“Cellular network provider O2 will launch its second-generation wireless Pocket PC, the XDA II, on 1 November, the company said today. 
The device was launched earlier this year, but until now, the company has not said when it will offer the product to customers. The XDA II is based on a faster, 400MHz Intel XScale PXA263 processor and contains 128MB of SDRAM - twice that of the original XDA - and 64MB of Flash ROM. It has a 3.5in 16-bit colour transflective LCD screen. The device runs Windows Mobile 2003 for Pocket PC, tweaked to add voice telephony features. As a phone, the XDA II is a tri-band GSM handset with GPRS support for data. In addition to the new OS, the XDA II incorporates a 640 x 480 digicam and supports multimedia messaging - both missing from the first XDA, as was Bluetooth, now included. The new model also sports a removable battery and an SD/MMC card slot. Having seen the XDA II, we can report it is a big improvement over the original. O2 will initially offer the XDA II in the UK for £349, including sales tax and 12 months' subscription fees. O2 quotes a battery life of up to five hours talk time, and 180 hours standby time”
I have been in contact with O2 ireland and hope to get one of this devices for review as soon as possible.
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