What do you think? Is this the Palm Centro 2? You do hope this is the new Centro from Palm don’t you? Although there’s no factual fact to support such a phone yet.

All we have are some leaked photos. No specs, no prices, no nothing. Just a phone that looks, and here’s a shocker, like the iPhone 3G. Or the Thunder from RIM. Or the Instinct; or the Omnia. Not that it’s a bad thing. We are bound to give up on regular QWERTY keyboards in favor of larger screens and haptic virtual keyboard.

Waiting for more rumors to power up this rumor here!

Tags: Cell Phones, Centro, Mobile News, Palm, Palm, PDA, smartphone

Motorola has just launched in China three handsets, MING A1600, MING A1800 and the MOTO A810. If you want one, better book your flight to China now. That’s the only place to find them for now. But hey, look at the bright side, you will get to catch those Olympics!
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Tags: Mobile News, moto ming, Motorola, Motorola, PDA

I guess you can safely say this mini laptops section niche is saturated. With mini laptops and mini tablets popping everywhere these days, you will have a hard time choosing which to buy should you ever need one. One more thing we noticed so far is that manufacturers are pushing more and more powerful stuff inside those tiny computers which will inevitably raise prices. I thought these things should be both portable and very affordable.

The S41 from Vye is a mini-v. A mini-v is a new category of mobile devices apparently. It’s between a large tablet PC and a small PDA. Where does the v come from? Well since the mini-v is a mini version of those two devices, the v comes from versions.

This mini-v has quite a few things inside:

• Intel A110-800MHz processor
• DDR2 667MHz 1024MB memory
• 7 inch WSVGA(1024×600) TFT and TSP Touchscreen display
• 80 GB HDD
• Internal DVD Burner
• Internal GPS receiver
• Windows Vista Home Premium
• customizable buttons on both sides of the screen/d-pad and mouse pointer

Price? Did I tell you how these things tend to become more and more expensive? The Vye S41 will cost $1499.

via UMPC

Tags: laptop, Laptops, mini-v, notebook, PDA, Portable Devices, tablet PC, Ultra Mobile PCs, Uncategorized

Asus P320 PDA has just been launched by Asus in Taiwan. For now there’s no information on when it will be available in other countries, but we know the retail price. For just $390 you get:
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Tags: ASUS, ASUS, Cell Phones, GPS, PDA, PDA phone

It looks like Palm hasn’t forgotten what it’s best known for, PDAs. One&Co has teamed up with Palm to bring out a looker, the Zire 72. Focusing mainly on media-centric functions, the Zire 72 has a 1.3-megapixel camera with 2x zoom and video recording at 320×240 pixels. Along with the MP3 and video player, the device carries a 320×320 transflective screen to display bright and crisp images with its 65k colors. Running on Palm OS v5.2.8, the Zire 72 is also endowed with pretty good power with a 321MHz Intel PXA270 processor and 32MB of RAM, which may seem low but just enough for a PDA. It sports 24MB of internal memory which can be expanded via MMC, SD, and SDIO cards.

Priced at $100, the Zire 72 PDA is available on Amazon and other online stores.

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ASUS P320 touchscreen smartphone recently got FCC approval. It works well on Quad-band GSM (850/900/1800/1900), GPRS and EDGE connectivity. Running on Windows Mobile Pro 6.1, ASUS P320 features TI OMAP 850 200 MHz CPU, 1280 ROM/64 RAM, 2.8″ QVGA 320×240 px TFT LCD touchscreen and Built-in SiRF III GPS. Supporting Bluetooth 2.0 and USB 2.0, the P320 extends the scope of mobility. If you want to store more there is an extendable MicroSD memory card slot. Its stylish appearance is reminiscent of HTC Touch Pocket PC.

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While everybody else concentrates in designing all-in-one electronics, HP decides in making a stand-alone PDA. The HP iPAQ 210 started shipping a couple of days ago for US$449. A tad pricey for a stand-alone device, but then again, for the PDA purist, it might just be perfect. The iPAQ 210 features a 4-in touch screen display, Bluetooth connectivity, integrated 802.11b/g wireless, Microsoft Office Mobile, integrated Compact Flash, 624MHz processor, 128MB RAM and 256MB ROM.

You can buy the HP iPAQ 210 PDA in its HP product page.

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Tags: HP, PDA, Portable Devices

Back in August 2007, we had reported on the rumors circulations about Sharp’s Sidekick 4. In CES earlier this month, Sharp has unveiled the new PDA: Sharp PV250 with swiveling LCD, or the Sidekick 4 (also called Shuriken). The swiveling LCD feature makes the PDA quite versatile, allowing you to view the screen in different angles. The QWERTY keyboard is 18mm thick, it has a slot for microSD cards and it sports a 1.3-megapixel camera. These are the only specs known as of late. No release date or price yet.

