There’s no doubt HTC Touch Diamond and Samsung i900 Omnia are among the top iPhone competitors. Both devices run the latest version of Windows Mobile (6.1) and both of them have their good and bad sides. The HTC Diamond may have a better resolution, while Omnia is more solidly built. Likewise, the Diamond’s touch-sensitive scroll…
Spb Software’s apps come pre-installed on Toshiba Portege G810
There’s a trend among Windows Mobile smartphone makers – everyone and their mama is making custom user interfaces that sit on top of the Microsoft’s mobile OS. We’ve seen HTC and Gigabyte doing it, and Sony Ericsson will rollout its own UI with the Xperia launch. Toshiba doesn’t want to miss the boat, but they…
FriendMobilizer pushes Facebook notifications to Windows Mobile home screen; Helps you stay in touch with your buddies while on the go
FriendMobilizer is certainly not the first Facebook mobile app we’ve seen. However, it’s very neat and easy to use on any Windows Mobile smartphone. This (the “neat” part) is especially true for all the Facebook addicts who “need” to be informed about their friends’ activities all the time — it pushes all the notifications directly…
Telus picking up HTC Touch Diamond in Canada
Who woulda thunk it? Canada has just proved to be the first North American market to offer the hottest new touchscreen flavor from HTC. Our favorite Taiwanese ODM-turned global smartphone-manufacturing powerhouse has finally made good on their promise to bring their highly acclaimed HTC Touch Diamond to the North American market. Unfortunately for us Stateside,…
Palm Treo 700wx does Windows Mobile 6
Sprint, Verizon, and Alltel subscribers with Palm Treo 700wx smartphones in hand, take heed. Following on Sprint’s “minor update” released earlier this year, ROM cooks (“chefs,” as we like to call them) have managed to get a fully-working Windows Mobile 6.0 installation running on a Palm Treo 700wx. The Windows Mobile 6.0 AKU 4.2 ROM…
Microsoft updates Windows Mobile online portal
If Windows Mobile is your thing, then 2H 2008 is your time to revel in the flood of Windows Mobile love from Microsoft and carriers alike. And, to help give the consuming public a new way to educate themselves on Windows Mobile’s strengths and features, Microsoft has updated their Windows Mobile online portal.Windows Mobile’s new…
AT&T Windows Mobile roadmap leaked!
Not looking to jump on the iPhone 3G bandwagon next week? AT&T is already a couple steps ahead of you. After all, not everyone is going to find Apple’s handset a good fit for their needs. AT&T has some Windows Mobile smartphones planned for release throughout the rest of 2008, and WMExperts managed to get…
Samsung SGH-i740 Windows Mobile smartphone in works?
Samsung is serious about every single platform they commit to. Apparently, we’ll see them releasing more Symbian S60 and Windows Mobile smartphones in the near future. Speaking about the latter, the Korean giant is reportedly preparing a new model for launch. The SGH-i740 slider will run the latest version of Microsoft’s mobile OS (Windows Mobile…
Sprint’s HTC Touch Diamond spotted in the wild
It looks like HTC’s famed Touch successor has been spotted prowling the urban jungle. Amidst the spattering of new touchscreen-toting handsets slated to launch in the next few months, the HTC Touch Diamond has been rumored to be sporting Sprint’s coloring. And, an intrepid mobile enthusiast in the field has managed to capture the first…
Samsung Omnia coming to AT&T in Q3?
Far be it for AT&T to sully their competitive reputation by keeping the iPhone-competing Samsung Omnia from hitting their networks. Word on the street has it that the sleekness from South Korea will be making it’s way to AT&T in the third quarter of 2008 – bringing with it Samsung’s expertise in packing massive features…