q, on the right the Amoi SMT5700):

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CONFIMRED: Remote Desktop...

CONFIMRED: Remote Desktop isn't a Windows Mobile 6 Application by default anymore
With the introduction of Windows Mobile 6, we have seen many feature improvements, including HTML E-Mail, a way better Calendar plus many "under-the-hood" enhancements. And yes, one application which also gets some serious improvements is the Remote Desktop application (formerly known as Terminal Service Client). When I got my first Windows Mobile Pocket PC back in 2001, I hadn't had an idea, what Terminal Service Client was about but now, where the::unwired is running on Windows servers (for some years), where I have 3 PCs in the office and two at home I know what it is and how much I like it.

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SYNC: Mark/Space upgrades...

SYNC: Mark/Space upgrades The Missing Sync for Windows Mobile to Version 4.0
Mark/Space, Inc. today announced the immediate availability of version 4.0 of The Missing Sync for Windows Mobile, the company's popular synchronization application that connects smartphones and mobile devices running Microsoft's Windows Mobile operating system to Apple Mac computers. Along with a number of new features that include video encoding for mobile playback, the 4.0 release becomes the first Mac synchronization software to support devices running Microsoft's Windows Mobile 6.

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AVAILABILITY: Samsung upd...

AVAILABILITY: Samsung updates the SHG-i600 Windows Mobile 6 ROM Upgrade Site
Following our earlier coverage that Samsung (Europe) started to roll-out first Windows Mobile 6 Standard ROM upgrades for its Samsung SGH-i600 Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone, the Korean mobile phone manufacture just updated its website. And first of all the good news: Samsung just added a couple of countries for which the i600 ROM upgrade will be available, namely Scandinavia (including Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland). The bad news is, that it seems that Samsung has pulled the plug for the previously available Dutch upgrade; it's not available anymore:

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ACCESS: Lufthansa to rela...

ACCESS: Lufthansa to relaunch Internet access for long haul flights together with T-Mobile?
According to WSJ.com (Wall Street Journal Online), Deutsche Lufthansa AG is poised to join with a team headed by cellular-telephone giant T-Mobile to offer broadband Internet access and wireless E-Mail to its long-haul passengers, industry officials said. After Lufthansa (and other leading airlines) had to switch off Internet access above the clouds after Connexion by Boeing pulled the plug end of last year, it was often speculated that a follower-system is in development.

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PILLORY: EU to name Opera...

PILLORY: EU to name Operators not offering cheap International Roaming yet
Wow, the European Commission takes all this international roaming stuff within the European Union serious (if only they would take international data roaming that serious as well) since the deadline for European cell phone carriers to offer a new mobile phone roaming tariff passed on Monday evening. The European Commission now said it's planning to name carriers on the web not offering customers the rates yet. Monday's deadline is for people to be able to actively apply for the reduced tariffs, which must be activated within one month. Consumers who do nothing should be automatically given the new rates in September.

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BLUNDER: Yahoo! Go 2.0 li...

BLUNDER: Yahoo! Go 2.0 lists the unannounced HTC S730 as supported Smartphone [UPDATE]
It's nothing new that HTC will (sooner or later) release a UMTS-enabled version of the HTC Vox (aka the HTC 710) and it's expected to be released as the HTC S730 aka HTC Wings, featuring Windows Mobile 6 Standard, GSM/GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/HSDPA and as well as Bluetooth and WiFi. But it makes me a kind of wonder, that a device, which just leaked from the roadmap yet (but AFAIK doesn't leaked with a photo so far) made it to Yahoo!'s Yahoo! Go 2.0 list of supported devices already!? And even better - Yahoo!, which signed a strategic partnership with HTC earlier this year, links back to HTC as well and who knows, maybe Yahoo! knows more already - thanks to the strategic partnership with HTC:

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WORKAROUND: Give your Win...

WORKAROUND: Give your Windows Mobile device the Bluetooth DUN feature back
With the introduction of AKU 3 for Windows Mobile 5.0, Microsoft replaced the Bluetooth Dial-up Networking (DUN) feature with Bluetooth PAN. Unfortunately Microsoft didn't opted to add Bluetooth PAN (on Windows Mobile devices seen as "Internet Sharing") in addition but it's the only way to use a Windows Mobile device as a "wireless modem" for Notebooks and PDAs. While Internet Sharing has its advantages, in my humble opinion it also has is disadvantages, especially for power users. For instance, you cannot leave your device in your pocket and initiating the connection from your Notebook but you have to initiate the connection from the Windows Mobile device itself.

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EDITORIAL: Microsoft need...

EDITORIAL: Microsoft needs to reconsider its 3GPP support for Windows Mobile
Just another thought I came across while I was in vacation last week. I think Microsoft definitely needs to rethink it's media file support. I understand that Microsoft wants to push WMx (WMA for audio and WMV for video) and MP3 is just supported because it's the defacto standard anyway. But we have another defacto standard (in the mobile industry) which is 3GP (a MPEG-4 based media format) from the 3GPP (the 3rd Generation Partner Project) which is the industry standard for video MMS but also the standard for UMTS video streaming. And no, I'm not just talking about YouTube here but watch the carrier portals, they all offer videos in 3GP format as well as we see more and more independent video content popping-up in 3GP since mostly every 3G phone (except Windows Mobiles) supports 3GP as the video streaming file format.

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CONFIRMED: Samsung SGH-i6...

CONFIRMED: Samsung SGH-i620 to be released by Vodafone across Europe
Okay guys, if you don't live in the UK and a Windows Mobile 6 upgraded Samsung SGH-i600 isn't anything for you I got further good news for you today: Beside Vodafone UK, also other Vodafone subsidiaries across Europe plans to launch the recently unveiled Samsung SGH-i620 Windows Mobile 6 Standard Smartphone! It's not yet confirmed which one exactly but it's more then just Vodafone UK! The SGH-i620 is a kind of upgraded Samsung SGH-600 Windows Mobile Smartphone, sporting Windows Mobile 6 Standard and a unique slide design while keeping the QWERTY keyboard:

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UTILITY: John Cody's Skwe...

UTILITY: John Cody's SkweezeIt! makes Web surfing more efficient
I cannot tell you what a big fan I'm of such little helpers like John Cody's SkweezeIt! I'm. John created this app because he was tired of reading the brief summaries often found in RSS feeds. To read the full details of a story, you often have to click the "Read More Online..." link at the bottom of the RSS summary, but these links often point to a full-size webpage which can be very painful to load into Pocket Internet Explorer. That's indeed a problem I've also facing many times; especially if sites either don't offer mobile versions or if they do, they don't use device recognition to redirect the reader to the optimized version (which the::unwired does for sure).

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STATEMENT: Gates sees no ...

STATEMENT: Gates sees no Google threat in mobile phone software
Microsoft's Bill Gates does not see Google becoming a successful competitor in the market for software for mobile phones, the New York Times reported on its web site on Monday. Gates told the Times it was unlikely that Google would be able to make inroads into Microsoft's share of the market for mobile phone software (namely Windows Mobile).. Gates told the Times it was unlikely that Google would be able to make inroads into Microsoft's share of the market for mobile phone software (namely Windows Mobile).

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AVAILABLE: Samsung releas...

AVAILABLE: Samsung releases 1st free Windows Mobile 6 ROM upgrades for the SGH-i600 [UPDATE]
This is the most interesting news for Samsung SGH-i600 owners and something historic for Samsung Windows Mobile devices! The Korean mobile phone manufacture just released the long awaited (and never officially announced) Windows Mobile 6 Standard ROM upgrade for its bestselling Samsung SGH-i600 and it's available for free for European i600 owners! While it's actually available for certain countries only (Netherlands and Russia) other localized versions will follow soon (incl. France, Germany, Italy and the U.K.). Furthermore I got the word that all upcoming i600s will be sold with Windows Mobile 6 pre-installed!

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CONFIRMED: Asus P750 Wind...

CONFIRMED: Asus P750 Windows Mobile 6 Smartphone shows its real face
Following the previous information of a new Asus Windows Mobile 6 Pocket PC Phone Edition smartphone, I'm happy that I can provide you some more information today including a real photo of Asus' latest smartphone which is called P750. Just as a reminder, the Asus P750 sports Windows Mobile 6 Professional, a Marvel 520 MHz PXA27x CPU, 256 MB ROM and 128 MB RAM and GSM/GPRS/EDGE and HSDPA at 3.6 Mbps as well as WiFi and Bluetooth are confirmed as well. Furthermore this devices features a SiRF III GPS receiver and an FM radio. Last but not least, it also includes a 3.2 megapixel auto-focus camera and will look like this:

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COOPERATION: Access and B...

COOPERATION: Access and Bytemobile partner to deliver fast full web Browsing on Mobiles
Access CO., LTD. (well known in the Windows Mobile space for its NetFront web browser, beside Opera Mobile, one of the best Windows Mobile web browsers) and Bytemobile, Inc. today announced a global partnership to co-develop and market solutions, which will dramatically improve the web browsing experience for mobile devices. Under the agreement, the two companies will work together to integrate Bytemobile's embedded browser optimization (EBO) technology with the award-winning Access NetFront Browser and NetFront Mobile Client Suite (NMCS).

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TECHNOLOGY: Microvision s...

TECHNOLOGY: Microvision signs agreement with Motorola to develop Pico Projector Display for Mobiles
Microvision yesterday announced that it has signed an agreement with Motorola to develop pico projector display solutions for mobile applications leveraging Microvision's ultra-miniature laser based display engine, called PicoP. Tiny laser-based projectors are expected to enable a "big screen" viewing experience from mobile devices. By projecting content displayed on the device screen onto a wall, object or even a curved surface, mobile users could easily share Websites or multimedia applications such as movies, personal videos, mobile TV, photographs and presentations with friends or business colleagues.

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SERVICE: NewsGator makes ...

SERVICE: NewsGator makes NewsGator Mobile a free add-on for NewsGator Online
So far, NewsGator Mobile was part of the NewsGator premium pack only, allowing you to read your NewsGator feeds on a mobile device browser. Now, with the launch of NewsGator Mobile for iPhone, NewsGator Technologies, Inc., the leading RSS company, today announced that NewsGator Mobile is available for free and not part of the premium pack anymore. For some years, NewsGator is my choice of RSS feed reader since it was the first which offered a nice Outlook integration (and I liked the idea to have all my messages in a single place).

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AVAILABLE: MobilePlanet l...

AVAILABLE: MobilePlanet lists the HTC S630 Windows Mobile 6
Not even officially announced by HTC itself but by Dopod as the C730 only, MobilePlanet (but MobilePlanet only - it's not yet available from Expansys) lists the HTC S630 as available on their website. Based on the HTC Cavalier, the HTC S630 utilizes Microsoft's latest Windows Mobile 6 Standard operating system. Equipped with a powerful 400 MHz processor, the S630 measures only 13.5 mm and has built-in high speed 802.11 b/g WiFi connection as well as Bluetooth while supporting quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE and WCDMA UMTS/HSDPA.

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UNVEILED: Asus to release...

UNVEILED: Asus to release a new Windows Mobile Smartphone with HSDPA and GPS [UPDATE]
It looks like a Asus P-series smartphone but according to the information we've just received, this is a brand new Asus A-series smartphone sporting Windows Mobile 6 Professional, a Marvel 520 MHz PXA27x CPU, 256 MB ROM and 128 MB RAM. Uncommon for Asus A-series devices are the WWAN functionality since A-series devices are normally PNA (Personal Navigation Assistant). But the information we've just received mentions, that this device features GSM/GPRS/EDGE and HSDPA at 3.6 Mbps as well as WiFi and Bluetooth!

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RUMOR: Asus to release a ...

RUMOR: Asus to release a Axxx Windows Mobile Smartphone with HSDPA and GPS?
It looks like a Asus P-series smartphone but according to the information we've just received, this is a brand new Asus A-series smartphone sports Windows Mobile 6 Professional, a Marvel 520 Mhz PXA27x CPU, 256 MB ROM and 128 MB RAM. Uncommon for Asus A-series devices are the WWAN functionality since A-series devices are normally PNA (Personal Navigation Assistant). But the information we've just received mentions, that this device features GSM/GPRS/EDGE and HSDPA at 3.6 Mbps as well as WiFi and Bluetooth!

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DISCOUNT: Sprint Mogul sp...

DISCOUNT: Sprint Mogul special offer for Developers and IT Professionals
Just released a couple of weeks ago, Microsoft and Sprint teamed-up to give the Sprint Mogul away to US-based software developers and IT Pros for a "special developers" price. The Sprint Mogul is the newest Windows Mobile 6 device in the US market. With its EVDO 3G radio, the 400 MHz processor and the large memory capacity, it is a powerful platform for developing mobile applications using Visual Studio targeting the .NET Compact Framework and SQL Server Compact Edition, which come preinstalled in this phone. For US$ 299 only you can get the HTC/Sprint Mogul Windows smartphone, a free 512 MB microSD card if you purchase now with a new plan which you get 10 % off monthly in addition.

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FIX: Toshiba released the...

FIX: Toshiba released the expected Port�g� G900 software patch
As mentioned before, Toshiba was expected to release a software patch for the Port�g� G900's idle problem and here it is - just released in time: This patch is designed to resolve the issue of G900 devices failing to return to standby mode from deep sleep mode correctly, which some users have experienced and should only be installed by those who've encountered this specific problem. This patch can be installed onto your G900 either from an SD card or from the phone's memory.

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PATCH: Toshiba to release...

PATCH: Toshiba to release an idle bugfix for the G900 soon
According to Expansys, Toshiba is expected to release a fix for the idle-mode bug of its latest Windows Mobile smartphone, the Toshiba Port�g� G900, during this week. In the past days, some problems popped-up but according to J. Richardson of Expansys, a software patch will be available this week for download from the Toshiba Mobile Communications web site that will address issues experienced by some users when attempting to transition from idle mode on the G900 device.

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AVAILABLE: O2 Germany rel...

AVAILABLE: O2 Germany releases Windows Mobile 6 Upgrade for Xda trion
Finally, after announcing plans to release the Windows Mobile 6 ROM Upgrade for the Xda trion (aka HTC Hermes) and releasing the first Windows Mobile 6 ROM upgrade for the Xda orbit, tonight O2 Germany released the long awaited ROM upgrade for the Xda trion. Also interesting that it seems that O2 Germany has teamed with HTC to provide the download since the download is available from the HTC domain, not from the O2 domain anymore. And, unlike with previous ROM updates and ROM upgrades, you have to enter the device's serial number to get your hands on the bits.

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DEVELOPMENT: NTT DoCoMo b...

DEVELOPMENT: NTT DoCoMo begins Super 3G experiment with up to 300 Mbps
Sure, as good and fast UMTS and HSDPA are, it's still quite "limited" in downstream to 14.4 Mbps (even if this is already faster then my DSL line can offer). Nevertheless, NTT DoCoMo, Inc. is already heavily working on the development of the 4G standard and announced today that this month it began testing an experimental Super 3G system for mobile communications. With this experiment, DoCoMo will seek to achieve a downlink transmission rate of 300 Mbps over a high-speed wireless network (even if 100 Mbps is the current target for 4G networks).

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VIDEOVIEW: Unboxing the T...

VIDEOVIEW: Unboxing the Toshiba Port�g� G900 WM 6 Professional smartphone
Today I'm unboxing the Toshiba Port�g� G900 Windows Mobile 6 Professional smartphone. The Port�g� G900 features a semi-automatic slide-out keyboard and is therefore a direct competitor to HTC's Hermes and Kaiser UMTS/HSDPA Pocket PCs. Unlike the mentioned HTC devices, the Port�g� G900 only features triband GSM/GPRS/EDGE and singleband UMTS/HSDPA but also WiFi b/g and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR which makes it a great wireless modem for Notebooks. In addition it has two cameras - the main camera on the back which supports 2 megapixel and a front facing QVGA camera which is used for UMTS video-telephony. Like the G500, the Port�g� G900 also provides a unique and enhanced level of security through fingerprint recognition. The fingerprint sensor can also be used to navigate the phone's menu and to unlock the device:

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PHOTOVIEW: Toshiba Port�g...

PHOTOVIEW: Toshiba Port�g� G900 Windows Mobile 6 Professional Pocket PC
The Toshiba Port�g� G900 is Toshiba's latest Windows Mobile device and after the 2002 Toshiba Thera 2002, it's Toshiba's second Phone Edition device while it's not called Phone Edition anymore since it's sporting Windows Mobile 6 Professional. Therefore it's Toshiba's first Windows Mobile 6 device featuring a slide-out keyboard and supporting triband GSM/GPRS/EDGE (no GSM 850 MHz support) and singleband UMTS/HSDPA (2100 MHz only) as well as WiFi b/g and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR. Pretty unique is the devices WVGA screen at 800 x 480 pixels. In addition it features two cameras - the main camera on the back which supports 2 megapixel and a front facing QVGA camera is used for UMTS video-telephony.

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ANNOUNCED: Vodafone UK to...

ANNOUNCED: Vodafone UK to carry the Samsung SGH-i620
Earlier this summer, the Samsung SGH-i620 popped-up the first time and it looks like we are close a launch. As expected, Vodafone is carrying the i620 or in this case Vodafone UK. Feature-wise, the i620 is a kind of updated i600. It's coming with Windows Mobile 6 Standard (Smartphone) preinstalled and features an updated 2 megapixel camera. Furthermore, it supports GSM/GPRS/EDGE as well as UMTS (while HSDPA is expected also). Like the i600, also the i620 features a QWERTY thumb-keyboard but this slides out which makes the device on one hand shorter, on the other hand a little bit thicker:

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APPROVAL: i-mate Ultimate...

APPROVAL: i-mate Ultimate 6150 Windows Mobile Smartphone passed the FCC
First time I wrote about i-mate's new Ultimate range of Windows Mobile smartphones back in February and it looks like, as previously announced by i-mate, the first device is ready to ship soon. The i-mate Ultimate 6150 just got the FCC approval which is necessary to sell it in the U.S. Featuring Windows Mobile 6 Professional, this smartphone is powered by an Marvell Bulverde CPU at 520 MHz, sporting quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE as well as triband UMTS/HSDPA at 850/1900/2100 MHz or 850/1700/2100 MHz. It even features WiFi b/g/e/i as well as Bluetooth 2.0+EDR.

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UPDATE: Palm releases Tre...

UPDATE: Palm releases Treo 700w and Treo 700wx Windows Mobile 5.0 updates
Not that these updates are Windows Mobile6 upgrades, Palm recently released two ROM updates for its Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC Phone Edition smartphones. These updates are designed for both, the Palm Treo 700w and the Palm Treo 700wx running on the Verizon Wireless network. This will update the Pocket PC Phone Edition software to the latest release, version 1.22. While the update adds some new features to the Treo 700w, it's just a bug-fix for the Treo 700wx and doesn't adds anything important:

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PHOTOVIEW: Toshiba Port�g...

PHOTOVIEW: Toshiba Port�g� G500 Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone
The Toshiba Port�g� G500 is Toshiba's first Windows Mobile Smartphone sporting Windows Mobile 5.0 for Smartphone only (unfortunately) and features a slider design. The device features triband GSM/GPRS/EDGE (no GSM 850 MHz support) and singleband UMTS/HSDPA (2100 MHz only) as well as WiFi b/g and Bluetooth 1.2. In addition it features two cameras - the main camera on the back which supports 2 megapixel and a front facing QVGA camera on the front which is used for UMTS video-telephony. The Port�g� G500 provides a unique and enhanced level of security through fingerprint recognition. The fingerprint sensor can also be used to navigate the phone's menu and to lock the device. First of all, let us start with the traditional photo view of the device:

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VIDEOVIEW: Unboxing the T...

VIDEOVIEW: Unboxing the Toshiba Port�g� G500 Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone
Today I'm unboxing the Toshiba G500 Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone. The Toshiba Port�g� G500 has a, for Windows Mobile Smartphones, still unique "slider" design. Based on Windows Mobile 5.0 for Smartphone, the device features triband GSM/GPRS/EDGE, singleband UMTS/HSDPA as well as WiFi b/g and Bluetooth 1.2. In addition it features two cameras - the main camera on the back which supports 2 megapixel and a front facing QVGA camera which is used for UMTS video-telephony. The Port�g� G500 provides a unique and enhanced level of security through fingerprint recognition. The fingerprint sensor can also be used to navigate the phone's menu and to unlock the device:

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PROJECT: WhoNeedsAniPhone...

PROJECT: WhoNeedsAniPhone.com wants to redesign the Windows Mobile GUI
No question, as great and powerful the Windows Mobile platform is, as sexy is the Apple iPhone graphical user interface (GUI). I mean, take the HTC Touch which has a great new touch screen technology but a kind of poor user interface if you want to use it with your thumbs only, since the Windows Mobile Professional and Classic GUI is still pretty stylus driven. This is where the WhoNeedsAniPhone.com project jumps into the game which plans to develop a new interface which should be based on Adobe's Flash CS3:

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RUMOR: Motorola to put Wi...

RUMOR: Motorola to put Windows Mobile on its Ming PDA phone?
The Boy Genius Report got the word that Motorola plans to upgrade its "Motorola Ming" A1200 to Windows Mobile. Should this be the return of the Pocket PC platform after Motorola hadn't had much luck with the MPx Pocket PC Phone Edition which was innovative but never (really) released? In a weird twist of fate, the new Ming won't run the JUIX operating system anymore, but will in fact run Windows Mobile. The reason for the change, as BGR has been told, is that JUIX can not support 3G right now. Motorola has barely even started development on it actually.

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EXPANSION: HTC opens firs...

EXPANSION: HTC opens first HTC Care Customer Service Center in Taiwan
HTC Corp. continues to open itself to the end-user and walking away from "just being" another Taiwanese ODM for mobile operators and PC brands. Therefore, HTC yesterday opened its world's first HTC Care Customer Service Center ( "HTC Care" ) in Taipei. The center will provide customers in Taiwan with a comprehensive range of services including personalized consultations on new and existing HTC products, fast and efficient warranty repairs, and other valuable after-sales support. A speedy turn-around time is guaranteed for all service repairs conducted at HTC Care and customers shall be provided with a temporary replacement phone free of charge during the repair period.

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SERVICE: T-Mobile to brin...

SERVICE: T-Mobile to bring myFaves to Germany
Launched late last year in the US already, it's nothing new of Americans anymore. However, today at a press event in Munich, T-Mobile Germany unveiled that it will launch myFaves in Germany as well. myFaves is a new wireless communications experience that brings to life a customizable, fun and easy-to-use phone interface on today's coolest phones, including Windows Mobile smartphones (and therefore most likely also support T-Mobile's MDA range like the new T-Mobile MDA Vario III bellow) and facilitates a specially tariff for up to 5 myFaves which wasn't unveiled today.

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HANDS-ON: T-Mobile MDA Va...

HANDS-ON: T-Mobile MDA Vario III aka HTC Kaiser
Not that I had my quality time today with T-Mobile's latest Windows Mobile smartphone, the T-Mobile MDA Vario III (also known as HTC Kaiser) but today, during a press event here in Munich, I had the chance to get my hands on a pretty final looking device. So what's the T-Mobile MDA Vario III is about? Basically it will replaces T-Mobile's MDA Vario II later this year (planned launch is still September) and since it's based on HTC's Kaiser reference design, most features like Windows Mobile 6 Professional, quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE and triband UMTS/HSDPA are already known (T-Mobile again confirmed that the MDA Vario III doesn't includes HSUPA or HSDPA 7.2). Therefore let us go with some hands-on shots, we've spoken about the device enough already:

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HANDS-ON: T-Mobile MDA Va...

HANDS-ON: T-Mobile MDA Vario III aka HTC Kaiser
Not that I had my quality time today with T-Mobile's latest Windows Mobile smartphone, the T-Mobile MDA Vario III (also known as HTC Kaiser) but today, during a press event here in Munich, I had the chance to get my hands on a pretty final looking device. So what's the T-Mobile MDA Vario III is about? Basically it will replaces T-Mobile's MDA Vario II later this year (planned launch is still September) and since it's based on HTC's Kaiser reference design, most features like Windows Mobile 6 Professional, quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE and triband UMTS/HSDPA are already known (T-Mobile again confirmed that the MDA Vario III doesn't includes HSUPA or HSDPA 7.2). Therefore let us go with some hands-on shots, we've spoken about the device enough already:

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HANDS-ON: T-Mobile MDA Va...

HANDS-ON: T-Mobile MDA Vario III aka HTC Kaiser
Not that I had my quality time today with T-Mobile's latest Windows Mobile smartphone, the T-Mobile MDA Vario III (also known as HTC Kaiser) but today, during a press event here in Munich, I had the chance to get my hands on a pretty final looking device. So what's the T-Mobile MDA Vario III is about? Basically it will replaces T-Mobile's MDA Vario II later this year (planned launch is still September) and since it's based on HTC's Kaiser reference design, most features like Windows Mobile 6 Professional, quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE and triband UMTS/HSDPA are already known (T-Mobile again confirmed that the MDA Vario III doesn't includes HSUPA or HSDPA 7.2). Therefore let us go with some hands-on shots, we've spoken about the device enough already:

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AVAILABLE: HTC announces ...

AVAILABLE: HTC announces availability of Windows Mobile 6 ROM upgrade for Dopod
Finally - HTC started to roll-out the long awaited Windows Mobile 6 upgrades. While it's not the expected European upgrades, HTC's Asian subsidiary (formerly known as Dopod) has launched a webpage with further information and timings. These ROM upgrades are HTC specific ROM upgrades which are made for previously released Dopod devices but it cannot take too long anymore that HTC Europe will follow with localized ROM upgrades as well. The first one, which is available since today, is the Windows Mobile 6 ROM upgrade for the Dopod D810 (aka HTC Trinity). Next scheduled upgrades are for the Dopod 838Pro (HTC Hermes), P800W (HTC Artemis) and U1000 (HTC Athena):

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THOUGHT: Be careful if yo...

THOUGHT: Be careful if you are using Windows Mobile's Windows Live Messenger Mobile
Long time ago, I've ranted about the MSN Mobile Messenger and how unhappy I was, that Microsoft's MSN Messenger was so yesterday because it didn't support emoticons, file transfer, etc - all the latest stuff MSN Messenger for the PC (which is now called Windows Live Messenger) supported. Then the first Windows Live Messenger Mobile appeared in a closed Beta and I was pretty amazed about the features (in the first Beta) and looked forward the final version which is now available for Windows Mobile devices (as long as the carrier didn't opt-out).

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SITE: Server and Code Upg...

SITE: Server and Code Upgrade Successfully Done [UPDATE 2]
As announced earlier today the server was down for some "maintenance" and in fact it was 'a little' bit more. If you can read this posting, what I hope you can, you read the::unwired on a brand new server! My trustworthy Windows 2003 Server from 2004 came into the years which made a server upgrade necessary. And if you do something like this, it's the right time to do some more backend maintenance in addition. Therefore we've also upgrade from PHP4 to PHP5 as well as we upgraded from MySQL4 to MySQL5. And if you do such an environment upgrade, you also have to upgrade the site code and therefore we've upgraded the CMS from v3.6 to v4.2 as well as we've upgraded the forum from v1.2 to 1.2.15 (whatever all these version numbers mean for you) and had some additional code cleanup.

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CONFIRMED: T-Mobile Germa...

