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Velocity Mobile's 83 hits the FCC

Engadget Mobile — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:12:00 GMT

Filed under: Handsets , Others , Windows Mobile , GSM , EDGE Guess what? You'll be able to use Velocity's weak-sauce 83 without any strongly-worded objection from the boys and girls at the Federal Communications Commission! Okay, okay, maybe that's not fair -- with WiFi and GPS, it does its job at the bottom end of Velocity's lineup -- it's just that when you compare it to the 103 and the 111 , it comes up a little short (ahem, QVGA display, EDGE radio, we're looking at you...(read more)

Samsung's Omnia found in the unforgiving wilds of a Verizon store

Engadget Mobile — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:10:00 GMT

Filed under: Handsets , Samsung , Verizon Wireless , Windows Mobile , EV-DO , CDMA They're apparently not for sale yet -- stores don't even know what the pricing situation is -- but Verizon has starting shipping Samsung Omnias to at least some of its stores. For anyone not needing the global...um, "globalness" of the Saga or the QWERTY-ness of the upcoming Touch Pro , the Omnia certainly makes for an interesting option -- espeically in light of the TouchWiz support and the 5-megapixel...(read more)

Samsung Omnia makes official Verizon appearance

Engadget Mobile — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:25:00 GMT

Filed under: Handsets , Samsung , Verizon Wireless , Windows Mobile , EV-DO , CDMA Not that we've any reason to be shocked here, but Samsung's Omnia is indeed coming to Verizon Wireless. 'Course, most everyone with any remote affiliation to Big Red is frenzied over that other phone today, but those with a soft spot for Windows Mobile 6.1 may want to give this one a bit of attention. You know the highlight specs by now -- a 5-megapixel camera / camcorder, full HTML browser and an expansive...(read more)

Verizon XV6900 update leaks, brings WinMo 6.1 and Opera Mobile

Engadget Mobile — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:30:00 GMT

Filed under: Handsets , Software , HTC , Verizon Wireless , Windows Mobile , EV-DO , CDMA Still clutching your trusty XV6900 , are you? Not heading out in a few hours to secure yourself a Storm ? If you're the mettlesome type, you can surf on over to PhoneNews and suck down the latest and greatest (and unofficial) software update for the Verizon-branded HTC Touch. Version 3.14.605.1 reportedly takes your Windows Mobile to 6.1 and adds in gpsOne, VZ Navigator and Opera Mobile. Don't forget...(read more)

Alltel releases the HTC Touch Pro

Engadget Mobile — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:02:00 GMT

Filed under: Handsets , HTC , Alltel , Windows Mobile , EV-DO , CDMA Alright T-Mobile, seriously, how can you charge $299.99 for a Wing on contract with a straight face (do carriers have faces?) while every single one of your competitors is rocking a device that's essentially two generations fresher for the same price? Alltel becomes the latest to add HTC's quintessential WinMo QWERTY smartphone to its stable, charging $279.99 for the privilege of adding a Touch Pro to your account on contract...(read more)

Windows Mobile Application Showcase

Windows Mobile Team Blog — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:47:00 GMT

A few weeks ago we mentioned the new developer portal at http://developer.windowsmobile.com , which is showcasing some interesting applications. If you haven’t taken a look already, I’d encourage you to go check it out. Two of the showcase apps that I’ve been trying out lately are Pointui Home and Kinoma Play . Pointui Home is an application that provides an alternate user interface for Windows Mobile devices. Some screen shots are below, but it’s definitely worth installing to see for yourself....(read more)

Microsoft says no "6 on 6" upgrade for current devices

Engadget Mobile — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:12:00 GMT

Filed under: Software , Windows Mobile Answering questions posted by users on Microsoft's official Windows Mobile Team Blog, an employee has laid down a nasty reality check that's going to piss off a user base that's already salty from years of being underserved: Internet Explorer Mobile 6 will not be made available as an upgrade or download for existing handsets. The alleged reasoning is that "the rich media experiences that IE Mobile 6 enables require more powerful, advanced devices...(read more)

Verizon's Samsung Omnia (that's Esperanto for "blur") in the wild

Engadget Mobile — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:02:00 GMT

Filed under: Handsets , Samsung , Verizon Wireless , Windows Mobile , EV-DO , CDMA What are you talking about? The picture's clear as a bell -- you really need to get your eyes checked, friend. Naw, we're just messin' with you -- we know this is some of the finest artwork Mr. Blurrycam has to offer -- but it's the first time we've seen the Verizon-branded Omnia in the wilds (notice the VZ Navigator and Visual Voice Mail icons on the screen) which makes it a notable find in our...(read more)

Press, Click, Select or Choose?!?

