Friday, February 23, 2007

Article: I-Mate Unveils Windows Mobile 6/Vista Sideshow Phones

PC Magazine reports: "I-Mate announced the first Windows Mobile 6 devices with Windows Vista Sideshow capabilities, as well as the first phones on T-Mobile's 3G AWS frequency band in their 'Ultimate' series at the 3GSM cell phone trade show Monday. ... The i-Mate Ultimate line comes in five form factors, all with the same high-end specs: Windows Mobile 6 Professional, 520 Mhz Marvell Bulverde processors, VGA touch screens, 128 MB of RAM, 802.11 b/g/e/i Wi-Fi (with built-in voice-over-internet calling), Bluetooth 2.0 EDR, 2-megapixel cameras, XGA TV video out, and full-speed USB 2.0 connections."

Article: Microsoft Debuts 3 Windows Live Mobile Services

eWeek reports: "Microsoft will announce three new Windows Live services for mobile devices at the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona on Feb. 12: Live Search on Windows Mobile, Live Search on Java and Windows Live for Windows Mobile. ... The new services will provide new search and communications capabilities to help people more easily and efficiently access information from their mobile devices, while allowing mobile operators, OEMs and advertising partners to drive new revenue and differentiate their products in the market, Matt Champagne, director of Mobile Product Management for MSN and Windows Live, told eWEEK. "