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msmobiles.com Podcast 87 (42.1 MB, format: MP3)

In this episode: all about HTC Wizard aka i-mate K-JAM aka T-Mobile MDA vario aka O2 Xda mini S aka O2 Xda Xda Pro aka Qtek 9100, etc, etc

HTC Wizard is small - the same size as HTC Magician aka MDA Compact or i-mate JAM, but just a little bit thicker due to the slide out keyboard. All in all it well may be that HTC Wizard will repeat very big success of HTC Magician and with built-in Wi-Fi new possibilities will arise. The HTC Universal Pocket PC phone is fantastic and its VGA display (640x480 pixels) is brilliant, however it is big and hardly pocketable. Therefore it looks like HTC Wizard will establish itself as a very popular mini Pocket PC phone!

msmobiles.com Podcast 86 (13.9 MB, format: MP3)

In this episode:

Microsoft employees too complacent

Windows Mobile powered Treo - sucks a little bit (not just low-res display)

Symbian still “numero uno”

Microsoft compared to Japan: long-term view on destroying competition

When Microsoft will start destroying Symbian for good

Treo Palm engineered and design by HTC - Palm is doing nothing

Why Windows Treo was possible at all? Who caused it?

Roadmap of Windows Mobile devices for next month

I love HTC Athena Pocket PC phone but who will start selling it in Europe ?

HTC Wizard Pocket PC : the 2nd wave of Windows Mobile 5.0

Symbian sucks for a reason, this reason revealed

Voice calls with Skype in MS Smartphone with Wi-Fi - works now!

msmobiles.com Podcast 85 (39.9 MB, total time: 58 minutes, format: MP3)

In this episode:

recording of the press conference of Palm where Treo for Windows Mobile was unveiled.

Some more details about this launch below.

Mobile-computing pioneer Palm, Inc. and software pioneer Microsoft Corp. announced a strategic alliance to accelerate the smartphone market segment with a new device for mobile professionals and businesses. Palm has licensed the Microsoft Windows Mobile operating system for an expanded line of Treo smartphones, the first of which will be available on Verizon Wireless’ national wireless broadband network. The news was revealed in a press conference with Ed Colligan, president and chief executive officer of Palm, Inc.; Bill Gates, chairman and chief software architect of Microsoft Corp.; and Denny Strigl, president and chief executive officer of Verizon Wireless.

The collaboration gives customers more choices and marks a dedicated effort to deliver one of the world’s most innovative smartphone solutions on the software platform favored by many businesses. Treo smartphones combine the hallmark Palm experience of a full-featured mobile phone with email, messaging, web access(1) and organizational software — in an attractive, compact design. The new Treo smartphone takes advantage of the Windows Mobile 5.0 platform in multiple ways, offering Outlook Mobile, Office Mobile and Internet Explorer Mobile built into the smartphone, as well as direct access to Exchange Server 2003 for mobile access to information.(2) In addition, the new Treo will operate with Verizon Wireless’ BroadbandAccess service, the largest high-speed wireless broadband network in the United States. Verizon Wireless expects the new Treo smartphone to be available to its customers in early 2006.

“We’ve long believed that the future of personal computing is mobile computing, and our collaboration with Microsoft is a historic step in delivering that vision to a larger market,” said Colligan. “We’re confident customers will see a differentiated smartphone that delivers our world-class usability on Microsoft’s flexible and robust Windows Mobile operating system. We collaborated with Verizon Wireless first because of its high-speed wireless network and growing footprint of BroadbandAccess cities.”

“This is a landmark alliance that will help businesses remain on the cutting edge of competitiveness,” Gates said. “Demand for accessing information on mobile devices is soaring, and businesses want a low-cost, scalable solution. We’re excited to team with Palm and Verizon Wireless to deliver a winning Windows Mobile solution that connects professionals to their critical information while on the go.”

The Treo smartphone on Windows Mobile is a CDMA-based phone targeted for the U.S. market and takes advantage of Verizon Wireless’ BroadbandAccess service on its EV-DO network with download speeds averaging 400-700 kilobits per second. Today, about half the U.S. population, in more than 84 metropolitan areas and in hundreds of airports across the nation, can access download speeds comparable to DSL or cable-modem connections. Verizon Wireless has been expanding its BroadbandAccess service area steadily since its debut in the fall of 2003.

“The new Treo smartphone running Windows Mobile will highlight the speed and power of our BroadbandAccess service,” said Strigl. “The Treo will deliver fast downloading of email and attachments as well as quick access to critical-business information, providing businesses with a great return on investment. Our strong relationships with Microsoft and Palm continue to provide real value for our customers.”

msmobiles.com Podcast 84 (23.6 MB, total time: 34 minutes, format: MP3)

In this episode:

— press conference of Palm, Microsoft and Verizon Wireless

— Treo 700w smartphone powered by Windows Mobile

— Motorola Q coming yet in year 2005 - oh, really? Not really.

— i-mate new phones

— GITEX trade show

— CTIA 2005 wireless conference

msmobiles.com Podcast 83 (14.5 MB, total time: 31 minutes, format: MP3)

In this episode:

— general about Skype

— about Skype in Windows Mobile devices

— demonstration of Skype : calling echo123 - special Skype number/ID for microphone/speakers testing

— demonstration of Skype : calling msmobiles Skype account - voice mail box of msmobiles.com where you can leave your voice feedback - questions, suggestions and announcements of your new products and services.

Here is description of Skype:

Skype (IPA pronunciation: [skaip] to rhyme with stripe) is a proprietary peer-to-peer internet telephony (VoIP) network, founded by Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis, the creators of KaZaA. The Skype Group is headquartered in Luxembourg (EU) with offices also in London (UK, EU) and Tallinn (Estonia, EU). Skype users can speak to other Skype users for free (over Internet), call traditional telephone numbers for a fee (SkypeOut), receive calls from traditional phones for a fee (SkypeIn), and receive voicemail messages for a fee.

msmobiles.com Podcast 82 (18.1 MB, total time: 39 minutes, format: MP3)

In this episode:

answers for questions and suggestions asked through skype voice mailbox of msmobiles.com (YOU can leave your message there too!)

Some topics:

HTC Universal Pocket PC phone

T-Mobile MDA IV

maps for Czech Republic

which Windows Mobile phone will work with EDGE network of T-Mobile USA

Running Skype in Qtek 8310 MS Smartphone

upgrading some Windows Mobile phones to Windows Mobile 5.0

Spectec Mini-SD Wi-Fi card

etc, etc.

msmobiles.com Podcast 81 (39.6 MB, total time: 1 hour 26 minutes, format: MP3)

In this episode:

comments about interview of Robert Scoble with Bill Gates, comments about Robert Scoble.

Remarks about blogging of Microsoft employees.

T-Mobile MDA Pro (HTC Universal branded by T-Mobile) Pocket PC phone - my impressions from playing with it, including usage of 3G features: fast UMTS downloads and video calling

To buy HTC Universal or not?

About HTC Wizard Pocket PC phone.

Comments on O2 Xda mini s, O2 Xda Mini Pro and Sprint PPC-6700.

What are “must have” features when buying Windows Mobile phone nowadays