Here’s an interesting new Windows Mobile Phone for CDMA users. According to Phonescoop, the HTC Libra will have EVDO Revision A high speed internet. It’s also got both a phone-style numeric keypad on the front, with a slide-out keyboard. Look at where the spacebar is on the keyboard though. I don’t see a directional pad either. Another odd thing is that this device has Smartphone edition hardware buttons, but a Pocket PC Phone screen. I …
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T-Mobile Dash Coming to USA Next Month
The word on the street over at Engadget Mobile is that T-Mobile USA will be carrying the HTC Excaliber next month rebranding it as the T-Mobile Dash. The T-Mobile Dash is a Blackberry style Windows Mobile 5 Smartphone with a built in keyboard, Quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE, Bluetooth, and WiFi. It looks like this is certainly intended to compete directly with Blackberry devices as well as the Motorola Q. Originally published on Pocketnow on September 14, 2006. …
Continue readingWindows Live Mobile Website Now Available
The MSN Mobile website as viewed from a Pocket PC has just been updated to Windows Live mobile. The new design offers a new layout which offers easier access to important things like weather, as well as a few new features. You also get access to your Live.com custom page which can load any kind of RSS feed that you subscribe to. Originally published on Pocketnow on September 12, 2006. More Smartphone News articles from …
Continue readingT-Mobile USA’s MDA ROM Update Now Available
T-Mobile MDA Software Version (2.26.10.2) is now available for download. The update adds push email for Exchange 2003 SP2 users as well as the A2DP Bluetooth profile support for wireless stereo bluetooth headsets. The Connection Manager also sports a very nice upgrade. Please be aware that installing this update will erase all data stored on the device and will restore the MDA to factory default. Be sure to back up any important files from your …
Continue readingHTC’s Road Map for 2006
Mark Morrow over at BengalBoy.com has posted the latest HTC Windows Mobile device road map. Personally, I’ll be looking forward to the Trinity. HTC Artemis Quote: OS: Microsoft Windows Mobile 5 PPC PE 2.8 inch, QVGA TFT LCD, touch screen Memory: ROM 128 MB/ RAM 64 MB AP: TI OMAP 850, 200 MHz Wireless WAN EDGE/ GSM/GPRS Quad-band 850/900/1800/1900 MHz Bluetooth Wireless LAN 802.11 b/g Camera: 2 mega pixels FM radio GPS Battery: 1250 mAh …
Continue readingGoogle Maps Mobile with Live Traffic
Google just released a new version of Google Maps Mobile that now shows real-time traffic. The application runs as a Java Midlet, so you should be able to run it on any phone that supports those including many Pocket PC Phones and Windows Mobile Smartphones. I loaded the “high end” version on my Qtek 8500, but unfortunately the application crashes when I try to turn on the live traffic feature. I thought maybe my Smartphone …
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