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Showing posts with label Windows Mobile. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Windows Mobile. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Confirmed: Treo 680 Update; SemiConfirmed: Treo 750 update

The folks at treo central have released an internal power point that both the 680 and 750 are getting long awaited updates. AT&T has yet to announce either, but probably will be launched in the next couple days. It's about time AT&T!


  • 680 update available now. Adds push to talk (just kidding, thanks greg), better battery life and fixes misc. bugs.
  • 750 update available 10/15 soon. Will add windows mobile 6, HSDPA 1.8, a redesigned call screen, and AT&T's programs you'll probably never use. (I bet reception and call quality are still as atrocious)

Monday, October 22, 2007

Confirmed/1st look: AT&T 5700


AT&T will be soon releasing another entry level smart phone. The 5700 as AT&T will be calling it was first spotted by Phone News back in March when cleared by the FCC. Engadget slotted the release date to be Oct. 9, but obviously is not here. There is a slew of phones that will be hitting in time for the holidays, and i'd expect this to be one of them. Pricing will be 69.99 after a 2 year deal, making this the cheapest data device that AT&T will be carrying this season.

The specs seem pretty bland. The UTStarcom 5700 will have a 2.0 MP VGA Camera (Contrary to Phone News Report) , Micro SD expansion, and EDGE. Support for goodlink email is included, along with AT&T's mediocre mail program. I'm assuming non touch screen, but I haven't seen a confirmation yet. One thing that saddens me, Windows mobile 5 looks to be the OS, and no ability review/modify attachments.


So, my two cents worth... Yea, it's not 3G, but 3G is not everywhere, and may not be for a while. (Rumor is AT&T is holding off upgrading any more towers until HSUPA rolls out) And 3G has had it's share of creating reception issues in borderline areas. So I'm not too worried about EDGE, but Windows Mobile 5? Your kidding me right? Why not? I think that will be the one thing that will hold this handset back, because we all know AT&T won't provide an update for it. AT&T is making it very affordable to get into a data device now and props to that. Overall, for $70 a great buy... if it had WM6