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The Mobile World Congress is getting closer and closer and we're anxiously waiting for it. It will reveal various new phones and various software solutions for them. We know what to expect from some companies but we'd also love to be surprised.


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Hey You iMate Ultimate 8150 and 6150 owners! It's time for update!!! iMate have just released a new ROM for both the Ultimate 6150 and Ultimate 8150. There is no official information from iMate what's new on the ROM, but we have some special report from Johnny De'Silva maed through coolsmartphone.


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i-mate JAMA 201 Windows Mobile 6 Standard smartphone has just been presented by i-mate, in addition to i-mate JAMA 101. Supporting triband GSM/GPRS/EDGE at 900/1800/1900 MHz as well and Bluetooth, the JAMA 201 lacks WiFi and UMTS also. The JAMA 201 is powered by a Samsung CPU at 300 MHz and sports 128 MB of ROM and 64 MB RAM which can be extended by microSD memory cards. It also has the same 2 megapixel autofocus camera with flash like the JAMA 101.

i-mate JAMA 201 is infact interesting smartphone which seems to be the WM6 based follower of the previously released i-mate JAQ smartphones.

i-mate has just extended its range of JAMA smartphones. The have unveiled the i-mate JAMA 101 Windows Mobile 6 Professional smartphone with support for triband GSM/GPRS/EDGE at 900/1800/1900 MHz as well and Bluetooth, but lack of WiFi and UMTS.

i-mate JAMA 101 has 2.4 inch touchscreen and is powered by a Samsung CPU at 300 MHz. It sports 128 MB of ROM and 64 MB RAM which can be extended by microSD memory cards. You can also shoot videos and photos with it's 2 megapixel autofocus camera with flash. The standby time is given with 150 hours, the talk time is given with 4 hours. This device probably will not have high price tag and reminds quite much on the HTC Prophet.

The i-mate philosophy of Innovation by Design has been used in every sense to create a product range of devices that aims to re-define the category of Windows Mobile devices. From the 520MHz Intel processor, to the XGA direct video out, from HSDPA connectivity to the 262k colour VGA LCD touch screen, every component of every device provides the latest and best in mobile phone and PDA technology.

Early this year i-mate has introduced their Ultimate line of Windows Mobile based devices. Now when they made available the Ultimate 8150 it was about time for its first review. This Windows Mobile 6 Professional powered device is one true behemoth with its 640 x 480 pixels screen, 128 MB RAM and very fast Intel Bulverde 520 MHz processor. It features the amazing Direct Video Out XGA, which acts as TV Out-External Display, enabling you to view and operate your device on almost every monitor or tv you have nearby (very important to many employers and lecturers and small companies, including large, in addition to that it would be a great benefit to the employee if the normal usage such as how to exploit this feature in the display of pictures and videos Digitalis in the apparatus on the screen television to see all the parents and friends).

The review made by ce4arab is available in Arabic only and has lots of interesting pictures, but here you can read it translated in English.