"Ever since E-ten has been acquired by Acer, we haven’t heard much about new smartphones coming out from the Taiwanese vendor.Well, now we’ve got some rumors about a interesting handset - E-Ten DX900 Glofiish smartphone, codenamed Hellen. According to Smartmania.cz this phone is supposed to launch at Computex tradeshow in Taipei, June 3-7.I can not say that there are a lot of improvements in the design of Glofiish DX900, it looks pretty similar to E-ten’s earlier handsets like X600, X800 or it’s latest Glofiish V900.But the specs they managed to cram into this compact PDA case look impressive. E-ten DX900 specs include:
Quad-band GSM (850/900/1800/1900), GPRS, EDGE,
Tri-band UMTS (850/1900/2100), HSDPA connectivity
Windows Mobile 6.1 Pro OS
Samsung SC3 6400 533 MHz CPU
128MB SDRA, 256 MB Flash ROM
2.8″ 640x480 VGA resolution 65K color touchscreen
3 megapixel autofocus camera, 0,3 mpx front camera
built-in GPS SURF III chipset (20 channels)
MicroSDHC memory card slot
1530 0Ah battery
Wi-Fi b/g, Bluetooth 2.0 +EDR, FM Radio
built-in accelerometer
Dimensions: 106x60.5x17 mm
Weight: 147gr
Well, that’s about it for now. And we’ll sure keep you posted as more info about E-Ten Glofiish DX900 emerges." via unwiredview.com
" Here comes the Palm Zeppelin! To be called Treo 800w, it is a windows mobile smartphone for CDMA network. It should available for Sprint network this year and you should also see another Palm device called Palm Skywriter this year (probably for GSM network?) Information on the spes is not available at the moment but it is confirmed that the smartphone use a microUSB connector. The Trep 800w design follows the old traditional Treo series smartphones, it might be the first Palm smartphone that comes with built in WiFi and GPS capability." via slashphone.com
DreamSpring announced the availability of DreamConnect 3 v3.60, a touch friendly version and upgrade of the award-winning contact manager for Symbian UIQ 3 smartphone users.DreamSpring today released a vast improvement of DreamConnect 3, featuring finger friendly navigation as introduced in Sony Ericsson's Developer World and feature and performance enhancements which make the already intuitive DreamConnect 3 even more user-friendly.New to DreamConnect 3 v3.60 is gesture support, providing quicker and more convenient access to contact details. Users can simply swipe their finger or thumb either to the left or right to scroll through contact details or up and down to scroll through the contact list. On the upcoming Sony Ericsson G700 and G900, this even takes advantage of their accelerated scrolling feature.Also new in this upgrade is direct touch manipulation, placing all commonly used commands within the touch of a finger on the list view's toolbar to further reduce key presses. This eliminates the need for a stylus, and further speeds up contacts management and communications.DreamConnect 3 v3.60 adds Key Match to the existing range of search methods. This feature reduces key presses on numeric keypads and shortens input by matching all of the letters (and the number) represented by each keypress.This upgrade highlights a substantial boost in scrolling performance now 66% faster than previously and noticeably at least 30% faster than the built-in Contacts.DreamConnect 3 v3.60 is Certified Symbian Signed and adds Danish and Taiwan Traditional Chinese in addition to English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Hong Kong Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese and Czech.This upgrade, with other enhancements, complements the many industry first and innovative features currently in DreamConnect 3 such as language-sensitive smart find and dynamic group messaging, providing significant benefits.More details on DreamConnect 3 can be found here A trial version (which will work even if a previous trial has expired) is available at here On the release of DreamConnect 3 v3.60, Managing Director Malcolm Lithgow says: "This upgrade focuses on real-world usability, and refines DreamConnect's core features in ways that we feel sure will delight both new and existing users. It works especially well with Sony Ericsson's exciting new phones.
"The MWg Atom Life is a simply designed handset with some nice touches in both the hardware and software. It is weighted nicely in the hand, and feels a good bit like an expensive kit. The chrome rim looks more metal than chrome, and the matching stylus is a bit more weighted than those found in other devices. The front of the device is dominated by the 320-by-240-pixel touchscreen. Showing millions of colors, it does a solid job in indoor and darkened room situations. Outdoors, it can be washed out by some levels of direct sunlight, but nothing worse than other handsets. Also on the front of the device is the 5-way directional pad, which has indentations for Windows Media Player usage. There are also six buttons: the soft-keys, pickup/hang-up call, and the normal Windows/Start and Music player buttons. In addition there is a front-mounted VGA camera suitable for video calling in markets/carriers that support this feature. All in all a clean design, though users with large finger might find that remembering what is where might take a bit longer than with some other devices. The top of the Atom Life has a stylus slot (nicely weighted styli too), power button, and miniSD slot(max 2 GB noted in the specifications, but SDHC support might also be present). The bottom has a stylus-friendly reset button, mini-USB port, and 3.5 mm headphone jack." Read more here:
UIQ Technology today announced that Dr. Colin Tucker has been appointed to the role of Non-Executive Independent Chairman of the Board of Directors of UIQ Technology. To promote the success of UIQ Technology, Dr. Tucker will, in addition to his role as chairman, serve as a principal advisor and, together with the other Board members, continuously assess the company's financial standing and constructively challenge and contribute to its strategic development."I am very pleased to welcome Dr. Colin Tucker as chairman of the UIQ Technology board, said Johan Sandberg, CEO at UIQ Technology. Dr. Tucker comes with over 30 years of telecommunications leadership experience and it is great for us to get such an experienced chairman"Dr Colin Tucker has amongst a number of other positions served as Chief Technology Officer and Group Director International of Orange Plc, Executive Director to the Board of Orange Plc, Managing Director 3 UK and Deputy Chairman of Hutchison 3G and was listed by the Financial Times as one of the eight key people to know in the Telecommunications sector."I have always had a passion for how people use technology, said Dr Colin Tucker. This is an excellent opportunity for me to be part of the strategic development and help UIQ becoming the innovation platform enabling the best mobile user experience"Other directors of the UIQ Technology Board are Rob Shaddock and Alain Mutricy from Motorola and Ulf Persson and Mats Lindoff from Sony Ericsson.
