OQO announced today that its OQO model 01+ ultra mobile computer is now available with the Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005C operating system. Other specifications remain unchanged though: 1Ghz Transmeta processor, 512MB RAM, 30GB hard drive, a 800 x 480 W-VGA 5-inch display with 3D accelerated graphics with 8MB video RAM, a QWERTY thunk keyboard, WiFi, Bluetooth, USB […]
Hardware
Samsung Treo Killer?
The first of the devices I mentioned back on December 28th has landed at CES 2006. Samsung has announced (Korean press release) the SCH-i830 smartphone and the folks at Gizmodo got to play with it a little bit. Grabbed some hands-on time with Samsung’s i830 smartphone—and had trouble putting it down. This quad-band Windows Mobile 2003 SE phone comes with […]
Loox N500 and N520 officially released
Fujitsu-Siemens has officially released its new N500 series with the N500 and N520 models, this despite the fact that information about these has been available on their site for almost a month. Both come with integrated GPS (including the optional Navigon MobileNavigator 5) and Windows Mobile 5.0. They will be powered by an Intel PXA270 312 MHz processor, have a […]
HTC Galaxy photo preview
French site Mobinaute has posted a good first look at the upcoming HTC Galaxy. They have plenty of comparison pictures with number of HTC devices like the Wizard and Magician as well as the Treo 650, the Motorola Mpx220 and the HP iPAQ h6340 and hw6515. In terms of specs, the Galaxy is powered by a 300MHz Samsung S3C2440M processor […]
8-inch Tablet PC from Motion
Motion, a manfacturer of slate tablet PCs designed for vertical industries such as healthcare, field sales and service, government and education, has unveiled the LS800. What sets this Tablet PC apart from many others is its size. Built around a SVGA 8.4-inch screen, it measures measures 8.94-inches by 6.69-inches and is 0.87-inches thick (about the size of a hardcover, I’d […]
mobilePASSION takes a look at the HTC Universal
Dale Coffing was fortunate enough to get to play with a pre-production model of the HTC Universal at Microsoft’s Mobile Embedded Developers Conference. WHile the device did not have a SIM card (so no phone or data connection), Dale had the chance to have a look at the size and weight of the unit, the screen (amazingly bright, matching the […]
Why did T-Mobile pull the h6315?
Marc at www.iPAQabilities.com has posted some of his conjectures about why T-Mobile pulled the HP iPAQ 6315 from its web site and stores earlier (as posted here on March 18th). There is one interesting statement there: For starters, I have been hearing that T-Mobile did not properly certify the H6315 on their network (I’m not sure what a proper certification […]
HP iPAQ h6300 finally on sale in Canada
As reported here back on March 1, the iPAQ 6300 has been certified by Rogers Wireless and it is now available through HP’s online store. The h6325 comes with a camera and will sell for $749 CAD and the h6320 without camera will sell for $729 CAD. The HP online store also launched various accessories for this (new) iPAQ. Like […]