Review of WCDMA/GSM-handset Nokia E60

Mobile-Review published two reviews of the Nokia E61 business phone with lots of pictures in them. Part 1 and Part 2.

New Firmware upgrade for the Neuros Recorder 2

Neuros Technology announces the Recorder 2's compatibility with the new Motorola Q smartphone. The Neuros Recorder 2 records video content from any video source directly onto memory cards that can be instantly played back on handhelds such as the Motorola Q.

Nokia N92 TV phone picture preview

It's the swiss army knife equivalent of phones; we zoom in (no, really) on Nokia's TV-toting, 3G-streaming, music-playing N92 - a jack of all trades and king of more than one.

Hacker-friendly Linux PDA Stack Enhanced

The OpenZaurus Project has released a new version of its Linux-based software stack for Sharp Zaurus PDAs. OpenZaurus 3.5.4.1 is based on a 2.6.16 Linux kernel, and includes some 13,000 "ready-to-install" packages. Nine Zaurus models are fully supported, while others can be updated selectively.

CEO Interview: Havaard Nord, co-CEO of Trolltech

This interview with Trolltech Co-CEO Haavard Nord took place the day after Trolltech's IPO on the Oslo Stock Exchange. Nord candidly describes Trolltech's products, markets, and plans, which include broadening its phone software platform through one or more acquisitions. Enjoy...!

Microsoft ActiveSync 4.2 released

ActiveSync 4.2 has been in beta for a couple months, and Smartphone Thoughts just posted the news that the final release version of ActiveSync 4.2 is now available for download and installation. AS 4.2 resolves some Outlook error code issues, improves desktop pass through and VPN issues, and improves the way partnerships are handled with multiple devices with the same name syncing with the same desktop.

Trolltech IPO raises about $19M

Development tools and smartphone software stack vendor Trolltech began trading on the Oslo Stock Exchange today, amidst high demand, mostly from Norwegian investors, the company says. The IPO (initial public offering) was priced at 16 NOK (Norwegian Kroner), or about $2.56, and some 7.5 million shares were subscribed.

Teleca's Obigo Browser displays prestigious Acid2 test page faultlessly

Obigo Browser displays the Acid2 test page for web browsers correctly. Acid2 is an advanced test page published by the Web Standards Project (WaSP), whose objective is to ensure simple and affordable access to web technologies. The successful test is an example of how Obigo's technological lead makes advanced technology easy for mobile phone manufacturers and web designers.

Sharp's W-ZERO3[es] / WS007SH: WinMo 5 Pocket PC hotness, redefined

While we loved the specs on Sharp's W-ZERO3 / WS003SH, let's just say that its plastic, chub of a case was seriously short on swank. Now check the W-ZERO3 [es] / WS007SH hotness which our brethren at Engadget Japan got the jump on this AM. Developed under that same partnership with Sharp, Willcom, and Microsoft, the new WS007SH variant keeps the Pocket PC flavor of Windows Mobile 5.0 and 416MHz Intel PXA 270 proc but brings a second, standard phone keypad to the mini, sliding QWERTY.

NTT DoCoMo adds six to endless array of FOMA choices

NTT DoCoMo -- in an apparent bid to not just out-do, but humiliate the rest of the world's carriers -- has dropped yet another six 3G flips on its home crowd. The new handsets are part of NTT's "7 Series" of fashion-oriented phones, and include entries from Mitsubishi, Panasonic, NEC, Motorola, and Sharp.

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