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Ouch! Microsoft got a kick in the teeth today from one of its few Smartphone allies. Sendo, the UK handset maker, today announced that it’s stopping all development on the Windows for Smartphone 2002 platform. It is instead signing a licence for Series 60, the Nokia smartphone platform erected upon the Symbian OS.

This is a blow for Microsoft – Sendo was supposed to launch its Z100 MS ‘Stinger’ handset this month into Spain and Italy. There must also be a question mark over the $12m that Microsoft has invested in Sendo, set up in 2000 by three former Philips execs.

So why is Sendo swapping horses mid-race? In a statement, Sendo chief exec Hugh Brogan, said the company conducted a review of its smart phone strategy in early fall. The conclusion was that the “Series 60 fully embraces both our mission and the new strategy”…..

Full story @ the register

The new buget dell PocketPC is rumoured to be available on Nov18 for around $200.

Unconfirmed reports indicate that this model will have either a 300 MHz XScale processor and 32 MB of RAM or a 400 MHz XScale processor and 64 MB of RAM.

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PocketDivX is an open source movie player based on the popular MPEG-4 video format “Divx” from Divx Networks” that lets you playback MP3s, OGG Vorbis, MPEG video and DivX encoded video.

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Toshiba announced two new Genio Pocket PC, GENIO e550GX & GENIO e550GS, the specs:

- CPU: Intel XScale PXA250 application processor of 400MHz drive
- OS: Microsoft Pocket PC 2002 (WindowscCe 3.0 base)
- RAM: 128MB (GX) / 64MB (GS)
- ROM: The 32MB (it rewrites, possible flash memory)
- LCD: 240 X 320 6 ten thousand color corresponding 4.0 type reflected type polysilicon liquid crystal
- Slot: CF TypeII, SDIO
- Battery hours: 9 hours (400MHz) – 15 hours (100MHz)
- Weight: Approximately 170g
- Remark: Remote control headphone attachment for music (GS)

128mb RAM!! very nice.

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