The ASUS P565 is a windows mobile device that is using the fastest processor for mobile phones. ASUS even advertises it as the world’s fastest PDA-phone. Well, it should be fastest Windows Mobile phone and not the fastest PDA-phone. With a 800MHz processor in it’s heart, the ASUS P565 surely promises great speed.

Unboxing

We did it’s unboxing few weeks back and here is what we got in the package.

• ASUS P565
• AC adapter
• A really sleek leather case
• Battery (1300mAh)
• Getting started CD and Bonus CD
• mini-USB cable
• Wired headset
• some papers

Overall, the packaging is pretty basic. No diamond-shaped box. ASUS has kept it simple. Read the rest of this entry

Windows Mobile 6.5 is the second dot upgrade to the Windows Mobile 6. The OS is still based on Windows CE 5, so do not expect huge changes. Having said that, it does bring some noticeable improvements in design and in some applications.

Let me enlist the major changes that the Windows Mobile 6.5 will bring in the hand of its user:

• Internet Explorer Mobile 6
• Windows Marketplace: A central hub where the people can shop for the Windows Mobile application, much like the Apple Appstore for iPhone.
• New lock screen
• New start ‘menu’: Actually, there  is no menu now
• NEW TODAY SCREEN: sliding panel interface now comes from Windows Mobile standard to Windows Mobile professional

The first thing that I noticed is the new Startmenu and big close button (shown later). Also, the home screen is not so new for the people who have used Windows Mobile Standard devices before (yes, the ones that do NOT come with touch screens). However, the sliding panel interface is surely new for the Windows Mobile Professional users (touch screen based windows mobile devices).

Pressing menu does not reveal a menu anymore. Instead, it reveals the new honey comb interface Read the rest of this entry