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Dec 21 'Fish' be with you in aquarium adventure game for Palm, Windows Mobile
Found in:game, fish, underwater, Palm OS, Pocket PC, Symbian UIQ 3, Symbian S60, Windows Mobile,

Fish lovers would surely enjoy Insaniquarium Deluxe, a game that's all about "frantic aquarium fun". It is a game that let's a user feed fishes, watch them grow and protect them from -- guess what -- alien invaders!
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Dec 07 AT&T to Switch to a Single Platform?
Found in:AT&T, Smartphones, OS, ,

An AT&T executive seems to have declared that the carrier is willing to take a new approach at its smartphone business in the future. The company might switch to a single platform for its smartphones. And that seems to be Symbian since the comment was made at the Symbian Partner Event in San Francisco this week


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Jul 16 Best Deal: Samsung Omnia and a Free Microsoft Xbox 360
Found in:Italy, Samsung, Microsoft,

It was only yesterday that we found out how all German carriers are going to launch the Samsung Omnia next month only to find out today there’s a better deal going on in Italy. Italians are going to get it in only a few days. July 22nd is the day it all goes live.


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Jun 18 BlackBerry Javelin Caught on Video?
Found in:BlackBerry, RIM, Smartphone, Videos, Mobile News,

It's video day today here at MobileTopSoft and here we have a video of the upcoming BlackBerry Javelin. Although it's supposed to hit the streets in mid 2009, this video made it's appearance on YouTube 2 days ago. And the description of this phone is quite clear "non working prototype". I guess it wouldn't work yet. RIM has still a lot to work with.


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Jun 11 Bloomberg Available to Windows Mobile Phones
Found in:Microsoft, Windows Mobile, Mobile News, News,,

Microsoft announced that Windows Mobile phones will have full support for Bloomberg in a response to more and more people requesting a fast reliable news source while on the go, especially when it comes to stock market news.


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Dec 12 CES 2009 Will Have No Zune Phone to Show
Found in:CES, 2009, Zune Phone, Microsoft,,

We’ve been playing around with Microsoft’s plans for a cell phone for quite a while. Is it a Zune phone? Is it a different phone? Will it arrive at the CES 2009? Will it use Windows Mobile or anything other OS?


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Jan 05 CES: Palm Plans To Display Phone Based On Nova?
Found in:CES, Palm, NOVA, OS, Mobile, QWERTY, Keyboards, Smartphones, Showcasing,

What is that? Palm could display a mobile phone at CES running on NOVA, which is their new OS? We all know that coming up to the beginning of CES, rumors tend to run rampant so let’s take this with a teaspoon of salt
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Jan 07 CES: Pharos Traveler 137 GPS Phone Unvieled
Found in:CES, Windows Mobile, Pocket PC, Smartphones, GPS, Pharos, Traveler 137,

When it comes to phones with finger touchscreen, no one can get enough these days and thus, every mobile phone manufacture are trying to get a taste of the chocolate pie.
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Apr 27 Crossbow - Successor to Windows Mobile 5.0
Found in:Mobile News, WM5, Crossbow, WM6,

Crossbow, the Successor to Windows Mobile 5.0 will feature built-in IM, strong links with Office 2007, Microsoft's pending new office application suite and e-mail server. Crossbow will take aim at the Symbian and BlackBerry operating systems. The new OS for mobile devices from Microsoft will contain a new mobile version of Office Communicator, an Office 2007 enterprise communications application, that includes instant messaging on public and private networks, said Pieter Knook, senior vice president for the mobile devices and telecoms sector.

Knook said it's premature to say when Crossbow would be released, but that the company plans for an annual mobile OS release. Mobile operating systems are also complex since operators often must be tested to ensure their systems can work with a new OS, a six- to 12-month delay after a release, Knook said.

That process is nearly complete for the push e-mail capability of Windows Mobile 5.0, Microsoft's slow assault against BlackBerry e-mail that may now start to bear fruit. The company's new push e-mail capability depended on software upgrades on the telecom operators' side, as well as new versions of Exchange Server 2003 and Windows Mobile 5.0.

Microsoft is counting on strong connections with device manufacturers to strengthen its position with those enterprises already using Exchange but with a BlackBerry server. The new push e-mail feature would enable those companies to eliminate the BlackBerry middleware, which also consolidates their support structure, Knook said.

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Nov 22 Early Review of Windows Mobile 6.0 Crossbow for Pocket PC
Found in:Software, Crossbow, Reviews, WM6,

Here we offer you one early review of Crossbow, dubbed as Windows Mobile 6 by the reviewer from mobile-review.com. This review really worth the read, cause this OS is not public, nor ready for roll out yet, but this site has the scoop on it.

Today we are getting our readers to know the new mobile operating system by Microsoft codenamed Windows Mobile Crossbow. The most probable title for the commercial edition, though, is Windows Mobile 6.0, but it is the thing to remain veiled until an official announcement is made. Beginning from the previous version of Windows Mobile, the company has put into practice a new approach to indexing, so that now codenames are replaced by numbers, like 5.0, 6.0 etc. Interestingly, the second digit in the index hasn’t been called for up until now, in other words, we haven’t seen Windows Mobile 5.2 or 5.3 yet, since all intermediate updates and patch-works have been introduced within various versions of AKU (Adaptation Kit Update) update packs.

Nevertheless, the brand-new operating system could be called Windows Mobile 5.0 Second Edition for it lacks tons of all-new features and total system revamp as in the case of Windows Mobile 5.0. The most considerable upgrades are coming up in the next version, being developed under the codename of Windows Mobile Photon scheduled for release in two years time at best. Being under the pressure of launches of new products in its software range, including MS Windows Vista, MS Office 2007, MS Exchange 2007, Microsoft had no other choice but release an updated version of Windows Mobile. Most of Windows Mobile 6.0’s new functions are aimed at providing support for what MS Exchange 2007 brings to the table. Here with Crossbow we still have the same division - WM for Pocket PC and WM for Smartphone, which will fade away only in WM Photon. Today we are giving a close-up to the Pocket PC edition, while the operating system for smartphones will be reviewed later.

The list of major changes introduced in Windows Mobile 6.0 for Pocket PC:

* Revamped outlook, refined icons;
* Totally re-mastered sound theme;
* Increased interface speed;
* Bundled IP-telephony (VoIP, SIP standard);
* Smart Dial 2.0, fast search through contacts, call history; removable on-screen virtual keyboard;
* Any tune can be assigned to any event;
* Support for shortcuts in Outlook Mobile;
* Full-fledged meetings arrangement system;
* Support for HTML in messages;
* Smart Filter – handy and fast search through messages;
* Numerous MS Exchange 2007-tailored changes;
* Integration with Windows Live online-services;
* Marketplace – purchase, download, and install directly from the device;
* Encryption – bundled memory card encryption

You can read the whole review here.

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