It seems Sprint is gearing toward launching the HTC Touch Pro2 aka Rhodium. According to a SprintUsers’ poster, the CDMA carrier will be releasing HTC’s all-in-one wonder in mid-June. At the same time, they’ll also start selling one other HTC’s Windows Mobile smartphone – Snap. The only problem I see is how HTC (and Sprint…
Microsoft opens its My Phone service to the general public; Still in beta
Microsoft has made its My Phone web portal available to the general public (previously it was available as a limited invitation-only service). Still in beta, the service allows users to access, manage and backup personal information from their Windows Mobile smartphone are PDA. The whole process can be set to be done automatically, removing all…
Gresso launches Lady Gold and Ultramarine Gold luxury phones
On the heels of its Lady Diamond collection, Russia-based Gressp is launching two new luxury handsets: Ultramarine Gold and Gresso Lady Gold. Both devices pride themselves with 2GB of internal memory, Bluetooth, GSM/GPRS connectivity and Windows Mobile 6.0 Standard. As for the “real” specs, expect such things as high quality materials such as titanium, high-tech…
HTC Touch Pro 2 Launching June 12th?
Expansys UK has updated their preorder page for the HTC Touch Pro 2 with a ballpark launch date: June 12th. This falls in line with expectations for the T-Mobile Germany release , but if you’re worried that it will just available in Europe, don’t worry, we’re pretty sure that the Touch Pro 2 will be…
GCF reveals Samsung GT-I8000 Windows Mobile smartphone
Thanks to the Global Certification Forum (GCF), we know Samsung is working on a new Windows Mobile smartphone. It’s the model GT-I8000, on which we have very few details to share. We know it will come with a quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE connectivity (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) along with tri-band UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA (1800/1900/2100 MHz). In addition, there will be a…
Spb Software’s Spb TV for Windows Mobile adds over 40 new channels
Spb Software announced that their mobile TV viewing application for Windows Mobile which we covered before, Spb TV, is now richer for 40 new TV channels, with majority of them being suggested by Spb TV users. As a result, Spb TV now provides access to approximately 100 international mobile TV channels. Those not familiar should…
Microsoft opens Marketplace for dev registration
The Windows Marketplace is now officially open to developers. Microsoft had previously announced Marketplace guidelines and welcomed developers to start coding WinMo apps for the Marketplace, but it was this past Monday that developers were allowed to officially register for Windows Marketplace for Mobile. WinMo developers will find all the tools they need to develop…
HTC Willow Coming to Sprint Soon
A companion to the HTC Snap will be arriving on Sprint June 7th., according to tipsters. The HTC Willow, spotted first on a leaked roadmap a few months ago, has the same style of QWERTY keypad and dedicated Inner Circle key, but instead of the trackball, the Willow’s packing a more traditional four-way d-pad. Some…
Acer Tempo DX900 and X960 smartphones now available
Acer sent us a newsletter informing us that two of their smartphones, DX900 and X960, are now available in select markets of Europe, the Middle-East and Asia Pacific. The first of the two, DX900, prides itself with two SIM card slots and a large 2.8-inch VGA touchscreen along with 3 megapixel camera and WiFi connectivity…
Microsoft Pink Specs / Windows Mobile 7 Requirements Leak
We’ve been hearing about Microsoft’s “Pink” project for awhile now, and its relationship to Windows Mobile 7 has been hazy to date. Will it just be a Zune HD, or is there something else in the wings? Well, a quick glance at some rumored specifications of the first Windows Mobile 7 device would lead us…