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Looks like the Android device promises are starting to appear at long last, here is a video hands on with the Samsung i7500 which has some really nice specs. This one will surely give HTC a run for their money as Samsung seem to understand the whole 3.5mm headset jack and camera flash requirements where other manufacturers do not.
- 5 megapixel camera with LED flash
- Quad-Band GSM
- Tri-Band 7.2Mbps HSDPA (900/1700/2100MHZ)
- 320×480 pixel 3.2? AMOLED Screen
- WiFi, GPS, Bluetooth
- 1,500mAh battery
- 8GB Internal Storage (expandable to 32GB via microSD)
- 3.5mm Headset Jack
Take a look at the video after the break.
Matt from Tracy and Matt managed to get his hands on a pre-release HTC Snap for 24 hours and has put together a video unboxing and preview of the device.
It looks very nice and a good upgrade from the previous HTC front facing QWERTY Smartphone known as the Dash or HTC S620. Just wish this one had a higher resolution screen, 320 x 240 seems so old now.
Anyway take a look for yourself, the videos after the break.
Clove have just let us know that the Acer F900 Windows Phone should be in stock later this month. This phone is another WVGA device and the price will be £435.00 including VAT. The Acer F900 was developed with a 3.8 inch WVGA touch screen and new easy-to-use on screen touch keyboard, to take data and web browsing to a new level. The Acer F900 is able to display more information on screen while offering an excellent mobile browsing experience. The new custom user interface makes the use of the Acer F900 very quick and simple, providing quick links to contacts, email messages, bookmarks, calendars, date and time, world weather and music.
The Acer F900 with its large screen, but slim design is for the style-conscious users who value good web browsing. It is preloaded with the full mobile office applications including Internet Explorer Mobile 6 with JavaScript and Flash support. Data connections are covered by HSDPA/HSUPA support and Wi-Fi.
FileMaker Inc. is owned by Apple and it makes 2 database management systems (DBMS): professional FileMaker and consumer-oriented Bento. Here we are reviewing Bento.
All in all Bento app is very simple although it is very polished:
New from Windows Mobile: a Facebook application for your phone! Download the new Facebook application for Windows Mobile and:-
Send messages to any of the people in your Friends list.
Take pictures and videos on your phone, then upload them right to Facebook.
Send messages or call people in your Friends list.
Manage your profile and post anytime, anywhere.
Keep up with the latest news and posts with Facebook on your phone. Now your status updates can be up-to-the moment accounts of what you’re doing. Photos and videos are about as close to live-action as you can get. Show your friends what you’re up to, while you’re out and about.
Connecting and sharing on Facebook just got a lot livelier!
You can get more information and download the free application from the Windows Mobile Page.
So far Apple has had exclusive agreements with normally one major Carrier in every country that it is available in, just recently we have heard numerous rumblings that the UK exclusive deal with O2 is coming to an end and now we are actually starting to see other UK networks starting to mention the iPhone in strange ways. Earlier this week we saw a webpage from Orange with internet settings for your iPhone, a little strange considering that the settings were UK internet settings and Orange does not offer the iPhone as it is an O2 exclusive. Now we have discovered a Vodafone portal designed for the iPhone. It is basically a portal that gives you access to news but the question is why would Vodafone go to these lengths if they weren’t about to get the iPhone, adding to the confusion is the following line from the page:-
“Available to all iPhone users including non-Vodafone customers.”
This is getting very suspicious and leads us to believe that we may very soon see the iPhone on more than O2 in the very near future and to be honest, it is a good thing as choice of Carrier is a very important choice to have.
T-Mobile today announces the launch of the MDA Compact V (aka Touch Diamond2), an advanced touchscreen smartphone designed exclusively for T-Mobile which combines elegant styling with an impressive feature list, including access to the latest mobile internet and entertainment services.
Building on the success of last year’s T-Mobile MDA Compact IV, the Compact V is the latest in T-Mobile’s exclusive MDA portfolio, a collection of high-end smartphones designed for those who won’t compromise on either sophisticated style or outstanding functionality.
The T-Mobile MDA Compact V is the first T-Mobile device to showcase internet on your phone with widgets, which allows users to select their favourite websites, including eBay, BBC News and Twitter, and receive updates as soon as information comes in, keeping them in-the-know on the latest news and views. Searching the web is effortless too with fast internet on the move with Mobile Broadband.
UK online retailer Clove have just confirmed the price and availability of the highly anticipated HTC Touch Pro2. The price for the device unlocked and SIM free will be £504.85 including VAT which equates to €574.28 or $665.66.
First stock of the Touch Pro2 will be available in mid June and as usual we will be getting one to put together a thorough review.
You can register for the latest updates on availability over at Cloves site.
O2 today announced that the ground-breaking O2 Joggler is now available to buy from O2 stores. Designed to help family life run more smoothly, the O2 Joggler is the digital evolution of the traditional family wall calendar. It is priced at £149.99 or free if taken instead of a handset at upgrade*.
O2 also announced today that its “Your Family Bolt-on” will cost £7.50 per month and be available to all O2 customers from May 12th. The O2 Your Family Bolt-on will not only save families money, but also ensure that they are always connected to each other. One family member pays £7.50 per month and nominates four other O2 people to join their calling circle. All calls, text and picture messages within this calling circle are at no extra cost in the UK. Parents with children on Pay & Go O2 mobiles can have reassurance that their children can always reach them, regardless of how much credit is left; while children can save their credit for speaking to their friends.
Our latest podcast is now available to download, in episode 34 we have a special interview with Loke Uei from the Windows Mobile development team and we talk about Windows Mobile 6.5, the Marketplace and the future of Windows Mobile. We also discuss some of the latest iPhone and Palm Pre news.You can subscribe via iTunes, RSS or download the mp3 file here. Full show notes after the break.
Looks like the Android device promises are starting to appear at long last, here is a video hands on with the Samsung i7500 which has some really nice specs. This one will surely give HTC a run for their money as Samsung seem to understand the whole 3.5mm headset jack and camera flash requirements where other manufacturers do not. 
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