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Samsung Ace Gets Windows Mobile 6.1 Upgrade, GPS Support
PUBLISHED: Thursday, October 16, 2008
The latest smartphone to get a Windows Mobile 6.1 upgrade is Sprint's Samsung Ace. Easily the most significant enhancement in this is support for this device's GPS functions.

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Winterface Updated with Weather Information
PUBLISHED: 10/16/2008  BY: Ed Hardy
VITO Technology has released a free weather information appliction, which also functions as a update for Winterface, its mobile shell for Windows Mobile devices.
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Firmware Update for Nokia E90 Released
PUBLISHED: 10/16/2008  BY: AWright
The Nokia E90 clamshell smartphone has received an update to version 300.34.84, adding new applications and fixing some issues with device performance.
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OLO Computer Previews a Netbook Companion for the iPhone
PUBLISHED: 10/15/2008  BY: AWright
An image of a iPhone dock/smartphone accessory, similar to the Celio Redfly, has been making the rounds. However, contrary to published reports, this is no more than a concept image designed for an unmentioned project.
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Reading Shouldn't Require an Interface
PUBLISHED: 10/14/2008  BY: AWright
In Antoine Wright's latest editorial, he questions why reading with mobile devices have so many layers interfering with what is considered a relaxing activity.
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Sprint Releasing Palm Centro in New Colors, More Storage
PUBLISHED: 10/14/2008  BY: Ed Hardy
Palm, Inc. has just announced that Sprint's version of the Centro will soon be available in two new shades: olive green and vibrant rose. These devices will also have twice the storage capacity of Sprint's earlier Centros.
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LG Announces Second Generation Prada Phone
PUBLISHED: 10/14/2008  BY: AWright
The second generation of the Prada aims to build on the former's functionality with a new sliding keyboard, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA connectivity, and enhanced multimedia facilities.
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Verizon Getting the Samsung Omnia
PUBLISHED: 10/13/2008  BY: Ed Hardy
Strong evidence has emerged that Verizon is going to pick up a touchscreen-oriented Windows Mobile smartphone from Samsung.
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First ALP-Powered Smartphone Debuting this Month
PUBLISHED: 10/13/2008  BY: Ed Hardy
The first smartphone running Access's ALP -- one of the successors to the Palm OS -- should be out in October. This device will have a very high-resolution screen and other high-end features.
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BlackBerry Pearl Flip Launching Today
PUBLISHED: 10/13/2008  BY: Ed Hardy
The first BlackBerry with a clamshell design is now available in the United States, exclusively from T-Mobile.
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Developer Creates Dual-Boot Smartphone: iPhone and Windows Mobile *UPDATED*
PUBLISHED: 10/13/2008  BY: Ed Hardy
An application that will allow Apple's smartphone to run Windows Mobile -- and its associated software -- will soon be available. If it isn't part of a hoax.
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T-Mobile Has Already Sold 1.5 Million Android-Powered Smartphones
PUBLISHED: 10/12/2008  BY: Ed Hardy
Demand for the T-Mobile G1 is high enough that 1.5 million of them have already been pre-ordered, sight unseen. The only other smartphone has seen so many units sold so quickly is Apple's iPhone.
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HTC May Be Bringing Out Its First Smartphone with WiMAX
PUBLISHED: 10/12/2008  BY: Ed Hardy
HTC has unveiled the Quartz, its first Windows Mobile device with the 4G wireless service WiMAX.
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