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RIP Text Messaging: 1992-2017
PUBLISHED: Thursday, August 28, 2008
Despite the current popularity of text messaging, Ed Hardy uses his latest editorial to look ahead to its inevitable decline.

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Verizon Getting the Touchscreen-Based BlackBerry Storm
PUBLISHED: 8/28/2008  BY: Ed Hardy
New information has emerged on what will be the first BlackBerry smartphone with a touchscreen, including its official name. This also indicates this device will be a world phone.
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Documents To Go Now Available for Windows Mobile Pro
PUBLISHED: 8/28/2008  BY: Ed Hardy
DataViz is best known as the maker of the company behind Documents To Go, the most widely used Office suite for Palm OS-based devices. Now this company has released an edition for smartphones running Windows Mobile Pro.
FULL STORY (297 Reads) | DISCUSSION (2 Replies)

Palm Treo Pro Review
PUBLISHED: 8/27/2008  BY: AWright
Palm's latest smartphone runs Windows Mobile 6.1 Pro and offers 3G, Wi-Fi, GPS, and more. Antoine Wright brings us this review.
FULL STORY (2,989 Reads) | DISCUSSION (13 Replies)

Verizon XV6800 Gets EV-DO Speed Upgrade, Windows Mobile 6.1
PUBLISHED: 8/27/2008  BY: Ed Hardy
Even though the Verizon XV6800 debuted last year, a new operating system upgrade pushes this model back to the leading edge.
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Android 1.0 Will Have Bluetooth, Won't Have GoogleTalk
PUBLISHED: 8/27/2008  BY: Ed Hardy
Google and the Open Handset Alliance, the group behind the Android OS, have given a status update on two features in this upcoming mobile operating system.
FULL STORY (1,097 Reads) | DISCUSSION (5 Replies)

Could There Be a CDMA Version of Palm's Treo Pro?
PUBLISHED: 8/27/2008  BY: Ed Hardy
An unconfirmed report indicates there will be a CDMA version of Palm's upcoming Treo Pro, to go with the GSM version that's already been announced. But where does that leave the Treo 800w?
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Windows Mobile 6.1 Comes to the AT&T Tilt
PUBLISHED: 8/26/2008  BY: Ed Hardy
HTC and AT&T have just released a free upgrade to the latest version of Microsoft's smartphone operating system for the AT&T Tilt.
FULL STORY (1,345 Reads) | DISCUSSION (7 Replies)

HTC Surprises the World with the S740
PUBLISHED: 8/26/2008  BY: Ed Hardy
HTC has just taken the wraps off the S740, a Windows Mobile Standard smartphone with both a QWERTY keyboard and a numberpad.
FULL STORY (2,354 Reads) | DISCUSSION (6 Replies)

Nokia Promises N. American Version of N96
PUBLISHED: 8/26/2008  BY: AWright
The Nokia N96 has already been announced as an upcoming model for European and Asian markets, but Nokia has now stated that there will be a version of its next high-end multimedia smartphone for North American markets.
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Nokia Unveils N79 and N85 Smartphones
PUBLISHED: 8/26/2008  BY: AWright
Nokia has released two new smartphones which take many of the features from recent top-end devices and bring them down to the mid-range arena.
FULL STORY (1,066 Reads) | DISCUSSION (8 Replies)

Google Makes Election Coverage More Mobile
PUBLISHED: 8/25/2008  BY: Ed Hardy
Election season is in full swing in the U.S. To help mobile users stay up to date on the latest news, Google has created a special section on its website.
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Find and Play Online Audio and Video with the New Kinoma Play
PUBLISHED: 8/25/2008  BY: Ed Hardy
Kinoma Play is a new video and audio application that offers media browsing, search, and playback. The goal of its developers is to turn any Windows Mobile smartphone into a digital media powerhouse.
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