Archive for November, 2009

By November 26, 2009 Read More →

Tesco Mobile Network customers to get the iPhone

iphone with Tesco Mobile - Coming Soon So yesterday O2 and Tesco announced that the iPhone would be coming to Tesco’s which is a large Supermarket. Well I am not a phone snob but the thought of seeing the best smartphone around appearing alongside your beans and chicken breasts is a little off putting for me and some what devaluing. Having said that, maybe Tesco’s will now pull their finger out and get an App sorted for home grocery shopping, now that would be a handy App.

I understand the reason behind it but if it hits Aldi ot Netto anytime soon I may have to consider ditching mine.

Press Release after the break.

Posted in: Phones
By November 26, 2009 Read More →

HTC’s Capacitive Stylus Appears

Yesterday we told you about the extended battery, car kit and the capacitive stylus for the HTC HD2. Well today the first images of the stylus surface on the web.

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Russian site YouHTC seem to have been the first to get their hands on photos but other sites also have the photos now. We’ll post more photos as we get them.

According to WMPoweruser the stylus will cost £17.25. Apparently the end of the stylus is transparent so you can see though it but with a red dot to indicate where it is being pressed. It’s also curved at the bottom.

 

Posted by: Matt

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By November 26, 2009 Read More →

Christmas Competition 2009

Here on tracyandmatt.co.uk Christmas competitions are something of a tradition and this year is certainly going to be no different!

This year we have some fantastic prizes to give away, some from ourselves and some from each of our sponsors and friends. We’re also giving you additional ways to enter the competition this year and each person gets to enter using each method for a total of three chances to win.

So what you can you win this year?

 

Prize

Supplied By

XBOX 360

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HTC Touch Diamond2

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HTC Hero

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Samsung Genio QWERTY

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Plantronics Audio 655 Digital USB Stereo Headset

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Plantronics Discovery 665 Bluetooth Headset

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Clove Technology £30 Voucher

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HTC Tattoo

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Nokia 5800 SIM-free

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iGame Family iPod Dock

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There will also be a few smaller prizes that have yet to be confirmed but likely to include HTC goodie bags and a few other things.! 🙂

 

Here’s how you can enter:

  1. The first way to enter is using the normal competition entry form here on the site. Simply let me have your forum name and answer the qualifying question: “Do you want to win a prize?” and you’ll be entered in to the draw. You must be a registered forum member to enter but registration is free and simple. Go to the forum to register.
  2. The second way to enter is to follow us on twitter and to retweet the following tweet: “RT @tracyandmatt I just entered the BIG competition on tracyandmatt.co.uk Find out how you can enter too: http://bit.ly/6gSelV” You can also click the retweet link below to save you copying and pasting the phrase. Your twitter name will also be entered in to the draw.
  3. Finally you can enter by joining our Facebook fan page (www.facebook.com/tracyandmatt.co.uk). Become a fan tracyandmatt.co.uk and we’ll enter you in to the competition. Don’t worry if you are already a fan, we’ll add your name too!

 

RETWEET ME!

 

So that gives you three ways to enter the competition and each person can enter three times using each method once, so you have three chances to win!

We’ll pick the winners at random and will announce who’s won what on Monday the 21st of December so that we can, hopefully, get your prizes to you in time for Christmas!

 

Thanks to Clove Technology, Devicewire.com, eXpansys, Orange and SuperETrader for supplying the prizes!

Please note that while this competition is open to anyone, bue to regional restrictions on the console, I can only offer the Xbox 360 to a UK resident. All other prizes are open to all.

 

This competition is now closed, a list of winners can be found in the Competition Announcement post.

 

Posted by: Matt

Posted in: Competitions
By November 26, 2009 Read More →

The best Thanksgiving sale in app store: cheap CoPilot Live North America

We wish happy thanksgiving to all our American friends and enemies! Interestingly American company ALK Technology that is making very cheap (and not bad) GPS navigation software, is offering big sale – only 20 bucks instead of 35 – of their app, but only the one with North American maps:

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By November 25, 2009 Read More →

HTC HD2 Stylus, Extended Battery and Car Kit

You may have seen on a few other sites that HTC will make a capacitive stylus available for the HTC HD2, presumably for the Asian markets where handwriting recognition is more popular than in Europe or the USA, this sounds quite plausible as we have seen styli for the iPhone on sale in the US recently.

