Finally! Windows has released the much-needed Windows Mobile Device Center 6.1. The new version of WMDC actually allows you to do what it was supposed to do from the get-go – synchronize files to and from your smartphone (touchscreen and non-touchscreen). We’re glad to see Microsoft staying on their toes – even if it’s after…
HTC Touch announced in Taiwan – US release in late 2007
HTC’s answer to the venerable Apple iPhone will make its Asian debut in Taiwan. The Taiwanese launch of the HTC Touch comes weeks before the Apple iPhone launch and signals the first salvo by mainstream manufacturers against Apple’s new handset. The Windows Mobile 6.0 Professional smartphone is set to offer a bevy of features in…
Slide 2 UnLock will make your WinMo device feel like an iPhone
Like the iPhone? Who doesn’t? Well, if you currently use a Windows Mobile based device, you may add a little iPhone touch to it. The Slide 2 UnLock is a simple lock/unlock application which brings the iPhone style slide unlocking to your WM-based smartphone. It can be used as a startscreen app or as a…
Office Mobile update with support for Office 2007 XML documents coming soon
During the Computex Taiwan, Microsoft announced that it will release an update for its Office Mobile 2006, allowing users to open documents created with the new Office 2007 XML formats. The updated version will also bring the support for fax, that was lacking in the previous versions. The update will be available for Windows Mobile…
Inventec K871 – Windows Mobile 6.0 phone revealed at Computex
Inventec revealed their new Windows Mobile 6.0 Smartphone at Computex this weekend. The Inventec K871, manufactured by Okwap, not only boasts the newest Windows Mobile OS, but also rocks both a QWERTY-keyboard and a standard number keypad, Bluetooth 2.0 (EDR), USB 2.0, 802.11b/g WiFi, 3 Megapixel shooter and HSDPA! That’s right, folks, this little sucker…
Willcom announced Sharp Advanced/W-ZERO3, the “X” smartphone
Remember the Willcom’s mysterious Windows Mobile 6.0 “X” phone? We now know it’s Sharp Advanced/W-ZERO3, and it was well worth the wait…
Palm Gandolf is coming
It seems that Palm finally started to think. I do agree Treo is cool, but it haven’t changed for years (ok the integrated antenna is cool, but that’s a way-too-tiny change). And now… they are preparing to launch a new smartphone. Palm Gandolf has been spotted by Morning Paper news blog. Apparently, two versions will…
Microsoft press conference reveals the iPhone-like device
What’s this? An iPhone-like Windows Mobile based smartphone… 🙂 Thanks to a Microsoft press conference on the other side of the Pacific, Engadget got the image above. As you can see for yourself, the device on the right looks quite familiar, and it’s not the Meizu miniOne. We’re still not aware when will this hot…
HTC Touch Preview Videos – HTC’s answer to Apple’s iPhone in the flesh
HTC dropped the Elf-based HTC Touch on us yesterday. The new smartphone has Apple’s iPhone squarely in its crosshairs with its TouchFLO interface aiming to trump Apple’s multitouch interface. We got a couple video previews that show you exactly how the new TouchFLO interface will work – and how the globally available Windows Mobile 6.0…
Asus P526 Mercedes-Benz edition smartphone
Acer may have a Ferrari, but Asus has a Mercedes-Benz smartphone. Actually this is the same as the original P526 handset, just it comes with a leather Mercedes-Benz matching case and I guess the appropriate theme.