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New Treo, still no Wi-Fi
John Chan | Sep 12, 2007
We don't want to keep dwelling on it, but Palm won't let us stop. Sure, it's a completely new approach to the Treo, with a screen that isn't touch-sensitive and all, but seriously, Palm, why can't you just give us the connectivity option no other smart phone maker dares to miss out?
Like the Treo 750v, the new Wi-Fi-less Treo 500v is exclusive to Vodafone. It runs on Windows Mobile 6 Standard, similar to what you will find on smart phones like the Asus M530w and Dopod C730. Its features include 3G data connectivity, Bluetooth, a 2-megapixel camera and the inability to connect to 802.11b/g networks at hotspots.
Admittedly, the Treo 750v had one of the best implementation of Windows Mobile with the user-friendly modifications and addons Palm made. It'll be best if that will apply for the 500v as well. Hopefully, it will also dull the pain of having to incur data charges everytime you need the Internet or emails on your 500v.
So, Palm wasn't lying when it said today's launch is not the Centro. It is actually the Gandolf as leaked in an earlier rumor. The 500v will first be available in Europe from October, and will come in white or gray. There is still no news yet on its Asia availability and pricing.
Nokia speakers: A small fashion statement
Mike Yamamoto | Sep 10, 2007
Undeterred by iPhone mania, Nokia continues to chug along with its own music phone efforts and has just come out with a new portable speaker device for its Xpress handset. That's a good thing, considering some of the unfortunate alternatives we've seen out there for other phone speakers.
Rather than something that looks like a genetic experiment gone awry, Nokia's MD-6 "Pocket Speakers" take on a sleek form that looks something like a cigarette lighter as seen on Krunker.com. Following that theme, it has a hinged top that opens to reveal both speakers at one end of its 4.8-inch-long case.
At this size it won't be breaking any eardrums, but it won't take up nearly as much room as other portable speaker sets either, such as a clamshell version we cited recently. The last thing we need is a speaker accessory that's as big as the handset itself.
Via CNET Crave
New Palm phone is not the Centro
John Chan | Sep 10, 2007
Remember that European teaser site we saw last week, the one saying that a new "smart phone" will be announced on September 12 there? The outline of the image on that site seemed to correspond to leaked images of the rumored Centro device, but now, we know it is not the Centro. This is straight from the horse's mouth actually, really from Stephanie Richardson, a contributor to the official Palm blog.
In her short post titled "It's a Bird, it's a plane, it's not Centro", she mentions a new device which isn't the Centro. Let's deconstruct that. First, we know this confirms there is/was something called the Centro. Second, it could be that what's being launched is a different PDA-phone altogether, something we haven't seen. Third, there's a possibility that it's a smokescreen--the leaked image is the right one, just that they ain't calling it Centro.
Who knows? It's just a few days till then and we're not holding our breath for Palm to knock us over, in any case.
Official Palm Blog (via Crave)
HP introduces big-and-brawny iPaq 610 and iPaq 910 handhelds
Bonnie Cha | Sep 07, 2007
In addition to several other mobile product announcements, HP showed off two new handhelds, and they're not for the faint of heart.
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HP will host an Asia Pacific press event next week . The Asian availability of these handhelds will be verified then.
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First, there's the HP iPaq 610 Business Navigator, a quad-band mobile with support for HSDPA and assisted GPS with integrated Google Maps. The Windows Mobile 6 (Professional Edition) device is also equipped with Bluetooth 2.0, Wi-Fi (802.11b/g with WPA2 security), 256MB Flash ROM/128MB SDRAM, and a 3-megapixel camera. Like the previous HP iPaq 510 Voice Messenger, the iPaq 610 has more of a voice-centric focus and includes the same advanced voice command system found in the 510, but it does tout a bigger 2.8-inch screen (versus 2 inches diagonally), and it's a touch screen to boot. Another design enhancement is the new Smart Touch wheel found in middle of the alphanumeric keypad that lets you scroll through the various menus items. The iPaq 600 series is slated to ship in late September for about US$600 for an unlocked version.
Now, for the messaging fanatics, there's the HP iPaq 910 Business Manager. As the successor to the HP iPaq hw6900 series, the iPaq 910 has a full QWERTY keyboard, push email capabilities, and a 2.46-inch touch screen. Many of the PDA-phone's other features are the same as the iPaq 610's, including HSDPA support, assisted GPS, Bluetooth 2.0, Wi-Fi, and a 3-megapixel camera. While availability is expected to be late November or early December, HP did not release pricing information. There were no carrier announcements at this time, either.
This story first appeared on CNET Crave.
Wallet-replacing phones--eventually
John Chan | Sep 04, 2007
Those who keep up with Japanese mobile technology will know that it is always years ahead of everyone else. One of the things that Japanese users have been able to do is to pay for stuff just by tapping their mobile phones or keitai, as they are known there, on payment stations. Mobile phone users in Singapore may soon be able to do the same, going by the announcements made by two of the island-state's mobile phone operators, SingTel and StarHub. Read more »
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