The HTC HD2 is a smartphone that was released in 2009. That makes it about 300 years old in phone years. It originally shipped with Windows Mobile 6.5, and while it had some of the best hardware of any Windows Mobile device on the market when it launched, HTC and Microsoft never released a software […]
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C-motech introduces 7 inch Mangrove tablet with Windows Mobile 6.5.3
I’ve seen plenty of tablets and mini-laptops running Windows CE, which has the same basic core as the Windows Mobile smartphone operating system. But the Mangrove 7 is the first 7 inch tablet I can recall that’s actually running Windows Mobile, not just Windows CE. The folks at WMExperts got a chance to check out […]
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What would a Windows Phone 7 tablet look like?
Tablets are everywhere these days. Apple is making one. Dell, HP, and Samsung are making them. Fifty or more companies are developing tablets with ARM-based processors. And we know that Microsoft is working on a tablet called the Courier. Depending on which rumor you believe, Microsoft’s tablet will be based on either Windows 7 or […]
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Introducing mobiputing: Smartphone apps, tips, and news
I wanted to take a moment to let you know about a new web site I’ve just launched, called mobiputing. As you can probably guess from the name, mobiputing is and will continue to be a sister site to Liliputing. But while Liliputing is focused on netbooks and mobile computing hardware and software generally, my […]
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Jointech JL7100: A $99 laptop or a glorified PDA?
Maybe the Asus Eee PC never hit the mythical $200 price point, but that doesn’t mean you can’t pick up a laptop style device with a 7 inch display for a low, low price. In fact, Jointech appears to have even the OLPC project beat. While the XO Laptop still costs somewhere between a C […]
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Future subnotebooks to be powered by Windows Mobile 7?
Taiwanese computer maker Inventec is developing a low cost laptop that could run Windows Mobile 7 when the operating system is released (probably sometime next year). There are a few advantages to Windows Mobile over Linux or a full version of Windows. It’s cheaper to license than Windows and has lower hardware requirements. Windows Mobile […]