http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/02/acer.next.to.use.android.over.win.mobile/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/acera1.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Acer is the next smartphone maker to move much of its attention away from Windows Mobile, sources within the field hinted today. Even though as recently as February it promised mostly Windows Mobile phones, DigiTimes has heard the company is now switching its attention to Google's Android and should ship "at least half" of its 2010 phones with the mostly open-source OS. The first Acer-made Andro... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/02/acer.next.to.use.android.over.win.mobile/ Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:15:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/24/denies.permanent.closure.rumors/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/imate810F.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />i-mate has not disappeared, claims the smartphone maker's CEO, Jim Morrison. The company recently shut down its Dubai offices, also disappearing from phone contact. Prior to the closure, workers had been forced to take unpaid leaves; Morrison elaborates by saying that 30 out of 40 workers have been laid off.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/24/denies.permanent.closure.rumors/ Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:50:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/17/i.mate.likely.closed/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/i-mateultimate8502-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Windows Mobile may have been dealt a blow through a quiet shutdown of i-mate, an investigation has found. The company is said to have abruptly closed its offices one week ago and cut off communication with the media and resellers other than unverified statements that the company has stopped running. Its website is still active, but the company reportedly didn't launch a promised updated phone li... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/17/i.mate.likely.closed/ Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/11/i.mate.intros.rugged.phone/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0902/imate810Fintro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />i-mate today said it will release one of its first hardened devices. The i-mate 810-F is named after the US military specification, MIL-810-F, which the handset meets. The company has tested the phone to withstand temperature extremes ranging from 14°F to 140°F, as well as being able to withstand various levels of exposure to water, dust, humidity and shock resistance. It also includes a QWERTY k... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/11/i.mate.intros.rugged.phone/ Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:25:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/01/29/i.mate.mwc.teaser/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0901/i-mateultimate8502-2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Smartphone maker i-mate today sparked attention in its lineup by claiming that it will use Mobile World Congress next month to introduce a "revolutionary mobile device" in its lineup. The company has little extra information in its teaser but suggests it will be "unlike anything else." The company has historically produced only Windows Mobile smartphones, however, and so may use Windows Mobile 6... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/01/29/i.mate.mwc.teaser/ Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/12/08/i.mate.intros.go.for.winmo/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0812/imate.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />i-mate, maker of the Ultimate brand of smartphones, has recently announced it is launching the i-mate Go interface for its Windows Mobile 6.1-powered offerings. Based on the VITO Winterface, i-mate Go brings Windows Mobile users with touch-screen devices an iPhone-like interface, with large, square virtual buttons acting as shortcuts to launch popular applications. Users can customize the icons, s... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/12/08/i.mate.intros.go.for.winmo/ Mon, 08 Dec 2008 21:45:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/03/01/i.mate.closes.us.office/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0710/i-mateultimate9502.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />i-Mate's office in Redmond, Washington has been almost completely dissolved, with the company laying off almost its entire workforce, while others left on their own volition. According to Engadget, the Dubai-based company ran into problems with US distribution of its Ultimate line of communication devices. This led to i-Mate laying off almost its entire US operations team, including the engineerin... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/03/01/i.mate.closes.us.office/ Sat, 01 Mar 2008 22:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/02/12/i.mate.ultimate.9502.8502/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0710/i-mateultimate9502.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Cellphone designer i-mate today included itself in the round of announcements at Mobile World Congress by finally launching its two highest-end Ultimate smartphones. Originally announced for the end of last year, the range-topping Ultimate 9502 is now set to launch with HSUPA Internet access rather than the original HSDPA; on supporting networks, the new technology will allow it to upload videos ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/02/12/i.mate.ultimate.9502.8502/ Tue, 12 Feb 2008 14:30:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/01/18/htc.taking.palm.production/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0801/palmcentro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Increasingly larger cellphone producer HTC is taking control of making smartphones for a few of its larger challengers, a report in Taiwan's Commercial Times says. Without naming specific models, the trade paper says that Palm, MWG, and Dubai-based i-mate are all pushing their assembly orders back to HTC after previously turning to other contractors or their own factories. The reversal is not ex... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/01/18/htc.taking.palm.production/ Fri, 18 Jan 2008 19:10:00 GMT