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Acer announces Tempo series Smartphones

Last night, at a press conference held at MWC in Barcelona, Acer launched their new ‘Tempo’ range of devices.

Acer recently acquired Eten/Glofiish so the Tempo range will be the first handsets to be Acer branded since the takeover. The four new devices, Acer X960, Acer F900, Acer M900 and Acer DX900 still seem to carry the Glofiish design influence though.

Acer, the third largest vendor in the global PC market (source: Gartner data, 1H 2008) is introducing a new line of smartphones with a broad range of features and innovations. These first devices are mainly targeted at consumers who want to make use of excellent technology both for their personal and their professional needs.

ACER M900
For all your communications on the go.
For those who need to have access to email and files at all times, the M900 is an ideal smart handheld device. It allows you to keep track of your activities and access your contacts and files through synchronization with your notebook or desktop computer. With a full keyboard, it is ideal for emailing and editing documents. Preinstalled with Windows® Mobile 6.1 Professional, Outlook® Mobile email and Office Mobile (Word, Excel and Powerpoint) users will maintain efficiency on the go. HSDPA connectivity enables fast data transfer and the large 3.8-inch WVGA touchscreen dramatically improves your web browsing experience. An embedded fingerprint sensor secures the smartphone and simplifies password maintenance.

The M900 comes equipped with GPS, FM Radio, voice recorder and voice-command, as well as expandable memory, and a 5-megapixel autofocus camera with flash.

High tech and reliable, the M900 provides security and convenience for the effective management of your business communications on the go.

ACER F900
Slim and Smart Internet
The F900 was developed to give total control over web browsing on the go. With a 3.8-inch WVGA touch screen and new easy-to-use touch keyboard, the F900 is able to display more information on screen while offering an excellent mobile browsing experience. The new user-interface makes navigating through the device a pleasure, providing quick links to contacts, email messages, bookmarks, calendars, date and time, world weather and music. The F900 comes also with an integrated 3.2-megapixel auto-focus camera with flash, GPS, FM Radio, voice recorder, voice command, and expandable memory.

With direct access to key applications via the widget-based home screen, The F900 features easy one-hand navigation with the new Internet Explorer® 6 supporting JavaScript and Adobe Flash Lite, providing access to various webmail clients and a suite of must-have internet applications. With high-speed 3.75G HSDPA/HSUPA and WiFi connectivity, users will enjoy excellent data connections.

The F900 is the perfect solution for stylish Internet connectivity anywhere.

ACER X960
Versatile and functional navigation.
The X960 is an all-purpose tool designed for those who want multiple features without having to carry several devices. A high-resolution 2.8-inch VGA touchscreen and five-way navigation button allow easy maneuvering. The intuitive widget-based user interface provides quick access to all your contacts, emails and messages, browser and bookmarks, calendar and events, date and time, world weather and music player. Windows Outlook and Office mobile allow for quick email access and easy reading of attachments.

The embedded GPS functionality provides reliable positioning and easy navigation with software available through retailers. The X960 comes with a VGA 3.2 megapixel autofocus camera with flash as well as a front-side camera for video calls and a classy black and silver design.

Sleek and compact, the X960 is ideal for quick access to all your navigation needs.

ACER DX900
Double connectivity and convenience.
The DX900 is the world’s first Dual-SIM Smartphone to support both 3.5G (HSDPA) and 2.75G (EDGE) SIM cards allowing you to keep track of both personal and business communications. The touch screen allows effortless one-hand navigation while the ultra-sharp 2.8 inch VGA display improves the web browsing experience. The DX900 has a new interface designed for easy navigation with large finger-friendly buttons for a smooth browsing experience. It also features 3D animated icons and transition effects with all your most important information displayed on one screen. The speed dial panel features photo contacts for most frequently used numbers

With Outlook Mobile email client you can access your business email and easily read attachments. For easy management of two phone lines and multiple wireless connections, the DX900 is equipped with an intuitive communication manager including a Flight Mode button to instantly turn off all wireless connections while each individual function can also be activated or disabled with the press of a button. The DX900 features a front-side VGA camera for video calls, voice recorder, voice-command, 3.2-megapixel autofocus camera with flash and expandable memory.
Combining 2 phones in one, the DX900 is dually perfect for your professional and personal life.

Obviously I’ll be trying to get my grubby paws on these handsets for review when they become available.

