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Toshiba TG01 released in next three weeks

By Chris Davies on Friday, Jun 5th 2009 No Comments

o2 germany toshiba tg01 Snapdragon’s appearance in various netbooks over the past few days may have distracted you from the fact that its first proper showing will likely be in the Toshiba TG01. O2 Germany had already announced their intention to carry the Windows Mobile smartphone, but they’ve now confirmed that it’ll be arriving on the market within the next three weeks.

The TG01 is interesting inside and out, with the Qualcomm Snapdragon QSD2850 1GHz processor inside and a 4.1-inch WVGA resistive touchscreen on the outside. The whole thing is just 9.9mm thick, despite packing WiFi, HSPA, GPS, Bluetooth and a microSD slot content with up to 32GB cards. Check out our live photos and video of the smartphone for more details.

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Sony Ericsson XPERIA X2 leaks?

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Jun 3rd 2009 No Comments

sony ericsson xperia x2 leak This, if Engadget’s anonymous tipster is to be believed, is Sony Ericsson’s unannounced XPERIA X2, the smartphone that will eventually replace the company’s XPERIA X1. Bearing a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, as with its predecessor, and what looks to be a curved profile, the X2 – codenamed “Vulcan” – bears the X Panel shortcut Sony Ericsson use to trigger their panel GUI.

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Acer F900 3G smartphone hits UK

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Jun 3rd 2009 No Comments

acer f900 smartphone 282x480 Acer’s F900 smartphone – first announced back at Mobile World Congress in February – has finally launched. Offering Windows Mobile 6.1, the F900 has a 3.8-inch WVGA touchscreen, HSDPA/HSUPA connectivity and Acer’s new 2.0 User Interface on top of the Microsoft OS.

The F900 is shipped with Internet Explorer 6 with Adobe Flash Lite support, together with Acer’s Easy Keyboard. There’s also a YouTube app, Google Maps and GPS. Around the back, there’s a 3-megapixel camera.

The Acer F900 is now available in the UK, unlocked, at £429 ($709). No word on whether Acer will be offering upgrades to Windows Mobile 6.5 once the new OS reaches the market, but the fact that the F900 has a Windows-logo key (a feature of WM6.5 devices) rather than the traditional Home icon does suggest that owners will be able to update.

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Microsoft My Phone WM sync service in public beta

By Chris Davies on Tuesday, May 19th 2009 No Comments

Microsoft’s My Phone backup service for Windows Mobile devices has shifted into public beta, meaning that anyone can now sign up and test out the system. My Phone uses an on-device backup client to synchronize contacts, calendar entries, SMS messages and media with the cloud, as well as offering a web interface through which they can be viewed, edited and added to.

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HTC Touch Pro2 shipping June 12th in UK?

By Chris Davies on Monday, May 18th 2009 No Comments

Online retailer and perennial gadget launch date tipper Expansys have listed the HTC Touch Pro2 smartphone, complete with an unlocked price and release date. The Windows Mobile smartphone is priced at £519.99 ($795) and said to be expected to begin shipping on June 12th.

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AT&T Samsung Jack announced: 3G, WM6.1 & 3.2MP camera

By Chris Davies on Thursday, May 14th 2009 1 Comment

att samsung jack 280x480 AT&T have launched the Samsung Jack, the follow-up to the well-regarded Samsung BlackJack and BlackJack II. Running Windows Mobile 6.1 with 256MB of RAM, the Jack has a 3.2-megapixel camera, WiFi b/g and aGPS, as well as the usual Microsoft enterprise functionality and Exchange synchronization.

The Jack also gets AT&T Xpress Mail for access to personal messaging accounts, together with AT&T Navigator and AT&T Navigator Global Edition. Media-needs are catered for with the carrier’s Mobile Music download service, together with access to XM Radio Mobile, and there’s CV video which can be viewed via the Jack’s 3G connection.

Demo video after the cut

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Windows Mobile 6.5 team lacked time to polish UI; confirm no Silverlight

By Chris Davies on Thursday, May 14th 2009 1 Comment

windows mobile 6 5 While Windows Mobile devices have their strong points, the platform’s UI has longed looked like the third-class citizen compared to rivals. Windows Mobile 6.5 will go some small way to addressing that, but even the team behind the smartphone OS themselves admit that they lacked the time to give the upcoming refresh the visual makeover it needs.

The WM6.5 developer team sat down for a 45 minute roundtable at TechEd 2009, to confirm UI rumors, discuss Widgets and why they count as “grown up” applications, and admit that no, Silverlight won’t be integrated with the platform. It’s a surprisingly honest interview, but if we’re fair it doesn’t leave us particularly enthused about WM6.5.

Video roundtable after the cut

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Toshiba TG01 gets video review

By Chris Davies on Tuesday, May 5th 2009 No Comments

The Toshiba TG01 isn’t set to reach the market until the summer, but that hasn’t stopped PocketPCItalia from getting their hands on the 9.9mm-thick Windows Mobile smartphone and putting it through its paces on video. The TG01 has a huge 4.1-inch 800 x 480 touchscreen and custom Toshiba GUI; it looks like the company has been doing some work on speeding up the smartphone since we caught it on video back at the London launch.

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Video review after the cut

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HTC Touch Diamond2 review

By Chris Davies on Friday, May 1st 2009 No Comments

It’s set to be a tough year for smartphones, and there’s plenty of change afoot as companies battle amid tightening customer purse-strings. The new iPhone is set to arrive over the summer; Palm’s Pre is imminent, and Microsoft have the latest incarnation of Windows Mobile waiting in the wings. Into that fray, HTC launch the Touch Diamond2, likely one of the last smartphones to use WM6.1 and an update to what was considered, when it launched a year ago, one of the game-changing handsets of Microsoft’s platform. Can the HTC Touch Diamond2 maintain that legacy, and will TouchFLO 3D improvements sufficiently mask the aging OS? SlashGear set to finding out.

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HTC Snap reviewed: great keyboard but lacks crossover appeal

By Chris Davies on Friday, May 1st 2009 1 Comment

After the “Inner Circle” screenshots from this morning, we now have the first full review of the HTC Snap. The company’s latest candybar QWERTY handset, the Snap has a compact 2.4-inch non-touchscreen display, dualband UMTS/HSPA and WiFi b/g, and is HTC’s attempt to take on RIM’s popular BlackBerry line.

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