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Sprint's HTC Touch Pro2 Getting Long-Awaited Windows Mobile 6.5 Upgrade this Month
PUBLISHED: 3/10/2010  BY: Ed Hardy
Sprint's version of the HTC Touch Pro2 is still running Windows Mobile 6.1, but that is expected to change soon. This wireless carrier has reitered its promise to release an operating system upgrade for this high-end business smartphone before the end of this month.
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Microsoft Encouraging Cross-Platform Games for Windows Phone 7, Xbox, and PC
PUBLISHED: 3/10/2010  BY: Ed Hardy
When Window Phone 7 was first unveiled last month, Microsoft promised integration with its Xbox Live service, but was light n details. Today, this company announced a development tool for creating games for Windows Phone 7, Xbox 360, and Windows.
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Palm Gives Developers Advanced Tools for Creating webOS Games
PUBLISHED: 3/9/2010  BY: Ed Hardy
Palm, Inc. has released a beta version of the webOS Plug-in Development Kit (PDK). This gives game makers the tools they need to create high-end titles for this platform. Companies with early access to this PDK have released a range of 3D games.
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HTC HD2 Will Debut in the U.S. in Two Weeks
PUBLISHED: 3/9/2010  BY: Ed Hardy
Although T-Mobile has not yet announced when it will introduce the HTC HD2, another source indicates that the launch is scheduled for two weeks from today. This will mark the U.S. release of the most powerful Windows phone yet.
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Carrier Accidentally Reveals that Next-Generation iPhone Will Offer Video Calling
PUBLISHED: 3/8/2010  BY: Ed Hardy
A European wireless operator has let slip that the iPhone version expected to hit the market this summer will allow users to make video calls, which means that this upcoming smartphone will apparently have a front-facing camera.
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Palm's Next webOS Smartphone May Skip the Keyboard
PUBLISHED: 3/8/2010  BY: Ed Hardy
A new unconfirmed report gives a few of the details on Palm's next smartphone. The device, code-named Elan, will supposedly be the first webOS-based phone with a tablet shape and no physical keyboard when it debuts late this spring.
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Apple iPad Won't Be Able to Get Internet Access through an iPhone
PUBLISHED: 3/8/2010  BY: Ed Hardy
A question many potential Apple iPad buyers have been asking now has an answer: this upcoming tablet computer will not be able to tether to an iPhone. Many had hoped these two mobile computers would be able to share a single Internet connection, but it won't be possible.
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AT&T Now Offering Its First Android-Powered Smartphone, the Motorola Backflip
PUBLISHED: 3/7/2010  BY: Ed Hardy
AT&T has gotten on the Android bandwagon by releasing the Motorola Backflip. This inexpensive smartphone has an unusual reverse-flip keyboard with an HVGA touchscreen and an large trackpad. It also sports 3G, Wi-Fi, and a 5 MPx camera.
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Swype Text Entry System Now Available for Download to Android OS Phones
PUBLISHED: 3/6/2010  BY: Ed Hardy
Swype is a system for entering text on small touchscreens by sliding a finger for letter to letter. It's built into several devices, but Android OS users who would like to try it can install a stand-alone version now.
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Documents To Go for iPhone Now Has Google Docs Support
PUBLISHED: 3/6/2010  BY: Ed Hardy
DataViz has introduced a new version of its Office suite for the iPhone and iPod touch that lets users work directly with the Google Docs service.
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Sony Ericsson Xperia X2 Review
PUBLISHED: 3/5/2010  BY: Adama D. Brown
The Sony Ericsson Xperia X2 is a high-end Windows phone with a WVGA display, sliding keyboard, 8 megapixel camera, and much more. Adama Brown brings us his review of this cutting-edge device.
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It's Official: Windows Phone 7 Will Not Run Any Windows Mobile Apps
PUBLISHED: 3/5/2010  BY: Ed Hardy
Microsoft has dropped hints, and there have been rumors, but it has now been spelled out: the upcoming Windows Phone 7 will be a complete break from the past, and third-party software written for the current version of Microsoft's smartphone OS will not run on the next version.
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