Jan 4, 2006 | blog
In another press release, Verizon Wireless is announcing the Pocket PC XV6700! This device is based off the HTC Apache reference design which supports EVDO, WiFi, a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, Windows Mobile 5, Exchange 2003 connectivity, bluetooth, and a 416MHz Intel xScale processor.
It is similar in most ways to the HTC Wizard that most people will have read about, with the exception of CDMA/EVDO radios instead of GSM/GPRS/EDGE and the Intel chipset instead of the TI one.
I’ve seen a version of this device (also available on Sprint) in person and have to admit that the EVDO speeds bring an entirely new usefulness to the device.
The Pocket PC XV6700 will be available starting on January 19th, 2006 for $300 after $100 rebate, 2 year contract and qualifying data plan.
Jan 4, 2006 | blog
Verizon today issued a press release about the new Samsung SCH-i830 Windows Mobile Smartphone! The device will be available to enterprise customers on January 10th with consumer availablility on January 24th.
The SCH-i830 Windows Mobile 5 based Smartphone combines a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, EVDO services, dual mode CDMA/GSM functionality, and many more unique features. The SCH-i830 will be exclusive to Verizon Wireless, and incorporates international support (i.e. GSM).
The SCH-i830 is based on the Pocket PC stack of the Windows Mobile operating system. Though the device lacks a camera, the EVDO network, international support via GSM, Windows Media Player 10, Wireless Sync, and new push-mail support will be big selling points to highly mobile professionals. 
Jan 4, 2006 | blog
While at CES this week, Gizmodo has an article comparing the Samsung i830 to the Treo 700w. Both devices are due out on the Verizon network 1Q of this year, both leverage EVDO, both have a QWERTY keyboard, good amount of RAM, decent processor, etc… It’ll be interesting to see these devices in action! Read Gizmodo’s article for a first-hand impression of the Samsung i830.
Dec 30, 2005 | blog
Here is one that I’ll be making use of once the T-Mobile MDA (their US variant of the Wizard) is out! I’ve always thought a Pocket PC should have a cradle available for charging, syncing and simply someplace to set the device where you always know where its at. This one is made by Boxwave and can be found here. The cradle works with the following versions of the HTS Wizard: O2 XDA Mini, Orange SPV M3000, T-Mobile MDA Vario, Qtek 9100 and iMate KJAM.
Thanks to Cool Smart Phone for the tip!
Dec 28, 2005 | blog
Check out Cool Smart Phone’s post about Verizon’s upgoming WM5 Pocket PC Phone based on the HTC Apache design.
