Archive for October 16th, 2009
O2 launched the Palm Pre today so Vodafone counter attacked with … the Samsung H1. This is the first of two phones set to appear featuring the LiMO OS, a Linux based operating system. We discussed this phone in a recent podcast and it really seems to cut it as far as features go, however with most awaiting tariff info on the iPhone on Orange and Vodafone and heavy competition from the Palm Pre we think this little device is going to have a rough time. Read on for the specs.
As from today, the 16th October, you can buy a Palm Pre from O2 if you want to.
Palm Pre
At the moment the only way to get a “free” Pre is to sign up to a 24 month contract or pay £44.05 per month. That’s a lot of money to pay each month unless you will actually use the 1200 minutes you will get. Of course, with all the deals, you will get unlimited web and Wi-Fi, that you would certainly need as the new Web OS is permanently connected to the internet.
There are five different packages available, four on 18 month contracts and one on the 24 month.
It will be very interesting so see how Pre sales go, as I feel that a lot of people are currently waiting to see what Orange and Vodafone have to offer price wise with the iPhone 3GS.
Ronan Dunne, CEO of Telefonica O2 UK said “Today’s announcement reinforces O2’s position as the home of the smartphone. With the addition of the excellent Palm Pre to our already extensive portfolio, we will continue to offer our customers the widest range of the very best devices on the market today.”
“There’s a lot of excitement about Palm Pre in Europe as we continue to expand Palm webOS products across new carriers and countries,” said Jon Rubinstein chairman and chief executive officer, Palm, Inc. “We look forward to launching Palm Pre with O2 so people in the UK can see firsthand how Palm webOS offers a new and better smartphone experience.”
To see the full O2 Palm Pre page click here.
Posted by: James
The Palm® Pre™ phone is available today, exclusively on O2.¹
The first phone on the new Palm webOS™ platform allows you to keep multiple applications open at the same time so you can flow effortlessly between the people and events that make up your life. Plus, with Palm Synergy™, your contacts, emails and online calendars are brought together from different sources, giving you the information you need to keep you ahead of the game.
To be perfectly honest we’re surprised it took this long. Reports are surfacing that Apple is now shipping a new bootrom with the iPhone 3GS that is resistant to the 24kpwn exploit used by the Dev-Team and others to jailbreak the iPhone. DevTeam member MuscleNerd confirms that the bootrom update, dubbed iBoot-359.3.2, would make jailbreaking new iPhone’s “impossible” for the time being. Man, does Apple hate when people muck with the iPhone or what! Your move Dev Team — and godspeed. Or maybe our ninja GeoHot can find a way around it? We’ll see!
BGR via iClarified
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eXpansys Friday Deals: Selected deals between 11am and 5pm, 16th October 2009 |
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Samsung M8910 PIXON 12 Normally |
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Intel X18-M 80GB 1.8" Normally |
Ubinetics GC201 GSM PCMCIA Normally |
ORA Nokia Car Charger Normally |
iGo CoolStand for Laptops Normally |
| These deals are available on Friday the 16th October 2009 between 11am and 5pm by following the links above only. Normal pricing will apply outside of these hours*. |
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Posted by: Matt
We don’t normally cover apps on the blog however I am making an exception as this one was created by a friend of mine and he is rather well known in the mobile phone industry as he has the number one mobile podcast on iTunes!
The Cell Phone Junkie
Mickey Papillon who runs thecellphonejunckie.com in the USA has created a great iPhone app for listeners of his podcasts. Mickey and his buddy Joey have two separate podcasts. The first being a free weekly show dedicated to recent mobile news in the States and also its a chance for Mickey and Joey to answer any questions that have been emailed in by followers of the show .The second podcast, TCPJ unlocked, is a fortnightly show where they tend to focus on one particular subject and often have guest on the show. Although I am not in the USA I still find both podcasts very interesting and informative.
The app which can be found in the iTunes apps store gives users a direct link from there iPhone not only to download the podcasts but also some bonus material as well. PDF documents – show notes and bonus audio content can be viewed/listened to. In addition you can follow the shows Twitter feed, email the show and hear call-in audio comments.
For £1.19 if you use an iPhone and want to listen to thecellphonejunkie this app is a must and a great idea.
Good job Mickey!
To find the app just enter tcpj into the search box in iTunes.
Posted by: James
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