Gareth
Seasoned tech blogger. Host of the Tech Addicts podcast.
The time it takes to port a mobile phone number could fall according to new plans from Ofcom, the independent communications authority. Thanks to Ofcom, the UK already had shorter porting times than the majority of Europe when they were able to reduce the process from five days to two working days. But, while we have bragging rights over the vast majority of Europe, it seems two days is one two many for Ofcom’s liking with the proposed changes shortening the process to one day and potentially even as short as two hours.
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Diana McDonough over at Justanothergeeksite.com has written a report chronicling three days with the new Palm Pre. Better than a review it reveals the ups and downs of breaking in a new phone in daily life. If, like me, your ears prick up at Palm Pre news then you should have a read.
The stakes are high for Motorola. Many people have questioned if their bet on Android can turn the company around. I’m no Wall Street analyst, but I’m here to tell you the answer is yes.
Citrix held their iForum 2009 this week in Singapore. Among the announcements came news that Citrix was working on their Receiver application for Android. Citrix specialises in virtualization and remote access software for business. This allows a central server to deliver applications over the internet to a number of devices. Citrix Receiver is currently available for iPhone.
ZiiLABS announced Tuesday they were launching Plaszma, their new open standards development platform. At the heart of the news was the Zii EGG StemCell Computer, a new device capable of running Android. The press release was filled with marketing fluff and hard to follow, but I have attempted to break down the top points and what this means for Android.
It’s still a few months to go before we see the Archos 9 tablet on store shelves (October 22) but we would like to catch the complete specifications this early before handing our $500 to a retail store. You can’t find the Archos 9 specs list on the Archos site but some people in Europe managed to dig it up.
- 8.9-inch 1024 × 600 touchscreen
- Atom Z515 1.2 Ghz with 1GB of RAM
- 1024 MB RAM
- Wifi 802.11 b/g+BT
- Bluetooth
- Ethernet 10/100 Mbps
- 2 USBs, line-in, VGA out
- 1.3 MP camera
- Windows 7 Starter OS
- 60GB, 80GB, 120GB options
[via pmptoday, archoslounge]
The guys from Clove have just let me know that the HTC Hero has arrived into stock and is available from today for overnight shipping. The model they have is the white one and can be used officially on any GSM network in the UK.
You can order it now from Clove and hopefully we will be getting a review device very soon.
Full, two-way interaction with Twitter over SMS is now available for everyone who uses O2, the largest mobile operator in the UK. There are no extra fees associated with Twittering over SMS on the 02 network—standard or in bundle rates apply for updating your account and receiving tweets over SMS is free so Tweet your heart out!
To Twitter over SMS with your iPhone or any other mobile, head over to your account settings and activate your device. The Twitter shortcode in the UK is 86444 if you want to save it in your address book. Twitter started with a strong focus on texting and continue to provide SMS access around the world.
Via Twitter Blog
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