The long-awaited HTC Touch Cruise is now available here in Australia and features built-in GPS plus the very capable Co-Pilot Live Version 7 navigation software. This is all on top of the Touch Flo platform with Windows Mobile 6 Professional and MS Direct Push email, and also includes 3.5G-HSDPA wireless connectivity.

More details below. 

It's been way too long since hp made some serious contributions to the PocketPC scenario. And way too long since we here at PocketPCReviews.net spent some quality time with their products. Now that hp has launched the iPAQ 200 Enterprise handhelds into Australia it may be time for us to revisit their latest PDA models, starting with the 212.

How well does it stack up against their seminal forerunner, the iPAQ 4700, for instance?

Have a look at some specs below if you want a foretaste.

I do miss PocketInformant on my Nokia smartphone  -- that's why I'm pleased to hear that Nokia is talking to Microsoft  about implementing Windows Mobile on their phones -- some time in the future...

In the meantime, WebIS is keeping pace with developments for the Smartphone platform and just released PocketInformant 8.01.

More details below.

Finally NextG customers in Australia are getting a much better choice these days with a couple of great phones released recently.

One of them is the Nokia N95 that now also works on this network and today the HTC Touch Dual 850 joins the fray.

This looks like a very capable smartphone which we would love to test out for you.

Some initial specs about the HTC Touch Dual 850 you can find below.

Another glorious looking number in the goofishly named Glofiish range  of PPC phones: the X650.

I've been using VGA PocketPCs ever since they came out and would not want to go back on that fantastic resolution.

To see what else comes with it, check below.