Posts Tagged ‘Windows Mobile’
Thursday, August 20th, 2009
Filed under: Handsets, Windows Mobile, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA, UMTS, HSUPA, Acer
Just because you can’t buy Acer’s mighty F1 yet doesn’t mean you can’t do a whole lot of learning about it now that the company has officially posted the beastly handset’s user manual online. Actually, if you want to get technical about it, they’ve posted a manual for an “S200″ — but browsing it quickly reveals that they’re talking about the F1 judging by the diagrams and specs, which leads us to wonder whether S200 is the official go-to-market name, a regional variant, or something even more sinister. No bother — at any rate, the manual is a good opportunity to learn about Windows Mobile 6.5, which the F1 will be shipping with; you’re also reminded of that totally bangin’ Qualcomm 8250 (that’s Snapdragon to the lay folk) running at 1GHz, the 3.8-inch WVGA display, the full HSPA, and the 5 megapixel autofocus camera. Americans will be bummed to see the lack of HSPA 850, though they should be able to cling to 1900MHz in many markets — and it’s not like North America has gotten a lot of mobile love from Acer in the past, so it certainly comes as no surprise. [Warning: PDF link]
[Via MobileTechWorld and wmpoweruser.com]
Acer posts S200 user manual, looks like an F1 to us originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Thu, 20 Aug 2009 10:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Tags: browser, engadget-mobile, fcc fridays, features, HSDPA, network, snapdragon, Windows Mobile, windowsmobile, WinMo, winmo6.5, wm6.5
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Thursday, August 20th, 2009
Filed under: Handsets, Others, ATT, Windows Mobile
After years of wrong turns, it looks like Garmin-Asus’s nuvifone has finally found its way to a US provider, with two separate sources claiming the nav-enabled handset will be coming to AT&T, and soon. This falls in line with earlier indications that it would be making a slight left turn onto American streets in Q4, and will mark the end of a tortuous journey to retail. Both the G60 with its homemade OS and the Windows Mobile M20 are said to be inbound, meaning you’ll still have a choice to make even if you choose one of these. No confirmation from AT&T just yet, naturally, but we’ll keep you posted.
Read – Garmin-Asus M20 Heading to AT&T
Read – Garmin-Asus G60 Heading to AT&T
Both flavors of Garmin-Asus nuvifone coming to AT&T? originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Thu, 20 Aug 2009 07:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Thursday, August 20th, 2009
Filed under: Software, Windows Mobile
For many (if not most) iPhone developers, the App Store’s overheated competition and bloated inventory have led to scorched-earth pricing that makes it virtually impossible to parlay mobile development into a valid for-profit business model without turning to subscriptions or in-app advertising. RIM’s tried to nip that behavior in the bud by capping the minimum sale price at $2.99, and it sounds like Microsoft feels the same way in light of the flowery, motivational language being thrown the way of developers at learning sessions ahead of the Marketplace’s launch. “I know, 99 cents is interesting — yes, consumers like to pay 99 cents for applications,” admits Microsoft’s Loke Uei, “but 99 cents, come on, I think your app is worth more than that.” You heard it straight from the horse’s mouth, people — your app is worth more than that. Ultimately, Uei says the goal is to set the bench higher by keeping low-quality apps out of the Marketplace, but to start out and beef up, they might consider taking all the crap they can get and worrying about stroking devs’ egos after the fact. If the store’s client app makes it easy enough to browse, search, and get to best-of-breed content, this point should be moot anyhow.
