Could it be? Is Motorola working on a slate-based touchscreen smartphone with an industrial design that actually evokes feelings of longing and approval? Well, if this latest set of spy-pics, tipped to Engadget Mobile, turns out to be legit, we could very well see Motorol preparing to launch a new touchscreen smartphone powered by the…
AnyDATA unveils its Windows Mobile offering for CDMA carriers
AnyDATA used the Mobile World Congress to unveil its Windows Mobile smartphones, designed for CDMA carriers. Three devices were announced and we’ll briefly talk about each one of them. Let’s start: First comes the ASP-505A, which will be marketed by Russia’s leading CDMA operator – Skylink. The device runs on 450Mhz CDMA EVDO Rev A…
Genaker launches new Windows Mobile PTT technology
Developer of SIP-based VoIP apps, Genaker, announced the launch of genaker40501, a new OMA push-to-talk service for Windows Mobile-powered smartphones and PDAs. Touted as the “advanced push-to-talk technology,” genaker40501 allows mobile operators and service providers to provide their customers with a way to communicate easily with numerous people at the touch of a button. It…
Gigabyte GSmart S1200 officially official
We told ya it’s coming, and voila… it’s here. I’m talking about Gigabyte’s GSmart S1200, WVGA touchscreen-equipped Windows Mobile 6.1 smartphone. As expected, the new device sports an iPhone-like, all-touchscreen form factor, measuring 105.5x52x11.4 mm. Aside from the large, 3.1-inch touchscreen, the S1200’s specs also include HSPA radio, GPS receiver, WiFi, BLuetooth, 3 megapixel camera…
HTC TouchFLO 3D walkthrough video – New and improved!
Let it never be said that HTC rests on their laurels. With the HTC Touch Pro 2 and HTC Touch Diamond 2’s official announcement earlier this week, HTC is pushing ahead in the Windows Mobile smartphone market that they helped shape over the past several years. But, rather than push out new hardware with the…
Sony Ericsson unveals four new Xperia X1 panels: CNN, Skype, Mytopia and “On the Road”
Sony Ericsson unveiled four new panels for its Xperia X1 smartphone that will be available for download from mid-march March 2009. Without further ado, let’s roll, shall we? CNN panel keeps you updated with all the latest news, sport and/or weather information from CNN. In addition, you can access to CNN’s popular citizen journalism tool…
Toshiba booth tour from Mobile World Congress
Let’s take a look at Toshiba’s booth at the Mobile World Congress in beautiful Barcelona, Spain. Toshiba’s presence was understated, to be sure. The electronics maker wasn’t showcasing much in the way of mobile phones, just a single Windows Mobile smartphone – the Toshiba TG01. But, as the first mobile phone to take advantage of…
Skuku joins mobile VoIP space
Another company is joining the ever growing mobile VoIP space. It’s called Skuku and they’ve launched a Windows Mobile client to allow low-cost phone calls for the users of smartphones running Microsoft’s mobile OS. By now you probably already know how these things work – you start the app and it will route international calls…
Acer Shell UI video demonstration
As part of Acer’s inaugural push into the smartphone space, the computer-maker turned mobile phone vendor used the Mobile World Congress world-stage to showcase their new Windows Mobile UI overlay, the widget-based Acer Shell UI. The whole idea behind a Windows Mobile UI overlay is to give the customer a more intuitive and finger-friendly UI…
BlackBerry Application Suite on Display, Third-Party App Support Confirmed
Although RIM didn’t have as many boomworthy announcements at Mobile World Congress as, say HTC, Acer, or Nokia, they have curiously started showing the BlackBerry Application Suite spied a few months ago, also running on an HTC Touch Pro. For the uninitiated, the BAS offers all the home-cookin’ of the BlackBerry experience on a Windows…