ITReviews reviews the Pocket LOOX C550 and finds it to be a real workhorse, with some very strong features. About its performance: “A top-notch Intel PXA 270 processor, which you can slow down if you want to extend battery life, keeps everything going nicely. Set to ‘auto’ speed so that the processor ran appropriately for [...]

ITReviews reviews the Mio A701 and found it performed well: “Generally, the Mio A701 performed well enough on test. Its battery managed to churn out more than six and a half hours of continuous music with its screen forced to stay on to push it rather harder than you might in everyday use. When you [...]

From the news release:
On the bank of Iceland’s world-famous Blue Lagoon, the Nokia 5500 Sport leaped into the world arena, displaying its sleek, sporty design with an athletic lifestyle appeal. The Nokia 5500 Sport features all the technology that every active-minded consumer needs, and is specially designed to withstand the daily rigours of work and [...]

Sling Media Inc. has announced the launch of its public beta version of the SlingPlayer Mobile for devices operating on the Windows Mobile Smartphone Edition OS.
From the news release:
Now Slingbox(TM) owners can watch and control their home TV from any network-enabled mobile phone or handheld computer (PDA) powered by Windows Mobile. The beta [...]

ZDNet reviews the Motorola Q, and is very impressed with the phone’s multimedia features: “What really blew us away, however, was the multimedia experience. We transferred several videos to the device, including a music video and an episode of Family Guy, and we had a blast watching them on the Q. The sharpness of the [...]

MobileBurn reviews the Palm Treo 700p and concludes, “Overall I like the hardware and its form factor. The 320×320 display is also very nice, and the EV-DO data access to absolutely to die for. But in spite of those things and a very mature suite of applications, I still have a hard time liking the [...]

The i-Mate Jas Jam (another re-brand of the HTC Hermes) is a Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC phone, offering features such as Windows Mobile 5.0, 300MHz processor and a 2.1 megapixel camera.
i-Mate Jas Jam feature list:
* Windows Mobile 5.0
* 300 MHz Processor
* 2.1 MP Camera
* memory: 128MB ROM / 64MB RAM
* 5 [...]

From the news release:
The discerning gadget-lover will love the a970’s brilliant 262K-color LCD screen and use it to view all the action at their fingertips. Customers can shoot videos, personalize their FLIX Messages with text or save personal videos and pictures as their phone’s wallpaper. The a970 offers camera-happy Verizon Wireless customers the flexibility to [...]

From the news release:
Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung) today introduced its SCH-i830, the ultimate tool for the global business traveler, which will be available for Verizon Wireless’ large account enterprise customers on January 10, 2006, and for consumers on January 24, 2006. As the latest smart phone collaboration between Verizon Wireless and Samsung, the i830 is [...]

TopTechNews reviews the HP iPAQ hw6515 and talks about the battery performance: “The quad-band phone’s battery performance is solid at up to four hours of talk time or up to seven days of operation in the standby mode.” Overall, “The iPAQ’s location-determination and navigation capabilities make this handset a solid choice for service personnel and [...]

The O2 Xda Trion (HTC Hermes) offers the following features:
* Samsung ARM CPU, 400MHz
* quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE
* UMTS
* 2.0 megapixel camera with photo light
* QCIF camera for video telephony
* Windows Mobile 5.0, including AKU 2
* A2DP Bluetooth stereo
* Bluetooth 2.0
* W-LAN/WiFi g
* 128MB ROM
* 64MB RAM
* microSD memory card expansion
Via theunwired.
O2 Xda Trion Reviews
the::unwired has a [...]

PCMag reviews the Motorola Q, and likes the smartphone, but finds the Verizon smartphones plan on the pricey side. About the Q’s performance: “For voice quality, the Q is the best Verizon smartphone I’ve tested. Its reception comes close to the excellent RAZR V3c and Motorola E815. Sound through the earpiece, speakerphone, and Bluetooth headsets [...]

Infosync reviews the Palm Treo 700p, and finds its wireless options impressive, with the glaring exception of WiFi, which is missing from the handset. Overall? “The Palm Treo 700p certainly isn’t perfect: we wish Wi-Fi were supported, some basic calling features could use some shoring up, and the Palm OS is in sore need of [...]

