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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.
Samsung's 18k Olympic phone
Mike Yamamoto | Jul 10, 2007
Samsung has been holding out on us. The company did say last month that it would be issuing limited-edition phones in honor of the Beijing Olympics, following the likes of Lenovo and its "Cloud of Promise" laptops. But they didn't tell us the handsets would be made of gold.
Crave has a special relationship with all things gold, as some readers may have gleaned, so this phone naturally caught our eye--and it's not so ugly that we had to poke it out. True, some might find the P318+ a bit garish in its 18-carat gold casing, but we must remember that it's being made to commemorate the Olympics.
There's no indication that they'll be handed out to every gold-medal winner, however, which we think would be an obvious marketing gimmick. On the other hand, the runners-up might not appreciate getting handsets plated in silver and bronze.
Via CNET Crave
Picture credit: Akihabara News
Gotwind Wind Charger for phones
Juniper Foo | Jul 10, 2007
If not solar, why not wind? Apparently communications giant Orange approached gotwind to create a portable mobile phone charger that pegs to the top of a tent and utilizes wind power to juice up. In view of the recent Live Earth publicity, this is certainly a timely project. Comprising a 150g turbine mounting system with four "legs", the Gotwind Wind Charger uses a horizontal axis wind turbine (HAWT) with a blade propeller measuring 30cm in diameter. With steady gusts, this pumps up to about 0.5watts of power, reportedly good enough for charging a phone fully within 1-2 hours. From wind-up chargers to wind ones, this oughta blow the competition away.
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Via Gizmag
Price: N.A.
Availability: Concept, but plans are out there to mass produce these; more info here
Device: Phone charger
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Nokia's XML site turns up 8GB N95
Damian Koh | Jul 09, 2007
It looks like everyone in the known world is up in arms against the iPhone. This time it's Nokia with a purported 8GB N95.
The all-knowing Web rumor mill has churned out sightings of an 8GB N95 on Nokia's XML site. From what we can see, the unit will be a Symbian S60 handheld with Wi-Fi and HSDPA connectivity. It should also have a 240 x 320-pixel LCD. Anyone care to tell us what the rest of the gibberish on the page mean?
We have no idea how this rumored N95 will look like or if it's a whole new series altogether and Nokia Singapore couldn't be reached for a response at the time of writing.
| Editors' note:
A Nokia spokesperson has said that the company do not comment on rumors about unannounced devices. So now it's back to the waiting game.
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But if it's going to compete with the iPhone, it will need to have more than just 8GB of onboard memory.
Pictured is the Nokia N95
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.
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