Apple have just published the iPhone 3G guided tour video. For those of you that just cannot wait any longer you can watch someone else playing with the iPhone 3G to build the anticipation that little bit more. It is online now for live streaming or you can download it to watch later, check it out here. http://www.apple.com/iphone/guidedtour/.
HTC just released another ROM update for the HTC Touch Diamond the ROM is now available for download from the HTC website (htc.com) but only through the e-club.
As with other HTC ROM updates, in order to download the update you must have an HTC Touch Diamons and have registered it’s serial number through your e-club account. Once you have done this then the download will be available as a “Phone Software Update” in the “My Downloads” section of your account.
The download is just over 98MB in size and the update process takes around 20 minutes to perform. This is a full ROM update so EVERYTHING will be wiped from your Diamond (Internal Storage is Safe) during the upgrade so be sure to backup all of your important data before you begin the update process!
Updated in this ROM:
The other thing you’ll notice when you register your HTC Touch Diamond is that you can download a free copy of Sprite Backup. This allows you to copy all of you phone settings to a non-volatile memory area in order to restore the settings later. It’s probably a good idea to install Sprite Before upgrading the ROM and then restore after the update.
Thanks to Paul at MoDaCo for the heads up on the ROM!
Posted By: Matt
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Orange have reacted to T-Mobile and O2’s recent announcements of price cuts for roaming charges. Orange today announced significant changes to its Orange Travel portfolio which makes voice and data roaming for consumer and business customers simpler, more transparent and better value than ever before. The offers will be made available throughout the Summer to give Orange customers greater choice and value for their Summer holiday or business needs.
We have all read a lot of hype surrounding the HTC Touch Diamond and recently a lot of negative comments on how it actually performs, well we have had some hands on experience over the last week and its definitely a phone that will split opinions right down the middle. Read on for our full review and find out our opinion on this VGA Windows Mobile Professional device.
Youtube on a Windows Mobile is always been something of an art to get working. Hopefully no more if you follow this link. XDA developers has done it again with Youtubeplay.
I’ll be testing this over the next few days and will let you know if its worth going after.
Thanks to Pocketnow for the heads up.
Sieraa Modro from GottaBeMobile has got a great video review of the new iPaq 900 series business communicator. The iPAQ 900 series was scheduled to launch today and this video is well worth watching, check it out after the break.
The SanDisk Sansa Fuze will be the third in a line of portable media player devices that we have reviewed from SanDisk. In the past we have reviewed the Sansa e270 and the Sansa View. The Fuze is their new baby offering similar features to the previous models but in a smaller, neater package and with a claimed 24 hr playback battery life.
The Fuze has a 1.9″ 220 x 176 pixel display (not 240×320 as I stated in the video) and definitely has an iPod Nano look to it. I’m reviewing the 2GB model which is a bit low in capacity for me but there are 4GB and 8GB models available. The 2GB variant retails at a reasonable £55.
Im working on the review at the moment so for now, here’s my unbox video:
SanDisk Sansa Fuze specification:
EDIT: Our SanDisk Sansa Fuze review is now live.
Posted by: Matt
[Post tag(s): smartphone blog, Pocket PC blog, Tracy & Matt, Sandisk, Sansa View, Media Player]
Ok it is a slow news day we get it, but I saw this and it cheered me up no end. iCarta have released the ultimate iPod and iPhone dock accessory for the bathroom. This great bit of kit will charge your iPhone or iPod, play your favourite tunes and always be in reach when you need it most.
Possibly one of the most common questions that I have been asked this week by email and through comments posted on the site is how to soft reset the HTC Touch Diamond.
Seems that many think that the Diamond doesn’t have a soft reset button and that the only way to reset a hung device is to pop the battery out and put it back in.
However, this isn’t the case. The Diamond does indeed have a reset button that you can press with your stylus, it’s just in a slightly unusual place. Don’t go poking your stylus in the two holes on the bottom of the device, neither of these are the reset button. The square hole is where you attach a lanyard or phone charm and the round one next to the USB connector is the MIC. Don’t go forcing your stylus in the MIC hole – we’ve heard that some people have already damaged their phones because of this.
In actual fact that reset button is located just under the bit where the stylus slides in. If you remove the stylus you’ll see a little red button and the word reset. You can in fact press this button if you poke it with the stylus at an angle but it’s a little easier to get to if you pop the back cover open a bit.
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[Post tag(s): smartphone news, Pocket PC news, Tracy & Matt, HTC, HTC Touch Diamond]
Tracy and Matt have the scoop on the extended battery for the Diamond being sold through Expansys. Its £41, 1350 mAH and comes with a new back cover. No mention if it turns the Diamond into a fatty.
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