A recent article by The Wall Street Journal reports that HP will soon release a new smartphone. It isn’t clear whether the new phone will be iPaq-branded; what’s clear is that the new phone will be sold in retail stores to consumers rather than just to corporate users like before.
The new phone which is most probably the one codenamed HP Oak will feature a touch screen display, an alphanumeric keypad, and a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. The phone will run on Windows Mobile 6.1 operating system and, just like any other smartphone, can be used for emailing and surfing the net using HSDPA and WiFi. Target launch according to the slide above is September 2008, but obviously, the plan didn’t pan out. According to WSJ though, the HP Oak will debut in Europe within the next two months.
WSJ via Slashphone
