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The press release says yes, but I won’t believe it until I see it. This device was announced back in September of 2007. Recently, there has been a little buzz that this might finally surface at AT&T after it hit the FCC for approval last month. Anyhow, it’s getting closer and nothing can take as long to roll out as the iPaq 6900 series did.

HP today announced the first shipment date of the HP iPAQ 900 Series Business Messenger, a 3G smartphone designed for maximum mobile productivity to a global audience at the HP Connecting Your World conference.

The HP iPAQ 900 Series Business Messenger shines with a stylish, glossy, piano-black design and features an integrated QWERTY keyboard, Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional operating system and the latest wireless technologies, to simplify the complexities of business and personal life.

The feature-packed HP iPAQ 900 Series offers voice and mobile email communications, along with support for critical business applications. It uses tri-band UMTS/HSDPA and quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE wireless technology to allow customers to make calls and quickly access the Internet around the world, while integrated Bluetooth and Wi-Fi wireless technology allows for convenient connectivity.

Check out the rest of today’s press release from Berlin by reading on…

“As more of the workforce becomes mobile, customers are demanding greater sophistication and functionality from smartphones,” said Paul Damiani, vice president and general manager, Handheld Business Unit, Personal Systems Group, HP. “HP has used customer feedback to develop devices that not only provide connectivity, productivity tools and GPS navigation, but also support the business applications that truly keep the on-the-go professional connected.”

The HP iPAQ 900 Series runs on the Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional operating system for access to familiar productivity applications and a richer mobile experience with Internet browsing and texting, simpler email and wireless setup, and security enhancements.

The device features an alphanumeric QWERTY thumb keyboard for fast typing, a touch-screen display and a five-way navigation scroll wheel allowing convenient one-handed navigation through menus and emails. Built-in Cyberon Voice Commander and HP Voice Reply features enable hands-free emailing and other device commands.⁽³⁾

Those constantly on the move will welcome turn-by-turn navigation⁽⁴⁾ via built-in GPS. The HP iPAQ 900 Series also features Microsoft Internet Sharing software that simplifies connecting to the Internet with a notebook PC anywhere high-speed cellular data networks are available.

In addition to the latest entertainment applications from Windows Mobile 6.1, the HP iPAQ 900 Series features a 3-megapixel camera and the ability to quickly upload images to leading online photo service Snapfish. Photos captured with an HP iPAQ can be directly uploaded to Snapfish accounts over the air.

The HP iPAQ 900 Series also supports HP Enterprise Mobility Suite, the HP mobile device management solution that allows easy setup and over-the-air manageability. The suite allows enterprises to remotely manage, help secure and support mobile devices for maximum device performance and access to applications, data and networks.

Pricing and availability
The HP iPAQ 900 Series Business Messenger will be available worldwide. Shipping dates will vary by region and are expected to begin by June 30. Prices will vary by country and region.

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