Over at the PPCGeeks forum, a member has a new beta build of a Windows Mobile 6.5 Rom. Some new things to appear in the Rom are Market Place which we assume is an application store, My Phone which we posted about the other day, Outlook Live which will allow you to sync multiple e-mail accounts and finally a screenshot of a more finger friendly Windows Media Player. Full size pictures after the break.
I’ve been waiting to get my hands on the HP iPAQ Data Messenger for a while now and last Friday my friends over at Clove Technology managed to get their hands on one for me to play with.
The HP iPAQ Data Messenger
The Data Messenger looks quite similar to the HTC TyTN II and shares the same form factor. Dan is going to be using the Data Messenger over the next few weeks and will be making comparisons between that and the popular TyTN II. If you want to see the Data Messenger in a little more detail have a look at the unboxing video below and then head back in a week or so for the full review.
HP iPAQ Data Messenger unboxed
HP iPAQ Data Messenger specification:
Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
Qualcomm 7201A 528MHz
128 MB SDRAM
256 MB flash ROM
2.81” transmissive TFT, 65K colours, 320 x 240 pixel touch screen display with LED backlight
Full QWERTY slide-out alphanumeric keyboard
5-way optical navigation
Ringer/sound switch
Keyguard button
Integrated WLAN 802.11b/g with WPA2 security
Bluetooth 2.0 with EDR
Micro-USB connector for synchronisation and charging
Micro SDHC card slot – supports up to 8GB
3G Tri-band UMTS (900/1900/2100 MHz)
Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)
Integrated GPS navigation (Assisted GPS)
Integrated 3.1 Megapixel autofocus camera
Removable/rechargeable 1140 mAh Lithium-Polymer (user changeable)
Dimensions (W x D x H) – 5.7 x 1.74 x 11.4 cm
Weight – 160 g
Overview of HP iPAQ Data Messenger
A beautiful 3G smartphone with large touch screen display, full slide-out alphanumeric keyboard and GPS gives a new style to your mobile messaging experience. The HP iPAQ Data Messenger helps you communicate with confidence and distinction. Ever practical the Data Messenger enables you to use email, phone, and Internet. With high speed HSDPA and HSUPA the voice messenger allows for efficient and fast upload and download of key information that you need when on the move. In range of a wireless network? Utilise the on board WiFi connection to save your data plan usage and enjoy high speed wireless connectivity.
Productivity is now even easier. Taping at a touch screen or through a numeric keypad can be frustrating and slow. The HP iPAQ Data Messenger makes text entry quick thanks to the full alphanumeric slide-out keyboard.
A crisp and clear 2.8–inch diagonal QVGA touch-screen display offers the best of portability, and functionality, ideal for viewing that all important spreadsheet or the map of city centres.
Here’s a look, by ZDnet, at the upcoming firmware update for the G1. Voice Search looks like a nice addition. Latitude seems like an excellent feature provided your chums are on it too. The addition of Save Image to the Internet Browser is something I wasn’t aware the G1 couldn’t do initially.
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