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Seasoned tech blogger. Host of the Tech Addicts podcast.
As you all know we now do a weekly podcast which is now up to episode 6. Well we want to add a comments and questions section to our podcast and that’s where you come in. We want to hear from you so we can play your questions, comments or opinions on the podcast. To get in touch we have a couple of ways to do it. The first way is by Skype, we have a dedicated voicemail line which you can call and leave a message by clicking on the link below, that way we can play your question on the podcast. The second way is to email us at by clicking here, please get in touch and be part of the future podcasts.
HTC via their Twitter updates have confirmed that "we have no plans for a US 3G version of the HD at this time" in a separate tweet they did say "We can’t promise the US will get a phone similar to the HD, only hope along with you that the possibility exists." So there you have it, bad news for our American readers and another frustrating decision by HTC after the long wait you guy’s had for the Diamond and Touch Pro.
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Android Community has an article about Andy Ruben from Google commenting on the Android Market.
Andy Rubin, head of Google’s Android project, spoke this week about his visions for Android Market. Rubin discussed application bandwidth limits and, more importantly perhaps, how Android Market will differ from Apples iTunes App Store.
Here’s a rather swish looking HP. Having let us down a bit with HP iPaq 914, HP is fighting back with a take on the Touch Pro/Experia and it looks to be a smart looking phone. Check out the preview picture after the break.
Mobility Today has posted a video with a look at the Touch HD. It’s quite short and spends most of its time in landscape. It’s a nice advert but really doesn’t cover too many of the questions we are all asking. Check the link after the break.
Nokia launched the 5800 XpressMusic touch screen Symbian OS phone today, a mobile device for music that brings innovative new features to the mass market. Delivering on Nokia’s vision to provide the best total music experience possible, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic will be among the first devices to support Comes With Music, Nokia’s groundbreaking service which offers one year of unlimited access to the entire Nokia Music Store catalogue. We have lots of videos after the break and I am unimpressed with the OS, check them out and see what you think.
We have been talking about this for a long time and this is the first confirmation that we have heard from Microsoft that they intend to incorporate the Zune music playing capabilities into Windows Mobile devices. Steve Balmer speaking in an interview with CIO editor Martin Veitch said "At the end of the day, one of the big trends is that all content is going digital. And if we don’t have the software and services that are useful, helpful and valuable for the consumption of music and video, we are sort of not really a player. Now, we built the Zune hardware with the Zune software – and what you’ll see more and more over time is that the Zune software will also be ported to and be more important not just with the hardware but on the PC, on Windows Mobile devices, etc." Don’t expect this anytime soon though, my guess would be Windows Mobile 7 at the earliest.
via wmpoweruser and CIO
Pocketpcmag have published the awards for the best Smartphone and Pocket PC software for 2008. This is usually a pretty reliable list of whats hot. Scanning down it there are a few things that you might disagree with however these are decided upon for the masses. Worth looking at if you are thinking about picking up something and just can’t decide which incarnation to go with. Hit the link and have a look.
Update: Link corrected – Sorry 🙂
The blogosphere is agape with articles today mocking Microsoft’s decision to keep licensing fees intact for its Windows Mobile operating system. With Nokia’s Symbian now available for free, as is Google’s Android platform, Microsoft must not be competing, right?
Well this one sure took a long long time to come out but at last some good news for the HTC Touch Cruise users out there. HTC have now announced the availability of the official Windows Mobile 6.1 upgrade. About time too. You can download from the link here and HTC say "As always, HTC is committed to providing customers with the best possible mobile experience." We say don’t take so long next time!! More details after the break.
As you all know we now do a weekly podcast which is now up to episode 6. Well we want to add a comments and questions section to our podcast and that’s where you come in. We want to hear from you so we can play your questions, comments or opinions on the podcast. To get in touch we have a couple of ways to do it. The first way is by Skype, we have a dedicated voicemail line which you can call and leave a message by clicking on the link below, that way we can play your question on the podcast. The second way is to email us at by clicking here, please get in touch and be part of the future podcasts.
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