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Microsoft and Orange SA recently announced the launch of the Orange SPV, the world's first Windows Powered Smartphone. The SPV ("SPV" stands for "Sound, Pictures, Video") combines high-resolution color, speed, and wireless Web access, e-mail, and instant messaging—in a small, stylish mobile handset. According to Microsoft and Orange, customers will be able to personalize the SVP by adding their own applications. Orange plans for the SPV to be the first in a range of phones to deliver these capabilities and enable its vision of the "wire-free future."
The Orange SVP uses the 132 MHz TI OMAP 710 processor, comes with a 176x220 pixel, 65K color display, and utilizes an alphanumeric keypad and a navigation pad for input. The device is a GSM/GPRS Triple Band 900/1800/1900 MHz mobile phone with approximately 2.5 hours of talk time and 100 hours of standby. Orange will introduce the SVP in the UK and France.
www.orange.com/english/
Toshiba has introduced an updated version of its low-priced e310 Pocket PC. The new e330 sports a 300MHz XScale processor and comes with 64MB of RAM. Otherwise it is identical to the e310 (www.PocketPCmag.com/bg2003/ppcs.asp). The e330 is priced at $349.
Taiwanese manufacturer MiTAC will introduce a low-priced Pocket PC into the Asian market in the near future. According to company specs, the new Mio338 will have a 200 MHz XScale processor, 40 MB RAM, 32 MB ROM, a 3.5" diagonal 65K color touch screen, and one Secure Digital expansion card slot. The Mio338 will weigh 4.23 ounces (120 grams). MiTAC will introduce the Mio338 in the $300 price range. Plans for the US market have not been finalized. The name of the device will likely change in the US.
www.mitac.com/micweb/news/pr-file/pr021113.htm
Microsoft and Samsung have announced a new concept design for a device similar to the Pocket PC. According to the companies, the design will dramatically lower costs and reduce development time for mobile devices.
The concept device uses a Samsung ARM9-based CPU and Microsoft's Pocket PC software. It has a 3.5" diagonal grayscale display, with a color display as an option. The Samsung application processor utilizes NAND Flash memory, and will incorporate an SDIO expansion card slot. The design is for an ultra-small handheld weighing 2.9 ounces (82 g). This is a concept design only; we have no word on when a commercial version of this device might be available.
www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2002/Nov02/11-11SamsungDesignPR.asp
AT&T Wireless will be the exclusive U.S. distributor of the Siemens SX56 Pocket PC Phone Edition device. However, both the SX56 and the T-Mobile MDA are based on the same hardware, which is designed and manufactured by HTC of Taiwan.
The 900/1900 MHz GSM SX56 Pocket PC Phone Edition will be offered in an enterprise version and consumer (small office/home office) version. Both editions will include a 206 MHz Intel StrongARM SA-1110 processor, 32 MB RAM, a 12-bit reflective TFT display, and support for GPRS packet data and SMS messages. Optional accessories include a folding keyboard, a thumb keyboard, a USB cable, and 2.5 mm stereo headset with microphone, and the memory of the device can be expanded through its Secure Digital expansion card slot. The enterprise version will be available through AT&T Wireless. The consumer version will be available at AT&T Wireless stores and select national retailers. The retail price for the consumer version will be $549.99.
www.infosync.no/news/2002/n/2413.html
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