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Palm Treo 750v: A First Look

Palm users expecting a major advance from the Treo 750v are going to be disappointed, at least on the basis of our first look. However, it does represent several firsts for Palm in Europe. The physical specifications of the Treo 750v are almost exactly the same as those of the Treo 700w, which has been […]

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REVIEW: iPAQ hw6915

If your on the fence about this one and you’re an iPAQ fan, run, don’t walk, to be among the first to get your mitts on this sleek and savvy PPC phone.

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The Frustrated Traveller: Finding a True “World” Mobile Phone

It used to be quite simple: In order to use a mobile phone in the US and the rest of the world you needed GSM service and a phone with “tri-band” capability: 900MHz and 1800MHz for most of the world and 1900MHz for the US. Then two things happened: First, the two major GSM carriers […]

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Amazon: Motorola Q for US$75

Although it runs Microsoft’s Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone platform and you’ll need a copy of The Missing Sync (US$40) to sync it to your Mac, I recently saw a friend’s Q and was impressed by the sleek profile (especially when compared to my bulky Treo 650). Anyway, Amazon is selling the Q for US$75 with […]

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LG Verizon Chocolate Phone

With all the talk about Microsoft’s Zune “iPod-killer” device, no one seems to have noticed the upcoming phone/music player hybrid from LG, the VX8500. The phone is being marketed as “Chocolate” and is coming soon exclusively from Verizon Wireless. Rumored to come stateside Via Verizon under the LG VX8500 tag, so far it is known […]