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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