i-mate(tm) (London AIM: IMTE), the specialist in Windows Mobile powered devices, today unveils the latest devices in its Ultimate range, the Ultimate 9502 (picture) and the Ultimate 8502 at Mobile Congress World.
The Ultimate 9502 and 8502 are the latest devices from the Ultimate range, a collection of four devices in various forms to suit individual preferences, from classic PDA to a notebook replacement and were designed to provide the latest and best in phone and PDA technology. With a wide variety of features ranging from to HSDPA and HUSDPA connectivity to the 262k colour TFT screen , every component of the device is specified at a very high level.
The Ultimate 9502 represents the flagship of the Ultimate range and delivers an all in one Windows Mobile® device. Powered by 3.5G (HSDPA & HUSDPA), and WiFI and Bluetooth connectivity, the Ultimate 9502′s VGA display is perfect for multimedia viewing, or checking through maps using the its integrated GPS functionality for navigation. There are dedicated shortcut keys all around the 9502, allowing easy and fast access to often used applications.. The 9502 includes integrated support for Direct Video Out capabilities, providing you with the option to connect it to monitors or projectors and watch videos off it or even use Windows Mobile on a larger screen. This feature was especially included in a business sense so users can perform video conferencing or project slideshows and presentations from the phone itself, making it a viable alternative to a notebook.
The Ultimate 8502 delivers a customised out of the box experience in a slim line QWERTY keyboard form factor. With a 2.6 inch touchscreen with 65k colour TFT backlight, it is fully loaded with Microsoft Office Mobile giving users access to popular applications such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint on the go. This device also comes with built-in GPS navigation functionality offering users satellite navigation. The 8502 can play video clips directly and a variety of music file formats on the inbuilt Windows Media Player 10 Mobile media player.
“2008 sees i-mate(tm) continue to deliver on its iconic devices and sophisticated services,” said Jim Morrison, CEO, i-mate(tm). “The Ultimate range has already won plaudits on its design and strong specifications. The Ultimate 9502 and 8502 will continue to build on i-mate’s, the best of breed combination of innovation, design and technology. Each of our devices is designed with different users in mind giving our customers real choice.”
As part of i-mate(tm)’s service proposition, Mobile World Congress will also mark the launch of i-mate’s(tm) I-Q Services, a portfolio of services that ensure the best wireless experience out of the box. With I-Q, i-mate can immediately customise user devices, fully support devices on a 24/7 basis and fully protect and if necessary, remotely wipe devices that are lost of stolen. little as 48 hours. Mobile Operators can use i-Q to improve their services to the enterprise segment and to accelerate their time-to-market with new mobile devices to address the rapidly expanding mobile workforce. IDC estimates that the worldwide mobile worker population will grow to 878.2 million in 2009 to account for 21.3 percent of the global work force*.
Morrison concludes, “The mobile industry is starting to develop an approach where a customer can select a device based on what they want and need, not because they are restricted by available options. With the latest Ultimate devices powered by Windows Mobile and customised for the enterprise, we believe we are delivering what our customers are asking for.”
UPDATED: Take a look at our other post with showing the 9502 opened.
RadioFrame Networks, the
leader in small footprint, low cost wireless base stations, announced
that its software-controlled S-Series picocell solution will be deployed
by European mobile market leader Orange from the start of 2008.
RadioFrame’s S-Series product will power Orange’s recently announced
Onsite Coverage service and is expected to be the first mobile solution
to be widely deployed specifically for enhanced coverage to smaller
remote and inaccessible business locations in Europe.
RadioFrame and Orange have been trialing the service with customers
since mid-2007 with positive results. Expected to be more cost efficient
to deploy, Orange’s Onsite Coverage service adds to the existing Orange
product portfolio and will improve coverage to mobile customers of all
sizes. Most importantly, coverage enhancements will result in mobile
coverage in even the most difficult to cover areas such as those
challenged by hilly terrain, concrete, steel or offices that are below
ground level. The solution can also boost existing capacity in urban
areas with dense phone usage such as shopping centers or large office
blocks.
