HTC has been getting in on the act today with the unveilling of the Touch2, a compact WinMo smartphone that will be one of the first devices to run WinMo 6.5, which will itself be unveiled on 6th October. Other pioneering efforts include support for Windows Marketplace and Microsoft My Phone. HTC’s TouchFlo UI has [...]

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Well the wait is finally over, Sony Ericsson have finally announced the much leaked X2. It’s the successor to last year’s X1 and is again sporting WinMo, this time the 6.5 variety. The new smartphone retains the same basic design as the X1 with a pull out keyboard and of course the XPERIA panels interface, [...]

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Documents seen recently on the FCC web site provide details about an unannounced phone from Samsung. The SPH-i350 has EVDO Rev. A, as well as quad-band GSM/EDGE, Bluetooth (with A2DP), and Wi-Fi radios on board. Samsung phones with a model number similar to this generally run some sort of smartphone operating system, such as Windows [...]

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Ahead of the launch of Microsoft’s Windows Mobile Marketplace, Microsoft has published a guide that shows iPhone developers how to port their applications to the Windows Mobile 6.5 platform. Microsoft is now accepting applications for the launch of the Marketplace, which is anticipated to fall sometime between September and December. This guide should make it [...]

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Windows Mobile is not long for this world it seems … well the name isn’t at any rate. Microsoft are reportedly set to ditch the brand name ‘Windows Mobile’ in favour of a new brand ‘Windows Phone’. The change in naming convention will apply to iterations of Windows Mobile from 6.1 onwards. For their part [...]

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T-Mobile USA just announced yesterday that they will be making the HTC Touch Pro 2 availalbe from August 12th onwards. This handset is more than ready to take over where the HTC Touch Pro left off, and the US release comes quite late long after the handset was made available to folks living across the [...]

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The Toshiba TG01 smartphone, notable for its use of a high-powered 1GHz Snapdragon CPU from Qualcomm, has appeared on the FCC website. Unlike the usual FCC listings, the TG01 tested in this case is a production-ready device with support for CDMA networks and not a prototype, indicating it will very soon launch at either Sprint [...]

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Verizon has disclosed a number of details regarding its upcoming app store, including plans to prohibit handset makers from shipping devices with their own app portals, according to GigaOM. The restrictions will prevent immediate access to the BlackBerry App World or Windows Mobile Marketplace, although users will be permitted to add the stores manually.

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Today Verizon Wireless announced the Ozone from HTC. Similar to the Dash 3G and Snap, it is a bar-style device with full QWERTY keyboard for messaging and runs Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard. It has EVDO REV. A 3G in the U.S., and quad-band GSM/EDGE for overseas roaming. It also has Wi-Fi GPS, 2.0 megapixel camera [...]

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One of the hottest pieces of gear this year just made its way to retail in Japan. Less than a centimeter thick, the NTT DoCoMo T-01A is the same TG01 device revealed by Toshiba back in February running Qualcomm’s ultra-fast 1GHz Snapdragon chipset. As such, our far east brethren can lay claim to that 4.1-inch [...]

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Today LG announced a new Windows Mobile 6.1 smartphone. The GW550 is a mono-block device with full QWERTY keyboard for messaging. It has quad-band GSM/EDGE and tri-band 850/1900/2100MHz UMTS/HSPA 3G. Other features include a 3 megapixel camera and 2.4-inch display. Other details, including price and availability, were not shared.

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T-Mobile this evening officially launched the Dash 3G. The new interpretation of the HTC Snap has native support for its carrier’s 1,700MHz 3G network but replaces the stock Windows Mobile 6.1 phone’s Inner Circle feature with MyFaves for free calling to five US contacts. It otherwise has the full feature set, however, including the 2-megapixel [...]

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Samsung today announced the Omnia II, including a version for Verizon Wireless. The Omnia II is a Windows Mobile smartphone (upgradeable to version 6.5) and features an AMOLED display with WVGA resolution. Other features include a 5-megapixel auto-focus camera and 3.5mm headphone jack. Pricing and launch date for the Verizon version have yet to be [...]

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“Microsoft’s cost-cutting measures drove it to lay off thousands of employees and led to some perks being discontinued for its remaining employees - including no longer paying for their Apple Phone data service plans anymore, even if they’re used significantly for work purposes.
Nor will it pay for Research In Motio BlackBerry service, or a new [...]

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Today Pharos announced the availability of the Traveler 137. The Traveler is a Windows Mobile 6.1-based phone (WinMo 6.5 ready) that has a large touch screen, 3.1 megapixel camera with video capture and a VGA user facing camera. It has quad-band GSM/EDGE and tri-band 1700/1900/2100 MHz 7.2Mbps HSDPA, GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, and an FM [...]

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