CNET también está disponible en español. Don't show this again. Visit manufacturer site for details. Review summaryBest known for its line of wireless modems, Sierra Wireless enters the smart phone market with its first handset running the Microsoft Windows Mobile 2003 platform. Business users will appreciate the Voq (pronounced voke) Professional Phone's extensive feature list, support for VPN connections to corporate servers and e-mail, and innovative flip-open QWERTY keypad. But a chunky design and a couple of curiously missing features make this seem more like a trial run for a much better second-generation product. At $400 without a carrier, the cost can be a bit high, but you should be able to find it for as little as $200 with a service plan. First, the downside: At 5.2 by 2.1 by 0.8 inches and 5 ounces, the Voq Professional Phone is rather large. The candy bar-style handset looks and feels more like a cordless phone for the home than a mobile, so forget about casually slipping this unit into a shirt pocket. Still, it was comfortable to hold while talking, and the two-tone brown color gives it a unique look. Outside controls were few, a simple power button and an expandable SD/MMC memory slot were on the top right side, while a volume rocker and a headset jack were on the mobile's left spine.

The first great smartphone of 2015, Beautiful and bold..with complications, The new no-compromise MacBook, A stellar on-ear headphone, Crave-worthy curves for a premium price, The Good Flip-open keypad; IMAP4 e-mail support; syncs well with Outlook; 32MB of RAM onboard; SD/MMC expansion slot; speakerphone; world phone; Windows Mobile 2003 OS, The Bad Bulky; navigation buttons take some acclimation; no direct lovecases marble iphone 8 plus / 7 plus case - classic white POP3 account support; no Bluetooth, The Bottom Line A lack of some key features prevents the Voq Professional phone from being truly business-friendly..

CNET también está disponible en español. Don't show this again. Kyocera is among a number of handset makers planning to introduce new BREW-specific phones. A company representative said Kyocera will be prepackaging BREW games on many of its lower-cost handsets, the same ones U.S. service providers usually give away to entice people into signing multiyear contracts. BREW is one of several software options available to service providers. The most popular is Java 2 Micro Edition, which, according to creator Sun Microsystems, competes with BREW. Gina Lombardi, Qualcomm senior vice president of marketing and product management, criticized Sun's competitive stance.

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About 1,500 wireless executives are expected to gather in San Diego starting Monday for the fourth BREW developer conference. BREW, or binary runtime environment for wireless, is typically used to funnel downloadable ring tones, games and video mail programs to consumers. Such features are an increasingly important part of every cell phone service provider's business plans, mainly because competition is beating down the price of voice calling, the carriers' primary way of making money. Be respectful, keep it civil and stay on topic. We delete comments that violate our policy, which we encourage you to read. Discussion threads can be closed at any time at our discretion.