The Windows Phone Guy : Devices

iPhone is less secure than Windows Mobile and Blackberry

Nuno Luz — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 18:37:54 GMT

It seems that the iPhone is not yet ready for the business environment due to some security issues that have been reported by Jonathan Zdziarski to wired.com . According to him, by using some exploits widely divulged around the internet, one could...(read more)

AT&T Jack will meet Windows Mobile 6.5

Nuno Luz — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:04:21 GMT

According to the official Windows Mobile portal , the AT&T Samsung Jack will have an upgrade to Windows Mobile 6.5. Check it out here ....(read more)

Which devices will support/have upgrades for Windows Mobile 65.?

Nuno Luz — Tue, 19 May 2009 09:34:33 GMT

Microsoft has just announced Windows Mobile 6.5 availability and which devices will be the first ones to receive the upgrade. According to Microsoft the first Windows Mobile 6.5 devices will be available on the second half of 2009. The first official...(read more)

ZTE Mobile manufactures new low cost, top spec device from TMN

Nuno Luz — Tue, 19 May 2009 09:19:00 GMT

Portuguese mobile operator TMN has recently released an exclusive new Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional device at a new low cost of 179 eur. Though the TMN Bluebelt (commercial name) has a low cost the specs are quite top notch: Size: 11,4 x 6,6 x 1,19...(read more)

Samsung GT-C6625 review

Nuno Luz — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:23:00 GMT

I have just released my review of the great Samsung GT-C6625 over at PocketPT.net . In case you don’t understand Portuguese, try the Google translated version . Here are the pros and cons: The best: Great quality and big screen Fast processor (393Mhz...(read more)

Pocketnow.com unboxed the new Diamond 2

Nuno Luz — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 19:43:56 GMT

Brandon Miniman from PocketNow.com has just posted a video on Youtube where he shows the unboxing of the Touch Diamond 2. Some of his early comments on the machine include: Screen sensitivity improvements over the first version of the Diamond Poor build...(read more)

HTC HD and 3G get updated

Nuno Luz — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 22:15:06 GMT

HTC has recently released two ROM updates for the HTC Touch HD and Touch 3G devices. According to the manufacturer these updates will deal with the following issues: HTC Touch HD: Updated the Connection Setup Database. Improved emergency call connections...(read more)

The Samsung Valencia Today UI

Nuno Luz — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 01:09:25 GMT

Samsung has a custom today UI for the Samsung Valencia or GT-c6625. I recorded this video where you can see that this device is very multimedia focused with an easy access to contacts, images, and music right from the today screen. Soon I will post some...(read more)

SAMSUNG new website for business smart phones

Nuno Luz — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 19:36:45 GMT

Samsung has launched a new website for mobility workers and enterprises looking for advices on how to implement a secure and reliable mobile communications infrastructure. The site is complete with device information, a mobility advisor, and whitepapers...(read more)

Toshiba TG01 video

Nuno Luz — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:39:00 GMT

I’ve had one of those rare opportunities to try a pre-release unit that really made an impression on me. Over the past couple of days I tested a Toshiba TG01 with Windows Mobile 6.5, and I can say with confidence that it offers a groundbreaking...(read more)

Samsung Valencia - first impressions…

Nuno Luz — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:25:26 GMT

I have just received a Samsung GT-C6625, aka Valencia . This is a Windows Phone running the Standard version of Windows Mobile, and has a very fashionable and cool design. Half of the body is metallic and the other half rubberized black. Thin and lightweight...(read more)

HTC Snap released and caught on camera

Nuno Luz — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 13:35:00 GMT

Just yesterday HTC announced the new HTC Snap, a Windows Phone with Windows Mobile Standard. The Snap is cool looking Smartphone that sports a 528Mhz processor, a very nice trackball, HSDPA connectivity, and GPS among other interesting specifications...(read more)

HTC Touch Pro 2 in images

Nuno Luz — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 06:12:00 GMT

These images have been around for a few days now, but I just had to share them with you. Trust me these are worse seeing :) This is the coolest looking keyboard plus touch screen device I have ever laid my eyes on :) Check out more images here...(read more)

HTC Touch Cruise 2 now official

Nuno Luz — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 22:55:45 GMT

HTC has announced today the new Touch Cruise 2 which will be taking the place of the previous Cruise. The Touch Cruise 2 will have a fast 528Mhz and 512MB of ROM and of course Windows Mobile 6.1. It will also have the new HTC Footprints™ that according...(read more)

Top 10 things BGR hates about the BlackBerry

Nuno Luz — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 22:24:46 GMT

Boy Genius Report has posted an article on some of the incongruence's of the BlackBerry OS and in specific about the Bold. Some of which include poor document viewing, download size limit’s, poor build quality, among others. I myself can add a few...(read more)

LG says: Moto move over!

Nuno Luz — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 21:57:29 GMT

The top 5 handset maker has changed, the five players remain the same but it seems that LG has traded places with Motorola. Remember that from these top 5 maker only one doesn’t have yet Windows Mobile devices in their portfolio: Nokia. Although speculation...(read more)

New HTC lolite aka Touch Cruise 2

Nuno Luz — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:25:53 GMT

Here is the look and specs of the upcoming substitute of the HTC Touch Cruise: Processor: Qualcomm MSM7355, 528MHz OS: Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional Memory: 512 ROM / 288 RAM Screen: 2.8” QVGA TFT LCD touch screen Networks: 3G HSDPA/HSUPA: Europe/Asia...(read more)

Manila 2D on the HTC Touch 3G

Nuno Luz — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 15:47:00 GMT

I have been using the new HTC Touch 3G for the past week, and one of the features I am most impressed with is indeed the Manila 2D user interface that has a marvelous performance when compared to my HTC Touch Diamond's Manila 3D. So that you can see...(read more)

Windows Mobile for Obama?

Nuno Luz — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 19:32:03 GMT

Looks like president elect Barack Obama is an e-mail addict and also loves Blackberry devices, probably he hasn´t tried any Wimo with QWERTY keyboard yet ). I guess its most likely he will now, since according to several news sites, the approved device...(read more)

NDrive is much faster than HTC Touch HD

Nuno Luz — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:03:36 GMT

According to Ricardo over at PocketPT.net, the SPB benchmarks showed that the newest device from Portuguese GPS maker has one of the greatest processing capacities ever seen in a Windows Mobile device. This is most certainly due to the dual processor...(read more)