CONFIRMED: T-Mobile Germany announces the HTC Kaiser as T-Mobile MDA Vario III
Here we go - I was right when I said that T-Mobile's previously unveiled MDA Vario III will be most likely the HTC Kaiser. Today, T-Mobile Germany confirmed the launch of the MDA Vario III during the IFA late next month (as expected) and indeed it's the HTC Kaiser (what else). Also, as expected, the T-Mobile MDA Vario III will supports HSDPA phase II at 3.6 Mbps (but not HSDPA phase III at 7.2 Mbps). Further highlights are Windows Mobile 6 Professional, quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE as well as triband UMTS/HSDPA (sorry - still no UMTS support for T-Mobile USA).

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FOLLOW-UP: What happened ...

FOLLOW-UP: What happened to Sprint's July 4th announcement?
Do you remember my earlier posting from mid June where I asked "What is Sprint launching on July 4th?" Well, Sprint had a shiny interactive Flash on a special site, counting down to July 4th and talking about "wireless evolution" for music, messaging, TV, search and navigation. And now - if you visit the same site again all you get is a server error 403! Was this what Sprint wanted to announce? A dead site:

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MOBILITY: Proporta keeps ...

MOBILITY: Proporta keeps your Notebook charged with the Portable Laptop Battery
Now this is handy. Even not Windows Mobile related, I know that most of you also use Notebooks as I do and one of the biggest problems I have with my Notebook is the fact that the battery is down after 3.5 hours or so. As you might know from previous Proporta USB Mobile Device Charger review, I appreciate to have a kind of spare battery for my Windows Mobile devices and now Proporta hs released a similar bettery but for Notebooks. You can now make sure that wherever you are you can always guarantee your laptop is fully charged with Proporta's Portable Laptop Battery. This product charges from your laptop's AC adapter and stores a remarkable 6000 mAh of power for when you need it.

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AUDIO: Resco releases Res...

AUDIO: Resco releases Resco Audio Recorder 4.0 for Windows Mobile Pocket PC
Resco once again proves that there is always room for improvement and is now proud to announce the release of the new Resco Audio Recorder 4.0 for the Windows Mobile Pocket PC platform. As Resco describes it, its Audio Recorder is a must have for all sorts of professionals and general users alike. Whether recording a business meeting, a song you are working on as a musician, interviews as a journalist or a reporter or simply any audio memos, Resco Audio Recorder comes in handy in all sorts of situations. Now it is even easier to use - just a single tap enables users to record audio tracks straight on to a mobile device.

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UTILITY: LandWare release...

UTILITY: LandWare released Pocket Quicken v2.5 for Windows Mobile Smartphone
Not sure how many here are doing their financials with mobile devices but if you have a Windows Mobile Smartphone with a built-in hardware keyboard such as the Motorola Q, T-Mobile Dash or Cingular Blackjack, you can now run Pocket Quicken on these devices as well. This menu and GUI driven version of Pocket Quicken gives you all the functionality found in the other Windows Mobile Pocket PC versions before and can run independently or sync seamlessly with desktop Quicken running in Windows XP or Vista.

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RUMOR: HTC Omni specs and...

RUMOR: HTC Omni specs and rendering leaked? [UPDATE]
Unwired View (no, not to be confused with your beloved the::unwired aka this site) received some information about the HTC Omni, the long time delayed follower of the HTC Universal (aka T-Mobile MDA Pro/O2 Xda Exec). According the leaked details and specs, which Unwired View got from a HTC 2007 roadmap presentation, the device looks indeed impressive and if the information turns out to be true, it's really the legitimate follower of the HTC Universal which came into its years now. According to the roadmap, the HTC Omni does not have a designated product number yet but the release date is planned for October already:

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ANNOUNCED: Orange France ...

ANNOUNCED: Orange France unveils the SPV C200 Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone
Following Orange's earlier commitment to continue the SPV-sub brand, Orange France unveiled a new Windows Mobile Smartphone called SPV C200. And as previously indicated, the SPV C200 seems not to be manufactured by HTC anymore but it looks like the Amoi E72 Windows Mobile Smartphone announced late last year. Sure, the C indicates that the C200 is an entry level device but even entry level devices should better sport Windows Mobile 6 instead of Windows Mobile 5.0 for Smartphone as the C200 does:

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THOUGHT: Where is Palm's ...

THOUGHT: Where is Palm's announced Windows Mobile 6 upgrade for the Treo 750?
Following my earlier rant about HTC's Windows Mobile 6 upgrade availability I got a good amount of E-Mails where you guys asked where Palm's Treo 750 Windows Mobile 6 upgrade is and to be honest - I have no clue. One thing is for sure - it exists and during the 3GSM World Congress it was announced by Microsoft as well as later by Palm to be available later this year. Well, half of the year is gone already and still now word from Palm if it will be released and when. Sure, the Windows Mobile 6 upgrade would add some great value to the Treo 750 which is a great messaging device and since Windows Mobile 6 includes support for HTML mail as well as Windows Live Messenger - it could be the perfect combination:

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UTILITY: Spb Software Hou...

UTILITY: Spb Software House releases Spb Wallet for Pocket PC
Spb Software House is quite busy at the moment and just announced the release of Spb Wallet, a safe, secure and convenient storage for all your important information. Windows Mobile is designed for working with E-Mails, PIM data and documents. But there is a need for working with the fourth type of information. Spb Wallet provides a structured secure storage for personal information like passwords, credit cards, serial numbers and accounts. Synchronization with the desktop companion provides a seamless user experience on both a PC and a Windows Mobile device.

UTILITY: My Mobiler remot...

UTILITY: My Mobiler remote displays your Windows Mobile screen on your PC
Sure, you can spend a "couple" of Dollars for a full featured remote viewer like available from Soti (and which I use for screenshots on the::unwired), or you use a free version instead. If you don't need all the features Soti's Pocket Controller Professional offers, you might want to try MTUX My Mobiler instead which lets you view and control your Windows Mobile device by using desktop keyboard and mouse your desktop; copy & paste texts between you Windows Mobile device and and desktop PC as well as capture screenshots and even drag and drop files to your mobile.

UTILITY: VITO Technology ...

UTILITY: VITO Technology releases VITO Remote update for Windows Mobile Smartphone
While not too many Windows Mobile devices features IrDA anymore (not to talk about the even fewer used Consumer IR), VITO Technology just announced the release of a updated version of VITO Remote for Smartphone ? a universal remote control for Windows Mobile-based Smartphones - which also supports Windows Mobile's more widely used 320 x 240 QVGA screen resolution. As long as your Windows Mobile Smartphone includes IR (or better Consumer IR), you can use it to remote control your TV, VCR and HiFi equipment.

RUMOR: More LG Windows Mo...

RUMOR: More LG Windows Mobile Smartphone information received [UPDATE]
Ok guys - I know you love to hear the latest rumors as much as I do too and today we've received some more reliable information about LG's new Windows Mobile smartphone which we haven't heard anything anymore since the 3GSM World Congress back in February. But today I got the word that we can expect a semi-exclusive cross-European launch in September already and I got confirmed that it is Windows Mobile 6 Professional (for sure) as well as UMTS. Maybe also HSDPA which isn't confirmed yet (by the way - the supported GSM and UMTS bands are also unknown yet).

OUTLOOK: Microsoft expect...

OUTLOOK: Microsoft expects 20 additional Windows Mobile devices by year's end
According to sources at Microsoft Taiwan, additional 20 new Windows Mobile 6-based handsets (most likely most of them smartphones) are expected to be launched before the end of this year. With the recently launched Windows Mobile 6 platform, Microsoft's share in the global mobile devices market is expected to double to 20 % in 2008 from the current level of 10 %, said Eddie Wu, managing director of Microsoft ODM embedded devices, Asia. While most of the above mentioned devices might come from HTC, some other devices can be expected from other manufactures like Asustek, Gigabyte, E-Ten, Quanta, Arima, HP and Samsung sources told DigiTimes.

ANNOUNCED: T-Mobile MDA T...

ANNOUNCED: T-Mobile MDA Touch available from July
Here we go, T-Mobile Germany just updated its online shop and added their version of the HTC Touch - which T-Mobile is going to call "T-Mobile MDA Touch" - to the listing. And now we know which design T-Mobile selected - it's nearly the same as the original HTC Touch design but with slightly modified call buttons (more squarish). While T-Mobile hasn't revealed any prices yet, the German carrier announced it to be available from July and just says "shortly" (shortly early July or shortly late July?). Well, most likely in the first half of July since sources said, that O2 Germany had a time-limited launch exclusivity for Germany.

BETA: CommonTime is givin...

BETA: CommonTime is giving 2000 mNotes5 Beta licenses to registered customers
Well, this is a kind of unusual promotion because you either give away a Beta or not but CommonTime, which is currently working on mNotes5 for Windows Mobile 5.0 and 6, is giving away 2000 time bombed Beta's of mNotes for registered customers only. mNotes5 is the richest most cost effective personal mobility solution available to individuals who work with IBM Lotus Notes as their messaging system. CommonTime aim to provide the complete mobility solution to individual users like you. This has been achieved by combining the simplicity, data integrity and functionality, experienced by our existing mNotes customers, with the class leading Enterprise features of mSuite.

THOUGHT: Where are HTC...

THOUGHT: Where are HTC's promised Windows Mobile 6 upgrades?
Back in April, HTC said it plans to provide free Windows Mobile 6 upgrades for a couple of Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC Phone Editions and Smartphones and as the June is going to pass bye, I wonder where the (official) upgrades are? Initially, HTC said "The upgrades will be rolled out from June, in line with the operator partners' strategies" but while a couple of carriers have released "their" upgrades already (for instance T-Mobile US for the T-Mobile Dash and O2 Germany for the Xda orbit) original HTC Device owners are still awaiting the releases for their HTC S620 and HTC P4350.

STRATEGY: Microsoft unvei...

STRATEGY: Microsoft unveils new Windows Live services and keeps an eye on Windows Mobile
With today's announcement of two new managed Windows Live Beta services, Microsoft also unveiled that the Windows Live strategy will goes beyond Windows to Microsoft Office and Windows Mobile as well. Microsoft today unveiled Windows Live Photo Gallery Beta and Windows Live Folders Beta which are going now into a managed Beta testing.Windows Live Photo Gallery will be an upgrade to Windows Vista's Windows Photo Gallery, offered at no charge and enables both Windows Vista and Windows XP SP2 customers to share, edit, organize and print photos and digital home videos.

AVAILABLE: O2 Asia releas...

AVAILABLE: O2 Asia releases Windows Mobile 6 upgrade for the Xda Zinc
Following O2 Asia initial announcement to provide Windows Mobile 6 upgrades for selected devices and the introduction of the first Windows Mobile 6 upgrade for the Xda Atom Life, O2 Asia is now pleased to released a free upgrade for the O2 Xda Zinc.Windows Mobile 6 provides increased value for customers in several key areas, including messaging and collaboration, infrastructure interoperability, security features and platform development including ability to view E-Mail in their original rich HTML format with live links to Web and SharePoint sites, Windows Live for Windows Mobile and file transfer capability in Windows Live Messenger and many more.

EXPANDED: msnbc.com's Mul...

EXPANDED: msnbc.com's Multimedia on Mobile to support more Windows Mobile devices
Following previous MSNBC.com announcement to work with Action Engine for the MSNBC.com Multimedia on Mobile news and video service, both companies have recently expanded the number of supported devices and off-deck distribution channels, free of charge. In addition, MSNBC.com has added the Microsoft Windows Mobile Website as a distribution channel for the service. In addition to marketing and distribution efforts, MSNBC.com is also teaming with Action Engine to expand the number of devices that its service can run on.

ANNOUNCED: HTC unveiled t...

ANNOUNCED: HTC unveiled the HTC P6300 Windows Mobile Pocket PC Phone Edition
So far known as the O2 Xda Argon only, today HTC announced the launch of the HTC P6300 (code named HTC Panda), a powerful PDA phone designed for today's demanding mobile enterprise environments. Sporting an over-size 3.5" QVGA touch screen, the HTC P6300 features a 400 MHz CPU, Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC Phone Edition, triband GSM/GPRS, WiFi b/g, Bluetooth 2.0 and IrDA for truly connected data centric uses. The 1580 mAh battery should provide a talk-time of up to 8 hours. Last but not least, the P6300 sports a 2 megapixel camera 256 MB of ROM which can be extended by SD card. In addition, the card slot is SDIO-compatible which means it can be used for accessories and peripherals as well.

REVIEW: Vodafone VDA V/v1...

REVIEW: Vodafone VDA V/v1415 Windows Mobile 6 Standard Smartphone
For two weeks now, I'm using a Vodafone VDA V (in the UK known as Vodafone 1415), which I got from Vodafone Germany for testing, as my primary smartphone. The Vodafone VDA V is based on the HTC Vox (better known as HTC S710) and therefore also features Microsoft's latest Windows Mobile 6 Standard. Powered by a TI OMAP 805 CPU at 201 MHz, the VDA V supports quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE, WiFi b/g as well as Bluetooth 2.0 incl. A2DP and AVRC. Backed-up by 128 MB ROM and 64 MB RAM (which can be extended with microSD cards), the VDA V has a 2 megapixel camera for photos and video recording, features a 2.4" QVGA screen and measures 101 mm x 50 mm x 17.7 mm at a weight of 120 g.

UTILITY: Spb Software Hou...

UTILITY: Spb Software House releases Spb Traveler for Windows Mobile Pocket PC
Just in time for summer holidays, but not only for vacation, Spb Software House announced the release of Spb Traveler, a must have tool set for travelers. Nowadays mobile devices are powerful minicomputers that assist users in many ways. Traveling is definitely a field where a user can get maximum of his Windows Mobile device powered with proper software. A traveler will always have to face things like local time estimation, weather forecasts, currency, unit and clothing size conversion, city guides, planning of international calls and meetings, multi-connection trans-continental flights.

UNVEILED: HTC Kaiser show...

UNVEILED: HTC Kaiser shows its face at Microsoft's MEDC 2007 in Berlin
Not yet official announced, Jason Langridge from Microsoft UK spotted the HTC Kaiser on the device bar at Microsoft's MEDC Europe 2007 which is currently happening in Berlin (Germany).The HTC Kaiser will be the follower of the HTC Hermes (aka HTC TyTN) and sporting Windows Mobile 6 Professional, 3G/HSDPA, GPS and a 3.0 megapixel camera but whom I'm gone tell this since you all know the HTC Kaiser already.But since it appeared first time publicly now, it cannot take to long anymore that we are going to hear an official announcement from HTC and its partners (most likely T-Mobile).

PREVIEW: O2 Xda nova/HTC ...

PREVIEW: O2 Xda nova/HTC Touch Windows Mobile 6 Professional Smartphone
Thanks to O2 Germany and HTC Europe, I've recently received their versions of the HTC Elf. From O2 Germany I got a German Xda nova and from HTC Europe I got an English Touch. Since both devices are the latest and final hardware but neither includes all accessories nor came in the final sales-boxes, I'm not going to call it a review but preview only.HTC caught some attraction when the Taiwanese device maker announced the HTC Touch earlier this month for some good reasons - with the HTC Touch; HTC introduced the TouchFLO technology to their Windows Mobile device platform and I'm sure most of you have read everything about TouchFLO and the HTC Touch already. Nevertheless, since O2 brings up the Xda nova on sale from tomorrow, it makes sense to have a closer look on both devices again, identifying the similarities as well as the differences.

REVEALED: Another HTC Roa...

REVEALED: Another HTC Roadmap hits the web
I have no clue where all the HTC and Dopod roadmaps come from, which hits the web nearly monthly, but this time another one showes up which includes some interesting devices I haven't heard about before. Like the HTC Iris/HTC S640 (a CDMA Windows Mobile 6 Standard smartphone), the HTC Vogue (the CDMA version of the HTC Elf/HTC Touch featuring CDMA 1x-EVDO Rev. A), the HTC Nike/P5500 (HSDPA/GSM Windows Mobile 6 Professional slider smartphone), the HTC Volans (basically the HSDPA version of the HTC Vox/HTC S710), the HTC Polaris (basically the HSDPA version of the HTC Artimis/HTC P3300) or the HTC Shangri-La/HTC X9500 (a mix of the HTC Advantage and the HTC Shift with Microsoft Windows Vista and WM6 Professional, 30/40 GB HDD and HSDPA/GSM):

STUDY: Gartner predicts I...

STUDY: Gartner predicts Instant Messaging will be de facto tool by End of 2011
Garnter is always good for interesting studies - with some I agree, with others I disagree but the latest one about Instant Messaging in corporate environments is definitely worth to read and think about. For many knowledge workers, instant messaging (IM) is as critical as having access to a telephone or to E-Mail and enterprises that haven't already done so should start incorporating IM into their critical business processes immediately, Gartner said today. Gartner predicts that by the end of 2011, IM will be the de facto tool for voice, video and text chat with 95 percent of workers in leading global organizations using it as their primary interface for real-time communications by 2013. The worldwide market for enterprise IM is forecast to grow from US$ 267 million in 2005 to US$ 688 million in 2010.

LINK: MobileBurn.com give...

LINK: MobileBurn.com gives the Motorola MOTO Q9m a first test
While Motorola and Verizon have yet to officially announce the recently surfaced Motorola MOTO Q9m, MobileBurn.com managed to get their hands on a pre-production unit that is nearly ready for prime time. It is very much like the old Q, just with a better exterior and keyboard, and a new Motorola enhanced Windows Mobile 6 Standard operating system. MobileBurn.com says it didn't do any hard-core testing on the Q9m yet, but did run it through some basic call tests and battery tests. Call audio quality seems good, but the Q9m's antenna might perform a bit less well than the original's - it's hard to say.

REVEALED: O2 Helen Window...

REVEALED: O2 Helen Windows Mobile 6 Professional Smartphone shows its face
Someone at the Arabic Windows Mobile forum "ce4arab.com" had some quality time with a new, so far completely unknown Windows Mobile 6 Professional device and this device already sports an O2 branding. According to the poster of the photos, this device is the new "O2 Helen" (sounds more like the code name rather than the final product name) but it seems to be clear that the O2 Helen is the successor of O2 Stealth. Unlike the O2 Stealth, which was a 2.5G device, the O2 Helen is a 3G device and sports Windows Mobile 6 Professional, GSEM/GPRS/EDGE/UMTS (HSDPA isn't mentioned), WiFi b/g and Bluetooth as well as a FM radio. Still unique for Windows Mobile devices is the slider design which features a phone pad:

SYNCHRONIZATION: Laplink ...

SYNCHRONIZATION: Laplink announces PDAsync 4 for Mobile Device
No question, ActiveSync and/or Windows Mobile Device Center is and was a love/hate relationship for most Windows Mobile users and if you still have problems with either the one or the other, Laplink's latest PDAsync version might be an interesting alternative. Just released by the grandfather of all sync-software, Laplink PDAsync 4 provides you with simple, high-speed, one-click synchronization between your mobile devices and popular applications on your computer for all your corporate and individual needs. This fast, flexible and easy-to-use software supports all major devices, including Windows Mobile 5.0 and 6 PDAs and smartphones and applications, including Outlook, Lotus Notes, ACT! and Novell GroupWise.

SITE: the::unwired is loo...

SITE: the::unwired is looking for Contributing Editors - Apply Now
the::unwired is doing well and developing even better. It's even doing that good that we had to order a new server which is expected to arrive soon. However, what the::unwired needs now is you! To extend our team of contributing editors, I'm looking for *part-time* news editors and hard- and software reviewers and maybe you want to join us? Please note - we are not talking here about a full time job (while the::unwired is doing well, even I cannot pay all my bills out of the ad revenue here) but I'm looking for enthusiasts! If so, here's what we are looking for: One Contributing Editor/Software-/Hardware Reviewer from each: Europe North America Far East/South East Asia

THOUGHT: Where is Soapbox...

THOUGHT: Where is Soapbox for Windows Mobile?
No, I'm really not a blind "Microsoft fan boy" and therefore I sometimes wonder how Microsoft works? The biggest software manufacture has everything in place to offer successful and integrated services: a Desktop OS (aka Windows XP/Vista), a mobile device OS (aka Windows Mobile) and a couple of web service (aka MSN and/or Windows Live). Now, a newcomer in the GSM world comes around the corner (aka Apple with its iPhone) with its (much anticipated and maybe over-hyped) iPhone and says the "mysterious" 12th button of the menu will be Google's YouTube Mobile. And now? The whole blogsphere is writing and ranting about this, hardly awaiting the iPhone launch next week.

RELEASED: fring launches ...

RELEASED: fring launches Windows Mobile clients for Pocket PC and Smartphone
Initially launched for Symbian S60 smartphones only, yesterday fring also released its Beta version for Windows Mobile 5.0 and 6 Pocket PCs and Smartphones. fring, a free mobile VoIP software, allows you to talk & IM via your handset's internet connection to other mobile phones and PC-based services such as Skype, Google Talk, MSN Messenger, SIP and Twitter, at no extra cost. It allows users to make free calls over mobile and cellular data networks or a WiFi connection. fring uses 3G over mobile phone networks and therefore provides a continuous call connection over WiFi, 3G and GPRS.

AVAILABLE: Sling Media re...

AVAILABLE: Sling Media releases SlingPlayer Mobile for Microsoft Windows Mobile 6
As announced earlier, finally here we go. After some weeks of non-public Beta testing, followed by a public Beta test, Sling Media today announced that its award-winning SlingPlayer Mobile software client is now compatible with Microsoft's new Windows Mobile 6 operating system. SlingPlayer Mobile gives Slingbox owners the ability to watch and control their home TV from a network-enabled Windows Mobile powered device. With today's announcement SlingPlayer Mobile is now compatible with devices that run Windows Mobile 6 Standard, Professional and Classic editions as well as Windows Mobile 5.0 and Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition. SlingPlayer Mobile is available for download from Sling Media's U.S., Canadian and UK web sites, which can all be accessed from www.slingmedia.com.

REVEALED: T-Mobile German...

REVEALED: T-Mobile Germany to launch the MDA Vario III within the next months
Not yet announced, in a press release T-Mobile sent out today, the German number one GSM and UMTS carrier unveiled, that its going to launch a HSDPA 3.6-enabled MDA which was called "MDA Vario III" later this year. While it can be speculated only though it seems reasonable to expect that the MDA Vario III is HTC's Kaiser since the HTC Kaiser is the only yet known follower of of the HTC Hermes (MDA Vario II) an HTC Wizard (MDA Vario), supporting both - HSDPA 3.6 as well as today's announced rollout of HSUPA. Therefore it's most likely that T-Mobile is introducing the HTC Kaiser later this year as T-Mobile MDA Vario III:

UTILITY: ClockOnTop adds ...

UTILITY: ClockOnTop adds a Digital Clock to Windows Mobile Standard Smartphone
Sometimes it's the small application which is the most handy one - like "ClockOnTop" for Windows Mobile Standard smartphones. ClockOnTop simply adds a digital clock to the top bar (known as the taskbar) of Windows Mobile 5 Smartphones and Windows Mobile 6 Standard devices. As the developer says: "It adds a feature that should have been there by default" and I couldn't agree more. And it even features two versions - a 24-hours digital clock which can changed to a 12-hours format clock as well:

ANNOUNCED: i-mate plans t...

ANNOUNCED: i-mate plans to launch first Windows Mobile Ultimate devices in September
Should an i-mate Ultimate series launch be close? During CommunicAsia 2007, Dubai-based i-mate announced their plans to offer its Windows Mobile-based range of Ultimate smartphones and highly innovative solutions to customers throughout Asia. According to i-mate, Singapore will be the base through which i-mate will spearhead their launch into key territories across Asia over the coming months. The highly acclaimed Ultimate range from i-mate, which was first time previewed during the 3GSM World Congress back in February, will be on offer to customers throughout the region from September 2007. Catering to the differing requirements of customers, a variety of form factors will be available to choose from with the Windows Mobile 6 Professional Ultimate 6150 and Ultimate 8150 expected to lead the launch.

APPROVED: OnAir receives ...

APPROVED: OnAir receives green light for 1st Inflight Mobile Phone System
OnAir yesterday announced that the European Aviation Safety Authority (EASA) has certified the airborne GSM equipment, which supports OnAir services on Airbus A318. For the first time, this will enable airline passengers in Europe to use their GSM mobile phones during flights. EASA is the competent authority in the European Union with responsibility for the airworthiness certification of all aeronautical products. As such, it develops common safety rules at the European level and is also responsible for type-certification.

UTILITY: Spb Software Hou...

UTILITY: Spb Software House releases Spb Mobile Shell 1.5
Spb Software House, a leading Windows Mobile software developer, today announced the release of Spb Mobile Shell 1.5, a long awaited update. Spb Mobile Shell introduces the next generation user interface while keeping all advantages of a Windows Mobile device. Spb Mobile Shell 1.5 brings the perfect usability balance to Windows Mobile touch screen devices. Windows Mobile is a powerful open platform and Spb Mobile Shell usability innovations make it a winner in its target market. The new version adds the most requested features making the user interface smarter and more flexible.

REVIEW: Spb Software Hous...

REVIEW: Spb Software House Spb Mobile Shell Update Version 1.5
Spb Mobile Shell is a program designed to simplify your daily job with your Windows Mobile Pocket PC Phone Edition and Windows Mobile 6 Professional smartphones. While sitting on top of the Today screen, you can reach the most important functions and programs with 2 taps only. It dramatically improves the standard user interface and adds features that most users expect from a modern PDA phone. Spb Mobile Shell is basically a collection of all Spb programs, but with less functionality and therefore easier to handle and integrates a program launcher, a clock showing 3 time zones and the next alarm, weather showing of one preselected city and a quick phone dialer with up to 5 contacts.

LEAKED: Motorola MOTO Q9m...

LEAKED: Motorola MOTO Q9m (Nelson) Windows Mobile Smartphone photos in the wild
The Boy Genius Report got its hands on a brand new, so far only rumored Windows Mobile 6 Standard smartphone from Motorola, the MOTO Q9m - code-named "Nelson", which is the CDMA version of the Motorola MOTO Q9h - Motorola's UMTS version of the original MOTO Q Windows Mobile Smartphone. Sharing nearly the same design, the Verizon branded MOTO Q9m brings back the original MOTO Q jog wheel (which the Q9h misses) and a regular mini USB port but sports a 1.3 megapixel camera only:

RELAUNCH: Greenlight Wire...

RELAUNCH: Greenlight Wireless unveils Skweezer 4.0
Greenlight Wireless yesterday announced the release of Skweezer 4.0, the latest incarnation of its free service that optimizes desktop Web content for mobile devices, such as cell phones and PDAs. Skweezer has been updated from top to bottom with one goal in mind: to get users to the content they're looking for as quickly as possible. To that end, the user interface has been redesigned to reduce keystrokes and take advantage of "hot key" navigation that utilizes a phone's keypad. Skweezer will now also use a robust, new search system to provide highly relevant Web searches across multiple mobile device platforms.

PHOTOVIEW: HTC Touch Wind...

PHOTOVIEW: HTC Touch Windows Mobile 6 Professional Smartphone
I think most of you, who are interested into HTC's recently launched HTC Touch, have seen and read everything about this new Windows Mobile 6 Professional smartphone. Nevertheless, thanks to HTC Europe from which I've recently received a device for playing and testing, I want to add my view of the device as well - again as a photo view. I don't think that I have to say anything more about the HTC Touch which got its name from HTC's new TouchFLO user interface (see our video view here) except that this (formerly known) Pocket PC Phone Edition is really small:

CONTEST: Join Motorola's ...

