Geekzone Reviews the HTC Apache

[Darius Wey]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.geekzone.co.nz/content.asp?ContentId=5381' target='_blank'>http://www.geekzone.co.nz/content.a...?ContentId=5381</a><br /><br /></div><i>"Telecom New Zealand is bringing into the country the Apache Pocket PC Phone Edition, the successor to its Harrier Pocket PC. This new Windows Mobile device is based on the recently announced Windows Mobile 5.0 OS, which incorporates changes in the user interface, enhancements to mobile versions of its office applications, better contacts, email and phone integration and a new memory model."</i><br /><br /><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/wey-20051027-Apache.jpg" /><br /><br />Geekzone has just reviewed the HTC Apache (also known as the Sprint PPC-6700 in the USA), which is set to be released in New Zealand by TNZ. The review is fairly extensive and packed with images. So, if you're a Kiwi hoping to buy a new Pocket PC Phone Edition for use with the country's CDMA network, then visit <a href="http://www.geekzone.co.nz/content.asp?ContentId=5381">Geekzone</a> to see what Mauricio has to say about the device.

[bnycastro]

Hi about the keyboards...
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CDMA version seems to have the continuos keys
GSM version seems to have the separate keys
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Read in some reviews that the continuos keys are a better keyboard why is this so? Is the device any thinner or is eat much easier to thumb type on a continuos keys layout? I've only tried a thumb board for a while [when I owned an iPAQ h2210] the separate keys seemed ok to me [it hurt my thumbs after a while though]. Was thinking would it be better to get the continous keys keyboard [ala dopod] or if I should stick with the separate keys [ala imate k-jam]. Looking at it the trade off would be support I guess.
O2 has an official distributor here in the Philippines [although I don't think they have a service center here] while the dopod would be a 'you're-on-your-own' import from Taiwan or Singapore [wonder if the Sing version will have WWE instead of Chinese]. Anyone has any experience with the two kinds of thumboards? Any comments?

[kiwi]

The continuous ones may often be larger? but I think I are more pleasing to the eys IMHO.

[IcemanMN]

That was more of a press release than a review. OK, the "reviewer" listed a few pros and cons at the end.

[freitasm]

Not really a press release. You have to see that with new devices running Windows Mobile 5.0 a lot has to be explained.

Things don't work as before, software has improved, and something need no explanation. What else can we say about "It supports Wi-Fi, as before, with no changes in the Zero Configuration"? On the other hand there are heaps to talk about Permanent Storage, Word and Excel extended support for desktop features, etc...

So, yes it does look like something explaining the changes and bits. But otherwise a review would be like those on CNET UK, that talked about the O2 Exec but closed saying "we didn't test the phone bit because we couldn't place a call". Well, what kind of review is that then?

Also, the review is written in the first person. There are bits such as "I didn't notice", "at least on this test version I have", that indicate I had the device and actually used it.

So, sorry, but I don't agree with this "press release" thing...