Archive for August, 2008

Sony Ericsson’s XPERIA X1 Coming Later Rather than Sooner

Friday, August 29th, 2008 Posted in Industry News, Product Availability | No Comments »

We’ve always known the XPERIA X1 would be coming in the second half of 2008, and since we’re in the second half of the year, we ... Read more..

Finally! Part II: Verizon XV6800 Gets WM6.1 Pro

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008 Posted in Software Updates | 1 Comment »

A few days after the AT&T Tilt finally got the WM 6.1 treatment, the Verizon XV6800 is getting Windows Mobile 6.1 love courtesy of UTStarcom.  The ROM image updates the ... Read more..

AT&T Tilt Finally Gets Windows Mobile 6.1

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008 Posted in Software Updates | No Comments »

HTC has posted a new ROM update which upgrades the AT&T Tilt's OS to Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional.  In addition, the update contains tweaks and fixes, new software, MS Voice ... Read more..

HTC Announces S740 WinMo Standard Smartphone

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008 Posted in Industry News, New Products | No Comments »

It's like the Touch Pro without the touch.  Today HTC announced the S740, a Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard non-touchscreen Smartphone with similar styling to the company's Touch Diamond and Touch ... Read more..

Deal of the Day: $24 8GB microSD Card + Free USB Reader

Monday, August 25th, 2008 Posted in Sales & Rebates | No Comments »

For a limited time, grab the SanDisk 8GB microSDHC flash memory card with standard SD adapter for $24.60 and get a free 6-in-1 USB Card Reader. You must add ... Read more..

Sunnysoft Contacts v1.5 Now Available

Thursday, August 21st, 2008 Posted in Software Updates, Windows Mobile Software | No Comments »

Sunnysoft has released version 1.5 of their Sunnysoft Contacts software, which is designed to update your contacts management and calling experience on touchscreen Windows Mobile Smartphones.  Features include search, finger-friendly ... Read more..

Treo Pro Gets Official, Release Date Still a Mystery

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008 Posted in Industry News, New Products | No Comments »

Shortly after someone dropped the ball and posted information on the upcoming Treo Pro to the Palm web site, Palm decided to go ahead and make the Pro official.  The ... Read more..

Sprint Diamond Coming September 2?

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008 Posted in Product Availability | No Comments »

We get a lot of information about product release dates – some good, some not so good – but a new presentation slide which shows the launch date of the ... Read more..

New Palm Treo Pro Appears Online

Friday, August 15th, 2008 Posted in New Products, Rumors | 1 Comment »

We’ve known for a few months that Palm had another Windows Mobile Treo in the works; today, we know a good bit more than that.  Images and information regarding the ... Read more..

Official Motorola Q 9h Windows Mobile 6.1 ROM Update

Friday, August 15th, 2008 Posted in Software Updates | No Comments »

After weeks of an unofficial update dangling in our faces, Motorola has posted the official Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard ROM update for the Motorola Q 9h Global (AT&T Mobility). ... Read more..

Palm, Motorola Order Millions of Windows Mobile Phones for 2009

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008 Posted in Industry News | No Comments »

According to a report in The Taiwan Economic News, Palm has placed an order for 5 million Windows Mobile smartphones intended for sale in 2009.  The report doesn’t detail the ... Read more..

VITO’s Winterface Updated to v1.1

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008 Posted in Software Updates, Windows Mobile Software | No Comments »

An updated version of Winterface [DOWNLOAD] is now available from VITO Technology.  Version 1.1 offers several improvements including a new start gesture, updates to the Calendar and Tasks display icons, ... Read more..

Motorola Atila: Moto Alexander Minus QWERTY

Monday, August 11th, 2008 Posted in New Products, Rumors | 1 Comment »

Last week we passed on information about the Motorola Alexander, a device made known to the world by the BoyGeniusReport.  Now, that same site has let another cat out of ... Read more..

How to Transfer Files to Windows Mobile Using Live Mesh

Friday, August 8th, 2008 Posted in Cloud Tech, Help & How-To | No Comments »

Live Mesh is a platform with a lot of potential for Windows Mobile. There isn’t a Live Mesh client for Windows Mobile just yet, but that doesn’t mean you can’t ... Read more..

HTC Touch Diamond Coming to Telus August 14th

Friday, August 8th, 2008 Posted in Product Availability | No Comments »

We’re all still hoping the rumor of the HTC Touch Diamond coming to Sprint sometime this month is true, but even if it is, we Americans ... Read more..