Thanks BOFH for this. Microsoft have secured themselves another contributer to the mobile communications cause today, as HTC (High Tech Computer Corp) announced its second Windows Powered Smartphone 2002-based handset.
The new GSM/GPRS handset, details of which were first revealed on the Federal Communications Commission"s web site last month, will be launched with Deutsche Telekom AG"s T-Mobile International mobile network unit this quarter.
This is good news for the public image of Microsoft"s cellphone OS, but bad news for Symbian"s PDA-based equivelent, formely known as EPOC.
The unit bears a close resemblance to both the SPV device designed by HTC last year for Orange SA, and mm02"s XDA. It seems as if designs in the GPRS/3G field will be less diverse than was previously expected, which could pose problems if the "universal" design is deemed unsuitable by customers.