HTC Surround Windows Phone 7 on AT&T Video review

HTC Surround Windows 7 phone that's available from ATT for $199 with contract (same price as all the launch phones). The specs are no surprise since the manufacturers stuck with Microsoft's minimum requirements:

3.8", 800 x 480 capacitive multi-touch display
1GHz Snapdragon CPU
16 gigs of storage
576 megs of RAM
5 megapixel autofocus camera with LED flash
GPS, WiFi 802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth with headset, handsfree and A2DP profiles
3G HSPDA 7.2Mbps

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Xperia X7 and X7 mini Windows Phone 7

Sony Ericsson management reaffirmed at their recent results that they will be concentrating their efforts on Android and Windows Phone 7 (WP7) handsets in 2011. We’ve come across a video that seems to leak the specs of two handsets in SE’s WP7 range, the aptly titled Xperia X7 and X7 mini.

According to the leaked specs, the 4.3-inch Xperia X7 will run a 1.2GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset (MSM8260) and will come with an 8.1MP camera (with 720p HD recording) and HDMI out. The X7 mini will come with a 1GHz Snapdragon (the older QSD8250 chipset) with a 3.5-inch screen and some excellent imaging in the form of a 10.1MP camera with 3x optical zoom and xenon flash.

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How to Install and Configure Window Mobile on your PC

There are many cases when you need a Mobile Device Emulator in your testing or troubleshooting process.A few examples are configuring and testing Outlook Mobile Access (OMA in Exchange 2003), ActiveSync and Direct Push Technology (in Exchange 2007), testing newly installed public certificates, importing self generated SSL certificates etc.

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LG Fathom review and video

If you're a long time fan of Windows Mobile and are the kind of person who turns off TouchFLO 3D on HTC phones to get back to that classic WinMo experience, the Fathom is your kind of phone. We're not sure how many of you are out there, but we know there are a vocal few. The Fathom features a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, Windows Mobile 6.5.3 and the same 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon CPU that powers some of our favorite high end smartphones. The Fathom has a high res 800 x 480 touchscreen, 3G EV-DO Rev. A for Verizon and world GSM roaming capabilities too. Is it sexy? Nope, but it is speedy and stable.

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LG eXpo reviews and video

The LG eXpo is the HTC Tilt 2's competitor on AT&T. While the Tilt 2 features HTC's TouchFLO 3D that makes the smartphone much more fun and modern, the eXpo opts for impressive hardware like the 1 GHz Snapdragon CPU, good 5 megapixel autofocus camera, fingerprint reader and optional pico projector. Both sport a very ample slide-out hardware QWERTY keyboard and an 800 x 480 pixel resistive touch screen. The LG is a bit slimmer and more pocketable than the beefy Tilt 2, but it's still a large phone.

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