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Toshiba TG01 spreading viruses

Gareth | July 15, 2009 |

O2 customers in Germany have been somewhat unlucky with the purchase of their Toshiba TG01 units. The unit which took months to actually begin shipping has actually shipped with a virus installed.  Whilst the number of devices affected to date is very few, customers in Germany have been urged to contact customer services and all […]

Samsung JET S8000 unboxing video

Matt | July 15, 2009 |

Samsung seem to be releasing a large number of handsets at the moment from the Omnia range. The Omnia HD and Omnia II are among the more eagerly awaited models out there and we should be getting our hands on them to review in due course. This week we received the Samsung JET S8000 to […]

Mobile Tech Addicts Podcast No 39

Gareth | July 14, 2009 |

Our latest podcast Episode 39 is now available for download, this week we discuss the Toshiba TG01, the Acer F900, Apple Push Notifications and why they don’t work that well, Twitter SMS updates coming to O2 in August plus much more. You can subscribe via iTunes, RSS or download the mp3 file here. Full show […]

Windows Mobile Marketplace will be open to 6.0 and 6.1 devices

Gareth | July 14, 2009 |

Msmobiles are reporting that the Windows Mobile App Store or Marketplace which will be launched with Windows Mobile 6.5, will be available for older 6.0 and 6.1 software devices. This would makes sense as the number of devices that will have 6.5 are limited and this would not be a good marketing opportunity for developers. […]

Super cool gaming on Windows Mobile

Gareth | July 14, 2009 |

Here a video I noticed on the Tilt Mobility site. There’s a lot of hype about the NVidia Tegra chip that we know will make its way to WM devices. Here’s a little demo of the chip in action showing augmented reality – where you mix real life images with computer generated images but this […]

Microsoft Pink Smartphone To Stay Microsoft Branded

John McKenzie | July 14, 2009 |

Microsoft is rumoured to be releasing the new Pink smartphone under its own in-house branding. Until now Microsoft has maintained that it is “committed to the licensing model”, but according to comments on CNET.com the device will actually be branded as a Microsoft handset. We would expect the handset to be running the newest version […]

Apple talking to T-Mobile UK about the iPhone 3G

Gareth | July 13, 2009 |

The days of O2’s exclusive hold on the iPhone are probably numbered – T-Mobile has told The Register that  it’s in talks with Apple about ranging the iPhone 3G in the next few months. The deals being discussed only include the iPhone 3G, and O2’s exclusive on the 3GS seems to be secure. But even […]

Phonearena gives Acer F900 a fairly negative review

Gareth | July 13, 2009 |

The good looking Acer F900 has been review by Phonearena and there is some nice footage of one of the most impressive today screen replacements. The phone does seem to stuff from a number of problems along the way which is disappointing. Check the video review after the break.

Twitter messages reception over SMS coming to O2 UK

Gareth | July 13, 2009 |

After Vodafone UK, now also O2 UK will offer it: An O2 spokesperson confirmed that O2 has "teamed up with Twitter to turn Twitter updates into free text messages, meaning @ replies and direct messages just got a little more direct."

Sony Ericsson Bao Leaked

John McKenzie | July 13, 2009 |

The internet today seems to be filled with leaked shots of handsets and now its the turn of Sony Ericsson with their handset codenamed Sony Ericsson Bao. The Bao is a clamshell that not only looks like a Rubik’s Cube, but is almost as thick as one, ok maybe a slight exaggeration there but it […]