Toshiba have announced the release of the wide-screened G900.
The Toshiba G900 has a W-VGA screen, which a glorious 800 x 480 pixels! Running Windows Mobile 6 Pro, it’ll certainly have lots of real-estate for applications to play with. There’s also HSDPA, 3G, EDGE, Bluetooth and WiFi plus 2 cameras and a miniSD expansion slot.
“Toshiba is going to denominate concretely to this new device like “Portegé G900”, will be available in Castilian and its price does not have to surpass the 600 euros. His small brother, also the interesting G500 of that shortly we will contribute more data will happen to denominate “Portegé G500”, also available in Castilian and with an approximated price of 500 euros.”
See more at MoDaCo.
Matt
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Arne over at the theUnwired, lucky guy that he is, is currently at 3GSM and has managed to get a hands-on with the Orange SPV E650 / HTC s710.
No question, HTC’s latest Windows Mobile Standard smartphone, the HTC Vox (commercially available as HTC S710 and Orange SPV E650), is a compact and stylish messaging device which features – more or less – everything except UMTS (unfortunately).
On the first sight, this compact smartphone just looks like a stylish phone, but, thanks to the cleverly concealed semi-sliding keyboard, it makes light work of messaging, web browsing and calls. Viewing Microsoft Office Word and Excel documents on the go is a pleasure on the 2.4″ screen with landscape view option and users can stay connected via user-friendly, real-time E-Mail in its original rich HTML format (thanks to Windows Mobile 6) and the ability to chat over Windows Live
Read what else he has to say over at theUnwired.
Matt
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The latest version of Microsoft ActiveSync is now out of beta and is available to download from the Microsoft Download Center.
Microsoft ActiveSync 4.5 is the latest sync software release for Windows Mobile-powered devices. ActiveSync provides a great synchronization experience with Windows®-powered PCs and Microsoft Outlook right out of the box.
Matt
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Today Orange have announced their HSDPA service rollout in the UK:
Orange Launches Fully Trialled and Tested HSDPA to Complement Existing Range of HSDPA-Enabled Devices and Mobile Office Cards
Orange announced the availability of its HSDPA service. Orange 3G+ is a fast upgrade to its existing 3G network which covers over 90% of the UK outdoor population. Orange UK’s overall strategy has been to deliver ongoing enhancements to its market-leading network and HSDPA-optimised mobile office cards and devices throughout 2006 in preparation for the rollout of 3G+ across its 3G footprint from today.
Orange 3G+ is being initially concentrated on key commercial zones such Greater London and airports. The service will be rolled out to the top five cities in the country during 2007.
Customers have a wide choice of the 3G+ enabled devices and Business Everywhere mobile office cards that are already available from Orange, including: Sierra Wireless 850, the current Option 3G/EDGE card* and the Fujitsu Lifebook E: Laptop with embedded 3G+. 3G+ enabled devices include the SPV M3100 and Motorazr maxx V6.
‘Mobile broadband is designed to increase the productivity of our customers, wherever they happen to be working,’ said Neil Laider, VP of Orange Business Services. ‘3G+ provides faster response times and enhances applications where bigger file downloads or faster data streaming is required. For example, a 3MB PowerPoint presentation will typically take just 34 seconds to download using Orange 3G+ compared with 20 minutes via GPRS. Customers with 3G+ enabled mobile office cards will notice these benefits as 3G+ is rolled out across the network. Orange is future proofing by ensuring all mobile office cards are 3G+ ready.’
Matt
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During a press briefing af 3GSM T-Mobile announced that existing owners of the T-Mobile Dash will be able to apply for a free upgrade to Windows Mobile 6. T-Mobile are are the second to offer a free upgrade to Windows Mobile 6 following the announcement from i-mate regarding the JAQ3 yesterday.
It’s not yet known if the European version of the Dash, the T-Mobile MDA Mail, will ship with WM6 or will also require users to later apply for the upgrade.
Matt
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At 3GSM i-mate have announced 5 new ‘Ultimate devices’.
i-mate the specialist in Windows Mobile® devices and solutions, today announces at 3GSM World Congress 2007a dazzling array of new products and services including a category-defining range of mobile devices for business users and consumers. The Ultimate range is a collection of high-end, sophisticated 3G Windows Mobile® phones and PDA’s in a selection of form factors to suit any user, the first of which will be available mid-year. The devices will be based on Windows Mobile 6, the latest version of Microsoft’s mobile operating system.
The Ultimate range consists of a collection of five devices in various form factors to suit individual preferences, from classic bar to PDA to a notebook replacement and was designed to provide the latest and best in phone and PDA technology. From the 530MHz processor, to the XGA direct video out, from HSDPA connectivity to the 262k colour VGA LCD touch screen, every component of each device is specified at a very high level. These are the first of a line-up of exciting devices i-mate will introduce through 2007.
