The HTC Touch Pro2 and the HTC Snap are among the first smartphones out there that will be upgraded to Windows Mobile 6.5. We have been aware of all this for a few months but it’s only now that we are able to confirm it. Both phones are upgradeable, at least in theory, to Windows Mobile 6.5. However, depending on where you purchased your Touch Pro2 or Snap phone from, you might not be able to use the upgrade yet. Minor things like carrier branding or phone locking could prevent you from getting the much needed upgrade right now. If that happens then go ahead and complain to customer service about it. You should definitely be able to enjoy Windows Mobile 6.5 no matter what carrier sold you the Touch Pro2 or the Snap. After all, that’s why you purchased these phones in the first place, right?

via Smartphone Thoughts

Tags: HTC, HTC, Mobile News, Portable Devices, SNAP, Touch Pro2, upgrade, Windows Mobile 6.5

Once again AT&T does as it pleases when it comes to handling its own business. We’ve seen some strange decisions in the past and now we have one more such decision for you. It looks like the carrier doesn’t feel ready to launch that BlackBerry Bold software upgrade. And after all this waiting it looks like a “software issue affecting the interaction between the device and network enhancements being deployed.” Aha! Right! That surely sounds like a serious problem which needs to be addressed immediately. So anyway, what phone are you going to choose to replace your BlackBerry Bold?

via BGR

Tags: At&T, At&T, BlackBerry Bold, delay, Mobile News, Research In Motion, RIM, upgrade

Not confused enough about Windows 7 and its various versions? Good, because Microsoft has recently released the above chart adding even more fuss to the confusion.

As you can see, Microsoft has detailed just about every kind of upgrade you could encouter on October 22nd from Windows XP all the way up to Windows Vista Ultimate. While some versions will allow for a painless upgrade, others will require you to completely wipe your harddrive clean and then install Windows 7.

Annoying? Yes. Confusing? Of course.

via AllThingsDigital

Tags: chart, Desktop PCs, Laptops, microsoft, Mobile Software, software, upgrade, Windows 7

Windows 7’s October 22nd release date is quickly approaching and in luei of that Microsoft has decided to release the official pricing scheme for the new operating system.

To upgrade from either XP or Vista, consumers will have to pay $119.99, $199.99, or $219.99 for Home Premium, Professional, or Ultimate respectively. However, those who don’t want to upgrade are looking at a price tag of $199.99, $299.99, or $319.99.

Furthermore, Microsoft is opening a limited number of upgrade pre-orders at a discounted price ($49.99 for Home Premium and $99.99 for Professional).

Tags: microsoft, operating system, pc, software, upgrade, vista, Windows 7, xp

For all those five Meizu M8 owners out there we have some news. Whether is good or bad it’s up to your budget. Upgrading the phone to 3G will cost you anywhere from $190 to $220. The phone will go live sometime next year so you have plenty of time to raise the money to get the new M8.The final price is yet unknown but by the time the M8 3G will be released other hotter phones should be available. The future M8 will offer a 3.6-inch 720 x 480 screen and maybe an Android-based UI.

via meizume

Tags: 3G, Android, M8, Meizu, Meizu, Mobile News, Portable Devices, upgrade

Alltel has announced that its My Circle feature has been upgraded. You will be to add up to five additional members for unlimited calling. The upgraded will be free but only in those markets that aren’t part of the merger with big brother Verizon Wireless.

My Circle 10 will expand to My Circle 15 and My Circle 20 will expend to My Circle 25. The prices won’t change for this upgrade but unfortunately the upgrade won’t apply to My Circle 1 or My Circle 5 plans.

via cnet

Tags: Alltel, Alltel, Mobile News, My Circle, upgrade, Verizon, Verizon Wireless

HP hasn’t been launching any new laptops recently but the company is adjusting its current line. The Pavilion dv4t is the latest notebook that was quietly upgraded. The new laptop version will get a LED-backlit display, an Espresso Black and Moonlight White color options, integrated WWAN from Verizon or AT&T, a 500GB HDD and optional Blu-ray drive, HDTV tuner, a 12-cell battery and a 512MB NVIDIA GeForce G 105M graphics card. What do you think?

Tags: dv4t, HP, Laptops, Laptops, Pavilion, Portable Devices, upgrade

T-Mobile has some good news for its customers right before Christmas. If they are eligible for upgrades they will get their desired new phones for that great price without paying that annoying upgrade fee.

That’s what T-Mobile did. It canceled the cell phone upgrade fee so now you’ll be able to save some dollars when deciding to go for that new phone. So what do you think? G1 this Christmas?

via tmonews

Tags: handset, Mobile News, T-Mobile, T-Mobile, upgrade

In case you are the proud owner of one two three 3G iPhone then you might be really lucky. But not everyone qualifies for an iPhone upgrade from AT&T and that’s when Freeiphoneswap.com can help.
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Research in Motion has the new BlackBerry OS 4.5 ready for launch. All BlackBerries coming out this summer will have this system already installed while the rest of us, stuck with an older Berry will have to wait until September to go upgrading.

In the mean time the BIS 2.5 upgrade is on. Today, June 29th, the BlackBerry Internet Services 2.5 should have gone live and by this time you might already have downloaded it. Some of the cool stuff this upgrade brings is the ability to add and save attachments while working from your BlackBerry smartphone. As long as they are under 3MB you will be able to attach all sorts of Microsoft Office files and more. You will be able to attach video and audio too.

Wait there’s more! Push email is available. All you need is the BIS 2.5 and an AOL or Hotmail/MSN mail account and you can go pushing mail in no time.

Wait there’s more… bad news! Not all of these upgrades will work. You will need the OS 4.5 to have the BIS 2.5 working properly. Better wait to September or get a brand new RIM smartphone this summer.

via Gizmodo

Tags: BlackBerry, Cell Phones, Mobile News, OS, Research In Motion, RIM, upgrade

Via The Unofficial Apple Weblog comes news that the iPhone SDK will finally see daylight, after spending the last few months in Apple’s labs. As we saw earlier, the Apple iPhone Opens Up, the SDK will allow developers to write new apps that run on the iPhone platform. These apps will also run seamlessly on the iPod touch (minus those that depend on the cellular network, of course).

There is also another update to the iPhone - version 1.1.4. I am still running 1.1.2 for reasons known only to me, and I don’t plan on upgrading my firmware anytime soon. Anyway, the source of this information, Tiny Code, has been taken down - it now redirects to Apple’s developer website. Quite interesting — I don’t know if Apple’s lawyers had anything to do with it. Stay tuned.

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Tags: Apple, Apple, Cell Phones, firmware, iPhone, ipod, SDK, Touch, upgrade