European premier of Palm Treo 500v Windows-smartphone

Today Palm introduced its new smartphone for some European countries. This is Treo 500v, which will be available from Vodafone next month. The smartphone is powered by Windows Mobile 6 standard, features relatively compact size (for a candy bar type with the QWERTY-keyboard) and 3G networks support.

The short technical specs of Palm Treo 500v:

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Networks: UMTS 2100 MHz, GSM 900/1800/1900 MHz

Platform: Windows Mobile 6 Standard

Display: 320x240 pixels, transflective color display, 65K colors

Bluetooth technology: v2.0 + EDR, (profiles - Headset, handsfree, EDR, serial and OBEX); mono and stereo headsets

Memory: 256 MB (150 MB available for the user)

Camera: 2-megapixel with video capture

Battery: 1200 mAh

Slot for microSD cards

Preinstalled applications: ActiveSync, Alarm Clock, Bluetooth, Bubble Breaker, Calculator, Camera, eBay, File Explorer, Google Maps, Internet Connect Sharing, Internet Explorer Mobile, Messaging, Microsoft Notes, Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Word), Phone, Picture and Video, Solitaire, Task Manager, Vodafone Mobile Windows Live, Windows Media Player Mobile

Dimensions: 16.5x61.5x110 mm

Weight: 120 g

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Mio DigiWalker A702 GPS-communicator

Mio Technology has officially announced the release of a new GPS-communicator Mio DigiWalker A702, which will replace the popular Mio DigiWalker A701. The new communicator is powered by the latest OS version – Windows Mobile 6 Professional and offers wide opportunities for the customers.

The DigiWalker A702 can work in quad-band GSM (850, 900, 1800 and 1900 MHz), supports GPRS and EDGE. Being compact enough (110x57.5x16.5 mm) it comes with a 3.2-megapixel camera with auto focus and LED flash. Besides it can record EXIF data containing the info on the place of the picture. There is a respective software to recognize business cards.

The DigiWalker A702 involves a GPS-module SiRFstar III with quick startup function – for the first quick startup you can use data downloaded via Wi-Fi or GPRS-connection. Its 2.7” LCD features an anti-glare coating, 320x240 pixels resolution. The communicator works on a TI OMAP 850 200 MHz processor.

In addition to Wi-Fi the GPS-communicator supports Bluetooth and microSD cards. Unfortunately, there is still no info on the price of the product.

HTC Shift: two OS on one device

Early this year HTC announced its ultra mobile PC HTC Shift. The device features a sliding and flipping 7” screen and a QWERTY-keyboard. According to the previous info the UMPC would be powered by Windows Vista. Now we’ve got the info that HTC Shift can also work on Windows Mobile 6 Professional. This info has been shared by Hugo Ortega in his blog.

In addition, the source mentions UMPC Shangri-La X9500 with two operating systems: Windows Vista and Windows Mobile 6 Professional. According to Ortega, who tested the device, HTC Shift can last for 3 hours offline on Windows Vista Business and over 5 days on Windows Mobile.

The specs of HTC Shift by Hugo Ortega:

• Windows Vista Business
• CPU - Intel Santa Rosa A110
• 1 GB DDR2 RAM
• 40 GB HDD
• HSDPA (for data transfer only)
• Web-camera
• Biometric reader
• Windows Pocket PC
• 64 MB RAM

Here you can download a clip demonstrating HTC Shift in action (34-minutes).