August 12, 2003 articles

MiTAC phone to drop next month

Aug 12 2003 - 07:13 PM ET | Smartphone
MiTAC has revealed plans to introduce the first Intel/Microsoft powered phone next month. It will only be available in Europe. The Mio 8380, runs Microsoft's Smartphone 2002 software on a 200MHz Intel CPU backed by 16MB of RAM. Like earlier...

Japan's cellphone shipments up for 8th month

Aug 12 2003 - 07:06 PM ET | In The News
According to the latest reports, the number of new cellphones shipped in Japan has increased for the 8th straight month. This June, Japan saw nearly 5 million new handsets (up some 19% from a year ago). The growth is attributed...

Samsung VGA1000 camera phone debuts

Aug 12 2003 - 11:35 AM ET | Camera, Samsung, Sprint Nextel
Samsung's newest offering for the Sprint PCS network isthe VGA1000. This is the 6th picture phone that Sprint has launched in the US, making it a leader among the major carriers (Verizon Wireless only hopped on the picture bandwagon a...

Orange SPV 2 surfaces

Aug 12 2003 - 11:25 AM ET | Smartphone
After rogue information about the upcoming Orange SPV2 surfaced, official info was found on the Orange France website. It looks like the SPV2 will run Smartphone 2002 and have built-in Bluetooth even though it's not supported by the OS. Its...

Treo 300 for $99

Aug 12 2003 - 11:17 AM ET | Bargain, Handspring
Last week we mentioned that Amazon.com is selling the Treo 270 for $49.99 after rebate. Well the Treo deals keep coming. Handspring just let us know that today marks a new promotion with Sprint--Treo 300's for $99. The device costs...