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Verizon Storm2 on October 28th, BlackBerry OS 5.0 for original Storm out now

by Thomas Ricker posted Oct 26th 2009 @ 7:17AM

If you have an original Storm purchased through Verizon then first, our condolences. At the risk of rubbing it in (since you're still on contract) we have to tell you that the second generation Storm2 -- the full-screen BlackBerry you should have waited for -- just got an official $179.99 (after $100 mail-in rebate and 2-year contract) October 28th release date as expected. Storm owners can, however, take solace in the BlackBerry OS 5.0 update now available for download that boasts several improvements including those keyboard and general usability enhancements we already knew were coming.

Microsoft adds speech recognition to Live Search

by Michael Caputo posted Nov 6th 2007 @ 2:41AM

If your hands and fingers are beat up from too much typing on your Windows Mobile piece, we may (or may not) have just the solution for you. Available now, Microsoft has released an updated version of Live Search for both Windows Mobile 5 and 6 that incorporates speech recognition for business listings and locations. Other gee-whiz features include searches for gas prices, hours of operations for business, and even being able to connect to your GPS for location-based stuff.

Google Maps for now available on Windows Mobile devices

by Michael Caputo posted Feb 1st 2007 @ 9:55PM

Users of BlackBerry and Palm devices have been enjoying getting detailed directions, traffic, and information through Google Maps, and now the software is being extended to another platform, Windows Mobile. Users can now visit the Google's mobile site and download the CAB file required for installation. Now only if we were able to get high speed data on our BlackBerry Pearl we wouldn't be so jealous.

[Thanks, Sunny]