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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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Further to our recent successful interview on twitter (twinterview) with Alex Reeve from Microsoft you may be pleased to hear that on Thursday May 20th at 12.30 hrs GMT we will be hosting round two.
Once again this will be an opportunity for both yourself and us to ask Microsoft questions about Windows Phone 7.
So please have a good think and let us have your questions. Depending on how may we get we cannot guarantee all will be asked but we will endeavour to do our best.
You can submit your questions to us one of two ways. Firstly on the forum under this post or secondly you can email either Matt or myself:
[email protected]
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We look forward to receiving your questions.
Posted by: James
We have already seen an early version of a Windows Phone 7 device from LG but could this new leaked image be the updated version or even the final product?
It certainly looks pretty nice sporting a new design of the three ‘oh so important’ hardware keys below the screen .
The image was ‘allegedly’ posted onto Flickr by a French Microsoft employee. Not sure if he still works there!
With Microsoft gearing up for there next ‘7’ event at the end of the month could this LG device be the one they will be using?
Either way it looks sweet.
Posted by: James
Last week I was lucky enough to be invited to a top secret location for an introduction to the HTC Wildfire. After using this new device I can honestly say it’s a beauty. Kind of a mini HTC desire available in four colours. The Wildfire is designed to be a low cost Android device aimed at the younger generation of today. Will it be a hit? It certainly should be. No word yet on price and I think this will be the deciding factor.
I also managed to shoot some video of the HTC Wildfire and we will bring you that later on today.
Check out the official press release below.
It is still early days for the Apple iPad but there are already some nice Twitter applications available and the one I have been using the most is Twittelator. Although I have been using TweetDeck on both my PC and iPod Touch up until recently I decided that it was time for a change when my iPad arrived. After speaking with one or two people that had already used Twittelator my mind was made up and I spent my $4.99 and downloaded.
Paying for a Twitter application is not something I have done before, but now I have the iPad I have become accustomed to forking out a little more money for decent apps. Of course the iPhone/iPod apps still work on the iPad in X2 mode but for the best quality you really need an iPad specific one.
Is Twittelator worth $4.99 and will I be sticking with this application? Read on to find out.
This is the second Bluetooth car kit that Orange have kindly sent me to play with and review. Although this particular one is made by RIM and sold as a BlackBerry car kit you do not have to have a BlackBerry to use it. It will work with all Bluetooth enabled phones.
I recently also reviewed the Parrot MiniKit Slim so lets see how this BlackBerry one compares.
Read on to see the verdict.
Those nice folks at Orange have kindly sent me a rather big selection of Bluetooth car kits to try out. First on my list for testing was the Parrot MinKit Slim which as the name suggests is rather slim. I have used Parrot in car products before and actually owned the predecessor to the ‘Slim’ which was not as slim!
Is this new version any good. Well you will have to read on to find out.
Vodafone is now offering BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) Express for £10 per month, and on trial for £5 per month for three months
Vodafone UK is offering BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) Express to small and medium sized business customers from £10 per month.
Customers who sign up from May 17 for a three-month period can get BES Express from £5 a month.
BES Express works in with Microsoft Exchange or Microsoft Windows Small Business Server to synchronise email, calendar appointments, contacts, notes and other functions between company server and BlackBerry handset over-the-air.
Vodafone is also offering a managed support service for BES Express for an extra £2.50 a month – users will get set-up help and round-the-clock support certified BlackBerry and Microsoft specialists.
Vodafone UK enterprise marketing director Peter Boucher said: “It’s vital for all businesses to stay connected to customers wherever they are, either by voice or email. BES Express offers small and medium sized businesses the advantage of being able to do all this from their BlackBerry smartphone with the peace of mind of 24/7 help from Vodafone on the UK’s best network.”
The BES Express service is available on all Vodafone Business price plans.
Posted by: James
If you have a HTC Desire, Legend, HD mini or HD2 then check out the below accessories that Clove have. You had better hurry though as they are selling like hot cakes!
HTC Desire PO S520 Pouch Case – £12 + VAT – NOW IN STOCK
HTC Desire SP P360 Screen Protector – £7 + VAT – All sold – more stock due in 10 days. Backorder advised.
HTC Desire Alu-Leather Flip Case – £20 + VAT – All sold – more due next week. Backorder advised.
HTC Legend SP P340 Screen Protector – £7 + VAT – NOW IN STOCK
HTC Legend Alu-Leather Flip Case – £20 + VAT – NOW IN STOCK
HTC HD mini SP P350 Screen Protector – £7+ VAT – NOW IN STOCK
HTC HD2 CU S400 Car Kit – £55 + VAT – All sold – more stock due next week. Backorder advised.
HTC HD2 BP E400 Battery – £35 + VAT – All sold more stock due next week. Backorder advised.
Stock is limited on many lines so we do advise acting quickly to avoid disappointment.
Posted by: James
Earlier on today we brought you the HTC Smart unboxing video and what good timing it was as O2 have today released the device on both contract and pay as you go.
The PAYG price is rather good. A mere £100.00 which if you ask me is real bargain. Contract wise prices start at £15.00 per month which gets you 50 minutes and unlimited texts.
If you are tempted by the HTC Smart you may want to wait for our full review which should be online early next week.
We should also have some additional HTC Smart videos for you over the weekend.
Once again Vodafone have announced a fine selection of new devices coming to the network soon.
Top if my list of ones I want to play with is the Samsung Galaxy S.
The Samsung Galaxy S 16GB http://shop.vodafone.co.uk/shop/mobile-phone/samsung-galaxy-s will be available exclusively to Vodafone UK customers. The stunning, ultra responsive touchscreen device is the latest generation of Android smartphones built by Samsung.
With the Samsung Galaxy S, not only will you be able to access thousands of apps through the Android Marketplace, you can make the most of the device’s social networking features, by staying connected with all your friends through Facebook, Twitter and MSN.
The Samsung Galaxy S 16GB sports a great 5 megapixel camera, capable of shooting videos in HD quality, allowing you to capture crystal clear moments and enjoy them on the huge 4″ Super AMOLED touch screen display.
Powered by a superfast 1GHz processor and teamed with an integrated Google Chrome browser, the handset allows for a smooth and seamless experience, which never slows down when you’re surfing the web through multiple browser windows.
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