CONTEST: Join Motorola's and I-play's MOTODEV Game Developer Challenge
Have you developed the best game in town? Are you looking to get it published? Motorola has the perfect opportunity for you! MOTODEV and I-play have teamed up and invite you to prove it by entering the MOTODEV Game Developer Challenge. In this exciting competition, you'll put your coding skills to the test for a chance to win big. How big? Try a killer Grand Prize package that features an I-play publishing contract, a case full of Motorola handsets and tons more! Don't miss this chance to show off your coding prowess and get your creative genius in the hands of millions of mobile gamers.

AVAILABLE: YouTube launch...

AVAILABLE: YouTube launches Mobile Portal for all kind of Mobile Phones
No more exclusivity, no more workarounds. End of last week, YouTube released its mobile portal which is available now for all WAP 2.0 devices with an included 3GPP video player. Unlike the web version, which is using Flash videos, the mobile version encodes videos in the 3GPP standard. While mostly all 3G/UMTS devices supports 3GPP as well as 3GPP is the standard for video MMS, for Windows Mobile it means the device has to support 3GPP streaming which isn't a native part of the Windows Mobile platform but has to be implemented by the manufacture of the device.

UNVEILED: Sprint announce...

UNVEILED: Sprint announces the new HTC Mogul Windows Mobile 6 CDMA Smartphone
Leaving the laptop behind and staying connected and productive just got easier with the introduction of the Mogul by HTC, the newest Windows Mobile device from Sprint. Operating on the Sprint Mobile Broadband Network, the Mogul by HTC is the first CDMA device in the U.S. with Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 Professional Edition and will also be the first handset from Sprint that will support EV-DO Rev. A data speeds via a free software upgrade that will be made available at a later date. The Mogul by HTC replicates the familiar Windows PC-based experience and utilizes a suite of software unavailable in the U.S. on any other CDMA device to deliver a variety of key benefits including increased security and added support for HTML E-Mail and Microsoft Office Mobile.

RELAUNCH: Microsoft launc...

RELAUNCH: Microsoft launches MSN Mobile - a redesigned Portal for Mobile Phones
After some months of Beta testing, Microsoft Corp. today officially launched the new MSN Mobile, a completely redesigned and reengineered portal offering an exceptional experience when accessing the Internet and Web services on mobile phones and Windows Mobile smartphones. Now available in the United States at http://mobile.msn.com from mobile phone browsers, MSN Mobile provides customers with one-stop access to E-Mail, news, sports, entertainment, local movie listings, maps and directions, as well as Windows Live services such as Windows Live Hotmail, Windows Live Messenger, Windows Live Spaces, and Live Search:

REVIEW: E-TEN Glofiish X5...

REVIEW: E-TEN Glofiish X500+ Windows Mobile 6 Professional Smartphone
When E-TEN announced its Glofiish X500+ back in March, it was a kind of sensation - is it one of the few Windows Mobile Pocket PC Phone Editions which comes standard-sized but with a VGA (480x640 pixel) screen. Furthermore, the Glofiish X500+ is an update to the previously introduced Glofiish X500 and sports Microsoft's latest Windows Mobile 6 Professional operating system and the Glofiish X500+ is the first GPS-enabled Windows Mobile 6 smartphone featuring a SiRF Star III chipset with TMC support (thanks to the inbuilt FM radio tuner) while additionally supporting quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE, WiFi b/g and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR as well. The X500+ is powered by a Samsung SC32442 CPU at 400 MHz and the 128 MB ROM/64 MB SDRAM can be extended though the microSD card slot. For fun and entertainment, the X500+ features a 2 megapixel camera with a photo light.

ANNOUNCED: i-mate unveils...

ANNOUNCED: i-mate unveils the i-mate JAMA Pocket PC Phone Edition
Since the 3GSM World Congress it was pretty quiet around i-mate, previously the number one Windows Mobile phones specialist, and what i-mate released yesterday cannot keep the expectations the company has given with the announcement of its Ultimate series. i-mate yesterday announced the launch of a pretty basic Pocket PC Phone Edition - the i-mate JAMA. And indeed - it's a Windows Mobile Pocket PC Phone Edition - not a Windows Mobile Professional smartphone since the JAMA is sporting Windows Mobile 5.0 only. But that's not the only feature it misses.

OUTLOOK: Windows Vista Si...

OUTLOOK: Windows Vista SideShow Prototypes - a view into Windows Mobile's future
Not yet Widows Mobile compatible, Texyt.com has an interesting article how the Microsoft Windows Vista SideShow future might also looks for Windows Mobile devices. Prices for PDA-style Windows SideShow devices will start from about $ 80, according to a developer that demonstrated prototypes to Texyt.com today. The touchscreen handheld gadgets share many of the features of PDAs, smartphones and media players like Apple's iPod, but they connect wirelessly to a PC to send or receive data. A high-end SideShow device with a slide-out Qwerty keyboard will cost 'approximately US$ 150', said staff of Taiwan-based chip manufacturer, Winbond, which makes CPUs and other chips for the devices. A smaller device with a square 3.5" touch screen will cost 'about US$ 80', they predicted.

PARTNERSHIP: O2 Asia deli...

PARTNERSHIP: O2 Asia delists Asustek but continues with Gigabyte, Quanta and Arima
According a report from DigiTimes, O2 Asia is adjusting its ODM partners for the Asia Pacific and Middle East markets, with Asustek no longer making new handsets for O2 Asia while Gigabyte Communications will account for the highest proportion of the orders to be released. Gigabyte Communications, which manufactured so far the O2 Xda Stealth, is even outrunning Quanta Computer, which manufactures O2's bestseller, the O2 Xda Atom-series and Arima Communications which manufactures the O2 Xda Flame.

AVAILABILITY: HTC Touch t...

AVAILABILITY: HTC Touch to be released in Germany by T-Mobile, Vodafone and O2
As HTC Europe announced today, T-Mobile International, Vodafone Germany and O2 Germany will launch the HTC Touch later this year; HTC's recently announced Windows Mobile 6 Profesional smartphone for the mass market. While T-Mobile and O2 Germany will release the HTC Touch in its own exclusive IDs, T-Mobile as MDA Touch and O2 as Xda nova (see our extensive photo view of the O2 Xda nova here), Vodafone will release a co-branded version of the original HTC Touch design:

CONSOLIDATION: Palm cuts ...

CONSOLIDATION: Palm cuts jobs
Days after announcing plans to sell a stake in the company to a venture capital firm, handheld maker Palm cut an unspecified number of jobs on Thursday, CNET News.com has learned. Workers were still in the process of being notified of the cuts Thursday afternoon. Some cuts are being made immediately, while others will take longer to implement, said Palm spokesman Jim Christensen. "It's a small percentage of our work force," Christensen told News.com, adding that Palm still has openings in some areas.

UTILITY: V2R announces Ph...

UTILITY: V2R announces PhotoDialer2 Windows Mobile 5.0 and Windows Mobile 6
V2R Vision to Reality today announced the release of PhotoDialer2, the first fully graphical animated photo dialer for the Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 and Windows Mobile 6 platform. PhotoDialer is a plug-in for Smartphone's and Pocket PC's Today/Home screen that allows you to quickly call your favorite contacts or to send texts messages, straight from the Today/Home screen. Together with the V2R Active UI core engine, V2R offers plenty of free add-on's in different animations and designs to make the V2R PhotoDialer2 as personal as possible.

PHOTOVIEW: Vodafone VDA V...

PHOTOVIEW: Vodafone VDA V/v1415 Windows Mobile 6 Standard Smartphone
Following my earlier video unboxing of Vodafone Germany's VDA V (aka HTC Vox) Windows Mobile Standard Smartphone which is on sale now for some weeks here in Germany (as well as on sale now in the UK as Vodafone v1415), now I follow-up with some device shots since a photo says more than 1000 words.. To repeat agin: the VDA V is a Windows Mobile 6 Standard smartphone (previously known as Windows Mobile Smartphone), powered by a TI OMAP CPU at 200 MHz and features quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE, Bluetooth and WiFi and its absolutely unique highlight is the slide-out keyboard for easy text entry. Last but not least, the VDA V features a 2 megapixel camera for photo and video recording:

CAMPAIGN: HTC launches Vi...

CAMPAIGN: HTC launches Viral Marketing campaign for the HTC Touch
Looks like the time, where HTC was just another Taiwanese ODM - manufacturing devices for others, is definitely gone. Not only Chief Executive Officer Peter Chou said this morning that non-ODM phones (therefore devices sold under the HTC brand name) now account for more than 70 percent of the company's sales, now HTC takes it to the next level of marketing. Was Windows Mobile so far something for geeks and gadget lovers, and HTC as brand name was known by insiders only, the Taiwanese ODM device manufacture/brand now launched another viral marketing campaign.

RENAMED: GSMA rebrands 3G...

RENAMED: GSMA rebrands 3GSM World Congress as Mobile World Congress
In the very beginning (the early 90s), the "3GSM World Congress" was just called "GSM World Congress" and indeed it was a congress, with a little tradeshow aside (and this fair was mostley focused on network components). As the fair became bigger and also started to include handsets and services, and UMTS was near to launch in the early 2000's, the GSM World Congress was renamed to the "3GSM World Congress" to reflect the development from 2nd generation to 3rd generation mobile technology. Today, the GSMA (GSM Association) announced another rebranding of the 3GSM World Congress and its sister event in Asia; again to reflect their role encouraging the development of compelling new mobile services for end-users.

UNBOXED: Vodafone VDA V/v...

UNBOXED: Vodafone VDA V/v1415 Windows Mobile 6 Standard Smartphone
Today we have another unboxing at the::unwired - this time the video unboxing of Vodafone Germany's VDA V (aka HTC Vox) Windows Mobile Standard Smartphone which is on sale now for some weeks here in Germany (as well as on sale now in the UK as Vodafone v1415). There is not too much to say about the VDA V anymore since most of us know the HTC Vox (on sale as HTC S710 or Orange SPV E650) anyway - but to recall some highlights - the VDA V is a Windows Mobile 6 Standard smartphone (previously known as Windows Mobile Smartphone), powered by a TI OMAP CPU at 200 MHz. The device features quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE, Bluetooth and WiFi and its absolutely unique highlight is the slide-out keyboard for easy text entry. Last but not least, the VDA V features a 2 megapixel camera for photo and video recording:

RUMOR: Palm's Treo 800w i...

RUMOR: Palm's Treo 800w is based on Windows Mobile 6
These days I've been pretty busy with news and rumors from Palm. The latest rumor comes from Gizmodo which received information, that (most likely) Sprint is releasing a new Palm device, the Treo 800w, in Q4 2007. According to Gizmodo's information the Palm Treo 800w is expected to features EV-DO REV A., Windows Mobile 6, a 320x320 display, 256 MB flash ROM, 128 MB RAM, a 1.3-megapixel camera, the long awaited WiFi support, GPS, Bluetooth and an expansion slot.

PHOTOVIEW: O2 Xda nova Wi...

PHOTOVIEW: O2 Xda nova Windows Mobile 6 Professional Smartphone
Announced back in March and expected to be available soon, we managed to get our hands on a brand new O2 Xda nova - O2 Germany's latest Windows Mobile 6 Professional smartphone. The O2 Xda nova is based on the HTC Elf reference design and therefore sports, like the recently announced HTC Touch, HTC's latest TouchFLO technology (see our video preview here: VIDEOVIEW: HTC TouchFLO Touch Screen Experience) which allows you to use your thumbs for a more efficient, natural and intuitive touch screen navigation. Moreover, even is O2 Germany uses a slighly different industrial design, this is the smallest Windows Mobile Professional smartphone on the market today - it's even smaller than some Windows Mobile Standard smartphones!

LAUNCH: HTC Touch to make...

LAUNCH: HTC Touch to make Asian debut in Taiwan
HTC Corp. today announced that the HTC Touch will make its Asian retail debut in Taiwan. Smart, stylish and versatile, the HTC Touch brings together a broad variety of communication, entertainment, and professional capabilities that enable mobile consumers to balance work and play. The new HTC-designed homescreen provides one-touch access to E-Mails, text messages, calendar appointments, and contacts, as well as current weather conditions and forecasts for hundreds of cities around the world.

ANNOUNCED: HTC Touch to m...

ANNOUNCED: HTC Touch to make its American debut in late 2007
Following HTC's earlier announcement to rollout the HTC Touch in Asia as well, HTC also said on Tuesday that it will launch its Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 Professional-based smartphone, the HTC Touch in the United States by the end of the year (which is quite opposite to Apple's iPhone launch strategy where the iPhone is launched first in the US end of this month followed by Europe end of this year). The company's second-half U.S. launch for its newly released HTC Touch phone follows the recent release for the model in Britain and across Europe, said Chief Executive Officer Peter Chou.

MERGED: Wibree joins Blue...

MERGED: Wibree joins Bluetooth SIG and becomes Bluetooth Standard
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG), the more than 8,000-company strong trade association responsible for advancing Bluetooth wireless technology, and Nokia today announced that the Wibree Forum, the group specifying the Nokia developed ultra low power wireless technology, will be merged with the Bluetooth SIG. With this announcement, the Wibree specification will become part of the Bluetooth specification as an ultra low power Bluetooth technology. Because Wibree addresses devices with very low battery capacity and can be easily integrated with Bluetooth technology, it will round out Bluetooth technology's wireless Personal Area Networking (PAN) offering and strengthen the technology's ability to provide wireless connectivity for smaller devices.

AVAILABLE: Sling Media ex...

AVAILABLE: Sling Media extends SlingPlayer Mobile Beta for Windows Mobile 6 availability
Not yet released as the final version, Sling Media recently extended the availability of its previously announced SlingPlayer Mobile Beta for Windows Mobile 6 Classic, Standard and Professional devices. In the early public Beta phase, you had to contact SlingMedia to get access to the Beta bits. Now Sling Media made it available for a broader audience through its Beta page. Nevertheless, you have to register first. Sling Media offers both versions - a Windows Mobile 6 Standard version (aka Smartphone) and a Windows Mobile Classic/Professional version (aka Pocket PC (Phone Edition)) for download.

SPECULATION: What is Spri...

SPECULATION: What is Sprint launching on July 4th?
Okay, Sprint is definitely launching anything on July 4th but now it comes to the question what it is. According to Sprint's pre-announcement page, which Sprint calls "Welcome to the Wireless Evolution" (and which counts down), the device is capable of Music, Messaging, TV, Search and Navigation! Most likely not a Windows Mobile device, if not a user over at HowardForums has posted a confidential release plan early this month, which lists a couple of possible (Windows Mobile) devices for the July time frame - namely the Samsung i760 Windows Mobile Pocket PC Phone Edition, the Palm Treo 755 (which is most likely a Palm OS-based device) but also the UTS Libra SMT 5800 (aka HTC S720) and the UTS Titan XV 6800 (aka the CDMA version of the HTC Hermes):

LEAK: Vodafone branded Pa...

LEAK: Vodafone branded Palm Windows Mobile Standard Smartphone in the wild
Basically nothing is known about this device, except that it is white, has a silver Vodafone logo bellow the screen and features the typical red/grey Vodafone skin. Oh, and it seems to be a Windows Mobile Standard smartphone (previously known as Windows Mobile Smartphone - the one without a touchscreen) which would be something totally new and different for Palm since Palm so far only manufactured PDAs and Smartphones with touch screens (aka Windows Mobile Pocket PC Phone Editions and for sure Palms own based OS):

IMPORT: US bans Qualcomm ...

IMPORT: US bans Qualcomm Chip-based Phones [UPDATE]
A US trade panel on Thursday banned the importation of certain mobile phones using chips made by Qualcomm, saying they infringed on a patent held by rival maker Broadcom. The International Trade Commission said the so-called third-generation chips for phones operated by Verizon, Sprint, and AT&T infringed on a US patent held by its fellow California firm Broadcom. In a statement, the ITC said that the Commission is issuing a limited exclusion order that bars the importation of Qualcomm's infringing chips and chipsets and circuit board modules or carriers containing them.

UNWIRED: Goodbye Wires - ...

UNWIRED: Goodbye Wires - MIT team demonstrates Wireless Power Transfer
Well, that's definitely the right topic for the::unwired - even if not Windows Mobile related. Anyhow - as good and powerful mobile devices are today, sooner or later every mobile device needs a charge: from a simple MP3 player to a mobile phone to a Notebook and today, all these devices are charged using a power cord. Nevertheless, a team at the MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) is working on the future in which wireless power transfer is feasible and charges devices without ever being plugged in, freeing us from that final, ubiquitous power wire. Some of these devices might not even need their bulky batteries to operate!

UPDATE: Orange says it co...

UPDATE: Orange says it continues the SPV brand
Orange UK just sent out an information to let us know that the company has no plans to drop the SPV brand in favor of the HTC brand in any of their markets - as reported earlier. SPV devices, as part of Orange Signature Series, are a very important part of Orange's device portfolio and have a lot of valued added Orange features. Orange will continue to launch SPV devices, as part of the Signature Series, some of which will be from HTC. As HTC are increasing the number of devices they launch Orange has decided that not all of them will be Signature Series and therefore not always SPV:

UPDATE: Office Mobile Upd...

UPDATE: Office Mobile Update comes to Windows Mobile 5.0 and 6
During the Computex Taiwan, Microsoft announced an Office Mobile 2006 update which will be available for free starting Q3 (which could mean next month already). This update will be compatible with Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC (Phone Edition) devices as well as all Windows Mobile 6 Classis PDAs and Professional and Standard smartphones. Furthermore, future Windows Mobile 6 devices will have this new version of Office Mobile preinstalled. As expected, the updated Office Mobile version (the name isn't clear yet - some sources say Office Mobile 2006 while others say Office Mobile 2007) will allow Windows Mobile devices to open documents created with the new Office 2007 XML formats.

UPDATE: Microsoft release...

UPDATE: Microsoft releases Windows Mobile Device Center 6.1
Following the earlier announcement, that Microsoft is working on a Windows Mobile Device Center Update for Windows Vista, it's here now - including the expected file sync feature for Windows Mobile Standard Smartphones. The Windows Mobile Device Center enables you to set up new partnerships, synchronize content and manage music, pictures and video with Windows Mobile powered devices (Windows Mobile 2003 or later). The Windows Mobile Device Center combines an efficient business-data synchronization platform with a compelling user experience.

UNVEILED: WILLCOM introdu...

UNVEILED: WILLCOM introduces the Sharp Advanced/W-ZERO3 [es]
WILLCOM today announced the launch of its new Sharp Advanced/W-ZERO3 [es] Windows Mobile 6 Classic Japanese edition device which features a propriety smartphone implementation of WILLCOM's PHS radio network. The Sharp Advanced/W-ZERO3 features a 3" wide VGA at 480

UNVEILED: O2 Germany unve...

UNVEILED: O2 Germany unveils more O2 Xda nova details
Just in time with HTC's HTC Touch announcement, also O2 Germany unveiled a little bit more about the O2 Xda nova - which was announced back in March already. Nevertheless, so far the German carrier hasn't given a single photo - until earlier this week - when O2 Germany released it's latest shop flyer (valid from June 1st to June 14th). And here we go - this is the O2 Xda nova - which is definitely the HTC Elf. O2 Germany is mentioning a QVGA display with 65k colors only - not a single word about HTC's new TouchFLO technology (which the Taiwanese ODM unveiled today) so I'm not sure if the Xda nova will includes it (but in my humble opinion it will):

UTILITY: PhatWare release...

UTILITY: PhatWare releases PhatSpell 1.0 for Windows Mobile Standard Smartphones
PhatWare Corporation, a leading provider of software products and professional services for mobile and desktop computers, announced today the release of PhatSpell 1.0. The new version of the company's multilingual spell checker is now optimized for Windows Mobile based Standard Smartphones as well. PhatSpell is simple, fast, easy to use and can check spelling in practically any text editing Smartphone application, such as E-Mail client, SMS, PhatNotes and others.

RIP: Orange discontinues ...

RIP: Orange discontinues the SPV brand in favor of the HTC brand
According to MoDaCo, with Orange's launch of the HTC Touch, Orange also decided to discontinue the "SPV" brand in favor to continue with the HTC brand from now on. Well, it's a pity that the SPV brand faded away so silent, was SPV for the Windows Mobile Smartphone what Xda was (and still is) for the Windows Mobile Pocket PC Phone Edition: the first of its kind. From now, Orange Windows Mobile devices will get HTC and not Orange anymore. While this fits perfectly into HTC's new brand decision it makes me kind of wonder that a carrier gives up its established brand. It's not yet known if future devices will be co-branded.

TEST AND WIN: Test your B...

TEST AND WIN: Test your Bluetooth Mouse with Teksoft BlueMouse
Two weeks ago, Teksoft released its BlueMouse Bluetooth mouse driver for Windows Mobile Pocket PCs which uses the Bluetooth HID profile. However, the joy of Bluetooth is, that it sometimes works and sometimes not - for which reason ever. Therefore Teksoft asks you for your feedback and you can win: a license of Teksoft's BlueMouse - worth US$ 20.95. All you have to do is downloading the trial version from Teksoft's website and test it with your Bluetooth mouse. Teksosft is giving up to 15 license codes on a first come first serve base. The first user that comes with a new mouse model and performs tests with BlueMouse, gets a free license.

CELEBRATION: Ilium Softwa...

CELEBRATION: Ilium Software celebrates 10th Anniversary
Ilium Software turns 10 years this week and is therefore celebrating this milestone in the company's history. But the Ilium staff isn't celebrating alone but wants to share this momentum with friends and customers and therefore they will have a different program on sale - or even free - each day, from today through Friday, June 8th. Today, Ilium Software starts with eWallet (Professional Edition) which they give away for only US$ 10.00!

UNVEILED: HTC announces t...

UNVEILED: HTC announces the HTC Touch Windows Mobile 6 Professional Smartphone
As expected, today HTC Corp. (High Tech Computer) announced the global launch of the HTC Touch (previously known as HTC Elf), a deceptively small and stylish mobile phone that ushers in an innovative new concept in intuitive touch screen navigation. The HTC Touch brings a new level of simplicity to the powerful and function-rich device experience that today's mobile consumers demand. The HTC Touch represents extensive research and development and the conviction that fingertip control will enable more efficient, natural and intuitive touch screen navigation. The groundbreaking HTC Touch offers a new and unique way of controlling touch screen-based devices by recognizing and responding to the sweep of a finger across the screen. It is even intelligent enough to distinguish between finger and stylus input and then respond accordingly.

VIDEOVIEW: HTC TouchFLO T...

VIDEOVIEW: HTC TouchFLO Touch Screen Experience [UPDATE]
Following HTC's earlier HTC Touch announcement and the introduction of TouchFlo, here we go with an exclusive video walkthrough which shows it better what TouchFlo is and can provide. TouchFlo is definitely groundbreaking for Windows Mobile devices since it offers a new and unique way of controlling touch screen-based devices by recognizing and responding to the sweep of a finger across the screen. TouchFLO, the new underlying touch screen technology developed by HTC allows consumers to simply sweep their finger up the display to launch an animated, three-dimensional interface comprising three screens: Contacts, Media and Applications.

RUMOR: DOPOD/HTC to launc...

RUMOR: DOPOD/HTC to launch 6 new Windows Mobile devices in 2H 2007
According to a report from DigiTimes, Dopod is expected to release 6 new (most likely) Windows Mobile smartphones in second half of 2007. While the devices are told to be launched in China, it can be expected that HTC is going to release the same devices under its own HTC brand worldwide as well, as well as it can be expected, that some of the devices will be available from carriers. Most interesting here is the fact, that DigiTimes got the code names of the expected devices which are:

PARTNERSHIP: Palm announc...

PARTNERSHIP: Palm announces strategic recapitalization with Elevation Partners
First rumors hit the web back in February, that PDA-pioneer Palm is in "takeover troubles" but now - everything came different. As Palm, Inc., announced today, it's creating a strategic relationship with the private-equity firm Elevation Partners ("Elevation") and a recapitalization plan that will position Palm to lead the next phase of the smartphone and mobile-computing markets. Under the planned recapitalization, shareholders will receive a US$ 9 per share cash distribution. Elevation will invest US$ 325 million in Palm, and the company will utilize these proceeds along with existing cash and US$ 400 million of new debt to finance the cash distribution.

PHOTOVIEW: E-TEN Glofiish...

PHOTOVIEW: E-TEN Glofiish X500+ Windows Mobile 6 Professional Smartphone
Following my earlier Glofiish X500+ unboxing experience, here we go with a couple of detailed shots of E-TEN's latest Windows Mobile 6 Professional smartphone/Pocket PC Phone Edition. This unique VGA Pocket PC Phone Edition features Windows Mobile 6 and the VGA screen definitely benefits from Microsoft's latest Windows Mobile version since the 2.8" screen looks crispy and makes it using it a pleasure. The housing is a kind of soft-touch finishing (similar to the Samsung SGH-i600/BlackJack or HTC Excalibur) which definitely feels nice and keeps the device safely in the hand as well as it keeps away finger prints.

SERVICE: DW-TV launches M...

SERVICE: DW-TV launches Mobile TV format with hourly updated News streams
No, Deutsche Welle TV is neither BBC International nor CNN and it's virtually unknown within Germany because it's broadcasting outside of Germany only but it's a fine German TV channel which is now offering news briefs from DW-TV for mobile devices such as mobile phones, PDAs and BlackBerrys. A one-minute news overview in English and German is available in 3GPP format, both as a stream and to download. The headlines are updated every hour. Since 2005, Deutsche Welle has offered special Internet services for cell phone and other mobile devices.

COMPATIBILITY: Sling Medi...

COMPATIBILITY: Sling Media is Beta testing its WM 6 compatible SlingPlayer Mobile
The word is out - Sling Media is working on a Windows Mobile 6 compatible SlingPlayer Mobile player and invites users with the right device to participate into the Beta. If you have a supported Windows Mobile smartphone (like an upgraded T-Mobile Dash or a brand new T-Mobile Wing), Sling Media is currently looking for people to participate in a private Beta of the new Windows Mobile 6 compatible version of the SlingPlayer Mobile. If you would like to help Sling Media out and try the new software, just drop them an E-Mail and they will get back to you within 24 hours.

COMMITMENT: Broadcom expa...

COMMITMENT: Broadcom expands Design Center to drive 3.5G Windows Mobile development
Broadcom Corporation, a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, today announced a significant expansion of its cellular design center in Taiwan that will help to drive development of a new generation of Microsoft Windows Mobile smart phones based on Broadcom's highly integrated 3G cellular chipsets. As the 3G cellular market evolves towards higher speed connections such as high-speed packet access (HSPA), mobile operators and handset manufacturers are demanding advanced, open operating systems (such as Windows Mobile) and affordable hardware platforms to deliver high quality multimedia and other advanced features to consumers.

PHOTOVIEW: Samsung SGH-i6...

PHOTOVIEW: Samsung SGH-i600 Extended Battery
This is definitely nothing new for American Samsung BlackJack-owners but it's new for European and Asian Samsung SGH-i600 customers. As I've mentioned earlier, Samsung will sell all their new i600's with two different batteries: the standard battery and the extended battery (which replaces the second standard battery in the sales pack). Now, Samsung was kind enough to provide me an extended battery for testing. So what's the extended battery is about? Well, basically the Samsung i600 is a great device with all its features but all these features (especially UMTS and HSDPA) requires a lot of power. Therefore, the standard battery can be too weak for power users (and depending on the usage type, it can happens that the standard battery even not least a whole day).

RUMOR: HTC to announce a ...

