Archive for 2008
Apple has been boosting sales of Macs with its Mac OS X operating system — seemingly at Microsoft’s expense, as more PC users turn up their noses at Microsoft’s Windows Vista. Apple also has had great success with its iPhone, but now that Apple is taking flak because of problems with its MobileMe service, an admiring Microsoft appears ready to go after some of Apple’s revenue.
We’ve reviewed many of the devices on offer from MWg recently (With the exception of the the MWg Zinc II which we’re reviewing at the moment.) and they’ve all been quite well received by us. eXpansys and MWg have extended their excellent cash back offer to now include the following devices:
MWg UBiQUiO 501 with £50 cash back:
- MWg UBiQUiO 501 before cash back claim: £149.95 inc VAT;
- MWg UBiQUiO 501 after cash back claim: £99.95 inc VAT!
MWg Atom Life with £50 cash back:
- MWg Atom Life before cash back claim: £199.95 inc VAT;
- MWg Atom Life after cash back claim: £149.95 inc VAT!
MWg UBiQUiO 503G with £50 cash back:
- MWg UBiQUiO 503G before cash back claim: £229.95 inc VAT;
- MWg UBiQUiO 503G after cash back claim: £179.95 inc VAT!
The offer runs until the end of August 2008 for UK customers who purchase their MWg device from www.expansys.com!
The MWg Atom V and Zinc II £50 cash back offer has also been extended to the end of August, so get your MWg device now!
Check the individual product links above for terms and conditions.
Posted by: Matt
[Post tag(s): smartphone news, Pocket PC news, Tracy & Matt, MWg, eXpansys]
The Unwired have posted a brilliant video showing the final Rom Samsung will use for its unbranded and SIM-free i900 Omnia. Unlike the previous hands-on video The Unwired showed us, which was made with a SGH-i900 prototype running a Beta software, this videoview now shows you how the final software will look and work.
Phone Arena has a thorough review of the Samsung Omnia. Plenty of delicious hi res pictures of check out along the way and they seem to cover almost every phone feature. They do manage to dig up a couple of problematic areas and it might be a useful to see a couple of the possible short comings of this phone.
HTC Hong Kong have released a new official Rom for the HTC Diamond that fixes quite a few issues that we have seen along with enabling the 850 mhz band for US use. Check after the break for the full list of fixes along with a link to XDA-developers who are hosting the Rom for your download pleasure.
UMPC and UMPC size devices are becoming more common these days and with the successes of the Asus Eee PC platform lots of manufacturers are coming up with similar products.
HP Compaq announced the Mini-Note range a little while ago and these ultra-small form factor laptops look like being a real winner.
There’s a lot crammed in to the 2133, there’s a 120GB hard drive, 1GB RAM and an awesome 1280×768 display that has got to be one of the sharpest TFT’s I have ever seen!
Below you’ll find my brief unboxing video, which will give you a some idea of the size of this neat little device, while Mark prepares the review which should be online in a week or so.
HP 2133 MiniNote specification:
With the HP 2133 Mini-Note PC it is possible to have true portable computing power. The HP 2133 Mini-Note PC weighs from just 1.2 kg, yet features an 8.9 WXGA scratch resistant display, 120 GB hard disk drive and a 92% full-size keyboard. Wireless LAN 802.11b/g is included along with Bluetooth and a 56K modem for total connectivity while on the move.
In addition the HP Compaq 2133 Mini-Note PC has a simple refined design, and is durable due to the complete aluminium casing, which also results in a lightweight product.
EDIT: Our HP 2133 Mini-Note review is now live on site.
Posted by: Matt
[Post tag(s): smartphone blog, Pocket PC blog, Windows Mobile blog, UMPC, HP_2133_Mini-Note, HP 2133 Mini-Note, Tracy & Matt]
That’s right the jailbreak/pwning software for Windows users running the iPhone 2.0 software, has been released. If you are looking to jailbreak your iPhone 3G, iPod touch or iPhone running the latest firmware version (we don’t condone this in any way) you can now do so using Windows OS. Full details and download links after the break.
The guys at crackberry.com have got their hands on the latest Blackberry but this one is a first. The Blackberry Kickstart 8220 is a flip phone type form factor never seen before in the Blackberry range. Originally branded with a device model number of 9100, this has now changed. The BlackBerry "KickStart" is now the 8220 and will feature WiFi, while the BlackBerry "SeaWolf" is the 8210 and will feature GPS.
Its barely announced but Treocentral are giving one lucky person the opportunity of winning a GSM Treo 850w. Why am I telling you? I have my guess of when exactly the Treo 850w is being released in and my fingers will be crossed right up to September. The 800w is getting mixed reviews Stateside, however that is an improvement over recently reactions to their ageing product line.
Looking for small business web development near me, I spotted an interesting article at the Windows Mobile Blog which explains in quite a bit of detail the process involved in deploying new Windows Mobile OS’s along with updates etc and why it takes so long before we actually see them on devices. You know like when they announced Windows Mobile 6.1 way back in February and we are still waiting for updates in July 5-6 months later. You can read the full article after the break.
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