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  UPDATE: Specs of Wave 2 and Wave 2 Pro. Both phones support quad-band GSM with EDGE connectivity, 3.2-inch TFT LCD, TouchWiz UI, Social Hub, Wi-Fi 802.11n, Bluetooth 2.1, 3MP camera, A-GPS, 80MB internal memory and microSD card slot. As expected, Samsung has introduced new phones on bada, Windows Mobile and Android platforms at CommunicAsia. [...]

  Samsung’s maiden bada phone is yet to hit retail markets in some regions but the Korean giant has confirmed to launch its successor at CommunicAsia 2010 tomorrow. There will be two bada devices – Wave 2 and Wave 2 Pro that will apparently take helm from Wave. Wave 2 Pro seems to be similar [...]

  Microsoft has announced the retail availability of Office 2010 suite today and it’s the Windows Mobile consumers who are in for a treat. All consumers running Windows Mobile 6.5 with a previous version of Office suite will be eligible to receive a free upgrade of Office Mobile 2010. The mobile version will enable users [...]

  HTC has just launched the HD Mini WinMo powered device in the Indian market. The HD Mini is a younger sibling of HTC’s HD2 but brings in the impressive Sense UI to the Windows Mobile interface. Sense UI seamlessly integrates all interaction with the contacts, their social network updates under one roof. On the [...]

  Samsung has pulled out an affordable business phone for subscribers on U.S. Cellular. The aptly named Samsung Exec (SCH-i225) enables all the functionality of a smartphone in a slim form factor. The phone is loaded with Windows Mobile 6.5, which effectively gives access to Outlook ActiveSync support, Office documents, Internet Explorer and more. The [...]

  Norway-based Opera has released a native version of its most used Opera Mini browser. Native version means the new Opera Mini won’t require Java, which was a prerequisite for the browser to function properly. Opera Mini 5 is compatible with WinMo 5 and 6-based handsets and brings the same advantages of the Java version [...]

  Skype has pulled the plug off the Lite and Windows Mobile versions. In a FAQ page, they’ve confirmed to remove the download links of the Skype Lite and Skype for Windows Mobile because they can’t provide users “an improved mobile experience”. Discontinuing a product altogether might not seem a right solution but Skype believes [...]

  Wall Street Journal is citing “people familiar with the matter” confirming the Windows Mobile 7 rumor lurking for quite some time. At the MWC next week, Microsoft will finally show off the next-generation of Windows Mobile. The report does not specify the probable features but claims to have Zune-like UI specifically made for “touch-sensing [...]

  The phone which we knew as Faith last month has got the official treatment and will now be known as Aspen. Scheduled to go on sale in Q2, the Sony Ericsson Aspen will try to please the suit-clad crowd with its various business-centric features like full QWERTY keyboard, Slide View to access common features [...]

  Sure, we’d heard ‘WinMo 7 at MWC’ talks from Digitimes and from a MS exec before but now CNET has chimed in claiming more than unveiling of the OS. In addition to show a demo of WinMo 7 at the show, sources tell them, MS is looking to finalize the code by summer for [...]

  The greatest and the mightiest rumormonger from Taiwan has spoken. This time it’s about Microsoft. Microsoft is allegedly planning to launch Windows Mobile 6.6 (codenamed Maldives) in Feb 2010, which also happens to be the month of MWC. Digitimes says the move is to combat the onslaught of Android-based devices and iPhone, also helping [...]

  CES did not have the slightest mention of Windows Mobile 7 but the MWC starting next month will supposedly be filled with it. In an analyst briefing, Microsoft Entertainment and Devices Division President Robbie Bach confirmed that Microsoft is going to reveal the next Windows Mobile platform. Bach said that the “(WM7) has set [...]

  Microsoft fulfilled its promise by bringing Windows Marketplace to devices running Windows Mobile 6 and 6.1 OS. Windows Marketplace is similar to Apple’s App Store that tries to be a one-stop solution for all the Windows Mobile software needs. Users with devices running on aforementioned OSes can go to the links specified below to [...]

  The world’s powerful WinMo (at least for now) has made an entry. HTC HD2 takes over the reigns from Touch HD and brings lots of appealing features. HD2 features a humongous 4.3-inch capacitive touchscreen – another first for Windows Mobile – running HTC’s Sense UI that is found in couple of HTC Android devices. [...]

  LG is gearing up to take on the smartphone market by launching plethora of Windows phones and now Vodafone too, have joined to help them achieve their endeavor. The network operator has grabbed LG’s latest Windows Mobile 6.5 based GM750 phone. The phone’s feature set includes S-Class user interface, 3-inch touchscreen display, 5MP camera, [...]