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HP announced the arrival of a new quadband handheld running Windows Mobile 6.1 at its "Connecting Your World" event in Berlin called the HP iPAQ 900 Series Business Messenger, will begin shipping on June 30 aimed at keeping mobile professionals connected in a nice glossy piano black finish.

It comes chock full with WiFi (b/g), Bluetooth 2.0, 3G UMTS/HSDPA, GPS, 3MP camera with AutoFocus,with a QWERTY keyboard and an LED backlit 2.46-inch (320x240),scrolling trackwheel,touch screen combining the best features of a Professional(Pocket PC) and a Standard (Smartphone) into one device. It also comes loaded with a ton of applications ready for the enterprise.

Specifications:

Wireless Integrated Quad band GSM/GPRS/EDGE and Tri Band UMTS/HSDPA 7.2 1,2,3,4, Mbps
Integrated WiFi – 802.11 b/g with WPA2 security
Integrated Bluetooth® v2.0 with EDR
Integrated multi-mode GPS navigation
Operating system Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
Mobile Microsoft programs included: Office Mobile, Office Outlook Mobile, Internet Explorer Mobile
Processor Marvell PXA270 Processor, 416 MHz
Display 2.46-inch transmissive TFT 65,000 color 320x240 pixel touch panel display with LED backlight
Memory 128 MB SDRAM 256 MB flash ROM
Dimensions 114 x 64 x 15 mm (4. 5” x 2.5” x 0.6”)
Weight (with battery) 154g (5.4 oz)
Power 1940 mAh Li-polymer rechargeable, user changeable battery
Interfaces USB 2.0 connector for sync/ charge and headset , micro-SD card slot
Audio Integrated microphone, receiver, speaker and mini-USB wired stereo headset
Camera 3 Megapixel, autofocus, 4X digital zoom, codec supports .jpg image file format
Image resolution support: QVGA (320x240), VGA (640x480), 1280x960, SXGA (1280x1024), UXGA (1600x1200),QXGA (2048x1536)
Video resolution: 176x144 (QCIF), 320x240 (QVGA)
Hardware buttons Alphanumeric keyboard, scroll wheel, 5-way navigation, 2 soft keys, volume control, send /end buttons, reset, voice command
Value-addedapplications HP Photosmart Mobile;Bluetooth Manager; HP Help and Support; HP Voice Reply; Cyberon Voice Commander6; HP iPAQ GPS QK Position; HP Enterprise Mobility Agent; HP Keyboard Indicator; HP iPAQ Tips; HP AssetViewer; HP Keyguard; HP Certificate Enroller; HP iPAQ DataConnect; HP Printsmart Mobile; ClearVue PDF; Sun Java; MMS Client/Composer; OMA DRM Client (forward lock); SIM ToolKit; HP iPAQ Audio; Ringtone Manager; HP iPAQ Power; HP iPAQ Keyboard; Factory Recovery
In the box HP iPAQ 900 Series Business Messenger, standard battery, mini-USB sync/charge cable, AC adapter, mini-USB wired stereo headset, HP iPAQ Getting Started CD, and documentation kit
Warranty One-year parts and labor in most regions; 90 days technical support for software in most regions. Additional offers may vary by region.

Currently no price has been announced, but we will keep you informed when we know. :)

Edit:

Ted wrote in to tell us that it is listed on the HP website for $499.99 unlocked, so no carrier contracts. Thanks Ted.