"In addition to P320 and ZX1 Asus seems to have another PDA phone up their sleeves. The new P560. Asus P560 should be marketed next June for approximately 500 Euro. It will be shipped with the GPS navigation kit including the mounts, car charger, and the iGO 6 navigation software with regional European maps preloaded on a 512MB memory card. P560 will use Windows Mobile 6.1 as well as the new touch screen interface. Main features of Asus P560:
A-GPS compatible SiRF Star III receiver
2.8″ TFT LCD touch screen with 320x240 pixels resolution (QVGA)
Processor TI Omap 2430 at 450 MHz
Quadband GSM, GPRS, EDGE, 3G dualband and HSDPA with 3.6 Mbps
"Microsoft is aiming to capture 40 percent of the smartphone market with Windows Mobile by the year 2012, an executive said Tuesday.The target is ambitious considering the company's relatively small share of the market for smartphone operating systems today and stiff competition from the likes of Symbian, Apple's iPhone, RIM's BlackBerry, and newcomers such as Google's Android platform. Microsoft's Windows Mobile OS went into around 11 million handsets in the company's fiscal year 2007, and it says it will reach nearly 20 million devices in fiscal year 2008, which ends June 30, said Eddie Wu, managing director of Microsoft's OEM Embedded Devices in Asia, on the sidelines of a news conference in Taipei. Handsets such as the new HTC Touch Diamond will help Microsoft achieve its goal, he added. High Tech Computer (HTC) is the world's largest maker of Microsoft-based mobile phones and has been for years due to an early partnership between the companies. The HTC Touch Diamond is a 3G (third generation mobile telecommunications) update to the company's popular Touch handset launched last year, an iPhone-rival that sports a large touchscreen. Around 118 million smartphones were sold last year, according to market researcher Canalys. Symbian captured 67 percent of the OS market, while Microsoft came in second at 13 percent and RIM took 10 percent. " via infoworld.com
"First launched in 1985 in Japan as the SG-1000 Mark III, then renamed for its 1987 launch in Europe and America, the Master System was the first Sega console to set out and try to conquer the world. It was an 8-bit console with superior graphics to its main rival, the Nintendo Famicom/NES, but it didn't do as well partly because Nintendo used some rather underhand tactics in the North American market that effectively locked Sega out of the console market there. The SMS did rather better in Europe and elsewhere though, and had some very good games released for it, especially Sega's first party titles such as Phantasy Star and the 8-bit version of Sonic The Hedgehog.There were about 250 games released for the Master System." Read more here:
"The people at xda-developer did it again, you can now install the new HTC Diamond virtual keyboard in your Windows Mobile device.The hacked software should work with most Windows Mobile pocket pc phone. Currently the keyboard support Italian and English, once you install it is default to Italian language, you can change it easily at the setting option.You can download the hacks here, a new development on more languages support can be found here too." via slashphone.com
"Another feature of note is the Diamond’s ability to “suck” the stylus in. The implementation doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out, however it is certainly questionable. The tip of the stylus is magnetized and inside the silo there is a tiny magnet strip that draws it in whenever you attempt to put the stylus where it belongs. While this setup is handy, make no mistake about that, we have certain doubts about how long it will actually serve the user. Obviously, the magnet is pretty much the only thing that keeps the stylus inside, but it will lose its power with time and therefore its grip won’t be just as firm." Read more here:
"Microsoft Corp. and Research In Motion (RIM) today announced an agreement to provide Microsoft Windows Live services on BlackBerry smartphones. As a result of this collaboration, BlackBerry smartphone customers will enjoy easy mobile access to Windows Live Messenger and an enhanced level of integration between Windows Live Hotmail and the BlackBerry platform. The integration of Windows Live services into the BlackBerry platform will allow customers who use Windows Live Hotmail and Windows Live Messenger on their BlackBerry smartphone to benefit from the BlackBerry platform architecture.Customers will also be able to seamlessly access their Windows Live Hotmail and Windows Live Messenger account from their BlackBerry smartphone by simply entering their Windows Live E-Mail address and password once. "The BlackBerry platform is respected around the world for providing optimized messaging capabilities and RIM continues to look for ways to provide customers with a wide range of communications options and the best possible mobile experience," said Mark Guibert, Vice President, Corporate Marketing at Research In Motion. "Our relationship with Microsoft and the addition of Windows Live services to BlackBerry smartphones helps us build on that strategy for our customers." Windows Live Hotmail for BlackBerry will allow customers to:
Use BlackBerry 'push' technology for automatic message delivery and message synchronization so customers' online account is up-to-date with actions taken on their BlackBerry smartphone
Use a dedicated inbox for Windows Live Hotmail messages, which are automatically delivered to the smartphone. Customers can also choose to receive their Windows Live Hotmail messages, along with messages from other E-Mail accounts, within a single inbox on their BlackBerry smartphone
Display HTML E-Mail with the ability to view graphics, Web links, and contact photos in E-Mails" Read more inside..