Windows Mobile Team Blog — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:35:00 GMT

This might be useful for Windows Mobile developers. Does your application display an error or informational message that begins with "Click here to...." ? You might have noticed similar messages often begin with "Click" or "Press". Which is the right word to use? Here are some variations of the same message: "Click New to create a new message" "Press New to create a new message" The distinction always used to confuse me and I finally checked with...(read more)

Telus offers HTC Touch Pro for $299.99 on a 3-year contract

Engadget Mobile — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:32:00 GMT

Filed under: Handsets , HTC , Telus Mobility , Windows Mobile , EV-DO , CDMA We knew it was coming , and the day Canadian WinMo users have been dying to see arrive has, well, arrived. Telus Mobility has at long last decided to offer HTC's Touch Pro for those with the requisite coin, and while it's just the same as every other CDMA Touch Pro in terms of features, you'll be locked in for a solid three years (or eternity, same difference) if you're lusting after the $299.99 price tag...(read more)

Celio's REDFLY C8N hands-on and video not terribly exciting

Engadget Mobile — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:17:00 GMT

Filed under: Peripherals , Others , Windows Mobile We just got the official announcement of Celio's REDFLY C8N a few hours ago, and Laptop magazine's already had a chance to touch it and make a video! Their initial impressions? That $20 REDFLY Media Cable you have to buy to hook the C8N up to your phone is a tangled mess! This is exciting stuff, folks -- that is if you are just dying to shell out $299 for a buddy for your Windows Mobile device. Check out the terrifically brief video of the...(read more)

LG Incite for AT&T, now with more official

Engadget Mobile — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:33:00 GMT

Filed under: Handsets , LG , Windows Mobile , GSM , EDGE We noticed this on AT&T's web store in the wee hours this morning, and sure enough, they've gone ahead and announced the LG Incite in all its official glory today (normally the announcement comes before the web store stuff, but whatever). It's got WiFi, a 3-megapixel camera, a 3-inch touchscreen equipped with haptics and 400 x 240 resolution, AT&T Navigator, microSD support up to 16GB, triband HSDPA, and Windows Mobile 6...(read more)

Celio's new REDFLY C7 and C8N answer questions no one is asking

Engadget Mobile — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Filed under: Peripherals , Others , Windows Mobile What if you took the REDFLY -- you know, that Foleo -like thing for Windows Mobile phones -- and cheapened it up a bit? Maybe knock the luxurious 8.3-inch display down to a more reasonable 7 inches, lose three hours of battery life, and add $30 to the asking price, for starters? That's the indecent proposal Celio has put together with its new C7 model, trading endurance and screen size for an eight-ounce drop in the original's two-pound frame...(read more)

WinMo-powered iCEphone comes to life, looks scary

Engadget Mobile — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:28:00 GMT

Filed under: Handsets , Others , Windows Mobile , GSM , EDGE , HSDPA Edinburgh's own The Medical Phone is just about set to unleash the mobile for the true argonaut in the iCEphone. The Windows Mobile -powered "Swiss Army knife of mobiles" is dubbed a micro-notebook by its manufacturer, and while we're hesitant to go along with that, we can't deny the utility here. Sporting a Jacob's Ladder-style hinge and a full QWERTY keyboard, the unit features three independent panels...(read more)

LG Incite for sale on AT&T's site, $199.99 on contract

Engadget Mobile — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 01:19:00 GMT

Filed under: Handsets , LG , ATT , Windows Mobile , GSM , EDGE , HSDPA , UMTS Goodness, that was quick! We'd expected LG's Incite smartphone to pop up maybe by the end of the week if we were lucky, did all of our homework, and went to bed on time, but AT&T's gone ahead and jumped the gun by throwing up the glossy touchphone for sale already. To recap, most of the rumored specs were spot on: wide QVGA, 3-megapixel cam, Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, WiFi, and GPS round out a promising...(read more)

LG Incite release imminent on AT&T

Engadget Mobile — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:05:00 GMT

Filed under: Handsets , LG , ATT , Windows Mobile , GSM , EDGE , HSDPA , UMTS LG and AT&T have done a pretty commendable job of keeping leaks about their glossy new WinMo set to a bare minimum, but you can only keep a phone this ritzy under wraps for so long, right? Word on the street is that AT&T stores will be ordering the LG Incite as of this Thursday, filling a gap in the lineup between the Vu and the Eternity -- full touchscreen dumbphones -- and the Fuze , the hot new QWERTY smartphone...(read more)