RUMOR: HTC to announce a Multitouch iPhone-like Display next week
Smartphone Thoughts has received some further information, what HTC is expected to announce next week during its press event. According to the anonymously received information, HTC is expected to announce a new Windows Mobile device based on the Elf platform. However, this Elf will have a very special feature - it's expected to have a multitouch display like the Apple iPhone which will allow to slide the finger across the screen to run commands and interact with the device (similar to the Apple iPhone). According to further information we have received anonymously as well, the new multitouch display is even able to provide a tactile feedback when dialing!

UNVEILED: Palm announces ...

UNVEILED: Palm announces the Foleo Smartphone Companion
Here it is, Palm's mysterious new device which was announced to set a "whole new category of devices" (which I don't believe in after I've seen it) is just a kind of "Subnotebook" which is announced as "Palm's first smartphone companion product". Running Linux (no Windows Vista, no Windows Mobile, no Palm OS) it requires Windows Mobile- or PALM OS-based Treos to get WWAN Internet access. The Foleo mobile companion has a large screen and full-size keyboard with which to view and edit E-Mail and office documents residing on a smartphone. Edits made on Foleo automatically are reflected on its paired smartphone and vice versa. Foleo and its paired smartphone stay synchronized throughout the day or at the touch of a button. This powerful combination is for productivity-minded business people who want a more complete mobile solution for E-Mail, attachments and access to the web.

EXTENDED: Arima Communica...

EXTENDED: Arima Communications to release more Windows Mobile Smartphones
Arima Communications seems to do good. Widely unknown, the Taiwanese ODM (Original Device Manufacture) is doing the same what HTC did in the past - developing and manufacturing mobile phones for brands (like the O2 Flame for O2 Asia). Now, Arima Communications has landed additional orders from O2 with shipments slated to begin during September and October, according to a company executive. Not too much is known so far, only that the new model is a slide form factor smartphone that is slated to ship to O2 in Europe. This model supports 3.5G and GPS and is built on Ericsson Mobile Platform (EMP) version U360. Arima anticipates that this batch of smartphone shipments to O2 will hit 100k units in 2007.

THOUGHT: HotSpot Provider...

THOUGHT: HotSpot Providers needs to better understand the Mobile Devices World
Another day, another city and another coffee shop which offers a public HotSpot. So far so good I thought and fired up my Smartphone since I wanted to do some E-Mails, etc. Doesn't matter if it is a free HotSpot or one which costs, most HotSpots requires a login on a web frontend which is generally fine for me even if completely useless if it is a free HotSpot (like the one bellow). Anyway - it's okay and not bothering too much except if you get what I just got when I've tried to use the HotSpot in the cofffee shop I'm currently relaxing:

POSTPONED: Symantec delay...

POSTPONED: Symantec delays Norton Mobile Security for Smartphones
Last week, Symantec pre-announced the launch of its Norton Mobile Security suite for Windows Mobile Smartphones, now Network World reports that the security specialist is postponing it to end of the year. Maybe Symantec was quite irritated about the reactions in the blogsphere (haven't seen a single positive posting) but a Symantec spokesman said Tuesday in an E-Mail: "After some review, we've decided to integrate this product into the cycle of our 2008 Norton product line launching in the fall timeframe". Nevertheless, the corresponding enterprise product, called Symantec Mobile Security Suite 5.0, is still planned to be released in June, Symantec said.

UNVEILED: Samsung SGH-i62...

UNVEILED: Samsung SGH-i620 Windows Mobile Standard Smartphone shows its face [UPDATE]
No, the Samsung SGH-i620 isn't available yet nor it was announced so far but some carriers hinted its existence already. And now, UK-based website Mobile Gazette posted the first photos and draft specifications of this smart QWERTY slider which is definitely following the SGH-i600 philosophy. While not too much is known yet, Mobile Gazette says, the i620 will be a triband (only) GSM/GPRS/EDGE phone as well as supporting UMTS (supported bands are unknown), featuring two cameras (one with 2 megapixel and photo light). It's expected to be powered by Windows Mobile 6 and closed, the phone measures something around 59 mm width and 94 mm height while opened it's 131 mm:

ANNOUNCEMENT: Palm to pre...

ANNOUNCEMENT: Palm to present a new category of Mobile Device
I have no clue if this thing is Windows Mobile- or Palm based but Jeff Hawkins, founder of Palm, Inc. will host a live video webcast on Wed., May 30, to describe a new category of mobile devices. And - this is even more important - the webcast will follow Palm's announcement of this new product at the D5: All Things Digital conference in Carlsbad, Calif. Seriously, I have no clue what we will get (Windows Mobile or Palm) since I thought we have seen everything - from mobile phones to PDAs to MP3 player to Portable Media Player, etc. but Palm might has found a new niche.

RELEASED: Palm launches M...

RELEASED: Palm launches MyPalm Beta Program
Palm recently introduced its new "MyPalm" program and now launched the appropriate website which is designed to help you get even more from your Treo smartphone. Whether you're looking for a little help getting your E-Mail up and running, the hottest new software application or a little extra savings on that accessory you've been coveting, Palm says you'll find it there. And you will even get a reminder when there's a new update for your Treo. The MyPalm community is focused on Treo 650, 680, 700p, 700w/x, 750 and 755p smartphones with Windows Mobile and Palm OS only and at the moment, the program is open to US customers only (Canada coming soon).

LAUNCHED: Rogers Wireless...

LAUNCHED: Rogers Wireless announces the Canadian launch of the HTC TyTN
Rogers Wireless, the leading wireless carrier in Canada and HTC (High Tech Computer Corp.), the world's leading provider of Microsoft Windows Mobile-based smart devices, today announced the availability of the HTC TyTN (aka HTC Hermes), HTC's Windows Mobile 5 Pocket PC Phone Edition power-horse that features quadband GSM/GPRS/Edge, triband UMTS/HSDPA and a slide-out QWERTY keypad. Designed by HTC, the TyTN is the complete "office-in-your-pocket" solution combining functionality and connectivity with a stylish slide-out QWERTY keypad and 2.8" touch screen LCD display. As a powerful Windows Mobile 5.0 device, the TyTN provides a wealth of voice and data capabilities that enable people to easily stay connected, organized and entertained.

UNBOXED: E-TEN Glofiish X...

UNBOXED: E-TEN Glofiish X500+ Windows Mobile 6 Professional Smartphone
Following E-TEN Information Systems earlier Glofiish X500+ announcement, E-TEN was kind enough to send over a brand new Glofiish X500+ to be reviewed by the::unwired. While the X500+ isn't the first available Windows Mobile 6 Professional/Pocket PC smartphone, it's quite unique and the first in many ways. For instance its the first Windows Mobile 6 smartphone which features a 2.8" VGA high-resolution display and it's the first GPS-enabled Windows Mobile 6 smartphone featuring a SiRF Star III chipset with TMC support (thanks to the inbuilt FM radio tuner). All the other features, like quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE (no EDGE, no UMTS/HSDPA), WiFi b/g and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR as well as the Samsung SC32442 CPU at 400 MHz and the 128 MB ROM/64 MB SDRAM are pretty much standard today.

EVENT: HTC preparing for ...

EVENT: HTC preparing for major announcement on June 5th
Ok, during the last days the information flown through the web that HTC is preparing for a major announcement on June 5th and while I haven't any further information yet, one thing is for sure: On June 5th, also Asians number 1 IT show, Computex, starts in Taipei (Taiwan) - the home of HTC and therefore we can expect, that the press event in London is aligned with something we might see in Taipei as well. The invitation HTC sent out says that the event will usher in "a new mobile experience that will change the way we use and control our phones.":

ENHANCEMENT: Dopod Intern...

ENHANCEMENT: Dopod International introduces BlackBerry Connect v4.0 across Asia
Dopod International and Research In Motion (RIM) last week announced the availability of BlackBerry Connect software v4.0 on 838Pro (aka HTC Hermes/HTC TyTN). Through the existing licensing relationship between HTC (High Tech Computer Corp.) and RIM, Dopod International is providing BlackBerry Connect software on its Microsoft Windows Mobile-based 838Pro to support push-based wireless E-Mail services, in conjunction with both BlackBerry Enterprise Server and BlackBerry Internet Service. Dopod International is the first to offer BlackBerry Connect v4.0 in Asia.

UPDATE: Resco unveils new...

UPDATE: Resco unveils new version of Photo Viewer 2007 for Pocket PC
Resco, recently announced the release of the new version of the ever popular Resco Photo Viewer 2007 for Windows Mobile Professional/Pocket PC. This viewer might be the most commonly preferred photo and image viewing application amongst users, not only for its viewing functions, but also for the other technical possibilities it possesses, like editing, playing slide shows, and drawing. A newly added possibility is to upload your favorite pictures on to the Internet straight from your device. All the features Resco Photo Viewer has to offer are easy to use, and come in a graphically appealing interface.

UPDATE: HTC releases Driv...

UPDATE: HTC releases Driver updates for HTC Audio Accessories
HTC recently released a driver update for a wide range of Windows Mobile 5.0 smartphones which will provide your HTC mobile device with the latest available optimized software for use with HTC accessories such as the YC A120 Y-Cable adaptor, the RC W100 Remote Controller and the RC E100 Remote Controller. The 3 MB ZIP file contains an EXE which needs to be installed from the PC. With the driver updates, you can keep your phone in your pocket by using the HTC RC W100 Music Remote Control. The Y-Cable adaptor converts the extUSB port on your HTC device to support both charging via a mini USB cable, and output audio through a 3.5mm stereo headset.

LINK: PDAfrance.com previ...

LINK: PDAfrance.com previews the ASUS M530W Windows Mobile 6 Smartphone
Following ASUS' earlier announcement of its new Windows Mobile 6 Standard smartphone, PDAfrance.com got its hands on a final retail version of ASUS latest and first Windows Mobile 6 Standard smartphone. The ASUS M530W features triband GSM/GPRS at 900/1800/1900 MHz and singleband UMTS at 2100 MHz as well as Bluetooth 2.0 and WiFi b/g. Last but not least, it's another QWERTY keyboard smartphone and therefore directly competing with the Samsung's SGH-i600 and HTC's Cavalier. The integrated 2.0 megapixel "auto-macro" camera is equipped with a powerful flash and strong close-up shot ability. Last but not least the ASUS M530w includes 256 MB ROM and 64 MB SDRAM:

SERVICE: Rent from Avis a...

SERVICE: Rent from Avis and get your own Mobile WiFi HotSpot
Okay, the idea isn't that new anyway (see my posting from 2005: Pimp your Ride or how to make your car truly wireless) but Avis Rent A Car took it serious and launched its new service that provides Avis renters with portable wireless Internet access on Monday. The new Avis portable wireless Internet service works in the car as well as it can be carried anywhere, from the hotel room to the conference room and beyond, to help travelers stay connected wherever they go. Avis customers will be now able to rent an Autonet Mobile Service unit, the first "always-on broadband mobile network," which provides a portable mobile WiFi hotspot that works virtually anywhere. The new technology will initially be available in 10 U.S. markets, for an additional fee of US$ 10.95 per day.

LINK: The Boy Genius Repo...

LINK: The Boy Genius Report unboxes the HTC Kaiser Windows Mobile Professional Smartphone
Even not yet officially announced by HTC or its partners, the guys from "The Boy Genius Report" managed to get a HTC Kaiser Windows Mobile Pocket PC Phone Edition into their hands. The Kaiser, which is basically the follower of HTC's Hermes Pocket PC Phone Edition, for sure features Windows Mobile 6 Professional as well as quadband GSM/GPRS/HSDPA, Bluetooth 2.0 and WiFi b/g. So far everything the Hermes has as well. New for the Kaiser are: HSUPA (High Speed Upload Packet Access), GPS as well as a 3 megapixel autofocus camera (most likely the same as used for the HTC Athena). And the slide-out keyboard a similar unique option that lets you tilt the screen to have it sit on your desk as seen before at the HTC Shift:

ACCESSORY: Samsung now sh...

ACCESSORY: Samsung now ships the SGH-i600 with Extended Battery
Bad luck for (us) early adopters in Europe. As Samsung confirmed the::unwired, from now all (new) retail packages of the (vanilla) Samsung SGH-i600 Windows Mobile Smartphone will include a standard and an extended battery - not just two standard batteries as in the original configuration. This is similar to the bundle as available from Orange; the British carrier was selling its version of the i600 with both batteries (and chargers) right from the start.

SERVICE: Google launched ...

SERVICE: Google launched Google Calendar for Mobile Devices
Following Goolge's earlier approach to mobilize Gmail, the search engine (and web service) giant mobilized its Google Calendar now. As Google posts in its blog the company "realized that more people in the world have mobile phones than have computers, and people take their cell phones with them everywhere. Since one of our main goals on the Calendar team is to make planning your events and maintaining your schedule as easy as possible, starting today, you can access your Google Calendar account from your cell phone!"

ANNOUNCED: SoftBank Japan...

ANNOUNCED: SoftBank Japan to introduce 2 new Windows Mobile Smartphones
Not that I understand too much but SoftBank Japan, the carrier previously known as Vodafone Japan, recently presented its "Summer Collection" of mobile phones. Beside many standard and feature phones, SoftBank also announced the expected launch of two new Windows Mobile 6 smartphones: the SoftBank X01T (better known as Toshiba G900) Windows Mobile 6 Professional smartphone and the SoftBank X02HT (better known as HTC Cavalier) Windows Mobile 6 Standard Smartphone. The X01T comes in stylish iPod kind of white while the X02HT features a fresh looking orange housing as well as it will be available in black and white:

REPORT: Windows Mobile De...

REPORT: Windows Mobile Devices drove Worldwide PDA Market to 40% Growth in Q1
Shipments of Windows Mobile PDAs grew 64 percent in the first quarter of 2007, and this strong growth helped propel worldwide PDA shipments to 5.1 million units, a 39.7 percent increase from the first quarter of 2006, according to recently released report by Gartner, Inc. Research In Motion continued to lead the PDA market, but its product mix has shifted toward smartphones, with the BlackBerry Pearl representing about 55 percent of RIM's total shipments in the first quarter of 2007. As such, RIM's PDA shipments were essentially flat.

AVAILABLE: O2 Asia releas...

AVAILABLE: O2 Asia releases Xda Atom Life Windows Mobile 6 Upgrade
Following O2 Asia's earlier announcement to to release a Windows Mobile 6 upgrade for all Xda Atom Life customers, the upgrade is now available for free. Windows Mobile 6 provides increased value for customers in several key areas, including messaging and collaboration, infrastructure interoperability, security features and platform development. With the Windows Mobile 6 Professional upgrade you will be able to enjoy new features, such as ability to view HTML E-Mails with live links to Web and SharePoint sites, Windows Live for Windows Mobile incl. file transfer capabilities and more.

CONFIRMED: Vodafone UK to...

CONFIRMED: Vodafone UK to release the HTC Vox as Vodafone v1415 [UPDATE]
Together with today's official announcement from Vodafone Germany, now also Vodafone UK lists the - by Vodafone Germany already released - Vodafone VDA V as Vodafone v1415. However, unlike the German version, the UK version of the HTC Vox isn't available yet but announced as "coming soon". This delay accrues because Orange has a launch exclusivity for its Orange SPV E650 which was launched earlier this year. Powered by Windows Mobile 6 Standard, the v1415 combines powerful functionality with sleek design and the ability to connect via quadband GSM with GPRS and EDGE as well as with WiFi b/g networks. In addition, the v1415 supports Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity and a 2 megapixel camera:

THOUGHT: How many Mobile ...

THOUGHT: How many Mobile Phone number fields Outlook (Mobile) should have?
Not sure how it is about you but for me, Outlook lacks one important field: private mobile phone numbers. Outlook has many fields for contact details, like Assistant phone number (very useful), Business Fax, Home Fax, Other Fax (three fax number fields? ), Pager (who is using a Pager today), Primary and Radio (what ever it is) and even Telex (though the last Telex was disconnected in the late 80s in the last century) but Outlook 2007 has just one filed for mobile numbers! I'm not going to say that all the previously mentioned fields doesn't make any sense anymore today but please - why just one Mobile field after Microsoft just recently introduced its new Outlook 2007, Exchange 2007 and Windows Mobile 6? Wouldn't it be the perfect timing to introduce new fields?

COLUMN: My favorite Pocke...

COLUMN: My favorite Pocket PC Applications on the Smartphone - Today Ilium
(By Helio Diamant) Let's continue with the series of articles of the use of my favorite Windows Mobile Pocket PC applications on the Windows Mobile Smartphone. Today I will write about Ilium Software's NewsBreak, another application by Ilium that made my life so easy on the Pocket PC, and now made me happier when I saw it exists for the Smartphone as well. NewsBreak is an RSS feed reader. For the users that are not acquainted with RSS, here is a short explanation: many websites offer the ability to syndicate the content of the site as an RSS feed. RSS is a standard XML format (actually there are some 3 different RSS standards).

PROTECTION: Symantec to s...

PROTECTION: Symantec to ship new Norton-line for Windows Mobile next week
Symantec Corp., yes - the company which recently screwed up millions of Windows computers, will broaden its mobile security product line by shipping new products designed for Microsoft's Windows Mobile next week. The software will come in two versions: a consumer product called "Norton Mobile Security for Smartphones" and "Symantec Mobile Security 5.0", designed for enterprise users. Both versions will be available May 29, a company spokesman said Monday. Symantec already sells a suite for phones based on the Symbian operating system, as well as antivirus software for Windows Mobile but these new products will support a much broader range of security features, Symantec said.

LAUNCH: T-Mobile unveils ...

LAUNCH: T-Mobile unveils the new T-Mobile Wing Pocket PC Phone Edition
T-Mobile USA, Inc., today announced the availability of the new T-Mobile Wing (also known as a redesigned HTC Herald aka HTC Atlas), a Windows Mobile 6 Professional smartphone designed to help customers master their busy personal and professional lives. Developed by HTC (High Tech Computer Corp.), the world's leading provider of Microsoft Windows Mobile-based devices, the T-Mobile Wing has a blue soft-touch exterior, touch screen, and full, slide-out QWERTY keyboard - a great fit for customers seeking a powerful all-in-one device with an eye-catching design and enhanced ease of use.

AVAILABLE: O2 Germany rel...

AVAILABLE: O2 Germany released its Windows Mobile 6 upgrade for the Xda orbit [UPDATE]
On Saturday I wrote about the so far unannounced Windows Mobile 6 upgrade for the O2 Xda orbit (aka HTC Artemis), today the German carrier made it available already! Looks like O2 Germany takes the Windows Mobile 6 upgrade serious. After they've released the HTC terra with Windows Mobile 6, now they follow with the availability of ROM upgrades for their already available line of devices and the first one is the Windows Mobile Professional ROM for the Xda orbit:

UTILITY: Teksoft releases...

UTILITY: Teksoft releases BlueMouse Bluetooth Mouse Driver for Pocket PCs
Teksoft today announced the release of Teksoft BlueMouse - a brand-new utility which allows you to use your Bluetooth mouse with your Windows Mobile Pocket PC. While Windows Mobile 5 (and above) includes Bluetooth HID (Human Interface Device) drivers for Bluetooth keyboard, its not including the HID profile to use mice with Windows Mobile devices as well. While some available Bluetooth mice includes Pocket PC compatible drivers, most mice doesn't. That's the point where Teksoft's BlueMouse comes into the game.

ANNOUNCED: ASUS to provid...

ANNOUNCED: ASUS to provide free Windows Mobile 6 upgrades for some of its PDAs
Not yet available for download, ASUS unveiled its plans for Windows Mobile 6 upgrades for its current line of Windows Mobile devices. According to a teaser-page, ASUSTeK will provide free Windows Mobile 6 Classic and Professional upgrades for the ASUS A639/A626/A686/A696 and ASUS P535/P735:

UNVEILED: ASUS announces ...

UNVEILED: ASUS announces the M530w Windows Mobile 6 Standard Smartphone
Following earlier leaks of the ASUS Aries, the Taiwanese ODM now officially announced its new ASUS M530w Windows Mobile 6 Standard smartphone which features triband GSM/GPRS at 900, 1800 and 1900 MHz and singleband UMTS at 2100 MHz. In addition it supports Bluetooth 2.0 and WiFi b/g. The fact that it includes a BlackJack/Dash-like QWERTY keyboard makes it another BlackBerry-look alike Windows Mobile Smartphone. The integrated 2.0 megapixel "auto-macro" camera is equipped with a powerful flash and strong close-up shot ability. Last but not least the ASUS M530w includes 256 MB ROM and 64 MB SDRAM. However, ASUS hasn't mentioned the support of flash memory cards:

UPGRADE: Samsung to provi...

UPGRADE: Samsung to provide free Windows Mobile 6 upgrade for the SGH-i600
Not that it is officially announced yet but it looks like Samsung SGH-i600 owners will get the Windows Mobile 6 love from Samsung as well, after Cingular/AT&T and Samsung America have announced the upgrade for the BlackJack/SGH-i607 a while ago already. Stephan Schmidt of Smartphone-Web just received an E-Mail from the German customer care where the i600 Windows Mobile 6 upgrade was confirmed. While Samsung Germany has given the link for the upgrade already, a release date wasn't given so far.

SYNC: Synchronize your Wi...

SYNC: Synchronize your Windows Mobile with Thunderbird, Lightning and Sunbird
If you use Thunderbird, Lightning or Sunbird on your PC to manage your your contacts, appointments, tasks and E-Mails, you might be interested in BirdieSync which allows you to synchronize your PC with your Windows Mobile Pocket PC or Smartphone. Based on ActiveSync for Windows XP and Windows Mobile Device Center for Windows Vista, items are synchronized as soon as your mobile device is connected to your PC. Every creation, modification or deletion of a contact, appointment, task or E-Mail on one of the devices are automatically transferred to the other one. So you only have one address book and calendar to manage and you can consult and manage your E-Mails on your mobile device.

UNVEILED: O2 Germany to p...

UNVEILED: O2 Germany to provide Windows Mobile 6 upgrades for the Xda orbit and trion
Following O2 Germany's earlier CeBIT announcement to release its version of the HTC Herald as Xda terra with Windows Mobile 6 straight away, the German carrier now unveiled on its website that it plans to release free Windows Mobile 6 Professional upgrades for its Xda orbit (HTC Artemis) and Xda trion (HTC Hermes) as well. Both upgrades are not yet available as download but announced as: "The Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 update for the Xda orbit/Xda trion will be available shortly from this website". O2 Germany hasn't announced any upgrade plans for their current line of Xda Windows Mobile devices so it's a kind of surprise to find the information on the site already:

REVIEW: Pocket PC Techs L...

REVIEW: Pocket PC Techs Lil SyncPower Accessories Carrying Case
Well, generally the purpose of all the tech-stuff and gadgets is and was to make life easier and in most cases all the PCs, PDAs and mobile phones makes it easier until the moment you have to pack all the necessary accessories together. Every gadget needs a a charge, sooner or later, and thankfully most gadgets have different connectors. Or you need a sync cable to synchronize your device with your PC or use it as a modem. If it comes to packing everything together, especially if you are traveling or commuting, the fun ends pretty soon. I the past I had some hard traveling by having all chargers and cables together, especially if you travel by air and if you ever had to unpack your bag on the security you know what I mean. Hoever, if you pack everything together, life can be easier and a great case I found is Pocket PC Techs' Lil Sync Power Accessories Carrying Case:

COMPATIBILITY: CommonTime...

COMPATIBILITY: CommonTime announces mSuite compatibility for Windows Mobile 6
CommonTime, a leading provider of secure wireless E-Mail exclusively for enterprises running Lotus Notes, recently announced that it's mSuite 4 software will be compatible with Microsoft's latest Windows Mobile operating system. While Windows Mobile 6 features enhancements to E-Mail and improved versions of mobile versions of Outlook Mobile and Office Mobile, mSuite brings advanced Lotus Notes messaging with strongly Lotus-centric functions and operations to the Windows Mobile 6 smartphones. This means that features such as SameTime instant messaging and 'free time search' which are normally confined to the world of Lotus Notes will be available for Windows Mobile 6 smartphones as well.

POLL: Which Mobile Data P...

POLL: Which Mobile Data Plan do you have
One of the most discussed mobile data topics are the tariffs and prices, carriers charges us for the mobile Internet access and use. While a kind of "Pay As You Go" tariff was good enough in the early days of WAP, with today's EDGE/UMTS/HSDPA devices, PAYG isn't the best choice anymore, especially after the services became smarter as well (like place-shifting which consumes 1 - 2 MB per minute, depending on your connection). Thankfully, most carriers started to offer bundled volume but there is a real difference between carrier and countries and I wonder which kind of data plan you have and use?

THOUGHT: The Mobile Phone...

THOUGHT: The Mobile Phone is the (next) Computer
Long time ago - in the last century - "The Net is the Computer" has become the corporate motto of Sun Microsystems and as much as the .COM hype faded away, also this motto isn't used by Sun anymore. Nevertheless, it seems that the (Inter)Net isn't the next computer now but the mobile phone in your pocket. First one was Nokia who gave their N-series devices the surname "Multimedia Computer". Now it's Microsoft which wants to make your mobile phone a cheap computer. No, the mobile phone (maybe your next Windows Mobile Standard or Professional smartphone) isn't competing with the 100 Dollar Notebook initiative but Microsoft wants to make mobile phones even smarter; that's at least what Microsoft has in his mind when they talk about the "Fone+" initiative.

UPDATE: Connective Tools ...

UPDATE: Connective Tools announces Software Updates for most Applications
Connective Tools recently updated most of its time-related utilities for the Windows Mobile Smartphone/Standard platform and also introduced a new one which is currently available as a public Beta. The updates include improvements for Alarm Master, SwitchProfile!, CT Alarm Clock, SleepWell! and the new released Call Jockey. The updates include new recurrence patterns, improved time engine, improved user interface, common bugfix and other utility-specific changes

AVAILABLE: Vodafone Germa...

AVAILABLE: Vodafone Germany released the VDA V aka HTC Vox [UPDATE]
Following HTC's and Orange's earlier S710 and SPV E650 launch, now also Vodafone Germany followed with the launch of its version of the HTC Vox which Vodafone Germany calls VDA V. There is not too much to say about the VDA V anymore since most of us know the HTC Vox anyway - but to recall some highlights - the VDA V is a Windows Mobile 6 Standard smartphone, powered by a TI OMAP CPU at 200 MHz. The device features quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE, Bluetooth and WiFi and its absolutely unique highlight is the slide-out keyboard for easy text entry. Last but not least, the VDA V features are the 2 megapixel camera for photo and video recording:

STATEMENT: Microsoft prom...

STATEMENT: Microsoft promises Windows Vista WMDC sync fix
Following Smartphone Thoughts earlier finding, that Windows XP PCs with ActiveSync can sync files with Windows Mobile Standard smartphones while Windows Vista PCs with Windows Mobile Device Center cannot sync files, Microsoft has given now an official statement. According to Brighthand, Microsoft is aware that Windows Mobile 6 users can synchronize files between PCs and smartphones with Active Sync 4.5 only but the Redmond-based software giant will update Windows Mobile Device Center (WMDC) on Windows Vista PCs to support file synchronization with Windows Mobile 6 by mid-June.

PLACE-SHIFT: Monsoon Mult...

PLACE-SHIFT: Monsoon Multimedia announces HAVA support for Windows Mobile
Monsoon Multimedia, a digital video solutions provider, today announced support for Windows Mobile for their HAVA-line of video streaming and place- and time-shifting devices giving consumers more options when choosing how, when and where they view their home video and TV content. On the go users are now able to view and control their home TV from their Windows Mobile phone or handheld computer. The Monsoon HAVA can stream video from any video source including live TV, DVD players and TiVo, to any broadband connected, Ethernet or Wi-Fi enabled PC, Notebook or Windows Mobile-based device.