More pictures after the jump.

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Tags: PDA, Sharp, Sharp

Bluebird Soft’s BM-150R in its Pidion line has finally crossed the FCC hurdle and is ready for sale in the United States. Of note, this phone was already released in Korea last year.

Spec-wise, this industrial-standard PDA phone looks okay with support for both CDMA (Cellular/k-PCS) and GSM (Quadband 850/900/1800/1900MHz) and a 3.5-inch LCD TFT touchscreen, running on Windows Mobile 5.0 Operating System. A 1.3-megapixel camera makes up for the camera options. Connectivity is taken care of by 802.11b/g, Bluetooth, IrDa, USB, and serial port. GPS and T-DMB are other notable features. Expansion is made possible by a miniSD slot. Unfortunately, this is no 3G device as it comes with GPRS only.

No information on pricing yet.

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Tags: bluebird, cell phone, Cell Phones, PDA, pidion

Metrologic has just announced the release of the SP5700 OptimusPDA worldwide. The device was first available for retail in Europe and then afterwards, in Asia on 2007. The SP5700 OptimusPDA is Windows Vista-based and is especially designed for health care, parcel delivery, transportation and retail and supply chain industry. The SP5700 OptimusPDA features a bar code scanner, 2 megapixel camera, WiFi connectivity and USB & RS232 data transfer options. The company even provides SDK to create custom applications on Windows CE 5.0.

“The OptimusPDA signifies Metrologic’s entry into the Windows-based mobile computing marketplace,” said Mark Schmidt, Metrologic’s vice president of product management and marketing. “For mobile workers responsible for collecting data in the field, the OptimusPDA eliminates the added expense and aggravation of having to purchase and carry around separate devices like a mobile phone, a PDA, a bar code scanner and a digital camera.”

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Tags: Metrologic, PDA, Portable Devices

ASUS is finally bringing the successful P527 smartphone to the United States, its first cellular product to hit North American shores. This GPS-rocking PDA phone bagged the CES Innovative Design and Engineering Award at CES 2008.

The P527 touts an average 2-megapixel camera, 128 MB of internal memory, SiRFStar III chipset GPS, USB support, expandable memory, Bluetooth, and a 65K-color touchscreen TFT of 2.6 inches. All of these play good on the Windows Mobile 6.0 Professional. Sadly missing are WiFi and 3G.

Check this and much more from ASUS this CES at South Hall 4, booth 35162.

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There comes a time in a person’s life when he’d wish he’s living somewhere else. Well, this is one of those times. Hewlett-Packard has announced the release of the new PDA gadget, HP iPAQ 112 classic handheld for our Korean mobile fanatic friends. The PDA would run on Windows Mobile 6 classic. Aside from the fact that is pleases aesthetic needs, it also has a wide variety of features such as WiFi, touch screen, Bluetooth capability and email or document sync. The HP iPAQ 112 classic handheld would be sold for around USD$425 each. Not bad for a stylish new PDA, don’t you agree?

More pictures after the jump.

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Tags: Cell Phones, HP, HP, iPaq, PDA

Style-conscious? Check out the new PDA and mobile phone cases and pouches brought to you by Verizon Wireless and Paul Frank Industries. Screen-printed in classic Julius the monkey pattern, the case pictured above features faux (fake!) suede interior and comes with a carabineer clip plus removable wrist strap. Other designs include such classic characters as Skurvy, skull and crossbones and retro helicopter. The PDA case, designed to fit most Verizon PDAs including the Voyager, also comes with a belt clip.

Paul Frank for Verizon Wireless PDA and phone cases are priced at US $24.99, and the pouches cost $14.99 a pop. Available now at all Verizon stores and online at http://www.verizonwireless.com/, get yours now.

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Tags: Accessories, cases, Cell Phones, mobile phone, PDA, pouches, Verizon

GPS navigation is not one of those things most users consider to be crucial in a PDA-phone, at least not in the same way as features like W-Fi and Bluetooth are. But even though most consider it to be a bonus rather than a requirement, it is surprisingly found in quite a few entry-level devices even when high-end ones give it a miss.

Examples will be devices from Mitac and E-Ten, companies which tend to put a GPS chip into every handset they sell, even the 2.5G ones. Another of these manufacturers is Asus, and a good example is its upcoming P527 handheld.

Like the Asus P525 before it, the P527 comes with a numeric keypad. This makes it easier to punch in phone numbers for dialing and even for keying in text compared to writing on the screen. It also eases in users switching over from regular mobile phones as most of those have numeric keypads as well.

