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By August 31, 2007 Read More →

NTT DoCoMo to Unveil Windows Mobile 6.0 Smartphones

Japanese operator NTT DoCoMo, Inc. and its eight regional subsidiaries announced today the development of two smartphones equipped with the Microsoft® Windows Mobile® 6.0 Japanese-edition operating system.

The FOMA™ F1100 and FOMA HT1100 allow users to interface with PCs through proven applications such as Outlook® Mobile and Internet Explorer® Mobile, while the scalable plug-in environment means access to a growing number of applications. The HSDPA-capable handsets employ McAfee® security scan to ensure high-speed, protected browsing of PC websites and email management. The security scan function identifies and isolates malicious data before it is downloaded.

FOMA F1100

FOMA F1100
FOMA HT1100

FOMA HT1100

Data entry on the F1100 and HT1100 is accomplished with a standard ten-key input layout — as such, these handsets combine smartphone capability with mobile phone convenience.

DoCoMo plans to begin marketing the handsets during the first quarter of calendar year 2008.

The FOMA F1100, developed with business users in mind, can access both FOMA and wireless LAN networks for IP telephony. DoCoMo envisions the F1100 doubling as a VoIP mobile phone using in-house WLANs equipped for DoCoMo’s PASSAGE DUPLE™ service or the business mopera IP Centrex service, which enables outbound or internal communication via IP Centrex devices on DoCoMo networks (rather than via in-house PBX). The handset will come with a fingerprint authentication feature to ensure tight security control.

The FOMA HT1100 (aka HTC Touch II), targeted at active business consumers who also want a handset for personal use, will feature HTC’s stylish and versatile TouchFLO™ Touch Cube 3-dimentional interface that allows users to access and operate a variety of functions with the slide of a thumb. Audio visual files, such as YouTube™ Mobile content, can be enjoyed using Streaming Media software and HTC’s Audio Manager music player. The handset supports DoCoMo’s WORLD WING™ international roaming service.

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By August 29, 2007 Read More →

HTC TyTN II discount voucher!

Just last week HTC finally made an official announcement regarding the HTC Kaiser, which is now to be called the HTC TyTN II. Sources tell us that the TyTN II will start shipping some time next week and a 3rd September launch date has been mentioned.

HTC TyTN II

HTC TyTN II

Our friends over at Clove contact us yesterday to say that you can still pre-order the TyTN II with them and that they have just dropped the price to an amazing £400 (£470 inc VAT) and that if the price drop wasn’t enough they are offering our readers a further £10 off the purchase price with this voucher code: TM4550SEP07

The offer is valid until the end of September, simply enter the voucher code when you check out to receive the discount.

Head on over to the TyTN II page on the Clove site.

EDIT: You can see our TyTN II review HERE.

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By August 27, 2007 Read More →

Parrot PARTY unboxed

We’ve reviewed Parrot bluetooth photo frames and speakers in the past and last week Parrot sent us their brand new PARTY portable bluetooth speakers to review.

Light and compact – only 620g – the Parrot PARTY is the mobile soundbox that follows you everywhere you go. Equipped with a rechargeable built-in battery, it provides you with more than 4 hours of uninterrupted music, listening alone or with some friends, in your house or out on the move. Your preferred musics won’t now have any limits.

Parrot PARTY

Parrot PARTY Specification:

  • Stereo 2.0 audio system
  • Two wide-band speakers
  • Class-D amplifier
  • User interface: 5 buttons + On/Off button
  • 3 LEDs: Bluetooth status and audio effects
  • Settings: volume, mute, reset
  • Mode: Normal, Pairing, Low Power, Low Battery
  • Bluetooth Stereo (A2DP) devices
  • Analogue audio devices
  • Built-in SBC decoder
  • Stereo Widening (enlarged stereo)
  • Virtual Super Bass (reinforced bass freq.)
  • Power audio output: 6W maximum
  • Play time: 4h
  • Range of frequencies: 120 Hz – 18 KHz
  • Line-In: Jack 3.5 mm
  • Power: Rechargeable 2100 mAh Ni-MH
  • batteries + battery, charger (100 to 240 V)
  • PC software: Parrot Audio Suite
  • Volume control, 7 bands equalizer

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    By August 26, 2007 Read More →

    Herocraft release Stolen In 60 Seconds

    Stolen In 60 Seconds, gold winner of Samsung Game Development Contest 2007 now available for PDA & Smartphones!

