HP said to be prepping consumer-minded iPAQ smartphone

by Donald Melanson, posted Oct 3rd 2008 at 3:43PM

Details on this one are about as light as can be at the moment, but The Wall Street Journal has it that HP is aiming to expand its iPAQ smartphone line into the consumer market with a new model that it'll market to both average consumers and corporate users alike. According to "people briefed on the plan," the phone will have both a touchscreen and a keypad and, naturally, it'll run Windows Mobile 6.1 -- oh, and it'll be able to "send and receive emails, and access the Internet." While there's no indication of a price just yet, word is the device will be available in Europe first within the next two months, with a worldwide release to follow sometime thereafter.

[Via Gearlog]

Filed under: Handsets, Windows Mobile, HP

Tags: hp, ipaq, smartphone, windows mobile, WindowsMobile

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

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Peter F @ Oct 3rd 2008 3:56PM

A device aimed at consumers to connect to the internet and get mail..... ugh.. way to impress guys.

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Hush @ Oct 3rd 2008 4:22PM

Isn't HP a freakin U.S. company? Why release it in Europe first? F U HP.

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mac @ Oct 3rd 2008 9:06PM

...because no US cellular operator wants it?

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