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HTC HD2 now in stock in O2 Stores

O2 is pleased to announce that the HTC HD2 will be on sale in-store today, bringing the eagerly awaited handset to the home of smartphones. Available from free on O2 Pay Monthly, the HD2 packs in a massive 4.3-inch touch screen, fast processor and camera with LED flash into a package just 11mm thick and weighing in at 157 grams.

“The HTC HD2 is the first HTC branded phone to be sold on O2. We love the large screen and combination of Windows Mobile 6.5 with HTC Sense,” said Steve Alder, General Manager Devices for O2 in the UK. “We are proud to be the home of smartphones and the HTC HD2 adds a new dimension to the range of devices we offer to our customers.”

Jon French, Executive Director UK & IE, HTC, said, “The close partnership between HTC and Microsoft means we are able to bring HTC Sense, a customer experience which makes the phone work in a more simple, natural and personal way, to a Windows phone for the first time with the HD2. With one of the largest screens in the market, the powerful and ultra-thin HD2 offers users an amazing mobile experience.”

The HTC HD2 is powered by a 1Ghz processor and has built in Wi-Fi, GPS, and FM radio. It has YouTube, Facebook and Twitter integration and a MicroSD card slot for expandable memory, as well as a standard 3.5mm audio jack, Bluetooth and microUSB charging port.

The HTC HD2 will be available in-store and over the phone. To find your nearest O2 retail store, visit http://www.o2.co.uk/shop/retailstores.

via Press Release

Review: HTC HD2

The world is pretty excited about the HTC HD2 and it’s easily the most notable Windows Mobile phone to hit the market in years. Bold, daring and huge but is the HTC HD2 worth looking at?

Is the Sony Ericsson Satio junk?

Here is an article from Mobile Today regarding the awesome looking Sony Ericsson Satio. Carphone Warehouse have suspended sales of the Satio due to software problems and speaker faults. sounds nasty, read on:

FREE Photo Censor for iPhone released – post embarrassing photos without worries!

Here is another app released merely few hours ago:

iPhone Life magazine has now an app for iPhone

Hal Goldstein owns a company that was publishing formerly, in USA, a print magazine about Windows Mobile. Then he dumped it and created print magazine about iPhone called “iPhone Life”. Business model of Hal is to use unpaid enthusiasts to create content and with “iPhone Life” he is repeating this trick again.

The “iPhone Life” app is basically just a bunch of links and we are amazed that Apple has approved it at all:

Nice video of the Xperia X10

Blimey, two Xperia stories in one day? The phonescoop takes a look at the gorgeous Sony Ericsson Xperia X10. I know, I know the X3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 were oddly skipped out, perhaps they will release a bunch of phone with lesser specs around the same time. However, I can safely say from the video, I want one.

Is the gPhone real?

Many have thought that after the announcement of Google Android, it would be the last we’ve heard of the Google Gphone. Apparently, the GPhone is not only software but also hardware. More precisely, Google is actually making a phone.

Techcrunch is saying that the Google Phone will be more exciting than the Motorola Droid and even the following super Android phones that will come–Droid and the HTC Dragon will serve as a warm up to–how do we say, The One?

Google will not instantly go to manufacturing–the phone will be made by a big mobile company, perhaps Motorola again? Google is said to be in total control, though, as far as design and specs, and the phone will not carry any other brand but Google’s. The manufacturer could be Taiwanese or Korean, but the safe bet goes to either LG or Samsung. The Google Phone will be backed up by a major advertising drive. It’s going to be Apple vs Google after today and in the foreseeable future, and Google will have another solid source of revenue, besides their Adwords.

[source via PMP Today]

Opera 10 Beta 1 arrives on Windows Mobile

Check out msmobiles.com for info on the new release for Opera 10. The popular web browser just got a little better. There is a link after the break to download. I did and it’s fast and pretty. Very much worth checking out.

No 6.5 for Xperia X1

According to wmpoweruser there is to be no 6.5 update for the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1. This will probably anger a number of people out there as the phone is quite popular. Read on for the full article:

Smashing earlier rumours that suggested an official Windows Mobile 6.5 update for the Xperia X1 will be coming, Sony Ericsson has confirmed the contrary to CNet Asia.

Some owners may be rightfully upset by this, as the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 has been one of the more expensive handsets of recent times, and while ROM’s are available on XDA-Developers they are not blessed with official updated drivers, meaning they would have issues not present in an official release.

The device joins other premium devices such as the HTC Touch HD in not getting updates to the latest version of Microsoft’s mobile OS.

Read more at Crave Asia here.