HTC Omni specs leaked

We're note sure if we totally believe this one - an "email from a tipster" sounds mighty convenient to us. That still doesn't stop the pics from looking pretty slick! Details of the HTC Omni have yet to be...

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Posted by Staff on 5 July 2007

HTC Touch mimics iPhone ... but not very well

We are normally fans of HTC's cutting-edge phones even if most of them end up being rebranded by the major networks and offered with a multitude of useless proprietary "add-ons". However in the case of the HTC TOUCH we...

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Posted by Staff on 5 June 2007

HTC Elf / HTC Touch P3450 now available

We try not to get too jealous of our friends who get the latest kit before we do, but in this case we'll make an exception. The fine folks over at CoolSmartPhone have got their hands on an HTC...

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Posted by Staff on 30 May 2007

BenQ P51 PDA phone released

BenQ has recently brought out a feature-packed P51 PDA phone with WLAN technology and an integrated GPS receiver. The cell phone is much awaited successor to the P50. This cell phone with lots of features operates on Windows Mobile™...

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Posted by Staff on 21 March 2007

HTC Hermes with Windows Mobile 6 reviewed

Conclusion: the unofficial Windows Mobile 6 ROM upgrade works fine with HTC Hermes. We have tested it with HTC Hermes connected to T-Mobile UK network and even HSDPA transfers were faster. Since (unfortunately) HTC is not clear, which models...

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Posted by Staff on 21 March 2007

First UK pics of Orange SPV E650

This innovative new phone comes with a standard numeric keypad coupled with an auto-sliding QWERTY keyboard underneath. It's expected to run Windows Mobile 6.0 Standard (Smartphone) and have a 2 megapixel camera with quad band, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity...

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Posted by Staff on 21 March 2007

Nokia E61i and E65 video reviews

Our friends over at AllAboutSymbian have posted their Smartphone Show episode 27 including video reviews of the business-oriented E61i and E65 from the Big N. Other items of interest include a rundown on Windows Mobile 6.0 and Series 60...

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Posted by Staff on 21 March 2007

HTC Kaiser photos leaked

Basically, the Kaiser is the follower of the HTC Hermes but like with the Wizard/Herald update, the Kaiser is expected to be thinner as well as it should gets an improved feature-set including a 3 megapixel camera, GPS, GSM/GPRS/EDGE/...

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Posted by Staff on 21 March 2007

Voxtel W740 Pocket PC phone from Russia with Love

Voxtel, a Russia-based manufacturer, unveils W740, its fresh-from-the-oven Pocket PC phone equipped with an impressive 4 megapixel camera module, complete with autofocus and flash light functions. Measures 106 x 55.2 x 15 mm and weighs 120 grams, this slim...

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Posted by Staff on 1 January 2007

HTC S620 QWERTY smartphone

HTC's upcoming S620 smartphone targets those who cannot live without instant messaging, text messages, and e-mail. This Bluetooth-enabled device comes in an attractive slim form factor that measures just 12.8mm thin and weighs a mere 130g with battery. It...

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Posted by Staff on 8 September 2006

Samsung SGH-i600 - EDGE, WiFi _and_ HSDPA

Check out Mobile Mania.sk for lots of close-up photos. The big difference between this device and the other models running Windows Mobile is that this one has a 3G radio AND integrated WiFi (the HTC Excalibur doesn't have a...

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Posted by Staff on 8 September 2006

Orange SPV M3100 reviewed

The Orange SPV M3100 is the bigger more powerful brother of the Orange SPV M3000 us Brits lusted over so much a while back. It's previous incarnation never appeared on our shores and many people defected to T-Mobile for...

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Posted by Staff on 26 August 2006

TechFaithWireless UBiQUiO 501 now available to order

It's a Windows Mobile 5.0 powered Pocket PC with a 2 megapixel cam, WiFi, stereo Bluetooth, 64Mb internal memory and (obviously) a QWERTY keyboard. Selling for (wait for it) £319.95, this tri-band handset will retail for £319.95 and is...

