Archive for January, 2008

Samsung BlackJack Gets Windows Mobile 6 Upgrade

Thursday, January 24th, 2008 Posted in Software Updates | No Comments »

Samsung has announced a Windows Mobile 6 Standard upgrade for the SGH-i607 "BlackJack" Smartphone.  The upgrade is free and can be downloaded from the Samsung web site. It should be ... Read more..

HTC Touch Coming to Verizon Wireless as XV6900

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008 Posted in Industry News | No Comments »

The Touch seems to be a big hit among the CDMA carriers. Sprint and Alltel have already adopted the handset, and now a third is jumping on the bandwagon; Verizon ... Read more..

Motorola Q 9h Global Smartphone Review

Monday, January 21st, 2008 Posted in Reviews | No Comments »

The Motorola Q 9h Global surpasses its predecessor in almost every respect. While it is a bit thicker and heavier than the original Q, it more than makes ... Read more..

HP Now Shipping iPAQ 210 / 211 Enterprise Handheld

Friday, January 18th, 2008 Posted in Industry News, New Products, Product Availability | No Comments »

Following months of delay, HP has  begun shipping the flagship model of its iPAQ PDA line, the iPAQ 210 / 211 Enterprise Handheld.  The iPAQ 210 runs Windows Mobile 6 ... Read more..

Apple Announces "World’s Thinnest Notebook"

Tuesday, January 15th, 2008 Posted in Outside the Box | No Comments »

Steve Jobs announced the MacBook Air during his keynote speech at Macworld 2008 this morning. The MacBook Air is small and thin enough to fit inside a manila ... Read more..

Samsung Ace Coming to Sprint Wireless February 17

Monday, January 14th, 2008 Posted in New Products, Rumors | No Comments »

Pocket PC Central has been told by an online source that the Samsung SPH-i325 Ace will begin shipping on February 17, 2008.  Sprint Wireless will be carrying the Ace, which ... Read more..

Is this the Palm Drucker 800w?

Monday, January 14th, 2008 Posted in Rumors | No Comments »

A slide from Bill Gates' keynote address at CES 2008 has given us a possible glimpse at the upcoming Palm Drucker a.k.a. Palm Treo 800w. Due in mid-2008, ... Read more..

AT&T Tilt Accessories Center Online

Tuesday, January 8th, 2008 Posted in Site Updates | No Comments »

The Pocket PC Central AT&T Tilt Accessories Center is now online.  We’ll continue to update the AT&T Tilt accessories listings while the product is in production. ... Read more..

SanDisk to Release 12GB microSD Card in 2008

Monday, January 7th, 2008 Posted in Industry News, New Products | No Comments »

SanDisk announced a new 12GB microSDHC flash memory card for smartphones, PDAs and MP3 players at CES 2008. We don't yet have any price or availability details for ... Read more..

HP’s iPAQ Silver, Oak Set for mid-to-late 2008 Debut

Saturday, January 5th, 2008 Posted in Industry News, Rumors | No Comments »

HP made several new PDA and Smartphone announcements in late 2007, and now there appears to be at least two new additions to the 2008 family of iPAQ handhelds. The ... Read more..