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Toshiba this week debuts two new mobile handsets at Mobile World Congress 2010. Expanding Toshiba’s mobile handset range, the TG02 and K01 offering capacitive touchscreens and fast internal processors like its TG01 Windows phone. The TG02 builds on the super-slim form of the Toshiba TG01 Windows phone, features a wide 4.1″ VGA capacitive touchscreen, 1GHz processor and 9.99mm thickness body.

Toshiba TG02

Toshiba K01

Joining the TG02 at MWC is the new K01, it comes with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard that makes typing easy and comfortable, the K01 also offers Toshiba’s first-ever Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) capactive 4.1″ wide-screen. The K01 also features super-slim design, measuring 12.9mm front to back. The K01 also features a fast 1GHz2 processer and storage can be expanded up to 32GB using microSDHC cards, allowing users to store their favourite movies, music and games with plenty of room to spare.

Toshiba today announced the launch of its first direct methanol fuel-cell product: Dynario. The Dynario has a dedicated fuel cartridge for refueling on the go, and only 3,000 units will be available at initial launch. It runs on mix of methanol and ambient oxygen, and the chemical reaction between the two in the fuel cell produces electricity. Orders will be accepted from October 22, and shipping will start on October 29.

The palm-sized Dynario is Toshiba’s first DMFC product. Once fueled with an injection of methanol solution from its dedicated cartridge, Dynario starts to generate electricity that is delivered to a mobile phone or other supported mobile devices via USB connection. On a single refill of methanol which can be made in an instant period (around 20 seconds), Dynario can generate enough power to charge two typical mobile phones.

Toshiba Dynario will be sold at around $328 USD, and each set of liquid refilling cartridges (5 units) is available at $34.

[via engadgetmobile]

If you have a Toshiba TG01 Windows Phones and is yet to update to the new Windows Mobile 6.5, you can now download the software update directly from the company’s Europe site here. The webpage is in German but you can choose to download the English version of the software upgrade file. [via wmpoweruser]

To coincide with the release of Windows Mobile 6.5, Toshiba UK announces the retail availability of the TG01 Windows phone, a variant of its innovative TG01 featuring the new Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system. Toshiba customers who have previously purchased the TG01 will also be entitled to an upgrade to the new Windows Mobile 6.5, free of charge.

An update to the new Windows Mobile® 6.5 operating system for existing owners of TG01 is available for download from Toshiba’s website: www.toshiba-europe.com/mobile

Nokia, Samsung, Silicon Image, Sony and Toshiba today announced the formation of a Mobile High-Definition Interface Working Group that intends to create an industry standard for an audio/video interface to connect mobile phones or portable consumer electronics (CE) devices directly to high-definition televisions (HDTVs) and displays.  This new mobile connectivity standard, based on Silicon Image’s Mobile High-Definition Link (MHL) technology, will be defined, promoted and marketed by the Working Group as an industry standard.

The Working Group’s vision for the next generation of mobile connectivity is to provide an easy and cost-effective implementation for manufacturers while offering consumers a simple and reliable mobile connectivity experience.  A single-cable with a low pin count interface will be able to support up to 1080p high-definition (HD) digital video and HD audio in addition to delivering power to a portable device.