The Mobility Today podcast is available. If you use this 
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The HTC Dream aka G1 is the first handset of T-Mobile which is to run the Google Android as the operating system. There has been a little confusion about its launch date, but now it is confirmed on the Oct 13th.
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T-mobile is planning to take pre-orders from its online store as well, starting from the Oct 17th. Now, HTC Dream G1 has got some leaked images which have been floating around the Internet before the launch date. In the picture, the HTC Dream G1 handset seems to have a pretty unique design, which its bottom has a slight tilt and a trackball is found there too. But this adds extra length which tends to make it easily to poke out while it’s in the pocket.
The picture attached here doesn’t show you its QWERTY. But in fact, it’s got a QWERTY. It’s a slider, which slides to the side to reveal its QWERTY. The keys on the QWERTY are neatly spaced, which lets your fingers easily type along. At the back of this phone, you can see the words “With Google”. Apparently, the handset is to make use of the big name of Google to get itself more popular.
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T-mobile will offer this handset with pre-order price $199 after the instant rebate, and you’ll be bound with a 2-year contract. You’ll also need a GMail account to setup the HTC G1 handset. Since it runs on Android, do expect that it comes bundled with tons of Google services. What are known now are those common ones such as maps with Street View, You Tube, IM and text, Gmail.
Other goodies you can find on HTC Dream G1 handset are a 3 megapixel camera, video playback, music player, memory card slot and an application store. And it’s equipped with a huge touchscreen that is likely to rival the iPhone’s.
Posted by: John
The Mobile Marketing Association has published its guidelines for advertising pushed over Bluetooth connections, and considers anyone who hasn’t opted out to be fair game for spammers. The guidelines are now available for public review until 26 September, and take a distinct step beyond the UK’s Direct Marketing Association (DMA) rules in that they consider any handset left in "discoverable" mode to be implicitly giving permission for pushed adverts – something the DMA explicitly rejects.
The BlackBerry phone is a wireless handheld device that was originally launched in 1997 as a two-way pager. The more commonly known BlackBerry we are accustomed to today, which supports push e-mail, mobile telephone, text messaging, internet faxing, web browsing, and other wireless information services was released in 2002. Developed and manufactured by Canadian telecommunications company Research in Motion (RIM), the BlackBerry delivers telecommunications over wireless data networks provided by mobile phone service companies, such as O2, Vodafone and T-Mobile.
Treocentral has upped a great review of the device of the moment, the Palm Treo Pro. Its a long long review and packs in a huge amount of detail. Dieter Bohn knows what he’s talking about when it comes to Windows Mobile and Treo’s, he has a voice to be listened to. "The Treo Pro is loaded with great features, including Tri-Band 3G and Quad-Band EDGE for worldwide, high speed data as well as GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth, a 320×320 Touchscreen, and the Treo’s signature front-facing QWERTY keyboard." Check out the full review at Treocentral.
If you do any photo editing, you know of Adobe Photoshop. I have owned Photoshop for years and cannot think of what I would do without it! And, now, Adobe is launching Photoshop.com Beta for Windows Mobile Devices. Only available for a select bunch of Windows Devices that do not include the AT&T Tilt / HTC TyTN II, however, one can safely assume that it is a matter of time before it makes its way to WinMo Pro Devices. None the less, I thought it worthy to post about to get us all green with envy for our other Windows Mobile Brothers who will be participating in the Beta Program.
A new version of DataViz Documents To Go has just been released for Windows Mobile Professional devices or the ones with touch screens if you like. Create, view and edit native Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint files and the first and only commercially available mobile office suite to fully support (view, edit & create) Microsoft Office 2007/2008 files and attachments. Full details and a link to the trial after the break.
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Samsung i900 Omnia in stock – Windows Mobile 6.1 and 8GB storage
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NDrive G800 In-car GPS in stock
The NDrive G800 In-Car GPS is now in stock and has been worth the wait! You can now navigate with 3D real life picture images instead of using traditional maps.
MoGo Dapter – Bluetooth USB Dongle
The MoGo Dapter USB dongle adds Bluetooth v2.0 to your device, and is specifically designed for users who do not have embedded Bluetooth functionality on their laptop, tablet or UMPC and hate carrying around full-sized bulky adapters. Once you plug MoGo Dapter into your USB connector you do not need to unplug the unit during travel – as its mechanical design does not protrude
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The Celio Redfly Mobile Companion connects to your Windows Mobile device with via USB or Bluetooth – and it changes the resolution of your smartphone display so that applications, web sites, email and attachments can be accessed on an 8-inch screen with a full size QWERTY keyboard and a mouse. Compatible with Windows Mobile 5 and 6, it offers over 8 hours of battery life.
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The Acer v200 In-Car GPS is thin and light, and will easily fit in your pocket once you have reached your destination. Complete European maps are pre-installed on the supplied SD card – no installation or activation is required, works straight out of the box. This is a great deal for the price.
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Posted by: Matt
Yesterday we told you about the HTC S740 appearing without warning on the HTC site. This morning HTC sent over the following official press release. Note that it states the availability as being from September – not long to wait!
Press release:
HTC Corp, a global leader in mobile phone innovation and design, today announced the introduction of the HTC S740, a slim, compact, and stylish smartphone that provides the perfect combination of a traditional 12-key phone design with HTC’s signature sliding QWERTY keyboard for optimal messaging. The HTC S740 will be available across Europe from September 2008.
“Demand for high-performance, smart, mobile devices continues to see strong growth globally and HTC is well positioned to meet the varying needs of our diverse customer base,” commented Dr. Florian Seiche, Vice President of HTC Europe. “The HTC S740 combines a powerful, premium phone with a full slide-out keypad in a compact and sleek form factor. Clearly, one size does not fit all and the S740 will play an important role in expanding our growing portfolio of devices.”
The S740 is designed to offer the most flexible and efficient messaging experience on the market. From the design of its 12-key keypad (ideal for super fast one hand messaging) and full QWERTY keyboard (perfect for those who prefer a two handed messaging experience) both input capabilities ensure efficient and accurate typing, as well as support for POP3, IMAP and Exchange push email. Instant messaging (IM) and SMS can also be accessed through the familiar 12-key interface on the front of the phone.
The HTC S740 features the fastest mobile broadband capabilities with a maximum download speed of 7.2 Mbps, up to 18 times faster than 3G. This true mobile broadband experience allows users to leverage the mobile Internet in a variety of ways including browsing to a favourite website, using Google Maps to find a restaurant for lunch and catching up to the minute news, blog posts and video podcasts with the integrated RSS reader.
The S740 follows the sleek design of HTC’s hit consumer handset, the HTC Touch Diamond. This slim smartphone features the same polished black facetted back, a 2.4 inch QVGA display and slide-out QWERTY keyboard.
Key HTC S740 product specifications:
Take a look at our HTC S740 demonstration video for a more detailed view!
Posted by: Matt
Google said Monday that it will cut two key features out of its upcoming "Android" mobile-phone OS: a formal Bluetooth implementation, and Google Talk, the developer’s version of instant messaging. However, Google said that the first phones will indeed have support for Bluetooth hands-free devices. On the other hand, HTC or T-Mobile, both carriers that have committed to developing Android phones, will apparently not have access to the API that exposes Bluetooth functionality; dedicated Bluetooth functions will apparently have to be designed in by Google itself.
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