Phones
This really is sad news, Smartphone and Pocket PC magazine has always been great read for Windows Mobile enthusiasts and is the only quality glossy printed magazine of its type. To make matters worse it is being replaced by iPhone Life magazine, talk about rubbing salt in the wound of Windows Mobile users. The full statement is after the break, is this another nail in the Windows Mobile coffin, what do you think?
HTC Corp, a global leader in mobile phone innovation and design, today announced the introduction of the HTC S740, a slim, compact, and stylish smartphone that provides the perfect combination of a traditional 12-key phone design with HTC’s signature sliding QWERTY keyboard for optimal messaging. The HTC S740 will be available across Europe from September 2008. Pictures after the break.
According to msmobiles HTC are set to release a new Windows Mobile smartphone. It is the first Windows Mobile smartphone a without touch-screen made by HTC for a long time. It goes on sale next month (September 2008) in Europe. Looks like a nice device based on the Diamond theme, if you do not want a touch screen device but does lack a few features like autofocus, 3.5mm headest jack and only a QVGA screen. Full spec after the break.
It’s not upon us yet however there is a good review of the device over at Smape. Pictures and facts galore. Is it worth reading? Very much so. There is an alarming moment when one discovers the lack of hardware 3D acceleration, horrible thoughts of Tytn II sluggishness spring to mind. the GUI looks nice and the hardware does seem to deliver the goods. Best of all it contains a comparison with the Touch Pro, even down to a table of specs. Check it out.
The guys over at crowdedbrain have managed to get a preview Nokia N96 to take a look at and they have posted a couple of videos showing the device in action. Will the N96 be a good enough upgrade to the N958 GB? At this stage they say not quite. As the DVB-H service is not available in the UK till 2009/2010, by the time this comes out the next model will be released, so the only real advantage is the 16GB of storage and the various design tweaks. Videos after the break.
Samsung Singapore just made its first ROM update for the SGH-i900 Omnia Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional smartphone available which can now be downloaded from the web.
This self-service ROM update (no more service center returns) should include new functionalities like new widgets for Samsung’s custom Today screen and a brand-new Hanyu Pinyin text input method for typing in Chinese characters as well as several bug fixes. Other changes and enhancements are unknown yet because Samsung doesn’t published a detailed change-log.
T3 has discovered a new phone called the 01 Phone and it really looks like a phone that could stick it to all the competition. Find out more after the break.
Here is the first part of Pocketnow’s video review of the HP iPaq 910. A strong device by today’s standard. Very much worth a look and I’m looking forward to further videos in this series. Check after the break for the video.
My good friend David Ciccone managed to get his hands on the Treo Pro which we discussed on the first episode of the Mobile Tech Addicts Podcast and he has posted an unboxing video showing the new Palm Treo Pro along with a good look at the outside features of this great looking handset. We are talking to Palm and are very hopeful of getting hold of one of these for ourselves to review, it looks like this will be released in the UK at the beginning of September and if it is as innovative and stable as the Treo 750V then Palm may be on to a winner. Video after the break.
Keeping an eye on Vodafones coming soon section is turning into a full time job, the latest addition is the much anticipated Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 or just the X1 as Vodafone seem to be calling it. It was only the other day that we spotted the Touch Pro’s appearance and now the X1. It is great to see Windows Mobile devices being pushed by the UK Networks. Screen shot after the break.
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