If you’re one of the millions of people out there using Windows Mobile, then it’s a safe bet that you’ve been stuck at 6.1 for far too long. Maybe that ‘X’ button up at the top corner isn’t the easiest thing in the world to activate. Whatever your concerns are, it’s looking like you have a bright future, and one that you don’t need to wait too much longer for, either. Today marks the announcement, officially, that Windows Mobile 6.5 is coming to the market, with a street date and everything.
It’s about time we made our way through the rumor mill, and it looks like we’ve got a good one for anyone who’s a fan of BlackBerry, and especially the Storm. Well actually, if you wanted a Storm, hated the first, and were hoping that the second would be better, this might be in your neck of the woods, too. And yes, we’ve heard rumors like this before, and we’ve even seen the Storm 2 on video already, but nothing official has been released regarding its debut date. Well, chalk up another rumor for that September launch, ladies and gentlemen.
While we deemed the HTC Touch Pro2’s hardware keyboard perhaps the best to be had on a Windows Mobile smartphone right now, we saved the usual ire for the handset’s lack of a 3.5mm headphones socket. That’s all changed, however, for the Canadian Telus version; going by MobileSyrup’s video, HTC have shuffled over the ExtUSB port and squeezed in a 3.5mm jack.
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Telus is expanding their efforts into mobile connectivity these days by announcing their acquisition of the Sierra Wireless USB 598 3G modem for their company’s mobile data needs.
The modem comes in the form of a stick that is compatible with both Windows and Mac OS X computers and works by giving users access to Telus’ EVDO network. The device has its own internal memory and can install the necessary drivers on its own.
The USB 598 also has a microSDHC slot to allow for up to 32GB of data storage on top of the modem functions. If you sign up for a two or three-year contract, you can get the USB 598 for free. However, if you want to buy it outright, you can expect to pay $199.99.
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