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Vodafone, the world’s largest mobile phone group by revenue, is struggling to meet demand for the new Blackberry Storm phone, its chief executive said on Thursday. Vittorio Colao told a small group of journalists after a speech at an Ofcom event that the phone was selling very well. “We might end up having a problem with giving enough Storms to as many customers who want it,” he said. “It’s going very well, we might be short of them, to be honest.”
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If you are interested in the new Blackberry Storm you really must watch Mobility Today’s video review to see what it is all about. Dave has done a fantastic job and covers everything you could want to know in a 28 minute video which we have after the break. Also check out the latest Mobility Today podcast with the main topic being the Blackberry Storm you can find all the details here.
We have received a short press release from Iconsoft telling us about their new software which we will be reviewing very shortly, basically Iconsoft Phone Extension or PhonEx is a new generation program implementing a new type of user interface for managing the main functions of the phone, built on the basis of the Iconsoft Mobile Engine. PhonEx opens up new possibilities for easy interaction using simple touch, without the stylus, while retaining all the capabilities of a Windows Mobile phone.
A new voice-recognition search tool for the iPhone has problems understanding British accents, leading to some bizarre answers to spoken queries, a newspaper report and users said Wednesday. The free application, which allows iPhone owners to use the Google search engine with their voice, mistook the word “iPhone” variously for “sex,” “Einstein” and “kitchen sink,” said the Daily Telegraph.
A study from an Iranian university has found that the electromagnetic radiation emitted from mobile phones can cause the mercury in fillings to loosen and be released. The study, conducted by the Shiraz University of Medical Sciences using 14 students, measured the amount of mercury present in their urine after use of a mobile phone. Worryingly, the study states: “The microwave radiation emitted by mobile phones has a significant impact on the release of mercury.”
Phones 4u will be the only retailer to sell the BlackBerry Storm in the UK. The “Best Retailer” in UK will make the phone available to its consumers in 450 stores, this November. The official specifications of the phone state that the phone will feature a 3.25″ display with button-like feedback, with 480 x 360 pixels of resolution. A 3.5mm is present, as well as Bluetooth, WiFi, 3G HSDPA, and DMA/EV-DO Rev. A, microUSB port, and accelerometer (motion sensor). The Storm will be shipped with a built-in GPS receiver, and a 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus.
Tracy and Matt have published a review of the mighty HTC Touch HD. It’s an extremely thorough review and seems to concur with Chris’ take on the device. For a second opinion, it’ll make for familiar reading.
Adobe Systems has begun a new, higher-power effort to spread its Flash technology to mobile devices. The company has worked for years on a lightweight incarnation of its Flash technology for mobile phones, but it now is working to bring the full-fledged Flash Player 10 to higher-end smartphones, Chief Technology Officer Kevin Lynch said at Adobe’s Max conference here. “We are midst of evolving Flash Player 10 for mobile,” Lynch said. “We’re taking the full Flash Player and making that run on the higher end of the mobile market.”
“With the growing popularity of mobile Internet and online services, and without a built-in tool for tracking data usage on Windows Mobile devices – crossing the data plan limits and receiving painful phone bills – is easy. Spb Wireless Monitor is a safeguard and can help stop the pain: it is a tool for measuring data traffic and calculating the network charges, according to set tariffs. First introduced to market over 6 years ago, Spb GPRS Monitor has come a long way: a four-time prize winner in the Smartphone and Pocket PC magazine’s Best Software Awards, shipped in over a dozen devices by ASUS, HTC, O2, Samsung, and T-Mobile, it has over 3,000,000 loyal customers worldwide.”
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