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Filed under: Handsets, Software, HTC, Telus Mobility, Windows Mobile

With Windows Mobile 7 on the horizon (presumably… no, hopefully), it’s easy to lose sight of the fact that 6.1 updates are still going strong. Take for example Telus’ S720, the CDMA version of the Vox — a Standard handset with a penchant for high-efficiency texting. It’s a bit of a dark horse in a world dominated by high-gloss badasses like the Touch Diamond, but it’s still a totally serviceable device that’s worthy of an update from time to time. What’s more, this particular patch offers EV-DO Rev. A support and an improvement in “overall device functionality and stability,” so it seems like a no-brainer for owners. Until they have a crack at something like the S740 on a GSM carrier, anyway.

[Thanks, Colin]

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Tags: Badasses, Brainer, Cdma, Crack, Dark Horse, Device Functionality, Diamond, Gsm Carrier, Handset, High Efficiency, Horizon, HTC, Mobile 1, Nbsp, Penchant, Software Windows, Telus Mobility, Vox

Filed under: Handsets, Software, HTC, Telus Mobility, Windows Mobile

With Windows Mobile 7 on the horizon (presumably… no, hopefully), it’s easy to lose sight of the fact that 6.1 updates are still going strong. Take for example Telus’ S720, the CDMA version of the Vox — a Standard handset with a penchant for high-efficiency texting. It’s a bit of a dark horse in a world dominated by high-gloss badasses like the Touch Diamond, but it’s still a totally serviceable device that’s worthy of an update from time to time. What’s more, this particular patch offers EV-DO Rev. A support and an improvement in “overall device functionality and stability,” so it seems like a no-brainer for owners. Until they have a crack at something like the S740 on a GSM carrier, anyway.

[Thanks, Colin]

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Tags: Badasses, Brainer, Cdma, Crack, Dark Horse, Device Functionality, Diamond, Gsm Carrier, Handset, High Efficiency, Horizon, HTC, Mobile 1, Nbsp, Penchant, Software Windows, Telus Mobility, Vox

Filed under: Handsets, Motorola, Verizon Wireless, Windows Mobile, GSM, EDGE, EV-DO, CDMA

it seems like Motorola and Verizon are getting ready to take a third crack at the Q9 form factor, following up the Q9m and Q9c — and this time around, there’s a little something extra in store. On top of the EV-DO Rev. A radio, the so-called “Napoleon” (codename, of course) features GSM, because — surprise, surprise — businesspeople who use Windows Mobile devices tend to do just a bit of traveling. it seems like Moto has taken this opportunity to give the Q9 meme a little nip-tuck job, too, with a rounded body and a tastefully-applied ring of chrome around the top edge. They’ve even tossed in a fingerprint scanner for good measure, a tip o’ the hat to the suits who’ll without doubt populate the upper 90 percent of this sucker’s client base. No word on a release Dat. or price, but can we cautiously submit a thumbs-up for the design direction in this place?

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Tags: Businesspeople, Course Features, Crack, Design Direction, Fingerprint Scanner, Good Measure, Mobile Devices, Motorola, Motorola Mobile, Motorola Wireless, Napoleon, Nip Tuck, Q9, Release Date, Suits, Surprise Surprise, Top Edge, Verizon Mobile, Verizon Wireless, Wireless Windows