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Microsoft have thrown open the doors to Windows Marketplace for Mobile app store submissions, and to tempt developers away from Apple and other rival platforms they’re offering some significant prizes. The Microsoft Race to Market Challenge will judge entrants in four criteria categories, with the winners each taking away – among other things – a Microsoft Surface multitouch table worth in excess of $10k.
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Microsoft Race to Market Challenge: four Surface tables to win
By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Jul 28th 2009 No CommentsSamsung Omnia II GT-i8000 clears FCC with AT&T bands, plus video demo
By Chris Davies on Friday, Jul 24th 2009 No CommentsIt’s not the first video we’ve seen of Samsung’s Omnia II GT-i8000 and it’s very unlikely to be the last, but news that the dualband 850/1900MHz 3G HSDPA/HSUPA version of the AMOLED touchscreen smartphone has cleared the FCC is definitely worth celebrating with some moving pictures. Beyond the AT&T and Rogers Canada friendly wireless bands there’s little here that we didn’t know already, but don’t let that disappoint you: the Omnia II is still a very tempting smartphone.
Video hands-on after the cut
Garmin-ASUS nuvifone G60 lands in Taiwan on 27th; M20 in August
By Chris Davies on Friday, Jul 24th 2009 No CommentsGarmin-ASUS have announced that the long-awaited nuvifone G60 touchscreen GPS cellphone will go on sale in Taiwan on July 27th, followed by a Singaporean and Malaysian launch in August alongside the Windows Mobile-based nuvifone M20. The G60 should then arrive in Europe and the US in the second half of this year, as previously reported, while the M20 will bypass the US altogether but hit Europe, again, in 2H09.
Samsung Mondi WiMAX MID previewed: keyboard poor & WM6.1 sluggish
By Chris Davies on Thursday, Jul 23rd 2009 No CommentsSamsung’s Mondi may be tricky to find for retail right now, but an early unit has dropped over at PC World for them to try out. Taking advantage of Clearwire’s CLEAR WiMAX network, the Mondi MID has a slide-out keyboard, 4.3-inch 800 x 480 touchscreen and runs Windows Mobile 6.1; unfortunately, reviewer Ginny Mies found that while the screen is “gorgeous” the keyboard is too flush to be comfortable and the OS does its usual job of making things sluggish.
Samsung Mondi launches as CLEAR WiMAX spreads to Las Vegas
By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Jul 21st 2009 1 CommentSamsung have officially released their Mondi MID, the Windows Mobile based WiMAX handheld, to coincide with Clearwire’s CLEAR WiMAX service rolling out in Las Vegas. That takes the number of WiMAX markets to three, with Clearwire claiming around 1.7m residents have now been covered with the new service rollout.
Orange Toshiba TG01 Review
By Chris Davies on Monday, Jul 20th 2009 7 CommentsWith product announcements and launches often so far apart, there’s always the risk that another company will steal your thunder. Toshiba, though, have managed to pilot their TG01 Windows Mobile smartphone to market still wearing the “biggest screen” and “first Snapdragon” crowns. Problem is, in doing so they’ve arrived well in advance of Microsoft’s new mobile platform. Can the Toshiba TG01 still deliver enough to seize not only the Windows Mobile 6.1 top-spot, but push the iPhone off its pedestal? SlashGear has been finding out.
Windows Marketplace for Mobile submissions from July 27th; coming to existing 6.0 & 6.1 devices
By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Jul 14th 2009 No Comments
Having just mentioned Windows Marketplace for Mobile as an aside to Apple’s 1.5bn App Store downloads, we’ve now a little more information regarding developers’ access to the store and one which devices it will run. At the Worldwide Partner Conference this week, Microsoft have announced that mobile app submissions will be accepted from July 27th.
Contrary to initial reports that the Marketplace would run solely on Windows Mobile 6.5 devices and above, Microsoft have also confirmed that the download store will be available on WM6.0 and 6.1 by the end of 2009. Given the number of devices in circulation running WM6.1 alone, and uncertainties about which smartphones will be eligible for 6.5 upgrades, that certainly makes sense for widening Microsoft’s user base.
Toshiba TG01 unboxing & UI overview [Video]
By Chris Davies on Friday, Jul 10th 2009 5 CommentsLess than twenty-four hours ago we were waiting to see the TG01 unveiled (albeit already knowing what was coming); now Orange’s latest exclusive is on our desk waiting for its full SlashGear review. At first glance, this smartphone is a whole heap of superlatives: biggest touchscreen, thinnest Windows Mobile device, first to market with Qualcomm’s 1GHz Snapdragon CPU; check out our video unboxing and UI overview after the cut
Unboxing video after the cut
HTC Touch Pro2 Review
By Chris Davies on Friday, Jul 10th 2009 5 CommentsFor all the analysis of iPhones, Android devices and webOS’ suitability for the enterprise market, there’s one company already a mainstay and with the smartphone legacy to prove it. HTC have carved a niche for themselves with sturdy, dependable handsets, often running Windows Mobile, and their Touch Pro2 is the latest of the bunch. It’s a serious smartphone with a considerable spec-list and considerable bulk to boot; in a world of waifish business/consumer crossovers, is the Pro2 a chunky anachronism? SlashGear set to finding out.
Orange Toshiba TG01 hands-on video & gallery
By Chris Davies on Thursday, Jul 9th 2009 No CommentsAs you’ve probably seen, Orange launched the Toshiba TG01 today, and SlashGear went along to the launch event 31 floors above the city of London. There’s not much about this smartphone we didn’t already know – after all, we were also there in February when it officially debuted – but today was an opportunity to play with the Orange branded version and the latest firmware. Read on for our first impressions, plus a hands-on gallery, video demo, and comparison shots with what up until now has been the Windows Mobile heavyweight, HTC’s Touch HD.
Hands-on video demo after the cut
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