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RIM officially announces Wi-Fi-enabled BlackBerry 8820
Bonnie Cha | Jul 18, 2007
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At press time, RIM was not able to confirm the availability of the 8820 in Asia Pacific. The following article first appeared on Crave, CNET, and references made about operators are based on information in the US.
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After getting the green light from the FCC just a couple of weeks ago, Research in Motion today officially took the wraps off the RIM BlackBerry 8820, the company's first smart phone with integrated Wi-Fi.
Available through AT&T Wireless later this summer, the 8820 supports 802.11a/b/g standards and is compliant with Wi-Fi security protocols, including WEP and WPA. In addition, the BlackBerry 8820 is the company's thinnest full QWERTY device to date (beat it, BlackBerry Curve), and has built-in GPS for out-of-the-box support for location-based services such as TeleNav GPS Navigator.
Other highlights of this quad-band phone include EDGE support (no 3G, though--boo hiss!) Bluetooth 2.0, and an expansion slot that accepts both microSD and microSDHC memory cards.
Those are just some quick hits. We're still trying to nail down some more details, such as pricing and exact release date, but wanted to share the good news with you in the meantime. Check back soon for updates.
BlackBerry Curve to be available in Singapore
John Chan | Jul 17, 2007
Research In Motion (RIM) today announced the BlackBerry Curve device will be available in Singapore. Launched about two months back in the US, the Curve is the company's lightest full QWERTY handset and comes with features which will also appeal to the non-business user.
Aside from push email and other regular productivity features, the Curve also comes with a 2-megapixel camera and a memory expansion slot. The media player application has also been enhanced and can be used in tandem with its 3.5mm audio mini-jack to replace an MP3 player.
The BlackBerry Pearl was the first device from RIM to feature the trackball navigator in place of a directional pad. Being the third in this series of consumer-centric BlackBerry handsets, the Curve also adopts that.
The Curve will be launched in India, Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore in the Asia-Pacific region with more countries to follow after. In Singapore, it will be on sale from two operators, SingTel and StarHub. Pricing information is currently not available.
Dopod's WM6 upgrades start rolling out
John Chan | Jul 10, 2007
As promised, HTC Asia (formerly Dopod Asia) has started to roll out the Windows Mobile 6 files for its PDA-phones slated for free upgrade from Windows Mobile 5.0.
Available immediately is the update for the Dopod D810, a popular fully featured model. On the main upgrade page, HTC lists the following dates for the other three models:
- July 12--Dopod 838 Pro
- July 13--Dopod P800W
- July 20--Dopod U1000
Clicking on the download link will bring users to a login page, making sure only members can access the required files. Owners of the Dopod products can sign up for free by entering some personal details, including the serial number of the device owned.
Windows Mobile 6 is the latest version of Microsoft's mobile operating system. Some of the improvements it gives are the ability to read and create email in HTML format as well as better Windows Live integration.
Users should note that upgrading the OS will result in a hard reset of the device, which means that all data and applications will be erased. Those performing the operation should thus back up all data before attempting it. As usual, CNET Asia will not be held responsible for any loss of data or damage that may occur because of the upgrade.
Toshiba Portege G900 hitting Asia soon
John Chan | Jul 09, 2007
Back in February at the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona, Microsoft showcased the Toshiba Portege G900 Windows Mobile 6 handheld. The device was launched in Europe recently, and CNET Asia has heard from Toshiba Japan that it will be made available in Asia Pacific soon, too.
The first country here to get the G900 will be Malaysia in late July, followed by Hong Kong and Taiwan in August. Toshiba is making plans to release this product in Singapore and Thailand as well, but could not be more specific on those plans as its negotiations with partners are still ongoing.
Some of the G900's most notable features are the WVGA (800 x 480) display and a fingerprint sensor for security. It comes with triband GSM and HSDPA cellular connectivity options, aside from the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth radios installed.
Its price has not been confirmed for Asia. In the UK, the G900 retails for £405 (US$814.54). "Portege" is a brand name used by Toshiba PC for its line of ultraportable notebooks, and now this has been extended to its handheld devices.
Crimson Treo 680
John Chan | Jul 06, 2007
After over half a year since it was first launched in the US, the red version of the Treo 680 is now available in Singapore.
The Treo 680 is Palm's latest GSM PDA-phone to make use of the Palm OS. Though the graphite-colored version has already been on sale in our region, three other colors were offered for sale only in the US--white, orange and red. Unlike the graphite version which was locked in with an operator there, the colorful variants were sold on the Palm US site as unlocked devices.
Having different colors for the Treo 680 outlined Palm's desire to appeal to the masses, and not just the professional crowd, for its line of PDA phones. This was also evidenced by its consumer-friendly price of US$399 in the US.
The Crimson Treo 680 will cost S$728 (US$478.95) in the island-state. Palm has yet to respond at press time as to whether the other colors will be made available and if other countries in the region will be getting the red version. More information to follow as it becomes available.
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