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What is going on? Dutch company TomTom offers navigation software that belongs to the most popular in the world and certainly most popular in Europe. They make not only software for smartphones but also plenty of navigation devices too and also plenty of accessories (like the holder for iPhone pictured above).
However until now, still TomTom for iPhone has not been released, despite the fact that it has been officially announced! Why?
O2 customers in Germany have been somewhat unlucky with the purchase of their Toshiba TG01 units.
The unit which took months to actually begin shipping has actually shipped with a virus installed. Whilst the number of devices affected to date is very few, customers in Germany have been urged to contact customer services and all other shipments have been halted.
No news if this is affecting UK units, however it is not a great start for Toshiba.
via Clove Blog
Our latest podcast Episode 39 is now available for download, this week we discuss the Toshiba TG01, the Acer F900, Apple Push Notifications and why they don’t work that well, Twitter SMS updates coming to O2 in August plus much more. You can subscribe via iTunes, RSS or download the mp3 file here. Full show notes after the break.
Msmobiles are reporting that the Windows Mobile App Store or Marketplace which will be launched with Windows Mobile 6.5, will be available for older 6.0 and 6.1 software devices. This would makes sense as the number of devices that will have 6.5 are limited and this would not be a good marketing opportunity for developers.
Todd Brix – new manager of Windows Marketplace has said Windows Marketplace will be available for Windows Mobile 6.0 and 6.1 by the end of 2009 (in addition to Windows Mobile 6.5 at launch in the fall).
via msmobiles
Here a video I noticed on the Tilt Mobility site. There’s a lot of hype about the NVidia Tegra chip that we know will make its way to WM devices. Here’s a little demo of the chip in action showing augmented reality – where you mix real life images with computer generated images but this is in the context of a first person shooter that’s really incredible to watch. Just wait for the Skittles to appear:) We don’t know if this is a WM platform but this should be the same processor that will make it’s way to WM so it’s hopefully a good glimpse into the (near) future.
The days of O2’s exclusive hold on the iPhone are probably numbered – T-Mobile has told The Register that it’s in talks with Apple about ranging the iPhone 3G in the next few months.
The deals being discussed only include the iPhone 3G, and O2’s exclusive on the 3GS seems to be secure. But even this represents a major shift in how Apple markets the iPhone, which currently relies on network exclusives to get a decent subsidy; giving that up shows either greater confidence or reflected disappointment in how O2 has priced up the latest offering.
T-Mobile has been telling callers that the company is in talks with Apple about ranging the iPhone 3G, and Orange is also rumoured to have plans regarding Apple’s last-version handset. That would leave O2 to explain to users why the 3GS is better; doing Apple’s marketing for it.
The good looking Acer F900 has been review by Phonearena and there is some nice footage of one of the most impressive today screen replacements. The phone does seem to stuff from a number of problems along the way which is disappointing. Check the video review after the break.
After Vodafone UK, now also O2 UK will offer it:
An O2 spokesperson confirmed that O2 has "teamed up with Twitter to turn Twitter updates into free text messages, meaning @ replies and direct messages just got a little more direct."
Sacha Noam Baron Cohen is the biggest comedian of 21st century and he blows away all other comedians, who now look, in comparison, like innocent little girls. Firstly Sacha created character of British chav – Alli G (Sacha was born in UK so he knows something about chavs). Then came Borat – a reporter from Kazachastan – and first big success of Sacha – the Borat movie. And now comes Bruno – a fashionista from Austria (not to confuse with Australia) – the movie – released merely 2 days ago and we have already seen it! Since Bruno movie exposes several prejudices it is definitely worth seeing.
Moreover there is an app for Bruno too, but you must confirm that you are at least 17 years old to download it:
The BBC have posted an article regarding the state of the 3G situation in the UK. Having spent some time mapping Great Britain and Northern Ireland to paint a picture of just how dense or sparse 3G is your area. It’s a fairly interesting map that serves as a rough guide however it does not go into detail of every nook and cranny in the UK. The Government is currently looking to wire in every house in the UK to have broadband using the conventional copper wires. Why can’t they just look at this and lend their support to filling in some of the Wales sized holes… including Wales with mobile broadband?
It’s fairly simple, public ownership of utilities the best way as the gas and power giants are now showing us and phone and data is now becoming a utility more so than a luxury. It’s not *quite* a utility ‘ I’ll admit as many people do not use it on a daily basis, however, many do and depend on it.
Enough of my opinion as it’s getting a little sidetracked, the bulk of the BBC article is quoted after the break.
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