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HTC Touch Diamond could be launched in May: Not Android

News has come to light that HTC will be holding a massive press event on 6th May and those lucky guys over at Pocket-Lint will be going. This global press event has got many people talking, which means that there are plenty of rumors circulating. Some people believe that the smartphome maker will announce the launch of their Andriod handset however; this seems to be a bit of wishful thinking.

Some of the latest suggestions are that this could be the announcement of the launch of the HTC Touch Diamond, which is their latest Windows Mobile SmartPhone. This new cell phone will see it replace the older Touch Cruise as well as the Touch Pro and will be on the T-Mobile network.

Some of the latest specs to be featured on the much anticipated HTC Touch Diamond are a 2.8-inch VGA screen and a 3.1MP camera with flash, 4GB internal flash storage as well as microSD expansion. The addition of Bluetooth as well as Wi-Fi is just great news. That is not all as the handset also features Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, eGPS as well as an Orientation sensor.

Once we know some more we will keep you informed, and no doubt Pocket-Lint will have all the latest once they have attended the press event.

Source – Pocket-Lint

New Palm Treo 800w Sprint smartphone gets Wi-Fi

It seems that no matter where you go you are always finding out more details about the new Palm Treo 800w Sprint, the latest details on this Palm Treo smartphone is that it will be Wi-Fi enabled. It is now thought that the new Treo 800w Sprint is in its beta stage and the new Windows Mobile-powered smartphone was rumored to be able to have sent an email to a certain amount of people who use Wi-Fi, so if this is true it has given the smartphone a whole new customer base.

We do hope that the WiFi rumor is true as the new Palm 800w Sprint would be the first Treo to have this feature. Treo’s in the past have not embraced Wi-Fi, instead they have preferred to use EV-DO and EDGE which are not as good as Wi-Fi. T-Mobile has never been a fan of the Palm Treo and this is due to the lack of the Wi-Fi feature, which is why they have never wanted to sell the smartphones in the past. Well you never know what the future might hold; we could see the new Palm Treo 800w in T-Mobile stores when the smartphone is launched.

Would you now purchase a Palm Treo just because it has Wi-Fi.

Source - Crunch Gear

Skype finally goes mobile, but is this enough for you to start using it?

Thanks to Phones Review we have found out that Skype has finally gone mobile, what is interesting is what Peter said over at Phones Review which I have to agree on is that the service has flaws, he said that he has trouble chatting to people on Skype and I do agree with that.

But nether the less they are making this service more stable and maybe the new Skype Mobile is much better, Skype will work better on mobile phones thanks to the number of new smartphones and obviously Wi-Fi hotspots.

I will definitely be trying Skype out on my new mobile phone, so please answer this for me “Skype finally goes mobile, but is this enough for you to start using it?

Nokia N96 will be possibly getting xenon flash: True or False

According to Phones Review who got their information from another source they are saying that the super smartphone Nokia N96 will possibly getting xenon flash, maybe this is true but then again maybe it is false, we will have to wait and see.

Obviously this is not official but we are going on what we have heard, a Nokia Rep apparently has said “the delays are due to them adding (at the last minute) a Xenon flash, ala N82! Finally, an all in one phone with almost nothing (bar BlackBerry) missing, from what I can tell of the marketing stuff he left for the N82, Xenon flashes seem to be Nokia’s next big push from now on, which is fine by me.”

So when you think about it that the Nokia N82 has it, you must wonder that surely the Nokia N96 should have xenon flash.

We will keep you updated.

Source - Phones Review

Asus P320 Galaxi Mini GPS touchscreen smartphone just launched

Does anyone remember the name Asus Galaxi Mini? Ok then so maybe you do not know, well the Asus P320 Galaxi Mini GPS touchscreen smartphone is a low-end handset which is running Windows Mobile OS and is basically targeted as a competitor to the entry level HTC Touch or similar devices.

The name first know was called the Asus Galaxi Mini and now the official name is called the Asus P320 GPS touchscreen smartphone, the phone is compact and not bad looking really, the 2.5G PDA phone has a nice 2.8-inch touch screen and has great connectivity options.

