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Motorola Announces A780 Linux SmartPhone
and MPx220 Pocket PC SmartPhone

Motorola Announces A780 Linux SmartPhone
and MPx220 Pocket PC SmartPhone 07/27/2004 02:34 PM
bargainPDA.com Jul 27 2004 6:18PM GMT

what is a smartphone

what is a smartphone 02/06/2005 03:13 AM
TechWhack Feb 6 2005 6:44AM GMT

Cingular's Smartphone

Cingular's Smartphone 12/08/2003 10:26 AM
Speaking of MiTAC, we're not sure whether Cingular knows about this or not, but Just-Talk has MiTAC's 8380 Smartphone (which has never ever been officially available in the US) for sale and are offering a $200 rebate for new service activation with Cingular. There is one major catch though: the users manual for the 8380 is in Chinese. Read...

i-Mate Smartphone 3

i-Mate Smartphone 3 08/31/2004 03:18 PM
I just got word from Sound Solutions that they'll be shipping the i-Mate SP3 from their UK office in mid-September...

A Symbian smartphone from LG?

A Symbian smartphone from LG? 12/13/2003 12:42 PM
Nothing official about this yet, but we're hearing that LG is close to announcing a version of its SC8000 smartphone running on the Symbian...

Treo 600 Smartphone: $500

Treo 600 Smartphone: $500 12/16/2003 05:32 AM
Popular Mechanics Dec 16 2003 4:35AM ET

24 Hours of SmartPhone

24 Hours of SmartPhone 12/17/2003 05:03 AM
For the moment I am replacing my Nokia 3650 with the Motorola MPx200. In theory the MPx200 is a loser...

The New Treo 600 Smartphone

The New Treo 600 Smartphone 12/23/2003 05:01 AM
Popular Mechanics Dec 23 2003 4:41AM ET

Treo 600 Smartphone - $500

Treo 600 Smartphone - $500 12/23/2003 11:34 PM
Popular Mechanics Dec 23 2003 10:41PM ET

First EDGE smartphone for the US

First EDGE smartphone for the US 01/16/2004 10:57 AM
From Nokia, a new version of their 6600 smartphone designed for use with AT&T Wireless' new high-speed EDGE data network. The 6620 improves on the...

SmartPhone 2003 for MPx-200?

SmartPhone 2003 for MPx-200? 04/09/2004 03:58 PM
msmobiles.com has pictures of an AT&T MPx-200 running SmartPhone 2003....

SmartPhone Follow-up

SmartPhone Follow-up 03/08/2004 11:25 PM
My first month with the MPx-200 was not as satisfying as the first 24 hours, entirely due to battery life....

SmartPhone 2003 for MPx-200

SmartPhone 2003 for MPx-200 07/09/2004 03:27 AM
MSMobiles has a German SmartPhone 2003 ROM and Multi-Language Update (including American) for the MPx-200. As much as I want...

Mio launches MS smartphone in UK

Mio launches MS smartphone in UK 07/22/2004 04:24 AM
On paper - no hardware for '3-4' weeks...

How to get an SPV E200 Smartphone

How to get an SPV E200 Smartphone 11/03/2003 11:08 AM
Really want one of those new SPV E200 Smartphones (the one with both Bluetooth and a built-in digital camera) that are coming out later this month, but don't happen to live in a country where Orange is a cellular carrier (they're the only carrier offering the phone)? It turns out you can get the very same phone from QTek, which is selling it as the 8080. The 8080 comes "unlocked," which means it'll work with almost any GSM carrier. Read...

PDA growth in the age of the smartphone

PDA growth in the age of the smartphone 10/29/2003 12:11 AM

A recent article in the Economist questions whether or not the PDA market will continue to grow in the face of competition from smartphones and other Web-enabled mobile devices.

Although final sales figures are not yet available, it seems very likely that sales of smartphones overtook sales of PDAs in the third quarter of this year.

The article echos the findings of an IDC press release from August 2003. Among their key findings:

• Worldwide units shipment of handheld devices will decrease by 8.4% in 2003.

