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Vodafone UK first to stock Nokia N900?

The Nokia N900 handset has finally started shipping to distributors, and it seems that Vodafone may be the first to announce it in the UK.

TechRadar contacted all the UK networks, with all of them saying that there’s nothing to announce – although O2 said is has ‘no plans as yet’ to stock it, despite CPW having a coming soon page offering the N900 on O2 which has since been pulled.

However, it seems likely Vodafone will be the first to announce the device, if its forums are anything to go by. While stopping short of announcing it to the hordes of enquiring fans, the eForum team are constantly asking people to keep an eye on the ‘Coming soon’ page, which is a big hint the red network might be the first to announce it.

One network that is unlikely to be launching it until 2010 at the earliest is 3, after it emerged that the SIM-free device is incompatible with 3’s latest USIM cards in the UK, although a software update to fix the issue is due before the years end.

iPhone banking comes to UK

Do you really really love your iPhone? Well, you can prove it: if your bank doesn’t support banking services through an iPhone app, then dump this bank and open an account at a bank, offers an iPhone app for its customers:

Clove selling Blackberry Bold 9700 on Friday

Clove have announced with will have the BlackBerry Bold 9700 will be in stock this Friday!

SIM FREE, UNLOCKED and unbranded, the Bold 9700 is the newest device from the firm.

If you wanted to get your hands on one of the first, then CLICK HERE to order yours.

OffMaps for iPhone – review

So, imagine that you would like to visit some remote country. However you wouldn’t like to pay for international roaming data (that would be used a lot if you would use built-in Google Maps) and you wouldn’t like to buy expensive GPS turn-by-turn navigation software (after all it may be that you drop by to this country only once in a lifetime). Or maybe you have only an iPod touch and you can’t use Google Maps while traveling at all.

Well, there is an app for that and it’s called “OffMaps” and it costs only $2.99:

Mobile Tech Addicts Podcast #48

Our latest podcast, Episode 48, is now available for download, with out first special guest in over 100 years. Tonight with Matt Davis from www.tracyandmatt.co.uk we discuss the HTC HD2, Orange selling record numbers and O2’s counter-attack. You can subscribe via iTunes, RSS or download the mp3 file here. Full show notes after the break.

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3 reports Orange to Advertising Standards Agency

3 has reported Orange to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) over its claims of having the largest high-speed mobile network. Orange, which launched the iPhone on its network today, claimed that it has a 3G network covering 93% of the population – but 3 said this claim is misleading and confusing for customers.

3 has been carrying out work across its network recently and is currently working in the London area to improve coverage. It has 9,192 sites in comparison to Orange’s 7,500 3G masts and claims to be adding 150 sites a week. 3 complained that if it applied a ‘different measure’ it would be able to claim 95% coverage and said it would like a third party to measure the level of 3G coverage to provide a ‘realistic’ picture for consumers.

Orange told the Times that it was ‘not how many masts you have’, but ‘where you stick them’.

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Orange iPhone first day of sales

Orange has released a little bit of information regarding their release of the iPhone. A rather successful first day.

HTC HD2 specification

Had a few emails this week from people asking if I can confirm the specification of the HTC HD2 now that I’ve got my hands on it. So below you can find the run down of the HD2 spec. More details can be found on the HTC website though.

HTC HD2 specification:

• Operating System – Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional
• Processor – Qualcomm® MSM8250T, 1 GHz
• Memory – ROM: 512 MB / RAM: 448 MB
• Display – 4.3-inch TFT-LCD touch-sensitive screen with 480 X 800 WVGA resolution
• Contract – No Contract SIM Free/Unlocked
• Network – HSPA/WCDMA: Europe/Asia: 900/2100 MHz
  Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
• Bluetooth 2.1 With EDR and A2DP
• WiFi 802.11b/g
• MicroUSB
• GPS – Internal GPS Antenna
• Audio – 3.5mm Audio Jack
• Expansion Slot – MicroSDHC
• Camera – 5 megapixel colour camera with auto focus and dual LED flashlight
• Talk Time – Up to 380 minutes for GSM
• Standby Time – Up to 490 hours for GSM
• Battery – Lithium-ion 1230mAh removable 
• Dimensions – 120.5 X 67 X 11 mm (4.74 X 2.64 X 0.43 inches)
• Weight – 157 grams (5.54 ounces) with battery
• G-Sensor
• Proximity Sensor
• Ambient Light Sensor
• Digital Compass
• FM Radio

Social Networking

• FacebookT integration
• Sharing photos on Facebook and Twitter
• Sharing videos on YouTubeT
• HTC PeepT for twittering

Multimedia

• Windows Media® Player
• Albums
• Pictures & Videos
• FM Radio
• Audio supported formats:
  .aac, .amr, .m4a, .mid, .mp3, .mp4, .qcp, .wav, .wma
• Video supported formats:
  .wmv, .asf, .mp4, .3gp, .3g2, .m4v, .avi

Home Screen

Home, People, Messages, Mail, Internet, Calendar, Stocks, Photos & Videos, Music, Weather, Footprints, Twitter, Settings

Don’t forget you can ask questions about the HD2 over on the HD2 forum thread and return frequently for updates and our HD2 review.

EDIT: Our extensive HTC HD2 review is now live on site.

Posted by: Matt

WhatsApp Messenger for iPhone FREE for a limited time, go get it now!

2 top iPhone-to-iPhone messengers are WhatsApp Messenger and Ping!. Today, for a short time, WhatsApp Messenger is free, so go get it, tiger! Get it now!

Google to Acquire AdMob

It looks like Admob have agreed to sell to google.  Admob is used by many developers on not only Android but iphone.  Clearly google are now seriously entering into the mobile advertising market in a major way. 

Today we announced that AdMob has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by Google for $750 million. We are extremely excited about this new partnership and what it means for our advertiser, developer and publisher partners. 

AdMob’s people, products and tools will continue to work to deliver successful campaigns for you and to effectively monetize your mobile traffic – no interruptions.  Our product and engineering teams will keep building great products for our customers. Our sales team will keep working with our thousands of advertisers to deliver successful campaigns. Our business development team will keep working to maximize ad revenue for the more than 15,000 mobile Web sites and applications that make up AdMob’s publisher network.