PhoneScoop reports that the FCC has approved the Samsung i770 Pocket PC phone, which operates on GSM 900 / 1800 /1900 with EDGE data.
Other possible features include:
* Bluetooth
* WCDMA-2100
Little else is known right now about the phone.
Update: EngadgetMobile reports that further details have surfaced on the Samsung i770 Pocket PC which had earlier received FCC [...]

PCMag reviews the Palm Treo 700p and finds, “As a phone, the Treo 700p is fine but not great. Sound through the earpiece in a noisy location was a little wobbly, and transmissions were clear but a bit tinny. There’s no in-ear voice feedback or noise cancellation. … Battery life is its one standout strength: [...]

Motorola and Verizon have made the Motorola Q official. The smartphone is exclusive to Verizon, and offers the following features:
* Windows Mobile 5.0
* high-speed wireless broadband network
* .45″ thick
* thumb wheel scroll
* full QWERTY keyboard
* 1.3 megapixel camera
* high resolution video camera
* EV-DO
* Bluetooth 1.2
* stereo speakers
The Motorola Q is available for odering online beginning [...]

Nokia has just announced the E50, the latest addition to its Eseries line of business devices. Features include:
* S60 3rd edition
* Symbian OS
* quadband GSM
* speakerphone
* enhanced voice commands
* up to 70MB internal memory
* microSD memory card support
* EDGE (EGPRS)
* 1.3 megapixel camera
* MP3 player
* pre-installed business applications

Sony Ericsson announced the M608c today for the Chinese market.
Features include:
* Symbian OS 9.1
* UIQ 3.0
* display: 2.6-inch QVGA, 262k colors, TFT
* 80MB internal memory
* expandable Memory Stick Micro
* SMS, MMS, POP3 e-mail
* Push e-mail
* Dual function keyboard
* Typing corrections and word completion
* Chinese & English Handwriting Recognition
* Touch screen
* media player
* Triple [...]

CNET has a review of the Palm Treo 700p, and talks about the device’s performance: “We tested the dual-band (CDMA 800/1900; EV-DO) Palm Treo 700p in San Francisco using Sprint’s network, and call quality was solid. We had no problems hearing conversations, and though our callers reported a slight hint of an echo, they said [...]

Newsfactor reviews the Cingular 8125 and says, about the device’s performance: “The Cingular 8125 smartphone has been designed around a dual-core processor that bumps up the device’s speed performance well beyond what one would normally expect from a 200-MHz chip. Road warriors will appreciate the handset’s sliding keyboard, which renders the device impervious to the [...]

Offering uncompromised digital camcorder, telephony and rich Internet communication functionalities, the Nokia N93 features a 3.2 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, DVD-like video capture and 3x optical zoom. You can connect the Nokia N93 directly to your TV for a widescreen movie experience or upload your images and video to online albums or blogs. Moreover, you can create high-quality home movies and burn them to DVD with the included Adobe Premiere Elements 2.0 software.

scanR Whiteboards now support Palm Treo smartphones running Palm OS. With the scanR application, users will be able to capture notes written on whiteboards and turn them into digital files.
From the news release:
scanR, Inc. today announced scanR Whiteboards will support Palm(R) Treo(TM) smartphones running on Palm OS(R). The new application from scanR will utilize the [...]

As expected, Palm announced the Treo 700p today. Features include:
* Palm OS® 5.4.9
* memory: 128MB (60MB user accessible) non-volatile
* processor: Intel® XScale™ 312MHz processor
* display: 320 x 320 color TFT touchscreen display 16-bit color displays displays up to 65,536 colors
* CDMA 800/1900MHz digital dual-band
* CDMA2000 EvDO network-backwards compatible with 1xRTT and IS95 networks
* Bluetooth® 1.2 [...]

MobileTechReview has a review of the iPAQ hw6915, and concludes, “Rather than being another “me too” device (the similarities between the HTC Wizard, JAM, JAMin and others means less diversity in hardware specs and bundled software), HP has gone off on their own and created the Treo 700w’s only front-facing keyboard competition and added a [...]