We’ve heard that there will also be a dedicated car kit available for the HD2 which we assume will nicely make use of the car kit option in the settings menu on the HD2.

Another point that you may have also heard elsewhere is that there will be an official extended battery for the HTC HD2 and what you may not have heard elsewhere is that said battery, and larger battery cover will include a ‘kick-stand’ that will allow you to stand the HD2 on a desk or table in landscape mode which is a really cool idea. However, we’ve been told that the HD2 will not fit in the official car kit with the extended battery which is a bit of a shame, but I guess if you have a car kit you will have the HD2 on charge more often than not.

We’re trying to get official confirmation from HTC and get some pictures of these accessories and we’ll share them with you as soon as we get them!

Don’t forget to have a look at our full HTC HD2 review.

 

Posted by: Matt

Posted in: Rumours
By November 25, 2009 Read More →

SPB Time updated to 3.0

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SPB Software, a leading maker of mobile applications, announces the release of SPB Time 3.0, a major update to the best-selling Windows Mobile time toolset. The updated version offers a completely new, reconsidered user interface and significantly improved alarm features. SPB Time 3.0 provides user with three different types of alarms to fit any needs. Paranoid alarm is designed to wake up deep sleepers while Bio alarm does its job in a very gentle way. Classic alarm is a good solution for those who don’t believe in biorhythms and do not want to be disturbed too much in the morning time.
A lot of features were reworked in the design aspect. For example, "World Time" feature is presented as a realistic looking 3D model of the Earth with chosen cities designated as spots on the surface. Countdown screen is supplemented with a picture of sandglass where the sand pours out as time goes. The splendour of these interface solutions are accompanied by a vast choice of skins in an online catalog.
SPB Time 3.0 is also one of the company’s Windows Mobile applications that is able to make use of SPB Mobile Shell’s widget system. Four widgets are available for those who already have Mobile Shell version 3.5.1 and higher: City Time, Moon Phase, Next Alarm and Stop Watch.

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By November 25, 2009 Read More →

HTC HD2 back in stock!

The HTC HD2 has been a bit hard to get since its initial launch but the good news is that its back.

 

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HTC HD2

 

devicewire.com gave us the good news this afternoon so if you are after the HD2 now is the time to snap one up.

From devicewire.com its £499.00 delivered, which sounds a bargain if you ask me. If you do get one please follow the HD2 on our forum and let us know your thoughts.

 

Posted by: James

 

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By November 25, 2009 Read More →

O2’s HTC HD2 SIM-locked?

A few days ago we told you that HTC HD2 was now available on the O2 network here in the UK, something that was pretty popular with many of you!

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HTC HD2

HOWEVER, a word of warning to any of you thinking about getting the HD2 via O2, we are hearing reports for various sources that and HD2 acquired through O2 will be SIM-locked to the O2 network! So you cant get the HD2 and use it on another network without getting it unlocked, and at this moment in time there is no unlock for the HD2, not that we know of anyway, please correct me if I am wrong!

If you are an O2 customer with the HD2 and are able to confirm this please do let us know, I have contacted O2 but have no official response so far. I’ll keep you posted!

 

Posted by: Matt

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By November 25, 2009 Read More →

fring Brings World’s First fring & Skype Video Calls on Mobile

LONDON, November 24, 2009. fring, the multi-award winning mobile application that lets users communicate and share web-based experiences from their mobile devices, today announces the world’s first mobile video calls over internet protocol (IP).

fring video enables users to conduct video calls with other fringsters as well as with Skype contacts over their device’s Wi-Fi or 3G internet connection.

This video feature is embedded within the fring application that enables free voice calls to other fring users, Skype and GTalk buddies as well as friends on regular phone lines via Skype-Out and hundreds of popular SIP services. fring users live chat, update profiles, share files and talk with friends from several Instant Messaging services like MSN, AIM, GoogleTalk and Skype, in addition to interacting with popular online social networks including Twitter, Facebook, Last.fm and more, all from one integrated fring contact list.

