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iPhone Bluetooth Keyboard Driver coming to Cydia soon

The iPhone Bluetooth Keyboard driver allows you to use a Bluetooth keyboard with the iPhone and iPod Touch. Foldable, travel-friendly keyboards have been supported for at least a half of a decade by all smartphones, except by the iPhone. That is a shame, as the the iPhone is a compact computer you already carry around. Combined with a portable keyboard, it can replace your laptop for taking notes or writing emails at meetings or at your favorite coffee shop.

This iPhone Bluetooth keyboard driver fills this gap. It is based on the open-source BTstack project, a Bluetooth stack designed for embedded devices where resources are scarce.

This driver runs on the iPhone 3G(S) and all iPod touch devices with Bluetooth support. It is unclear yet, if it works properly on the iPhone 2G. It will be available via the Cydia Store soon.

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24 Hours with the Archos 5 Internet Tablet

From my darling Leana I was given the Archos 5 Internet Tablet with Android. This in the latest device from the French portable media masters Archos. I do not feel it right to review a device I own so I thought I was draw up some passing thoughts on this 160gb flavoured bad boy.

More of Clove’s Xmas bargains

The cold weather must be getting to them, as they are offering some last minute Christmas Deals.

Vodafone Free mobile internet from Christmas Day until New Year’s Day

Santa Claus is coming to town, which means from Friday 25 December until Friday 1 January you can enjoy free mobile internet on your phone, all week.

Asked Little Saint Nick for a new phone this Christmas? Get online and find out what it can do. From finding the perfect venue for New Year’s Eve to seeing your friends’ photos on Facebook. With free mobile internet for a whole week your Christmas fun need never stop.

It’s easy. Just use your phone to go online anytime between Christmas Day and New Years Day. The offer is open to Vodafone pay as you go and pay monthly customers with a consumer contract. If you have a mobile internet bundle, the data you use during Christmas week will not count towards your monthly data allowance.

There’s no catch. Our free Christmas mobile internet offer is available to all our consumer customers, pay as you go or pay monthly.

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Pre Order Vodafone iPhone today for delivery 14th Janurary

Vodafone have opened the pre-order channels for the much anticipated appearance of the worlds best phone on their network. The contract prices surprise surprise are not exactly ground breaking or price war stimulating to say the least, but if your like me and have struggled with bad coverage from O2 this may be a god send, plus you can always add on the Vodafone Access Gateway which is a femtocell that should give you a full signal using your ADSL or Cable broadband.

All the pre-order and price plan details can be found right here, good luck, took me five attempts this morning to complete the order, looks like demand is strong.

Twitter on the N900

Got a N900 or thinking of getting one but not sure how well some of the must have features like Twitter work? Fear not, checkout the video below for the full lowdown on how to access the micro blogging site everyone loves to hate.

There’s a local application called Mauku but also a whole host of web services that work on the class leading browser, including Twithive and Hahlu.

Clove’s Christmas bargains

I just wanted to draw your attention to some recent updates in our product range that may be of interest to you and more likely your readers – Especially on the run up to Christmas!

A few stocking fillers to begin with –

HTC HD2 PO S511 Flip Case – Now Available

HTC DC M400 Micro USB Data Cable – Now In stock

HTC CC C200 Micro USB Car Charger – Due Monday

HTC HD2 Sync Charge Cradle – TBC (Approx Mid-December)

Micro USB Travel Charger (UK/EU/US) – NOW IN STOCK

Older end of line or clearance products – Many bargains to be had.

Some of the more exciting offers!

Red Dwarf app launches

On the 21st birthday of the cult TV series, the official Red Dwarf Soundboard App is now available from the App Store. The app means iPhone and iPod touch users can now carry the sounds of the Red Dwarf crew around in their pocket, as the rest of us are forced to endure them.

There’s no less than 32 iconic audio clips from the TV series, letting users re-live the classic lines over and over again from, you guessed it, "smeg head" to " smoke me a kipper, I’ll be back for breakfast".  There’s also a slideshow of stills for when the audio gets tired, which we reckon will be about 45 seconds after you download the app.

The Red Dwarf Soundboard App is available for £1.19 from the App Store.

Handy Shell v2.0 now available for S60

Paragon Software have released version 2.0 of Handy Shell, a replacement stand-by screen for your S60 smartphones which provides huge levels of customisation and interaction over and above the regular active stand-by screen on your phone.

Based around four different views of your device, the app is called up with the menu key, and takes over the S60 interface for a much more customisable experience. A number of plug-in modules are available including a new “Photos” view for instant access to your media. This sits alongside the existing plug-ins including weather and contacts.

Also added in the new version is the “3D Cube” spinning system for fast access around the four views (each of them is one side of the cube); this is one of the improvements added for touch devices. Read more at Paragon/Epocware.

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