ALK Technologies has announced a special edition of its mobile navigation system, CoPilot Live 7, for the HTC Touch Diamond. CoPilot Live HTC Touch Diamond edition is supplied on a DVD that installs navigation software and maps onto the phone from a desktop computer. Once installed, users can “enjoy full satellite navigation on their phone,…
Asus-made O2 Xda Zest Windows Mobile smartphone in works?
It seems Asus and O2 are onto something. Apparently, Global Certification Forum (GCF) has just approved the Asus GM5, codenamed “Christal,” which seems developed for the Telefonica-owned O2 mobile operator. The so called O2 Xda Zest will almost certainly run Windows Mobile (like all other Xda phones do), and will sport a tri-band GSM radio…
Sprint Palm Treo 800w reviewed
If you haven’t heard of the Sprint Palm Treo 800w, then consider this your remedial refresher on Palm’s latest Treo flagship. Palm has been in a bit of a smartphone-slump as of late. Their consumer-oriented Palm Centro was a sure hit among the smartphone-curious with low-end budgets. But, the Palm Centro wasn’t enough to boost…
HTC releases official HTC Touch Diamond ROM to enable US 850Mhz support
HTC, again proving that they are undoubtedly the people‘s handset manufacturer, has released their own HTC Touch Diamond ROM that flips the switch on the dormant 850Mhz GSM radio lying underneath that slick, VGA touchscreen. Following on the cooked ROM from xda-developers that allowed formerly tri-band HTC Touch Diamond handsets to roam free on the…
Sprint HTC Touch and HTC Mogul get some Windows Mobile 6.1 update love
It’s that time again. The Windows Mobile 6.1 ROM update is again out and about for all you WinMo fans to enjoy. Except this time around, it’s an official WM6.1 ROM straight from HTC itself. After seeing more cooked, unofficially official, and leaked Windows Mobile 6.1 ROMs floating around the intertubes than we care to…
Windows Live Mesh on the iPhone!
At first glance, using Microsoft’s Windows Live Mesh service on an iPhone seems a bit counter-intuitive. Apple has MobileMe to compete with Live Mesh’s cloud-based storage and synchronization service. And, let’s not forget that using an Apple iPhone running Mac OS with a Windows Live service arguably aimed at Windows and Windows Mobile devices is…
Samsung graces home-country with Samsung BlackJack III
Following on the Samsung i788 BlackJack III’s pre-release showing yesterday, Samsung has graced its home-market of South Korea with the Samsung BlackJack III. The South Korean Samsung BlackJack III should be available to eager Windows Mobile fans around mid-July on SK Telecom. But, this particular variant of the BlackJack III isn’t the Samsung i780 or…
Samsung i740 officially official
Yeah, we knew this is coming. With the i740 smartphone, Samsung is targeting mid-range phone buyers who may have not used smartphone in the past and/or emerging markets — it was officially announced in Ukraine, after all. The Windows Mobile 6.1 powered device sports a 2.8-inch QVGA touchscreen, 3.2 megapixel camera, built-in GPS receiver, FM…
Qik takes cellphone video streaming service to public beta – iPhone Qik application still coming
For all you cellphone videographers looking to broadcast your oh-so-important daily lives’ activities to the ether with that handy-dandy video camera you call a smartphone, Qik has finally announced their highly anticipated public beta. What, you didn’t realize that smartphone of yours was a full-fledged wireless video camera capable of streaming live video to the…
Video: Pre-release hands on Samsung i788 aka BlackJack III
We’ve been reporting about the upcoming Samsung i788 for quite some time now. We know AT&T will pick it up and market it as the BlackJack III. The Treo-killin’ device is actually the i780 model with right frequencies for AT&T’s 3G network and will see its U.S. debut somewhere in October this year. Expect all…