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Posted by Staff on 23 August 2006

T-Mobile MDA Vario II now available in the UK

Customers of T-Mobile UK are getting calls from T-Mobile saying that the T-Mobile MDA Vario II Pocket PC phone can now be ordered. If you ponder upgrading your current T-Mobile phone or purchasing new subscription you may be interested...

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Posted by Staff on 23 August 2006

i-mate JAQ Windows Mobile smartphone revealed

It looks like i-mate has been neglected recently by HTC - after all i-mate branded HTC Hermes Pocket PC phone still is not available - but if i-mate JAQ would be released soon this negligence could be forgotten! Shortly...

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Posted by Staff on 20 August 2006

T-Mobile MDA Vario II - Mobile Gazette - Mobile Phone News

The T-Mobile MDA Vario II is T-Mobile's version of the HTC TyTN, and it represents the first HSDPA (3.5G) handset to be launched in Germany, indeed one of the first HSDPA handsets to be launched anywhere in Europe. Although there...

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Posted by Staff on 20 August 2006

BenQ P50 reviewed

The BenQ-Siemens P50's history goes way back all the way to 2004 when it was announced at CeBIT in March. Since then the rumours built up, and the P50 was nicknamed the Treo-Killer. Had it come out when it...

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Posted by Staff on 23 July 2006

gSmart i128 launched, looks awfully familiar

GIGABYTE Communications thinks, that adding translation service from Alta Vista Babel Fish is really such a huge improvement, that it justifies using of the new name for the old phone gSmart i! Via MS Mobiles...

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Posted by Staff on 20 July 2006

HTC MTeoR first look with video review

In this video review our reporter Sennur Yagmur takes a close4 look at the latest Windows Mobile Smartphone from HTC, the MTeoR. HTC just recently changed their brand name Qtek to HTC. This is the first 3G Smartphone that...

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Posted by Staff on 5 July 2006

T-Mobile MDA reviewed

Hybrid devices have always captured the hearts and minds of mobile enthusiasts around the world. Ever since the unsurpassed success of the Palm Treo, smartphones have been an object of interest to anybody that wanted to a little more of...

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Posted by Staff on 5 July 2006

dopod CHT 9000 (HTC Hermes) announced

Regarding specifications there is nothing new: it is a Pocket PC phone with (slide-out) QWERTY keyboard, 2G/3G (HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GSM) and fantastic scroll wheel (genuine wheel, not just jog dial). Fortunately the processor speed of HTC Hermes has...

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Posted by Staff on 30 June 2006

Samsung SGH-i770 Pocket PC

Instead of a smartphone, the flip phone is a Pocket PC phone with touch screen. According to the draft manual, it comes with EDGE, GPRS, Wi-Fi and bluetooth connection. Wi-Fi connection is one of the useful module, more Wi-Fi...

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Posted by Staff on 30 June 2006

Giga-Byte gSmart i300

Here once again highlights of gSmart i300 Pocket PC phone, this time in textual form: • GPS: SiRF Star II single chip solution • Bluetooth 2.0 • Wi-Fi / WLAN 802.11g • 2 megapixel camera with auto-focus and macro function...

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Posted by Staff on 14 June 2006

E-TEN M600 finally launched

E-TEN M600 is a solid Pocket PC phone with built-in Wi-Fi - ideallly suited for Skype too - and E-TEN M600+ is an improved version of M600 - with more memory, higher resolution camera and improved Bluetooth. Via MS Mobiles...

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Posted by Staff on 12 June 2006

Motorola Q reviewed

The Q is an unusually wide (2.5 inches), very flat (0.5 inches thick) 4-ounce slab with a bright 320-by-240 screen and a raised, angled QWERTY keyboard. There's a scroll wheel and button on the side, just like those on BlackBerry...

