Well, this is disheartening. The M930W QWERTY clamshell from ASUS hasn’t even been officially announced yet and GPSAndCo — the guys that brought us the news in the first place — have revised the rumored specs downward. GPS is apparently missing from the handset (which seems like an absolute travesty in the year 2008), RAM comes in and 64MB instead of 128MB, and the whole package is running Windows Mobile 6 Standard. We sorta could’ve figured that out from the shots of the device we’d already seen, but still, it’s a shame that neither of the M930W’s two screens are going to be touchable. Then again, the triband GSM and single-band HSDPA are going to keep our grubby paws off this one anyway.

[Via CoolSmartPhone]

read more | discuss | JAVOedge Weekly Deals

Now that there’s a CDMA version of the HTC Touch available, it stands to reason that pretty much every CDMA carrier under the North American sun would have at least a moderate interest in adding it into their mix; after all, it’s attractive, it’s functional, it’s 3G, and what marketing department wouldn’t be happy to hear that they’ve got an iPhone alternative in the lineup? Indeed, we’re hearing from multiple tipsters that Alltel’s own version of the Touch is poised to launch as soon as the 10th of this month, slotting in alongside the PPC6800 to shore up the regional’s WinMo 6 Professional offerings. We’ll follow up on this one as soon as we know more.

read more | discuss | JAVOedge HTC Touch Accessories | JAVOedge Weekly Deals

Goodyear, that name you’re accustomed to seeing on tires, has decided to jump into the GPS game, sticking its familiar brand name onto navigation devices. Hey, they have something to do with cars, don’t they? The company has pulled a Garmin on us, brand spamming with an entire product line of eight different GPS units that’ll roll out at CES, and ship in Q2 of this year. They’re calling them “rugged” for reasons we can’t fathom. Anyway, they’ll have a remote control you can stick within easy reach, letting you push a button to answer your Bluetooth-enabled cellphone. Spend a bit more, and you can hook up with MSN Direct for traffic and weather reports. No pricing was announced yet. This all sounds familiar.

read more | discuss | JAVOedge Weekly Deals