Full details of the X01HT on the SoftBank Web Site

It's nice to see that Softbank (formerly Vodafone Japan) have full details in English on the X01HT on their nicely designed web site.

Some of the main things I noted:

• It won't support S! Mail (MMS) which I assume are the new names for the push mail services bundled with regular SoftBank phones so users will need a 3rd party service. It does support SMS which of course is big outside Japan, but SMS does not operate between carriers here which is a big barrier.
• It won't support Yahoo! Keitai which I assume is the name for Vodafone Live - the keitai portal that all the big carriers have and the main place to get useful services and applications, including being able to pay for them with your phone bill.
  
• It will have Infra Red, unlike the Willcom W-ZERO3
• Can be used for video calls.
• Security software can be downloaded but it costs etc. (Is anybody using ant-virus software on their Windows Mobile device?)
• Opera will not be bundled.
• The small print mentions a 'Communication Manager' utility for automatically switching between packet communications and wireless LAN.

No exact date for release is mentioned, just that it is 'coming soon'. They also note 'For details on communication charges, please inquire at a store that carries our products.'