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REVEALED: FCC unveils E-Ten Glofiish X650 Windows Mobile 6 Pro Smartphone

info@theunwired.net (Arne Hess) — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 18:38:31 +0100

It's just a couple of weeks we have heard officially about E-Ten's new Glofiish X600 Windows Mobile 6 Professional smartphone, the FCC unveiled another X6x0 device - the Glofiish X650. Featuring a 2.8" touchscreen display and based on Windows Mobile 6 Professional, the X650 seems to be identical to the X600, aside from the addition of an FM tuner for listening to FM radio (and maybe even using it for GPS traffic updates?).

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UPGRADE: T-Mobile UK and Germany releases Windows Mobile 6 Upgrades

info@theunwired.net (Arne Hess) — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 17:32:15 +0100

Following earlier HTC Windows Mobile upgrades, T-Mobile just released a couple of Windows Mobile 6 upgrades for their line of Windows Mobile smartphones. First of all T-Mobile UK which finally released free Windows Mobile 6 Upgrade for the Ameo, MDA Compact III, MDA Mail and MDA Vario II. And also T-Mobile Austria Germany (sorry, read it on an Austrian website) released a Windows Mobile 6 upgrade for it's Ameo.

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PREVIEW: Access releases another technical preview of NetFront Browser

info@theunwired.net (Arne Hess) — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 16:28:13 +0100

Access, a global provider of advanced software technologies to the mobile and beyond-PC markets, today made available the latest technical preview version of NetFront Browser v3.4 for Windows Mobile 5.0. In addition to the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), a U.S. government block cipher encryption algorithm, the latest technical preview version of NetFront Browser for Windows Mobile for the first time also includes Camellia, a high-security, high-performance international standard cipher jointly developed by Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. (NTT) and Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

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DOWNLOAD: Microsoft releases commercial Office Mobile 6.1 for Windows Mobile 6

info@theunwired.net (Arne Hess) — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 07:54:27 +0100

I've posted yesterday about the update availability of Office Mobile 6.1 but if your Windows Mobile devices hasn't Windows Mobile 6.0 preinstalled, you cannot use the update but have to buy a copy of it - which is now available from Handango. With Office Mobile 6.1 you can open the new Office 2007 XML-based Word, Excel and PowerPoint files on your Windows Mobile device. These new file formats reduce file size, improve security and reliability as well as enhances integration with external sources.

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AVAILABLE: Microsoft releases Office Mobile 6.1 Update

info@theunwired.net (Arne Hess) — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 14:31:28 +0100

Accidentally released earlier but removed after, today - during Möbius 2007 - Microsoft announced the official availability of Office Mobile 6.1. With Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft introduced the new Open XML-based file formats for Office applications. These new file formats reduce file size, improve security and reliability, and enhance integration with external sources. To allow Windows Mobile users to work with Office documents created in the Open XML formats, Microsoft has developed an upgrade for Word Mobile, Excel Mobile, and PowerPoint Mobile applications.

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OUTLOOK: Microsoft previewed next Windows Mobile version during Möbius 2007 [UPDATE]

info@theunwired.net (Arne Hess) — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 12:58:49 +0100

There were a couple of rumors floating around about an upcoming Windows Mobile version which follows current Windows Mobile 6 and during today's Möbius conference, Microsoft gave us a sneak peak of it. While it was shown in its full flavor (as available today, I'm sure we will see some further changes until it becomes available), Microsoft asked not to talk about details or features yet. What I'm allowed to say anyway is, that the next Windows Mobile version is an update rather than an upgrade. So don't expect anything groundbreaking new but useful enhancements and changes.

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POSITIONING: Google releases Google Maps Mobile 2.0 with GPS-less positioning

info@theunwired.net (Arne Hess) — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 07:29:06 +0100

I have video viewed it in my recent feature video of the LG KS20, which doesn't has GPS and as it turns out, it's not a Vodafone only feature anymore but now available for all. Google just released Google Maps Mobile 2.0 with My Location (beta) where you can get your location on the map, with or without GPS. Save time and tedious keystrokes finding where you are, what's around you, and how to get there. Press "0" and look for the blue dot on the map. If you have a GPS-enabled device, this blue dot corresponds to your GPS location. At times, or if you do not have a GPS-enabled phone, you might see the blue dot surrounded by a light blue circle  to indicate uncertainty about your location.

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