The Treo 700p was officially announced on May 15, to be released by both Sprint and Verizon on their respective EV-DO networks.
The device sports a 1.3 megapixel camera, 128MB memory, 312MHz Intel XScale processor and DUN capability.
Palm Treo 700p Reviews
CNET has a review of the Palm Treo 700p, and talks about the device’s performance: [...]

Trusted Reviews reviews the E-TEN G500, and found “The vehicle mount was particularly irritating. Its swan-neck section has an easily detachable device cradle. However the neck and windshield connector is in three sections, with the windshield sucker fixed to the swan-neck by a nut rather than being a permanent fitting. On several occasions when removing [...]

Trusted Reviews reviews the Mio A701, and comments, “On a standard battery test involving continuous playback of MP3 tunes with the screen forced to remain on I got a total of six hours 36 minutes of battery life. That’s about on a par with other Windows Mobile 5.0 devices I’ve seen, and almost identical to [...]

MobileTechReview has a review of the i-mate JAM, and concludes: “However, if you prefer to have a quad band GSM world phone that’s unlocked for use with any carrier, the JAMin is an excellent choice. If you’re an international traveler, you’ll make up the added cost in no time by avoiding US carriers’ overseas roaming [...]

From the news release:
The Nokia N80 reflects and harmonizes work and personal life through leading on-the-go productivity tools, multimedia entertainment and mobile photography in a design that communicates success. Weighing only 134 grams, the compact yet feature-rich 3G multimedia device is packed with performance, providing fast internet access and convenient intuitive browsing as well as [...]

The HP iPAQ rw6800 Pocket PC is a triband 900/1800/1900MHz GSM phone with EDGE and GPRS, and running Windows Mobile 5,
Other features:
* 416MHz Intel PXA272 XScale processor
* WiFi 802.11b
* Bluetooth
* 2.0 megapixel camera
* FM radio
* miniSD memory expansion slot
* 64MB RAM, 128MB flash ROM
* 2.5mm stereo headset with microphone
Via MobileTechReview.

The TØRQ N100 Pocket PC sports both GSM and GPS features:
* RoyalTek GPS module
* Windows Mobile 5
* full GSM phone capabilities
* display: 2.5-inch high resolution TFT display
* 1.3 megapixel camera
* Samsung S3C2440 processor
* 128 MB Flash ROM
* 64MB SDRAM
Via MobileWhack.
TØRQ N100 Reviews
Slashgear has a review of the TØRQ N100 and writes, “The TORQ N100 is, [...]

Infosync reviews the Nokia E61 and concludes, “The E61 does what Nokia does best: connects people. Its all-encompassing connectivity setup is exploited in full by a broad line-up of quality messaging, office and browsing applications which run in tandem with a superb screen and more than decent thumbboard. Granted, it’s not among the most powerful [...]

DigitalTrends reviews the Blackberry 8700g, and concludes, “Aside from a wobbly keypad and a few other minor inconveniences like having to copy your contacts over from your SIM card, this is a flawless device. Business and personal users will enjoy the new and improved performance that comes with the Blackberry 8700g. The EGDE connectivity, included [...]

The Unwired reviews the Qtek 8500, and concludes, “Just from the regular user point of view, it is mass-market ready (as I said before - only hardcore Windows Mobile phone fans might miss some features) since it looks attractive (and even more important) state-of-the-art, has all state-of-the-art features (like megapixel camera) on board and can [...]

Motorola M1000 features and specifications:
* microSD 32MB TransFlash card
* Symbian 7.0 OS
* UIQ 2.1 user interface
* 48 MB internal storage, with 23 MBs available to the user
* 32 MB DRAM
* 32bit 168 Mhz ARM9 CPU
* weight: 168g
* size: 117×59.5×21.5 mm
* display: 2.9″ 65k 208×320 pixel TFT touchscreen
* 1.3 MP back camera (no flash)
* VGA front [...]

