The folks over at pda.pl have got hold of the recently announced Asus P835, you know the one with the 3.5” touchscreen that runs at WVGA (800 x 480 pixels) resolution, has the Asus Glide overlay and a trackball similar to what you find on the Blackberry devices. We have the video after the break and it looks like a lovely device. Take a look for yourself .
O2 has announced that it managed to shift its millionth iPhone onto the UK public last quarter, helping it achieve positive year-on-year revenue growth. In its quarterly results, the network showed a 5.9 per cent growth in revenue, which was squarely in the middle of what was expected.
BlackBerry devices have also fared well for the network, which has twice seen queues around the block for a new device when it launched both iterations of the iPhone in the UK.
While the company is also a relative minnow in the broadband market, it has seen some strong growth in that area too, with a four-fold increase in the customer base.
via Techradar
Continuing our look at music phones, this week we’re looking at the Sony Ericsson W302 Walkman Phone. This is an entry level phone from Sony Ericsson but still has some nice features such as the FM radio and supplied M2 micro memory card.
Once again Nick will be putting this handset through its paces over the next few weeks and we’ll have his review here online soon. For now, have a look at the quick unboxing video, not as detailed as normal but I have laryngitis so kept it brief!
Sony Erisson W302 Walkman Phone specification:
The Sony Ericsson W302 is packed with impressive Walkman™ features in a no-compromise 10.5mm slim, aluminium front handset. The W302 comes complete with an impressive two megapixel camera, FM radio, TrackID™ and 512MB Memory Stick Micro™ (M2).
The W302 allows users to discover and experience music on the go. Play songs randomly or create your own playlists and listen to them anywhere, whether it’s on the bus, walking to work or at college. Listen the radio on the go and if you’re not sure who the artist is, the W302 has TrackID™ music recognition which will give you all the answers.
Posted by: Matt
Rumours of Nokia entering into the mobile computer biz has been one of the hot topics on the internet lately, and according to Digitimes, Nokia is actually in talks already with several Taiwan netbook makers and EMS companies for possible tie-ups in their latest venture. As opposed to their traditional handset-making practice wherein only the manufacturing is outsourced, Nokia is mulling the idea of a joint design manufacturing (JDM) process this time around for netbooks. An Intel Atom and Qualcomm Snapdragon are the candidates for its processor while other possible partners include Compal and Foxconn. Safe to say, this will definitely be more than just a successor to the yet-to-be-released Nokia N97. No exact date when their first model will be released, but nonetheless, this does give us something new to look forward to from Nokia apart from their usual handsets.
A alleged rift has emerged between Nokia and operators over its plans to incorporate Skype onto its Nseries handsets. O2 and Orange responded furiously to Nokia’s declaration that it will equip its upcoming flagship Nseries device, the N97, with Skype.
If the row is not resolved the two operators may refuse to stock the N97 – or any future Nseries handsets containing Skype – unless Nokia strips out the Skype client. The two operators are understood to have vented their anger in high-level discussions, which involved group level executives from Nokia.
The row centres around ownership of the customer, as well as potential lost revenue from calls from Skype’s internet call service.
A spokeswoman for O2 said: ‘We are currently working with Nokia to understand their Skype service and the business model around it. We continually evaluate new applications and mobile services for our customer base.’
Vodafone and Orange declined to comment.
via Mobiletoday
It may have only been announced a few weeks ago but the lucky guys over at CNet Asia have already managed to get their hands on the HTC Touch Diamond2.
I’m still a big fan of the HTC Touch Diamond so when I heard about the Diamond2 I was pretty pleased to hear that the updated (or ‘refreshed’) version wouldn’t be much larger than its predecessor. So if like me you are wondering what the two will look like side-by-side then take a look at the photos the CNet guys managed to take.
As you can see from the image above, the Diamond2 is a little longer than the Diamond. This is mainly because of the WVGA (480×800) screen in the Diamond2 vs the VGA (480×640) screen in the Diamond. In terms of the width the two are the same.
Notice that the back of the Diamond2 is now flat. Gone are the facets of the Diamond, thank goodness! They were nice to look at but totally impractical!
The Diamond2 is a little thicker than the Diamond, looking at this photo perhaps 3mm more? I’m guessing that this is because of the now built in memory card slot on the Diamond2 that was missing from the Diamond?
Posted by: Matt
An updated ROM is now available for HTC Touch Diamond users to download. HTC advise Diamond users to reapply this update on the models with the language version listed below if you installed this update prior to February 27:
Release Date: 2009-02-27 Category: ROM Upgrade
[The update is available for the following languages: English (Pan Europe and UK), Italian, French, Dutch, German, Swedish, Spanish, Portuguese, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Middle East English, S. Africa English, Russian, and Arabic (Egypt and Middle East)] Full details and link to the ROM after the break.
ASUS, a leading producer of innovative handhelds, today launched the P835, a PDA phone that delivers an Internet browsing and multimedia viewing experience without equal. Designed for business-savvy professionals who appreciate a screen as big as their ambitions, the P835 is equipped with a large 3.5” touchscreen that runs at WVGA resolution—offering five times the number of pixels of most phones and delivering the best document, photo, movie and website viewing experience possible. Apart from being able to display more of a webpage onscreen, the P835 boasts features that greatly enrich users’ online experience, including blazing fast HSUPA 7.2Mbps download speeds, a responsive trackball that makes scrolling effortless and Opera Mobile, a user-friendly and full-featured Web browser. It wraps all of its impressive functionality in an elegant touch-optimized interface which is intuitive, interactive and attractive.
LG have released three videos via their blog of some of the devices that were announced at Mobile World Congress last week. The first video is a short demonstration of the GD910 watch phone and it looks pretty groovy. Next up is the Windows Mobile running KM730, this has the S Class user interface and finally we see the LG Arena with its innovative cube interface. Check out the videos after the break and a word of warning, the last one is over 9 minutes long.
Documents To Go is still on track to be released in the second quarter of 2009 for the iPhone according to some information we have just received from DataViz. It was recently shown at Mobile World Congress and the reports were very favourable, something to note however the version being shown would only allow editing of Word documents and not Excel or any others file types. It will be interesting to see how it comes out next quarter and if the copy paste functions extend beyond the application. We will keep an eye out for more information.
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