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Mobinnova ICE hardware and software tour

Gareth | March 20, 2009 |

Brandon over at Pocketnow has got his hands on a Mobinnova ICE and put it through it’s paces and kindly shared some videos of the hardware and software. In case you forgot, this is the Windows Mobile phone with the WQVGA touchscreen and a 96×96 OLED screen that acts as a D-Pad and system indicator. […]

O2 giving away free iPhones on 24 month contracts

Gareth | March 20, 2009 |

O2 today announces that from April 3rd it will introduce a new 24 month tariff option for iPhone customers looking for added value in return for added commitment. Customers who sign up to the 24 month tariff can get the 8GB iPhone 3G for free at £34.26 per month and the 16GB iPhone 3G for […]

Windows Mobile 6.5 honeycomb UI dropped

Gareth | March 20, 2009 |

When Windows Mobile 6.5 was officially revealed last month at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2009 in Barcelona, it sported the honeycomb Start screen that users couldn’t quite agree on, even when early screenshots began to leak. Apparently, soon after Microsoft started dogfooding Windows Mobile 6.5 and related services internally last week, feedback coming from […]

eXpansys Friday deals

Matt | March 20, 2009 |

These offers are only available through the links below which are active between 11am and 4pm UK time on Friday the 20th of March*. Normal pricing will precede this time and resume at 4pm on Friday. Samsung i780 Friday Deal Price drop by £35 from £304.99, offer price £269.99 inc VAT http://www.expansys.com/d.aspx?i=180451&partner=tracyandmatt       […]

Google enable street view in the UK

Gareth | March 19, 2009 |

Google Maps now allows users to navigate some UK city streets, using photographs taken at a street-level viewpoint. It has been rolling out its Street View service gradually in various countries, starting with the US, since May 2007. Camera-equipped cars began photographing British streets in the summer of 2008. "Street View has been hugely popular […]

Windows Marketplace for mobile details revealed

Gareth | March 19, 2009 |

Msmobiles have uncovered some interesting information on the upcoming marketplace for mobile. First off this is definitely an application and not a link to a website. Also included are automatic updates of purchased applications, search of applications suitable by device type, payment by credit card or through carrier, access to user ratings and reviews and […]

Capacitive touch is not affordable for Microsoft

Gareth | March 19, 2009 |

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has been talking with Stephen Adler from BusinessWeek, and All Things Digital’s Peter Kafka was a fly on the wall for the event. He paraphrased the chat, which we have below and has answered the big capacitive screen question and a few others. What he has to say is rather surprising […]

Sanyo Xacti HD2000 unboxing video

Matt | March 19, 2009 |

If you are a regular reader you’ll know that we’ve looked at several video cameras in Sanyo’s Xacti range and most recently we reviewed the Xacti HD1010. I have to say that I really like the Xacti cameras, they are really well specified, are small, light and easy to use. Most importantly the quality of […]

Windows Mobile 6.5 Widgets explained

Gareth | March 19, 2009 |

A new blog post over at the Windows Mobile Team Blog has  given us a little more information on the Widget Platform for Windows Mobile 6.5. From the post they tell us:- For the first time since windows mobile 6 shipped we are expanding our development story to make easier and more accessible writing applications […]

Palm Pre to be assembled by Chi Mei Communications

Gareth | March 18, 2009 |

According to Digitimes, the Palm Pre will be manufactured by Chi Mei Communication Systems. Taiwan-based Chi Mei Communication Systems will undertake OEM production of the Palm Pre, Palm’s next-generation smartphone that will be launched soon. Chi Mei is likely to source handset FPCBs from fellow suppliers, including Career Technology, Ichia Technologies and Flexium Interconnect, with […]