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Prize number 9 – we have a winner!

I’m pleased to announce the winner of the 9th prize in our ‘12 Days of Christmas‘ competition.

The winner of VITO Voice2Go from VITO Technology is Suzan Williams.

VITO Technology

Suzan correctly answered the question we posed: VITO’s Voice2Go software will recognise any spoken language.

Thanks to everyone that took part and for supporting our site!

There will be another prize to win later on today!

Matt

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Prize number 8 – we have a winner!

I’m pleased to announce the winner of the 8th prize in our ‘12 Days of Christmas‘ competition.

The winner of the Brodit car kit supplied by Nemesis is Mark Crouch.

Nemesis

Mark correctly answered the question we posed: Nemesis was established in 1997.

Mark is now able to choose the product he wants from the Brodit 968xxx or 971xxx series.

Thanks to everyone that took part and for supporting our site and thanks also to Nemesis for providing a great prize!

There will be another prize to win later on today!

Matt

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Crossbow on Orange SPV M3100?

It was only a few weeks ago that the first screen shots of Microsoft’s new Mobile OS, codenamed Crossbow, were leaked on the internet. Now according to this thread on XDA-Developers there are HTC Hermes devices out there running the new OS.

Crossbow on M3100

These low quality photos, presumably taken from another camaera phone, appear to show an Orange SPV M3100 running Crossbow. This has prompted a lot of discussion about the likelyhood of Orange releasing the a ROM update to customers or supplying newer M3100’s with Crossbow pre-installed.

I think it’s extremely unlikely that Orange will provide this as an update for existing M3100 owners, this isnt a simple ROM update, it’s a whole new OS and would be subject to different licensing argreements etc. It’s more likely that the device shown in the photos is a test platform for the new OS.

Matt

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12 Days of Christmas – Announcement!

We are now entering day six of our ‘12 Days of Christmas‘ competition which should mean that we are half way through the prizes. However, we have just been given more prizes by the Windows Mobile team at Microsoft, Spreadshirt and JAVOedge.

This now takes the number of prizes to over 40(!) which means that we are struggling to give everything away in just 12 days. We have, therefore, decided to extend the competition for another few days (or more) and will continue to give away prizes at the rate of up to three per day until we have nothing left!

I trust everyone will be happy with this arrangement!

Matt

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By December 5, 2006 Read More →

12 Days of Christmas – Prize number 9

To make it three prizes in one day here’s another prize for our ‘12 Days of Christmas‘ competition.

This is your chance to win the brilliant Voice2Go software from VITO Technology which is worth almost $30 and was a finalist of the PocketPC and Smartphone magazine best software awards!

VITO Voice2Go
VITO Voice2Go

VITO Voice2Go is a voice recognition application for Pocket PC that allows managing your Pocket PC with your own voice! With VITO Voice2Go you can forget about tapping the screen with the stylus – what a boring and old-style way of communicating with your PDA!
Now everything, yes, everything can be done by just telling your Pocket PC what you want – in your own language, in the way you like:

  • Starting and quitting applications
  • Calling your contacts and hanging up the phone
  • Modifying system settings
  • Pressing any buttons with your voice and macro recording

    • Prize Question: Which spoken languages can VITO Voice2Go understand? You’ll have to go to the VITO Technology website for the answer!

    This prize has now been won. There is will be another one later on!

    Matt

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    12 Days of Christmas – Prize number 8

    Here is your chance to win another great prize in our ‘12 Days of Christmas‘ competition.

    Nemesis

    The prize on offer from Nemesis is a Brodit car kit of your choice from the 968xxx or 971xxx series to suite your phone/pda/mp3 player and your make and model of car.

    Regular readers of our blog will know how much we love the Brodit products and may have already seen our review of the car kit for the HTC TyTN and T-Mobile MDA.

    Nemesis is the UK ‘s sole importer of the ProClip range, produced by the renowned Swedish manufacturer Brodit. In addition to the proclip we also offer mounting solutions for GPS and multimedia screens as well as a comprehensive selection of holders for phones and PDAs, ranging from passive to charging and GPS functions.

    Prize Question: In what year was Nemesis GB established? You’ll have to go to the Nemesis website for the answer!

    This prize has now been won. There is will be another one later on!

    Matt

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    Prize number 7 – we have a winner!

    I’m pleased to announce the winner of the 7th prize in our ‘12 Days of Christmas‘ competition.

    The winner of VITO QuickContact from VITO Technology is Lee Mason.

    VITO Technology

    Lee correctly answered the question we posed: When you purchase QuickContact from VITO Technology you will receive one year of support and free product updates.

    Thanks to everyone that took part and for supporting our site!

    There will be another prize to win later on today!

    Matt

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    HTC Vox photos leaked

    File this one under rumour at the moment but images of the HTC Vox have appeared on the web.

    HTC Vox

    You’ll no doubt have noticed that no only does the HTC Vox have a slide out keyboard similar in layout to the HTC Magician but there is also an regular Smartphone style keypad on the front. This is the first hybrid device from HTC.

    HTC VOX?

    While we realise that the image above is a computer generated concept it would appear that the proportions aren’t quite right if we are to believe the information we have. It’s claimed that the screen will be 240 x 320 but looking at the image this ratio seems more like a square screen.

    HTC Vox Specification

  • Windows Mobile 5 Smartphone
  • Quad Band EDGE/GSM (No 3G!)
  • 2.4″ QVGA(?) 240 x 320 screen
  • 96Mb RAM, 128Mb ROM
  • Bluetooth 2
  • USB and WiFi
  • Qwerty keyboard
  • 2MP Camera
  • 5 way jog bar

    • Information via Coolsmartphone, via MSMobiles, via ce4arab.com.

    Matt

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    12 Days of Christmas – Prize number 7

    We are into the 5th day of our ‘12 Days of Christmas‘ competition and here we have another prize from our friends at VITO Technology.

    VITO QuickContact
    VITO QuickContact

    VITO QuickContact is a contact manager for your Pocket PC, that includes everything you need to call your contacts, input phone numbers and search people in your database. QuickContact allows you to stay connected on the go and dial any numbers without even touching the stylus! QuickContact is designed to enable one-handed control, using only your joystick.

    VITO QuickContact will always be there when you need it:

  • While driving with one hand on the steering wheel, you will easily find the necessary contact details of your business partner.
  • While answering an important phone call in the office, you may quickly dial your manager to break him urgent news asap.
  • With heavy bags after a long shopping day, use one finger to call your husband and ask him to pick you up.
  • When going in for sport like bicycling, you will only need one hand to make a phone call or look at the necessary contact details on-the-go.
  • In case of emergency when you can’t use both hands, VITO Quick Contact will only need one of your fingers to help you out.

    • Prize Question: What is the upgrage policy for VITO QuickContact? You’ll have to go to the VITO Technology website for the answer!

    This prize had now been won. Come back later for another chance to win!

    Matt

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    Prize number 6 – we have a winner!

    I’m pleased to announce the winner of the 6th prize in our ‘12 Days of Christmas‘ competition.

    The winner of the 2gb Memory card from SanDisk is Dean Burton.

    SanDisk

    Dean correctly answered our prize question. Photos can be stored on a SanDisk memory card.

    There will be another prize to win later on today so please come back later!

    Matt

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