    Stolen In 60 Seconds

    Stolen In 60 Seconds

    The sole thing which distinguishes the organization of a great burglary from the planning of a military operation is a scale. And a real leader of a criminal group has a number of cares neither less than a military commander has. His hands are full, he should trouble about a lot of totally diverse works, like the collection of information about a place of the next action, the elucidation of the situation of vulnerable sites of an unit, the assignment of roles and tasks, the right distribution of resources and time. Should it be mentioned that he also has to think out a course of an operation, to take care about the security and to provide all chances which can have influence upon the results of an affair in whole.

    $tolen In $ixty $econds offers to feel yourself in shoes of a criminal boss. This unique project, which combined genres of strategy and puzzle, gives a chance to test your abilities in management and planning. The uncommonness of tasks, ease of a game style and the stunning refinement of quests are the components of a cocktail which will suit even the most carping gamers’ taste.

    Firstly the game attracts by its simplicity. As a head of gangster band you should rob shops, banks and offices. A player is able to use a scheme of a building, a tool kit for burglary and so on. There is also an opportunity to get the additional information about the location of values and signalling guard zones. It’s necessary to seek out executors of intended robbery, to supply them with appropriate equipment and to plan their activities. The key stage is the stepwise planning of a burglary, preceding an action itself in a real-time mode. A training mode removes any difficulties apropos of rules and no longer than after a couple of well-done operations you’ll fell yourself as an expert of the misappropriation. But gradually a number of new shades and niceties of the game world reveals, and the uninterruptedly increasing complication of tasks doesn’t leave any chance to use only one successful scheme. Before every new affair you’ll have to make a grave choice – to pay to intelligencers or to rely on good fortune, to take risk in a desire to snatch a large sum or to engage a well staffed professional crew that can ensure results, but takes almost all plunder.

    The detailed information about the game, including screenshots, trailers and links for demo versions is available on HeroCraft PDA official site – http://smart.herocraft.com/sss

    Game features:

    • A combination of the stepwise planning of a burglary and the action itself in a real-time mode
    • A dozen thieves tools
    • The increasing complication of quests
    • About two dozen original operations
    • Smart sound and vivid graphics
    • Atmosphere of the real gangster den

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    By August 25, 2007 Read More →

    Toshiba announce 32-GB SD cards

    Thoshiba announce the first SDHC memory cards to hit 32GB! They are releasing several models including a 16GB SDHC and a 8GB microSDHC.

    SDHC Memory Cards

    SDHC Memory Cards

    Expect to see these memory cards go on sale over the next few months. Beware, however, as the initial price of the high-end models is likely to be rather high!

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    By August 24, 2007 Read More →

    Nikon announce 25,600 ISO flagship D3

    Nikon has announced its newest flgaship DSLR, the Nikon D3.

    Nikon D3

    Nikon D3

    The Nikon D3 has a few rather astonishing points in its specification. First of all, Nikon claim that the D3 has the fastest start up time of any DSLR and the shortest shutter lag. There’s also a 12.1 mega pixel, full frame CMOS sensor and a 190,000 pixel, 3″, LCD monitor on the rear. You also get a 51 point auto focus system. But the thing that’s truly amazing is the 25,600 ISO setting! Most DSLR’s have a 3200 or 6400 ISO maximum so clearly the D3 has one sensitive sensor!

    The Nikon D3 will be launched in November and will cost around $4999 (£2600).

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    By August 23, 2007 Read More →

    O2 Blackberry Curve unboxed

    I look after a team of about 40 mobile users. More than half of them have Windows mobile devices of one sort or another. There is one thing that really bugs me though, and that’s the fact that everyone insists on calling any device with a keyboard a ‘Blackberry’!

