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Engadget are reporting that Palm have issued invites to CES and you will see all that Palm New-ness. Well what could that mean, another new Windows Mobile device, the first Palm Nova device or maybe something completely different. Guess we will have to wait until early January to find out for sure but let’s hope its not the Roteo.
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Ok it is not directly from O2 but you can now buy the HTC Touch HD with a subsidised price tag from mobiles.co.uk. They have them in-stock right now and have a some rather appealing prices. For example on an 18 month £35.00 per month contract you can get the phone for free and 5 months half price line rental making the total cost of the phone £542.00 but obviously you get 600 anytime minutes and unlimited texts so if you need a new contract it is a reasonable deal.
Google have released Google Maps for mobile version 2.3 with Street View on Nokia S60 and Windows Mobile. Street View was previously released on Google Maps for Android, BlackBerry, and iPhone. Street View lets you access street level imagery to help orient yourself when looking for places, businesses, or getting directions. Say you’re going to meet with friends at an unfamiliar restaurant. Now you can search for it in Google Maps for mobile, click on “Street View”, and see what the place and surrounding area look like. Similarly, say you need to get to a shop in a part of town you don’t know. Find it using your phone, get directions to it, and see how to get there with full-screen panorama images of every step along the way. While Street View is not yet available everywhere, Google will continue rolling out support across other geographies in the coming months. Video after the break.
Mr Stephen fry has put together an extremely insightful little review that will leave your eye whirling this Christmas. The Bold, Storm and G1, by way of the Xperia, N97 and iPhone. Loads to read and as ever with Mr Fry, masterfully entertaining.
We have covered the Meizu M8 here and on a podcast but here is an article I came across on The Phonereport. The most-awaited ‘iPhone clone’ of 2008 has began shipping. The Meizu M8 is available at US$478 with 8GB of internal memory, and dual band connectivity.
This app adds itself to the Palm OS5 (Garnet) helper library as default handler for web URLs and makes it the default web browser across programs. It also allows copying URLs to the clipboard, allows access to the on-screen keyboard on smartphone devices using ‘Shift’+\’Menu’ and shares the same CreatorID as Blazer to even fool the dumbest apps. More details after the break.
Our latest podcast is now available to download, in episode 16 we discuss various HTC stories, Skyfire browser, new Android phones and various iPhone apps, news and much more. You can subscribe via iTunes, RSS or download the mp3 file here. Full show notes after the break.
Skype have released a new beta version for Windows Mobile that they claim gives improved sound quality, better stability and a more familiar interface. If your a Skype user then it may be worth giving it a whirl, full details and links to download after the break.
Sony Ericsson today announced the extension of its portfolio strategy to include support for the Open Handset Alliance “Sony Ericsson is excited to announce its membership of the Open Handset Alliance and confirm its intention to develop a handset based on the Android platform,” said Rikko Sakaguchi, CVP and head of Creation and Development at Sony Ericsson. “We believe Sony Ericsson can bring a wealth of experience in making consumer focused multimedia handsets with new user experience to the Alliance drawing on the successes of the Walkman and Cyber-shot sub-brands. Sony Ericsson is a strong supporter of open operating systems and we believe the Open Handset Alliance offers an exciting opportunity for a new and unique user experience only Sony Ericsson can deliver.” Membership of the Open Handset Alliance will complement the company’s existing Open OS strategy which is based on the Symbian and Windows Mobile platforms.
Today Skyfire, the makers of the exact-same PC-like browser for mobile devices, launched their beta in the UK and announced new updates aimed at making the browser easier to get, share and enjoy as the company readies the browser for general availability. “We are pleased to bring the Skyfire browsing experience to the UK,” said Skyfire CEO Nitin Bhandari. “Consumers in the UK have been promised the ‘real web’ on their phone ‘real fast’ only to be disappointed by slow rendering, no Flash support, error messages, watered down WAP pages or second-rate mobile versions of their favorite site.
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