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UEFA Champions League Highlights on PSP

Football fans will be excited to hear that the best of this year’s UEFA Champions League is now available on GO!VIEW – the video on-demand service for the PSP. Following the League’s kick off this week, PSP owners can transfer highlights from Sky Sports matches to watch on the go. Throughout the new football season, GO!VIEW customers will be able to watch highlights from all 125 UEFA Champions League matches. In addition, last year’s final will also be available so that supporters can re-live the highs and lows of the Manchester United versus Chelsea match.

Sony Ericsson W902 overview

It’s always a challenge for mobile phone manufacturers – getting the balance right between music, camera and, lets call it “business” functionality. It was with baited breath, then, that interested parties awaited the arrival of the Sony Ericsson W902.

Sony Ericsson W902

With its scratch-resistant TFT mineral glass display (2.2-inch) and 8 GB memory stick Micro card for starters, it as great credentials for claiming to re-introduce the much vaunted, highly-prized but oh so rare “wow” factor.

Sony Ericsson rightly describes the W902 as having “outstanding musical sound”, while also providing a 5 megapixel camera with flash and autofocus…it looks good, sounds good and does not skimp on the essentials (including an excellent battery life).

Add Google Maps, and an accelerometer – known perhaps most widely as an iPhone feature – and a host of personal apps and we are getting close to raising the bar on what to expect from a workaday mobile phone.

Sony Ericsson W902

If it is unfamiliar to you, an accelerometer in a mobile phone context is a hidden technology that helps the wheels go round more smoothly. It detects and measures vibrations or acceleration due to gravity (inclination). It helps stabilise the music player in motion, in game playing and for step counters, user interface controls and switching between portrait and landscape modes.

The W902 offers quadband international GSM roaming and HSDPA (High-Speed Downlink Packet Access) – the 3G protocol that supports high-speed data transfer and Web interaction.

So well done Sony Ericsson for combing the cameraphone and audio-centric handset in a positive, no-compromise fashion.

Written by: Nicola Pringle for www.mobilesplease.co.uk

Review Core Player

Alli over at Mobility Today had just taken a good look at the Windows Mobile software Core Player. She has posted her impressions of the software especially compared with the rather impressive Kinoma Play software we reviewed a few week back. If you don’t know Core Player is the commercial software that spawned from the free open source software TCPMP.

HTC Touch HD pictures

Some people have all the luck, Arne over at the Unwired managed to get a Touch HD to take look at over the weekend and has posted a few pictures for our viewing pleasure. He does point out that this was an early marketing sample, hopefully we will see a video of it in action soon too.

A Weekend with the HTC S740

Leigh over at Coolsmartphone has just posted a great video showing a tour around the HTC S740 handset including the two keyboards and the HTC Sliding Panels interface. He also has a look at the screen switching speed and the overall design of the device. If you are in the market for a device with a slide out keyboard and no touch screen this might be of interest. You can check out the 10 minute video after the break.

HTC Dream Android video

Just spotted this new video showing the HTC Dream in action and I have to say it looks really good. Everything seems very snappy and smooth and ready for release. Should be interesting when this becomes available to see how well it compares with Windows Mobile, iPhone and other smartphone operating systems. Video after the break.

Apple recalls tiny iPhone 3G power adapters

Apple Inc. on Friday advised iPhone 3G users in many countries to replace the device’s power adapter following reports that metal prongs broke off and stuck in power outlets, creating a risk of electric shock.

Apple said it will exchange the ultra-compact USB adapters for a redesigned model, without charge, in retail stores and online starting Oct. 10.

In the meantime, iPhone 3G users who received the tiny USB adapter with their phone or who bought it separately should immediately stop using it. Apple said iPhone 3G owners should use its standard USB power adapter, which has fold-up prongs, or charge the device by plugging it into a computer.

"We have received reports of detached blades involving a very small percentage of the adapters sold, but no injuries have been reported," Apple said in a statement online.

Spokeswoman Natalie Kerris could not say exactly how many adapters have broken in this way.

The recall affects ultra-compact USB power adapters sold in the U.S., Argentina, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Japan, Mexico, Panama and Peru.

Adapters with a green dot on the bottom are safe and do not need to be replaced, Apple said.

http://www.apple.com/support/usbadapter/exchangeprogram/

Posted by: John

More pictures of the HTC Dream

Tracy and Matt have hit upon some images of the HTC Dream out in the field. Looks a good size, however there doesn’t seem to be any hints at the odd incision on the back of the device we featured on a previous post.

Kaiser/Tytn II/Tilt users rejoice Advanced Config 3.2 here

Windows 6.1 and the variants of the HTC Kaiser is largely regarded as a bit of a headache. Conflicts, warnings and pop-up annoyances abound. This simple app can help you personalise the inner most workings of the Kaiser and you can enjoy a smoother ride. Take care when using as there are a number of selections that can disable features.

Vodafone Palm Treo Pro hits business store

The much anticipated Palm Treo Pro has finally landed on Vodafones site but only in the business section. The Palm Treo Pro is a Windows Mobile device that utilises both a full QWERTY keyboard and a touch screen, the robust ‘pallet’ design makes it a superb converged voice and email device. It offers 3G internet speeds as well as Wi-fi and an integrated GPS receiver. Pricing and details after the break.