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O2 Wallet trial reveals 78% want to use contactless services on their mobile phone. The prospect of using your mobile phone to make purchases or pay for travel took a step forward today with the results from Europe’s largest trial of Near Field Communications (NFC) technology on a mobile phone revealing clear consumer demand for such services. Not sure what NFC technology is, check out our previous post here explaining what it is all about.
BGR has come across some specs of the Prada II. The Prada I was easily one of LG’s prettiest phones but suffered from nightmarish text entry. The Prada II benefits from a full qwerty keyboard! The Viewty’s interface was excellent and combining that with specs after the break will lead to a rather tasty phone!
The Samsung Omnia is by far the best Windows Mobile handset they have made so far, we reviewed it a few weeks ago, well the downside for our US friends was again the lack of 3G bands for them to benefit from fast data speeds. Well that looks like it is about to change a the FCC has just approved two new variants of the Omnia, the i907 and the i910. Full details after the break.
Treocentral have put together a an excellent read for the Treo Pro. 9 reviews, summarised. to the point and everything you need to know from different folks.If you are thinking of putting down the cash then read here first.
According to Modaco, T-Mobile are now selling the 8 Gig version of the Samsung Omnia, that means you now have a choice of three networks if your considering picking up this hot Windows Mobile phone in the UK. Orange have exclusivity on the 16 Gig version and Vodafone are also selling the 8 Gig version. It is not on T-Mobiles site as of yet but they are taking orders over the phone.
Qik the video streaming service has announced new downloads for a handful of Windows Mobile Professional devices, these include the latest Touch Diamond, Touch Dual, TyTn II, Tilt and Xperia X1. You can download the latest version here. If you don’t know Qik enables you to share moments of your life with your friends, family and the world – directly from your mobile phone. Keep your world in the know, share a laugh, tell engaging stories. Just point your mobile phone and stream video live to your your friends on Twitter, Facebook, Blogs, etc. OR use your mobile phone like a camcorder and stream hours and hours of video without worrying about storage on your phone.
via Qik Blog
Vodafone UK and Research In Motion today announced the arrival of the highly anticipated BlackBerry® Bold™ smartphone. On sale today for all new and existing Vodafone UK customers, the BlackBerry Bold is the first BlackBerry® smartphone to run on Vodafone’s fastest and most reliable* high-speed mobile broadband network and provides the perfect foundation for fast and efficient access to the web, email attachments and other business applications.
Spb has just announced the availability of Spb Online for Windows Mobile Standard and Professional devices. Its launch is for the mobile networks to implement into their operating systems so when they release a Windows Mobile device they can integrate the features of SPB Online which contains access to Mobile TV, Online Radio, News, Weather, Online Games and an On- Device Catalogue, it should be launched for everyone later in the year. Full press release after the break.
EU Telecoms Commissioner Viviane Reding has proposed capping the price of sending a mobile text message from one EU state to another to 11 eurocents (9 pence), EU sources said on Wednesday. Reding’s long-awaited proposal is now circulating among all the other EU Commissioners before they formally adopt it later this month or early October. The EU’s 27 member states and the European Parliament must also approve the change.
Just stumbled upon this video and it looks like a Sony Ericsson marketing video hot off the press to promote the Xperia X1 on release, it makes interesting watching however you must remember that the iPhone 3G worked super fast on their marketing videos too and that hasn’t quite lived up to the hype. Anyway the highlights are the touch focus camera, the tile interface and the beautiful screen and resolution. Looks like we are nearing release time and my money is starting to twitch in my pocket. Video after the break, enjoy.
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