“2007 will see i-mate™ offer a portfolio of new and iconic devices and highly sophisticated services,” said Jim Morrison, CEO, i-mate™. “The Ultimate range, with its great design and strong specifications will appeal to business users who require, as the name implies, the best of breed combination of innovation, design and technology. Each of our devices is designed with different users in mind giving our customers real choice. ”
“We’re thrilled to see i-mate expanding its device portfolio with its ‘Ultimate’ range of phones, which will bring the newly announced Windows Mobile® 6 to the hands of i-mate customers and adds further to i-mate’s impressive record of innovation on our platform,” said Marianne Roling, EMEA Director, Mobile & Embedded Devices Division, Microsoft® Corp. “These phones are opening a whole new category of devices that bring a wide range of entertainment and productivity options for business users and consumers.”
Windows Mobile® 6 brings a powerful personal computer experience to mobile phones, improving how people do business on the go with better-looking and easier to manage email and an improved Office Mobile experience.
i-mate™ is also launching the JAQ4 – the first i-mate™ device to ship with Windows Mobile® 6 – a sturdy QWERTY keyboard GPS phone with a five-way joystick and scroll wheel allowing for easy navigation and use of services including push email. Furthermore, the landscape 2.8” colour touch screen supports the use of the stylus as an increasingly popular means of accessing and writing email and messages.
Read the full press release HERE.
Matt
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Clove haven’t wasted any time and you can now pre-order the new HTC Advantage (aka HTC X7500/Athena) from their website.
If you want to be sure that you’ll be one of the first to own the fantastic new HTC Advantage the go visit the HTC page on the Clove site. Initial pricing is £495 with an expected arrival in April, but we’ll keep you up to date!
Matt
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Not mentioned as part of the Q1 line up, HTC announce the HTC P3400. Looks like an updated HTC Prophet!?
When you need to get something done while on the move, choose the right tool for the job. The HTC P3400 PDA is the perfect personal assistant in business.
With all the office tools on board you can be as demanding as you like with the HTC P3400. A truly global phone offering GSM/GPRS international roaming plus a full range of connectivity options with Bluetooth® 2.0 and Wi-Fi® means you’ll be connected just about anywhere.
This mobile device is a true “pocket PC”. Microsoft® Windows Mobile® 5.0 allows you to manage your Microsoft® Word and Excel® files, retrieve your emails instantly with direct push synchronisation, and log onto the internet with Internet Explorer®.
You can browse the web with Internet Explorer® and Pocket MSN®. Save your files to a SD card and sync with your PC through USB to take your music, video and images with you. Add a quality 2.0 megapixel camera for image and video capture, large 2.8 inch LCD touch screen for viewing files, and you’ll discover that the optimum business efficiency in the world doesn’t cost you the earth.
Matt
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Part of the Q1 line up, HTC announce the HTC S710. (aka HTC Vox)
As one of the first devices to launch with Microsoft Windows Mobile 6, users reach a new level of functionality with the HTC S710 – a compact and stylish messaging device.
Ideal for business or pleasure, this versatile, compact handset looks like a phone, but, thanks to a cleverly concealed semi auto-sliding full keyboard, it makes light work of messaging, web browsing and calls. Viewing Microsoft Office Word and Excel documents on the
go is a pleasure on the 2.4 inch screen with landscape view option, and users can stay connected via user-friendly, real-time email in its original rich HTML format and the ability to chat over Windows Live.
The HTC S710 is no lightweight when it comes to connectivity options either, allowing users to. stay connected anywhere with GPRS/EDGE, Wi-Fi® and Bluetooth® 2.0.
Matt
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Part of the Q1 line up, HTC announce the HTC Advantage.
The most powerful mobile office to date, the HTC Advantage is lighter, more compact, and more portable that even the smallest PC notebook. Offering online connectivity anytime, anywhere, it’s the ideal companion for the business traveller who needs instant access to email and the capability to view, edit and/or print on-network Microsoft Office documents, including Excel, Word, or PowerPoint files.
The HTC Advantage boasts a massive 8-hour battery life – far in excess of the average laptop – to ensure a full business day’s worth of productivity. The storage facilities, 8GB hard drive, and handy miniSD are also unrivalled by any other mobile office device, providing a seamless document management and usage experience.
The HTC Advantage uniquely has built-in video output capability, empowers its users with freedom to make presentations anywhere. Users can run presentations directly via the projector and TV output. Its 5-inch VGA colour touch screen and innovative, magnetic QWERTY keyboard are ideal not just for editing Microsoft Office documents, but also for enjoying leisure time. Users can watch videos, browse the web, use instant Outlook push e-mail, synchronize their contacts, tasks and calendar, and navigate anywhere with inbuilt GPS and TomTom NAVIGATOR 6. Screen navigation is made super easy thanks to HTC’s VueFLO™ technology. Using G-Sensor technology, users simply tilt the device to intuitively move around the page.
Add to all that an on-board business card scanner and 3-megapixel camera to convert business cards to Microsoft Outlook contacts, a range of connectivity options such as HSPDA, Tri-band 3G, Wi-Fi® and stereo Bluetooth® 2.0 connectivity and a second VGA camera for video telephony and its easy to see why the HTC Advantage is the most powerful mobile office device available.
Matt
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