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May 30th, 2008

HTC Touch Diamond benchmarks

Even though SPB Benchmark is officially dead for quite some time, the ital9ian web site SoloPalmari has somehow managed to patch new device’s performance data into it(and seemed to even fix the bug with the WM6 applications). They now got their hands onto a Diamond and performed a benchmark test - the results are available here(scroll down for the images):
http://www.solopalmari.com/content/view/4985/298/1/1/

Cutting a long story short: the Diamond is incredibly fast…

May 30th, 2008

XPERIA X1 whitepaper released - get tech specs here

Unlike an orange company with a four-letter name, Sony Ericsson understands the value of developers and power users. This valuation is shown in the fact that the company frequently posts whitepapers containing loads of technical specification about upcoming devices well before they hit the market.

As the picture above tells you, this has now happened to the Sony XPERIA X1. People who manage to get past the captcha at the link below can download a 100page PDF file contai9ning information on every nook and cranny of the device - enjoy:
http://developer.sonyericsson.com/getDocument.do?docId=100340

May 30th, 2008

Russian manufacturer RoverPC releases WM 6.1 Smartphone

According to JAMPB, RoverPC(link to web site, but it’s all Russian) has just announced a smartphone called P7 - the device is pictured below:

As of now, the following specs are known:

- Marvell PXA270 416 MHz
- GSM (900/1800/1900), GPRS / EDGE
- microSD
- Windows Mobile 6.1
- 2.8″ touchscreen
- 2MP camera
- Bluetooth 2.0, WiFi
- MiniUSB

Unfortunately, the manufacturer has not given any further information on pricing and/or availability; and the web site doesn’t list the device either. Should any of our Russian readers knows more, please let us know ASAP! Comments are free and can be made anonymous; TamsPPC is hosted in Austria and thus can and will protect your identity via the Austrian press freedom laws!

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