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Latest Mobile Windows News: T2 Remote Touch for Windows Mobile released November 07, 2008; [with touch-screen] Microsoft (or manufacturers or operators) are not putting remote desktop application into all Windows Mobile phones, so this free application, optimized for finger usage, may come in handy... HTC Touch HD video review published: unboxing and overview November 07, 2008; [with touch-screen] HTC Touch HD is already shipping to end customers both in Europe and Asia so the first reviews are coming... Some highlights from this video review: Latest data about position of Windows Mobile in smartphone market November 07, 2008; [General] Once upon a time Windows Mobile had strong 2nd position in smartphone market, right after Symbian. What is it today? What is going on in smartphone market in general nowadays? Read on! CEO of Microsoft talks in Oz about future of Windows Mobile November 06, 2008; [General] After visiting Korea, Steve Ballmer dropped by to Australia (aka Oz) where he had a speech and Q&A session that kicked off alliance of Microsoft with Telstra Australia. One of topics was Windows Mobile and its competitors.
Here are some highlights: After Europe, HTC Touch HD also available in Asia, still no USA November 06, 2008; [with touch-screen] The best Windows Mobile phone of all times is now available also in Asia. In meantime several people in Europe, including Netherlands and UK, received their Touch HD phones and it is already sold out at some online stores (next delivery: near end of November)... Spb Traveler 2.0 for Windows Mobile released November 06, 2008; [with touch-screen] We like their slogan: "travel with confidence"! New version brings some new fantastic features like flight search engine, apart from improvements in usability. Samsung i907 aka Epix is just like Samsung Blackjack November 06, 2008; [with touch-screen] ... admits A&T Wireless carrier in their message to developers: Palm bets future on new their new OS, shares sink in meantime November 06, 2008; [with touch-screen] Long time ago Palm has divided itself into hardware and software divisions. Later software division making Palm OS was sold to Japanese company Access, but all in all Access failed to produce appealing OS, so Palm (hardware division) decided to make it themselves. Due to these complications there is big delay and now many people claim that Palm should just use Google Android (also based on Linux) instead of cobbling together new OS. Palm may collapse if their new Palm OS, based on Linux, to be released in the middle of next year, will fail... In meantime they are having capital problems, and the only hope are the new phones powered by the new OS: Bankruptcy of Windows Mobile ecosystem continues November 05, 2008; [General] First Pocket PC Magazine, then Pocket PC Thoughts and now Coolsmartphone all getting in on the iPhone action, this is not looking good for Windows Mobile... HTC Touch HD superstar gets another exclusivity deal November 05, 2008; [with touch-screen] It is not common case that mobile operators are trying to get exclusivity for a Windows Mobile phone... but HTC Touch HD - the best Windows Mobile phone of all times - is such a phone.
While it is available online without SIM lock, some operators scored a deal with HTC to offer it exclusively for a few weeks. After Orange UK (owned by France Telecome), now it is O2 Germany (owned by Spanish Telefonica) that is be offering this fascinating on exclusivity basis: Obscure plugin for Windows Mobile - Pointui - becomes official UI for Bell Canada November 05, 2008; [with touch-screen] There are plenty of 3rd party plugins that place more user-friendly user interface on top of Windows Mobile and we would never suspect that a small company can score such a big deal! First live photos of Samsung C6620 available November 05, 2008; [without touch-screen] Samsung C6620 is a low-end Windows Mobile smartphone without touch-screen but with front-facing QWERTY keyboard for single handed usage. Unfortunately Samsung is putting cameras without autofocus in phones with front-facing QWERTY keyboard... Yet another review of Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 published November 04, 2008; [with touch-screen] Since this phone lacks tilt sensor, the only interesting feature is 'touch-to-focus'-equipped camera: Palm snatches HTC employee November 04, 2008; [General] A guy who worked for HTC, recently has left HTC and is now working for Palm... LG signs cooperation deal with Microsoft November 04, 2008; [General] LG is second-largest (after Samsung) industrial conglomerate in Korea and obviously CEO of Microsoft, Steve Ballmer, was not wasting time during his visit to Korea, because he also signed a cooperation deal with LG:
The good news is, that LG will not abandon Windows Mobile for the sake of Google Android (LG is working now on Android phones too!): Previous page Next page  |
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