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Keepin' it real fake, part CXXVII: OQO G900 mimics Palm Centro

by Sean Cooper posted Aug 2nd 2008 at 10:26PM

Well it seems OQO is ~~lowering~~ raising the bar from the handset it appears to be aping by packing more goodies into its decidedly Centro-inspired set. The G900 features a 624MHz CPU, 128MB memory, quad-band GSM / GPRS / EDGE, a 2 megapixel camera, Windows Mobile 6.1, Bluetooth, and raises the bar with a dash of WiFi. Of course, this set may not find its way to a provider's shelves near you, but it's refreshing to see KIRF done right, and perhaps even done better for a change. Come on, sing it with us, Go OQO Go!

Update: As some readers have pointed out, this handset actually appears to be an OQO clone knocking off a Palm Centro, so yeah, it's just gotten better.

Sony Ericsson's G700 and G900: "touchscreen organizers"

by Chris Ziegler posted Feb 10th 2008 at 1:51PM

It looks like the rumors about the brand spanking new G series from Sony Ericsson were absolutely spot on. Mobile World Congress has seen the introduction of the G700 and G900, phones that SE is referring to as "touchscreen organizers with a broad appeal." The G700, the lesser of the two, features a 2.4 inch display (touchscreen, of course) with a 3.2 megapixel camera.

The G900 ups the ante with integrated WiFi and a 5 megapixel autofocus cam with a continuous shooting mode. The big draw on both models appears to be the ability to jot notes on the display using the stylus and save them as sticky notes right to the phones' home screens -- kinda nifty, we'll admit. Both will launch in the second quarter featuring GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 radios with UMTS 2100, so using them Stateside isn't really in the cards. The G700 will be available in Silk Bronze, while the upmarket G900 will feature striking Dark Red and Dark Brown options.

Toshiba's Portege G910 / G920 go FCC: followup to the G900 superphone

by Evan Blass posted Dec 16th 2007 at 11:56AM

Probably because it's not that big of a player in the domestic cellphone space, Toshiba may not be familiar with all the ins and outs of FCC confidentiality agreements, as evidenced by its testing subcontractor leaving tons of juicy photos of the unannounced Portege G910 / G920 smartphones in those devices' recently-declassified applications. Tosh's blunder clues us in to a whole world of info about this followup to the WVGA, Windows Mobile 6 Portege G900, such as the fact that it's eschewing its predecessor's sliding form factor for the clamshell-design of the Nokia E90 (perhaps an answer to the tilting screen of HTC's TyTN II?). While full specs aren't yet available, we've pieced together that these devices (differentiated by the fact that one of them will have a crippled GPS receiver) are tri-band GSM 900/1800/1900 -- sorry, fellow Americans, no US broadband here -- with WiFi, Bluetooth, and dual cameras, and powered by a Qualcomm processor of unknown speed. Hit up the gallery below for a few more inelegant FCC glamour shots, including some dissection photos that may help our clever readers glean even more information...

Gallery: Toshiba's Portege G910 / G920 go FCC: followup to the G900 superphone

[Via Unwired View]

Unboxing the Toshiba Portege G900

by Thomas Ricker posted Jul 2nd 2007 at 9:21AM

What would you give for a WM6 QWERTY with a 3-inch screen touting an 800 x 480 pixel resolution? Well, reader Kim Nyberg forked over a €635/$860 premium to Expansys for the Toshiba Portege G900 and has the unboxing pics to prove it. And you thought $599 was expensive. Oh, did we mention it's tri-band HSDPA with WiFi?

Gallery: Unboxing the Toshiba Portege G900

Toshiba's G900 and E01 with Windows Mobile 6

by Ryan Block posted Feb 12th 2007 at 11:31AM

Toshiba's new duo may not steal the show together, but the G900 is officially ready to help redefine high-end smartphone devices. The behemoth features, as we mentioned an utterly unreal 3-inch WVGA (800 x 480) display, rear biometric scanner, 2 megapixel rear camera, front-facing video conferencing camera, 64MB of internal memory, miniSD expansion, tri-band HSDPA (yes!), 802.11b/g, Bluetooth, USB, video calling, and USB On-The-Go. The E01 is far more lower end, but still manages HSDPA, a 65k color display, A2DP Bluetooth, and that same 2 megapixel camera. We're still missing out on pricing and launch details, but for now you can still check out the gallery below for more pics, including a couple side-by-sides.

Gallery: Toshiba WM6 devices

Toshiba's G900 QWERTY HSDPA TyTn killer

by Ryan Block posted Feb 11th 2007 at 1:08PM

Looks like Toshiba's bringing the pain to HTC's TyTn with their new G900, a new 3GSM-bound Windows Mobile device that is sure to raise a few eyebrows. Besides the familiar looking face, this Windows Mobile 6 Professional phone will have an insanely high resolution 3-inch WVGA (800 x 480) display (wait, WinMo supports WVGA?), biometric scanner, 64MB internal memory, miniSD slot, tri-band HSDPA, 802.11b/g, Bluetooth, USB, video calling, and supposedly also have USB On-The-Go. No more word than that just yet (we just came by early pics from the show floor on the internets) but it's only a few hours until 3GSM gets underway in Barcelona, so we're sure to hear more then.

[Thanks, George]