Archive for November 10th, 2009
Our latest podcast, Episode 48, is now available for download, with out first special guest in over 100 years. Tonight with Matt Davis from www.tracyandmatt.co.uk we discuss the HTC HD2, Orange selling record numbers and O2’s counter-attack. You can subscribe via iTunes, RSS or download the mp3 file here. Full show notes after the break.
Today is the day a lot of iPhone fans here in the UK have been waiting for – The release of the iPhone on Orange. And I’m not surprised that the sales of the iPhone have been humongous!
Orange
Apple iPhone
Our friend Conor from orange told us this:
- Orange are delighted to reveal, that as of 4pm today Orange had sold more than 30,000 iPhones across the UK – smashing what we believe is the previously published first day sales records for a handset in the UK
- At the same time, Orange’s first ever exclusive UK app – Orange Wednesdays – has gone to the top slot in the Entertainment Category, and hit second place in the free apps chart on the Apple App Store. The app combines the latest film reviews and trailers with up to date info on what’s on, where films are showing, information on how to get there and the ability to redeem the 2-for-1 Orange Wednesdays cinema voucher on your Orange iPhone.
- Orange’s 3G mobile network covers more people in the UK than any other, and is currently the focus of our recently launched £multi-million pound advertising campaign, which from today features the iPhone, entitled ‘You’re Covered’.
These figures are sure to keep climbing day after day and I would imagine that Vodafone will be doing everything in their power to get their iPhone in the shops as soon as possible.
Posted by: James
3 has reported Orange to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) over its claims of having the largest high-speed mobile network. Orange, which launched the iPhone on its network today, claimed that it has a 3G network covering 93% of the population – but 3 said this claim is misleading and confusing for customers.
3 has been carrying out work across its network recently and is currently working in the London area to improve coverage. It has 9,192 sites in comparison to Orange’s 7,500 3G masts and claims to be adding 150 sites a week. 3 complained that if it applied a ‘different measure’ it would be able to claim 95% coverage and said it would like a third party to measure the level of 3G coverage to provide a ‘realistic’ picture for consumers.
Orange told the Times that it was ‘not how many masts you have’, but ‘where you stick them’.
Orange has released a little bit of information regarding their release of the iPhone. A rather successful first day.
Guys over at Devicewire.com just emailed me to let me know that they have the UK’s first shipment of HTC HD2’s and have started shipping them today – a few days earlier than expected!
Head on over to devicewire.com to place your order now and get your HD2 in time to play with it all weekend!
Posted by: Matt
Had a few emails this week from people asking if I can confirm the specification of the HTC HD2 now that I’ve got my hands on it. So below you can find the run down of the HD2 spec. More details can be found on the HTC website though.
HTC HD2 specification:
- Operating System – Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional
- Processor – Qualcomm® MSM8250T, 1 GHz
- Memory – ROM: 512 MB / RAM: 448 MB
- Display – 4.3-inch TFT-LCD touch-sensitive screen with 480 X 800 WVGA resolution
- Contract – No Contract SIM Free/Unlocked
- Network – HSPA/WCDMA: Europe/Asia: 900/2100 MHz
Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz - Bluetooth 2.1 With EDR and A2DP
- WiFi 802.11b/g
- MicroUSB
- GPS – Internal GPS Antenna
- Audio – 3.5mm Audio Jack
- Expansion Slot – MicroSDHC
- Camera – 5 megapixel colour camera with auto focus and dual LED flashlight
- Talk Time – Up to 380 minutes for GSM
- Standby Time – Up to 490 hours for GSM
- Battery – Lithium-ion 1230mAh removable
- Dimensions – 120.5 X 67 X 11 mm (4.74 X 2.64 X 0.43 inches)
- Weight – 157 grams (5.54 ounces) with battery
- G-Sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Digital Compass
- FM Radio
Social Networking
- FacebookT integration
- Sharing photos on Facebook and Twitter
- Sharing videos on YouTubeT
- HTC PeepT for twittering
Multimedia
- Windows Media® Player
- Albums
- Pictures & Videos
- FM Radio
- Audio supported formats:
.aac, .amr, .m4a, .mid, .mp3, .mp4, .qcp, .wav, .wma - Video supported formats:
.wmv, .asf, .mp4, .3gp, .3g2, .m4v, .avi
Home Screen
Home, People, Messages, Mail, Internet, Calendar, Stocks, Photos & Videos, Music, Weather, Footprints, Twitter, Settings
Don’t forget you can ask questions about the HD2 over on the HD2 forum thread and return frequently for updates and our HD2 review.
EDIT: Our extensive HTC HD2 review is now live on site.
Posted by: Matt
2 top iPhone-to-iPhone messengers are WhatsApp Messenger and Ping!. Today, for a short time, WhatsApp Messenger is free, so go get it, tiger! Get it now!
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