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Five year veteran of the site. BlackBerry specialist, but experienced in most operating systems. Enjoys flower arranging and cross stitch.
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If you are a fan of having a white smartphone and you are in the market for a new BlackBerry why not consider the White Torch 9800 from Vodafone? The device has shown up on the Vodafone website as ‘coming soon’ over the last few days.
Now I may be wrong but I don’t recall seeing the white version for sale on any of the other UK networks so if you have to have it then head on over to the Vodafone site.
You may want to read our extensive BlackBerry Torch 9800 review before making up your mind. You can do so by clicking here.
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It’s that time again when I find an iPhone game that really gets me addicted. Real Racing 2 has been out a couple of months or so and although quite expensive (£5.99) it is well worth the money.
I have the original Real Racing on my iPad and still play it but now the new version is out for the iPhone I decided I had to part with my money as I knew it would be excellent.
I’m not going to waffle on about it any more. Check out the video demo after the break and then enjoy the game when you purchase it for yourself. I’m confident you will?
We posted earlier today that BGR.com had reportedly got the specs of the next BlackBerry Curve and it was seem that they have done the same for the next BlackBerry Torch.
If the photo here is correct there are not any noticeable changes on the outside of the device but when it comes to the inside we can expect some impressive improvements, although certainly not groundbreaking. It would just bring the Torch inline with all the other smartphones out there right now.
BGR has reported the the Torch 2 can be expected in Q3 although we have no official word from RIM.
See the alleged specs after the break:
BGR.com has posted yet another new BlackBerry on their site, this time the BlackBerry Dakota which could be the perfect BlackBerry for millions of users. The Dakota is rumored to be of a Bold form factor but this time with a touch screen. That sounds pretty perfect if you ask me.
The Dakota allegedly comes sporting a mobile hotspot, HD video recording and BlackBerry 6.1
You can see the full specs after the break:
After absolute uproar yesterday when T-Mobile slashed their data allowance from 3GB to 500mb they have today back tracked a wee bit and decided that this will only apply to new and upgrading customers!
“On Monday 10 January 2011 we announced that, in line with the rest of the industry, T-Mobile would be reducing its Fair Use Policy for data usage to 500MB a month for all mobile phone customers. Following a further review of our policy, these changes will now be introduced from 1 February, to new and upgrading customers only – not existing customers.
There will be no change to the data packages for existing customers for the duration of their contract and we apologise for any confusion caused. The revision to the Fair Use Policy is designed to ensure an improved quality of service for all mobile internet users."
Lysa Hardy, VP, T-Mobile UK
So my understanding of this is that if you were thinking of joining T-Mobile don’t bother. And if you are an existing customer and use a lot of data you had better start shopping around for a new network. Sounds harsh but they have nobody to blame but themselves.
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Up until now nothing could touch the Apple iPod Touch for music, video and playing games but now that Samsung has released the Galaxy Player 50 Apple may have a bit of competition. Running Android 2.1 the Galaxy Player is not dissimilar from the Galaxy S in terms of look and its user interface. With many Apple haters out there this could well be very nice alternative. At £149.99 the Galaxy Player is cheaper than the iPod Touch 4th generation but it does lack a few features that the iPod has. It does however have a few that the iPod does not have.
Check out the unboxing video below and watch out for the full review coming soon.
Bad news I am afraid if you have been waiting fro the Dell Venue Pro. Clove yesterday posted on their blog that the device now has a further delay and will not be available until mid February. It is believed that the delay is due to a MMS problem that Microsoft need to fix before releasing the device to us.
Fingers crossed this gets sorted soon. The Dell Venue Pro is the only Windows Phone 7 handset here in the UK with the sliding QWERTY keyboard. I am sure many WP7 fans have been waiting for it and I am quite eager to give it a whirl too.
Come on Microsoft. Pull your finger out.
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This one came to us via a tip from one of our podcast listeners – thanks Andrei. To cut a long story short T-Mobile have decided to slash their data allowance down to 500mb starting February 1st. Andrei tells us he currently has a 3GB allowance on his Android phone and as you can imagine he is not best pleased with this new news and neither would I be.
Below is the official word from T-Mobile on the subject. Make sure you read the last sentence. It is laughable!
While I was pottering around the Orange website today I stumbled upon the HTC Wildfire in Black as coming soon. Now, although the Wildfire has been around for some time now I have not seen it in black anywhere before and I kind of like the look of it.
As listed as coming soon to pay monthly the device will clearly be free, however as of yet there are no contract prices on the site. I am hoping this one may be a bargain.
Anyway, I just thought I would point it out in case you are in the market for a nice little Android device. You can read our full review of the HTC Wildfire here.
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If you use a Mac you may want to double check you are running the latest version of Mac OS as the App Store is now available to use.
The store works much the same as it does on an iPhone or iPad making downloads quick and simple. There are both paid and free applications available and apps are stored either in categories, featured or top charts.
My personal favorite i have downloaded is Twitter for Mac. It is not too fancy but works like a dream. Classic games like Flight Control and Angry Birds are also in there.
If you have not downloaded you had better. Enjoy.
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