#MWC09: Garmin Asus Nuvifone G60 hands-on review and video
After more than a year of promises and plastic mock-ups, Garmin was finally able to come up with a working model of its Nuvifone G60 mobile handset.
But they had to take a partner on, to finally get the darn thing working. So from now own this LBS centric mobile phone will be known as Garmin [...]
Affordable Eee Phone to come under the Garmin-Asus brand
Asus has already confirmed the upcoming release of at least one Eee Phone. But now, after the Taiwanese company and Garmin formed the Garmin-Asus joint venture, things look a bit different.
More exactly, the first Eee Phone will come under the Garmin-Asus brand, and not under the Asus one, meaning that it might feature some advanced navigation capabilities [...]
Garmin-Asus unveils the nüvifone M20 Windows Mobile smartphone
Well, it sure didn’t take long for Garmin-Asus to unveil their second co-branded handset, after the nüvifone G60.
The new device is called nüvifone M20 and it was announced today, during a pre-MWC 2009 event.
Presented as “an all-in-one phone, mobile web-browser and premium navigation system”, the handset surprisingly runs on Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional.
The M20 looks [...]
Garmin-Asus handsets announced; nüvifone G60 to be showcased at MWC 2009
Garmin’s collaboration with Asus has been in the rumors since the summer of 2008, and now it’s all official.
The two companies have just announced that they are working not only to co-develop the first-ever Garmin mobile phone, but also several other new location-based mobile phones that will be outed during 2009.
The first handset to be released [...]
Asus chairman confirms Eee Phone, envisions it as a remote control for the digital home
The existence of an Asus Eee Phone has been confirmed, by no less than Asus’ chairman Jonney Shih, in a recent interview with the New York Times.
Apparently, the man thinks he can see the future, and what exactly is in store for us all according to his visions? A day when all families don’t crowd [...]
Asus to make an Eee phone with Android?
The fact that Asus is planning to release at least one Android handset this year is no longer a surprise.
What might be surprising, though, is that the Taiwanese company also wants to come up with a handset under the Eee brand (you know, those small and affordable notebooks).
And to make it all even [...]
HTC expects to ship 1 million G1’s and 3 million Touch Diamonds
While it may be tough times for smartphone makers worldwide, HTC has raised its shipment forecasts for the T-Mobile G1 and Windows-powered Touch Diamond, putting shipment volumes of both in the millionth range by the end of 2008.
In a statement that HTC CEO Peter Chou made on November 21, it is said that the company [...]
Asus to go toe to toe with HTC in 2009 Android smartphone race
The features and exact release date of the first Android-powered Asus smartphone could be anyone’s guess for now, but one thing’s for sure: it is in the works. With their roughly 800-person R&D staff, Asus aims to hit the smartphone scene next year with at least Android, and also Windows Mobile.
And if a recent report [...]
Asus P565 officially announced
Not long after the fashionable P552w, Asus has come up with yet another good looking handset that uses the company’s Glide User Interface: Asus P565.
Of course, the Glide UI works with Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional on the P565, so the new handset offers a suit of useful applications and features.
The P565 is presented as a [...]
O2 UK launches the Xda Zest for prepaid and postpaid customers
O2 UK has just announced the release of Xda Zest, the first PDA from the Xda family to be available on both Pay&Go and Pay Monthly plans.
Although O2 says that its new PDA looks stylish, the Zest has a rather modest design, with nothing that can pass as really attractive.
The Xda Zest is [...]