Author Archive: Gareth

HTC Touch Pro 2 unboxing video

Here we go with another unboxing, this time we have the HTC Touch Pro2 in our hands but still the same poor quality video camera. Don’t worry we are saving up for a new HD camera but with the credit crunch and all that this is all we have for now. Anyway hope you enjoy the quick unboxing of this beautiful device, it is winging its way to our resident slide out keyboard expert Gareth as we speak for a full review in the coming days. If you have any questions about the device you can email us at [email protected] or leave them in the comments and we will answer them all. In case you missed them we have some comparison pictures which you can also see here.

Video after the break.

Android OTA Security Update

Our friends over at Phandroid are reporting that a security update has been released for Android devices that have been updated with the 1.5 Cupcake update. The security flaw apparently was pretty severe (at least in concept). Basically, when 2 applications by the same author are installed on your Android Device, the operating system allows the applications to share information between those applications without requiring verification by the user. The vulnerability would allow application developers to bypass the system of inter-application signature checking, essentially gaining access from other applications NOT written by that developer.

Start talking about applications from Visa, your bank, or applications that might have other sensitive data and that is a potentially severe security flaw.This affected the following versions of Android:

• 1.5 CRB17
• 1.5 CRB42

The “fixed” version is listed as “1.5 CRB43? and the flaw doesn’t affect 1.0 and 1.1

via Phandroid

HTC Touch Pro2 comparison pictures

Just received the HTC Touch Pro2 from Clove and have taken a few pictures of the device alongside the HTC Touch HD and the iPhone 3G along with some additional shots of the device and keyboard. The pictures are after the break and we also have an unboxing video here.

Live Writer Beta for Windows Mobile

As most  bloggers know, Windows Live Writer is an excellent desktop application that lets bloggers, compose posts without having to deal with clunky web-based blog post editors. Windows Live Writer supports a variety of blogging platforms and all-around offers a much easier interface for your blog.
Now, there is a Windows Live Writer for Windows Mobile in development that aims to do the same thing. While Live Writer for Mobile is not actually being developed by Microsoft, it looks like its goal is to bring that blogging usability to the mobile devices.
More information on Windows Live Writer Beta for Windows Mobile as can be found here and you can download it here.
(via: Pocketnow)

Toshiba TG01 Kinoma Play walkthough

We are big fans of Kinoma Play software for Windows Mobile, it is such an improvement over the stock media player with loads of added features.

We have just received news of a demo video showing a new updated version running on the DoCoMo version of the Toshiba TG01, the world’s first 1 GHz phone, and the world’s first phone based on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon platform.
The walkthrough is for the docomo PRO series T-01A version of the phone. It’s focused on the flagship media player embedded into the phone, Kinoma Play. Video is after the break.

Sea Battle Classic for iPhone released

We are monitoring new iPhone apps every day and recently plenty of apps with s*xy ladies (literally! "s*xy ladies" even is in the title of several apps!) appear – probably a sign that parental controls are coming next month together with iPhone OS 3.0 upgrade, but apart from that we have noticed this little game, that is free and stands out because it looks like you would do it on paper – very naturalistic and nice.

Here is how this app looks like:

HTC Touch Pro2 now in stock and shipping

Just received an email from Clove and they tell us that the HTC Touch Pro2 is now in stock and available to order for next day delivery.

Available today, the Pro2 is a great upgrade if you are using any of the predecessor devices or you have been waiting for something that offers a quality and robust communication solution for anything from emails to web browsing.

You can order it now from Clove priced at £504.85 plus delivery.

Nokia Ovi Store now open

Today, Ovi Store by Nokia is available globally to an estimated 50 million Nokia device owners across more than 50 Nokia devices including the forthcoming flagship device, the Nokia N97. Customers can visit store.ovi.com through their Nokia device browser to immediately begin downloading, personalizing and making their devices smarter and more fun with applications, games, videos, podcasts, productivity tools, web and location-based services and much more.

"Ovi Store is open for business and we’ve stocked the shelves with both local and global content for a broad range of Nokia devices," said Tero Ojanperä, Executive Vice President, Nokia Services. "Ovi Store makes shopping for content and applications easy and fun for feature phone and smartphone owners alike."