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Microsoft Shows Off Pocket PC Phone Edition
News When it does appear, the xda looks set support GPRS, providing always-on access to both voice and data services. Phone Edition was first mentioned publicly last October, when, at the official launch of Pocket PC 2002, Microsoft briefly showed the...
[April 17, 2002, 17:15]
O2 Xda review
Reviews The xda is in another league: its communications features are integrated in Microsoft’s latest version of Pocket PC 2002; it can take advantage of the faster communications speeds offered by GPRS; and it is a superb piece of design.
[June 10, 2002, 14:58]
Microsoft Launches Smartphone Assault
News It is manufactured by Taiwan's High Tech Computer (HTC), which also makes the xda, a combination mobile phone/handheld organiser, for mmO2 and Microsoft. Orange's handset, for example, is made by Taiwan's High-Tech Computing (HTC), which also...
[October 22, 2002, 16:58]
Lewisham Leads The Way
White Papers As an integrated mobile and Pocket PC that takes advantage of GPRS technology, O2's Xda was the obvious choice. The London Borough of Lewisham maintains 30,000 tenanted homes on behalf of its tenant customers and employs around 200 electricians...
[March 22, 2005, 23:00]
Talecom Case Study: Concord Couriers
White Papers The implementation provided each one of the 45 field drivers with the capability to send and receive live POD and signature information via the T@lecom Wireless Delivered solution on XDA devices connected to the O2 GPRS data network.
[March 22, 2005, 23:00]
O2 Announces Two New Xda Devices review
Reviews The integrated GSM/GPRS mobile phone gets an upgrade to quad-band (850/900/1800/1900MHz) status, making the xda IIs a true 'world phone'. O2's new xda IIs will be available in the UK and Ireland on 1 November at a cost of around £449 (inc.
[September 10, 2004, 13:15]
O2 Xda IQ review
Reviews The Xda IQ is a quad-band handset with support for GPRS and EDGE. The Xda IQ has a 1.3 megapixel camera, whose lens is on the back of the device; the camera is activated using a button on the upper right edge.
[June 29, 2006, 13:50]
O2 Xda Exec review
Reviews The Xda Exec is not only a tri-band GSM/GPRS phone, but -- uniquely for a handheld at the moment -- it also has 3G support. O2 may have given us an early look at the Xda Exec, but a flurry of devices based on the same HTC Universal hardware is...
[September 6, 2005, 23:40]
Spb WM Phone Suite
Downloads This is Pocket PC software for iPAQ, Dell Axim, Acer, T-Mobile MDA, O2 XDA, Orange SVP, E-Ten, Treo 700w, Cingular 8125 and other PDA Phones. This is collection of Spb Backup, GPRS Traffic Monitor and Pocket Plus.
[September 3, 2006, 0:31]
O2 Xda IIi review
Reviews The phone module is still tri-band GSM with GPRS, and the screen retains the 3.5in.diagonal size, 16-bit colour depth and 240-by-320 pixel resolution of the xda II. In design terms, the xda IIi echoes the classic xda format.
[April 6, 2005, 9:20]
Orange Rolls Out Its First Wireless PDA
News The M1000 is based on a reference design from Taiwan contract manufacturer High Tech Computer (HTC), and is similar to O2's HTC-manufactured Xda II -- both double a as tri-band (900/1800/1900 MHz) GSM / GPRS mobile phone and a Bluetooth-enabled...
[February 6, 2004, 12:05]
Social Services Turns To Wi-Fi
News Barnet will use O2 Xda IIs with Intellisync Mobile Suite 6 to deliver wireless email and PIM access to its social workers over a GPRS network. They will use the Xda IIs to store names and addresses, to send and receive emails and to view...
[August 31, 2005, 16:30]
O2 To Offer Video Downloads
News Those taking part in the trial, which begins at the end of this month, will be able to download or stream video without charge to their Nokia 7650, Nokia 3650 or xda handsets. The trials are the latest move by network providers to make use of...
[April 16, 2003, 12:07]
Council Turns Its Back On BlackBerry
News Services, and Adult Services currently use around 140 O2 XDA IIs, with more in the pipeline". The PDAs will use Intellisync's Mobile Suite 6 delivered over GPRS, rather than 3G. We decided to use GPRS because Worcestershire is a rural county.
[December 8, 2005, 10:35]
T-Mobile MDA Compact review
Reviews O2, for example, has a range including the xda II, xda IIi and xda IIs. The phone is tri-band GSM with GPRS support. There is also a wizard for setting up email accounts, a GPRS usage monitor, Java support and a Zip file manager.
[May 23, 2005, 10:10]
Microsoft Smartphone Connects Down Under
News Instead of teaming with a brand-name handset supplier, Microsoft and Optus are dealing with contract manufacturer High Tech Computer (HTC), which also manufactures O2's xda and Orange's SPV (sound, pictures, video), both based on Microsoft software.
[June 3, 2003, 8:17]
T-Mobile Rolls Out Voice-enabled BlackBerry
News Later this year O2 will launch the Xda (read the ZDNet UK review), which is based on Microsoft's Windows CE operating system and puts browser, phone and organiser features into a PDA form factor. In Europe, BlackBerry devices operate over GPRS...
[June 13, 2002, 13:26]
3G Threatened By BT Mobile-streaming Tech
News Vemotion's software works on many of today's high-end mobile devices, including the Nokia 7650 and 3650, Sony Ericsson's P800, the XDA and the iPaq. BT announced on Thursday that it is working with video-hosting group Vemotion to develop a mass...
[September 12, 2003, 14:25]
HP Jornada 928 WDA review
Reviews The device itself is also on the large side: in direct side-by side comparison with O2’s xda, the 928 WDA is slightly wider and considerably taller -- around 10mm is added by the second phone-only display.
[July 26, 2002, 17:55]
Spend It Like Beckham review
Reviews In the handheld/phone hybrid category, we'd recommend the O2 xda in the Pocket PC camp, and Palm's Tungsten W (with reservations) for Palm OS fans. Another tri-band GSM, GPRS, Bluetooth unit, the T68i weighs just 85g compared to the P800's 158g.
[June 18, 2003, 12:01]
