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Phone with Windows Mobile beta reported stolen
Jennifer Guevin | Feb 20, 2009
A phone running the beta of Microsoft's new Windows Mobile 6.5 has gone missing from a Telstra executive, a spokesperson for the Australian telecommunications company confirmed to sister site ZDNET Australia.
Early reports claimed the phone had been given to Telstra chief executive Sol Trujillo, but Telstra says that is not true. Several online reports suggest the phone was pickpocketed, but Telstra would not confirm details of how the phone was lost. What we do know is that the phone had been loaned by Microsoft to a Telstra executive during the Mobile World Congress, a huge mobile technology conference in Barcelona, Spain. A report in The Courier Mail suggests that the phone was either an HTC Touch Pro2 or the HTC Touch Diamond2, running the new Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system.
Microsoft unveiled the newest version of its mobile operating system on Monday. Microsoft showed off the OS running on an HTC Touch Diamond2 on Tuesday.
Via CNET News
Android phone may remain a dream for some
John Chan | Feb 20, 2009
Today, local telco SingTel officially announced the availability of the HTC Dream in Singapore, making it the first country in Asia to offer this Google Android-powered handset. The operator also unveiled new price plans for the Dream, which include bundled data. Depending on the value of the monthly subscription, customers will pay between S$238 (US$172.35) and S$438 (US$317.18) for the Dream.
For its launch promotion, SingTel will be giving users unlimited data for the first months. If you sign up over this coming weekend, the unlimited data offer will be extended to six months. A few Android applications were also announced at the same time, providing Singapore-specific information and services to users. Details of the price plans are listed in the table below.
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Android skips Barcelona's mobile phone party
Stephen Shankland | Feb 20, 2009
HTC's Magic is the second Android-powered phone to hit the market. (Credit: HTC)
Google has high hopes for Android, which the company launched in an effort to spur smartphone development, mobile use of the Web, and new search advertising. Although Android certainly isn't vaporware, and Google's clout makes the effort a serious challenge to other operating systems, so far Android's potential exceeds its real-world presence.
The biggest Android news from the show was the debut of the HTC Magic. This new Android model is the second Android model from the Taiwanese company; the first, HTC's Dream, is better known as the T-Mobile G1.
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Will the iPhone do everything by 2013?
David Carnoy | Feb 20, 2009
Many folks spend a lot time wondering when the next iPhone will arrive and what new features it will have. Call it the cult of iPhone, cult of Apple, or just good old tech fetishism, but whatever it is, it's always fun when someone pokes a little fun at the whole Apple hype machine with a little spoof. In this case, it's a YouTube video called iPhone Everything by Canadian filmmakers the Purchase Brothers. We came across it when we were checking out their cool Half-Life inspired Escape From City 17 video.
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Apple snapping up flash memory for new iPhone?
Tom Krazit | Feb 20, 2009
A surge in Apple's orders of flash memory may signal that a new iPhone is on the way. (Credit: CNET)
Think Equity Partners put out a report this week, spotted by AppleInsider, that says Apple has essentially cleaned out Samsung's supply of flash memory in recent weeks. Apple has also asked Toshiba and Hynix to step up with more flash memory, according to Think Equity, as it prepares for an iPhone launch.
Apple has a contract in place with the three companies, as well as Intel and Micron, to supply flash memory for Apple's products through 2010. But Apple tends to launch new iPods in the second half of the year around a September music event, making it much more likely that this buildup has a new iPhone in mind.
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