•On the strength of improved form factors, platforms, component technology, and lower price points, converged mobile devices have become increasingly accessible to mass mobile phone user.

(via Slashdot )

First look at Motorola's next Smartphone

First look at Motorola's next Smartphone 12/26/2003 01:48 PM
MSMobiles has a photo of what is purportedly the next Microsoft Smartphone-powered cellphone from Motorola, the MPx100. Very few details available, but it looks like...

Opera on MS Smartphone? Never!

Opera on MS Smartphone? Never! 03/13/2003 10:22 AM
According to ZDNet UK, Opera will never release their browser for Windows CE-based systems. "We think the browser will be...

Orange squashes SPV smartphone

Orange squashes SPV smartphone 06/08/2004 07:33 AM
C500 is 'World's smallest', network claims

SmartPhone Moves For Avaya

SmartPhone Moves For Avaya 03/14/2005 05:55 PM

Asus shows second MS smartphone

Asus shows second MS smartphone 06/08/2004 05:53 AM
The Register Jun 8 2004 10:14AM GMT

Dell Smartphone Next Year?

Dell Smartphone Next Year? 09/07/2004 10:13 AM

Brighthand is reporting that Dell may be considering entering the consumer cellular market next year, citing an anonymous source that works with Dell. It's funny, but whether or not you find this notable can probably be determined on how you frame this news. "Dell building cellular-network PDA hybrid," doesn't really give anybody a softie. "Dell to Launch a Mobile Phone," sounds a lot more interesting. Let's work with that.

It's unknown if this device will actually be a more phone-like device, like say the Treo or any of the Windows Smartphone handsets, but it is reported to have a small keyboard in place of a numberpad, and come in both GSM and CDMA versions.

Read - Dell's First Cellular-Wireless Device Expected Next Year [Brighthand]

Related
Dell PDA Archive [Gizmodo]
Smartphone Archive [Gizmodo]

New Palm smartphone from GroupSense

New Palm smartphone from GroupSense 03/20/2003 08:30 AM

New Palm OS smartphone from GroupSense, a not very well-known name. There aren't a whole lot of details available about it, but it looks like it does have a built-in digital camera and is about the same size as regular cellphone.
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Samsung to drop Smartphone?

Samsung to drop Smartphone? 03/14/2003 02:10 PM

Gossip is more properly the domain of Gawker, our sibling blog, but there's a rumor going around that Samsung is dropping its plans to build a Microsoft Smartphone-powered cellphone, and is going to use Symbian's Series 60 operating system instead. Samsung would have been the only major cellphone manufacturer to use Smartphone, so losing them would be a bit of a blow.
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Samsung's new Palm smartphone

Samsung's new Palm smartphone 03/13/2003 12:53 PM

First smartphone running Palm's new OS 5. The SGH-i500 from Samsung has a clamshell design, a 65,000 color screen, 32MB of RAM, a built-in digital camera, and connects to GSM networks for voice and GPRS for data. The phone itself is nothing much to look at (just look at the keypad), but we hear good things about Palm OS 5.
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New Orange Smartphone: SPV C500

New Orange Smartphone: SPV C500 05/24/2004 02:27 PM
Long on speculation and short on details, the first news of a new Windows Mobile 2003 SE phone has leaked out, including what looks like a (hopefully) rough mockup image to me. There's not much more known than that, except...

Smartphone Market shares

Smartphone Market shares 06/02/2004 12:53 AM

Just when you were thinking "I wonder what the market share of Smartphones is....." - here it is.

And with Russel beattie's analysis - to boot!

Smartphone Market Recap.

Palm Info Center has the results of the Canalys worldwide smartphone results for Q1. This has been big news this morning on just about every mobile news site there is. What I find most interesting is that this is the first time I've seen that Canalys has combined the mobile device numbers. I remember when I reported on the same sort of chart from last year and it was obvious that smart phones were outselling PDAs by large margin, but the numbers were on two different charts.