As mentioned earlier, the P527 will come with GPS for navigation. This utilizes the SiRFstar III chip, that we’ve generally had good experiences with in other devices like the Dopod U1000 and Mitac Mio A501.

Like many other Windows Mobile PDA-phones, the P527 comes with quite a few wireless connectivity features. Granted, it’s doesn’t have HSDPA or 3G, but all others like Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are available. A bonus is the inclusion of an FM tuner.

Other notable features of the P527 are a 2-megapixel autofocus camera, a microSD slot with support for SDHC cards, and a 2.6-inch QVGA display. It is also reasonably compact with a thickness of 15.4mm and weight of 125g.

The Asus P527 will be available in Hong Kong and Taiwan at the end of November. Thereafter, it will be sold in Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia, India and Turkey.

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T-Mobile has just announced the launch of its much anticipated MDA Vario III. The device is touted to take Personal Digital Assistants to a whole new level. The Vario III features a unique tilting screen and sliding QWERTY keyboard that makes it easier for users who want to continue their work or surf the Internet on the move.

Being one of the first handsets with 3.6 Meg HSDPA, the Vario III will provide the highest quality Internet, video calling and email experience available on a mobile device. Coupled with T-Mobile’s web’n’walk service, the Vario III is set to give users the ultimate mobile experience, as they will be able to explore any site on the Internet as they would on their PC.

The next generation Vario III is packed full of the latest technology and runs on the new Windows Mobile 6 operating system – allowing users to access and edit familiar applications like Microsoft Outlook, Word and PowerPoint on the move. Furthermore, the Vario III also boasts an in-built GPS receiver, and is fully compatible with the new CoPilot Live 7 satellite navigation system.

The MDA Vario III will be available from 28th September to purchase from T-Mobile stores and online at www.t-mobile.co.uk.

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Tags: PDA, smartphone, T-Mobile, tmobile

One of the reasons why Smartphones and PDAs haven’t replaced Personal Computers is because of the size of the memory. These portable mobile devices have limited memory so developers need to bust their heads to create memory optimized applications (although some PDAs and Smartphones today are not affected by this limitations anymore). But in the near future, maybe this won’t be a problem anymore, especially since eMobiStudio has announced the release of its MemoryUp Standard Edition v1.5, a powerful Java virtual machine (JVM) management and RAM boosting tool specially designed for high-end smartphones and BlackBerry.

This tool will analyze your running J2ME (Java) programs and automatically allocate - “and recover” - RAM. I put the focus on the recover part since this is what’s usually the problem, recovering used memory. This, in turn, will boost system to its best performance. In case of some applications are no longer active on a smartphone or BlackBerry, MemoryUp can reclaim lost resources and put them to better use. By reclaiming resources, the mobile system does not need to access the hard drive as frequently. This will greatly enhance mobile phone’s overall performance.

MemoryUp Standard Edition v1.5 is now available for purchase. The price is $13.99 for a Symbian edition and $14.99 for a BlackBerry edition.

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Tags: BlackBerry, java, mobile, Mobile News, Other Brands, PDA, Phone, smartphones

Now, you will never get bored with commutes or travels, you can watch free TV broadcast on the world’s first universal digital TV PDA phone with built-in DVB-T/H/T-DMB digital TV system or listen to digital radio anytime, anywhere.

You can play movies, listen to music, look at photos; or pack up your favorite multimedia files on Micro SD card. The 2 mega-pixel camera with auto focus lets your capture important moments wherever you go. GSmart t600 is the world’s first universal digital TV PDA phone. Now you can watch your favorite TV programs on the 2.6″ VGA screen no matter where you go! GSmart t600 runs on the latest operating system, Windows Mobile 6 Professional, with powerful data management and multimedia features. Designed in a sleek semi-opaque white form factor, t600 is sure to bring ultimate sensation to the eye and touch.

The t600 delivers a true visual feast through its 2.6 inches, 260k pixels VGA screen. The image display of the finest quality makes the TV watching experience a pleasure to the mind and the eye. From Internet browsing to photo slideshow, GSmart t600 presents images in exquisite details. So sit back and enjoy high quality movie playback.

This product introduces a never-to-be-seen lightness and pureness to the PDA phone world, displaying confidence in the essence of minimalism. Its semi-opaque front piece mirrors mesmerizing jade-like and ice-like reflection. The centric circular keys and neat layout are designed to be pleasing to the eye and to the touch.

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Tags: Cell Phones, gsmart, Mobile News, Other Brands, PDA, t600