With the i-mate Ultimate 6150 already approved by the FCC and the Ultimate 8150 just recently getting the FCC-greenlight, i-mate is poised to make a big splash in the high-end US Windows Mobile smartphone market. The Windows Mobile 6.0 Professional-powered Ultimate 8150 and 6150 are slated to launch in November with those blazing-fast 520Mhz CPU,…
Microsoft launches System Center Mobile Device Manager 2008 – pushing mobile enterprise mobile to the edge
So, we’re here at CTIA San Francisco 2007 and the first thing on our agenda was the Microsoft launch luncheon (try saying that three times, fast). Here’s what they’ve got planned… In keeping with the Microsoft’s expertise in enterprise mobile solutions, Microsoft has launched their first “dedicated mobile device management server” – Microsoft System Center…
AT&T updates for Palm Treo 680 and 750 on the way?
Well, actually, they were supposed to be on the way. You see, according to a leaked slide-show package from within AT&T, the Palm Treo 750 was supposed to get some updates from AT&T on October 15 – that launch windows has gone and passed, we’re still holding out for the Palm Treo 750 update to…
Verizon Wireless to get XV6800/HTC Titan in November?
Oh, to be a Verizon Wireless customer. Always behind on the latest handsets and always dealing with Verizon’s customized UI. With the AT&T 8525 and Sprint Mogul already old news, it looks like Verizon Wireless is just starting to get a crack at the last generation HTC Titan platform. Sources are reporting that the XV6800/HTC…
Rogers Wireless to launch HTC Touch soon?
Although we’ve nothing confirmed, it seems that Canada-based Rogers Wireless will be launching HTC Touch soon. I guess it kinda makes sense to pursue the opportunity and offer a device which resembles the iPhone in many ways before Christmas. But we all know Windows Mobile devices are more open than the iPhone (at least till…
Video: HP’s 2007 Smartphone line
10 minutes of Windows Mobile goodness. I welcome HP back into the smartphone market. I used to have an iPaq with a PCMCIA sleeve that had a 802.11b WiFi card inside. Beat that! [Via: Mobility Site]
FCC approves i-mate Ultimate 8150
Following on i-mate’s launch of its Ultimate lineup of Windows Mobile 6.0-powered smartphones with the i-mate Ultimate 6150 and 8150, the FCC has just approved the i-mate Ultimate 8150 – and not a moment too soon, these bad-boys are slated to start shipping pretty soon. The Ultimate 8150, from ODM Arima, will rock the same…
Windows Mobile 6.1 in February?
Remember that Microsoft patent application for a more user-friendly UI? Well, that may have been the spark that ignited this latest rumor that Microsoft will be rolling out a Windows Mobile 6.1 OS update with a “carousel” UI. Now, the interesting thing is that the story has been pulled off of pocketinfo.nl – which, to…
Windows Live Search Mobile gets updated – speech/voice recognition
Microsoft has launched a new version of their Windows Live Search mobile search application to go heads-to-head with Google Maps. We all know and love Google Maps ability to find just what we need and pinpoint that particular need on a map, but Live Search for Windows Mobile is about to take it one step…
HTC Polaris specs leaked, renamed as HTC Touch Cruise
Another touch-based handset in HTC’s lineup? You had better believe it. Touch-based mobiles are the hotness these days, and HTC’s getting in while the getting’s good. Their the newest addition to Touch lineup of TouchFLO-enabled smartphones is the HTC Polaris, which will henceforth be known as the HTC P3650 Touch Cruise – and will…