Test Center gift guide to mobile devices

The iPhone started it, but everyone and his brother now seem to have a fancy smartphone on offer. If it's time to join the "mobile 2.0" generation, the InfoWorld Test Center can help you make the right choice. We've reviewed the new generation of mobile devices and sussed out their strengths and weaknesses.
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Windows Media Player Mobile vs CorePlayer

Short video documenting how poorly CorePlayer by CoreCodec run on newer HTC based devices. This video was run on the HTC Touch HD and people with HTC Diamonds, and the HTC Touch Pro are noticing the same. Consider what you see here before purchasing CorePlayer for your Windows Mobile Devices.

Video you see on phone was encoded with following settings:

Video Format: MP4/H.264 AVC
Resolution: 800x480
Video bitrate: 1500 kbps
frame rate: 23.97 fps
Audio format: AAC
Audio bitrate: 128 kbps, 44kHz sample rate
Converted by AimerSoft Video Converter

Thanks to Sketchy on XDA for these settings.

New owners of HTC devices: Buyer Beware of CorePlayer!!!

Original XDA-Developers thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=413986

Author: vosszaa
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Test Center review: AT&T Fuze sparks Windows Mobile

If you're ready for a Windows Mobile smartphone with a large, VGA (480 by 640 pixels) display, slide-out QWERTY keyboard, and quad-band radios for worldwide use, the Fuze is an excellent option. Thanks to the Fuze's bigger screen and keyboard, I prefer it to two other very good Windows Mobile 6.1 phones I've tested, the Palm Treo Pro and the HP iPaq 910c.
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Samsung M8800 Pixon vs Samsung i8510 INNOV8

The designs of Samsung M8800 Pixon and Samsung i8510 INNOV8 compared

Author: domipost
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Velocity 83 smartphone speeds past the FCC

The Velocity 83 smartphone recently sped through the FCC's testing procedures, paving the way for release in the United States. The Velocity 83 is powered by Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional and uses Velocity's own Odyssey user interface, for a more finger-friendly experience.
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Privus Mobile Customer Testimonial - Nathan

Nathan discusses how having Caller ID on his smartphone has helped filter out unwanted calls from salespeople and telemarketers at work.

Author: PrivusMobile
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T-Mobile Raises Prices for Wireless Data

T-Mobile USA has increased the price it charges smartphone customers for an unlimited wireless data plan.
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AT&T Launches the LG Incite Windows Mobile Pro Smartphone

ATT and LG Mobile today announced the availability of the LG Incite, the newest Windows Mobile Pro PDA phone with 3G support. The Incite is LG's first US Windows Mobile smartphone and is available in the U.S. exclusively to ...
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Smartphone HTC SDA, Windows Mobile 6.1, MP3/MP4, WIFI, Skyp

Video Migrado

Author: mlvideos0006
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LG Incite all-touch Windows Mobile smartphone comes to AT&T

The LG Incite is powered by Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional and offers global calling and data capabilities. Check out LG's first U.S. all-touch WinMo smartphone, exclusively offered by AT&T.
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Hands On With Celio Redfly C8N

Celio today announced the second version of its REDFLY smartphone accessory, the C8N. The new model, priced at $299, looks similar to the original C8 REDFLY which it is replacing, but is available in black instead of red and has a few bonus features, such as the ability to play video from your iPhone or iPod Touch on a larger, but mobile screen.

Author: laptopmag
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Verizon launches Samsung i770 Saga Windows Mobile smartphone with QWERTY keyboard

Verizon has officially announced the Samsung SCH-i770 Saga, a Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional-powered block shaped smartphone with a QWERTY keyboard. The Saga's 2.6" QVGA (240x320 pixels) touchscreen display should make it easy to interact with.
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Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 Video Review Part 2

Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 Video Review Part 2

Author: timtechscom
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Tethering Coming to the T-Mobile G1

There's good news for the people who are holding off getting a T-Mobile G1 until this new smartphone can be used as a modem for their laptop: this feature is on its way.
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A walk around the AT&T BlackBerry Bold

The Bold is the most featured packed BlackBerry device to date with HSDPA, high resolution display, WiFi, GPS, and Bluetooth. It has a fantastic keyboard and other design features with the latest BB OS 4.6.

Author: palmsolo
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Virtualization Journal: In a Major Move VMware Expands into Mobile

VMware, the bruised and bloodied virtualization leader, will announce today that it’s going into the mobile business with a high-end real-time cell phone hypervisor called MVP, short for Mobile Virtualization Platform. The move, called “significant,” is VMware’s first departure from the x86 platform. VMware bought the widgetry it’s offering to ARM-based smartphone makers last month from a little ...
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Bold vs G1 vs Touch Pro - Live on PhoneDog TV

It's a smartphone showdown LIVE Wed. Nov 12th on PhoneDog TV. BlackBerry Bold vs HTC Touch Pro vs T-Mobile G1 only at http://www.phonedog.com/tv

Author: kravvykrav
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Apple bumps RIM our of #2 slot for smartphone shipments

The latest numbers released by Canalys indicates that once again Nokia has kept the top sport in regards to smartphone shipments for the third quarter of this year. Of course, that’s probably not a news bulletin considering Nokia’s dominance of the mobile phone market in general. What is big news is the fact that Apple [...]
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HTC Touch HD unboxed and previewed

Matt unboxes the retail version of the HTC Touch HD and gives us a quick preview

Author: leodee
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T-Mobile G1 Review : An Uninformed Person's Perspective

As theoretical technophiles we couldn't help but weigh in on the new competitor to the iPhone and the great lite hype, Google's Android OS. However, we couldn't bring ourselves to get in line to purchase one, and we don't yet have the kind of press credentials necessary to score one straight from the source. Soon.

Author: SeattleUntimely
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Service manages and monitors mobile Internet traffic.

Working in conjunction with Openwave's Integra transparent proxy, Openwave® Mobile Analytics Service helps carriers understand how social networking traffic impacts SMS revenue, who is monetizing smartphone traffic, how it is being done, and how data plans are impacting per subscriber traffic rates. Service also provides operators with business intelligence and reporting that not only describes ...
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HTC Touch HD text entry demo

Text entry options on the HTC Touch HD smartphone.
http://www.slashgear.com/

Author: SlashGear
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Turn Your Smartphone Into a Modem with PdaNet

If you own a laptop and a smartphone coupled with an unlimited data plan, then you could be in for a nice treat today. Anyone that's bound to the internet can tell you that being stranded without internet access is not much fun. It could drive anyone crazy! When all else fails you can turn to the connection on your smartphone as long as you have an unlimited data plan. To feed your internet ...
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A look at the BlackBerry Flip

It seems that people in the US are fans of the flip form factor for cellphones. Until now, this has kept these people from using BlackBerry devices. The new BlackBerry Flip gives you a powerful BlackBerry in a flip/clamshell form factor with SureType keyboard.

Author: palmsolo
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