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Seasoned tech blogger. Host of the Tech Addicts podcast.
E-TEN Information Systems has kicked off Computex 2008, the world’s second largest computer expo, with the launch of four new Pocket PC Phones and in the process earned itself a prestigious Best Choice of Computex Award. The new handsets and the company’s complete lineup of industry defining Glofiish Pocket PC Phones will be on show at the E-TEN booth between June 3 – 7.
E-TEN was awarded the Best Choice of Computex accolade for its new Glofiish DX900 – the world’s first dual-SIM & dual standby Windows Mobile handset to support HSDPA and EDGE.
iPhone killer ???
Over the next 2 weeks Mobility Today will be reviewing the HTC Touch Diamond and answering all of your questions you might have on this device. The unit they will be reviewing is a final production European release Diamond and it’s the first time anyone has managed to get hold of a unit that’s a released retail version. I am sure we will be discussing this at length on the podcast on Wednesday so if anyone has any questions they would like us to ask, please leave a comment and we will find out for you. First video after the break.
Wired’s Leander Kahney, arguably the most credible yet of those who’ve weighed in with alleged specs of Apple’s upcoming 3G iPhone, is reporting the handset will be 22 percent thinner than its predecessor, not thicker as some earlier reports had suggested.
Staff at branches of mobile phone retailer O2 have been sacked after using discounts to buy cheap Apple iPhones and then selling them on via the internet.
About half a dozen employees were dismissed from London stores after being caught scooping up job lots of the sought-after handsets.
According to The Sony Ericsson Blog the Xperia X1 has had a third update and will have an ‘Xperia Panel’ key and ‘Xperia’ logo under the screen as well as a second colour called X1 Steel Silver. We have to say that this device looks really nice in the silver and the more pictures we are seeing of it the more attractive its becoming. High resolution pictures following.
From June 1st Vodafone UK’s Mobile Broadband USB modems will be reduced from £99 to £49 on its 30 day contract price plans. The move is part of Vodafone’s commitment to making mobile broadband more accessible for consumers. The price of the ‘3.6mbps USB Modem’ (on all 12/18/24month contracts) will also be reduced by 50% from June 1.
Pocket Tunes has long been a favourite with Palm users and it is now been made available for Windows Mobile.
Jam to your tunes on most Windows Mobile smartphones and PDAs.
NEW IN 4.1. Sync your iTunes playlists with your Windows Mobile smartphone or PDA.
Play music stored on your phone or on a storage card in your phone.
Play hundreds of Internet radio stations from the built-in catalog or tune in to your favorites.
View the album artwork for the music you are listening to.
Auto-sync your music from your computer and CDs.
Access millions of songs from compatible music subscription services.
Listen to audio books and podcasts.
Not sure how much Kevin has a leg to stand on with this since he totally blew the last rumor a year ago with the launch of the iPhone. Check out his video, this is an interesting one and quite honestly not sure if I agree with this. What are your thoughts?
I was very lucky tonight to be able to accept an invitation from Mike Manna of the T4 Show to join him on his podcast
to discuss mobile phones from a UK perspective. If you haven’t checked out Mikes site please do so and subscribe to his podcast as its a great show.
We chatted for nearly an hour about UK Networks, Windows Mobile and the iPhone and it was very enjoyable.
The podcast is available now here
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If anyone is considering getting a HTC Diamond and is a heavy texter and has concerns over not having a hardware keyboard, check out this video after the break.
The buttons look really large and easy to use and the response time is very impressive.
E-TEN Information Systems has kicked off Computex 2008, the world’s second largest computer expo, with the launch of four new Pocket PC Phones and in the process earned itself a prestigious Best Choice of Computex Award. The new handsets and the company’s complete lineup of industry defining Glofiish Pocket PC Phones will be on show at the E-TEN booth between June 3 – 7.
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