Tracy and Matt

It's Thanksgiving and Astraware would like you invite you to join our table and gobble up some great games this Holiday Season! Whether you're travelling to see family, having a get-together at home, or simply recovering from turkey overload, we have some special offers on games that the whole family can enjoy!

We're offering 3 simple, fun games for under $10 each from Wednesday 22nd to Monday 27th November 2006. To take advantage of these special prices, just join Club Astraware (or login if you're already a member). It's free to join, only takes a couple of minutes, and you'll get 2500 points, worth $2.50, just for joining.

Just visit the Astraware website at www.astraware.com from 22nd November to see what's on offer.

Matt

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It didn't take long for the photos to be leaked. Just a few days ago the O2 XDA Flame was nothing but a rumour but today there are photos!

The XDA Flame is a PocketPC phone device that looks to be about the same sort of size as some of the older XDA models, a bit bigger then devices that we have got used to lately.

The Flame is a 3G PocketPC Phone that's going to get enthusiasts pretty hot under the collar for it's one of the first devices to have, not only a generous 3.6" VGA display but also to be powered by NVIDIA's GoForce 5500 GPU for next-generation mobile graphics. Oh, and if that isn't enough, there's the Intel XScale PXA270 520MHz CPU to keep things moving along at a fair old lick!

O2 XDA Flame Specification

The XDA Flame is said to be shipping in Q1 2007. Shame I can't have one for Xmas!

Check out PocketPCThoughts for more info.

Matt

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The new HTC P4350 has just been officially announced on the HTC site.

The HTC P4350 is HTC's own version of the HTC Herald.

Overview
With the convenience of instantly synchronised Outlook® email, contacts and calendar through Microsoft® Windows Mobile® 5.0 Direct Push you can be in touch wherever you are. With Pocket MSN® you can also connect to Hotmail® and MSN® messenger.

When doing business, manage your Word®, Excel® and PowerPoint® documents on the go - the full auto-sliding keyboard makes editing a breeze.

If you just want to relax, you can enjoy your music and video through Windows Media® Player, enhanced with Stereo Bluetooth® wireless sound quality.

HTC P4350 Specification

See the full spec on the HTC product page.

Matt

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We recently heard from someone having issues with their ActiveSync. Basically their Orange M3100 would not connect to their PC. I too have seen this in the past where the ActiveSync logo would turn green and start spinning but would do nothing more.

So if you are having these connectivity issues here is a little something to try: On the device go to, Start, Settings, Connections, USB to PC, then uncheck 'Enable Advanced network functionality'.

You should find that your connection springs to life!

Thanks to Phil for sharing that with us.

Matt

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As I mentioned in my previous post, I just got back from the Eten press conference.

One subject that was raised was the inclusion of VGA screens on their devices. According to Teresa Chou, Eten's sales and marketing director, Eten will be releasing a Windows Mobile PocketPC device with a VGA screen sometime next year. What's more, the device will be 3G and be the same size as existing Glofiish devices - the VGA display will be a 2.8" unit.

A 2.8" VGA unit will be sweet for sure!

Matt

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EDIT: You can now purchase the ETEN M700 from clove and with our offer you can save £25 on the purchase price! See this post for more info.

I just got back from the Eten X500 UK product launch press conference where I took this rather ropey photo of the Eten Glofiish M700.

Pretty impressed with the device, it's pretty light and compared to the HTC TyTN it's pretty damn thin.

Find out about ordering the device HERE.

Keep your eyes on MoDaCo where Paul will have some better photos (He remembered to take a camera!).

Matt

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We have another offer for you from Clove Technology, this time it's for the Eten Glofiish X500.

All you have to do is type TM3PNOV06 into the voucher box on the order form once you have selected to buy the X500 and £30 will be deducted at the checkout stage. To visit the Eten X500 on the Clove site click here.

We believe that this is the cheapest price in the UK for the Eten Glofiish X500 anyway and we are offering you £30 off to boot!!

This offer is for our readers only and is valid until the end of November 2006.

Edit: Check out the latest X500 offen in this post.

Matt

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E-TEN have officially announced the Glofiish M700.

In their press release they had this to say:

"Glofiish M700 Optimized for Messaging on the Move
First Sliding Keyboard Pocket PC Phone to Offer Both Wi-Fi and GPS
E-TEN Information Systems continues to create innovative Pocket PC Phones for mobile business users. Its latest release, the glofiish M700, is the first E-TEN Pocket PC Phone to feature a sliding QWERTY keyboard making it the optimum companion for messaging on the move. The product also supports a full compliment of communications standards and is currently the only device in this category to offer both Wi-Fi and GPS. "

See the rest at MSMobileNews.

EDIT: You can now purchase the ETEN M700 from clove and with our offer you can save £25 on the purchase price! See this post for more info.

Matt

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