Samsung Buries WiMAX Mondi KIN-Style, Gives Parting Gifts
The biggest reason that the Samsung Mondi failed can probably be traced to its lack of an ability to operate as a WiMAX modem. Samsung has fixed that, unfortunately far too late for the product to be saved in the marketplace. At one point the Mondi had a lot of promise. If it had sold […]
MetroPCS Samsung Code Being Updated to Windows Mobile 6.5
Samsung has inadvertently revealed that it will update the Samsung Code currently sold on MetroPCS to Windows Mobile 6.5. The update is also confirmed on the MetroPCS accessories page, which makes reference to the Samsung Code 6.5 as the updated model. However, it appears that shipments of the Code have been halted for the time […]
Samsung Quietly Updates Epix to Windows Mobile 6.5
Samsung has quietly released a new update for the nearly two year old Samsung Epix on AT&T that updates the device to Windows Mobile 6.5 after first being announced for release late last year, then being delayed for unknown reasons. The update is also unique in that it requires 32-bit versions of Windows Vista in […]
Sprint Launching Motorola ES400 Rugged Windows Mobile Device
Sprint will be launching a new rugged Windows Mobile Classic device in the ES400 with pricing and launch details yet to be confirmed. The device will be exclusively sold through Sprint and Motorola enterprise sales channels and feature Windows Mobile 6.5.3, a 3.0 inch VGA resolution display, 2.0 megapixel camera with video recorder, GPS support […]
New Launch Timeframe for Verizon LG Fathom VS750 Windows Mobile Device
Following up on the initial report concerning the Verizon Wireless LG Fathom VS750 Windows Mobile smart device, new information has come to light regarding its release timeframe after the initial April timeframe has come and gone with no sign of the dual-mode GSM/CDMA device. According to the latest information available, the device is now slated […]
More Bad WP7S News: No Clipboard At Launch
Perhaps we’ll all look back on MIX’10 not as a conference of success for Microsoft’s reinvention of their mobile platform, but for the week they let all the bad news out at once. After we dismissed the platform editorially, Microsoft confirmed that not only are multitasking, open native code, and memory card support gutted from […]
T-Mobile HTC HD2 Pricing and Availability Confirmed
Pricing and availability information for the highly anticipated T-Mobile HTC HD2 has been all but confirmed after months of speculation. The Windows Mobile 6.5 powered device will not be receiving the previously confirmed Windows Phone 7 Series update, with HTC now confirming that the device is in fact incompatible with the new platform. Pricing is […]
Windows Phone Series 7 to Feature Flash in Internet Explorer Mobile Along With Silverlight
Adobe’s Principal Product Manager for Flash Mike Chambers has released a statement on his personal blog concerning Flash on Windows Phone 7 Series. In the statement, Chambers elaborates that “Adobe and Microsoft are working together to bring Flash Player 10.1 to Internet Explorer Mobile on Windows Phone 7 Series.” Chambers didn’t state a timeframe for […]
Microsoft Confirms Clean Slate from Windows Mobile: No Backwards Compatibility on Windows Phone 7
Microsoft has confirmed that Windows Phone 7 Series will represent a clean break from the current Windows Mobile codebase that has formed the basis of Windows Phone Classic. Because of the focus on Windows Phone 7 Series to integrate newer technologies and platforms such as Silverlight and XNA, existing applications built on the current platform […]