MWg's Atom V slated for early March release

It's been a while back the aftermost Atom handheld was fabricated accessible in Asia. The O2 Atom Life was appear added than a year ago in January 2007.

Thus, we were attractive advanced to today's barrage of the Atom V, MWg's aboriginal handheld artefact absolution back the aggregation was formed backward aftermost year to booty over O2's accessory business in the region. (Note: The "V" in Atom V stands for the Roman character 5, not the alphabet V. According to MWg, Atom V is the fifth Atom product, afterwards the aboriginal Atom, Atom Pure, Atom Exec and Atom Life.)

The Atom V, which will retail for S$998 in Singapore, offers a agnate affection set as the Atom Life. There will be HSDPA, wireless LAN, quadband GSM and Bluetooth, as able-bodied as a 2-megapixel camera and QVGA touchscreen display. What's new on the Atom V will be an chip GPS, a slimmer sub-15mm contour and new, glassy design. (Read our aboriginal booty on the Atom V here.)

According to MWg's columnist release, there will be three to six new articles planned for 2008, including the Zinc II which will be due out in the additional division of this year. The Atom V is accepted to be accessible in the blow of Asia-Pacific markets amid mid-March and mid-April.

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MWg VP reveals plans for UMPCs

It looks like a new UMPC cast will anon be advancing to Asia. When CNET Asia batten to Singapore-headquartered MWg (formerly O2 Asia) during the Atom V barrage in the island accompaniment yesterday, VP for Cast and Marketing Sanjay Sabnani appear in an abreast to us that the aggregation affairs to accompany in added "IT affiliated devices" afore the end of this year. Three to six articles are accepted to be unveiled, amid them PDA-phones, acute phones and, yes, Ultra-Mobile PCs.

It's been a while back we saw a new acute buzz advancing out of O2, so it'll be absorbing to see how MWg affairs to position its accessible acute phone(s).

What bent our attention, however, was account that MWg may be bringing its new UMPCs to Asia, aggressive with the brand of GigaByte, Everun and Fujitsu in the UMPC space. MWg currently sells its UBiQUiO 711 UMPC (as apparent on the left) in the US and Europe alone with online bell-ringer eXpansys.

Sanjay additionally added that the aggregation will be aiming to absorb anterior charging into its accessories launched in the additional bisected of this year. MWg had beforehand in January 2008 active an acceding with UK-based Splashpower to absorb anterior charging technology into the former's accessible products. Anterior charging involves wirelessly charging a handset's electrical batteries application electromagnetic induction.

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the WM6.1 MWg Zinc II

We already apperceive that some accessible devices, like the new accumulation of Asus handhelds, will appear with Windows Mobile (WM) 6.1 instead of the accepted WM6. With the approaching official absolution of WM6.1, users will apparently be absorbed to acquisition out which accessories will appear with the incrementally newer OS. We don't accept the abounding list, but some advice is trickling in and we accept acceptable account for those agog on an MWg device--the accessible Zinc II will action WM6.1, while the afresh launched Atom V will action an upgrade.

We got a bit of time with the Zinc II and accepted the adaptation of the OS (see awning on angel above). Users will accept to atmosphere their expectations though--the user acquaintance has not afflicted abundant from WM6. From aboriginal leaked screenshots, the capital aberration in interface will be apparent in WM6 Standard for acute phones, not the touchscreen-enabled handhelds like this one from MWg.

The Zinc II will be commercially launched in Asia starting this quarter. MWg has not committed to any specific date for its advancement of the Atom V, too, so accepted users will aloof accept to be accommodating for now.

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MWg expanding handsets: UBiQUiO with 501

It looks as if MWg are attractive to aggrandize their handset range; two new handsets that are to be appear are the UBiQUiO 501 and the UBiQUiO 503g. Both of these QWERTY phones will run on Windows Mobile 6 Professional.