First, not to continue beating on poor Palm, but you can see by the numbers that Nokia is wooping PalmOne's ass. PalmOne's numbers include everything from the $79 Zires to their Treos and Nokia is still outselling them by almost double - and the cheapest Nokia smart phone costs at least $300. It's clear as day, even though the PDA market is increasing in real numbers, the percentages of mobile devices are dwindling fast (follow the link above for more on those numbers). Combine this with Sony's announcement today that they are suspending new development of Clies here in the U.S. (the other big news of the day) and you can see the writing on the wall.

Sony's news is definitely interesting as I've been betting on Sony buying PalmSource. Why? Well first, I read that Sony is interested, but secondly Sony is one of the only major device manufacturers without control over their own OS. I can't imagine that Sony likes paying Symbian for their OS on the P900s or PalmOS for their Clies. Now I wonder if this will still happen. Pulling Clies out of the market where Palms sell the best? Not a good sign. I'm sure it's another example where Sony has decided not to bet on a dwindling market - the same as the announcement not too long ago that they aren't going to be developing any more low-end digital cameras, instead ceding that market to mobile camera phones. Clies still will be developed in Japan where I guess they are still very popular, but I really wonder what Sony's long-term plan is for their device OS. PalmOS, Symbian, Linux, TRON? Something else? Not having their own means a clear risk of becoming a Dell-like commodity manufacturer. They must realize this.

Back to the chart above. I will say that I thought Nokia was selling a lot more phones. 1.6 million smart phones in 3 months isn't as nearly as high as I thought it would be. It's nothing to sneeze at, but in order for Symbian and Series 60 to become a mass market OS, those numbers need to increase exponentially. Nokia announced that they are shipping the 7610 as of today everywhere besides the U.S. (why?!?) but with a price around $699 - that's not going to help this situation.

There's two things I'm just outright ignoring in the report: regional discrepencies insales and Research In Motion. I think that as time goes by - even as quickly as the next year, we're going to see sales even out throughout the world. Basically, it'll be Symbian and then everyone else. Secondly, I have no idea what to make from Research In Motion. Their devices are still so proprietary and bulky... I just see them as a continuing niche player. That doesn't mean they'll disappear like Palm, they've got continuing revenues from any manufacturer who's device allows you to check email wirelessly, but in terms of actual devices I don't see the becoming anything but more segmented as time goes by.

Here's my thoughts on what's going to happen in the next 6 months. Ready? We're going to see Motorola go up the ranks considerably and we're going to see Samsung appear out of the "other" category. Why? Because both companies have licensed the various OSes and are going to be targeting Nokia's lead in the market with everything they've got. Windows Mobile 2003 does not suck, Moto's phones are not bad, and Samsung can crank them out. As competition increases in the smart phone market, all these numbers on the chart above are going to be continually in flux over the next year, and it should be very interesting to watch.

That said, the *next* chart I'd like to see is these numbers compared with Java-enabled multimedia capabile mobiles as well, just to see the discrepency in sales between what's happening at the "high-end" and what's happening with the mass-market. If this chart includes devices as low-powered as the Zires, then it seems ridiculous that more-than capable phones with PIM and messaging functionality like the Nokia 6800 aren't included as well.

I mean, really, that chart above is tracking 5 million of the 600+ million devices that are going to be sold this year. It's interesting, but its not anywhere near in perspective as it could be.

-Russ By weblog@russellbeattie.com. [Russell Beattie Notebook]

Motorola MPX 220, THE Smartphone Windows

Motorola MPX 220, THE Smartphone Windows 02/05/2005 09:10 PM
Pocket PC Universe Feb 3 2005 5:44PM GMT

First Smartphone Worm Discovered

First Smartphone Worm Discovered 06/15/2004 05:08 AM
It's no surprise that this was coming, as many have been predicting it for quite some time, but an antivirus company today announced the first known computer worm for a smartphone. It doesn't sound all that likely to spread - as it only works on Symbian phones, and uses Bluetooth connections to travel. It tries to detect other Bluetooth phones and then jumps to the new phone. Still, it's a noteworthy moment, and we can expect many more smartphone worms and viruses to be on their way. It won't be long until you'll need anti-virus software for your phone as well, or you may discover that your phone starts calling people in your phonebook randomly. Of course, with that in mind, it kind of makes you wonder if it wouldn't make sense for anti-virus firms to fan the flames of just such a virus to open up a new line of business for themselves.

