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Windows Mobile 7 coming this year?

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 expe...

Sprint to sell off assets

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....

Samsung i780 Impressions

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....

Nokia E71 could come to ATT

According to an unconfirmed report, ATT 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 (HS...

Verizon offers Motorola Q9c

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 ...

BlackBerry Curve from Sprint available now

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 i...

HTC Touch Diamond Announced

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 Features2.8 inch touch screen, with four times the pixe...

Palm's new devices - Zeppelin and Skywriter

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 r...

Treo 800w gets July release date on Sprint

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 ha...

Sony Xperia X1 coming in September

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 pr...

Is the Palm OS dying? The Washington Post wants to know

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 ATT Tilt.PC World Contributing Editor James...

Spb Mobile Shell updated to version 2.1

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 ...

Verizon to launch Samsung Glyde May 9

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 41...

Google's gPhone coming to T-Mobile

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, sa...

TouchPal soft keyboard input

TouchPal is an innovative soft keyboard on Windows Mobile platform, powered by T+ input technology.Typing on TouchPal is pretty easy: you just need to tap and slide by your thumb. In most cases, you only need to tap tap tap and use the auto word predition to input the right word. For precise input, you can slide left/right for a specfic letter, sli...