FINDING: Windows Mobile 6...

FINDING: Windows Mobile 6 Standard supports file synchronization - a kind of
While Windows Mobile-based Pocket PCs supports file synchronization since its introduction as Pocket PC back in April 2000, so far Smartphone users were left in the dust with file synchronization. First Microsoft said there is no need for file synchronization because Smartphones, or how they are called now, Windows Mobile 6 Standard devices doesn't support Office Mobile and therefore sync wouldn't makes sense but after Microsoft realized that snapped photos and recorded videos are better synchronized and therefore added a media sync-feature to Microsoft's Vista Windows Mobile Device Center.

RELEASED: UBiQUiO launche...

RELEASED: UBiQUiO launches new Website
UBiQUiO, a reseller of (Windows) mobile & wireless devices and accessories under its own UBiQUiO brand, today announces the launch of its fresh new website which will provide information & support for customers as well as channel partners. Customers will be able to find information about the full range of UBiQUiO products & accessories, download spec sheets & manuals, access technical support forums and find a list of places to buy UBiQUiO products in their country of residence.

ANNOUNCED: Motorola annou...

ANNOUNCED: Motorola announced the MOTO Q 9 again and renames the Q q gsm
Following Motorola's announcements from the 3GSM World Congress back in February, the company announced its UMTS/HSDPA version of the MOTO Q again and renamed the also earlier announced MOTO Q

OFFICE: DataViz releases ...

OFFICE: DataViz releases Documents To Go for Windows Mobile Smartphone
DataViz, Inc., the leading provider of Office compatibility solutions for over 23 years, today announced the release of Documents To Go Premium Edition version 3 for Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone and 6 Standard devices. The latest version of the award-winning mobile Office suite enables users to open and view Microsoft Office Word and Excel 2007 files in their native .docx and .xlsx format on their devices. The new Open XML based file format, introduced in Microsoft's latest productivity suite, Office 2007, was commercially released earlier this year. Documents To Go is available for a wide variety of Windows Mobile 5.0 and 6 Standard devices including the Motorola Q, Orange SPV E650, HTC S710 (HTC Vox), Samsung BlackJack/SGH-i600, T-Mobile Dash, T-Mobile SDA, Cingular 3125, Cingular 2125 and more.

THOUGHT: The advantage of...

THOUGHT: The advantage of Windows Mobile's Internet Sharing functionality
You might know, that I'm not too happy that Microsoft removed the Bluetooth dial-up networking (DUN) functionality from Windows Mobile 5.0 and Windows Mobile 6 but replaced it with Internet (Connection) Sharing instead. However, there is one benefit - I have to admit - which makes Internet Sharing better: it works seamlessly with GPRS counters like Spb's GPRS Monitor. In the past with using the DUN functionality, a connection was established from the Notebook. This means, the connection was created on the Notebook by dialing *99# and configuring the APN on the Notebook as well. Then, the connection was initiated from the Notebook and the Windows Mobile smartphone was just a dumb modem which received all the commands from the Notebook.

ANNOUNCED: ASUSTeK unveil...

ANNOUNCED: ASUSTeK unveils the P526 Windows Mobile 6 Professional Smartphone
End of last week, ASUSTeK unveiled the new ASUS P526, a 2.5G Windows Mobile 6 Professional smartphone (formerly known as Pocket PC Phone Edition) which features GPS capabilities and a host of messaging enhancements to allow users to experience Windows Live with improved stability and speed. By integrating many popular Windows Live mobile services, the P526 keeps users connected with their communities and lets them find the information they require quickly and without hassle. This trendy looking and feature-packed phone also aims to increase productivity with its business solution applications. Powered by a TI OMAP 850 CPU at 200 MHz, the P526 features quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE, Bluetooth 1.2

AVAILABLE: E-Ten releases...

AVAILABLE: E-Ten releases Glofiish X500 and M700 Windows Mobile 6 Upgrades
The awaited Windows Mobile 6 ROM upgrades from E-Ten are here - already. The Taiwanese ODM recently made the upgrades available for its latest Windows Mobile 5 Pocket PC Phone Editions (namely the Glofiish X500 and the Glofiish M700) to make them Windows Mobile 6 Professional smartphones after the upgrade. The ROMs are available in three languages: English, French and Russian. To get access to the downloads, you have to register your Glofiish X500 or M700 first. After you get send an, so called "Action Key" sent by E-Mail you have to enter with your IMEI number to start the download.

FIX: HTC releases Vista c...

FIX: HTC releases Vista compatible Modem Drivers for the HTC Hermes and HTC Breeze
HTC has recently released Windows Vista compatible drivers for its UMTS/HSDPA capable devices, namely the HTC Hermes (aka HTC TyTN) and HTC Breeze (aka HTC MTeoR). If you use your TyTN or MTeoR as you wireless broadband modem and connect it via USB to your PC, it can happen that Windows Vista doesn't find the appropriate drivers. If so, you can download them now from HTC Europe's support page to make Windows Vista working proper with your Windows Mobile Pocket PC.

REPORT: T-Mobile is doing...

REPORT: T-Mobile is doing well and Mobile Data is doing even better
As Deutsche Telekom reports today, in the first quarter of 2007, T-Mobile International raised its customer number to over 109 million, an increase of nearly 25 percent compared to the same period the previous year. And most impressive is the fact, that T-Mobile USA provided the highest customer growth here. But T-Mobile also satisfied with the success of its mobile data strategy and continues to successfully execute it. In Europe, T-Mobile counted 2.2 million customers of its (unique) web'n'walk product, which offers full access to the Internet (and isn't limited to WAP-based services like Vodafone live!, O2 Active or i-mode).

COLUMN: My favorite Pocke...

COLUMN: My favorite Pocket PC Applications on the Smartphone - Today MetrO
(By Helio Diamant) Today, we will take a look on the first software that got my interest when I bought my first Pocket PC and actually it's the first software I have ever reviewed for PocketPCFreak.com - MetrO. This software was interesting to me not only because of the problem it solved and its usability qualities, but as well due to the interesting development model that permitted it to stay completely free over the years. At the world of transportation and navigation, the most important word is "update". If software is not updated, it is dead. This is the point where Metro shines. The developers P. Bernard & F. Van Caenegem have gathered supporters from all around the world who send to them the updates on the transportation lines and schedules. Today MetrO covers more than 300 cities and after five years since I've first reviewed it, it is still updated every month with new cities and updates to existing ones. With all that, what would be the chance that they would issue a Windows Mobile Smartphone version?

PATCH: HTC released micro...

PATCH: HTC released microSD Card fix for the HTC Artemis
Basically all version of the HTC Artemis (doesn't matter if from HTC, O2 or others) have the same problem - something is wrong with the way the device handles files and folders on the microSD card. Sometimes the device shows incorrect file or folder names when displaying the micoSD card contents and some users even reported, that all files on the device got corrupt. However, finally HTC has released an improved SD card handling mechanism to fit this problem. The download is available to all customers but only customers with the HTC Artemis needs to install it! Other HTC devices are not affected by this bug!

UPDATE: Cingular 8525 Poc...

UPDATE: Cingular 8525 Pocket PC gets new Features and a new Name
AT&T Inc. announced today the availability of a re-branded and upgraded version of its popular Cingular 8525 (aka HTC Hermes) - the AT&T 8525 Pocket PC - boasting additional services that will appeal to business customers and consumers alike but still missing Windows Mobile 6. The AT&T 8525, powered by the 3G-based AT&T BroadbandConnect network, retains the many features that made it a hit with AT&T wireless customers when launched last year. These include the "slider" QWERTY keyboard, integrated WiFi b/g, Bluetooth 2.0 and IrDA and the 2 megapixel camera.

CANCELED: HP has no plans...

CANCELED: HP has no plans to provide Windows Mobile 6 upgrades for its current iPAQs
Bad news reached us from HP this morning. According to an article at CNET Asia, HP - the "Grand Dame" of Pocket PCs - has no plans to provide Windows Mobile 6 upgrades for their current line of Windows Mobile 5.0 devices, namely the HP iPAQ hw6900, iPAQ rw6800, iPAQ rx4000 and rx5000 series. The computer giant cited "the potential for long delays, as well as possible carry-over costs" to its customers as reasons for this decision. Beside not offering any upgrades for existing customers, HP will also continues to offer these devices with Windows Mobile 5.0 only.

ANNOUNCED: O2 Asia to off...

ANNOUNCED: O2 Asia to offer free Windows Mobile 6 upgrade for the Xda Atom Life
According to a report at CNET Asia, O2 Asia has recently announced a Windows Mobile upgrade for its O2 Xda Atom Life Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC Phone Edition, the UMTS successor of the O2 Xda Atom (which is currently on sale in Asia-Pacific only). This is O2 Asia's first announced Windows Mobile 6 upgrade. The free upgrade will be available from May 12 to all current Xda Atom Life users and will be available either as a download for a self-upgrade or by getting it from one of O2 Asia's service centers. Furthermore, all Xda Atom Life sold in stores from June onwards will be preloaded with Windows Mobile 6 already.

BETA: Doug Berrett releas...

BETA: Doug Berrett releases WebGuide4.1 with major improvements for Mobile Devices
Talking about DVDs; if you have a couple of (legally) ripped DVDs on your Windows Media Center Edition you can now access these DVDs wireless as well - straight from your Windows Mobile Pocket PC or Smartphone! During the past weeks, I played with a couple of Beta builds of Doug Berrett' WebGuide 4.1 (please see the::unwired's review of WebGuide4 Mobile here) and all I can say is, that it is a fantastic addition fort every Windows (Vista or XP) Media Center Edition. Not only it lets you place-shift your live TV, this DVD streaming is the killer (as long as your DSL upload is broad enought and you have at least a UMTS connection for your Windows Mobile device).

CONVERTER: Spb Software H...

CONVERTER: Spb Software House releases Spb Mobile DVD for Windows Mobile Smartphones
Spb Software House today announced the release of the Smartphone version of Spb Mobile DVD - a desktop application that provides a simple way to convert DVDs and video files to mobile format optimized for watching on Windows Mobile Smartphone devices. Spb Mobile DVD has already gained a reputation among Pocket PC users being one of the best selling multimedia programs thanks to the fastest possible conversion speed and the true real-time preview feature.

ACQUISITION: HTC takes ov...

ACQUISITION: HTC takes over Dopod International
HTC (High Tech Computer Corp.) the world's leading provider of Microsoft Windows Mobile smart handheld devices, announced today that it has signed an acquisition agreement with Dopod International, one of the leading PDA Phone and smartphone distributors in Asia, to purchase the assets of nine Dopod subsidiaries, including Dopod Taiwan, Dopod Hong Kong, Dopod Singapore, Dopod Malaysia, Dopod Indonesia, Dopod Australia, Dopod Thailand, Dopod India and Dopod Philippines. The acquisition agreement, still subject to shareholder approval, was approved by HTC's Board of Directors on May 8, 2007, values the assets of Dopod International's subsidiaries at the sum of Dopod International's adjusted net worth at the end of second quarter of 2007, certified by CPA as of June 30, 2007.

SYNERGY: HTC announces Gl...

SYNERGY: HTC announces Global Branding Strategy
With the take-over of Dopod, HTC (High Tech Computer Corp.) also announced to start selling its Windows Mobile products in Asia under it's own "HTC" brand rather than using Dopod anymore. Furthermore, HTC is committed to providing a full range of support services to existing Dopod products and Dopod International consumers through original distribution channels and service/call centers. Dopod International has been accumulated rich sales and marketing experiences in Asia market and it do provide great advantages on HTC brand management in future. By leveraging HTC's sales and marketing experiences in Europe and the United States to the Asian market, the acquisition will reinforce HTC's position as the world's leading provider of smart handheld devices. To maximize the synergies of the acquisition and to implement new joint business initiatives, Dopod International's entire workforce will join HTC.

COMPATIBILITY: SecureGSM ...

COMPATIBILITY: SecureGSM brings support for Windows Mobile 6
SecureGSM recently announced a couple of updates for SecureGSM Pro and SecureGSM SP crypto phone products to now support Windows Mobile 6 Professional and Standard versions. SecureGSM products are the first software-only solutions designed to provide truly secure communication on Microsoft Windows Mobile enabled Communicators and Smartphones without affecting their original functionality. Effectively eliminating the chance of a third party eavesdropping on the conversation, SecureGSM products allow two parties to conduct secure voice conversations and send secure messages over existing mobile telephone networks, in real-time, over existing mobile telephone networks. SecureGSM products encrypt the phone call in both directions, end-to-end, to Military Grade encryption standards and beyond.

ANNOUNCED: E-TEN introduc...

ANNOUNCED: E-TEN introduces the Glofiish X500+ - an ultra-thin VGA Pocket PC
E-TEN Information Systems today announced the introduction of the X500+, its first to market high-resolution (VGA) Windows Mobile-based Pocket PC Phone Edition smartphone. The new product delivers the visual and ergonomic benefits of a larger screen-area, improved Auto-Macro camera, and the latest Windows Mobile 6 platform in an easily portable, ultra-thin form factor for entertainment, communications and productivity on the move. Following the crowd-pleasing preview of its upcoming Glofiish X800 - its first Pocket PC Phone to feature 3.5G connectivity, Windows Mobile 6, and a VGA display - at CeBIT 2007, E-TEN has announced the new Glofiish X500+ aimed at consumers and business professionals seeking one of the latest high-featured all-in-one Pocket PC Phones but who don't yet need or have access to 3.5G connectivity.

LAUNCH: Dopod announces l...

LAUNCH: Dopod announces launch of the Dopod C500 Windows Mobile Smartphone
Also today, Dopod announces the launch of the C500

LAUNCH: Dopod announces l...

LAUNCH: Dopod announces launch of the Dopod C730 Windows Mobile Smartphone
As expected, today Dopod has announced it's C730 Windows Mobile 6 Standard smartphone - also known as longtime delayed HTC Cavalier. This sleek Smartphone is built to empower users who crave power and connectivity. Operated by a powerful 400 MHz processor, the C730 keeps you connected easily with Microsoft Direct Push Technology and 3.5G HSDPA. Measuring only 13.5 mm, this slim device has a built-in high speed 802.11 b/g WiFi connection, while supporting quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE and WCDMA UMTS/HSDPA. The C730 is also equipped with a 5-way navigational button, 3-way smart jog bar and full QWERTY keypad, guaranteeing you seamless navigation, convenient scrolling and easy input for messaging, sending and receiving E-Mails as well as chatting on MSN/Live Messenger.

SERVICE: Microsoft re-lau...

SERVICE: Microsoft re-launches Hotmail as Windows Live Hotmail
Microsoft Corp. today announced that Windows Live Hotmail, the successor to MSN Hotmail, has left the Beta phase and is now launching globally in 36 languages. The most significant upgrade for Hotmail since it pioneered the webmail industry in 1996, the new service has been built to be a vast improvement over the previous Hotmail offering, having incorporated input from more than 20 million beta testers. Windows Live Hotmail will deliver a safer, more powerful and productive E-Mail experience than previous versions with flexible access via the Web, on a mobile phone or with an E-Mail client. Microsoft also announced that later this month Windows Live Hotmail customers will be able to access their Windows Live Hotmail E-Mail and contacts for free using Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 or Office Outlook 2007 via the new Microsoft Office Outlook Connector beta.

WORKAROUND: Get Office Mo...

WORKAROUND: Get Office Mobile working on Windows Mobile 5 Smartphones
One of the great benefits of Windows Mobile 6 Standard (you know, formerly known as Windows Mobile Smartphone) over previous Windows Mobile Smartphone versions is the fact, that Windows Mobile 6 natively includes Office Mobile (including Word Mobile, Excel Mobile and PowerPoint Mobile) as seen on Pocket PCs before only. This means that you can open and edit Office files (creating new ones is possible with a workaround only but this is a different story) as well as saving the changes. However, Office Mobile is designed for Windows Mobile 6 Standard only and not available as a separate download.

COLUMN: My favorite Pocke...

COLUMN: My favorite Pocket PC Applications on the Smartphone ? Today Ilium ListPro
(By Helio Diamant) When I first published my review of the Samsung BlackJack, and told about my last visit to the US, I hinted that I was planning to write a series of articles on my favorite Pocket PC software running on a Smartphone. As a veteran Pocket PC user, I have found, during the last five years, the touch screen-based user interface to be a very important part of my user experience, and for years never even considered moving to a Smartphone without a touch screen. The change began when I began noticing that most of my time with the i-mate JASJAR (HTC Universal), I am using the keyboard and not the screen. Then I decided it was the time to check how it goes with a Smartphone.

AVAILABLE: T-Mobile relea...

AVAILABLE: T-Mobile released the Windows Mobile 6 upgrade for the Dash
Finally, if you was brave enough to wait for the official release of T-Mobile's Windows Mobile 6 Standard upgrade for the T-Mobile Dash, you can fire up your browser now to officially download the ROM upgrade from T-Mobile's website. As with all Windows Mobile update or upgrades, also this upgrade wipes all your data so make sure to backup everything before you start:

DEMO: Microsoft video wal...

DEMO: Microsoft video walkthrough of Microsoft Silverlight for Windows Mobile
I'm sure most of you have already heard of Microsoft's new Silverlight, a cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in for delivering the next generation of .NET-based media experiences and rich interactive applications (RIAs) which is, in terms of Microsoft's definition, way more than just a Adobe Flash competitor but for sure it's also a Flash competitor. Like with Adobe's Flash plug-in, also Microsoft's Silverlight needs a plug-in to view Silverlight applications in the browser. And while the Silverlight runtime is available as public Beta for Windows and Mac - upcoming Windows Mobile support is only announced so far but not available yet.

ROADMAP: Dopod announces ...

ROADMAP: Dopod announces Windows Mobile 6 upgrade strategy
Following HTC's earlier commitment to provide Windows Mobile 6 upgrades for some of the latest Windows Mobile smartphones, now also Dopod International announced its Windows Mobile 6 upgrade roadmap. This includes support for existing users of 838Pro (HTC Hermes), D810 (HTC Trinity), P800W (HTC Artemis) and the recently launched U1000 (HTC Athena) to migrate from the Windows Mobile 5 operating system to an improved platform, Windows Mobile 6. This can be done for free and is applicable to all current owners of these devices. From July 2007, Dopod will offer current users of these devices a free download of the upgrade code which will enable users of these devices, currently running on Windows Mobile 5, to upgrade to Windows Mobile 6.

FLAT: Orange UK to offer ...

FLAT: Orange UK to offer new Mobile Data plans from June
Attention mobile surfers out there! If you live in the UK and you are looking for a "cheap" way to go online with you mobile device - the new Orange mobile data plans might be something interesting for you, especially because Orange is well known for its Windows Mobile-based SPVs which brings the Internet to the palm of your hand and because it seems to be a real mobile data flat. Today Orange announced several new plans to launch its new flat rate pricing for mobile data, making it easier for users to understand the costs involved when browsing the mobile internet. From June, five new bundles, starting from just

UNVEILED: Gigabyte announ...

UNVEILED: Gigabyte announces new Windows Mobile 6 GPS-enabled Smartphone
Gigabyte Communications recently launched a new Windows Mobile smartphone - the GSmart i300. Powered by a Marvell PXA270 CPU at 520 MHz, in the Chinese version the the i300 sports Windows Mobile 6 Professional (already), triband GSM/GPRS as well as Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, WiFi b/g and mini USB 2.0! The 256 MB of ROM and 64 MB of RAM can be extended by miniSD flash memory cards. Other highlights are the 2.1 megapixel camera with macro function and digital zoom and the inbuilt SiRF Star III GPS receiver.

ANNOUNCED: T-Mobile Dash ...

ANNOUNCED: T-Mobile Dash first in U.S. to offer Windows Mobile 6 from May 4
T-Mobile USA today announced and confirmed that T-Mobile Dash customers will be the first in the U.S. to download and experience the benefits of the new Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 software. Starting tomorrow, May 4, T-Mobile Dash customers can upgrade from Windows Mobile 5.0 to Windows Mobile 6 via a free desktop download available directly from T-Mobile (you remember - the previously leaked one). Designed by HTC and available exclusively from T-Mobile, the T-Mobile Dash is the first device in the U.S. to be powered by Microsoft Windows Mobile 6, offering faster access to contacts; the ability to view and edit Microsoft Office documents; even richer Web, E-Mail and messaging experiences; and access to Microsoft Windows Live for Windows Mobile - a set of Windows Live services - uniquely designed to work with Windows Mobile-powered devices, such as the T-Mobile Dash.

ANNOUNCED: O2 UK launches...

ANNOUNCED: O2 UK launches the O2 Xda Argon Pocket PC Phone Edition
Do you remember the mostly unknown HTC Panda I wrote about earlier? As it turned out today, it's O2 UK's new Xda Argon - a Windows Mobile 5.0-based Pocket PC Phone Edition which clearly follows in the tradition of the O2 Xda IIi (aka HTC Himalaya). Looks like it's nothing special except the large 3.5" touchscreen and the two megapixel camera. All the rest is pretty basic - including GSM and GPRS (no UMTS not to talk about HSDPA), WiFi and Bluetooth and - unfortunately - Windows Mobile 5.0 for Pocket PC Phone Edition only:

VIDEOVIEW: HTC VueFLO Eas...

VIDEOVIEW: HTC VueFLO Easy Navigation Technology
HTC is pretty active in adding new, uncommon features, to its Windows Mobile devices. For instance HTC was the first (and so far the last) which added the JOGGR (see the::unwired's preview here) to its HTC Excalibur Windows Mobile Smartphone which replaced the jogwheel as used for ages. Now, with the HTC Athena (also known as T-Mobile Ameo or HTC X7500 Advantage), HTC added another technology it calls "VueFLO" which uses the G-Sensor which the Athena includes. Basically, the G-Sensor was designed to protect the hard disk from damages, in case the device drops or gets other shocks but the G-Sensor can also be used for navigating through the operating system.

ANNOUNCED: Vodafone Italy...

ANNOUNCED: Vodafone Italy lists the Motorola MOTO Q 9h
Looks like Vodafone Italy is the first carrier which confirms to carry Motorola latest MOTO Q Windows Mobile smartphone, the MOTO Q9h (see the::unwired's photo view here). It's now listed on Vodafone's business site - even if it isn't available for order yet (at least I haven't found an order button). Anyway - the Motorola MOTO Q 9h, which was announced during the 3GSM World Congress back in February, is Motorola's long awaited UMTS version of its MOTO Q bestseller. Sporting quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE and UMTS/HSDPA and Bluetooth, the Windows Mobile 6 Standard smartphone also features a 2 megapixel camera while the front facing camera for UMTS video telephony was left as well as WiFi was left:

THOUGHT: What's wrong wit...

THOUGHT: What's wrong with Windows Vista's Bluetooth PAN implementation?
Following my earlier column about Bluetooth 2.0's EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), today I want to follow-up with the explanation why I've initially changed back to Toshiba's Bluetooth stack. As mentioned in my personal blog, my Fujitsu Siemens Lifebook Tablet PC originally came with the Toshiba Bluetooth stack preloaded but I faced serious problems getting the stack working with the Windows Mobile Device Center. Therefore I've decided to switch to the Windows Vista Bluetooth stack and everything was fine and I was using sync and PAN over Bluetooth. Until I got my Samsung i600. Sync still worked fine but I never got Bluetooth PAN working to use my i600 as my UMTS/HSDPA modem.

BUSINESS: Microsoft plans...

BUSINESS: Microsoft plans to ship 20 million Windows Mobile licenses in 2008
Speaking to Dow Jones Newswires today, Microsoft's Senior Vice President for Mobile Communications Pieter Knook said that the company expects to double the amount of phone devices using Microsoft's Windows Mobile software to 20 million worldwide in the fiscal year 2008, starting July 1. Microsoft said it is gaining market share in the mobile phone software market and expects that, as the handset market advances, computer applications and Internet services will become more important for both business users and consumers.

WORKAROUND: Get your Slin...

WORKAROUND: Get your SlingPlayer Mobile working with Windows Mobile 6
As you might remember, the SlingPlayer Mobile for Windows Mobile is incompatible at the moment with Windows Mobile 6 devices but over at Sling Community, some time ago a fix appeared which contains two DLLs to be used with Windows Mobile 6. One is a WMV-related DLL, the other is WMA-related

AVAILABLE: Orange UK rele...

AVAILABLE: Orange UK released the Samsung SGH-i600 Windows Mobile Smartphone
Here we go - after previous rumors and leaks, the Samsung SGH-i600 becomes finally available from Orange UK as well. Therefore it's now available in Europe from Vodafone, O2 and Orange not to mention the original non-carrier branded Samsung version. The Samsung SGH-i600 (see the::unwired's review here), which Orange calls Samsung i600 only, is an incredibly slim, streamlined Windows Mobile 5.0 GSM/GPRS/EDGE and UMTS/HSDPA Smartphone featuring Bluetooth 2.0+EDR and WiFi B/g as well as a full QWERTY keyboard for maximizing the many business functions. With a 1.3 Megapixel camera and an advanced music player, personal life meets professional, with rich functionality on a large and vibrant color screen.

UTILITY: SBSH Mobile Soft...

UTILITY: SBSH Mobile Software releases PhoneWeaver 1.0
Following Spb Software House' last week launch of Spb Phone Suite for Windows Mobile Pocket PC, SBSH Mobile Software announced today the release of a similar application called SBSH PhoneWeaver! SBSH PhoneWeaver features a powerful set of profiling utilities that will introduce your phone to your life style, designed to complete the missing handling of profiles on Windows Mobile devices! SBSH PhoneWeaver allows you to create up to 100 profiles that control the state of your phone radio, WiFi, push mail, Bluetooth, ringer, vibrate state and much more! PhoneWeaver also comes with a clean and straightforward Today screen plug-in, allowing you to view and control the currently active profile and much more!

THOUGHT: Keep Bluetooth 2...

THOUGHT: Keep Bluetooth 2.0's EDR in your Mind
If you are a long time visitor of the::unwired and it's forerunners, you know that all the sites were about connectivity, especially about connectivity between devices. Was Arne's Windows CE Page back in 1998 about connecting a Windows CE based Handheld PC (H/PC) via IrDA with an IrDA enabled mobile phone to use the mobile phone as the modem for the H/PC, the focus and technology changed during the years and today it's about connecting a Notebook via Bluetooth with a Bluetooth enabled Windows Mobile Pocket PC or Smartphone to use the Windows Mobile smartphone as a modem for the PC. That's all fine and in general, Bluetooth works pretty good (an exception is posted in my next column this week) but for sure you can also connect your PC/Notebook/Tablet PC using the USB sync cable. Nevertheless, I prefer to commute and travel as light as possible and since Bluetooth is also doing fine for sync, I rarely carry a sync cable with me.

LEAKED: Final T-Mobile Da...

LEAKED: Final T-Mobile Dash Windows Mobile 6 Upgrade slipped to the Web
Back in February, during the 3GSM World Congress, T-Mobile US officially announced that it will provide a free Windows Mobile 6 upgrade for its best selling Windows Mobile Smartphone - the T-Mobile Dash and over the weekend, it looks like the final version (without any Beta notifications, etc.) leaked to the Internet. Also it is rumored/expected to be released officially on May 4th (yep - that's this week already so better keep an eye on the T-Mobile US download site), the guys from gadgetsonthego.net gave the ROM a shot already and it seems they are satisfied with what they have seen to far:

AVAILABLE: Sling Media re...

