Archive for 2009

3 reports Orange to Advertising Standards Agency

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’.

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Orange iPhone first day of sales

Orange has released a little bit of information regarding their release of the iPhone. A rather successful first day.

HTC HD2 specification

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

WhatsApp Messenger for iPhone FREE for a limited time, go get it now!

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!

Google to Acquire AdMob

It looks like Admob have agreed to sell to google.  Admob is used by many developers on not only Android but iphone.  Clearly google are now seriously entering into the mobile advertising market in a major way. 

Today we announced that AdMob has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by Google for $750 million. We are extremely excited about this new partnership and what it means for our advertiser, developer and publisher partners. 

AdMob’s people, products and tools will continue to work to deliver successful campaigns for you and to effectively monetize your mobile traffic – no interruptions.  Our product and engineering teams will keep building great products for our customers. Our sales team will keep working with our thousands of advertisers to deliver successful campaigns. Our business development team will keep working to maximize ad revenue for the more than 15,000 mobile Web sites and applications that make up AdMob’s publisher network.

Unlock your iPhone with O2

Who’d have thought that O2 would be offering a legitamte unlocking service for the iPhone after all. This should please a fair few folks out there as they will slip in their Vodafone/Orange sims and see the signal rise. You obviously have to ride out the O2 contracts and who knows, this may ease conjestion on O2’s network as some may opt for a different carrier most of the time. Details after the break:

O2 launches Total Connectivity for iPhone customers

O2 announces the iPhone Total Connectivity Bolt On, which allows new and existing iPhone customers to purchase the iPhone Internet Tethering bolt-on and receive the standard O2 Home Broadband package completely free.

Pay Monthly iPhone customers who purchase the discounted £9.79 per month 3GB Internet Tethering Bolt On before 31 December 2009 will be entitled to the O2 Home Broadband standard package for free. The service means users can stay totally connected and get the best connection possible, whether at home or out and about on their phone or laptop.

The 3GB Internet Tethering and O2 Home Broadband package is available for just £9.79 per month and will be compatible with all versions of the Apple iPhone 3G. Alternatively, customers can claim a £7.34pm discount against any other O2 Home Broadband product including Premium, Pro or O2 Home Broadband Access.

Peter Rampling, Head of Consumer Mobile at O2 said, “This is a brilliant deal for people who want tethering and home internet. Effectively you get both for just £9.79 a month. Total Connectivity means our customers will always be connected, at home and on the move”

Terms apply, see o2.co.uk/iPhone

Offer available from 10 November 2009.

Source – Press Release

Vodafone taking Pre-orders for the iPhone

Vodafone is going to be doing a new phone called the Apple iPhone 3Gs. This is a phone that has made a bit of noise over the last couple of years, but no one could blame you if you haven’t heard of it before.

In this press release oddly hosted by Cheetahmail.com you can read but not pre-order. Instead there is a link to the Vodafone Access Gateway and you can give Vodafone some ideas about their approach to the iPhone.