During a press event to announce the launch of MWg in Europe, a roadmap from the device manufacturer seemed to indicated that Windows Mobile 7 might be available later this year. The company showed a roadmap listing several smartphones and handhelds and one of them indicated a Q4 release with Windows Mobile 7.
Windows Mobile 7 has largely been expected to be released in 2009. Could this be a mistake on the part of MWg? Very interesting...
(The image on the right is a reputed screenshot of W...read more
According to Bloomberg, US cell phone carrier Sprint may start selling assets to help improve a bad situation for the company. After losing more than 1 million customers last quarter things are looking down for Sprint. In fact, Sprint's quarterly net loss was $505 million.
Some options include selling of Nextel or finding a buyer for the company. They will also be closing Sprint stores and lowering prices.
Customers have been leaving Sprint for other carriers due to poor service. Have ...read more
Samsung's i780 has received some pretty nice words of praise from PDA247.
The i780 features a 320x320 screen which is new to Windows Mobile Devices. It features HSDPA, 2MP camera, Bluetooth, WiFi, FM radio, and GPS. It's only a triband GSM device but it does come with 128MB RAM.
Check out the Full Story link for the full review.
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According to an unconfirmed report, AT&T is in the process of prepping the Nokia N71 for release on its network. The report is unconfirmed but it comes from BGR which is usually reliable.
This new Nokiea N71 will supposedly be a merger of the best from Nokia's N-series and E-series devices. It will run Symbian S60 Feature Pack 2, and include 3G (HSDPA), Wi-Fi, GPS, and a 3.2-megapixel camera.
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The Motorola Q9c is finally available at Verizon Wireless. There have been rumors and delays on this one but it is finally available.
You can pick one up online for $199 with a two-year agreement. Verizon's web site also offers an additional $50 mail-in rebate.
In case you forgot about the Q9c, here's what Verizon has to say about it:
"The Motorola Q 9c operates on the Windows® Mobile 6 Standard OS and promises to make your life more manageable and productive. This elegantly slim smartphone...read more
The BlackBerry Curve 8330 from Sprint is finally available today. After many rumors and delays it's finally here. The CDMA version of RIM's BlackBerry Curve is available on the Sprint web site.
If you sign a two year agreement you can get the CDMA Curve for $179. If you'd rather not sign an agreement you'll have to shell out $599 before a $100 mail-in rebate.
The Sprint version includes features like:
Sprint Music StoreSM
Sprint TV® enabled
Speakerphone
Built-in camera
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HTC has announced another addition to their Touch line of smartphones. Built to compete directly with the iPhone, HTC's latest effort in the Windows Mobile phone department, is the Touch Diamond.
The Touch Diamond has Wi-Fi and GPS, and supports fast data speeds like 7.2Mbps HSDPA.
Other Features
2.8-inch touch screen, with four times the pixels of most phones.
Vibrant TouchFLO 3D user interface, responding perfectly to your finger gestures when scrolling through contacts, browsing th...read more
Palm has sent a letter out to their developer community confirming the existence of two new phones. The letter asks their launch developers to submit applications for participation in the launch of the new devices. The new devices, Zeppelin and Skywriter could come out later this year as the application deadline is May 30.
One of the devices is rumored to be a Centro-like Windows Mobile phone.
The picture that was included in the email is a mock up but surely Palm's phone will look more li...read more
According to WMExperts, Sprint will be releasing the Treo 800w on July 22. No word on where they got the information but it seems to fit the earlier leaked roadmaps for Sprint.
The Treo 800w will have some nice features like Threaded SMS, 320x320 resolution, EVDO rev. A, and GPS.
The Treo 800w has the layout similar to the Palm Centro. We still haven't been able to figure out why Palm would go back to a straight keyboard layout. The original Treo had a straight keyboard but Palm curved the...read more
If Handango can be believed, the Sony Xperia X1 is on its way. According to Handango's Content Partner Newsletter, the Sony Xperia X1 will launch in September of 2008. We can't wait!
"The Xperia X1 will launch in mid-September 2008 with the Handango InHand service on the device. This is a fantastic opportunity for all our Partners to sell their products directly through a dedicated on-device channel."...read more
The Washington Post is asking the question about the aging Palm OS. Now owned by Japan's Access Software, Palm OS has been in serious decline for a long time. Without even a new paint job in recent years, the Palm OS has seen many users flee to other more advanced devices like the BlackBerry, iPhone, or AT&T Tilt.
PC World Contributing Editor James A. Martin calls Palm, Inc. a "third-tier smart phone vendor." That's quite a slam for the company that started the hype in the PDA space so many y...read more
One of our favorite software packages for Windows Mobile phones has just been updated. Spb Mobile Shell has now been updated to version 2.1. If you haven't picked up this software yet, get on over to the pdaBlast! Store and get yours today.
"Spb Mobile Shell introduces the next generation user interface while keeping all advantages of a Windows Mobile device. Spb Mobile Shell is the first program a Windows Mobile user needs to install. It dramatically improves the standard user interface an...read more
The Samsung Glyde is coming to Verizon on May 9. According to engadget mobile the Glyde will finally make its debut after many months of rumors and "in the wild" photos.
The pricing will be as follows. $299.99 with a two-year agreement (before rebate), $369.99 with a one-year agreement. If you don't want to sign a contract you can get yours for $419.99....read more
T-Mobile is preparing to ship its first cell phones based on Google's Android operating system this year. The release of the gPhone is expected to bring an "avalanche of innovation from users - and radical changes to what customers expect and demand."
Joe Sims, vice president and general manager of T-Mobile's broadband and new business division, said he had already seen prototypes of the company's Android-based phone and says he's "impressed." Sims also says they will have more than one produ...read more
