Darius Wey
01-16-2007, 02:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='https://shop.o2.co.uk/ComingSoon' target='_blank'>https://shop.o2.co.uk/ComingSoon</a><br /><br /></div><i>"O2 has pushed back the release of its XDA Zinc 3G PDA phone, dropping the previously announced January 2007 debut in favour of a March 2007 introduction, the UK carrier's website reveals. O2 compares Zinc to the existing XDA Mini S but "with added 3G power for high speed Internet and video calling". The company doesn't say as much, but the Zinc is expected to sport a slide-out QWERTY keyboard and, according to a filing made last year with the US Federal Communications Commission, a 2.8in, 240 x 320, 65,536-colour display. It's based on a 520MHz PXA270 processor, backed by 64MB of RAM and 128MB of Flash ROM."</i><br /><br /><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/wey-20070116-xdazinc.jpg" /><br /><br />The <a href="https://shop.o2.co.uk/ComingSoon">O2 UK site</a> is now showing a March release date for the Xda Zinc (reasons for the delay are still unknown). Meanwhile, the device is alive and kicking on the <a href="http://www.seeo2.com/product/XdaZinc/template/Product.vm">O2 Asia-Pacific site</a>, though some resellers have indicated zero stock until February. Hunch tells us that the source of the delay is Asus (the manufacturer) - probably busy producing and shipping as we speak.