XDA Atom Life, have a faster processor, a generous 1GB onboard memory and loads of connectivity features such as 3G and HSDPA (3.5G) completes the equation. But at a sticker price of S$1,428 (US$939.47), the Windows Mobile 5.0 handheld isn’t for everyone on the street.

The O2 Xda Atom life is one of the most feature packed smart phones to hit the market, listing High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA), a 2 megapixel camera, SRS WOW HD surround sound, as well as MP3 and FM radio functions as some of its main attractions.

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Taiwan-based GPS navigation device maker Mio Technology is expected to expand its product mix to include 3G GPS PDA phones in the second half of 2008, according to market sources.

Mio’s move is a countermeasure against the strategy adopted by a number of handset vendors, including High Tech Computer (HTC), Asustek Computer, E-Ten Information Systems and BenQ, who have all extended their smartphone product lines to include 3G GPS smartphones, the sources noted.

Mio’s 3G GPS PDA phone is expected to be built using the 3.5G platform from Qualcomm and will feature integrated application services, including photo navigation, TMC (traffic message channel) and LBS (location base service), indicated the sources.

Sprint is most powerful smartphone, the Mogul(PPC-6800) , is an evolutionary upgrade to their older and much-beloved PPC-6700. It’s slimmer and neater, and updates its Windows Mobile software.

The Mogul(PPC-6800) rocks a 400-MHz Intel PXA263 processor in its slimmed-down body (4.3 by 2.3 by 0.7 inches, 5.8 ounces); the stubby add-on antenna is gone, and the Mogul actually fits into a (capacious) pocket. As on the PPC-6700, there is a wealth of buttons around the outside: Quick-access keys for e-mail, Internet Explorer, and the programs menu; pick-up and hang-up keys, soft keys and a cursor rocker stud the front. On the sides, you’ll find a camera button, voice dialing, “OK,” two network buttons (one for the network manager and a Wi-Fi switch), a power button, a voice dialing button and a BlackBerry-style scroll wheel. There’s a slot for a microSD card (up to 2GB; a 512MB card is included) on the bottom.

The Mogul comes with 151MB of available storage memory, which makes it easy to save tons of programs. When you run them, of course, you’ll periodically be interrupted by out-of-memory errors in the 47MB of execution RAM and have to close some, because this is Windows Mobile, which doesn’t close programs when you’re done with them.

The new Internet Sharing app makes it very easy to use the Mogul as a modem on Sprint’s EV-DO Rev 0 (alas, not Rev A) network; we got speeds of around 750 Kbps downloading and 70 Kbps uploading on a Dell Inspiron laptop. You can make calls while surfing the Web on Wi-Fi.

The Mogul has a 2-megapixel camera, but we weren’t impressed: It wasn’t very sharp, it blew out bright areas, and it had serious blur problems in low light. It has a lot of scene modes, though. The 176-by-144 video mode takes unusually jerky 15 frames-per-second videos.

Apple today released iPhone Software Version 1.1.1. Most significantly it adds the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store, and is a full software upgrade, weighing in at 153 MB.
The update also enhances the ability to use the Home button to control music, patches security bugs in Safari and Bluetooth, adds TV Out (using the new iPod AV Cables). It also adds a battery status icon to the menu bar for the Apple Bluetooth Headset. In addition, some widgets have been improved (stocks and cities can be moved around in order). Apple has also offered an option to disable EDGE data services while roaming (to prevent international roaming charges).

The Mio A702 is a high-end PDA phone equipped with GPS function, a 3.2 Mega Pixel with autofocus, a movie player and an MP3 player. All these features are built into one device and it is distinctively smaller than conventional bulky PDA phone.

The Mio A701 comes with Windows Mobile 6.0 Professional edition, providing access to the Internet as well as Windows Office functions such as Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word and PowerPoint. It also has Bluetooth and WiFi module built in. The A702’s functions are activated by using a stylus or the keypad. The large 2.7-inch screen can be switched between landscape and portrait at the user’s discretion. Mio A701 gives the user the ability to synchronize contacts and calendar entries contained in the phone to those in Outlook. The pda phone also eqiups with a new SiRFDiRect based Navsteadi high-precision navigation technology.