Motorola’s only got a few more product cycles to get it right or fold their cards and declare their handset business defunct. Time is running out, and the pressure is on for CEO Greg Brown to get things into high gear. Moto’s last stand in the handset business has been talked about as being an…
HTC Touch Diamond and Touch Pro details for Sprint and Verizon
Rumors, being what they are, can always change mid-news-cycle. In this case, the rumors surrounding the HTC Touch Diamond‘s arrival on Sprint and Verizon later this month (August 2008) has been updated to reflect new information from PhoneArena that points to the svelte touchscreen offering from HTC hitting Sprint and Verizon in early September and…
HTC Touch Diamond hands-on
It’s finally here! The good folks at HTC have been good enough to send over an HTC Touch Diamond for consideration. I’ve been playing with this handsome little phone for the past few days, and let me just say, it’s the slickest Windows Mobile handset that I’ve ever had the pleasure of using – which…
Nokia and Microsoft working to bring Zune marketplace to Nokia handsets?
If the majority of new products and services from wireless carriers and handset manufacturers recently seems to be an answer to something from Apple, it’s probably because it is. Sure, Apple’s iPhone, iPhone 3G, iTunes integration, and AppStore may not be directly responsible for all of the wireless industry’s recent advancements, but Cupertino’s entry in…
HTC Touch Diamond coming to Sprint later in the month?
We do know HTC has a CDMA version of its HTC Touch Diamond smartphone ready (it’s been approved by the FCC, after all), and we know it will push it through both Verizon and Sprint. Now, we have a new tidbit of information suggesting Sprint may pick the stylish smartphone later in the month, and…
Microsoft pushes 18 million Windows Mobile licenses, misses 20 million target
Some time ago, Microsoft announced to the world that their mobile ambitions weren’t going to be hindered by this or that touchscreen smartphone hitting the market. Microsoft wants to snag 40% of the global smartphone market by 2012. To that end, Redmond announced that they were looking to ship at least 20 million Windows Mobile…
Skype now Windows Mobile 6.1 compatible
Windows Mobile device users who are at the same Skype fans may have experienced problems with their VoIP client of choice. That’s about to change as Skype has released an updated version to fully support Windows Mobile 6.1. I’m not what else is affected aside from the OS compatibility, but we’re surely looking forward to…
HTC still on schedule to ship Android-powered smartphones in Q4 2008
As other handset makers are struggling to turn a profit in the dog-eat-dog world of mobile phone manufacturing, and other manufacturers are cutting prices to shake up the competition, HTC is solidly maintaining its course to take over the Windows Mobile and Android-powered smartphone market. Following on numerous HTC Touch Diamond and HTC Touch Pro…
Google Maps for Windows Mobile, Symbian S60 gets transit directions
A few weeks ago Google has released Google Maps for mobile with Transit directions for BlackBerry and Java-based handsets. Now, they’re bringing the same feature to Windows Mobile and Symbian S60 based devices, to help users take advantage of the public transport in more than 50 cities. I’ve no doubts, more cities will be added…
JGUI’s GPS.Friend helps Windows Mobile users find each other
JGUI, the same folks who prepared that ultra-cool Vista theme for Windows Mobile, have recently released a new application called GPS.Friend. The idea behind the app is simple – to allow users to find their friend, child or whoever from their mobile phone. Sure, you can use a service/app like Loopt for the purpose, but…