05-11-2005, 04:30 AM
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Developer & Designer, News Editor Emeritus
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HTC Announces the World's First Windows Mobile 5 3G Device
"High Tech Computer Corp. (HTC) (TAIEX: 2498) today announced its plans to release the world's first 3G Windows Mobile 5.0-based device, the HTC Universal. The Universal will enable customers to be more productive while having powerful multimedia and internet browsing capabilities. Global distribution plans for the device are expected in the second half of 2005 with mobile operators in Europe, North America, and Asia. Microsoft Corp. chairman and chief software architect, Bill Gates, unveiled Windows Mobile 5.0 during his keynote at Microsoft Mobile & Embedded DevCon 2005 in Las Vegas and displayed its versatility on the HTC Universal."
If you saw Bill Gates' Keynote at MEDC 2005, you would have seen the HTC Universal strutting its stuff. Now comes a press release by HTC confirming the availability of the 3G device with Windows Mobile 5. With a VGA display and a 180� pivot-screen design, many of you craving a Pocket PC Phone with VGA will probably be drooling over this one as we speak. The new device is expected to be delivered to European, North American and Asian mobile operators in the second half of 2005.
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05-11-2005, 04:42 AM
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Intellectual
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Anyone have any guesses how much this device will cost?
TMann
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05-11-2005, 04:59 AM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Apr 2004
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I don't know the exact price for this device, however I do know I saw a prerelease price for the h65XX listed at over $900.00. Giving that these two devices are the only closely comparative devices, it wouldn't surprise me if these devices cost around the same and or the HTC Magician costing slightly more.
But who knows..... HP or HTC ... hmmmm 0X
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05-11-2005, 05:45 AM
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Pupil
Join Date: Aug 2005
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about damn time. I'll sign a 3 year contract to get a good price.
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05-11-2005, 05:45 AM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Oct 2004
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Are HTC the company that make most of the Palm PDAs?
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05-11-2005, 05:55 AM
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Contributing Editor
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Originally Posted by G M Fude
Are HTC the company that make most of the Palm PDAs?
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htc makes most of the pocket pcs out there. dell, hp, all the imate clones.. all htc.
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05-11-2005, 06:11 AM
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Neophyte
Join Date: Apr 2005
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Anyone that have heard of a new I-mate jam with Mobile 5? or if it gonna be possible to upgrade todays I-mate Jam to mobile 5?
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05-11-2005, 06:31 AM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Jan 2005
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Nice form factor but....
.... have you seriously compared 3G contract prices with 2.5G? I assume this device will support GPRS/GSM as well as 3G, or else the higher cost of 3G will put some users off.
I also wonder how the soft key feature in 5.0 will get implemented on this device. Doesn't it need two strategically placed keys below the screen?
Personally, I'd take a quad-band Jam, with 128MB RAM, wifi and bluetooth over this baby any day
LouisB
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05-11-2005, 06:34 AM
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Developer & Designer, News Editor Emeritus
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Re: Nice form factor but....
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Originally Posted by biglouis
I also wonder how the soft key feature in 5.0 will get implemented on this device. Doesn't it need two strategically placed keys below the screen?
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They are present. If I recall correctly, the Keynote shows this.
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05-11-2005, 06:35 AM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Mar 2002
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Re: Nice form factor but....
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Originally Posted by biglouis
.... have you seriously compared 3G contract prices with 2.5G? I assume this device will support GPRS/GSM as well as 3G, or else the higher cost of 3G will put some users off.
I also wonder how the soft key feature in 5.0 will get implemented on this device. Doesn't it need two strategically placed keys below the screen?
Personally, I'd take a quad-band Jam, with 128MB RAM, wifi and bluetooth over this baby any day
LouisB
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Well, 128 MB RAM will be mostly moot with WM5. You'll be wishing for a larger ROM size, if anything.
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