Microsoft tells WinMo devs they’re beautiful, worth more than 99 cents originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Thu, 20 Aug 2009 02:54:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Wednesday, August 19th, 2009
Filed under: Handsets, HTC, Verizon Wireless, Windows Mobile, EV-DO, CDMA
HTC’s making some serious moves in North America at the moment — not to say that’s necessarily anything new — and the Touch Diamond2 and Pro2 are both getting love from every angle. That’s a good thing, we figure — and the parade of high-end Windows Mobile hardware continues with the Whitestone, a presumed Diamond2 variant with a 3.6-inch WVGA display and 5 megapixel cam. Test documents confirm that it’s CDMA / EV-DO, though we’re not seeing any evidence of GSM; that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s not there since the FCC doesn’t care to test non-US bands, but we definitely expected to see a full report on EDGE 850 / 1900. Now that the approval’s in, Verizon, it’s your move — let’s get the ball rolling, shall we?
Verizon’s HTC Whitestone garners FCC approval originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Wed, 19 Aug 2009 17:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Wednesday, August 19th, 2009
Filed under: Handsets, Palm, ATT, GSM, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, UMTS, CDMA, webOS
Two months post-launch, the Pre remains the only official game in town for webOS, but we all know how Palm rolls — there are unquestionably other phones in the pipeline, and they’re going to be available on a variety of carriers. By all accounts, the so-called Eos (or Pixie, if internal codenames are more your thing) for AT&T is going to be the next model to come out of the chute, and now that we’ve all gotten bored with our Pres, the world seems to be turning its attention to more pressing matters like a release date. To that point, we’re dealing with two ends of the spectrum right now: at one extreme, Digital Daily cites a Morgan Joseph analysts as saying he believes the Eos will hit AT&T at some point beyond the holidays, thanks in part to the $99 iPhone’s continued strength. On the other end, China’s Commerical Times says an HSPA-powered version of the Eos will rock a 2.6-inch display and start volume deliveries from ODM Compal to Palm in October of this year with a CDMA variant following on in the first quarter of next year. Ultimately, both reports have the reassuring solidity of Jell-O — so what have we learned? The Eos (or whatever it’s called) will ship when it ships.
Read – Analyst likes Eos launch next year
Read – GSM Eos in October, CDMA version Q1 ‘10?
Palm Eos coming in October, or next year, or some other time, or never originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Wed, 19 Aug 2009 02:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Wednesday, August 19th, 2009
The evidence that Windows Mobile 6.5 could soon be moving beyond the stylus to gather finger-friendly, multi-touch, capacitive screens into its long, loving arms has been mounting with the leak of the HTC Leo ROM and TouchFlo 3D 2.6. Such a move would quickly put Microsoft back on track to compete with the iPhone and Android devices like the HTC Hero. Now DigiTimes, based on sourced information from Taiwanese handset makers, is reporting a “touch interface” version of Windows Mobile 6.5 set for release in February 2010 — an upgrade to the initial Windows Mobile 6.5 launch expected on October 1st. However, instead of phasing out Windows Mobile 6.5 with the Q4 2010 launch of Windows Mobile 7, DigiTimes asserts that Microsoft will lower the price of WinMo 6.5 to compete against open-source Android devices while positioning WinMo 7 to go head-to-head with the iPhone. In other words, Microsoft appears to be adopting a dual-platform mobile strategy like we’ve heard before, regardless of Steve Ballmer’s recent grandstanding against Google’s dual-platform approach.
Windows Mobile 6.5 ‘touch interface’ update in February to coexist with WinMo 7? originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Wed, 19 Aug 2009 02:06:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Monday, August 17th, 2009
Filed under: Software, HTC, Windows Mobile
Remember those weird “Pro.Three”-branded Leo renders that leaked a few days ago? The ones that seemed improbable at best? Well, a ROM appears to have dripped out of the HTC sieve recently that miraculously confirms those renders as having some basis in reality, thanks to an animated start sequence that matches up pretty tightly with the previous leak. We can’t confirm the Pro.Three name specifically from this, but if the Leo turns out to be the WinMo superphone everyone’s hoping it is, does the name really matter? Follow the break for a video of the ROM in action (on a Touch Diamond2, sadly — not a Leo).
