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Google have confirmed the Android Market download service, and released screenshots and further details on the system that will allow users of Android-based devices to browse and install software while mobile. A beta version of the service will be included on the first commercially available handsets, that will support free apps, with an update allowing for paid software soon after launch. Further details and screen shot after the break.
Phone Report have posted the specs of the HTC Dream G1. Check them out after the break. They have also added little comments to the specs giving you a feel for the device, some of which may make you dip your eyebrows in concern and scratch your head…
Sugarsync is a popular program that allows you to sync data from multiple computers via the web. Typically this data could be MP3 music files, pictures, movies, etc. Sugarsync provides 24 hour remote access to your files. View, share and access them on any computer or phone. Unfortunately none of this comes without cost but you can get a 45 day free trial to see if it is worth the cost. Full details after the break.
Gizmodo have a simple review of the Blackberry Bold. Blackberry’s latest all-rounder looks the biz and ticks all the boxes, but did they get it right. When all platforms are producing top notch phones, iPhone, Treo Pro, Touch Pro, Nokia E71 this will be a hard time for Rim to hit it big. See how and why this is Rim’s best phone.
Entering in the realm of the portable media player, it is only a matter of time before these devices meld with phones. Taking another step towards the amalgamation is Archos. Their players have been consistently excellent and for the next generation they will be jumping online with HSDPA. Read on for more information and a video review from Stuff.tv.
Roughly Drafted Magazine claim to have been told by an inside source the reasons behind the much publicised problems of the iPhone 3G dropping calls which we discussed on our first podcast. The iPhone 2.0.2 update “fixed power control on the mobile,” the source told RoughlyDrafted. UMTS, the technology used to deliver the 3G network, refers to phones and other client devices as “UE” for user equipment, and the base transceiver station towers as “Node B.” Read on for the full explanation but makes sure you have your tech head on first.
The Mobility Today podcast is available. If you use this 
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The Mobile Marketing Association has published its guidelines for advertising pushed over Bluetooth connections, and considers anyone who hasn’t opted out to be fair game for spammers. The guidelines are now available for public review until 26 September, and take a distinct step beyond the UK’s Direct Marketing Association (DMA) rules in that they consider any handset left in "discoverable" mode to be implicitly giving permission for pushed adverts – something the DMA explicitly rejects.
The BlackBerry phone is a wireless handheld device that was originally launched in 1997 as a two-way pager. The more commonly known BlackBerry we are accustomed to today, which supports push e-mail, mobile telephone, text messaging, internet faxing, web browsing, and other wireless information services was released in 2002. Developed and manufactured by Canadian telecommunications company Research in Motion (RIM), the BlackBerry delivers telecommunications over wireless data networks provided by mobile phone service companies, such as O2, Vodafone and T-Mobile.
Treocentral has upped a great review of the device of the moment, the Palm Treo Pro. Its a long long review and packs in a huge amount of detail. Dieter Bohn knows what he’s talking about when it comes to Windows Mobile and Treo’s, he has a voice to be listened to. "The Treo Pro is loaded with great features, including Tri-Band 3G and Quad-Band EDGE for worldwide, high speed data as well as GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth, a 320×320 Touchscreen, and the Treo’s signature front-facing QWERTY keyboard." Check out the full review at Treocentral.
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