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The Windows Mobile 5.0 based MyPal A636 (above) and A632 make their way to retail stores next week and come jam packed with goodies and neat little touches. They have GPS and other great features, but they lack Bluetooth.

Bulk be gone; Samsung's SGH-D800 and SGH-D820 slider handsets offer high-resolution displays, 1.3 Megapixel cameras and audio players - and one even sports microSD expansion. At 14.9 mm, Samsung claims its new SGH-Z510 and SGH-Z540 handsets as the righteous heirs to the throne of thin, complete with 3G, high-resolution displays and 1.3 MP cameras.

As handset producers look harder at open source, the pressure is building on software makers Symbian and Microsoft.

Popular blogger and Yahoo! manager Russell Beattie reveals some astounding networking numbers for Japanese mobile phone user: about 95% of these users are using their cellphones to connect to the web and retrieve information or just surf. We don't have numbers for the Europeans, but in USA the number went down to 10.9% from 12.7% in April this year.

This intriguing guest editorial discusses the current legal landscape surrounding the SDIO and MMC specifications, and explains why no open source SDIO host controller drivers exist.

The new Gmini 402 Camcorder from Archos tacks a 1.2 Megapixel camera onto the 20 GB of storage, 2.2-inch screen and audio/video playback capabilities of its predecessor.

I-mate introduced the SP3 in 2004; The SP3 delivered reliability, good battery life and fantastic functionality. So why upgrade? Read on!

LG Electronics and SavaJe Technologies Inc. have annoucned a handset using SavaJe OS, a Java Platform, Micro Edition (Java ME) Connected Device Configuration (CDC) based open OS.

Danger's T-Mobile Sidekick II handheld device is receiving an upgrade, but users may not be notified of the change before it's about to install. Some owners of the Sidekick II, which combines a cell phone, camera, instant messaging, e-mail and Web access, have reported seeing a version 2.3 file of the device's proprietary operating system.

Neuros Audio LLC sent OSNews for a spin their latest versions of their two main products, the Neuros 442 Digital Media Player/Recorder (to run Linux real soon now) and the Neuros MPEG-4 Recorder 1.