The UBiQUiO 501 is to affection a 200MHz OMAP750; the handset additionally comes with GPRS radio, Wi-Fi and a low 2 megapixel camera. The UBiQUiO 503g is aimed at the college end of the market, the handset appearance a triband 3.6Mbps HSDPA. Additionally to advice advance things is the advancement from TI amount to a 520MHz XScale.

MWg accretion handsets: UBiQUiO with 501 and 503g

It aloof seems a abashment that the aggregation has absitively to archetype added handsets of ancestor aggregation O2, instead of allotment their own phones.

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MWg readying double pronged smartphone

mwg-atom-v-zinc-ii.jpgAsian handset manufacturer, MWg, is gearing up for a smartphone advance on European shores. Fitting seeing as that’s area the company’s roots lie accepting been formed out of the ashes of the ashes of O2’s Asian wing.

Having been acquired by the banker Expansys, MWg is acquisitive to accomplish after-effects with the official barrage of its Zinc II and Atom V smartphones in a columnist appointment aboriginal abutting month. The accessories will both be arranged abounding of Windows Adaptable advantage forth with quadband GSM and triband HSDPA, 256MB of ROM and 64MB of RAM, chip FM radio, WiFi and GPS.

The Atom V will abode a 3 megapixel camera while the Zinc II will alone accept a 2 megapixel offering. Other than that there is actual little to allege of besides the Zinc II’s rather chic attractive semi-automatic QWERTY accelerate out keyboard.

Aren’t MWg antecedents of adorned pants consecration charging? Are you cerebration what we’re thinking?

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MWg Zinc II gets

There’s annihilation like a little Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional to absolutely bang things up a notch. The glossy new MWg Zinc II Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional slider handset has been advised by TrustedReviews and things are attractive acceptable for MWg.

With a 500Mhz processor, the MWg Zinc II speeds forth absolutely nicely, and the Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional OS brings threaded SMS argument messaging to the table, which is a big plus. Unfortunately, the WM6.1 UI enhancements are mostly bound to the Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard (non-touchscreen) adaptation of the handset.

MWg Zinc II with Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional

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MWg Enters India

Singapore-based Mobile and Wireless Group (MWg) has entered the Indian bazaar and apparent their latest Windows Mobile handsets - the MWg Atom V and MWg Zinc II.

The MWg Atom V is a full-featured, touch-screen operated accessory with congenital GPS, 3.5G HSDPA and onboard Wi-Fi. The handset is 14.95mm attenuate and comes in midnight dejected hue. The advanced face of the accessory houses the 2.8" LCD screen, a annal caster and four buttons. The buzz additionally appearance a 2.0 mega-pixel camera with auto focus and FM radio with RDS (Radio Abstracts System) that provides abstracts on the station, the accepted clue on air from a base and cartage alerts.

The Atom V appearance an Intel processor active Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 Professional at 520 MHz and will retail at Rs. 27888.

The MWg Zinc II includes best of the appearance that the Atom V possesses with the accession of a semi-automatic sliding QWERTY keyboard and Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional powered with a 500 MHz processor.

The Zinc II will retail at Rs. 34888.

MWg offers both Atom V and Zinc II users a touch-driven interface alleged "Quick Menu". Each accessory has its own adaptation of Quick Menu, which allows users to tap ample clear icons with their fingertips as able-bodied as cast amid airheaded by boring their feel beyond the awning authoritative it accessible to cross the accessory after a stylus. Additionally, users accept the adaptability of customizing the icons and airheaded to their own needs.

"We see ourselves in a different position of accepting affiliated the exceptional ancestry of a all-around cast and the activity and adaptability of a start-up," said Mark Billington, CEO of MWg. "As a start-up, we artlessly assignment with agreeing and avant-garde ally to action an agreeable acquaintance for our customers. Our accessories are advised to accompaniment the consumers' affairs needs."

All MWg handsets will be awash in India through TouchIndia Telemarketing Pvt. Ltd., a cardinal accord and continued arm of Goldkist Singapore, and its appointed approach partners.

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