Posted by: Matt

Windows Mobile ends the tyranny of arranged Marriages

We don’t post many ads on the site, but this one is just incredible. Like a lot of you out there, people often tell me that mobile data plans are a waste of money, and no matter how many useful scenarios I describe they just won’t listen. But what if wireless data could save you from an arranged and loveless marriage? Would that be worth the cost of a data plan? I certainly think so. The amazing thing about this video is that even though all of this is technically possible, India has no 3G networks, making the events in the ad impractical. See for yourself after the break.

Engadget video tour of Windows Mobile 6.5

Engadget have put together a video tour and hands on with the newly announced HTC Touch Diamond2 but this time running Windows Mobile 6.5. They we’re not blown away with the update but did think it was a reasonable point update with some nice added features but still some room for improvement especially with the scrolling fluidity and resistive screen for typing etc. See for yourself with the video after the break.

Acer announce new Windows Mobile phones

Press Release: Acer, the third largest vendor in the global PC market (source: Gartner data, 1H 2008) is introducing a new line of smartphones with a broad range of features and innovations. These first devices are mainly targeted at consumers who want to make use of excellent technology both for their personal and their professional needs. More info after the break.

Android G2 or HTC Magic coming to Vodafone

HTC look set to unveil the next generation Google Android phone, with leaked photos of the phone commonly known as the G2 hitting the internet.

The HTC Magic, which is believed to be a pan-European Vodafone exclusive, will apparently bring a 3.2MP camera and, more impressively, the ‘Cupcake’ release of Android.

Expect HSPA and Wi-Fi, as well as the increasingly prominent GPS functionality, with the phone potentially branded as HTC Magic or HTC Pioneer.

via Techradar and BGR

Hands on with the new HTC Diamond2 and TouchPro2

Noah from Phonedog has shared a couple of hands on videos of the new HTC devices that were announced earlier today at MWC 09. His impressions so far are the HTC Touch Diamond2 gets some upgrades over the original, 5MP camera, bigger display, and a revamped TouchFlo 3D interface that digs deeper into Windows Mobile. HTC’s Touch Pro2 is bigger, brighter, and badder than the original. And the QWERTY is to die for. Check out the videos after the break.

HTC Diamond2 and TouchPro2 launch and product tour videos

HTC have wasted no time at all getting some launch and product tour videos out for us to enjoy, the first two are for the Diamond2 and the second two are for the TouchPro2. These both look like nice devices and even better news is that HTC have guaranteed that they will both get a free update to Windows Mobile 6.5 as soon as it’s available. Check out the videos after the break.

Orange to offer the LG 910 watch phone

Just received some information from Orange UK that they will be the first operator in Europe to offer the world’s first Touch Watch phone (LG910). The wrist watch style phone comes with a blue-tooth headset and features a full touch-screen interface, 3G HSDPA and video-calling capabilities…it even tells the time too! Olaf Swantee, Exec VP of Orange Group, has just announced the partnership with LG just now in his keynote at MWC.
Also Orange will soon be offering a range of notebooks and HP Minis with mobile and/or fixed broadband access.  To give you an example of what will be available, one of the offers is the brand new Compaq Mini 700 which, in the UK, allows people to buy a ready to use internet connected notebook for £30 a month.  Along with the computer customers get Orange’s ‘Internet Everywhere’ mobile broadband service and dongle, as well as a 3GB data allowance and 24 month manufacturer warranty.

Windows Mobile 6.5 video

Take a look at the video after the break if your interested in the look and feel of the just announced Windows Mobile 6.5 update. The video shows the new home screen, finger friendly interaction, video playback, web browsing with the new IE browser and the recently announced My Phone service. A good upgrade but could have been much better.

Microsoft MWC 2009 Press Release

BARCELONA, Spain — Feb. 16, 2009 — Today at Mobile World Congress 2009, Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer along with key mobile partners, HTC, LG and Orange, unveiled new Windows® phones featuring new user-friendly software and services. The next generation of Windows® phones will be based on Windows Mobile 6.5 and feature a new user interface and a richer browsing experience. In addition, Windows® phones will feature two new services: My Phone, to sync text messages, photos, video, contacts and more to the Web; and Windows® Marketplace for Mobile, a new marketplace that will provide direct-to-phone mobile applications and can be accessed from both the phone and the Web.