"Roughly a month ago, Opera Software released Opera Mini 4.1 in beta. The final version is now out, and it packs all of the features the beta version had in a more stable packaging. Let's recap the features:
It's up to 50% faster than Opera Mini 4.0
URL completions support makes address input a snap
Web pages can be saved for later off-line viewing
Quick access to the word or phrase you want in Web pages
Images, ringtones and other content can be downloaded without leaving Opera Mini
Opera Mini 4.1 is freely available from here, and yes we urge you to download it!" via intomobile.com
"For this review I tested ROUTE 66 Mobile 8 Europe. The installation program on DVD installs the navigation application and all maps to a memory card. Since you cannot select which maps you want or don’t want to install, the Europe edition needs at least a 2GB memory card. The first thing the installation program does is format the memory card. It even does that when there’s enough space left on the card for the ROUTE 66 application and the maps. No problem for my brand new 2GB microSD, but a bit inconvenient (to say the least) if you want to install the application on a memory card that already has lots of information on it. After the format, the installation program transfers the applications and the maps to the memory card. At least that’s what it’s supposed to do, but instead formatting made the card unusable and the installation was unable to continue. According to the people at Route66, this problem has been fixed in the next release. [Hmm..... not a good start. And the DVDs are mass-produced, so it'll take a while to get the fixed version into the market - Ed] Luckily, the DVD also contains a folder with the name \MemoryImage. By simply copying this folder into the root of the SD card, the ROUTE 66 application is installed automatically the next time you insert the SD card in your phone." Read more here:
SMS-Chat allows threaded SMS messaging. It organizes text messages into separate chats. This way you have a separate chat for every contact with whom you exchange short text messages. SMS-Chat allows you to easily follow a conversation scrolling through chats with a finger: all messages are grouped by date. Manage your mobile texting with a flick of a finger! Features:
For customers seeking a smartphone that makes a bold statement, Research In Motion (RIM) today introduced the admirable BlackBerry Bold smartphone. Crafted from premium materials, inside and out, that radiate elegance with a dramatic presence, the BlackBerry Bold is designed to give business professionals and power users unprecedented functionality and performance in an intuitive BlackBerry smartphone. It is the first BlackBerry smartphone to support tri-band HSDPA high-speed networks around the world and comes with integrated GPS and Wi-Fi, as well as a rich set of multimedia capabilities. From its lustrous black exterior, satin chrome finished frame and stylish leather-like backplate, to its stunning display, sophisticated user interface and newly designed full-QWERTY keyboard, the BlackBerry Bold smartphone is a symbol of accomplishment and aspiration. "The new BlackBerry Bold represents a tremendous step forward in business-grade smartphones and lives up to its name with incredible speed, power and functionality, all wrapped in a beautiful and confident design," said Mike Lazaridis, President and Co-CEO, Research In Motion. SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE The BlackBerry Bold smartphone's support for tri-band HSDPA and enterprise-grade Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g) networks and its next-generation 624 MHz mobile processor make short work of downloading email attachments, streaming video or rendering web pages. The BlackBerry Bold also includes 128 MB Flash memory plus 1 GB on-board storage memory, as well as and a microSD/SDHC memory card slot that is conveniently accessible from a side door. It comes with the renowned BlackBerry productivity applications, including phone, email, messaging, organizer and browser, and works with thousands of mobile business and lifestyle applications, making it easier than ever to stay connected, productive and entertained. With this powerful new smartphone, users can even talk on the phone while sending and receiving email or accessing the web, and download Word, Excel or PowerPoint files and edit them directly on the handset using the preloaded DataViz Documents to Go suite." Read more inside..
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"First launched in 1985 in Japan as the SG-1000 Mark III, then renamed for its 1987 launch in Europe and America, the Master System was the first Sega console to set out and try to conquer the world. It was an 8-bit console with superior graphics to its main rival, the Nintendo Famicom/NES, but it didn't do as well partly because Nintendo used some rather underhand tactics in the North American market that effectively locked Sega out of the console market there. The SMS did rather better in Europe and elsewhere though, and had some very good games released for it, especially Sega's first party titles such as Phantasy Star and the 8-bit version of Sonic The Hedgehog.There were about 250 games released for the Master System." Read more 
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