According to sources close to Microsoft, the official Windows Mobile 6.1 launch is set to coincide with the April Fools’ day. However, you should know April 1st is also significant in other sense as the first day of CTIA Wireless, so this may happen after all. Knowing this, it will be hard to differentiate between…
Samsung working on cheap dual-SIM Samsung P240 DuoS and Windows Mobile DuoS
There’s just something about having a handset with dual SIM card slots that’s so cool. It lets you rock multiple (well, two, really) carriers in a single handset. If for some reason you use different carriers and find your pockets weighed down with two different handsets, Samsung’s got your back. The handset manufacturing giant’s dual…
ASUS P750 hacked to do VGA resolution
The ASUS P750 has been living a double life of sorts. I told you a little while ago that the Windows Mobile 6.0 Professional smartphone was moonlighting as a VGA-display super-hero in an effort to break-out from its daily ho-hum existence as a mild-mannered QVGA commoner. It was sort of sad that the ASUS P750 had…
GIGA-BYTE brings GSmart t600 in France via Neuf Cegetel
I’m not actually sure what’s GIGA-BYTE strategy when it comes to Europe, but they seem to struggle to push their phones in a big way. Lately they’ve announced the launch of the GSmart t600 Windows Mobile smartphone on French MVNO Neuf Cegetel. We don’t have any information about the pricing yet, but we know one…
Sprint keeps riding the data-wave with CDMA/EVDO variant of HTC Shift
Sprint is really looking to expand its data-side services, and it makes sense, given their struggles in the traditional voice-call market. Sprint is apparently going to pickup the CDMA/EVDO version of the HTC Shift. We knew that the HTC Shift was a-comin’ in GSM/CDMA flavors (thanks, FCC) , and it seems that Sprint will have…
Palm will delay Palm Treo 800w until Summer, posts another losing quarter
Delays are the name of the game when it comes to the wireless industry. Unfortunately, Palm is in no position to delay yet another smartphone. Even with the fantastic sales of the Palm Centro, Palm CEO Ed Colligan announced today that Palm’s latest financial net loss amounts to $31.5 million. But, the worst news will…
CNetX’s Face Contacts plug-in brings favorite contacts to your Windows Mobile home screen
CNetX’s Face Contacts is a cool-looking contact management utility for Windows Mobile, which integrates directly into the device’s Today screen, giving you quick access to all the people you know. You may be scared of an idea to have all those faces wasting precious space of the home screen. Fear not about it – the…
TraxAxMobile now supports VGA screens; Video editing on Windows Mobile better than ever
Back in December 2007, we informed you that traxAX is going mobile, allowing Windows Mobile powered smartphone owners to take their video editing with them, wherever they are. Now they’ve announced a new version to support a growing number of VGA-screen equipped devices. As expected, video handling is significantly improved and the application sports much-better-looking…
HTC Star Trek gets the Windows Mobile 6.1 treatment
While the rest of us mere mortals will have to make do with screenshots and videos of the upcoming Windows Mobile 6.1 UI, an enterprising ROM-cook over at xda-developers forum has installed the not-yet-released Windows Mobile 6.1 OS on an HTC Star Trek smartphone. Apparently not content with having Windows Mobile 6.0 on the Star…
Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 white paper reveals more details
Those that are hungry for more information about the upcoming Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 super-phone will be pleased to know that the Swedish-Japanese handset maker revealed us more through the recently released white paper. Here’s what we know: Pre-loaded XPERIA panels: Sony Ericsson Panel – news, weather, finance, world clock, and app shortcuts Media Experience…