Handsets (General)

E200 getting nearer…

The bluetooth-enabled SPV E200 (yes, you heard it right – E200.. it appears the previous C200 name was a mis-print) is within smelling distance now. A preview here at DirectMobilePhones.com shows the specs and a picture of the final Orange design (rig…

Excitement building…

More and more people are emailing me and posting in the MS Smartphone Newsgroup about the MPx200 – seen right. It seems to be a highly anticipated phone and it’s looks are tempting buyers already. The Motorola was on show at the recent Computex show i…

Orange handset news

News today filtering through the Orange grapevine states that the Orange SPV2 (which we now believe will actually be called the E200) and the Motorola MPx200 Smartphone will be released about the same time as two other non-MS Smartphones..
The Nokia 6…

Unlock your MiTAC

MiTAC appear to now have an unlocking service on their site, which (after filling in a form) allows you to run all Smartphone apps.

For the full story click here for msmobiles.com – Although the unlock site at MiTAC isn’t in English, this should prov…

Pics: MiTAC at Computex

Phew ! I’ve just got back from a flight to Taipei to see MiTAC at Computex. I took all these pictures, grabbed myself stacks of handsets to give away and got all the latest gossip while I was there… see the things I do for you guys ??? … Nah, I’m …

Moto vid – Looking good!

Thanks for the heads-up from www.msmobiles.com for this one. CNet have a video of the Motorola MPx200 on their site. View the video by clicking here. CNet´s Patrick Houston gets a look at this much-anticipated phone – The first wide release in the US…

More pics of the MiTAC 8390

Yet more shots of the new MiTAC Mio 8390 from Computex in Taipei today.
Digitimes have pictures, plus some specs – the processor is named as the 200MHz Intel Dalhart (using the X-scale technology), whilst the OS is Windows Mobile 2003. It has a 65,00…

MiTAC Mio 8390 piccies

smartphone2002.info has pictures of the MiTAC Mio 8390 on their site.The new MiTAC 8390 is the successor to the 8380, which has had a somewhat troubled launch following complications with the security model, which means that a lot of applications cann…

Compare the MPx200

There’s some pics over at PhoneScoop of the new MPx200 Motorola Smartphone which we mentioned on Monday. You can see from the picture on the right here, how the MPx200 (second from right) compares in size to a BlackBerry, a Sony Ericsson P800, a Sanyo…

Mio Launched in Malaysia

 
Kuala Lumpur, September 9, 2003 – Today, we usher a new era in telecommunications and information technology with the introduction of the Mio 8380. This mobile device is a milestone in the industry as it is the first, Microsoft based, Intel …

MiTAC at Computex

                
News Release            MiTAC International Corporation
      &n…

Orange.com lists the MPx200

Orange have plonked both the MPx200 and the Treo onto their Orange.com website here – they’ve also updated the SPV page too – which now has a piccy of the E100 and less mention of the original SPV.

The MPx200 is expected to arrive in shops next month…

Get the MPx200 next month

Sebset has just spotted the Motorola MPx200 on the CarPhoneWarehouse website.

CarPhoneWarehouse is the largest independent retailer of mobile phones in Europe (also called ‘The PhoneHouse’ in rest of E.U). Sebset says…

That’s real proof that this …

Do you want a Motorola MPx200 ?

Well, even if you can’t get one or can’t afford one right now, you can at least pretend. :) The lucky buggers who have one of these handsets have kindly sent in the backdrops and sounds that come with the phone. To see and download them, log in then c…

Motorola Fact Sheet

Microsoft Windows Mobile Software for SmartphoneFeaturing the Motorola MPx200
Fact Sheet
September 2003
 
The Motorola MPx200 with Microsoft® Windows Mobile™ software introduces an entirely new mobile phone experience through the integration o…

MS, Motorola, Orange Statement

ORANGE TO LAUNCH NEW MOTOROLA MPx200 WITH MICROSOFT WINDOWS MOBILE SOFTWARE
 
Motorola MPx200 is latest in the Orange Signature handset range
 
 
·        Orange first to launch a Windows Mobile™-ba…

Motorola MPx200 Announcement

New Motorola MPx200 With Microsoft Windows MobileExtends the Power of the Desktop to the Wireless World
Global Launch Increases Productivity for Mobile Professionals and Revenues for Operators;
Motorola and Microsoft Align to Deliver Series of Mobile …

Confused? Well, now even more names..

The SPV2 ? You know, the one with the camera in the back ? So it’s called the SPV E200 on Orange now.. errr… isn’t it ? Well, no. Andy Maxfield has emailed me about his recent visit to the Orange Shop. He says…

“I walked in to my local phone shop…

Hold the front page…

Yet more bits of info popping out on the net. The latest juicy titbit involves the SPV2… wait – scrub that.. It’s going to be called the “Orange SPV E200″! This makes sense when you think about it, as the E200 is actually the third SPV.. so it shoul…

Motorola MPx200 on Orange

Oh hello! What’s this over at ZDNet? Bugger me, it’s a preview of the first Motorola Orange MS Smartphone! Check it out! Apparently we have Smartphone 2002… wait.. yes, that’s right – Smartphone 2002 – NOT 2003. That’s good though, because it means …

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