With the ups and downs of Vista, the little guy (Windows XP) has fallen off the map when it comes to press releases and Apple commercials. In times like these it is great to see that Microsoft still believes in updating Windows XP with Service Pack 3 launching April 29. Service Pack 3 brings all of the previously released XP updates (security updates/hotfixes) and a small number of OS enhancements. Some of the big improvements that we are waiting for will finally be addressed with the new service pack including product key-free installation, enhanced control panel security options and network policy enforcements similar to Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008.
What you will not find in Windows XP SP3 is improved system performance, but with lower system requirements and less visual affects than Windows Vista I am not complaining. While we wait for Service Pack 3 to go live, it would be a good time to make sure everyone has their Automatic Updates enabled otherwise a nice 580MB download will be in your future (Microsoft Download Center SP3 Package).
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We told you about the CDMA carriers in India landing the P3000 and S720, but today we bring you news of another HTC device launch: HTC P3470 (Pharos). With the HTC Touch taking the spotlight in the world of all things Windows Mobile Touchscreen, not many people have kept an eye on the HTC P3470 [...]
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The upcoming Sony Ericsson BeiBei is taking on a life of its own with appearances popping up all across the web. Today, yesky.com has dropped some pictures of the very thin smartphone in a black/brown version running UIQ 3.3. From the look of things, the Sony Ericsson BeiBei has the potential to be [...]
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Sprint decided that being in the good graces of Pope Benedict might help the company’s sub-10 dollar stock price from remaining down in the gutter. Thanks to 600 phones from Sprint’s “Emergency Response Team”, the Pope will have communication support throughout his visit to New York. The phones were actually supplied at the [...]
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Let’s just start off by saying this is a rumor and that a 3G iPhone with slide-out QWERTY keyboard has yet to be confirmed. What we can tell you is that Times Magazine is a solid source for industry and world news and when they announce that their source says it is a highly possible, we listen. In a business article today, “Industry sources told Times Online that the device will have a ‘radically different’ appearance to the current device, which has a 4.5-inch screen and slick, aluminum backing.”
The first question is what defines ‘radically different’? In the world of Windows Mobile, Windows Mobile 6 to 6.1 is interpreted as a radical difference, yet anyone within the mobile industry would likely counter this claim. In the world of all things Apple, radically different speaks significant design and feature changes (unless we are talking about the recent MacBook Pro). Times Online’s industry insider stated that,
“Among the possibilities are flip version, which would enable the screen to be larger, and a sliding model with a regular Qwerty keyboard - as opposed to a touchscreen one.”
On a sidenote, Apple has placed the order for their 3G iPhones from its Asian Supplier for 200,000 units by the end of May. This number is expected to rise to 2 million units in June which will leave many of the current iPhone carriers stuck slashing existing iPhone pricing as we have already begin to see in Europe. With the one year anniversary of the iPhone coming in June along with the WWDC June 9 through June 13th, you can expect the news from Cupertino to continue rolling in and hopefully some legit 3G iPhone images surface.
[credit: Times Online]
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Being the number 4 US Carrier is tough to swallow when your German roots dominate much of Europe with 3G glory. Thankfully T-Mobile USA has been able to cope with the disappointments dished out by FCC dilemmas on their 1700Mhz 3G network launch and the time has come for broadband mobile data here in the [...]
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Why limit yourself to a single networking technology on your mobile phone? If you are the global trend-setting traveler, Samsung’s W599 has its sights set on your pocket with dual CDMA/GSM support. The device takes a page out of recent Sprint handset launches by incorporating both GSM and CDMA network support, but steps up the [...]
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The Motorola announcements are CTIA wireless and MWC Barcelona this year were a bit of a disappointment, but the details in this Motorola China Roadmap are set to impress. The first device worthy of noting is the ZN5, a 5 megapixel phone in candybar design. The second device making our list is the 5 megapixel [...]
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BlackBerry theme files can be an interesting indicator of upcoming device launches and this is exactly the case for the BlackBerry 9100 series which was spotted a few days ago. A patient contributor to the BGR, Jibi, spotted both the reference to the 9000 series we have seen in pictures and leaked specs as [...]
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The HTC NEO300 (HTC Touch Dual) has passed the FCC approval process and is scheduled to be released at Best Buy stores across the US in the coming months. Initially the device described in the FCC documents seemed to be a new device named the HTC NEO300, but after further investigation it was found [...]
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