HP unveils 2 new mobile phones – Data Messenger and Voice Messenger

HP unveiled two mobile phones. Sadly, both have non-VGA displays and come with QVGA (320 x 240) screens.

HP iPAQ Data Messenger features:

  • Communicate intelligently: Use email, phone, and Internet 1,2 with advanced wireless technology in many countries around the world. Where WiFi is available, connect without using data plan minutes. Instant Message with Windows Live.
  • Work in style: Type and text quickly and easily with the full alphanumeric slide-out keyboard. View your work clearly with the large 2.8–inch diagonal QVGA touch-screen display.
  • Simplify your life: Skip the new phone curve with familiar Windows Mobile 6.1 and use Microsoft Outlook Office Mobile to synchronize contacts, appointments and tasks with your PC. Access and edit documents with Mobile Word, Powerpoint and Excel.
  • Find your way: Find your way with integrated GPS.
  • Enjoy the extras: 3.1MP auto focus camera with 5X digital zoom and flash LED. Convenient Micro-SD card slot for storage up to 8GB. Continue reading “HP unveils 2 new mobile phones – Data Messenger and Voice Messenger”

Last chance to upgrade your HTC Windows Mobile 5 device to Windows Mobile 6

If you own any of the following devices and you still have not upgraded to Windows Mobile 6, then you better upgrade your device(s) before Oct 31, 2008 because HTC is going to remove the free upgrades after that date.

Here is a message on the HTC’s website:

October 31st is the last day to take advantage of the free upgrade to Windows Mobile® 6. The upgrade link will be removed from HTC’s website at 12:00 pm (noon) GMT on October 31st.

Removal of this free upgrade may affect users of the following devices: HTC S621, HTC S620, HTC P4350, HTC P3300, HTC Advantage.

You can check your windows version by Start > Settings > System tab > About

http://www.htc.com/europe/supportcontent.aspx?id=19302

NetFront Browser Widgets Community Site launched – finally, Windows Mobile widgets!

Almost all of us liked the widgets on the Windows Vista. You can now enjoy those widgets on the Windows Mobile now too! Thanks to folks at Netfront, you can now use the Widgets on your device.

The site now includes a section for developers, which features a developer tools download page as well as a widget upload page.

Additionally, the widgets player for Windows(R) Mobile(R) has been updated, and there is also a new widget player for S60. (Both players are free to download.)

They have even created special site for content to be viewed on windows mobile(240 x 320)

http://www.access.co.jp/nfbwc/mobile/en/

And for the PC, the link is:

http://www.access.co.jp/nfbwc/en/top.php

EEE Box launched in India by ASUS – launch event pictures!

The world’s smallest, greenest and most cost effective desktop PC has been launched in India.

  • The ASUS Eee Box Delivers the Ultimate Space-saving, Power Efficient Computing Solution
  • Powered by Intel’s Atom processor ASUS Eee Box is the smallest desktop and consumes 90% less power than a normal PC
  • EEE Box launched in India by ASUS - launch event pictures!

ASUS in association with Intel today announced the launch of world’s greenest, quietest and the most cost effective desktop PC in India. The Eee Box which measures only 1L in size consumes 90% less power than normal desktop PCs and is one of the quietest desktop PC with only 26 decibels sound emission. This revolutionary product is targeted at the Small and Medium Enterprise (SMEs) and the Home Users segments in India.

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