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HTC Sync for Mac OSX

I found this article over on The Smartphone Centre blog and it looks pretty interesting for all you HTC Android owners.

HTC Sync has always, up until now, been a PC only application. However that could be about to change. Pre-loaded on the brand new HTC Sensation XL with Beats Audio is a version of HTC Sync especially for Mac OSX.

The file, ‘HTC Sync of MacOS-3.0.mpkg’ can be found once you mount your HTC Sensation XL. Simply double-click to install HTC Sync to your MAC. Once installed, a new icon will be added to your menu bar, click this and select ‘Open’. This will load the main interface window. The first time you launch this, your device will be identified. Simply click ‘Save’ to continue. From the main window you will be able to install applications as well as rename your device. The ‘Music’ tab will allow you to sync all of your music found within iTunes. You can also select which Play Lists you wish to sync. The ‘Gallery’ tab will allow you to sync specific folders from your Mac. The ‘Calendar’ tab will allow you to sync your iCal calendars and of course, the ‘People’ tab will allow you to sync with your Macs Address Book. Using the ‘Bookmarks’ tab, you will be able to sync you Safari, Chrome and FireFox bookmarks. And finally the ‘Documents’ tab will allow you to sync and chosen folder.

Whilst there is no official download available form HTC for this version of HTC Sync, we expect HTC to roll this out across all Android devices.

Posted by: James

Motorola MOTOKEY SOCIAL

The MOTOKEY SOCIAL popped up on Motorola’s website the other day. Much like the HTC ChaCha this one sports a dedicated Facebook key on the bottom row of the keyboard.

As well as it’s full QWERTY keyboard the MOTOKEY SOCIAL sports a 2.4-inch QVGA display, a 3-megapixel camera, email, Web access and a 910 mAh battery rated for 480 minutes of talk time.

I am not sure if we will see this one here in the UK but if we do I would imagine the price would be very low.

Could this one be a BlackBerry killer? No, of course not!

You can see the specs of the MOTOKEY SOCIAL below.

Motorola XOOM 2 images and video

With the earlier announcement of the Motorola XOOM 2 and XOOM 2 Media Edition I thought we had better show you the available images in case this one is of interest to you.

There is also a short promo video which you can see below:

Xperia Play FIFA 12 Trailer

Attention football fans. FIFA 12 for the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play is coming real soon, although we don’t know exactly when. In the meantime if you are gagging to see what the game looks like you can view a trailer of the title.

I’m not a big football fan, in fact I’m not one at all, but FIFA 12 looks pretty good.

You can see the trailer below and of course we will let you know when the game gets a release date.

Christmas comes early thanks to O2 and Priority Moments

Following its successful summer launch, O2 is extending its Priority Moments service to include a special seasonal selection of money saving deals and experiences from a raft of new partners. These additions to its location-based offers service are set to deliver a Christmas to remember for O2’s 22 million customers.
The news will bring much needed festive cheer to millions of shoppers by providing them with an exclusive range of offers and experiences from a number of UK leading retail brands. Taken together, they can give O2 customers a £75* spending power boost in the run up to Christmas with some of the most popular high street stores. This is in addition to the existing Priority Moments money saving deals and enhanced everyday experiences that customers can currently benefit from.
The Priority Moments Christmas campaign will also deliver a much needed boost to high streets around the Country by encouraging shoppers to take advantage of a wide range of great offers at popular destinations whilst they are shopping including:

Gmail app for iOS released

Google have officially announced a Gmail app to run on the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad.

It is not showing up in the App Store for me as I write this but keep checking, it will appear. 

With the Gmail app, you can:
Receive notification badges for new messages
Read your mail with threaded conversations
Organize your mail by archiving, labeling, starring, deleting, and reporting spam
Keep track of important messages with priority inbox
Auto-complete contact names as you type
Send and receive attachments
Search through all your mail
The Gmail app is available for devices running iOS 4+.

Sounds good. Let us know what you think.

Posted by: James

BBM Music rolling out

Today BlackBerry users in North America, Canada and Australia can download the official BBM Music app from BlackBerry App World. Here in the UK we do not have a confirmed date or pricing but I am pretty sure that the subscription based service will be pretty popular.

if you have not heard of BBM Music then I will explain simply. With your subscription you will have access to 50 songs to listen to. Each of your BBM Music friends will also have 50 songs and you will be able to listen to their music tracks too. So the more friends you have, the more music you will be able to access.

You can see a video detailing how it works below and of course as soon as we get some UK news we will let you know.

No Mobile Tech Addicts podcast this week

Due to a combination of unforeseen circumstances and technical hitches I am afraid there will not be a podcast this week.

Now I know you will all be bitterly disappointed, and so are we, but please wipe away the tears of sadness. We will be back next week for more fun and frolics and hopefully Matt will be back from his tour of the country with a full range of air pressure logs from our county towns! (sorry Matt)

Thanks for your patience.

Posted by: James

HTC Sensation XL available now on contract and sim free

As phones go the HTC Sensation XL is a monster with a 4.7 inch touch screen. Combined with its 1.5Ghz processor and packing Beats Audio this one could be the perfect device for you Android music lovers.

The new device is now available here in the UK. If you are looking to get it sim free both Clove and The Smartphone Centre have the handset in stock.

If you are after a contract then you may want to head over to Three. Remember that they have the One Plan with unlimited data.

In the box:
• HTC Sensation XL
• Rechargeable Battery
• Charger & USB Cable
• Beats in-ear headphones
• Quick Start Guide
• User manual

Posted by: James

The Vodafone Tech Team

Vodafone have today launched a new service called Tech Team aimed at assisting customers with any smartphone, tablet or mobile internet technical enquiries. Tech Team members will be available to help existing customers with any issues they have in selected stores, on the phone and online. They will also be able to assist any new customers making purchasing decisions and give them a run through of the features of their new device.

Customers wishing to meet with a Tech Team advisers, who have been trained to focus on customer service and use simple, easy to understand language can either book an appointment or meet them at a Vodafone store. The team will also offer its services via e-mail, on the Vodafone e-forum, Twitter and Facebook. There will also be a series of demonstrations and “how to” videos on a dedicated YouTube channel.

The new offering to Vodafone customers will bring it into line with O2, which offers similar in store and online services through its ‘ O2 Guru’ services. As well as the Tech Team, Vodafone has equipped all of its retail stores with its RED Box feature which is able to transfer contacts, texts, pictures, videos and music from between devices. Vodafone claims the RED Box is able to connect to over 3,500 different types of handsets including some models that are over 10 years old. It can also back up phone data onto an SD card or USB hard drive.