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Posted by Staff on 30 May 2006

Qtek 8600, aka HTC Breeze, reviewed

While HTC Universal - by now the only Windows Mobile phone with support for UMTS/3G - is big and not pocketable, the HTC Breeze is small and very much pocketable! In fact HTC Breeze is only slightly larger than HTC...

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Posted by Staff on 30 May 2006

i-mate JAMin reviewed

Good things come in small Windows Mobile packages these days. With so many models to choose from with similar features (and most made by HTC), it's not an easy choice. For those who put price high on their selection list,...

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Posted by Staff on 16 May 2006

HP iPAQ RW6828 Atom spotted in the wild

The iPAQ formerly known as the Atom is now the iPAQ RW6828. Here’s a shot of the unit seen in the wild. What’s lovely about it is that unlike the iPAQs of old, this one’s surface doesn’t seem to be...

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Posted by Staff on 16 May 2006

Treo 700w and PPC 6700 face off

Alas, I don’t think either the 6700 or the Treo 700w are ready to replace my Treo 650, which is a huge bummer. There are items that I miss such as my mobile SlingBox, LogMeIn mobile account and the kick-butt...

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Posted by Staff on 5 May 2006

TORQ N100 GPS phone

The TORQ N100 is a PDA phone with an onboard receiver that supports Traffic Message Channel (TMC) functions in available countries when using popular GPS applications. You can now receive regular traffic report updates when traveling, enabling you to plot...

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Posted by Staff on 2 May 2006

O2 XDA iQ now available

The O2 XDA iQ is O2's take on the HTC Tornado handset, a relatively compact Windows Mobile 5.0 device with built-in WiFi that weighs just 110 grams.The HTC Tornado has actually been available for some time as the i-Mate SP5...

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Posted by Staff on 13 April 2006

dallab DX8 - decent looking Asian phone

Some highlights about this Pocket PC phone:Processor: Intel PXA272 CPU, Clock Speed 416 MhzQuad-Band GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHZ, Integrated GSM/GPRS/EDGEWireless Lan: IEEE 802.11b compliantMini SD card slotCamera: 1.3Megapixel Via MSMobiles...

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Posted by Staff on 2 April 2006

HTC StarTrek previewed

How can one not notice the RAZOR look and feel that draws you towards this phone. One of the most amazing features of this phone is the display which is bright and the colors are vibrant. The right side of...

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Posted by Staff on 25 March 2006

Toshiba V604T clamshell TV phone

It has separate tuners for FM and TV so one can enjoy crystal clear display and audio. In addition, it is possible to pull and adjust freely the "TV rod antenna", for optimum reception. It also has what Toshiba calls...

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Posted by Staff on 25 March 2006

HP iPAQ hw6915 reviewed

The unique selling point of the HP iPAQ hw6915 is its integrated GPS support - which also happens to be the sole feature of this business phone which truly shines. Above-par performance and a large screen are both good and...

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Posted by Staff on 25 March 2006

g-Smart i - with analog TV

Gigabyte Communications has unveiled its g-Smart i at this year’s CeBit trade show in Hannover, Germany. g-Smart i is the company’s second Pocket PC phone to feature TV after the g-Smart, announced in December last year. The g-Smart i supports...

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Posted by Staff on 15 March 2006

Benq-Siemens P51 announced

BenQ Corporation, presents the BenQ-Siemens P51, a high-performance smartphone that fulfils all the requirements of a discerning business user. This cutting-edge technological wizard is the logical extension to BenQ Mobiles portfolio, combining the latest features of high-end technology development, including...

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Posted by Staff on 9 March 2006

Samsung SGH-i310 - with 8GB storage

The successor to Samsung's SGH-i300x 4GB phone, this hard drive phone is expected to be announced at this week's CeBIT electronics show in Germany:The SGH-i310 runs on Windows Mobile 5.0 for Smartphones and features an 8GB HDD, 2MP camera with...

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Posted by Staff on 8 March 2006

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XDA Atom reviewed

The Atom performs well as a Pocket PC, given the trusty Intel XScale processor at 416MHz that the HTC Magician used. Games and video files played just as well as previous devices such as the i-mate JAM and E-TEN M500,...

