J. Edward Rutkowski (msmobiles.com), Mickey Papillon (from Cell Phone Junkie) and Tadd Rosenfeld (from mytreo.net) discuss why Microsoft may have canceled their software developer conference, the impact of increasingly powerful smartphone CPUs and large memory devices on the future of smartphones, new and upcoming software and accessories, and the quality of Skype calls on a Treo 750.

Salient topics include:

• Free Skype voice over IP service tested on Treo 750 over 3G (HSDPA)

• Discussion about how CPU and data speed affect Skype quality

• Upcoming Seagate DAVE 60 GB Bluetooth Hard Drive for smartphones with WiFi

• New Windows Mobile phone with 1 GHz processor from Qualcomm

• Future of smartphones (will they run Windows Vista eventually?)

• Toshiba's new smartphones (Portege G910 and G710)

• What is the future of i-mate? Is there any truth to the "for sale" rumors? Will we see the Ultimate line for sale in the United States?

• Exploration of HTC TyTN II (aka Kaiser) video performance problems

• Microsoft dumps MEDC software development conference. What does it mean?

• Impressions of CES trade show in Las Vegas

• Preview of Mobile World Congress 2008 in Barcelona next month

• Other news and stories!

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