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 brings HD Mini to India for under 24k
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 Exec (SCH-i225) WinMo phone comes to U.S. Cellular
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 […]
Opera Mini Beta becomes a native app of WinMo
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 […]
WSJ: Windows Mobile 7 coming at MWC
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 […]
Sony Ericsson Faith WinMo QWERTY phone leaked
Sony Ericsson’s about to add a new phone to its arsenal. Dubbed as Faith, the phone will run Windows Mobile 6.5 and feature a physical QWERTY keyboard. The phone does not look anything revolutionary but might appeal to few business users. The specs sheet read quad-band GSM and 3G support, 2.4-inch QVGA touch screen […]
HTC 2010 roadmap leaks, reveals 5 Android and 3 WinMo phones
Just like it happened early this year when someone spilled HTC’s 2009 roadmap, here we’ve someone from XDA-Developers forum doing the honors for the upcoming year. The roadmap, if true, confirms 8 new phones, including a power packed flagship Bravo and also that Android is the preferred OS for next year. HTC has segregated its […]
HTC HD2 to come to Asia by December, US in early 2010
Really HTC, it was not necessary for you to iterate what you had said before but nonetheless, here it is. HTC today confirmed the tentative release dates of one of the hottest WinMo phones for different markets except Europe, where it is already selling. HTC’s home market will get it in the middle of […]
Windows Mobile 6.5 tries to be more touch-friendly
A new build of Windows Mobile 6.5 has surfaced that fortunately does not look like a rehashed version of Windows Mobile 6.1. The WinMo 6.5 build 21925 features large icons and text that looks to be more touch-friendly and polished than any other builds we’ve seen of 6.5 in the past. Now let’s hope […]
T-Mobile exec lauds Android, disses WinMo
CEO of Deutsche Telekom subsidiary T-Systems, Reinhard Clemens has got pretty vocal about the two major mobile platforms – Android and WinMo. Clemens goes gaga over Android saying that it is the first OS that does not require much modifications according to different phones. Android is “the first OS that enables the development of […]