AVAILABLE: Sling Media releases SlingPlayer Mobile for Windows Mobile in the UK
It took "a little bit longer" but finally, the long awaited SlingPlayer Mobile for Windows Mobile Pocket PCs and Smartphones can also purchased in the UK. So far, users outside the U.S. only had the option to test the 30 days trial version from the U.S. site but it was (virtually) impossible to buy it from any other locations. Now, UK users can also buy the Windows Mobile clients to enhance the use of the Slingbox. SlingPlayer Mobile lets you watch your TV and all of its programming on Windows Mobile cell phones or PDAs. This means you can have worldly mobility.

PETITION: Tell HTC that y...

PETITION: Tell HTC that you want a Windows Mobile 6 upgrade for the P3600
Do you own a HTC P3600 and you are irritated as well that - after HTC enabled GPS some weeks ago - HTC leaves you alone with a Windows Mobile upgrade, especially after the Taiwanese ODM announced a couple of Windows Mobile 6 upgrades for other Pocket PC Phone Editions and Smartphones? Well, looks like you are not alone as somebody has started an online petition (have online petitions ever worked for anything? ) and asks for your "signature":

KUDOS: O2 Germany starts ...

KUDOS: O2 Germany starts Selling and Shipping the first WM 6 Professional smartphone
Following my earlier posting from this week - O2 Germany has started selling and shipping its latest Pocket PC Phone Edition now, the O2 Xda terra and is therefore world wide the first one which sells a Windows Mobile 6 Professional-powered smartphone (previously known as Pocket PC Phone Edition). Congrats to O2 Germany which has a long tradition in the Windows Mobile smartphone market and which was the first carrier world wide selling a Windows Mobile-powered Pocket PC Phone Edition (the XDA = eXented Digital Assistant also known as HTC Wallaby).

PHOTOVIEW: T-Mobile Ameo ...

PHOTOVIEW: T-Mobile Ameo Windows Mobile Pocket PC Phone Edition
Thanks to T-Mobile Germany, I've recently received a T-Mobile Ameo, also known as HTC X7500 Advantage or under its code name HTC Athena. This unique, fully integrated Windows Mobile Pocket PC Phone Edition has a detachable keyboard and large VGA 5" screen that makes working on the move easy. Thanks to Windows Mobile 5 for Pocket PC Phone Edition and the inbuilt Opera Mobile (or Internet Explorer Mobile) web browser you can surf the internet at mobile broadband speeds, thanks to the devices quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE and triband UMTS/HSDPA capabilities. The inbuilt 3 megapixel camera with autofocus and photo light can snap photos or record videos as well a the front facing VGA cam supports video telephony.

INNOVATION: BlueSky Posit...

INNOVATION: BlueSky Positioning puts GPS onto the SIM
Do you think you have seen all possible GPS accessories already - from a wired GPS mouse to a Bluetooth connected receiver to an embedded GPS system? Hold on - BlueSky Positioning takes it even further and put the whole GPS receiver onto a SIM card! Launching today, BlueSky Positioning's new approach incorporates a highly accurate GPS receiver and proprietary antenna into the SIM card, which provides the opportunity to deploy precise, legally-mandated positioning capability quickly and cost-effectively across all mobile handsets.

POLL: Do you use the Exte...

POLL: Do you use the Extended Battery with your Samsung i600/BlackJack?
All right guys, if you own/use/plan to buy a Samsung SGH-i600 (Vanilla, Vodafone, Orange, O2 version or whatever) or a Cingular/at&t Blackjack (if you live in the U.S.) it's your chance to get some impact into a range of accessory you might have missed so far (or not). Anyway, even if you haven't missed it yet (because you are not aware of it) it comes to the question if you use an extended battery (either the free Cingular/at&t offer or any other) with your i600/BlackJack. If so, please let us know. If not (yet) - do you plan to upgrade/buy an extended battery? And last but not least - do you (generally) protect your mobile phone with a case (leather case, belt case, whatever) or don't you care because you are upgrading your devices every 3 months anyway? Please let us know in the following two polls since it helps a manufacture to make his mind:

CLEARANCE: T-Mobile Wing ...

CLEARANCE: T-Mobile Wing passed the FCC
Looks like the - as we knew it so far - recently unveiled "HTC Wing" is close to be released by T-Mobile U.S. soon. At least the device recently cleared the FCC. As mentioned earlier, the T-Mobile Wing looks pretty much like a HTC Herald, while the ID is slightly changed. However, the specs seems to stay the same - including the semi slide-out keyboard, quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE, Bluetooth 2.0, WiFi b/g and the 2 megapixel camera. UMTS is left which makes sense since T-Mobile's UMTS network isn't commercially available yet and works on different frequencies anyway:

REVIEW: JAVOedge JAVOSkin...

REVIEW: JAVOedge JAVOSkin Case for Samsung SGH-i600
The summer is coming soon (if not here already) and I thought about better protecting my latest gadget - the Samsung SGH-i600 Windows Mobile Smartphone while biking and commuting. As a matter of fact, as useful and good looking leather cases are for Pocket PCs, I don't like leather cases for my mobile phones - I never used a leather case for a mobile phone since 1993. I either carry my phones in my hand or just want to drop it into my pocket and that's it. So I came across JAVOedge's innovative JAVOSkins which are designed to protect devices from scratch and impact damage while retaining the sleek look of the device. Perfect I thought and the fine folks from JAVOedge send me one to be reviewed here and used after.

SPONSORSHIP: HTC Europe t...

SPONSORSHIP: HTC Europe to Sponsor the 2007 Gumball 3000 Rally
Following last year's partnership between ALK, T-Mobile and HTC also this year the three companies seems to support the 2007 Gumball 3000 Rally and even better - HTC itself is sponsoring this year's Gumball 3000 Rally! Every car featured in this year's Gumball Rally will be equipped with a T-Mobile MDA Compact III, the dedicated navigation PDA designed and manufactured by HTC. Each T-Mobile MDA Compact III features built-in GPS receiver for use with Satellite Navigation software - so all the Gumball drivers know their way through this demanding route!

UTILITY: Spb Software Hou...

UTILITY: Spb Software House releases Spb Phone Suite for Windows Mobile Pocket PC
Spb Software House today unveiled the release of its brand new Spb Phone Suite, a collection of all the main phone features you've been missing on your Windows Mobile Pocket PC Phone Edition device. The number of Windows Mobile devices with phone functionality is growing every day. Almost every Windows Mobile 6 device recently announced includes phone functionality. However, Windows Mobile Professional is still not a perfect platform for phone devices which still keeps me away to use my Pocket PCs as my main mobile phone (but rather prefer Smartphones/Standard devices) by lacking such cornerstone phone features as profiles, call filtering and missed call notifications. Spb Phone Suite should close some of these gaps by improving the Pocket PC phone functionalities:

LAUNCH: O2 Germany ready ...

LAUNCH: O2 Germany ready to release its first Windows Mobile 6 smartphone [UPDATE]
As announced earlier this year during the CeBIT, O2 Germany is ready to release its first Windows Mobile 6 smartphone next week, starting from May 1st - the O2 Xda terra aka HTC Herald. Not that the Xda terra is - hardware-wise - anything new (since it is based on HTC'S Herald reference design), but it's O2 Germany's first available Windows Mobile 6 Pocket PC Phone Edition (with Windows Mobile 6 known as Professional smartphone) and the first available Windows Mobile 6 PDA in the market anyway. Features stay unchanged to the original Windows Mobile 5 Herald and therefore O2's version is also featuring the semi-sliding keyboard, quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE as well as WiFi b/g and Bluetooth 2.0. Powered by a TI OMAP 850 at 200 MHz, the terra includes 64 MB RAM and 128 MB ROM which can be extended with microSD memory cards:

CLEARED: Opera 9 Mobile f...

CLEARED: Opera 9 Mobile for Windows Mobile passed Acid2 test
Congratulations to Opera! How Daniel Goldman, a Technical Evangelist at Opera Software, wrote in a blog entry, an internal Beta build of Opera 9 for Windows Mobile recently passed the Acid2 test. And therefore, Opera Mobile is on pace to become the first Windows Mobile browser to pass the Acid2 test. The Acid2 test has been written to help browser vendors make sure their products correctly support features that are part of web standards.

RSS: Spb Software House r...

RSS: Spb Software House releases Spb Insight 1.5 with Today Plug-in
Spb Software House today announced the release of Spb Insight 1.5, a long-awaited update to Spb's RSS feed reader. Spb Insight is a Pocket PC RSS feed reader, which provides full-text articles with pictures for handy and fast offline reading. This version provides even smoother and richer news reading experience by introducing the Today plug-in with two viewing modes and article thumbnails, new faster data storage system and many other improvements.

ACCESS: The Cloud switche...
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ACCESS: The Cloud switches on its public WiFi network across the City of London
Today, Europe's most advanced outdoor WiFi network will be switched on across the entire City of London - the famous Square Mile. More than 350,000 people who work in and visit the area now have wireless broadband access throughout the City. The network has been built and is operated by The Cloud, a leading wireless broadband provider. Free access for the first month will be provided in association with Nokia - which sponsors the promotion - allowing anyone with a WiFi-enabled device with browser capabilities to get online in the City:

PLATFORM: RIM announces n...

PLATFORM: RIM announces new BlackBerry Application Suite for Windows Mobile
Not sure why someone want to run any other BlackBerry applications than BlackBerry connect on Windows Mobile but in any case, Research In Motion (RIM) today announced plans to expand its support for Windows Mobile-based devices with a new software application suite that will enable devices from third-party manufacturers to benefit from the popular BlackBerry software applications and services. RIM plans to begin offering the new software application suite later this year for select devices based on Windows Mobile 6 (only). Once installed, the software will provide users with a virtual BlackBerry application experience, including support for BlackBerry E-Mail, phone, calendar, address book, tasks, memos, browser, instant messaging and other applications developed for the BlackBerry platform.

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REVIEW: Samsung SGH-i600 Ultra Messaging Windows Mobile Smartphone
Thanks to Samsung, I've recently got my hands on the final version of a Samsung SGH-i600, the EMEA/APAC version of Samsung's BlackJack which was launched late last year. While the i600 was announced earlier, the U.S. got it released faster but since last month, the i600 is also available across Europe. Generally speaking, the i600 is the follower of Samsung's earlier introduced SGH-i320 and like the i320, the i600 is sporting a QWERTY keyboard for easy typing. This makes the device definitely another BlackBerry competitor. The i600 is part of Samsung's Ultra series and this one is also called "Ultra Messaging". Only 11.8 mm thin, the i600 fits perfectly into Samsung's Ultra series but UMTS and HSDPA makes it quite unique today. Not too many keyboard enabled smartphones features triband GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850 MHz aren't supported), singleband UMTS/HSDPA (up to 1.8 Kbps) as well as WiFi b/g and Bluetooth 2.0 EDR yet.

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STATEMENT: HTC unveils official Windows Mobile 6 upgrade strategy [UPDATE]
HTC Europe recently published an announcement about its Windows Mobile device upgrade strategy for its currently available Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC Phone Editions and Smartphones. Microsoft's recently unveiled Windows Mobile 6 operating system offers improved usability and more PC-like functionality than previously available. Enhancements include the ability to view E-Mail in rich HTML format and to manage E-Mail quickly and easily through new shortcuts and new calendar views. The also recently announced HTC S710 is one of the first Windows Mobile 6 devices to ship and will be followed by a range of products based on the new operating system in the coming months.

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UPDATE: Spb Software House releases Spb Diary 2.5 for Windows Mobile Pocket PC
Spb Software House today announced the release of Spb Diary 2.5, an update to the award winning Pocket PC PIM Today plug-in. Spb Diary is a feature-rich Today plug-in for your Calendar, Tasks, Contacts, Notes and Messages providing users with the highest level of functionality and usability. According to Spb Software House, the new version provides more than 40 improvements requested by users during the last months. The most noticeable changes are the ability to put any Today plug-ins in a form of Spb Diary's tabs and the new horizontal tabs, which made it possible to show all your PIM information in full screen while keeping the rest Today plug-ins one-click accessible.

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UNVEILED: Vodafone to launch the HTC Vox as Vodafone VDA V
On Vodafone Germany's coming soon page, the German carrier is now previewing the VDA IV which is based on HTC's Vox Windows Mobile 6 Standard smartphone (see the::unwired's hands-on here) which is HTC's first available Windows Mobile 6 smartphone (and released by HTC as HTC S710 and by Orange as SPV E650), featuring a slide-out keyboard, quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE as well as WiFi and Bluetooth. In addition, the device is sporting a 2 megapixel camera for photos and videos and is powered by a TI OMAP CPU at 200 MHz:

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ANNIVERSARY: Happy Birthday Pocket PC - Happy Birthday Windows Mobile
Today, 7 years ago on 19th April 2000, Microsoft announced the immediate availability of the Pocket PC platform (and therefore first Windows Mobile-based PDA how it was renamed later) in New York's Grand Central Station. Back in 2000, Microsoft President and CEO Steve Ballmer unveiled new Pocket PC designs from hardware partners incl. Casio Computer Company Ltd., Compaq Computer Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co. and Symbol Technologies Inc. while putting the devices to the test through demonstrations showcasing their wireless, enterprise and cutting-edge gaming and video capabilities. More than 60 companies showcased their Pocket PC solutions in the launch Partner Pavilion and executives from TD Waterhouse Investor Services Inc. and SAP AG joined Ballmer on stage to announce how they are using the new Pocket PCs in customer scenarios (read Steve Ballmer's speech transcript here).

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RENAMED: The Motorola MOTO Q q9 is now called MOTO Q 9h
Not sure when and why Motorola renamed the Motorola Q q9 but how Kris Kumar from Smartphone Thoughts found out, Motorola's UMTS/HSDPA Q-version got a new name and is now

STANDARD: USB-IF enhances...
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STANDARD: USB-IF enhances Battery Charging Capabilities with new Specification
During the Intel Developer Forum Spring 2007, the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) announced the availability of the Battery Charging Revision 1.0 specification. Consumers like Windows Mobile users currently use USB to charge batteries on their peripheral devices. With the announcement of the new Battery Charging specification, the USB-IF Battery Charging Workgroup has defined a standard way for portable devices to draw current from wall chargers or PCs. In addition, the Battery Charging specification allows PCs and hubs to provide increased levels of current, in order to shorten the charging time of connected portable devices.

FUN: GIGABYTE Communicati...

FUN: GIGABYTE Communications GSmart Windows Live Messenger Smiles
Do you like GIGABYTE Communications' latest Windows Mobile smartphones, like the GSmart t600 or the GSmart q60? If so, you might like GIGABYTE's Windows Live Messenger (for PC) smiles and emoticons as well, which you can now download from GSmart. GSmart icons are also available in animated format making the person understand more clearly what the icon visually expresses through its actions. These icons are used for your chat programs and E-Mails. Most of the animated GSmart emotion icons are auto installed that can be directly used for your instant/Windows Live messenger.

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THOUGHT: Stay Independent and Connected with Windows Mobile
Like most US American Starbucks, also most German Starbucks offers WiFi-based Internet access (unfortunately without the free Windows Vista WiFi promotion) through T-Mobile's HotSpot network and when I was at my favorite Starbucks yesterday, I first used one of the WiFi networks available there. However, something went wrong during the afternoon and the WiFi fade away. Not a real problem at all, thanks to my Windows Mobile equipped UMTS device which I've fired up the same time and which I've used as a unwired broadband modem instead:

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TECHNOLOGY: HTC Shift to utilize Intel's new Pentium M Platform
Not really on-topic (but HTC and mobile device related) is HTC's latest announcement about the platform which is used for its recently announced HTC Shift UMPC (Ultra Mobile PC). So far, HTC hadn't given any details but today, at the Intel Developer Forum in Beijing, HTC unveiled that its new mobile computer will be based on Intel's new Ultra Mobile platform 2007. Based on the Intel Pentium M architecture with optimizations to significantly extend battery life within smaller form factors, the Intel Ultra Mobile platform 2007 comprises the Intel A110 processor, Intel 945GU Express chipset, and Intel ICH7U I/O controller hub.

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SPECULATION: Quanta may be developing a Windows Mobile smartphone for Dell
Is Dell's earlier announcement to leave the PDA market already kind of obsolete because Dell might come back with a smartphone later this year? Could be, since DigiTimes reports today, that Quanta Computer (which is also manufacturing the O2 Xda Atom-line) is developing a smartphone for Dell and the new model is expected to be launched in the fourth quarter of this year. DigiTimes sources claimed, that the Dell PDA handset project - codenamed "Fly" - will develop a model using the Windows Mobile 6 Professional platform (formerly known as Windows Mobile Pocket PC Phone Edition so it's a PDA with touch screen and inbuilt WAN connectivity) and supporting HSDPA. It probably will feature a QWERTY keyboard, though feature details have yet to be determined, the sources said.

AVAILABLE: BT launches BT...

AVAILABLE: BT launches BT Office Anywhere with availability of the HTC S620
Announced during this year's 3GSM World Congress, BT's Office Anywhere is now available to UK customers. With BT Office Anywhere BT offers UK customers Mobile VoIP services on Windows Mobile powered smartphones and the first which becomes available now is a tailored HTC S620 (aka HTC Excalibur) Windows Mobile Smartphone. The combination of BT's strength in wireless broadband networks and services, Microsoft's Windows Mobile software and HTC's strength in devices gives customers the power to choose how they stay connected while on the go:

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RUMOR: Dopod to release the HTC Cavalier as Dopod C730 in May [UPDATE]
It became quite silent around the HTC Cavalier, the UMTS follower of the HTC Excalibur (better known as T-Mobile Dash or O2 Xda cosmo), but according to CNET Asia, it's expected to be finally launched by Dopod in May as Dopod C730. According to CNET Asia, the HTC Cavalier will be released with Windows Mobile 6 Standard and is expected to be powered by a 400 MHz CPU with 64 MB of RAM and 128 of MB ROM which can be extended through microSD memory cards. The quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE also features UMTS, HSDPA as well as Bluetooth 2.0 and WiFi b/g and a 2 megapixel camera for photos and videos. However, like the HTC MTeoR it misses a front facing camera for UMTS video calls:

AVAILABLE: Palm and 3 Ita...
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AVAILABLE: Palm and 3 Italia launches the Palm Treo 750 in Italy
Palm and 3 Italia, the Italian UMTS market leader with more than 7.2 million customers, recently launched the Palm Treo 750 Windows Mobile (Pocket PC Phone Edition) smartphone, which enables 3's customers to benefit from the Palm experience on Microsoft's Windows Mobile 5.0 operating system with High-Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) capability. The Treo 750 (see the::unwired's review here) combines a multifeatured mobile phone with E-Mail, messaging, web browsing and organization software. Users can view and edit Microsoft Word and Excel files and view PowerPoint and PDF files. The touch screen makes surfing websites, gathering data and navigating forms and applications much easier.

UPDATE: Mark/Space releas...

UPDATE: Mark/Space releases The Missing Sync for Windows Mobile v3.0.2
Mark/Space's The Missing Sync for Windows Mobile today received an update to v3.0.2 which improves the usability by no longer requiring Windows Mobile devices to be placed in "flight mode" prior to connecting to the Mac. In addition to other fixes and improvements, the 3.0.2 release also adds support for the Orange M3100 and HP RX 19xx series devices. The Missing Sync for Windows Mobile lets you easily connect and synchronize Pocket PCs and Smartphones with your Apple Mac. Sync with Address Book, iCal, Microsoft Entourage, iPhoto, iTunes and more.

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REFERENCE: Microsoft releases Windows Mobile 6 Product Reference Guide
The Microsoft Windows Mobile group just released a 61 pages, 12 MB sized PDF file for its partners which explains all the Windows Mobile 6 changes and enhancements in a granularity I haven't seen before. Windows Mobile 6, which was announced during the 3GSM World Congress in February this year, represents the next major release of Windows Mobile platform after Windows Mobile 5.0. Windows Mobile 6 delivers advanced mobile communications, increased mobile productivity and integrated mobile business performance with a consistent and familiar Microsoft software experience.

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REVIEW: Vodafone 1210/VDA IV Windows Mobile Smartphone
Earlier this year, Vodafone released the Vodafone 1210/VDA IV (the name depends on your local Vodafone subsidiary), a budget Windows Mobile Smartphone, Vodafone clearly launched to address the business segment better. Unlike all the VPAs and VDAs before, the 1210/VDA IV isn't manufactured by HTC but is made by AsusTek. The Vodafone 1210/VDA IV is a Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone (and therefore isn't sporting a touch screen), supporting triband GSM/GPRS/EDGE (without support for the North American 850 MHz band) and singleband UMTS (but leaves HSDPA support). It's powered by an Intel/Marvell PXA270 CPU at 312 MHz. The 2.2" color LCD supports QVGA and the device has 128 MB ROM and 64 MB RAM which can be extended through microSD cards. While the device sports Bluetooth 1.2, it lacks WiFi as well as any cameras. The Vodafone 1210/VDA IV neither has a main camera for photos and videos nor has it a front facing camera for UMTS video calls.

UNVEILED: Orange to launc...

UNVEILED: Orange to launch the Samsung SGH-i600 Windows Mobile Smartphone
Following Orange's earlier announcement that the SPV E650 is available from today, Orange also lists the Samsung i600 (see the::unwired's photo view here) on its web shop now. While it's not available yet (sources say it's available from end of April), Orange is following Vodafone and O2 (CZ) which launched Samsung's latest Windows Mobile Smartphone earlier this year already. The Samsung i600 is an incredibly slim, streamlined Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone featuring a full QWERTY keyboard for maximizing the many business functions. With a 1.3 megapixel camera on the back (with 2x digital zoom and video recording capabilities) and the Windows Media Player Mobile, personal life meets professional, with rich functionality on a large and vibrant color screen.

AVAILABLE: Orange UK laun...

AVAILABLE: Orange UK launches the SPV E650 Windows Mobile Standard Smartphone
Announced earlier this year during the 3GSM World Congress, Orange Business Services today launched the first Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.0-powered smartphone on the UK market. Available exclusively from Orange until the beginning of May, the compact SPV E650 (aka HTC Vox - see the::unwired's hands-on here) combines powerful functionality with sleek design and the ability to connect with Wi-Fi, EDGE and GPRS networks, making mobile messaging easier than ever before. Designed for business users, the SPV E650 offers all the advantages of a PDA, alongside quad-band functionality for ultimate connectivity. Users can update spreadsheets or documents on the move, using the mobile versions of Microsoft Excel and Word. Windows Mobile 6.0 means that documents appear on the device screen just as they would on a PC, avoiding formatting headaches.

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REPLACED: Bye bye T-Mobile MDA - Welcome T-Mobile Wing?
T-Mobile (USA) recently pulled its MDA Windows Mobile Pocket PC (aka the HTC Wizard) off of it's website but according to "MyMobile911" this doesn't mean that T-Mobile US is leaving the Windows Mobile space as well (like Dell) but the MDA will face a replacement by the "T-Mobile Wing" which is - according to MyMobile911 - based on the HTC Atlas. However, for me it looks more like a new ID for the HTC Herald (which will also get a Windows Mobile 6 upgrade) and also the specs are looking pretty similar:

DISCONTINUED: Dell left t...

DISCONTINUED: Dell left the Windows Mobile Business
As rumored earlier, it's confirmed now: Dell has left the Windows Mobile market. From now, Axim Windows Mobile Pocket PCs are not longer available and Dell isn't planning a new product in the category anymore. Dell spokeswoman Anne Camden said in an E-Mail, that "The Axim X51 family is no longer being offered, and we have no plans for a follow-on product at this time." Furthermore, Camden noted that the company does sell handhelds from other makers on its Web site, including GPS devices and smart phones.

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UPDATE: HTC releases GPS-enabled ROM for the P3600 Windows Mobile Pocket PC
HTC (High Tech Computer) Europe recently released a ROM update for its HTC P3600 (aka the HTC Trinity) Windows Mobile Pocket PC Phone Edition which adds the long awaited GPS functionality to HTC's small UMTS/HSDPA-enabled Pocket PC. With this ROM update (which is still Windows Mobile 5.0 - it's not an upgrade to Windows Mobile 6), HTC adds what Vodafone got already for its VPA compact GPS - the GPS functionality. Hardware-wise, the Trinity was GPS enabled already but the GPS receiver wasn't used by the operating system.

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UTILITY: Connective Tools releases Alarm Master v1.1 for Windows Mobile Smartphone
One of the most important mobile phone application is the alarm but unfortunately, Microsoft has missed to improved the alarm functionalities of Windows Mobiles during the past years. Anyway, there is a good looking new application available now which tries to close this gap. Connective Tools' Alarm Master v1.1 for Windows Mobile Smartphones. Alarm Master is a useful and easy to use tool that helps you manage personal alarms on your smartphone. Key features are a simple and convenient user interface, the possibility to create unlimited number of alarms, flexible time settings as well as a special layout for the daily alarm-clock.

CONFERENCE: Tell them Der...

CONFERENCE: Tell them Derek Sent You and join the MEDC for US$ 800 only!
Microsoft's MEDC, the premiere developer, IT Pr, and business decision maker conference for Windows Mobile and Embedded Technologies kicks off on April 30 in Las Vegas and I you still plan to attend, you better keep in mind that "Derek Sent You". Because if you keep it in mind, you will get

LEAKED: i-mate's 2007 Win...

LEAKED: i-mate's 2007 Windows Mobile Roadmap shows-up
Ouch - PPT.net, a Portuguese Windows Mobile site, has unveiled the 2007 i-mate device roadmap which includes all planned devices between January and July '07. Interesting enough, the roadmap mentions devices for January and February we have neither heard about so far nor they are released yet - namely the i-mate P30 Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC and the i-mate Odyssey UMTS Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC. Interesting stuff, even if it is not clear how old or fresh the roadmap is:

ANNOUNCED: O2 Ireland lau...

ANNOUNCED: O2 Ireland launches the HTC Artemis as Xda Orbit
Following O2 Germany's previous launch of the HTC Artemis, now also O2 Ireland announced the launch of the latest addition to its Xda range, the Xda Orbit. The new PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) is the first Xda in O2's range to offer built-in GPS and seamless door-to-door satellite navigation, in an ultra slim, stylish portable device. Using the latest technology, the Xda Orbit also features a 2 Megapixel camera, MP3 player, radio and WiFi functionality, whilst combining the latest Windows Mobile OS 5 software - offering mobile Internet and email in the same easy-to-use format as Microsoft Office on a desktop.

CANCELED: O2 UK replaces ...

CANCELED: O2 UK replaces the Xda Zinc with the Xda Trion
Is official now,

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THOUGHT: Who locked down the Windows Mobile Smartphone Start Menu?
Oh man, this topic is annoying me and it's not the first time that it annoys me but now I want and have to rant about it because it starts to seriously hurt (me). One of the benefits of having a Smartphone is the fact that it is a kind of micro computer. So far so good and with most Smartphones you can install your own applications to make it even better and provide the appropriate applications for your needs. However something is wrong here and it's a basic customization functionality. Sure, I can change the Home Screen look & feel of a Windows Mobile Smartphone and if I'm a little bit talented I can even create my own Home Screens by tweaking the Home Screen definition file (which is a XML file). If I'm less talented I can download great 3rd party Home Screens (most of the for free) but for some reasons I cannot change the Start Menu order.

