Matthew Miller of ZDNET recently posted an article debunking and responding to David Pogue’s review of the T-Mobile Shadow for the New York Times. Pogue seems to have a lot of problems with the Windows Mobile 6 software implementation, and Miller’s article points out his ignorance. Deleting messages seems to be a big deal for Pogue, but I guess he didn’t notice the new “Delete” softkey in the message list or the keyboard shortcuts. For …
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Chronicles of a Windows Mobile User Gone Symbian: Part 2
In part 1 of my experience with the Nokia N95 I talked about some of my frustrations with the syncing and messaging implementation. Now I’d like to talk about some of the impressive features that make the N95 shine. First of all, the multimedia features on this phone are really top notch. It’s got a 5 megapixel camera with a flash. This works better than any other camera phone I’ve used. While the photos are …
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 readingChronicles of a Windows Mobile User Gone Symbian: Part 1
I was expecting the switch between Windows Mobile and a Symbian powered Nokia N95 to be kind of like switching between Mac and Windows; the commands are in different places and things look a bit different but when you look at the big picture, it’s pretty much the same. I was also expecting to see some really nice things along with some frustrations just as Rita Khoury mentioned in the discussion about her visit to …
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 readingHTC Touch Sells 800,000 in the First Three Months
Since the HTC Touch was released in June, HTC has sold 800,000 units compared to the iPhone’s 1,000,000 units sold in a similar time frame. At the moment, the HTC Touch is one of the most successful to use Windows Mobile. It’s very very popular,” said Vassili le Moigne, business manager for Windows Mobile in Central and Eastern Europe, in an interview. Be sure to view our detailed review on the HTC Touch. Originally published …
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