MiTAC Mio 8380 to Hit Europe in September

[Robert Levy]

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/68/32302.html

"The first mobile phone based on the reference design worked up by Intel and Microsoft is set to arrive in Europe by the end of September, the handset's vendor, Mitac, has revealed. Mitac's phone, branded the Mio 8380, runs Microsoft's Smartphone 2002 operating system on a 200MHz Intel PXA255 processor backed by 16MB of PC100 SDRAM. The clamshell case contains a 2.2in, 16-bit colour, 176 x 220 transflective TFT screen. There's also a 64 x 48 subsidiary mono LCD that displays phone status information.

The 143g phone features an integrated 110,000-pixel digicam plus an SD card slot for memory expansion. The 8380's radio supports GSM and GPRS communications at 900, 1800 and 1900MHz. Mitac claims the Mio's rechargeable Li-polymer battery yields two-three hours' talk time - 100 hours on standby."

Looking at the Mio website, this appears to be true. It doesn't, however, specify which carrier this will be sold by. The Mio is not shown on Orange's roadmap, so this is likely to come from somewhere else. Any guesses?

[Robert Levy]

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/68/32302.html

"The first mobile phone based on the reference design worked up by Intel and Microsoft is set to arrive in Europe by the end of September, the handset's vendor, Mitac, has revealed. Mitac's phone, branded the Mio 8380, runs Microsoft's Smartphone 2002 operating system on a 200MHz Intel PXA255 processor backed by 16MB of PC100 SDRAM. The clamshell case contains a 2.2in, 16-bit colour, 176 x 220 transflective TFT screen. There's also a 64 x 48 subsidiary mono LCD that displays phone status information.

The 143g phone features an integrated 110,000-pixel digicam plus an SD card slot for memory expansion. The 8380's radio supports GSM and GPRS communications at 900, 1800 and 1900MHz. Mitac claims the Mio's rechargeable Li-polymer battery yields two-three hours' talk time - 100 hours on standby."

Looking at the Mio website, this appears to be true. It doesn't, however, specify which carrier this will be sold by. The Mio is not shown on Orange's roadmap, so this is likely to come from somewhere else. Any guesses?

[Mike Wagstaff]

The Mio is not shown on Orange's roadmap, so this is likely to come from somewhere else. Any guesses?

I'll opt for O2. Do I win a Mio if I'm right?

[Kris Kumar]

I hope it pushes up the Intel Stocks :-) This will be the first big win for the Intel Smartphone reference platform and also its entry into Cell World..

http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/tic...Symbol=US:INTC