PCMag reviews the Blackberry 8700g, and concludes, “While the MDA is a more powerful multimedia device with a bigger keyboard and Wi-Fi, the 8700g is much easier to use for e-mail and Web browsing, and gets slightly better phone reception. The Sidekick II is a terrific personal device, but it doesn’t support business e-mail, and [...]

The T-Mobile MDA is a rebranded version of the HTC Wizard. Brighthand has a review of the T-Mobile MDA, and concludes, “I actually prefer the T-Mobile MDA a bit over the Cingular 8125, despite the fact that they have identical internal hardware. The design of the MDA is more rounded, and fits more comfortably into [...]

Infosync reviews the Blackberry 8700g, and concludes, “With its bright screen, full-QWERTY keypad, EDGE and Bluetooth support, and characteristically superb e-mail handling, the 8700g is a strong choice for anyone looking to take the BlackBerry plunge. That said, T-Mobile customers who want a BlackBerry device that fits in a pocket might be better off with [...]

EngadgetMobile reports that the Nokia E61 S60 smartphone is finally shipping.
From the news release:
“The Nokia E61 is designed in the familiar style of today’s most popular mobile email devices. Yet it is incredibly slim and packed with powerful new functionality. A cinch to use with either hand, the device has a four-way joystick [...]

EngadgetMobile reports that Qtek will be getting its rebranded version of the HTC Muse, the Qtek S300, earlier than expected.
The phone features:
* dual cameras: 2.1 megapixel camera with flash, and VGA camera for video conferencing
* 4GB NAND storage
* HSDPA-enabled
* 416MHz processors
* 64MB RAM
* 64MB ROM
* WiFi
* Bluetooth
* FM tuners
* display: 240 x 240 pixels

StarTechCentral reviews the Dopod 577W, and concludes, ” What surprised me the most was that the built-in WiFi turned out to be more useful than I thought, for the simple reason that you’re most likely to have a phone with you at all times than either a WiFi-enabled Pocket PC or a notebook … My [...]

MobileBurn reviews the T-Mobile SDA, and concludes, “In spite of a few issues, such as a mediocre camera and the MMS support that I couldn’t get to work, my overall impression of the T-Mobile SDA is very, very positive. I’d certainly like to see if wrapped in a nicer looking design, but even if it [...]

Sci-Tech Today reviews the LG VX9800, and concludes, “The LG VX9800 is the perfect choice for anyone looking for a wireless handset that can download and play video clips as well as MP3 music files in stereo. But prospective buyers who also need a full-fledged Web browser or “push” access to e-mail that resides behind [...]

The Palm Treo 650 is now available in Indonesia on the Mobile-8 CDMA network. From the news release:
Palm, Inc. today announced that the award-winning Palm(R) Treo(TM) 650 smartphone is available on the Mobile-8 CDMA network in Indonesia.
“The Treo 650 smartphone provides Mobile-8 customers with increased mobility and a way to simplify their business and personal [...]

News release: SecureGSM, world leader in software based crypto phone solutions, is pleased to announce the immediate availability of SecureGSMâ„¢ SP for Windows Mobile Smartphone.
Following on from the launch of the revolutionary SecureGSMâ„¢ Pro, this latest release represents the next generation cryptographic phone application for Windows Mobile Smartphone devices.
SecureGSMâ„¢ SP’s advanced architecture, combined with exceptional [...]

Cingular 8125 features and specifications:
* 200 MHz TI OMAP850 processor
* Windows Mobile 5.0
* Display: 2.8 inch, 240 x 320 transmissive/reflective LCD
* 64 MB RAM
* 128 MB flash ROM (43 MB available)
* dimensions: 4.25″ long x 2.28″ wide x 0.93″ thick
* weight: 5.64 ounces
* miniSD memory expansion slot
* Mini-USB port
* Bluetooth 1.2
* 802.11b/g WiFi
* Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE [...]

RIM has announced that the BlackBerry Connect for the Palm Tre 650 smartphone on the Telstra Network in Australia will be available next month.
From the news release:
Telstra, Palm, Inc. and Research In Motion (RIM) today announced that BlackBerry(R) Connect(TM) for the Palm(R) Treo(TM) 650 smartphone on the Telstra Network will be available early next month [...]