It features Asus touch interface enhancements which is the same as the HTC Touch introduced to Windows Mobile devices, this low-end phone also has built-in GPS sensor.

Some of the main specs include Quad-band GSM )850/900/1800/1900), GPRS, EDGE connectivity, TI OMAP 850 200 MHz CPU, 1280 ROM/64 RAM, 2.8″ QVGA 320×240 px TFT LCD touchscreen, 2 Megapixel camera plus Built-in SiRF III GPS, MicroSD memory card slot, Windows Mobile Pro 6.1, USB 2.0 and Bluetooth 2.0.

The Asus P320 Galaxi Mini GPS touchscreen smartphone will retail at around 300 EUR and should be available sometime in Europe Q2, 2008.

Source – Phones Review via Unwired View

HTC Star Trek Smartphones running on Windows Mobile 6

A mobile phone that boldly goes where no man has gone before, HTC Star Trek Smartphones has surely got to be for all you trekkie fans. The mobile phone called the HTC Star Trek had its debut and the Trekkie flip cell phone was powered by Windows Mobile 5.0.

It is apparently one of the smallest flip phones available and definitely one of the few that beams in the WinMo platform.

Some clever ROM engineers at xda-developers have developed Windows Mobile 6.0 standard ROM to go into the HTC Star Trek. There will be different Windows Mobile 6 ROMs available for the varying versions of the HTC Star Trek including, Cingular 3125, Qtek 8500, i-mate and Smartship.

Hey warp yourself over to XDA and beam in the ROM which will power you Star Trek phone.

Sorry but the images of the phones are ghastly.

Source - Phones Review via pocketnow

Palm Centro smartphone launches in the UK

The pocket-sized Palm Centro is available in the UK from today

This phone packs just about everything you might need into a very small space.

You get a full keyboard, touchscreen, a full-functioning phone, a variety of messaging, personal and work email access, web browsing, a media player for music, video and audio books, a built-in video/stills camera, 64MB of storage and much more.

The Palm Centro will cost you £199

Let us know what you think of this phone?

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What the hell is a Chumby? I am a cute fun alarm clock with Wifi

Looking at the picture above you can see why many people would fall in love with the Chumby, “Chumby, what the hell is a Chumby? Well I am a little fun alarm clock that has many features even more than a smartphone, oh yes I am better Read more

First Look: Samsung’s SGH-i200 Smartphone

The guys over at the::unwired have managed to sneak a peak at Samsung’s SGH-i200 smartphone which is currently on display at the Microsoft booth at MWC. It’s been said that the phone will be officially unveiled today. Read more

2008 Brings Wirelessly Powered Smartphone by MWg and Splashpower

Wireless power is the one thing needed to make wireless speakers a much more attractive setup, this technology is definitely coming to cell phones in 2008.

Splashpower and MWg have announced a new wirelessly powered smartphone that they will launch in the second half of 2008. This will enable inductive charging; this uses electromagnetic induction to charge you’re the phone without wires Read more

LG-KT610 with GPS Launched at Mobile World Congress

The LG-KT610 is one of the first products that has been launched at the Mobile World Congress, it is a mobile telephone that will be GPS enabled and has a unique 2.4 inch VGA flip screen with a PC like qwerty keyboard. Read more

Smartphones & PDA’s get GPS: The Keychain GPS Receiver with Bluetooth

You can now add GPS to your PDA or smartphone with the Keychain GPS Receiver. The gadget features integrated Bluetooth so you can connect it to your Bluetooth-compatible phone/PDA, also you will need some third-party GPS software Read more

Nuvifone made official by Garmin: new smartphone, GPS, iPhone wannabe

Many gadget fans would all ready know a little about the Nuvifone, but Garmin have just made the new smartphone, GPS, iPhone wannabe device official.

The Nuvifone is Garmin’s first solo attempt into the cellphone market and they believe it’s a “breakthrough product that cellphone and GPS users around the world have been longing for.” Read more