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One of the most widely used UI replacements for Windows Mobile devices today is SPB Mobile Shell. If your device is not packed with TouchFlo3D (HTC) or TouchWiz (Samsung), you are left with dull and pointless Windows Mobile default UI. The guys at SPB Software House have recently announced a new and improved version of this UI replacement.

Be sure to try it out, and you’ll be amazed what can be done with your old WM device. Check out the video preview and sample gallery images…

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Uveiling of Windows Mobile 6.5 will give us the opportunity to see wonderful new devices on the market – starting tomorrow. On of the most anticipated is of course HTC Leo, and according to our trusted sources, HTC Leo will be officially announced on www.htc.com tomorrow (6. october 2009.). However, this will not be the launch date for Leo, and we’ll have to wait until the end of october/start of november. That of course doesn’t mean that ai.rs readers will have to wait that long. We will have extensive video review during the following weekend.

Our coverage of this HTC flagship model started on 21. july with full specifications. It was followed by first accurate renders, and then a whole bunch of high quality photos and large number of screenshots. The real star was of course Leo on video (currently offline). Stay tuned for video review by the end of the week.

Update:

Final name is definitely HTC Touch HD2, and final ROM should be ready on 16. october.

According to various sources (see below), next week should be noticed by something other than Windows Mobile 6.5 launch. We just may see the coolest Android phone yet – Motorola Tao (aka Sholes, aka Droid). Verizon could help Motorola to get back on track, and we feel that this device is exactly what they need – the most powerful Android device on the market.

Check out the specs:

• OMAP3430 – 600 MHz ARM Cortex A8 + PowerVR SGX 530 GPU + 430MHz C64x+ DSP + ISP (Image Signal Processor)
• Dimensions 60 x 115 x 13.7 mm and Weight 169 g
• Battery Li-ion 1400 mAh, Standby 450 hours, talk time 420 minutes
• 3.7-inch touch-sensitive display with a resolution of 854×480 pixels, 16 million color depth. Physical screen size is 45.7 mm by 81.3 mm.
• 512MB/256MB ROM/RAM
• microSD / microSDHC expansion slot
• Camera: 5.0 megapixel with autofocus and video recorder packing dual LED flash
• Connectivity: USB2.0, 3.5mm audio jack, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, Wi-Fi
• Operating System: Android 2.0 (1.6 likely?)
• Package Contents: Phone , battery, charger, USB cable, 8GB / 16GB MicroSD memory card and other literature

Besides being the greatest Android phone yet, it could also be the thinnest qwerty phone on the market. There are also rumors that the device will be available in keyboard-less form sometime in 2010.

Sources: [Android Central], [Boy Genius Report], [Mobile Crunch], [PhoneDog], [Gizmodo]