“For several years now, RadioFrame has been developing breakthrough
technology for wireless network operators that improves service quality
and reduces time to market and network deployment costs,” said
RadioFrame Networks Chief Executive Officer Jeff Brown. “We are mindful
that as we develop interesting technology, however, it only matters when
the solutions are deployed commercially. For a wireless network operator
of Orange’s size and reputation to begin commercial deployment of our
technology is a significant milestone for RadioFrame and an indication
of the bright prospects of the indoor coverage solution industry as a
whole.”
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The Mobile Survival Kit Micro packs an impressive 1700mAh of power so you can charge it from any convenient USB port and in turn power your device up to 2.5 times longer. Measuring in at a mere 88 x 50 x 14.5mm, the Mobile Survival Kit Micro comes complete with a USB to Mini USB cable as well as a retractable cable with adaptors enabling you to charge and recharge your Nokia, Micro USB, PSP, Samsung, iPod or Sony Ericsson device anywhere. And because the Mobile Survival Kit Micro outputs to a standard USB port, it will charge anything that can be charged from USB (you can use your normal cable).
For the travellers among us, Proporta also include their Car Power Supply with USB Socket and AC Travel Charger (with USB Socket) for use in Europe, USA, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, the Middle East and elsewhere, as well as a handy little drawstring bag to keep it all in.
Proporta appreciate how frustrating it is to be caught short without power. Whether you’re stuck in traffic and your GPS gives out, half way through a gym session and find yourself iPod-less or there are leaves on the line and you’re about to miss a dinner reservation – Proporta have the ideal solution to suit your everyday power requirements.
To see what other accessories and solutions Proporta can offer you and your device, visit www.proporta.com/power
P.S. The Freedom Keychain GPS 2000 Receiver works with all the popular mapping software currently available and is capable of connecting simultaneously to up to 51 satellite channels. Ideal for anyone on the road.
The iPhone has been doing an impressive job at hitting Steve Jobs self-made goal of 10 million in its first year with making the halfway point in December of 2007. Sending PocketPC, err, Windows Mobile devices scrambling, popular hardware maker HTC quickly answered Apple’s call for ease with the the Touch. While attempting to fix many of Microsoft’s ills on the mobile platform, it’s still no iPhone. But still, a nice phone in itself and now Alltel users can have one.
The following is the press release sent to SvenOnTech today.
The compact and stylish HTC Touch provides customers with a new way to stay connected and access music, photos, information, games and more. This sophisticated smartphone is easy to operate by using a finger to simply swipe or tap the innovative touch-screen “cube” interface. Alltel’s HTC Touch features four panels on the “cube,” including an Alltel-exclusive panel that provides customers with quick access to the latest smartphone applications to personalize their phones and help do more on the go. Customers can also customize the phone with ringtones, themes and games, in addition to pre-programmed links to shopping applications.
The additional panels provide easy access to contacts, including the ability to assign photos to each name; allow users to launch their applications at the touch of a button; and launch the HTC Touch’s multimedia functions, such as the music player, photos and video, with a tap of the finger.
The smartphone also provides access to Alltel applications, including the new Voice2TXT service from Spinvox that converts incoming voicemails to text and sends them to the customer’s text inbox, allowing them to discretely respond to voicemails via text messages without dialing their phone.
“The HTC Touch provides our customers with the information they want, and the personalization they desire, right at their fingertips,” states Brian Ullem, director of device strategy for Alltel Wireless. “This elegant, modern smartphone is perfect for style-conscious buyers who want the functionality of a PDA with swift access to their photos, videos, music and more.”
The HTC Touch features a 2MP camera with video, Windows Media Player, a MicroSD memory card slot, Bluetooth Wireless Technology and Windows Mobile 6.0 Professional. It is also preloaded with a variety of applications on the Alltel exclusive fourth panel of the “cube,” including:
Social bookmarking has become a very popular, and powerful tool, on the Web in the last year. Nearly every blog, ours included, contain easy to use links to add a story or clip to your favorite bookmarking site. But what to do while on your mobile device such as your Blackberry, Treo, or iPhone? No worries, mate, that guy who brought you PalmInfoCenter now is bringing you PhoneFavs.