Avi Shechter, Co-Founder & CEO of fring: “As the mobile VoIP trail-blazers since this industry’s inception, we have a responsibility to continue breaking the mobile-internet barriers, and bringing users all the choices, richness and always-on connectivity that internet communications on mobile can deliver.”

Shechter continued, “fring was the first to bring Nokia, iPhone and Android users the choice to make free calls together with live chat over their devices’ internet connection, the first to enable cost-saving mobile twitter over internet, and now we’re proud to continue leading the field with the world’s first mobile video over internet including fring and Skype mobile video calls.”

The new fring version with video calls support is currently available to users with Nokia X6, N97 mini, N97, 5800, N95 8G, N95 and N82 devices. Versions for other handsets and operating systems will be launched very shortly.

via Press Release

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By November 25, 2009 Read More →

Samsung ST550 unboxing video

It’s been a little while since we last reviewed a digital camera here on the site and even longer since we looked at one from Samsung. Last week Samsung sent us over the Samsung ST550 digital camera, a good looking piece of kit but with an innovative ‘trick’ up its sleeve (or lens).

The Samsung ST550 digital camera

The Samsung ST550 digital camera
 

Not only is the ST550 well specified in the lens and sensor department, with a 4.6x optical zoom, 12 megapixel sensor and 3.5″ touchscreen on the rear but the ST550’s real party piece is the forward facing LCD screen right next to the lens. When you first see this in action you realise what a simple idea it is and wonder why on earth it’s never been done before. How many times have you tried to take a picture of yourself with friends or family holding the camera at arms-length to take shot? Well this makes the process a little easier!

The forward LCD isn’t just limited to live view mode though either, it can also display a count-down for the self timer or display a smiley face when you are about to take the picture, idea for taking pictures of kids!

We’ll be looking at the Samsung ST550 over the coming weeks and will have a review online for you soon. For now, have a look at the unbox for a quick tour of the camera.

 

Samsung ST550 unboxing video

 

Samsung ST550 specification:

  • Style: Ultra Compact
  • Megapixels: 12
  • Print Ratios: 4:3, 16:9, 3:2
  • File Formats: JPEG
  • Memory Cards: Micro SD/ Micro SDHC
  • Zoom: 4.6x
  • Focal Length Equivalent: 27-124.2mm
  • Shutter Speed: 8 – 1/2000 seconds
  • Aperture: F3.5(W) – F5.9(T)
  • Sensitivity: Auto, ISO 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200
  • White Balance Settings: Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent_H, Fluorescent_L, Tungsten, Custom
  • ExposureCompensation: -2EV to +2EV (in 1/3EV steps)
  • LCD Screen: 3.5 inches
  • Flash Modes: Auto, Auto & Red-eye reduction, Fill-in flash, Slow sync, Flash off, Red eye fix
  • Flash Range: 3.4m
  • Shooting Modes: Portrait, Night Portrait, Backlight Portrait, Macro Portrait, Backlight, Landscape, White, Action, Tripod, Night, Macro, Macro Text, Blue Sky, Sunset Sky, Natural Portrait, Natural Green, Beauty shot, Frame Guidet, Portrait, Children, Night, Landscape,Close up Text, Sunset, Dawn, Back Light, Fireworks, Beach, Snow
  • Maximum Movie Resolution: 1280 x 720 pixels
  • Maximum Movie Frames Per Second: 30 fps
  • Maximum Movie Duration: To capacity of memory card
  • Macro Focus: 3cms
  • Metering: Multi-pattern, centre weighted, spot
  • Image Stabilisation: Yes
  • Video Out (TV Playback): Yes
  • Computer Connection: Yes
  • Batteries: Lithium-ion Rechargeable
  • Dimensions: 99.8 x 59.8 x 18.6mm
  • Weight: 165.7g

See the Samsung ST550 page for more info.

 

Posted by: Matt

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