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Posted by Staff on 6 March 2006

XDA Exec reviewed

Although the XDA EXEC is a very good PDA with some nice features and phone related functions, it is not too much different (in specification & performance) from similar PDA/Phone devices. In other words it would not be that beneficial...

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Posted by Staff on 28 February 2006

T-Mobile SDA available in the US

The T-Mobile SDA (not to be confused with the older Euro T-Mo SDA, but rather their SDA II) was released in the US in Feb. 2006 and it wants to be your everything... almost. While it lacks the serious editing...

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Posted by Staff on 28 February 2006

Samsung SGH-i750 slider gets FCC approval

It's very similar to the Samsung i730 handset, which uses as QWERTY keyboard.The SGH-i750 has a 2 Megapixel camera with flash, TV-output, 802.11b Wi-Fi, EDGE, Bluetooth 1.2, USB, IrDA, microSD and runs on a Intel XScale 416MHz processor. It's yet...

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Posted by Staff on 22 February 2006

Fujitsu Siemens Pocket LOOX T810 & T830 powerhouses announced

Fujitsu Siemens have announced their latest high-end smartphone at the 3GSM in Spain this month. The new device boasts a 416Mhz Intel PXA270 processor running Windows Mobile 5, 128 MB of usable ROM, and a regular SD slot for memory...

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Posted by Staff on 15 February 2006

i-mate Smartflip revealed

It's ugly and boring, but apparently quite thin: Dutch website Pocketinfo.nl has the first pictures of the new i-Mate Smartflip Smartphone. Based on the HTC Startrek, this clamshell device runs on Windows Mobile 5, had built in Bluetooth, EDGE and...

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Posted by Staff on 15 February 2006

HP iPAQ hw6900 WiFi PDA phone

The HP machines, like FS', are based on 416MHz Intel XScale PXA270 processors running Windows Mobile 5.0 with Microsoft's Messaging and Security Pack update. That means they get MS' Direct Push Technology support. They have 64MB of RAM on board,...

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Posted by Staff on 14 February 2006

ASUSTeK P305 3G Windows Mobile 5 handset announced

ASUSTeK Computer Inc (ASUS), a leading provider of high-quality mobile communication devices, today previewed one of the most compact 3G smartphones in the world to date – the P305, at the 3GSM World Congress . As a Windows Mobile 5.0...

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Posted by Staff on 10 February 2006

Is the SPV M600 Orange's Prophet?

Our friends over at CoolSmartPhone have spotted what looks like a rebranded HTC Prophet from Orange: You may have already seen this as the Dopod 818 Pro / iMate JAMin. Let's see... 2.0 Megapixel camera? Check. WiFi? Check. Windows Mobile...

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Posted by Staff on 10 February 2006

iMate JAMin now official

It's no longer a rumour - the newest rebranded HTC Prophet is finally official! The device boasts Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0, 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz, GSM / GPRS / EDGE, 128 MB ROM, 64 MB RAM,...

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Posted by Staff on 31 January 2006

Orange SPV M5000 reviewed

There’s no denying that the SPV M5000 is a great little device, but it comes at a cost. Orange told me that an Orange Business customer will have to fork out £475.88 and then figure out what kind of price...

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Posted by Staff on 30 January 2006

Samsung i300x announced

Samsung have announced an update to their i300 hard disk phone. The new version, dubbed the i300x, features a larger 4GB hard disk as well improved 1.3 megapixel camera and larger screen. Like its predecessor, the phone runs on Windows...

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Posted by Staff on 22 January 2006

Samsung i300 hard disk phone, now available in the UK on O2

Windows Mobile Smartphones are pretty widely available these days, both from operators and SIM free. But Windows Mobile Smartphones with hard drives in them are another matter. Until recently there weren’t any at all but now there are, though admittedly...

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Posted by Staff on 22 January 2006