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i-mate Ultimate 8502 Passes FCC Testing

i-mate’s Ultimate 8502 successfully passed through the FCC’s grueling approval process recently, paving the way for the QWERTY-equipped smartphone to be sold in the U.S. market. Powered by Windows Mobile 6 Professional, the Ultimate 8502 features a large 2.6″ QVGA touchscreen display in a candybar form factor. The i-mate Ultimate 8502 also features a 2 [...]

i-mate’s new Ultimate 9502 is a Mobile Office

i-mate’s Ultimate 9502 was announced recently, and comes to the scene looking very much like a T-Mobile Sidekick. However, looks is where the similarities end. The 9502 sports Windows Mobile 6 Professional, with a large 2.8" VGA resolution touchscreen that slides up to reveal a QWERTY keyboard. The Ultimate 9502 has multimedia covered with a [...]

i-mate Ultimate 8150 phone approved by FCC for usage in USA

This phone with VGA display supports all American bands, both in GSM/EDGE and UMTS/HSDPA ranges, so it can take full advantage of AT&T and T-Mobile networks in USA. Interestingly the FCC documentation includes (an early version of) user manual that states the exact specifications: Processor: Intel PXA 270 520MHz Memory: ROM: 256MB, RAM: 128MB Operating [...]

i-mate intros JAMA 101, 201 smartphones

Smartphone specialist i-mate has announced two new JAMA devices, the 101 and the 201. The former is the more advanced of the two, if only because it uses Windows Mobile 6 Professional. It also has a 2.4-inch touchscreen however, and features Bluetooth and a two-megapixel autofocus camera with flash. 128MB of ROM can be supplemented [...]

I-Kill Ultimate 8150

i-kill presented the all new Ultimate 8150 3G phone Ultimate 8150 Specifications : * Dimensions: 94 xs 50 xs 11 * Technology 3G * 3,6 HSDPA Mbps * EDGE/GPRS Class 10 * UMTS/GSM 850/900/1800/1900 * Processor Intel Buiverde 520MHz * UNDER: Windows Mobile 6,0 Pro * Touch screen TFT of 2,6” with up to 262 [...]

i-mate Ultimate 6150 Review

i-Mate Ultimate 6150 is a HSDPA/UMTS/Qudband Smartphone powered by an Intel Bulverde (520MHz) processor and the new Windows Mobile 6 operating system. i-Mate 6150 features a 2.8-inch VGA touchscreen display with direct video out in XGA resolution, an integrated 2.0 megapixel camera, a microSD memory card slot, miniUSB port, and both WiFI and bluetooth connectivity. [...]

i-mate ultimate 9150 Smartphone Review

For Your Connected Home Life the X-Stream 37″ Digital Media Hub (DMH) allows you to view streaming media, surf the web, share data files, watch television, play games and get live updates to the screen, whether it’s on the x-stream DMH itself, on a peripheral device within your home (e.g. another television, Microsoft X-Box etc), [...]

I-mate Jaq3 Review

The JAQ3 is a Windows Mobile 5 Pocket PC Phone Edition device running AKU 3.2. It’s got a quad band GSM world phone inside that will work anywhere GSM service is available and it has EDGE (but no 3G) for data. US carriers don’t offer i-mate branded products, rather they’re sold unlocked for use with [...]

i-mate JAQ Review

The i-mate JAQ is the first device from i-mate that is not a rebranded OEM product from HTC. Moving away from the successful partnership that has worked so well in the past was a bold move. The i-mate JAQ was designed and is built by Inventec, and it is obvious upon first inspection that it [...]

i-mate SPL Review

Running the smartphone version of Windows Mobile 5.0, the slinky SPL looks like the SLVR of business handsets (in fact, it’s the phone that we wish the disappointing, SLVR-like Motorola L2 had been). Measuring 4.5 by 1.9 by 0.47 inches and weighing 3.6 ounces, the SPL is a bit thicker than the L2, but trumps [...]