[Via MobileTechWorld and pocketnow.com, thanks Casimir]
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Latest HTC Leo render seemingly confirmed by leaked ROM originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Mon, 17 Aug 2009 13:17:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Friday, August 14th, 2009
Filed under: Handsets, HTC, Windows Mobile, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA, UMTS, HSUPA
So here’s what we know about the Leo with some certainty: it’s going to be awesomely high-end. Other than that, though, the sky’s the limit; no spec is too wild, no physical design too outlandish until we actually get some official information (or at least some really solid leaks). We wouldn’t call these latest renders “solid” by any stretch — in fact, we’re willing to bet it’s the result of a daydreamer with some graphic design background — but we want to believe, especially since the front is basically consistent with what we’ve seen previously. Imagine a rounded-off Touch HD with WinMo 6.5, a 1GHz Snapdragon, and a 5 megapixel cam accompanied by two high-output LEDs. We love the stylish “Pro.Three” branding (and we guess we’re going to forgive the “lorem ipsum” gibberish beneath it since this is a rough, unbranded render), but there are a few holes in this story: for one, we still don’t know how this dovetails with Firestone; two, the Touch Pro2 just came out, so we’re not sure why they’d release a device with the conflicting “Pro.Three” name so soon thereafter, particularly in a different form factor; and three, this might make more sense as one of HTC’s inaugural WinMo 7 devices. Given the rumored pie-in-the-sky October availability date, we’ll get this sorted out soon enough.
HTC Leo rendered again — maybe by HTC, more likely by fans originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:18:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Friday, August 14th, 2009
Filed under: Handsets, HTC, Windows Mobile, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA, UMTS, HSUPA
So here’s what we know about the Leo with some certainty: it’s going to be awesomely high-end. Other than that, though, the sky’s the limit; no spec is too wild, no physical design too outlandish until we actually get some official information (or at least some really solid leaks). We wouldn’t call these latest renders “solid” by any stretch — in fact, we’re willing to bet it’s the result of a daydreamer with some graphic design background — but we want to believe, especially since the front is basically consistent with what we’ve seen previously. Imagine a rounded-off Touch HD with WinMo 6.5, a 1GHz Snapdragon, and a 5 megapixel cam accompanied by two high-output LEDs. We love the stylish “Pro.Three” branding (and we guess we’re going to forgive the “lorem ipsum” gibberish beneath it since this is a rough, unbranded render), but there are a few holes in this story: for one, we still don’t know how this dovetails with Firestone; two, the Touch Pro2 just came out, so we’re not sure why they’d release a device with the conflicting “Pro.Three” name so soon thereafter, particularly in a different form factor; and three, this might make more sense as one of HTC’s inaugural WinMo 7 devices. Given the rumored pie-in-the-sky October availability date, we’ll get this sorted out soon enough.
HTC Leo rendered again — maybe by HTC, more likely by fans originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:18:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Friday, August 14th, 2009
Filed under: HTC, Misc
Though capacitive displays are generally regarded as the easier-to-use technology for mobile touchscreens, their finger-friendliness comes at a dear price: accuracy. Because capacitive tech is incompatible with traditional styli, you’re stuck fudging things with your fat digits or settling for a high-tech finger alternative that arguably creates as many problems as it solves. Don’t worry, though — HTC feels your pain, and it seems like they’re looking to keep the classic stylus in the game as the company’s lineup makes the inevitable transition to capacitive over the coming years. A new patent application describes a stylus with some sort of magnetically charged tip — at first, we thought that sounded suspiciously like what Wacom does for its tablets, but unlike Wacom’s tech, this would function with a traditional, seemingly unmodified capacitive display. It’s funny how we’ve all written off styli in the past couple years and now we’ve got HTC over here doing everything it can to save ‘em — but hey, if this means we’re going to get the best of both worlds, we’re all for it.
[Via wmpoweruser.com]
HTC files patent for capacitive stylus with resistive accuracy originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Fri, 14 Aug 2009 00:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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