The latest rumor regarding the oft-speculated Sidekick Gekko/Gecco/Aspen (depending on which particular rumor you're thinking about) comes to us wrapped in completely unsubstantiated packaging.
Word on the street is that the Sidekick Gekko will be called the "Sidekick 2008" when it's released on T-Mobile's network. As expected, some leaked pictures show the Sidekick Gekko sporting a variety of swappable color-panels, reminiscent of the Sidekick iD.

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When does a Windows Mobile 6.0-powered smartphone with a WVGA display sporting the highest pixel density of any VGA smartphone on market? When the list of cons far outweighs what little benefit you could hope to get from a gloriously crisp WVGA display, that's when.
The Toshiba Protege G910 is apparently just such a smartphone. PocketNow scored a Toshiba Protege G910 of their very own and they put it through the ringer. The end result? A smartphone with more potential than punch.

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There's a trend among Windows Mobile smartphone makers - everyone and their mama is making custom user interfaces that sit on top of the Microsoft's mobile OS. We've seen HTC and Gigabyte doing it, and Sony Ericsson will rollout its own UI with the Xperia launch.

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According to Akihabara, Toshiba's iPhone-fightin' Portégé G810 will be released on June 20th. In terms of specs, the all-touchscreen device is pretty much identical to the HTC Diamond, but fails to deliver the VGA resolution on its 2.8-inch display — it uses QVGA (240×320 pixels), instead. There's also WiFi, GPS (and A-GPS support), Bluetooth, FM radio, HSDPA/HSUPA, and a microSD memory expansion slot. Windows Mobile 6.1 with some custom UI on top of it is running the show.

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Toshiba Information Systems (UK) Ltd, Mobile Communications Division, confirmed today that its new Portégé G810 Smartphone, which is due to launch in Q2 2008, will support the newly-announced Windows Mobile 6.1 operating system.

The updated software includes new time-saving features, easier phone navigation and management, and bolstered security safeguards. As Toshiba’s first HSUPA device, with an enhanced user interface and stylish touch screen, a 3 mega pixel camera and GPS receiver on board, the Portégé G810 is a fitting phone for those who like to have it all.

First unveiled in Barcelona at Mobile World Congress 2008, Toshiba’s new Portégé G810 is the ideal device for both professional and everyday mobile users. The updated version of Windows Mobile software, Windows Mobile 6.1, includes a new home screen that makes the most critical information on the phone available at a glance, and simplified setup that makes it possible to get the phone up and running out of the box in minutes. It also features enhanced web browsing and new tools for email and text management.

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Adding another gem of a handset to the glamorous line up of luxury phones, Toshiba have finally introduced the Cosmic Shiner, a FanFun 815T model studded with diamonds.This limited edition model, with only 1,000 available, is to be offered for $4,000 via an interesting invitation only scheme. In addition to the custom design features by Kansai Yamamoto discriminating buyers will also be entitled to a new “Prestige Gold” membership service.

Available for order by credit card only, with estimated delivery of 30-days for the personalized handmade lacquer box, eager buyers will apparently also have to pick-up the April issue of Seven Hills magazine to get their required unique ID code to initiate the purchase process. The Kyoto concierge membership service - first year trial is included - will offer various agency arrangements such as hotel and restaurant bookings along with further special privileges to be detailed in early April.

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Announced last month and due to hit the streets in the next couple of weeks, the Toshiba Portégé G710 is a BlackBerryesque device running Windows Mobile 6 and featuring a built-in GPS receiver.

It doesn't just look a bit like a BlackBerry, the Portégé G710 is aiming at exactly the same market as devices such as the BlackBerry Curve 8310. The Portégé is different though in that it runs Windows Mobile, and it is possible to integrate the device with a Microsoft Exchange server for push email support.

The 2.46" 320 x 240 pixel display is pretty standard for this type of device, although the lack of a touchscreen may prove irritating when used with a satellite navigation package. On the back is a 2 megapixel camera, and the G710 supports microSD expandable memory, it also comes with Bluetooth 1.2 and USB 1.1 connectivity.

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Toshiba's new Softbank 815T PB is the robot/cellphone hybrid I would've dreamed of if cellphones had been around when I was a kid. It's made for an upcoming Japanese TV drama called Ketai Sousakan 7 and it really does transform, Transformers-like, into a robot toy complete with tiny bunched fists. Even the display-face is part of the robot effect, and the phone comes with games with the same theme. It's in silver and black, has a QVGA screen, 3.2 megapixel camera and is a 3G phone, so it might venture outside Japanese shores. We don't know much else other than an April release date, but we'll keep you posted.

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The Toshiba Portege G450, which was first seen in January , was officially announced yesterday.

It is a phone/modem that supports both GPRS/EDGE and 3G HSDPA networks, and features 160MB of internal memory, an MP3 player, and a very basic 96x39 OLED display. Available colors are black, white and red.

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Toshiba already got official with its G710 and G910 handsets last month, but it's just now filled in that rather glaring numerical gap, with it taking the wraps off its new Portege G810 smartphone at MWC (not to be confused with Samsung's also-just-announced G810). Like those other two, this one's a Windows Mobile 6 device, and it boasts support for HSDPA and HSUPA, along with built-in GPS and A-GPS, and the always-welcome integrated WiFi and Bluetooth. Otherwise, you can expect a 2.8-inch QVGA touch screen, a 3 megapixel camera, a microSD card slot for expansion and even an FM radio in case all the usual PMP features aren't enough for you.

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Research in Motion has announced its tie-up with Sweden-based 3 network to offer its BlackBerry smartphone services in Sweden. The first device to touch Swedish ground would be the BlackBerry 8707g. This would be a chance for RIM to give the Swedish a taste of RIM's unique push-based email with synchronization of up to 10 personal and corporate email accounts and support for attachments in a broad range of file formats. The 8707g is a sleek UMTS-based BlackBerry sporting a full QWERTY keyboard with features such as the option to use as a wireless modem, Bluetooth, Instant Messaging, and is compatible with BlackBerry's Enterprise Solution.

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Toshiba Information Systems (UK) Ltd, Mobile Communications Division, today announced the Portégé G710, a smartphone built for the demanding business user and prosumer that need fast and easy access to mobile email. Its slender, stylish design and built-in GPS function makes the G710 perfect for those who want reassurance of getting from A to B in time. The Portégé G710 will be available across Europe in the first quarter of 2008.

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We already caught sight of shiny little number pictured above these thanks to the generous folks at the FCC, but Toshiba's just now gotten official with it, along with two along with two that we haven't seen, but heard about in the company's 2008 roadmap...

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Toshiba has unveiled three new cellphones in its Portégé range, the G450 (pictured here), the G710 and the G910 (both pictured after the cut), the latter two of which are fairly sensible smartphones while the former is a stick of bizarre split-keypad madness...

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The Toshiba G710 is your typical monoblock with a QWERTY keyboard business phone. It runs Windows Mobile 6 standard, has a 2 megapixel camera, 2.46 inch QVGA display with 65,000 colors, GPS, quadband EDGE/GSM, weighs 120 grams and comes in at around 300 Euros this March...

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