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Mobiles.co.uk are listing what was once known as the Omnia HD. Now, rebranded due to the Windows Mobile connection, the Samsung i8910 HD has hit Orange. Pricing is high and only available free on £35 + contracts over a whopping 24 months! These prices are not quite as eye watering as Orange’s website where the cheapest you can get the phone is £97.50!
We have mentioned before about the lack of great Twitter clients for Windows Mobile and recently we have seen some good updates to Pocket Twit and now also Twikini.
New in this version is the addition of a public timeline, fast account switching, new themes and lots more, full breakdown of the improvements are after the break.
For the first time Twikini is not free, it will set you back $4.95 but you can still try it out for 14 days before spending your well earned cash on it.
Our latest podcast is now available to download, in episode 36 we discuss the Palm Pre confirmed release date, more Windows Marketplace information, My Phone beta now open to all, iPhone background Apps and push notifications, a few more apps plus much more. You can subscribe via iTunes, RSS or download the mp3 file here. Full show notes after the break.
The Carphone Warehouse will be the exclusive European distributer of HipLogic’s SnappLife – a mobile service that provides users with a mobile-rich application. The ‘always on’ programme brings a range of applications to Symbian series 60 and Windows Mobile handsets.
A number of free subscriptions are on offer at start up to provide live updates on the phone’s homescreen, including Sky News, Sky Sports, Twitter, WeatherBug and Finance. SnappLife also provides one touch access to native phone applications such as Facebook, Google Search and Google Maps.
“The Carphone Warehouse is committed to delivering the best possible mobile experience and incentives for all involved” said Andrew Harrison, CEO of The Carphone Warehouse. “We believe that everyone wants access to the best mobile apps and services. Through our partnership with HipLogic we are delivering a compelling experience for tens of millions of mobile phones across the UK and throughout Europe.”
Finally, here is the first sign that Apple is really serious about rolling out Push Notifications in iPhone OS 3.0. Registered iPhone developers are now being treated to a first hands-on experience with the insanely delayed service for the iPhone 3G via an Associated Press app. They were instructed to report any problems in receiving any notifications in the app within 48 hours so that Apple will be aware of the kinks in their system and can make the necessary adjustments. Of course, this was already announced before, but due to the prolonged delay, you can’t blame us for our continued scepticism. With Push Notifications finally going public albeit being limited to developers only, we can more or less check this item off of our list of iPhone features that have an uncertain future. Next thing we’re hoping to get more info on is whether the iMovie app is real or not.
Our good friends in the know with all things Pre and Palm, Pre Central, have got the scoop with the official availability date of the Palm Pre. June 6th is the date when you lucky US readers can get your hands on the Pre at long last. $199 after $100 mail in rebate and a 2 year contract, not a bad price.
Pre Central have heard a few rumours that stock will be pretty thin across the country, so we’re going to go ahead and recommend you start lining up now.
Full Press Release after the break!, great work Pre Central
Pocket Gamer have posted the first trailer for the hugely anticipated Sims 3 iPhone and iPod Touch game.
There’s something of a Matrix theme running through the trailer, which hints at the game’s open world approach to creating a unique Sim, fiddling with their personality and setting them loose on the virtual world to see how they fit in.
Previously Sim’s personalities were defined by how well you managed their lives, but in The Sims 3 it appears you can assign your alter-ego all kinds of mental traits. Create an egotistical, neurotic or flirty character, and they begin to develop from there.
We’re promised a fully functional iPhone version, so let’s hope there’s plenty of scope get our Sims interacting and living it up together. For now, enjoy the exclusive iPhone trailer after the break.
This was previously a closed beta but quite a few people did manage to get a code to activate the My Phone service for Windows Mobile. Now it has been opened for all and this is what the team have to say:-
We just completed upgrading the My Phone web portal. Over the next few weeks, we will be updating the companion software for your phone, at which time you will be prompted to download the updated software. The upgrade process is quick and easy – all your settings and data will be retained — so we encourage you to upgrade when prompted to do so. Today’s web site upgrade includes enabling 19 additional languages on the web portal, adding a Video Demo on the welcome page, providing Help content, and making a number of other improvements based on your feedback. With today’s release, we’re opening the beta to all users — no more waiting list or promotional codes! So you can tell your friends, family and colleagues with Windows Mobile phones to visit http://myphone.microsoft.com and start using My Phone today.
Hot on the heals of HTC’s advertisement for the the Diamond2, AT&T have drafted in the Prince of Darkness himself Ozzy Ozbourne for a bit of TV fun.
Ozzy is seen using the Jack to navigate around his home and we have the video after the break, so enjoy.
We caught HTC’s first ever advert tonight and managed to capture it and we have it after the break. The HTC Diamond2 was the phone featured in the video and again the advertising was linked with The Carphone Warehouse similar to what we have seen in shopping centres recently. Anyway you can see for yourself as we have the video right after the break.
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