TCL's First Smartphone: e777

TCL's First Smartphone: e777 08/23/2004 06:30 AM

SlashPhone has gathered up some information about a new Microsoft Windows Smartphone clamshell from Chinese vendor TCL, called the e777. It's a dual-band (900/1800) flip with SD/MMC support and a megapixel camera, with no word on the speed of the main processor. Looks okay if, you know, sort of boring. What's the point of having a smart phone without a keyboard? (I know, but come on.)

I do like the camera button that has a graphic of a camera silk-screened onto it. It only took us four years and legions of engineers to figure that out.

Read - New Smartphone from China: TCL e777 [SlashPhone]

Motorola's smartphone for Japan

Motorola's smartphone for Japan 08/27/2004 01:23 PM
Engadget Aug 26 2004 3:47PM GMT

T-Mobile's SDA Music Smartphone

T-Mobile's SDA Music Smartphone 09/15/2004 09:10 AM

< img src="http://www.gizmodo.com/archives/images/sda_music.jpg" alt="sda_music.jpg image" width="95" height="220" class="right"/>T-Mobile is set to release a music-playing phone in its native Germany that is both terminally uninteresting and also the future of portable music players. Called the 'SDA Music,' it's a run of the mill Windows Mobile 2003 for Smartphones-based candybar, with a tri-band radio and Bluetooth and all that. And to look at the specs, it's pretty worthless as a music player, with 64MB of ROM and 32MB of RAM, although certainly the SD card slot is meant to be used as music storage. So what makes it so special?

It has a play buttons on the front. That's it, really, but if you think about it, it's probably a sign of things to come. Phones aren't going to kill the iPod quite yet, but with a couple gig SD card and a decent interface, there's no reason they shouldn't kill flash players. (Thanks, Jon!)

< b>Read - T-Mobile to battle iPod with music smart phone [TheReg]

Foldable keyboard for the SPV Smartphone

Foldable keyboard for the SPV Smartphone 03/13/2003 10:20 AM

New portable, foldable keyboard for the Orange SPV Smartphone made of special conductive fabric. Out in Europe now.
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PDAs hit by smartphone challengers

PDAs hit by smartphone challengers 07/29/2004 08:17 AM
vnunet.com Jul 29 2004 12:46PM GMT

PalmOne Treo 600 smartphone

PalmOne Treo 600 smartphone 11/03/2003 03:39 PM
Reg Review

Examining the Treo 650 Smartphone

Examining the Treo 650 Smartphone 08/27/2004 01:56 PM

Motorola's A780 See-Through Smartphone

Motorola's A780 See-Through Smartphone 07/28/2004 01:20 PM

Infosync has some hinkfo about another one of the phones announced by Motorola this week, the A780, a Linux-based handset that will run on EDGE (new wireless broadband fastness) networks. And while it's full-featured as anything -- 1.3-megapixel camera, gostosa! -- the most interesting thing about the A780 is its screen. Through a hole in the flip-top basic information like Caller ID can be seen, while the full display is accessible when opened. It's a smart design; hopefully developers will take advantage of it.

Read - More Linux with Motorola A780 [InfosyncWorld via CoolHunting]

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Motorola MPx220 and RAZR V3 Officially Unveiled [Gizmodo]

Motorola MPx200 Smartphone Review

Motorola MPx200 Smartphone Review 03/06/2004 02:04 AM
I4U Mar 3 2004 8:21AM GMT

Smartphone version of Pocket Streets

Smartphone version of Pocket Streets 07/28/2004 08:18 PM

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