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G1 users should be receiving a new update, Firmware version 1.1 / RC33 will be sent to all G1 users over the next two weeks. The update includes several bug fixes and feature enhancements, but is not ‘Cupcake’. You need not take any action as the update is issued at random and will reach everyone in due course. For those interested in exactly what is included in the update, we have all the details after the break.
The company announced on Wednesday that it had hit the sales milestone for its iconic smartphone almost exactly ten years after the first Blackberry was launched in January of 1999. In the years that followed its release, the Blackberry grew from making two-way pagers to add phone, email and web browsing support to its products as the name became almost synonymous with the business smart phone market. Since then, the company estimates that it has amassed a user base of 21 million subscribers who transfer an estimated three petabytes of data over the handset each month.
Press Release : Garmin Ltd. and ASUSTeK Computer Inc. today announced a strategic alliance that will leverage the companies’ navigation and mobile telephony expertise to design, manufacture and distribute co-branded location-centric mobile phones. Garmin and ASUS have already begun joint development on a diverse mobile phone product line, which will be known as the Garmin-Asus nüvifone™ series. The companies expect to bring to market several Garmin-Asus nüvifone models in 2009, and a new Garmin-Asus nüvifone model will be announced at the Mobile World Congress trade show in Barcelona, Spain, February 16-19, 2009.
Toshiba have released their first official marketing video of the newly announced TG01 Windows Mobile phone. The video which we have after the break demonstrates just how thin the device is as well as showing the new user interface, on-screen keyboard and shake controls available on the phone. The video is after the break complete with slow motion and soundtrack, pure marketing gold.
Our latest podcast is now available to download, in episode 23 we discuss the red hot Toshiba TG01 Windows Mobile Pro device, The Acer DX900, HP Data and Voice Messengers, iPhone Jailbreak 2.2.1, some new android devices, various applications plus much more. You can subscribe via iTunes, RSS or download the mp3 file here. Full show notes after the break.
After today’s announcement of the Toshiba TG01 and its new 1Ghz processor we thought we would find out and share some more information on what it has to offer. Combining a 1GHz processor core, and Qualcomm’s sixth generation DSP and 3G connectivity with ultra-low power consumption to create new mobile devices with the performance to revolutionize the world of mobile computing. The Qualcomm Snapdragon platform empowers a new generation of Pocketable Computing Devices (PCDs) and Mobile Computing Devices (MCDs) that deliver real-time ubiquitous communication, high performance multimedia, location-aware content, full Internet browsing and productivity applications, all with the lowest levels of power consumption for all-day battery life.
Toshiba this morning announced their latest Windows Mobile device, the TG01, set to take on the HTC Touch HD and iPhone 3G at their own game. The Toshiba TG01 is a skinny 9.9mm running Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional with a 4.1-inch WVGA 800 x 480 384k pixel resistive touchscreen, 3G HSPA, WiFi, GPS and A-GPS. It also features Toshiba’s own 3D user interface, and is the first device to use Qualcomm’s 1GHz Snapdragon QSD2850 chipset. More info after the break along with some videos showing the UI, gaming and video playback.
The HP Voice and Data Messenger devices are now in stock at online retailers in the UK after what seem like a long wait since they were first announced. There are two models available the Voice Messenger which is a Windows Mobile Standard Device (no touchscreen) and the Data Messenger which is a Windows Mobile Professional device (with touchscreen). Full specs after the break.
We have just heard that the much anticipated Acer DX900 dual SIM Windows Mobile Professional phone should be available in the UK by the end of this month. What is special about this phone is the Acer DX900 is one of the world’s first dual-SIM and dual standby Windows Mobile handsets 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. In a nutshell this phone supports two SIM’s that are both active at the same time. More details after the break.
Just read this article over at msmobiles and thought it was such a good story it was worth sharing. Apparently popping up in charity shops over in the Seattle area of the USA are many different Microsoft T-Shirts apparently that are worn by employees of the software giant but no longer required. The shirts are a fun glimpse into the company’s internal culture and mindset and I am all for being proud of the products you are involved with, so to me there is no problem with them. People may laugh at the picture above, but why, Windows Mobile can do many more things than the iPhone, the problem is it just doesn’t do it as easily or without a little tweaking here and there. Lets see what Microsoft come out with at MWC later this month before we make a final decision. A few more of the T-Shirts are after the break.
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