HTC Shift

The HTC Shift has just been released in the US and I think Sprint will be the one providing the mobile broadband feature. Here in the UK, the HTC Shift has long been launched by Orange.

This Ultra Mobile PC is like a Laptop and PDA in one since it is running both Windows Vista and Windows Mobile. It even has separate specs for the Laptop and the PDA. UMPC specifications for the HTC Shift include 7 inch touch screen, Intel A100 800Mhz processor, fingerprint reader, integrated web cam, integrated Intel GMA950 integrated video chipset, 1GB DDR2 RAM, 30GB hard disk drive, Bluetooth, HSDPA, and WiFi. The PDA specs include a 400 MHz Qualcomm processor, and 128MB of RAM.

Imate Ultimate 9502

At the recently concluded Mobile World Congress, i-mate has announced the latest addition to their Ultimate devices: the i-mate Ultimate 9502. The i-mate Ultimate 9502 is HSDPA as well as HSUPA compatible, allowing for a rated uplink speed of 7.2 Mbps and downlink speeds of 1.9 Mbps.

The i-mate Ultimate 9502 is a feature-packed device and aside from giving you 3.5G speeds, the device also comes with WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity. Aside from bringing you the best of the web through the i-mate Ultimate 9502's variety of connections, the device also features a built-in GPS. Every feature on this device is geared towards business individuals, the device runs on Windows Mobile platform which allows users access to Word, Excel and PowerPoint on the go applications.

Probably the best feature businessmen can find useful on the i-mate Ultimate 9502 is its Direct Video Out Features which allows the device to be connected to projectors or TV so they can display their PowerPoint presentations on the big screen. The i-mate Ultimate 9502's Direct Video Out feature also allows you to view video calls on the large screen.

Telstra, Australia's largest mobile network will be the first to release the i-mate Ultimate 9502 on March for a suggested price of AUD$1099. Europe will soon follow.

T-Mobile gets official about new HTC-made phones

T-Mobile by now has been usually lax about selling unlocked phones, so many people were buying T-Mobile-branded HTC-manufactured Windows Mobile phones and using them with other operators. This time HTC is once again on the forefront when it comes to HTC phones and surely their offering may be appealing not just to T-Mobile customers…


Yesterday there was a press conference in Munich, Germany where T-Mobile introduced new HTC phones: T-Mobile MDA compact IV (pictured above, a version of HTC Touch Diamond), T-Mobile MDA Vario IV (with QWERTY keyboard) and the new 16GB Ameo (a version of HTC Advantage).








Today T-Mobile has published a story about this announcement, unfortunately only in German (yet) so here are highlights translated to English:

• release date for T-Mobile MDA compact IV is July 2008 - all over Europe (where T-Mobile has divisions)
• T-Mobile underlines the following features in MDA compact IV: 3D-touch-screen, 4GB internal memory and 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus
• T-Mobile MDA Vario IV - the one with keyboard - is coming late sommer, i.e. at first MDA Compact IV will be released
• T-Mobile confirms that MDA Compact IV has HSUPA for fast uploads!
• T-Mobile Ameo 16GB is coming to market in June 2008

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