    It really isn’t that I have anything against Blackberry as such but it’s the same as calling all MP3 players and iPod (which also happens).

    I wonder if this will be something familiar to other people out there that support a number of business users?

    Anyway, we have been asked a lot recently about the differences between Blackberry and Windows Mobile and many people email to ask “Should I get a Blackberry or a Smartphone?”

    We are keen to provide a balanced view of all technologies, so we thought that the best way to address this would be to review a Blackberry and compare it to Windows Mobile in the real world. O2 kindly sent us the rather attractive looking Blackberry Curve and Alasdair will be putting together a review for us in the coming weeks.

    Here’s a brief unbox video of the device with a very quick comparison to a couple of WM models.

    O2 Blackberry Curve

    As always, feel free add your comments or to ask questions and we’ll do our best to cover them in the review (if not before).

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    By August 22, 2007 Read More →

    Orange to shift the HTC Shift?

    About a week ago I mentioned a rumour that had been circulating about the possibility of some exclusive HTC devices coming to the Orange network. Since then a number of messages have arrived in my email box that seem to support the rumour.

    Two anonymous tipsters, one of which claims to have some involvement with Orange, both suggested the same thing; Orange’s new ‘HTC Exclusive’ device package will be an HTC Shift based unit coupled with Microsoft Communicator and an OCS 2007 backend on a flat rate, unlimited data tariff.

    While this seems to be nothing more than speculation at the moment, several different sources seem to be claiming the same thing. Personally I would be surprised to see Orange shift to the UMPC market, especially when they seem not to have shown any interest in the HTC Advantage. I don’t think that Orange would consider rolling out Microsoft Communicator and OCS 2007 to it’s customers and it really would be a big ask for their customer service team to be able to support it!

    As for the unlimited data tariff, it would probably be capped at 100MB! 😛

    Orange have not responded to my emails and have neither confirmed nor denied the rumour but, as always, if you know anything else then please drop us a line and we’ll share it with everyone else!

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    By August 21, 2007 Read More →

    OQO Model 2 unboxed

    A few months ago I carried out a group test of a few UMPC devices including the OQO model 01+. I was impressed with the model 01 and it came out our group test winner. I was pleased to finally get my hands on the OQO Model 2 which is a vastly improved model.

    As always, we are starting off with a video unbox of the machine.

    OQO Model 2 unboxed

    I’ll be following up with our review of the OQO Model 2 once I have had more time to use it, but so far I really like it!

    OQO Model 2 specification:

  • 1.5GHz VIA C7M ULV
  • Windows Vista™ Ultimate
  • Chipset: VIA VX700 with integrated GPU
  • 60GB Hard Drive
  • 1GB RAM
  • 5″ 800×480 TFT Display
  • Backlit thumb keyboard
  • Bluetooth 2.0
  • Wifi: 802.11b/g
  • HDMI, VGA/Ethernet adapter (included), HDMI-DVI adapter available
  • Battery Capacity: 4500mAh (standard)
  • 142mm x 84mm x 25mm (W x H x D)
  • 500 Grams

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    By August 20, 2007 Read More →

    HTC Shift pre-order

    It would appear that last weeks hot topic in the Windows Mobile world was HTC Shift. The chaps over at eXpansys just dropped me a line to say that they are now accepting pre-orders for the HTC Shift and that they are expecting the first batch to ship sometime in October.

    HTC Shift Pre-order

    HTC Shift Pre-order

    So you can pre-order now for just £869.95 (£740.38 ex-vat) to ensure that you get the HTC Shift as soon as it’s avalailable in the UK.

    HTC Shift specification:

  • Windows Vista Business (3 hrs battery)
  • Intel Santa Rosa A110 Processor
  • 1GB DDR2 RAM
  • 40GB HDD
  • HSDPA (Data only) ready
  • Web Cam
  • Biometrics security
  • Windows Pocket PC (over 5 days battery life when used exclusively)
  • Qualcomm 400MHz Processor
  • 64MB RAM

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