MobileInfocenter’s PhoneFavs works with any device, mobile or desktop, from smartphones to iPhones, to PDAs, to tablets to those new micro-computers to your big ‘ol PC. Heck, you can even access it at pfavs.com (I love short lazy URLs!) to help on finger fatigue. With this new site, you can, “store, organize and share bookmarks and access them on their mobile phone, anywhere,” as told to SvenOnTech. Organized into three categories (Bookmarks or Favs, handpicked mobile link directory, and a “mobilizer” that automatically adjust web pages for your device), PhoneFav’s makes it easy to navigate right from the main page. PhoneFav will help keep your favorites organized while on the go.
“PhoneFavs is a portable tool-chest for enriching your browsing experience on a mobile device,” said Ryan Kairer, founder of MobileInfocenter and principle architect of PhoneFavs. “With PhoneFavs at your disposal, you can save cool sites and longer articles to read on your phone in a mobile friendly format at your leisure. It also serves as a gateway to discover new sites and services designed especially for the mobile web.”
Bookmark PhoneFav on your mobile device today.
Verizon, that very same company that said no to Apple three years ago to its unknown iPhone, has changed course with Google’s open source operating system for mobile devices, Android. Maybe Verizon has learned from its Apple mistake and now will bring something unique to its strip-mall stores across the nation. Chief Executive Officer Lowell McAdam says it now makes sense to get behind Android. “We’re planning on using Android,” McAdam tells BusinessWeek. “Android is an enabler of what we do.”
Ya, I bet it does make sense, Lowell!
If you haven’t seen much on Android, take a look at Google‘s Code site for videos and such about it. The visual global time (spin the globe with your finger ala iPhone!) and SkyPop (locate your other Android using friends in real-time) alone are worth considering dumping your iPhone! Oh ya, did I mention it’ll be 3G on the get-go? 
Sonim Technologies, a US based mobile telecoms company today announces the European launch of the new Sonim XP1, an IP-54 certified, mil-spec approved, bluetooth and Push-To-Talk enabled GSM phone, by announcing the “World’s Toughest Phone Tour” beginning in Sweden
Engineered to meet the needs of people who work outside the office and outdoor sports enthusiasts, the Sonim XP1 works perfectly in harsh environments. Certified to withstand shock, water, wind, dust, dirt and extreme temperatures, the Sonim XP1 is the only certified phone designed specifically for the lives of people who work and play in demanding conditions.
So confident are SonimTech over the durability of the phone, they are inviting bloggers and journalists across Europe to “torture test” the phone by sending them a new XP1m along with a illustrated how-to guide.
Bob Plaschke, CEO of Sonim comments: “If you’re standing on a construction site with a welding tool in your hand, or are sitting in a catamaran with a hard wind in your face, you really don’t need a fashion accessory nor a multimedia monster, you need a dependable working tool like the new XP1, built for extreme conditions.”
He continues: “The Sonim XP1 doesn’t die when exposed to the elements, can be dropped, kicked, tossed into a toolbox or backpack, seen and heard in bright/dark and noisy conditions, and provides reliable voice, push-to-talk and data services.”
As well as being very shock water-resistant, the Sonim XP1 is backed by an Unconditional 3 year warranty – and a lifetime warranty for the phone housing with immediate in-store replacement if needed – the XP1 is the only phone that doesn’t compromise on capability, durability or style.
Joakim Wiklund, co-founder of Sonim Technologies comments: “Research commissioned by us indicated that 70% of outdoor workers refrain from using their phones in the workplace because the phone might break, and 40% have broken their mobile phone in the last year, and common reasons are damage from humidity, dropping and crushing the phone. We are aiming to provide a solution to this problem.”
