Toshiba have announced the Portege G910 Windows Mobile 6 Smartphone which will feature, amongst other things integrated GPS and a wide-VGA (480x800 pixels)display!
Specifications:
Windows Mobile 6 Professional
UMTS/HSDPA 2100 and GSM/GPRS/EDGE 900/1800/1900 (GPRS class 10)
Horizontal Clamshell form factor
Size: 145 cc, 117 x 64 x 19.8 mm
Weight: 183 g
Camera: 2 megapixel main camera
Memory: ROM 256 MB, RAM 128 MB
Interface: Bluetooth 2.0, USB, WiFi
Navigation: Built-in GPS
Battery: 1320 mAh
Standby: Up to 460 hrs
Talktime: Up to 300 mins
Display: Wide-VGA (480 x 800 pixel), 65k colors, TFT 3.0"
Messaging: SMS, MMS, E-Mail, Wireless push E-Mail, Windows Live Messenger
Media Player: MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA
Music Service: Windows Media Player
Security: Fingerprint authentication
VoIP: Over WiFi
Java: MIDP2.0, JSR179
PIM/sync: Mobile Outlook (address book, Calendar) / ActiveSync (Address book, Calendar, Mail, folder)
Accessories: USB cable, Stereo headset (with microphone), charger, user guide, CD-ROM
With the recent criticism of video performance on HTC devices (see here) an official statement has been released which reads as follows:
Quote:
In response to recent customer complaints about poor video performance on HTC devices based on the latest Qualcomm MSM7xxx chipsets, HTC is providing the following statement.
HTC is committed to delivering a portfolio of devices that offer a wide variety of communication, connectivity and entertainment functionality. HTC does not offer dedicated or optimized multimedia devices and can confirm that its Qualcomm MSM7xxx-based devices do not use ATI’s Imageon video acceleration hardware.
HTC believes the overall value of its devices based on their combination of functionality and connectivity exceeds their ability to play or render high-resolution video. These devices do still provide a rich multimedia experience comparable to that of most smart phones and enable a variety of audio and video file formats.
HTC values its customers and the overall online community of mobile device enthusiasts and fans. HTC plans to include video acceleration hardware in future video-centric devices that will enable high-resolution video support.
Its interesting to see HTC responding to such an issue, what do you think, have they 'dropped the ball' on this one?