HTC Touch Pro graces Bell, gets non-outrageous price

Engadget Mobile — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:57:00 GMT

Filed under: Handsets , HTC , Bell Mobility , Windows Mobile , EV-DO , CDMA We seriously have no idea how Bell managed to beat Telus out of the gate with this one, but they did -- so, you know, more power to 'em. The HTC Touch Pro has now landed on Bell's airwaves, putting the mighty WinMo set on the path to becoming one of the most widely-launched smartphones in North America in recent history; on that note, Verizon is probably feeling a little sheepish right about now, but with any luck...(read more)

AT&T Fuze gets extravagant hands-on treatment

Engadget Mobile — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 08:02:00 GMT

Filed under: Handsets , HTC , ATT , Windows Mobile , GSM , EDGE , HSDPA Now that HTC's Fuze is live on AT&T, a few lucky souls out there have gone ahead and emptied their wallets to make your purchasing decision just a little easier. The Fuze, otherwise known as the HTC Touch Pro, has been carefully photographed and videoed by the WinMo connoisseurs over at WMExperts , and quite candidly, we're simultaneously jealous and impressed with the level of detail here. If you're looking for...(read more)

Sony Ericsson's XPERIA X1a available for pre-order at Best Buy

Engadget Mobile — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 14:06:00 GMT

Filed under: Handsets , Sony Ericsson , Windows Mobile As one astute tipster's pointed out, the XPERIA is now available for pre-order on the Best Buy site. Now that the phone's really, finally, almost here are you totally psyched? Or have you been too busy playing with your G1 to notice? Like we saw last week , the phone will retail for $799.99 in its unlocked form, and there's no word yet on pricing with a plan. Order now and they claim you'll receive the phone as soon as November...(read more)

The handsets of GITEX 2008: HTC, SE and TechFaith

Engadget Mobile — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 04:24:00 GMT

Filed under: Handsets , HTC , Sony Ericsson , Windows Mobile , GSM , EDGE , HSDPA Given that Dubai pretty much has it out for every other spectacle in the entire universe, it's no shock to see the mecca pick up a major consumer electronics trade show of its own. This year's GITEX 2008 has come and gone, but there are still images left to remind us of the show that was. PocketPCDubai was fortunate enough to tour the show floor with a camera in hand, and while the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 wasn't...(read more)

Windows Mobile MVP Spotlight

Windows Mobile Team Blog — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 20:58:06 GMT

The Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) program is one of many opportunities to engage with the Windows Mobile community. To borrow a couple of lines from this Microsoft Web site , “MVPs are exceptional technical community leaders from around the world who are awarded for voluntarily sharing their high quality, real world expertise in offline and online technical communities. Microsoft MVPs are a highly select group of experts that represents the technical community's best and brightest...(read more)

HTC Touch Diamond pops official on Alltel's site

Engadget Mobile — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:05:00 GMT

Filed under: Handsets , HTC , Alltel , Windows Mobile , EV-DO , CDMA The long, agonizing wait for Alltel to come clean with this gem is over. Starting today, subscribers can phone up the carrier with questions about the Touch Diamond and receive a response other than "Whatcha talkin' 'bout Willis?" 'Course, it's no shock whatsoever to see this Windows Mobile 6.1-based handset surface on the soon-to-be-Verizon's network , but those who've been waiting patiently will...(read more)

HTC Touch HD review roundup

Engadget Mobile — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:19:00 GMT

Filed under: Handsets , HTC , Windows Mobile The HTC Touch HD may be somewhat hard to come by 'round these parts, but it certainly hasn't been making itself shy overseas, where it has been unboxed , examined , and given the early review treatment. Now that it's readily available in the UK, there's even more reviews of the phone cropping up, which seem to mostly agree that while it's not a phone for everyone, it definitely impresses. Among those completely blowing things out is...(read more)

Internet Explorer Mobile 6 coming soon, emulator out now

Engadget Mobile — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:25:00 GMT

Filed under: Software , Windows Mobile In all honesty, Internet Explorer Mobile would've done good to come out yesterday (or the day / week / month before), but we guess the slow and steady approach may pay off eventually. Hot on the heels of Mobile Firefox comes word that the Internet Explorer Mobile 6 Emulator is available now for developers to tinker with, which is sure to excite throngs of coders across the web. For all of you out there simply waiting for a better browsing experience within...(read more)

Touch Pro launching on Verizon November 24, in stores December 1

Engadget Mobile — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:14:00 GMT

Filed under: Handsets , HTC , Verizon Wireless , Windows Mobile , EV-DO , CDMA And then there was one. Following a November 24 launch of the Touch Pro on Verizon, that'll leave just T-Mobile among the big four US carriers without a version of HTC's top-of-the-line QWERTY set -- though at a staggering $419.99 on a two-year contract, we're not sure that we'd bother anyway. To be fair, that price comes before a $70 mail-in rebate, but that only knocks it down to $350, which still makes...(read more)