The World’s toughest tour starts in Stockholm on December 3rd, and the tour will stop by Örebro, Eskilstuna, Västerås, Norrköping, Jönköping, Göteborg, Halmstad, Helsingborg, Malmö and Uppsala before it ends in Stockholm on December 23rd.
The tour will visit construction sites, DIY/building material stores and retailers to demonstrate, discuss and torture-test the phone. Facts, news, pictures and video clips of the World’s toughest tour can be found at the campaign blog at www.sonimxp1.se.
Increasing numbers of cash consumers in the UK are using Ukash when they shop, pay and play online and now they’re going to benefit from getting Ukash direct to their mobile.
Thousands of consumers each day that don’t have or don’t want to use a credit or debit card online use Ukash. Today they get Ukash from thousands of convenient locations such as newsagents and petrol stations and just use the unique and secure Ukash number when they pay at one of the hundreds of websites that accept Ukash. But now they can get Ukash anywhere, anytime!
“Ukash is growing in popularity with the large section of the population that don’t have cards or are concerned about the security of using them online,” comments Mark Chirnside, Ukash CEO. “This new service makes getting Ukash even more convenient for mobile users, meaning they can get a voucher straight to their ‘phone 24/7.”
Vodafone customers go to the secure Ukash Mobile web page using their phone’s internet browser. They confirm that they require a £10 Ukash voucher and as long as they have credit on their ‘phone they’ll receive a text with their unique 19-digit Ukash number. They’re then ready to pay on any web-site or mobile internet site that accepts Ukash.
Buying and using Ukash is incredibly simple. Uniquely numbered Ukash vouchers are widely available from 40,000 payment terminals in the UK, in newsagents, grocery stores, petrol forecourts and other convenient locations. Ukash vouchers can be redeemed on hundreds of lifestyle, shopping, communications, social networking and gaming websites in the UK.
Having both the XV6600, and the XV6700, I probably would have upgraded to this phone if I were still on Verizon. But since I have the far superior iPhone, I won’t. But in all seriousness, if you had to buy a Windows Mobile phone, I’d say this is a good bet for you. Still mind you, the system will need soft-reseting at least twice a day, you’ll have to buy a big ‘ol fat battery since the standard one won’t get you past lunch. But again, when you can’t (or won’t) get an iPhone, I’d say this is a good way to slap a smartphone onto your hip. Get yours from Verizon Wireless for $400 without contract or $300 with a two year commitment.
Features:
* EV–DO, 1X RTT Capable
* Windows Mobile® 6 Professional
* Microsoft® Office Word Mobile, Excel® Mobile, and PowerPoint® Mobile; Adobe® Reader® LE PDF viewer
* View, edit, create Word; Excel files; view only PowerPoint, PDF files
* Internet Explorer® Mobile
* Windows Media® Player 10
* Memory: 64MB RAM/256MB ROM
* Wi–Fi Connectivity (802.11 b/g)
* Slide Out QWERTY Keyboard with Trackwheel Navigation
* 2.0 megapixel camera with flash, auto–focus and video capture
* 2.8″ Display: 240×320 pixel; 64K color TFT
o Touch–sensitive LCD display
o Portrait and landscape orientation
Most Mac users are familiar with MarkSpace‘s Missing Sync for mobile devices, namely Windows Mobile ones, for getting information to and fro their Mac to their device. Only thing is, what Microsoft gives for free with ActiveSync for PC users, MarkSpace charges $39.99 for. It’s not to say the price is not worth it, it’s just a steep price for syncing your data is all.
Until just recently, MarkSpace was your only solution if you lived in an unequally yoked world. But now there’s SyncMate for Mac by Eltima Software. Like Missing Sync, it will install applications to your mobile phone, synchronize Favorites, Contacts, Calendar and Notes from Address Book, iCal and even Stickies. You can track SMS messages and “Get Info” on the device itself. All from the Mac. All for free. Yes, free.
SyncMate for Mac works with Windows Mobile 5 or 6 (Standard, Classic, and Professional) on OS X 10.4 or higher. And yes, it really is free!
[Via downloadsquad]