Sprint’s all-new Palm Pre is just about the greatest thing to come out of Palm in quite some time. The compact QWERTY slider features a 3.2-megapixel camera, GPS, WiFi, finger-friendly interface, sleek styling and responsive capacitance-based touchscreen. That all adds up to one impressive smartphone – and it’s mostly thanks to the intuitive and fun…
Preorders Open for Windows XP Phone
Chinese manufacturer ITG has announced the preorder availability for their new xpPhone, a beast with a 4.8″ display that, you guessed it, runs Windows XP. While it might be tempting to call something running Windows proper a mobile internet device, the xpPhone actually supports HSPA (AT&T, Orange, and Vodafone modules available), EV-DO, TD-SCDMA, is upgadeable…
i-mate Closes up Shop
i-mate, a long-time Windows Mobile phone dealer, has shut down its UAE offices and laid off all staff. We had seen these guys with new, working products at MWC, and shipping orders were being made, but apparently retail partners have been told privately that i-mate is now out of business. The closure wasn’t entirely uncalled-for…
SPB Brain Evolution 2.0 for Windows Mobile brings tons of new features
One of the most popular Windows Mobile games, SPB Brain Evolution, has been recently updated. We’re talking about a major update, hence this release wears version 2.0 mark. Here’s what’s new: Two additional exercises – Geometry and Pairs; A new scoring and progress tracking system; Sharing of user’s achievements online on SPB server, and the…
Video: HTC Leo Using Multitouch
Those delicious morsels of HTC Leo eye candy should have you sufficiently primed you for this bit of video goodness, showing just how smoothly its 800 x 480 capacitive touchscreen operates. As you can see, pinching gestures work flawlessly in both still images and video playback, and swiping from one gallery object to the next…
Microsoft to Delete Apps on Windows Mobile Devices Banned from Marketplace
You thought Amazon was bad with the Kindle? Well, it sounds like Microsoft will be retaining the right to remotely delete Windows Mobile applications that were downloaded through the Marketplace, but were consequently banned. This isn’t just a good recipe for irate customers, but also developers who are spending $99 for five app submissions, plus…
XPERIA X2 Priced at 590-600 Euros?
A note from a Sony Ericsson exec through Facebook has revealed that, at least in Italy, the upcoming X2 will be priced at around 590 to 600 Euros (or between $US 865 and 880). Even for the upper crust of smartphones, that’s a pretty steep price tag, outdoing even the Touch Pro 2, but when…
Motorola MC9500 Offers Swappable Keypads, Battery Indicators to Enterprise
The latest from Motorola’s rugged enterprise line is the MC9500 – a Windows Mobile smartphone designed for tough industrial situations. One-handed use is a big deal with the MC9500, something the MC55 wouldn’t be able to handle for beans, accentuated further by great accelerometer use. The video demo shows a section where you tip the…
HTC Leo Pictures Surface, Flaunt Gigantic Display
It turns out that rendering of the HTC Leo from earlier this summer was real after all. Some pictures of the device proper have bubbled and are certainly getting us excited about it. If you haven’t heard about it before, here are the Leo’s rumoured specifications: Size: 121 mm(L) x 67mm(W) x 11mm(T) Networks: WCDMA/HSPA:…
Verizon Launches Touch Pro2: $199.99 on Contract
After much ado, Verizon has officially announced the HTC Touch Pro 2. Worried about the price? You should be, considering what T-Mobile and Sprint for it earlier this summer. Well, you’re in luck, because Verizon’s TP2 will be running for a rather reasonable $199.99 after a 2-year contract and mail-in rebate. If you haven’t seen…