Nokia just released a new firmware upgrade to the North American version of the N95. It’s hard to tell what has changed after installing, but it looks like the Messaging app can now see text messages saved on the SIM card. It can’t open or reply to these messages, but it can copy them into the regular Inbox. I see no way of copying messages in the phone’s memory onto the SIM card however. Since …
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T-Mobile Shadow in the House
I got a new T-Mobile Shadow last week shortly after its release and have been getting to know it a bit. A few first impressions: the new animated home screen does more than I expected! First of all, the notifications section shows large contact photos for emails and text messages that you’ve received. Very nice! Also, the album-art-displaying Media Player home screen interface is very cool. One thing to keep in mind when reading other …
Continue readingT-Mobile Shadow to be Launched on Wednesday
This morning T-Mobile announced their latest Windows Mobile 6 Standard phone; the T-Mobile Shadow. The Shadow will be available in retail stores starting this Wednesday (10/31) for $149.99 with a 2-yr voice and data contract. Also note: the T-Mobile Total Internet plan including unlimited data, e-mail and Wi-Fi is now $19.99 a month (formerly $29.99). Highlighting the phone’s distinct features and its complete ease of use, the T-Mobile Shadow offers: • An enhanced myFaves functionality …
Continue readingNokia N95 in the House!
Generally we talk about Windows Mobile related devices here on pocketnow, but lately we’ve also done some coverage on the Apple iPhone since it’s so popular in the media. Well, what about the other half? Or rather, the other 72% of the smartphone market? Globally, the majority of smartphone users have Symbian phones. Windows Mobile is a very distant 3rd place with 6.1% market share (according to Wikipedia.) So I thought I would take Nokia’s …
Continue readingPhotos of the HTC Touch Slide Surface
Superior Gadgets has some real-life photos of the HTC Touch Slide (Nike). This Windows Mobile 6 Professonal device will include: Qualcomm 400Mhz ROM/RAM 256/128 WiFi Video Calling 3G SureType keyboard It will also include a new version of HTC’s TouchFLO interface designed to make one-finger usage much easier on Windows Mobile. Originally published on Pocketnow on September 28, 2007. More Hardware articles from the Pocketnow archive.
Continue readingDopod C750 Photos Surface
According to Engadget Mobile: Unless our eyes are being mighty deceitful, IT168’s photos of the Dopod C750 sure look an awful lot like the HTC Juno. Granted, there’s no way to confirm this suggestion just yet, but it’s hard to deny that the two form factors are eerily similar. According to a (very) rough translation, the C750 boasts a 2.6-inch VGA (640 x 480) display, Windows Mobile 6, a microSD expansion slot, USB connectivity and …
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