HTC is something of a behind-the-scenes unknown here in The States. Sure, there’s probably a 50% chance that the smartphone in your Yankee pocket was made by HTC, but carriers in the US are fond of rebranding those handsets. Your carrier would have you believe that your Windows Mobile smartphone, be it the AT&T Tilt,…
Palm and Sprint to start beta testing Palm Treo 800w?
According to some emails sent out to some lucky Palm fans, PalmInfoCenter has found that Palm is planning to start beta testing “an innovative new product.” Beta testers are required to be heavy email and data users with access to WiFi and a current Sprint customer. The next Palm Treo slated to go to bat…
HTC Dream, T-Mobile MDA Compact IV spotted?
Remember those mysterious HTC smartphones that made an appearance in the picture that Stefan found? Right, well it seems that those two HTC Kaisers (HTC TyTn II’s), HTC Touch, HTC Touch Cruise, and HTC P3470 were joined by what could be the HTC Dream. Take a look at the picture again. You see that QWERTY-sliding…
HTC P3470 launched in India
HTC is bringing the P3470 smartphone to India. If you prefer form over function — i.e. find the Touch too pretty — this one may be just the device you’ve been waiting for. The GPS-equipped Windows Mobile smartphone is an all-touchscreen device with large screen and easy to use navigation wheel. Microsoft Outlook and other…
Amoi lands orders to make Windows Mobile smartphones for Vodafone
According to sources in Taiwan’s handset industry, China-based Amoi Electronics has landed orders to make Windows Mobile smartphones for Vodafone. The move will make the Chinese company the third supplier of Windows Mobile-based mobile devices for the UK-based telecom giant, which at the moment purchases such devices from HTC and Asustek. Amoi will start shipping…
FCC reveals HP iPAQ 900/910 smartphone
We’ve been waiting and waiting for HP to finally get real with their iPAQ 900-series Windows Mobile smartphone. Just as we were about to give up on HP’s smartphone offering, the HP iPAQ 900 pops up on the FCC’s website. We were expecting the HP iPAQ 910 to get its launch on with AT&T back…
HTC Touch Dual passes through FCC as HTC NEON300
As much as we love playing the “Guess this model name” game with the FCC, it can get a bit tiring. The newest handset to grace the FCC’s testing laboratories is the HTC NEON300. Like the HTC NEON200 and NEON100 before it, this HTC-made handset is a variant of the popular HTC Touch lineup. In…
Hands-on review of the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1!
While the rest of us XPERIA X1 fans are eagerly waiting to get our hands on a review unit, or any unit for that matter, WMExperts has managed to score their very own Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1! They flagship XPERIA superphone from Sony Ericsson will be powered by Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional and will sport:…
E-Ten launches the E-Ten Glofish M750 and M810
Up and coming Windows Mobile device manufacturer E-Ten has just launched a new pair of Windows Mobile 6.0 Professional-powered QWERTY sliders that are sure to impress WinMo fans the world over. Following Acer’s acquisition of E-Ten, the company’s E-Ten Glofish M750 and M810 are apparently ready to pull duty as the company’s new flagship Windows…
Sprint’s Palm Treo 800w delayed due to MMS addition to Windows Mobile platform
Sprint’s business as a wireless voice-service provider is in trouble. There’s no doubt that Sprint’s future position in the US wireless market depends on Sprint’s (and CEO Dan Hesse’s) ability to turn the company into a data-centric provider. Unfortunately, Sprint’s WiMAX-based XOHM service has been delayed until later this year. That’s bad news, but not…