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UTILITY: Paragon Software releases Handy Safe for Windows Mobile Smartphones
Paragon Software (SHDD) today announced the availability of Handy Safe, a utility which is designed to keep all kind of confidential information storing. Now there is no need to keep numerous data in mind or write it down. Passwords, credit cards details, user names, codes, accounts (E-Mail, Internet, shopping, bank) and insurance policies will be located in one place on the Smartphone, so user will have to remember the only Handy Safe password. The information is protected from outsider access by 448-bit data encryption (Blowfish). Handy Safe for Windows Mobile Smartphone also includes Handy Safe Desktop agent that helps to synchronize the information between PC and smartphone, so user can easily update the data both on PC and Smartphone.

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PLUG-IN: V2R announces Active UI for Windows Mobile 5.0 and 6.0
V2R Vision to Reality today announced the release of its V2R Active UI, the first fully graphical animated user interface (GUI) for the Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 and Windows Mobile 6 platform. V2R's Active UI platform has been designed in a way to ensure, that the user may use the device quick and easy in the most intuitive and convenient way. Together with the V2R Active UI core engine, V2R offers plenty of free add-on's in different animations, functionalities and designs to make the V2R Active UI as personal as possible. V2R Active UI is based on V2R's i2i platform and V2R's new Online Design Studio which is the best graphical development engine for applications and plug-in's.

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RELEASED: O2 UK launched the O2 Xda Graphite Windows Mobile Smartphone
Unveiled late last year already, O2 UK finally launched the O2 Xda Graphite which is available for immediate delivery. The Xda Graphite, which is based on an AsusTek reference design, is a Windows Mobile 5.0 triband GSM/GPRS and UMTS Smartphone, sporting WiFi and Bluetooth as well. Unlike Vodafone sister-model, the Vodafone 1210/VDA IV, the Xda Graphite is also featuring two cameras -

UNVEILED: Samsung to rele...

UNVEILED: Samsung to release 6 new Windows Mobile Smartphones in 2007?
And one more from Samsung! During a press event yesterday, Samsung Electronics Germany unveiled, that it plans to release 6 new (and so far unanounced) Windows Mobile 6 smartphones in 2007! According to Samsung Manager Norbert Strixner, "the classical German mobile phone market has finally reached a kind of market saturation. However, Samsung sees an increasing demand for smartphones in the prosumer and even consumer segment". Therefore, Samsung has no plans to launch camera-less smartphones, targeting the professional segment only.

AVAILABLE: O2 Czech relea...

AVAILABLE: O2 Czech released Samsung SGH-i600 Windows Mobile Smartphone
Should there be a minimum hope for other O2 customers as well? Not sure but following Vodafone's earlier announcement to carry the Samsung SGH-i600 across Europe, now also O2 Czech has released the Samsung SGH-i600 - Samsung's new Windows Mobile 5 Smartphone super-star. However, either O2 Czech has overseen something or they got a different version but on O2's website, the i600 is described having a 2 mega pixel camera. What I can tell you is, the i600 I've received yesterday has a 1.3 megapixel camera only:

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REVIEW: Samsung SGH-i600 Home Screen Carousel/Card Wheel Plug-In
It took a little bit longer for Samsung to release the long awaited SGH-i600 Windows Mobile Smartphone but Samsung used the delay to add something really useful to the EMEA/APAC version of the "BlackJack" - a pretty unique Home Screen plug-in called "Carousel" or "Card Wheel". Since Samsung's first introduction of a Windows Mobile Smartphone (the SGH-i300), the Korean mobile phone specialist always added its own flavored Home Screen plug-ins but this one is really a great and unique one since it adds fast and easy navigation to the i600 in a way, not seen before.Basically, the Carousel/Card Wheel plug-in provides several decks which are accessed by using the D-Pad. Each deck contains grouped information which can be accessed straight from the Home Screen.

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NAVIGATION: Easy PocketNAV releases OnCourse Navigator 6 for Pocket PC
There is a new GPS navigation in town, this time from Easy PocketNAV, Inc which announces its latest version of OnCourse Navigator GPS Navigation software powered by Nav N Go Kft (the creator of iGO navigation software) OnCourse Navigator 6 (OCN6) is designed to make navigation on a Microsoft Windows Mobile Pocket PC as easy to use as a Personal Navigation device (PND). User will simply insert a pre-programmed memory card included with OCN6, the software will be installed within 30 seconds and ready to use. No activation, no software registration, no copying of maps is required.

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PHOTOVIEW: Samsung SGH-i600 Windows Mobile Smartphone
Not too new for Americans, this month Samsung also started shipping the European version of the BlackJack - the Samsung SGH-i600. And following my earlier preview of a i600 prototype, today I've received a commercial version of Samsung's latest UMTS and HSDPA enabled Windows Mobile Smartphone. And waiting was absolutely worth. The only 11.8 mm thin UMTS and HSDPA Smartphone with a full QWERTY keyboard also features triband GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850 MHz aren't supported) as well as WiFi b/g (something the BlackJack lacks) and Bluetooth 2.0 EDR. It blends the feature-rich, desktop functionality of the Windows Mobile 5.0 platform with extensive multimedia capabilities to help people work on the go, stay in touch with family and friends or just have fun. It is also the first smart phone to support web applications such as podcasting and RSS Reader.

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PHOTOVIEW: Vodafone 1210/VDA IV Windows Mobile Smartphone
Released earlier this year, Vodafone's latest business smartphone - the Vodafone 1210/VDA IV (the name depends on your local Vodafone subsidiary) is an interesting option for a business user who wants to get more out of his mobile phone. Made by AsusTek, the Vodafone 1210/VDA IV is a triband GSM/GPRS/EDGE (without support for the North American 850 MHz band) and singleband UMTS phone, running on Microsoft's Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone Edition. The Vodafone 1210/VDA IV is powered by a Intel/Marvell PXA270 at 312 MHz which is pretty unusual today where TI's OMAP CPU dominates the Smartphone market. The 2.2" color LCD supports QVGA and the device has 128 MB ROM and 64 MB RAM which can be extended through microSD cards. For sure it's sporting Bluetooth (even if it is v1.2 only) but leaves WiFi. Unlike most HTC phones, the Vodafone 1210/VDA IV features a 2.5 mm size stereo earphone jack.

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PHOTOVIEW: Motorola MOTO Q q9 Windows Mobile Standard Smartphone
Unveiled during last year's 3GSM World Congress, during this years 3GSM World Congress Motorola finally announced the long awaited UMTS version of its Motorola Moto Q - the Motorola MOTO Q q9 which was again publicly previewed at this week's CTIA Wireless in Orlando, Florida. Running with Windows Mobile 6 Standard, this sleek and robust device is packed with power, functionality and offers a cool design that satisfies the appetite of gadget lovers, business professionals and even fashion conscious consumers. The MOTO Q 9h is more than just a device - it's - according to Motorola - a statement of power and personality. Its precise and compelling form factor highlights the devices' visual appeal and feel. Within its lean form lies quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE as well as UMTS and HSDPA for lightening fast speed and immediate downloading capabilities WiFi is left, unfortunately. With advanced imaging functionality, it's sporting a 2 megapixel camera on the back while it a second camera for video is left, and integrated stereo Bluetooth wireless technology the MOTO Q 9h is a mobile revolution at your fingertips:

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UNVEILED: eXpansys reveals the UBiQUiO 503G Pocket PC Phone Edtion
eXpansys, the brand-owner of UBiQUiO just unveiled its latest UBiQUiO

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UPDATE: Minimo for Windows Mobile got a major Update
Doug Turner, father of the Minimo project, recently announced the availability of Minimo 0.2, which can be seen as a major milestone, even if it is v0.2 only. Minimo is a small, simple, powerful and innovative, web browser for mobile devices, which is based on Mozilla technologies. to produce a highly usable web browser for Windows Mobile smartphones. Minimo 0.2 now includes best available support for modern web standards including Javascript and AJAX, social bookmarking, tabbed browsing (something the Internet Explorer Mobile still lacks), RSS support as well as Widget and Extension support!

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SURVEY: Proporta asks for your Feedback
For 10 years now, Proporta has been listening to its customers and reviewers in order to perfect their case design, and deliver the best service possible. Two main designs of the Alu-Leather Case have dominated the product so far, the case with the Side Grip, and the design using a Pouch. Preferences differ from person to person?some people favor style over protection, some like constant access to their keyboards, and some prefer everything to be securely covered up.

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UPDATE: Hudson Mobile released Phone Dashboard 2.0
Hudson Mobile recently announce the launch and availability of Phone Dashboard 2.0, the leading utility for Windows Mobile-based Pocket PC Phone Editions. Phone Dashboard helps save you money because it keeps you from going over your monthly minutes. Phone Dashboard also saves you time by allowing you to easily view, sort and export your calling history for expense tracking. With release 2.0, Hudson Mobile extend Phone Dashboard to track SMS and MMS message usage as well as call usage. Other new features include more options to customize your phone plans including flexible weekends and call rounding and improved logging, usability and performance. Now more than ever, Phone Dashboard gives you a complete picture of your phone usage.

MULTIMEDIA: i-mate unveil...

MULTIMEDIA: i-mate unveils more information about its new X-Stream Hardware and Service
First time previewed during last month's 3GSM Congress, during the CTI Wireless i-mate unveiled more information about it's new X-Stream concept, which includes the X-Stream Digital Media Hub (DMH), which is a Windows Media Center Edition PC and LCD TV in one and the X-Stream Dock, a smart docking station for i-mate's new range of Windows Mobile smartphones. The X-Stream DMH gives any-time any-place access & control of all your video, music & work files. The X-Stream DMH replaces many of the units found in the connected home and is the perfect example of technology convergence with integrated widescreen HDTV, HD-DVD, Personal Video Recorder (PVR), CATV receiver, DSL modem & wireless router all contained in a minimalist sleek frame that will fit into any interior, whatever the d

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BETA: Microsoft Live Labs previews Deepfish Desktop-like Mobile Browser
Yesterday at the O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference (eTech), Microsoft's Live Labs unveiled a new mobile technology, called Deepfish which is designed to offer mobile users quick and convenient Web browsing that more closely resembles the experience of browsing the Web on desktop computers. Deepfish is a lightweight client application that leverages a powerful server side technology for delivery of content such as web pages to a Windows Mobile device. Content is displayed in a familiar desktop format that requires no additional work by the content or site author. Sounds familiar? Yes, indeed it seems to work similar to Bitstream's ThunderHawk solution which is also a client/server combination.

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LINK: PocketPCItalia.com previews the Toshiba Port
PocketPCItalia.com has published a complete preview of Toshiba's new Windows Mobile Smartphone, the Port

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UNVEILED: HTC Touc

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FIX: Microsoft provides Vista Windows Media Player 11 sync fix for Windows Mobile 5
Finally Microsoft provides a fix (automatically via Windows Update) for a Windows Media Player/Windows Mobile 5.0 and Windows Mobile 6 problem which appears, if you try to synchronize content from Microsoft Windows Media Player 11 to a Microsoft Windows Mobile 5-based device with AKU 2.3 or a later AKU. After the device connected, only the internal storage on the phone is available in Windows Media Player as a synchronization target; external memory is completely left which means you can not auto-sync your media library to your memory cards:

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SATISFIED: Opera builds momentum on Windows Mobile smartphones
Opera Software today announced the growing momentum for its Opera Mobile Web browser on devices running the Windows Mobile operating system. Major manufacturers, such as HTC and Toshiba, are including Opera on their handsets to provide their customers with a superior mobile Internet experience. Meanwhile, end-users are eager for better browsing on their mobile phones, resulting in a download increase of more than 50 percent on Opera's website from February 2006 to February 2007.

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PLACE-SHIFT: Honestech Introduces MY-IPTV Anywhere Mobile
Honestech, Inc. announced today the release of Honestech's MY-IPTV Anywhere Mobile product. MY-IPTV Anywhere enables users to access and view their favorite television programming from anywhere in the world on their mobile phone, any Windows Mobile-based WiFi PDA device and any computer with an internet connection. MY-IPTV Anywhere Mobile includes Honestech's original MY-IPTV Anywhere PC server and player software and new mobile player software for mobile and handheld devices. It also includes MY-IPBOX, an external USB 2.0 TV tuner device.

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CONNECTIVITY: Bluetooth SIG announces Bluetooth Version 2.1 + EDR [UPDATE]
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) today announced at CTIA Wireless 2007 details of a new specification which will continue the evolution of the short-range wireless technology and enhance the consumer experience. The Bluetooth Core Specification Version 2.1 + EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) will soon be ready for members to develop products that take advantage of numerous enhancements. The new version of the specification adds improved pairing which makes the initial connection of Bluetooth devices easier for all users by reducing the number of steps in the pairing process. This enhancement will appeal to Bluetooth technology's broad range of users, from the technically savvy to the technically adverse.

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SERVICE: MSNBC.com launches Multimedia on Mobile for Windows Mobile smartphones
MSNBC.com today launched its Multimedia on Mobile news product. Developed in partnership with Action Engine Corporation and uVuMobile, Multimedia on Mobile offers consumers a rich news and entertainment experience on mobile devices. After downloading the product to Windows Mobile smartphones, you can find and save your favorite video, photo and article - including NBC News video from "Today" and popular slideshows from MSNBC.com including "The Week in Pictures" - and easily share content directly through SMS and E-Mail.

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UNVEILED: HTC S720 Windows Mobile Smartphone shows its face
During the CTIA Wireless, which is currently happening in Orlando, Engadget Mobile and Mobility Site got its hands on the HTC S720 - HTC's CDMA version of the HTC Vox aka HTC S710. While both devices are running on Microsoft's Windows Mobile Smartphone platform, the S710 was announced to be released with Windows Mobile 6 while the (so far not officially announced) S720, Engadget Mobile and Mobility Site got in its hands, is currently running Windows Mobile 5 only. Other differences are, that the S710 is a GSM/GPRS/EDGE quadband smartphone while the S720 sports CDMA's EV-DO standard. Not sure why the S720 became so squarish but I like the Vox ID more:

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ENTERTAINMENT: Mercora Launches M v2 ? a Social Music Player and Radio for Mobiles
Mercora, Inc. today announced the worldwide launch of Mercora M v2, the industry's first and only social music player and mobile radio service for 3G-enabled Windows Mobile smartphones. M v2 is a personalized digital radio which includes over 100,000 high-fidelity music channels searchable by artist, genre and subgenre, and might makes the M v2 the virtually largest radio service available on any mobile device. In additions M v2 allows wireless users to browse and listen to music libraries stored on their home PCs or optionally on Mercora servers means no side-loading or synchronization is required. With the M v2, consumers can use their mobile devices to discover and listen to music, playlists, and listening histories from up to five of their friends and family, anywhere in the world. M v2 offers one-click access to constantly updated and popular podcasts from CNN, MLB, NCAA, NPR and other established news outlets which provides users with continuous access to breaking news and information.

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INTERFACE: Microsoft's ZenZui aims to change the way people use Mobile Devices
Microsoft yesterday announced the launch of ZenZui, an independent company with the mission of transforming the way people engage, consume and interact with Web content through a revolutionary mobile user experience and information ecosystem. ZenZui's Zooming User Interface, a technology patented by Microsoft, was initially developed by the Microsoft Research lab in Redmond, Wash. Microsoft's IP Ventures helps startups and growing companies speed their time to market through access to Microsoft innovations. ZenZui worked with IP Ventures to acquire the technology and assistance in securing venture capital funding to help launch its company.

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UPGRADE: E-TEN announces Windows Mobile 6 upgrades to Glofiish Pocket PC Phones
E-TEN Information Systems has announced that it will offer owners of its own-brand Glofiish X500 and M700 Pocket PC Phones the ability to upgrade to Windows Mobile 6, the latest platform for mobile devices. E-TEN is currently working to deliver a series of language-localized ROM updates that will allow owners of Glofiish X500 and M700 Pocket PC Phones to upgrade their devices to Windows Mobile 6. The Glofiish X500 and M700 Pocket PC Phones offer all-in-one connectivity for consumers and professionals on the move. Both handsets include support for GSM, EDGE, Wi-Fi, GPS, and Bluetooth and include a 400MHz Samsung CPU and 128MB of Flash ROM.

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UPGRADE: Palm announces global Treo 750 Upgrade to Windows Mobile 6
Following Microsoft's pre-announcement at the 3GSM WorldCongress last month, Palm today confirmed that an update to the Windows Mobile 6 Professional operating system will be available for Treo 750 smartphone customers around the world. The Treo 750 is available from carriers in the United States, Europe and Asia and remains a key part of Palm's international expansion strategy to make Treo smartphones available to more customers. For AT&T customers, the update also will facilitate High-speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) capability - allowing faster data-download speeds on 3G/UMTS/HSDPA networks.

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UPGRADE: Cingular confirms Windows Mobile 6 Upgrades for its latest Smartphones
During CTIA Wireless, Engadget Mobile got the word from Cingular, sorry at&t, that the U.S. American carrier plans to release Windows Mobile upgrade for the Palm Treo 750, as well as the Cingular 8525 (aka HTCHermes) and the Samsung BlackJack. These updates are planned to be distributed as downloads for current owners and in future, Windows Mobile will be pre-installed on all further devices launched in 2007. According to Engadget Mobile's information, the Samsung BlackJack update should arrive at Cingular by May 26; with an expected eight week period for testing, bug fixing and network approval which means the final version could become available late July this year. No word on timing for the other two devices.

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LEAKED: HTC Panda Windows Mobile Pocket PC shows its face
Have you ever heard of the HTC Panda? No? Doesn't matter, because now you can see another unknown HTC Windows Mobile Pocket PC Phone Edition. We've just received two photos of an engineering sample and as it looks, the HTC Panda is the real successor of the HTC Alpine. Running on Windows Mobile 5.0 (or maybe 6.0 if not released yet), the HTC Panda is powered by a Samsung CPU at 400 MHz and features a 3.5" TFT display and is expected to sport 256 MB ROM and 64 MB 128 RAM. However, unfortunately the Panda seems to be a pure 2.5G device by supporting triband GSM/GPRS/EDGE only (while leaving 850 MHz support). On the other hand, the device is expected to feature WiFi b/g and Bluetooth 2.0. Last but not least, the device features a 2 megapixel camera:

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UNVEILED: HTC announced the HTC Shift - HTC's first UMPC [UPDATE]
No, the HTC Shift is not a Windows Mobile device but a full featured UMPC (Ultra Mobile PC) but it comes from HTC and even more important - it's wireless by supporting triband UMTS/HSDPA as well as quadand GSM/GPRS/EDGE, WiFi b/g and Bluetooth 2.0.

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UNVEILED: HTC announced the HTC Advantage X7501
Following HTC's earlier HTC Advantage X7500 announcement, HTC today announced the HTC Advantage X7501; a powerful mobile office device that lets you work wherever and whenever you want. Powered by Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 with Direct Push Technology, you have the office tools you need while on the road. Attach the QWERTY keyboard and easily type up documents, E-Mails and messages. The huge 5-inch VGA display provides you more than enough room for surfing the Web and viewing documents. The X7501 is sporting HSDPA/UMTS (2100 MHz for Europe, 850/1900 MHz for USA) as well as quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE for all regions. In addition, the X7501 includes WiFi b/g and Bluetooth.

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ROM: Samsung U.S. released a ROM Update for the SGH-i607 (BlackJack) [UPDATE]
Samsung has recently released a software update for its BlackJack Windows Mobile Smartphone, which Samsung recommends to install. Please note, this isn't a Windows Mobile 6 upgrade but should enhance roaming capabilities, especially internationally. In addition, there are cosmetic user interface changes (several icons have been changed) contained within the update. The update will take about 10 minutes to complete if the system is already set up.

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STEREO: Parrot announced the MK6100 Hands Free A2DP enabled Bluetooth Car-Kit
Following last week's posting about the new Windows Mobile 6 hands free Bluetooth profile compatibility, during last week's CeBIT, Parrot, one of the global leaders in wireless mobile phone peripherals, announced the new Parrot MK6100, a hands free car kit with the capability to play MP3 files on your car's speakers from any Bluetooth Stereo (A2DP) source, e.g. mobile phones or a MP3 players. It follows on from last year's announced Parrot MK6000, the industry's first hands free "musikit" launched in September 2006 and now includes a removable antitheft OLED display for viewing phonebook and music file information, a new feature in Parrot's music in-car kit range.

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SOFT LAUNCH: Winamp goes Mobile with with Winamp Remote Beta
Any Winamp user out here? If so, you might be interested in Winamp's latest soft launched, which AOL (now the parent company of Winamp) soft launch today for its Winamp media player called Winamp remote (Beta). In partnership with Orb, Winamp remote lets anyone with a mobile phone or Windows Mobile smartphone access the music collection stored on the home PC (similar to what Orb's MyCast service also delivers). First, users needs to install Winamp and Winamp remote, the remote access software for Winamp that was already available before this announcement. Then, users point their mobile browser to winamp.orb.com to access the songs in their Winamp library at home. The service supports multiple mobile music playback codecs including 3GPP, Real, Windows Media and Flash.

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PREVIEW: Windows Mobile 6 Hands Free Bluetooth Profile Implementation
Since I got the first Bluetooth enabled devices into my hands, back in 2001, I'm a big fan of the idea to connect devices wirelessly to share files, information and more. However, I was never a big fan of the way Microsoft supported and implemented Bluetooth in the past. Became it native for Windows XP PCs not until the release of the Service Pack 2, also the Windows Mobile implementation was weak but became not better until the Windows Mobile 5 AKU 1.1 was introduced. Sure, the basic functions even worked before with Windows Mobile 2003 but if you have a look into the support for other features like the hands free profile - it was a sad story. But anyway, it looks like this will change with the commercial introduction of Windows Mobile 6 later this spring.

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LEAKED: HTC Kaiser Press Photo hits the Web
Now, even if not announced so far, the HTC Kaiser becomes more official, especially because this photo looks like a leaked press shot of the HTC Kaiser (which is expected to be released as HTC P4540). To to bring the Kaiser back into your mind - it's the HTC Hermes follower which is expected to be released anytime mid of this year. Like the Hermes, also to Kaiser is featuring a slide-out keyboard. However, if it is opened, the screen can be flipped. Feature-wise the Kaiser is expected to run with Windows Mobile 6 Professional for Pocket PC Phone Edition and as another highlight it's featuring GSM/GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA as well as Bluetooth 2.0 and WiFi b/g:

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CONVERGENCE: ZyXEL enters the Windows Mobile market with its new V660 VoIP Smartphone
ZyXEL Communications UK today announced the UK launch of its converged WiFi/GPRS/GSM quad-band V660 Windows Mobile Smartphone with built-in VPN support. The phone will enable SMBs and consumers to make and receive calls whether via voice over wireless LAN (VoWLAN), fixed or mobile through one single device, whilst also providing access to E-Mail, web, and instant messaging services. As of today, the V660 is powered by Microsoft Windows Mobile Edition 5.0 and combines form and function with its 1.9-inch display. The mobile phone also includes a 2.0 megapixel camera, video and MP3 player, 64 MB on-board memory, a microSD expandable memory slot for further storage capacity and comes with Skype software pre-installed.

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REVIEW: Pocket PC Techs Lil' Sync Accessories
Following my earlier review of the Pocket PC Techs Lil' Sync Penguin Charger, now I want to follow-up with a review of some accessories you can use with Pocket PC Techs' handy charger, to make the traveling experience an even better one. While the Lil' Sync Penguin Charger is just a charger, Pocket PC Techs has some fine accessories in program which can be used with its charger. This includes the Lil Sync Airline Power Adapter as well as the Lil' Sync Pro Retractable Sync-N-Charge Cable and the Lil' Sync Pro Duo Mini-5 Adapter.

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REVIEW: Pocket PC Techs Lil' Sync Penguin Charger
Travelers know the problem - an AC charger for the mobile phone, another one for the PDA and a third one for the MP3 player and it can becomes even worse if you also need another one to be used in the car, for instance to use your Windows Mobile device as a navigation kit. For travelers and any others with multiple devices, the Pocket PC Techs Lil' Sync Penguin Charger is a handy solution to get rid of carrying multiple chargers because Pocket PC Techs latest Lil' Sync Penguin Charger is a standard AC adapter and automobile adapter in one. And if your device can be charged through the USB port of your PC, it can be also charged with the Lil' Sync Penguin Charger!

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UNVEILED: Lenovo ET600 Windows Mobile Pocket PC shows its face
With its brushed metal exterior, the new Lenovo ET600 Windows Mobile Professional Pocket PC looks like a winner since it strikes the balance between design and functionality. Powered by a TI OMAP750 at 200 MHz, the ET600 features 64 MB RAM and 128 MB ROM which can be extended with microSD card, as well as triband GSM/GPRS, Bluetooth 2.0 and a 2 megapixel camera. Last but not least, the ET600 is running Windows Mobile 6 Professional - for sure.

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LEAKED: First HTC Kaiser Photos hits the Web
We've heard quite a bit about HTC's new Windows Mobile Professional Pocket PC Phone Edition, the HTC Kaiser and now the first real photos hits the web. Basically, the Kaiser is the follower of the HTC Hermes but like with the Wizard/Herald update, the Kaiser is expected to be thinner as well as it should gets an improved feature-set including a 3 megapixel camera, GPS, GSM/GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/HSDPA & HSUPA plus WiFi and Bluetooth and for sure it's running on Windows Mobile 6. Interesting is the keyboard mechanism which seems to array the display as well as it seems to just slide out:

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LINK: RSS on the Go - A look at Web-Based Mobile Aggregators
Web Worker Daily published an interesting and useful comparison about today's available web-based RSS feed readers. As the author mentions, you can read RSS/Atom feeds through desktop applications, browsers and even via E-Mail applications like Outlook. The challenge is that most of these feed readers require you to pick one method and stick with it. If you're in a feed-reading mood and you're not at the computer that has that desktop application or a full browser, then what?

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UTILITY: Adisasta releases WinMobile Zip version 3 for Windows Mobile Pocket PC
Adisasta Software today announced the release of WinMobile Zip version 3 for Microsoft Windows Mobile Pocket PCs. New in this version, in addition to standard zip archiving operation, is that WinMobile Zip now supports viewing and extracting of a wide range of archive formats including ISO, CAB, ARJ, LZH, GZ, Z, DEB, CPIO, TAR, RAR, BZIP2, CHM, RPM and SIS. WinMobile Zip version 3 is extremely easy to use. It features user friendly multi-tab interface allowing intuitive single-handed operation using softkeys and hardware navigation buttons. WinMobile Zip version 3 has a distinctive dual-folder design that enables user to copy, move, extract or compress files from one folder to another in a breeze.

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SERVICE: Yahoo! launched Yahoo! oneSearch for the Mobile Web
Yahoo! Inc. has expanded the reach of the popular new Yahoo! oneSearch service to the Mobile Web in the United States. Yahoo! oneSearch reinvents search to give consumers exactly what they want on their mobile device - instant answers. The innovative search service that initially launched in Yahoo! Go for Mobile 2.0 is now accessible on more than 85 percent (according to M:Metrics, December 2006) of mobile phones through the mobile Web and is also available through the gamma version of Yahoo! Go for Mobile 2.0. The service leverages Yahoo!'s deep experience, investment and expertise in search on the desktop as well as relationships with leading content providers to deliver an un-matched search experience to consumers.

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UPDATE: Syncdate released SmartphoneNotes 2.1 with support of Windows Vista
Finally, one of my all-time favorite Windows Mobile Smartphone (Standard) applications got the long awaited update to work with Windows Vista again: Syncdata SmartphoneNotes. Even with the release of Windows Mobile 6, Microsoft left support of Outlook Notes which means if you are using this handy digital "Post-it's" as much as I do, you cannot sync them with your Windows Mobile Smartphone device because there is no application on Windows Mobile Smartphones like it is available for Windows Mobile Pocket PCs. Thankfully there is this handy application which jumped in to close the gap.

