Velocity Mobile brought a trio of shiny new handsets to CTIA today, and we got to spend just a bit of time with all three: the 103, 83, and 301. In the flurry of crazy that is CTIA scheduling, I wasn’t able to spend enough time with’em to write a full hands on for each. Velocity hooked us up with a 103 to review, so we’ll have more to say about that one in just a few days. Read more… → Read More
Velocity Mobile brought a trio of shiny new handsets to CTIA today, and we got to spend just a bit of time with all three: the 103, 83, and 301. In the flurry of crazy that is CTIA scheduling, I wasn’t able to spend enough time with’em to write a full hands on for each. Velocity hooked us up with a 103 to review, so we’ll have more to say about that one in just a few days. → Read More
Picture on the right It’s been five months since Velocity Mobile hit the scene and now they’ve announced that their first Windows Mobile device is finally available. The touchscreen 103 will ship by the end of the month for £334.99. Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional Qualcomm Mobile Station Modem™ (MSM™) MSM7201™ chipset GSM/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA 850, 1900, 2100 640×480 VGA touch screen Odyssey Interface Velocity Over The Air updates (VOTA) 256MB ROM, 128MB RAM Bluetooth 2.0, 802.11b/g WiFi, GPS 2.0 megapixel camera, 0.3 megapixel videoconferencing camera TV/VGA out MicroSD expansion slot → Read More
I was just thinking about Velocity Mobile this last week and was wondering when they might actually launch one of their Windows Mobile devices. We first saw them at CTIA in April, but haven’t heard a peep out of them until now. The 103 is now in the FCC database, which leads us to believe an official launch date may be announced in the coming weeks. I’m still a bit skeptical as to how the company will make the Windows Mobile experience less painful than it is now, but I won’t rain on VM’s parade until a final version of their re-skinned WinMo OS is available to the masses. Read all about the 103 here or here. → Read More
Just returned from a meeting with Velocity Mobile. The 103 and 111 are impressive devices in their own right, but what VM wants to do with Windows Mobile is even more impressive. They don’t want to put a top layer over it with something flashy, which others have done and failed at a number of times. I’m excited to see the finalized version in a few weeks when we get the devices in for review. What I can tell you right now is that they’ll eventually have a OS X-like dock that pops up from the bottom whenever you need your list of favorite apps. The current version of the OS is just a hint at what VM has in mind for Windows Mobile. All VM employees have worked with every iteration of WinMo since its inception in one capacity or another. Their goal is to make it less crappy and more user friendly. I hope they succeed because the hardware is pretty nice and I really like the all black finish. → Read More
Launching at CTIA is Velocity Mobile, a new smartphone player. The only downside is they run Windows Mobile. Heh. The company’s first two WinMo devices, the Velocity 103 and 111 will run on 3.5G, has built-in GPS, Wi-Fi and 2-megapixel cameras. We’ll get a hands-on shortly. The V103 will be available Q2 while the V111 comes out in Q3. Both will be unlocked. Details on both devices after the jump. → Read More
