HTC confirm no Touch HD for the USA
HTC have just confirmed via Twitter that the Touch HD will not be coming to the USA at all.
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Dell Inspiron Mini now available at Vodafone
As we reported last month, Vodafone now have the Dell Inspiron Mini’s available for free when you sign up for a 24 month mobile broadband contract. The difference with this offer compared with the other free netbooks is that the actual mobile broadband does not come as a USB dongle but it is actually built into the netbook. The benefits are no dongles hanging out your netbook and better battery life as your not powering a USB accessory. Full details and plan pricing after the break.
Shots of Blackberry store emerge
Crackberry have unleashed a few picture of what is reputedly the Blackberry application centre. Downloading applications straight to your phone seems to be all the rage with recent Skymarket rumours and Google’s online store for Android. Have a look at the pics after the break.
O2 Zest round the corner
Here is a little phone from Asus to be released by O2 under the Xda umbrella. It’s another Windows Mobile 6.1 device however this one will have a rather attractive undercarriage. Its something of a HTC Diamond eclipsed by the HTC Touch HD in a rather boring form factor. Look for it in November.
HTC Diamond available in more colours
According to our friends at Windows Mobile Italy the HTC Diamond will soon be available in a few more colours which should be a nice alternative to the already available Black and White. The colours available will be fuschia, brown, blue, purple, red and yellow. So if you like your phone to be as colourful as your personality your all sorted. Pictures after the break.
Apple MacBooks coming to Carphone Warehouse ?
This rumour has been circulating for a while now but the noise is getting louder now. Macworld think Apple may be closing in on a deal with Carphone Warehouse under which the latter firm will begin selling Macs in-store across the UK. AppleInsider is also claiming that Mac-related ‘placeholder’ items have appeared within the Carphone Warehouse internal computer system, prompting speculation on an such a deal. For me this would make perfect sense, Apple do not have enough stores in the UK so this would be a great way for them to hit the high street and this would also enable Carphone Warehouse to offer big discounts on MacBooks if bought with a Mobile Broadband contract.
Switch from Palm to Windows Mobile the easy way
If you are thinking of switching or have just switched devices from a Palm to a Windows Mobile phone you must read Alli’s article over at Mobility Today. Alli has been a Palm user for many years, but this year has made the transition over to Windows Mobile. During the process Alli has tested loads of Windows Mobile software with the aim of recreating her favourite Palm experiences with the Treo 800W. This article is a must read if your considering the switch.
The pick of this weeks stories
Another slow news Sunday so thought it may be a good idea to highlight some of the good stories that have appeared on the site in the last seven days just incase you missed them.
Pay and Go iPhone 3G now available Xperia X1 unboxed
Microsoft continues with licensing fees Zune software coming to Windows Mobile
Meet the Nokia 5800 touch screen phone Fring for iPhone released
HP Oak hitting Europe Bad news if you want a HTC Touch HD in America
Google Android Emulator
Want to have a closer look at the Android OS in action, T-Mobile have just posted a web page with an emulated G1 to have a click around. It is a bit limited in functionality but you can see what some of the interface is going to look like. They have also posted a page with a 360 degree look around the phone and you can event flip the keyboard up and down. Here is the link if you want to take a look.
Coolsmartphone.com – An update on their troubles
If your a fan of Windows Mobile I am sure Coolsmartphone.com is on your regular read list, it certainly is on mine, anyway they have had horrendous problems with an attack which has ended up were Google have pretty much knocked them off the internet. Any search you do in Google that returns a Coolsmartphone page will have a horrible message under it saying, "This site may harm your computer". Leigh has worked tirelessly to remove the problem and now reports all is well. You can read the full explanation after the break.
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