Asus launches the 800MHz P565 as the worlds fastest business PDA phone

Asus announced on Friday the P565, a Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional extraordinaire that comes with a blazing 800 MHz processor and a 2.8″ VGA touchscreen display. The black, leather-backed handset is targeted for the business folk and features its own Glide UI that is optimized for the touchscreen device. It also packs the SIRF Star III GPS chipset that is found on most stand alone GPS devices. The rest of the specs for the new Asus P565 are pretty standard for a smartphone:

HSDPA 3.6Mbps, UMTS 2100, EDGE/GPRS/GSM 900/1800/1900, Class 10

Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional

2.8″ TFT, 65K-color Touchscreen, VGA (480 x 640 pixels) Display

Marvell TavorP 800 MHz Processor

256 MB Flash + 128 MB DDR SDRAM

MicroSD with SDHC support

WLAN 802.11b+g

Bluetooth 2.0+EDR

GPS : SiRF Star III with InstantFix

WAP Browser / SMS / MMS / Email / MSN / Push E-mail

Battery : 1300 mAh Li-Ion

Standby Time : 250-300 hrs with 3G and 200-250 hrs with 2G

Talk Time : 3 hrs with 3G and 4 hrs with 2G

Dimensions : 102 mm x 60.5 mm x 16 mm

No pricing or release date but with the phone missing the US 850MHz band and the US 3G bands, we wouldn’t expect to see it come stateside in its current form. Nonetheless, we applaud Asus for upping the ante and releasing the world’s fastest handset with a high resolution screen and a stylish form factor.

[Via wmpoweruser]

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RIM working on LTE BlackBerry for release when LTE is deployed?

Not wanting to be extremely late to the show like they were with 3G devices for GSM networks (bringing up painful memories, anyone?), the folks over at RIM HQ recently decided to create a work team that’s been specifically entrusted with the task of creating an LTE BlackBerry. The intention of the RIM execs is to have an LTE BlackBerry ready at approximately the same time that LTE begins worldwide deployment, something that could come as early as late 2009 if Motorola has their way. Motorola’s seemingly overly zealous ambitions aside, 2011 is the year when LTE is generally expected to be available with the major carriers of the world. In case some of you are wondering what the hell LTE is, it’s also known as 4G network technology and is the heir to 3G and 3.5G networks. Think of it as an IP-based network in which voice and data connections are streamed together without distinction and are broadcasted through a ridiculously fast connection that has up to four-times the efficiency at delivering data-packets than the 3.5G networks of today. As with all of our scoops, we’ll be sure to keep monitoring this situation and keep you updated with the latest news.

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