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CONFORMITY: AT&T's latest Windows Mobile Smartphones passed FCC
Looks like AT&T is also looking for different manufactures then HTC, at least an AT&T branded Windows Mobile Smartphone passed the FCC tests. While the overall look and feel reminds on an HTC Excalibur and the keyboard reminds on the Motorola Moto Q, AT&T's SMT5700 is manufactured by Chinese Amoi. Not too much is known yet, except that the QWERTY-equipped Windows Mobile 5 Smartphone features a 2 megapixel camera, a microSD slot, ant it seems that it left UMTS but supports EDGE only:

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RUMOR: Is the Motorola MOTO Q q9 coming to AT&T
There's not too much to say except that Engadget Mobile received a grainy (looking) Photoshop rendering which shows a Motorola MOTO Q q9 with an AT&T logo on the back. For sure, we have seen live photos of a Motorola MOTO Q q9 with a Vodafone logo before as well (but haven't heard any official announcements yet) so it might be just a Motorola rendering for a AT&T presentation, how such a customized device can look like. Some might think now, that it doesn't makes sense for AT&T to launch another keyboard-styled Windows Mobile Smartphone (the previously mentioned SMT5700) together with the Motorola MOTO Q q9, on the other hand, the SMT5700 seems to support 2.75G (EDGE) only, while the q9 supports UMTS as well as HSDPA so both devices definitely targets two different markets with (I'm sure) different price points.

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MESSAGING: Mundu released Mundu IM for Windows Mobile Smartphones
There is a new Windows Mobile Smartphone compatible instant messaging client in town, this time from Geodesic, an innovator in mobile communication applications, which today launched version 4.0 of its market leading product Mundu IM. Marking a significant step forward in improving the mobile communication experience, Mundu IM V4 is the most comprehensive mobile instant messaging product in the market. Mundu IM gives users the exclusive ability to cross-conference friends, colleagues and family across AIM, MSN, and Yahoo IM services through a single chat window on Windows Mobile Smartphone platforms.

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ROADMAP: What's new at HTC for 2007?
Looks like DigiTimes Taiwan got some decent information about the 2007' HTC Windows Mobile devices roadmap. At least the, always well informed, news site posted some further information, what HTC plans to release (which doesn't means we will see it a) launched in our countries and b) launched in the time frame DigiTimes tells us). So according its sources, HTC (High Tech Computer) expects to ship up to 2.4 million handsets in the second quarter of 2007, up from the up to 2 million units it shipped in the first quarter. These estimations were revealed by a Taiwan-based handset component makers. The planned launch of three new Windows Mobile Standard and Professional smartphones, the HTC S420 , P4550 and P3450, as well as the later to be released P6500, P5500 and S730, will help drive shipments for the second quarter, the sources indicated.

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TOOL: Microsoft released Windows Mobile Device Emulator 2.0
Following Microsoft's earlier launch of the Windows Mobile 6 SDK, the Windows Mobile team has now released the Microsoft Device Emulator 2.0, which is the second publicly released version of the Device Emulator for ARM-based Devices. This emulator is also being released with the Windows Mobile 6 SDK and the Adaptation Kit (AK) releases of Windows Mobile 6 and Windows Embedded CE 6.0. Device Emulator 2.0 release contains the same executables and DLLs as the 1.0 release that came with Visual Studio 2005. This version of the Emulator has upgraded performance and some new features and will replace the emulator installed with Visual Studio 2005.

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THOUGHT: Could the Place Shift Technology replaces Hotel TVs in Future?
Okay, this is a view into the future but I would like to discuss it with you here. Since I've arrived in Seattle, I haven't switched on my hotel TV a single time but I have running my home TV via different place shift technologies (Sling Media Slingbox, ASCII Express WebGuide and Orb MyCast) and I wonder if hotel TVs will face the same future hotel telephones faced already. I mean, take it serious, since we have such a mobile phone penetration and virtually every traveler is carrying one, when do you made a phone call from the hotel phone the last time? And I'm not talking about room to room conversations which is cheap because it's free but I'm talking about long distance calls. I haven't done it for maybe the past 8 years or so but the phone is just occupying space on the table now.

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UNVEILED: O2 Germany announced the HTC Herald as O2 Xda terra
During its press conference, O2 Germany announced the launch of its own version of the HTC Herald which O2 Germany will call O2 Xda terra. While the HTC Herald is in the market for some time already, O2 is going to launch the Xda terra with Windows Mobile 6! Now that's a word and I wonder what the other carriers, which have the Herald in program already, are going to do now. All the other features are staying the same like featuring a semi slide-out QWERTZ (keep in mind it's the German version) keyboard, supporting quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE (even if O2 Germany isn't supporting EDGE in its own network). as well as the Xda terra is sporting a 2 megapixel camera on the back:

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UNVEILED: O2 Germany announced the HTC Elf as O2 Xda nova
The second Windows Mobile Professional smartphone (Pocket PC Phone Edition), O2 Germany announced today, is its own version of the HTC Elf which O2 will launch as Xda nova. Like the O2 Xda terra, also the Xda nova is powered by Microsoft's new Windows Mobile 6 and the Xda nova features quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE as well as Bluetooth 2.0 and W-LAN b/g and is O2's new entry-level Windows Mobile device for consumers. Powered by a TI OMAP CPU at 200 MHz, the Elf is sporting 128 MB ROM and 64 MB RAM which can be extended with microSD memory cards. The 2.8" screen supports up to 65k colors and the digital camera supports 2 megapixel:

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ROAMING: Vodafone announces new flat-rate data roaming tariff
That's definitely something not only business travelers will enjoy but also European tourists, roaming around through Europe in the summer holidays. At its CeBIT press conference, Vodafone today announced that customers in Europe will be able to surf the internet, check E-Mail and access their business network when roaming abroad for a flat rate fee of only 12 Euro (excluding VAT) for every day of use. The tariff will be available to Vodafone customers with mobile-enabled laptops from 1 July 2007 and will significantly lower the cost of data roaming for business customers and consumers alike.

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UNVEILED: E-TEN Glofiish X800 HSDPA Pocket PC Phone Edition premieres at CeBIT 2007
At CeBIT 2007, E-TEN has released details of the company's next Pocket PC Phone which is to be launched in the second quarter 2007. The upcoming Glofiish X800 will deliver three significant innovations that make it the first of a next-generation of Glofiish devices. High-speed connectivity via HSDPA Offering always on connectivity and speeds that are comparable to fixed-line connections such as ADSL, HSDPA, an updated 3.5G mobile technology, improves mobile communications with faster downloads to make surfing the internet and checking E-Mail more enjoyable. Additionally, HSDPA makes it easier for Glofiish X800 users to access advanced mobile services including VoIP, streaming video, and video calling.

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CONVERGENCE: Ateksoft released major Update of WebCamera Plus for Windows Mobile
Ateksoft has recently released a major update (version 1.05) of WebCamera Plus which transforms any support Windows Mobile Pocket PC or Smartphone to Web-Camera by connecting your mobile device to your PC, you can make your device a high-resolution web-camera. WebCamera Plus works through any connection - from USB to

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PATCH: Update your Windows Mobile and PC to support the new Daylight Saving Time
Since we are coming closer the new Daylight Saving Time date, I thought it's a good idea to post a reminder here again. The U.S. Congress has changed the dates for Daylight Saving Time (DST) in the United States starting in 2007 and Canada has adopted similar DST dates. These changes could cause clocks and Microsoft Outlook calendar appointments on Windows Mobile-powered devices to display incorrect times for March 11 - April 1, 2007 and October 28 - November 4, 2007 and again in subsequent years. You can find more information about the exact dates and potential impact in the Changes in DST section. To make sure your appointments on your Windows Mobile devices are accurate, you'll need to update your device. If you regularly synchronize your device with your PC, you'll need to update Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Outlook as well.

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CEBIT: GIGA-BYTE Communications presents Mobile TV GSmart Widows Mobiles at CeBIT 2007
GIGA-BYTE Communications Inc. (GBC), a leading Taiwanese mobile phone manufacturer, today announced that it is presenting its latest DVB-T, DVB-H, DAB and T-DMB enabled Windows Mobile based devices, the GSmart t600, and GBC's first 3.5G/3G PDA phone, the GSmart q60, at CeBIT 2007 later this month. The multi-function GSmart phones from GBC are about to impress the audience for the mobile industry featuring the most prominent. GSmart, the brand GBC creates, is the leader in mobile TV application plus technology on Windows Mobile platform with great success in the world. GBC introduced the first PDA phone featured with complete analogue TV roaming application in 2006.

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3GSM LIVE: Hands-on with the Motorola MOTO Q q gsm
MOTO Q fans accross the ocean had to wait forever for the release of Motorola's MOTO Q GSM version and finally, at the 3GSM World Congress, Motorola unveiled the long awaited MOTO Q q gsm. However, even if it comes with Microsoft's latest Windows Mobile 6 operating system, it is a kind of outdated. Yes, it's sporting a QVGA display, but unlike the MOTO q9, it features GSM,

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3GSM LIVE: Hands-on with the Toshiba G900
Toshiba's recently announced Windows Mobile Professional Pocket PC, the G900 is a pretty unique device, with its 3" WVGA (800x480) screen, triband UMTS and HSDPA and a full keyboard. In addition, the G900 features a biometric fingerprint security sensor to ensure that the G900 is secured against unauthorized access (some of you might remember the Compaq iPAQ which had the same technology years ago as well). However, the same sensor can be used to navigate the phone's menus at the touch of a finger (similar to my Fujitsu Siemens Tablet PC's fingerprint reader I use for scrolling as well). And if you use a Bluetooth equipped PC, it can be locked and unlocked due to its proximity to your G900, up to a radius of approximately 10m:

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3GSM LIVE: Opera announced Opera 9 Mobile for Windows Mobile
Opera Software announced during the 3GSM World Congress its plans to upgrade mobile Web browsing by developing Opera 9 for mobile phones in all major platforms. Opera 9 has enriched Web use on the PC with new technologies, and now the leading browser innovator will deliver the same groundbreaking functionality to mobile phones. The upcoming Opera Mobile edition includes the latest in PC browsing features such as Widgets and Intelligent Zoom. Opera 9 on mobile phones will add completely new dimensions to navigation. Users can seamlessly alternate between viewing modes to get a birds-eye perspective or dive into the content they want. Users have the choice to see an overview of a Web page or adapting the page to the width of the screen. As first seen with the Opera browser for Wii, Intelligent Zoom allows users to then zoom in directly to a selected area.

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3GSM LIVE: Spb Software House unveils Spb Mobile DVD 2.0
At the 3GSM World Congress, Spb Software House unveiled it's latest product - Spb Mobile DVD 2.0 which is designed to bring the true DVD experience to your Windows Mobile device. Unlike other DVD to WMV ripper, Spb Mobile DVD keeps all the richness and versatility you expect from today's DVD format. Spb has accomplished this in two parts: First, the DVD converter, which runs on the home PC, converts any standard DVD into Spb's new and revolutionary Mobile DVD format. This new and innovative format combines an amazing retention of quality and a full feature set, with a careful economy of space, allowing a full length DVD including all standard DVD functionalities to fit on a standard memory card.

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3GSM LIVE: 80% of Mobile Users claim PIM is Key to Device selection
At the 3GSM World Congress, Palm announced the findings of a milestone study it has sponsored across six European markets. The Global Mobile Mindset Audit revealed that for more than 80 percent of respondents, access to personal information management (PIM) such as calendar and contacts information is considered the leading advantage of owning a mobile device after being able to make calls and send text messages. PIM data is valued more and used far more often by smartphone users than capabilities such as music, MMS/video messaging and camera. The study - conducted in association with the CMO Council's Forum to Advance the Mobile Experience (FAME) ? found that calendaring and contact management are used 'all the time' or 'frequently' by 55 percent of smartphone users.

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3GSM LIVE: Hands-on with the Motorola MOTO Q q9
Finally, it took long enough for Europeans, but finally we will get our hands getting the hands on MOTO Q's as well and not only one but two - the MOTO q9 UMTS & HSDPA-enabled Windows Mobile smartphone and the MOTO q gsm. HSDPA connectivity makes listening to music, watching videos or sharing pictures lightning fast and Windows Mobile "PlaysForSure" enables compatibility with music and video stores worldwide. A convenient side-load removable microSD card compliments MOTO Q q9's 256 MB of onboard memory to ensure users have plenty of room to store what's most important. With battery design that has been optimized for superior performance, the MOTO q9 is featuring a a redesigned keyboard, compared to the original MOTO Q. Nevertheless, the new keyboard design makes typing a pleasure. A little bit unusual for a European UMTS device is the missing front camera for video telephony:

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3GSM LIVE: Hands-on with the HTC Vox aka HTC S710/Orange SPV E650
No question, HTC's latest Windows Mobile Standard smartphone, the HTC Vox (commercially available as HTC S710 and Orange SPV E650), is a compact and stylish messaging device which features - more or less - everything except UMTS (unfortunately). On the first sight, this compact smartphone just looks like a stylish phone, but, thanks to the cleverly concealed semi-sliding keyboard, it makes light work of messaging, web browsing and calls. Viewing Microsoft Office Word and Excel documents on the go is a pleasure on the 2.4" screen with landscape view option and users can stay connected via user-friendly, real-time E-Mail in its original rich HTML format (thanks to Windows Mobile 6) and the ability to chat over Windows Live:

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3GSM LIVE: i-mate to unwire Multimedia for Windows Mobile with i-mate Xstream
During the 3GSM World Congress, i-mate previewed its next product-line which unwires multimedia from the Windows Vista Media Center PC. This new service gives the i-mate Ultimate users access to the Windows Vista Media by either being connected through a home W-LAN or any other broadband connection. The new i-mate Ultimate devices can be enhanced with an i-mate self-developed server/client solution which gives full access to all media files on a compatible (i-mate) Media Center PC. If you know Orb or the Slingbox - you know the potential this solution has since it includes access to recorded TV shows as well as access to live TV, video and audio files as well as photos:

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3GSM LIVE: German T-Mobile MDA Mail users will not get Windows Mobile 6
As T-Mobile Germany just confirmed me, the carrier has no plans yet to release a Windows Mobile 6 ROM update for it's recently announced T-Mobile MDA Mail. This makes me a kind of wonder since the T-Mobile MDA Mail is based on HTC's Excalibur reference design which the T-Mobile Dash is also based on. However, contrary to the statement from T-Mobile "Europe", T-Mobile USA announced on Monday to release a free Windows Mobile 6 update later this year.

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3GSM LIVE: The Truth (?) about the LG Windows Mobile Phone
Well, during the past days, we have heard many speculations and rumors, if LG might release a Prada phone running Windows Mobile and I can definitely say the LG Windows Mobile device isn't using the Prada design at all. First of all, LG comment that it's not planning to run Windows Mobile on the Prade phone and also I got the confirmation from other sources, that LG's (to be announced) Windows Mobile device will looks different. And here we go with just another proof, that the LG Windows Mobile device isn't using the Prada phone platform at all. As you can see bellow, LG is showing a PDA phone on its booth in Barcelona which is running Windows Mobile 6 indeed. Nevertheless, the device body is hidden by a black plastic cover:

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3GSM LIVE: ALK Technologies Announces CoPilot Live 7 for Windows Mobile
During the 3GSMWorld Congress, ALK Technologies, unveiled its latest installment in the award-winning CoPilot line with Version 7 for mobile phones and PDAs. Supporting Windows Mobile 5 and 6 devices, CoPilot Live 7 redefines mobile satellite navigation with its simple and intuitive menus, clearer 2D/3D map views, and compelling mobile data services. Version 7 also touts a fully customizable user interface which allows mobile operators, handset manufacturers, and everyday individuals to adjust colors, styles, and features to suit their brand requirements or personal taste.

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3GSM LIVE: i-mate targets Europe with Brightpoint
Since i-mate is going to release some exclusive devices soon, i-mate's latest announcement regarding it's cooperation with Brightpoint is definitely good to here, especially because i-mate wasn't widely available in Europe. Nevertheless has appointed Brightpoint EMA as a major distributor for its portfolio of Windows Mobile smart devices. This move follows i-mate's international team expansion and highlights the company's commitment to reach new markets. Brightpoint will be responsible for distribution and channel development in a number of key strategic European growth markets.

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3GSM LIVE: Hands-on with the Giga-Byte G-Smart t600 Windows Mobile smartphone
One of the Windows Mobile 6 partners, Microsoft recently announced is Taiwanese ODM Giga-Byte Communication which sells its Windows Mobile devices under the G-Smart brand. Giga-Byte is well known for it Windows Mobile TV solutions but so far, only analogue TV devices were available from Giga-Byte. However, during the 3GSM World Congress, Giga-Byte unveiled a couple of new Windows Mobile 6 devices which features digital terrestrial TV and the first one is the G-Smart t600.

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3GSM LIVE: Hands-on with the Giga-Byte G-Smart q600 Windows Mobile smartphone
The second device, Giga-Byte Communications previewed during the 3GSM World Congress is the G-Smart q60, a UMTS/HSDPA Windows Mobile 6 Professional smartphone. Featuring singleband UMTS/HSDPA and triband GSM/GPRS/EDGE as well as a thumb keyboard, this messaging device is mostly addressing the business market, especially because it also includes a GPS receiver. However, it's XScale CPU with 520 MHz is even strong enough to support the devices inbuilt Bluetooth 2.0 and WiFi b/g but it also includes support for digital TV as well as digital DAB radio. Last but not least, it's sporting a 2.1 megapixel camera on the back and a VGA camera on the front for video telephony over UMTS:

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3GSM LIVE: Samsung has no further plans to release the SGH-i310
Since it was unveiled first time, during last year's CeBIT, it became silent about Samsung's Windows Mobile-based music device, the SGH-i310 (an updated follower of the initially launched SGH-i300) and yesterday, Samsung confirmed that it wont be released in most Western European markets anymore. While this doesn't means, that the i310 is completely discontinued, it means that the 8 GB HDD Windows Mobile Smartphone isn't planned to be released in Germany, UK, France, etc. anymore but there are good chances that you might still see it in Russia or even Italy (but nothing is confirmed yet).

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3GSM LIVE: News about the HTC Windows Mobile 6 Update Strategy
Or better no real news yet. As HTC confirmed in a press briefing yesterday, the Taiwanese ODM hasn't made the final decision yet, if, when and for which devices they might offer Windows Mobile 6 upgrades or even not. While it's known that most of currents Windows Mobile 5 devices would support Windows Mobile 6 without any problems, and T-Mobile USA will release a free Windows Mobile 6 upgrade for the Dash, HTC hasn't done the final decision yet, how the upgrade path for its own devices might looks like.

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3GSM LIVE: HTC unveils new Q1 2007 Windows Mobile Device line-up
Following Microsoft's official Windows Mobile 6 announcement from yesterday, HTC (High Tech Computer Corp.) today launched three smart devices from its Q1 2007 product portfolio at the 3GSM World Congress Conference and Exhibition. These ground-breaking devices showcase the latest in mobile convergence for both consumer and enterprise audiences and epitomize HTC's commitment to developing innovative, appealing and category-defining form factors and applications:

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3GSM LIVE: Motorola announced the MOTO Q gsm Windows Mobile smartphone
In addition to the Motorola MOTO q9, Motorola today also announced the launch of the MOTO Q gsm. Retaining all the productivity features and style of the original CDMA-based MOTO Q, the MOTO Q gsm is set to make an impact in markets across the globe. MOTO Q gsm features quad-band GPRS and EDGE capabilities to deliver worldwide connectivity, Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 software for flexibility and power, and a full suite of multimedia and messaging options to keep you entertained. Based on the much-imitated Q design, the thin, lightweight MOTO Q gsm showcases a soft-touch metal casing, electro-luminescent keys, gorgeous full color screen and ergonomically optimized QWERTY keyboard and side thumb wheel to deliver no-compromises E-Mail and messaging.

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3GSM LIVE: HP unveils its first Windows Mobile Standard smartphone
HP today introduced the latest HP iPAQ device, a sleek and small Windows Mobile Standard smartphone that delivers a flexible wireless email experience for business customers through convenient voice control and hands-free operation. The HP iPAQ 500 series Voice Messenger features voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) capabilities, "push" email and the latest Windows Mobile 6 operating system. With up to six hours of continuous talk time on a fully charged battery, the HP iPAQ Voice Messenger also leads the competition in battery life. As the first in HP's new smartphone lineup, the HP iPAQ 500 series helps highly mobile professionals stay connected wherever they are.

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3GSM LIVE: Toshiba to reenter the Windows Mobile market
Toshiba's Mobile Communications Division has officially announced it will use Windows Mobile as a platform for its range of new Smart Handheld Devices to be introduced in Europe Q1-/Q2-2007 The first devices in the range, to be introduced at the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona will come equipped with a suite of new features as well as email and internet connectivity, while benefiting from the flexibility and familiarity of the Windows Mobile operating system. Committing to use Windows Mobile software in this range of devices will provide Toshiba customers with straightforward compatibility with the most commonly used operating system and with the familiarity and ease of use demanded by business professionals.

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3GSM LIVE: Toshiba to launch the D900 Windows Mobile Professional smartphone
Toshiba's first device, unveiled at 3GSM Congress in Barcelona, is the G900 Windows Mobile Professional smartphone. A Triband 3G enabled PDA style mobile with a full keyboard and a stunning, high resolution 3" WVGA display ? the largest in its class. For all its exceptional functionality and globe-trotting connectivity, the G900's design is brilliantly understated ? quiet, sleek, superior. Fingerprint security, fingertip control The fingerprint sensor uses biometric technology to ensure that the G900 is secured against unauthorized access. The same sensor can be used to navigate the phone's menus at the touch of a finger. If you use a Bluetooth notebook PC, it can be locked and unlocked due to its proximity to your G900, up to a radius of approximately 10m.

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3GSM LIVE: Toshiba to launch the D500 Windows Mobile Standard smartphone
Toshiba's second device, unveiled at 3GSM Congress in Barcelona, is the G900 Windows Mobile Standard smartphone. The G500 is a compact, triband 3G enabled, slider style handset, superbly designed with cool, calm and collected good looks. With the G500, you're traveling first class, worldwide. The fingerprint sensor uses biometric technology to ensure that the G500 is secured against unauthorized access. The same sensor can be used to navigate the phone's menus at the touch of a finger. If you use a Bluetooth notebook PC, it can be locked and unlocked due to its proximity to your G500, up to a radius of approximately 10m.

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3GSM LIVE: i-mate announces its new colored SPL Windows Mobile Standard line
i-mate today announced at 3GSM World Congress 2007 the new i-mate SPL color edition, running Windows Mobile 6 already, which is addressing the more fashion-conscious 18-34 year old segment. The range of brightly colored SPL devices in red, pink, blue in addition to black, will extend the benefits of Windows Mobile functionality with popular consumer features such as a 2.0 mega pixel camera and video capabilities to an all-new audience:

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3GSM LIVE: T-Mobile Dash users gets a free Windows Mobile 6 upgrade
During today's Microsoft press briefing, T-Mobile (in person of Leslie Grandy, Vice President Product and Service Development ) announced, that current T-Mobile (U.S.) Dash Windows Mobile Smartphone users will be able to apply for a free Windows Mobile 6 upgrade from the North American carrier. As you can read here, Windows Mobile 6 adds serious productivity to Windows Mobile devices so it's worth to contact your local representative:

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3GSM LIVE: DataViz announces commercial availability of Documents To Go for Windows Mobile
Available before in a public Beta only, DataViz today announced that its award-winning mobile Office Suite Documents To Go, is now available for Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone devices. The #1 selling Palm OS office editing suite, Documents To Go, will now allow users of Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone devices to view, edit and create Word, Excel and PowerPoint files on their devices and in their native formats. In addition, users can view Adobe PDF files and decompress zipped E-Mail attachments. Other features include support for password protected Word and Excel files and the ability to view, edit and create Excel charts. Documents To Go is available for a wide variety of Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone devices such as the Motorola Q, Samsung BlackJack, T-Mobile Dash, T-Mobile SDA, Cingular 3125 and Cingular 2125, to name a few. DataViz will be demonstrating Documents To Go at 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona.

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3GSM LIVE: Paragon Wireless introduces next generation SIP-based Dual Mode Smartphone
Paragon Wireless, a leading dual mode (Cellular/VoWLAN) technology provider to global wireless OEMs/ODMs, other cellular phone design houses, Internet Service Providers, IP-PBX vendors, broadband equipment providers and operators, today announced the launch of their second generation SIP-based Windows Mobile dual mode handset at the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. The hipi-2300 is Paragon Wireless? newest addition to their Microsoft Windows Mobile dual mode handset technology. Utilizing Paragon?s proven VoWLAN/GSM dual-mode technology, the hipi-2300 includes the Windows Mobile 5.0 operating system to further expand the usability and functionality of this extremely versatile smartphone. With its built-in 1.3M pixel camera, the MP3/MP4 player and the camcorder/recorder, users can access the Internet, listen to music and take/review pictures all from one easily carried handset that also serves as their mobile phone. The 1100mAh Li-ion battery offers users up to 4 hours of WiFi talk time and up to 6 hours of GSM talk time, or up to 100 hours of standby time, while having both radios on simultaneously.

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3GSM LIVE: Palm announces Windows Mobile 6 upgrade for Palm Treo 750 [UPDATE]
At the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona, Microsoft yesterday officially announced Windows Mobile 6, the newest version of their mobile phone software platform. However, furthermore Pieter Knook (Microsoft Senior Vice President Mobile & Embedded Devices Division and Communications Sector Business) announced, that Palm will also release a Windows Mobile 6 upgrade for its current Palm Treo 750 Windows Mobile Professional series later this yet:

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UPDATE: Sling Media releases new version of SlingPlayer Mobile for Windows Mobile

Earlier this week, Sling Media released two new versions of its SlingPlayer Mobile for Windows Mobiles: One for Windows Mobile Professional smartphones and one for Windows Mobile Standard smartphones, which are both available available for download now. The primary feature addition in the new release is official support for new screen resolutions incl. 800x480, 640x480, 400x240 and 320x320 which means the new version of SlingPlayer Mobile, which works with every Slingbox, provides now support for 15 new Windows Mobile handsets including the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1, the Palm Treo Pro, the HTC Touch Diamond and Touch Pro, as well as the Samsung SGH-i900 Omnia among others.

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SEASON GREETINGS: Merry Christmas from the::unwired

Dear readers of the::unwired, on behalf of the::unwired team, I want to wish you a very merry Christmas. It was a pleasure to work for you by finding the latest news, testing devices, software and services and just being part of the community. I want to say thank you, dear loyal readers for visiting the::unwired another year and making the site a great Windows Mobile and mobility resource. Thanks for all your input, thoughts, feedback, postings and E-Mails. Also I want to thank all contributing editors for their work as well as I want to thank all supporting companies and advertisers for their support.

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PROGRESS: Mozilla releases Fennec Alpha 2 - Still awaiting Windows Mobile release

While Mozilla's Fennec mobile Web browser isn't yet available for Windows Mobile but for the Maemo platform only (which is the preferred development platform), the Fennec developers made some good progress and recently released Fennec Alpha 2. While it's still an early developer release of the mobile version of Firefox, for testing purposes only, the initial focus of development was on building a new user interface that reflects Firefox's design principles and adds touch screen support and other features that are appropriate for mobile phones and other handheld devices.

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