Korean mobile software developer – Diotek, which we’ve covered in the past, has unveiled its new multi-lingual text entry software, SmartFinger 1.0, for Windows Mobile smartphones. The finger-friendly application supports entry of text in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Korean; while at the same time providing two kinds of QWERTY keyboards with key…
Motorola’s A3300c WinMo smartphone confirmed for China Mobile
Roughly 20 days ago we talked about the upcoming Moto-made Windows Mobile smartphone for China called A3300c. Well, it’s been confirmed by Chinese paper Sina, which says the official announcement is imminent. As a reminder, we’re talking about an all-touchscreen device that prides itself with 3.2-inch WVGA touchscreen, 5-megapixel camera with flash, accelerometer, GPS, WiFi,…
Touch Pro 2 Landing on Sprint September 8?
Direct shipping of Sprint’s Touch Pro2 will begin September 8th., according to the latest internal records. We’ve already had a good look at the branded device, although the rumored mid-June release date had come and gone without a peep. The wait may be worthwhile though, even with T-Mobile rocking the Touch Pro 2 for a…
Mivvy one is a mid-range WinMo smartphone which costs $380
The little known Czech company called Mivvy has launched its first Windows Mobile smartphone called Mivvy one. It’s the all-touchscreen device with features that include EDGE data, WiFi, GPS, 3.2-inch 240×400 pixels display, 3-megapixel camera, FM Radio, 128 MB RAM coupled with 256 MB ROM, 624 MHz Marvell PXA300 CPU, and a microSD memory card…
Samsung confirms Omnia II headed to Verizon Wireless soon
The wait for the next-gen Samsung Omnia II is almost over! In fact, Boy Genius Report believes that much of Verizon’s Omnia II inventory is stacked up and ready to go. And, according to Samsung Mobile USA’s website (screenshot above), the Omnia II will be “coming soon exclusively at Verizon Wireless.” All signs point to…
Images: Samsung Omnia II successfully hides Windows Mobile with TouchWiz 2.0
There are no doubts Samsung Omnia II is a capable device. And while you still may wait to “push the trigger” and grab it from your local carrier, here are some screenshots that will help you make the decision. As you’re about to see, Samsung did a good job hiding Windows Mobile behind its sexy…
HTC Qilin/Dopod T8388 is HTC’s first TD-SCDMA Windows Mobile smartphone for China
Just when we reported that HTC plans to bring TD-SCDMA device(s) to China in partnership with China Mobile, we spotted the first such phone. It’s the HTC Qilin aka Dopod T8388, which will pack some Windows Mobile love to the users of China Mobile’s 3G network — there are not that many of them at…
Sony Ericsson XPERIA X2 may get real next week
It’s been a long time (at least in the mobile world) since the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1, the company’s flagship smartphone, was launched. And, we’ve been hearing about the X1’s successor, the aptly named Sony Ericsson XPERIA X2, for quite some time. Today, we’re hearing that Sony Ericsson might just be preparing to announce the…
Flash custom ROMs to your Verizon Ozone
If you’re the type that likes to customize their smartphone, and you have a Verizon Ozone (HTC Cedar) in your pocket, we’ve got some good news. Thanks, yet again, to an XDA forums user, there’s a new unlocker utility that will allow you to flash custom ROMs onto your VZW Ozone. That means you’ll have…
Microsoft to update Windows Mobile 6.5 in February 2010, launch Windows Mobile 7 in Q4 2010
Microsoft is going to try something a bit wild and crazy. As it stands today, Windows Mobile is the only mobile phone operating system that device manufactures have to pay a license for to use. Symbian is now free, and so is Android; BlackBerry is proprietary on RIM hardware, iPhone is proprietary on Apple hardware.…