” SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Oct. 6, 2009– Sprint (NYSE: S) and Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile), the number one mobile phone provider in the United States1, today announced the upcoming arrival of Samsung IntrepidTM smartphone, a dynamic Windows® phone that lets the customer be productive on-the-go using America’s most dependable 3G network (EV-DO Rev. A)2 domestically and through international roaming when traveling worldwide. Samsung Intrepid features Windows Mobile® 6.5 Professional, and improves on previous Samsung Windows phones with a user experience that offers a customizable Today screen to display the features the user accesses most often and shows important information like new emails, text messages, missed calls and calendar appointments. It also has a richer Internet browsing experience and new personalization options including a diverse selection of designer… Continue reading

“Two juicy nuggets emerged this morning from the Boy Genius Report’s ninjas regarding the HTC Whitestone, the sort-of-but-not-really successor to the HTC Touch Diamond (insofar as it’s a black slab sans keyboard): 1. Henceforth it shall be called the Verizon Imagio. (Sounds more like a “Harry Potter” spell, but whatever.) 2. It’ll be released as part of the Oct. 6 Super Duper Windows Mobile 6.5 launch day.”

The Whitestone looks like a nice device for those of you stuck on a carrier that hates carrying nice phones. Any Verizon-ites trading in something old and dusty for an Imagio?

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“Verizon Wireless and HTC Corporation introduce the HTC Touch Pro2TM, a global-capable smartphone designed for the busiest professionals and world travelers. The HTC Touch Pro2 features an extra-large 3.6-inch touch screen that tilts to an optimal viewing angle, an ergonomic slide-out QWERTY keyboard, and an advanced speakerphone with asymmetric speakers and advanced noise suppression to deliver customers a robust productivity experience. Created with the intuitive TouchFLO 3D user interface, data on the HTC Touch Pro2 can be easily accessed with just the touch of a finger.”

Verizon has the Touch Pro 2 at $199 after $100 mail in rebate, so if you’re on Big V and want to take advantage of an older yet ubiquitous network, you can order it in stores today.… Continue reading

“MobiShow allows your Smartphone to show any content to big screens (projectors, TVs, etc.) through Wi-Fi connection. For purposes of business presentation or personal entertainment, MobiShow is your best ShowMate”

For those of us on the go that may need to present just from a Windows Phone, MobiShow from AWind looks particularly interesting. If you’re sick of toting a laptop just to run a powerpoint, check it out and tell us if you’ll be placing an order.

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jonwestfall: Smartphone to the rescue – this is Assumption parish, celebrating the feast of the assumption so its a big dea!…

“That’s why droves of subscribers on virtually every carrier are on the edge of their seats awaiting the Touch Pro2’s release. Whether you love, hate, or feel nothing but pure, unadulterated ambivalence toward Windows Mobile, it’s hard to argue that the Pro2 isn’t a gorgeous smartphone at a distance, and T-Mobile USA’s gently-tweaked version is no exception.”

Engadget has a nice write-up on the Touch Pro 2, including more pictures like the one above. Overall it isn’t a bad looking device, and it’s taking a lot of control for me not to buy one. However with 2 phones already purchased this summer, I think I should hold off for awhile!

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“As Acer begins to launch more and more devices, we’re giving you the chance to win an Acer Tempo M900 Smartphone! The Acer Tempo M900 runs Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, supports AT&T US 3G frequencies, and has a stellar 3.8 inch WVGA display and GPS! All you have to do to have a chance of winning this great prize is answer one simple question. The closing date for entries is midnight on Friday July 31st, 2009″

Do you enjoy having new Windows Mobile devices yet hate paying for them? It may surprise you to learn you are not alone. eXpansys has apparently known about you freebie lovers for some time and has organized a contest with a simple appeal: Win something for free… Continue reading

“If you want to get HD in your handheld, NVIDIA’s Tegra processor is the hot way to do it at the moment, and we’ve got reasonably concrete sounding rumors from disparate sources that a handset containing one of the chips is currently under development by a “top five” smartphone builder (we’re guessing it’s not Apple)”

What really is a “top 5″ manufacturer? Is this sorted alphabetically? If so then I really need to get my “AAAdvantage Manufacturing” subsidary up and running… All kidding aside, NVidia’s Tegra may be an interesting addition with Windows Mobile rumors swimming around it.

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“At Microsoft’s Silicon Valley campus this week, the company held a talent show for mobile software developers that it called Mobile Incubation Week. A group of six finalists demonstrated a variety of programs that run on Windows Mobile, Microsoft’s operating system for smartphones. The finalists included an application called VoiceMuffler, described as a “real-time two-way speech-to-speech translation designed for foreign military personnel and civilian travelers,” according to the blog of Brian Hoskins, a senior development manager at Microsoft involved in the competition.”

Code competitions sponsored by Microsoft are nothing new, but it’s nice to see one with a mobile bent. The winner gets early placement in the Windows Mobile Marketplace, and a nice shiny Zune. Let’s hope Microsoft continues to promote developers in this way – maybe even… Continue reading

My Matrix Pro Smartphone has 2, my Touch Pro has 1, and my T-Mobile Dash has none. What am I referring to? Hardware buttons that can be mapped to different features on a device (as opposed to those which are fixed in function, such as keyboards, power buttons, softkeys, etc..). Five years ago, it was pretty common to have 3-4 buttons on a device that the user could map to. Now you’re lucky if you get one. While in many ways better touchscreen response or a full keyboard has reduced some of the need for these buttons, there are times I just wish I had a few more. So what’s your opinion – more hardware buttons or is 0 the magic number?

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