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[msmobiles.com_robot]

With existing UMPC and mini PC computers even if they have cellular data capability (i.e. mobile Internet access over cellular networks), one cannot make phone calls. Hopefully the HTC-designed and manufactured UMPC...

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[ghl]

Shouldn't we rather regard this announcement as a "threat" in the sense that we can expect then a (further) decrease in quality from HTC as a manufacturer ?

In my opinion a handset manufacturer should stick to producing, developing and optimizing handsets and not expand into diversifying his business into other branches, like UMPCs or the like.

My main handset today is stimm a Qtek 8300 and I can say I'm really loving it after the AKU2 update since it works absolutely flawless now, the audio quality is almost excellent (loud and clear), battery duration acceptable (ok, a weakness of any Smartphone if WM5 or Symbian) and usage as internet surf machine excellent.

Only I am missing UMTS and a better camera.

I was of the opinion that all this will be provided by future handset models from HTC.

But the MTeoR was castrated by WLAN, the camera has not been largely improved (look at what is possible with the cam of any current Nokia phone !!!) and then there are those rumors about a nasty bug that loses all settings at every other boot.

I can imagine 20 features a successor handset could have at the current technology level and which would make a WM5 Smartphone a big seller.

There is no smartphone currently I would at all see as a great successor for the Qtek 8300 in the sense that I would be immediately prepared to spend some EUR 500 on it.

Just I wonder why that is so...

And now I learn here that HTC is going to enter the UMPC business.

Strange and disappointing, I think.

[netboy]

if it doesnt fit in my pocket, i dont want it! just give me a VGA pdaphone with 3G HSDPA (850mzh/1900mzh)! what happen to the Omni? what is the latest info on it??

[ghl]