The smartphone competition is getting hot lately, which made ITG to up the ante with its new Windows XP operating system smart phone called the xpPhone. Windows XP is still alive and well. Today mobile processors are so well equipped that it could take on Windows XP as its operating system, so it makes sense to use an already stable operating system on your next mobile computer. Smartphone manufacturers are caught up with the Windows XP trend, which why ITB xpPhone is now ready for pre-order in 3G networks such as AT&T, Orange, or Vodafone. The price range of this phone is from $500 -$700, and it is not known when it will be released. It is likely these smartphones will phase out the netbook trend.
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The Smartphone Heat is on for ITG xpPhone
On November - 14 - 2009
Motorola Droid Smartphone Officially at Verizon
On October - 28 - 2009
It is official! The Motorola Droid phone is available at Verizon today for $200 with a two-year contract. The Motorola Droid equipped with 3.7-inch touchscreen and Android 2.0 operating system. This OS is powerful for fast web surfing. The screen has a resolution of 480 x 854 pixel display.
The Droid is about 0.54 inch thick, a little bit thicker than the iPhone 3GS (0.48-inch thick). It has a 40-key, slide out QWERTY keypad. The QWERTY keypad is a bit flat and shallow, which may be harder to feel the buttons when typing. Also, the “End” and “Talk” keys are missing on the keypad (design error?). With a standard battery, the Motorola Droid weights about 6 ounces (iPhone 3GS is about 5 ounces). The dimensions are about 4.56 L x 2.36 W.
Stancom Unveils Dual SIM Holder for Mobile Phones
On October - 22 - 2009
This is a little neat gizmo when you need two phone lines in one phone, like one business line and one personal line. This way you don’t have to juggle two phones around like an idiot. The Swiss Company Stancom announces its latest invention, the Dual Sim Card was designed and developed with all the latest generation of semi-conductor. The thinness of the devise allows it to be inserted into all latest mobile phone generation such as Iphone, HTC, Nokia that have a very thin SIM slot.
RIM’s BlackBerry Watch inPulse or rePulse?
On October - 20 - 2009
Rumor has it that RIM is working on a watch that has all the functions of a smartphone. The watch is called the inPulse, which just updated from crackberry.com that it is not made by or for BlackBerry, but instead it is being made to link with information from BlackBerry Smartphones so you can get a quick glance over of your messages.
BlackBerry Storm 2 Gets the Cold Treatment from Verizon
On October - 20 - 2009
Update as of October 23, 2009: Looks like Verizon will be launching the BlackBerry Storm 2 after all. It was a publicity stunt that Verizon did to hype everyone up (another marketing strategy), which made it looks like that Verizon wasn’t going to carry the phone anymore. The BlackBerry Storm 2 will be scheduled for release on Wednesday, October 28th. Hooray, just in time for the holiday shopping. The Storm 2 will include a 16GB MicroSD card pre installed, that is Christmas present for ya from the Verizon’s Santa Clause. As far the pricing of the Storm 2 phone, here is a breakdown: 2-year contract: $280, 1-year contract: $350, and full retail: $540.
Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Android Smartphone
On October - 20 - 2009
Now a day, every phone company wants to dip their hands on its first Android phone, and now Sony Ericsson will launch its first Android Smartphone in February 2010. The picture showing here is the first prototype but looks like a final product, just that a few software tweaks should be finished by February. From speculation of some test users, the device is very thin and the screen size about the same as of the HTC Touch HD.
