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  • ASUS P560 sports Windows Mobile 6.1, many acronyms

    Filed under: Handsets , ASUS , Windows Mobile , GSM , EDGE , HSDPA , UMTS Buried underneath the hoopla surrounding the announcement of ASUS' Lamborghini-branded ZX1 at CeBIT, the more mellow P560 was also announced, featuring pretty much every spec the average WinMo buyer could want these days in a package that speaks far, far less about the car you're driving (or wish you were driving, anyway). HSDPA, WiFi, 3.2 megapixel autofocus cam, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, GPS, microSDHC slot, 256MB of ROM, 128MB of RAM, and Microsoft's freshest build of Windows Mobile Professional -- 6.1 , that is -- all have managed to find their way into the P560's unassuming shell. Not bad, though the €500 (about $772) price tag could scare a few folks away when it launches next month. [Via Navigadget ] Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

  • Palm Treo 500v hits FCC via Asus

    Filed under: Handsets , ASUS , Palm , Windows Mobile , GSM , EDGE Historically, Palm's had manufacturing relationships with HTC, Foxconn, and Inventec for its Treo line, but it seems they've turned to Asus for the Treo 500 series. How do we know? The FCC tells us so via the device's filing from one ASUSTek Computer Inc. of Taipei, Taiwan. We can understand shying away from HTC -- maintaining a meaningful business relationship with a company that's whipping your butt competitively can be awkward at best -- but we can't help but wonder what led Palm to turn to an entirely fresh ODM relationship this time around. Was it looking to inject some fresh insight for the 500's creation, or did the order simply go to the lowest bidder? Of course, none of this changes the fact that the handset's me-too design and pedestrian feature set arguably leaves it at a competitive disadvantage before it's even released, but at least we can toss a little sliver of that blame Asus' way this time around. Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

  • O2 Asia has four Windows Mobile models for 2H, ASUS left out

    Filed under: Handsets , O2 , Windows Mobile , GSM , GPRS , EDGE , HSDPA , UMTS O2's Taiwan and Hong Kong chief has reaffirmed the company's long-standing commitment to rolling out Windows Mobile devices, recently commenting that it'll roll out four new models in the second half of 2007. That's good news for Quanta, Arima, and Gigabyte -- the ODMs taking on those orders -- but O2's partnership with ASUS has been scrapped, allegedly because it adopted Intel's 3G chipsets for its models when Qualcomm's are considered to be snappier. All four new models will rock out with Windows Mobile 6; one will be an entry-level piece with EDGE data while the other three will all burn rubber with downstream speeds of "at least" 3.6Mbps. At least this explains O2's untimely cancellation of the Xda Zinc, we guess. [Via Pocket PC Thoughts ] Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

  • ASUS intros J502 slider

    Filed under: Handsets , ASUS , GSM , GPRS Don't be fooled by its impressive spec sheet -- the J502 has nothing but feeble GPRS to keep its data pipeline moving along. That alone is enough to render ASUS' latest slider dead in our eyes, but we'll go through the motions and hit up the otherwise-lovely features anyway: 3 megapixel autofocus cam, 2.4 inch QVGA display, TV out, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR (including A2DP), and a rather creative SMS remote control feature that allows the owner to control a variety of functions from afar -- lock, format, call forward, and so on. Of course, if the phone's stolen, we imagine one of the first things on the thief's mind is switching out the SIM, so ya better hurry if you want to wipe it. No word on a release date, but expect the 14.7mm slider in your choice of red and black when it drops. Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
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  • Say it ain't so: O2 kills Xda Zinc

    Filed under: Handsets , ASUS , O2 , Windows Mobile , GSM , GPRS , EDGE , UMTS It's not terribly often that we're here to tell a sob story about a European carrier killing off a hotly-anticipated handset prior to release, but alas, it does seem to happen from time to time. Such is the case here, where O2 first delayed the ASUS-supplied Xda Zinc -- a rather delicious Windows Mobile QWERTY slider, if we do say so ourselves, replete with 3G data -- and now has apparently deep-sixed it entirely, claiming it wasn't up to snuff with its "testing requirements." To be fair, O2's Xda line of Windows Mobile-based devices is deep and wide enough to accommodate nearly any user's needs, Zinc or no, so we're not going to be sending any flowers or cards expressing our condolences. If anything, ASUS might be the one needing consolation here, with the Zinc possibly proving to be a breakout handset for the company in Europe's white-hot smartphone market. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments BOLD MOVES: THE FUTURE OF FORD Step behind the curtain at Ford Motor. Experience the documentary first-hand.
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