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INITIATIVE: Industry Giants unite to deliver Mobile Broadband Future

info@theunwired.net (Arne Hess) — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 11:26:05 +0200

Today, 16 of the world's best known IT and mobile companies have united behind a GSMA-led initiative to create a new category of always-connected Mobile Broadband devices, delivering a compelling alternative to WiFi. This will give consumers the freedom to get online on the move, while enabling operators to address a US$ 50 billion opportunity in both mature and emerging markets (Pyramid Research). In the first phase of this unprecedented initiative, mobile operators, PC manufacturers and chipset providers are uniting to pre-install Mobile Broadband into a range of notebook PCs that will be ready to switch on and surf straight out of the box in 91 countries across the world.

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COMPETITION: Win a Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 Windows Mobile Smartphone

info@theunwired.net (Arne Hess) — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 08:42:40 +0200

So you badly want a Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 Windows Mobile smartphone but you are not living in one of the initial launch-countries? No problem, you can win one of seven Xperia X1 (why seven, not nine?) with Sony Ericsson's "Johnny X – Spot the References to 9" competition by watching the videos bellow and identifying certain elements within the Johnny X video. As a participant in the competition you have to answer Sony Ericsson's competition question and write what you think is the correct answer. Just as a reminder, the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 is Sony Ericsson's first Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional smartphone which will be released anytime next month to consumers in the UK, Germany and Sweden.

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PHOTOVIEW: Palm Treo Pro Windows Mobile Professional Smartphone

info@theunwired.net (Arne Hess) — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:26:01 +0200

Palm just recently launched its latest Windows Mobile Professional smartphone, the Palm Treo Pro and thanks to Palm Germany and Vodafone Germany, I got my hands on Palm's Treo 750 follower, which went available across Europe exclusively from Vodafone. Running on Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional and powered by a Qualcomm MSM7201 CPU at 400 MHz, the Treo Pro features quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE and triband UMTS/HSDPA, WiFi b/g, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR and GPS capabilities. The inbuilt 256 MB ROM and 128 MB RAM can be expanded with microSDHC memory cards up to 32 GB and while the device lacks a front facing camera for video telephony, it features a 2.0 megapixel main camera on the back.

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SERVICE: Adobe opens Photoshop.com Mobile Beta for Windows Mobile

info@theunwired.net (Arne Hess) — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:02:33 +0200

Back in August we wrote about Adobe's plans to launch Adobe Photoshop.com Mobile with support for Windows Mobile devices and the Beta went online recently. Adobe Photoshop.com Mobile Beta is said to be the easiest way to upload, view and share photos online from your smartphone. Getting started is simple. All you need is a supported Windows Mobile handset and a Photoshop.com membership. Key features are uploading photos from the road to your Photoshop.com account as soon as you take them. Photoshop.com Mobile allows you to store up to 2 GB of photos for free. At a party, in a meeting or on the road you can view your online photos and albums from your phone, wherever you are.

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