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Windows phone 7 Series at MIX

If you are not aware then let me tell you that Microsoft launched there MIX event in the United States yesterday.

The event, lasting three days is pretty much an insight into Windows Phone 7 Series covering all the things that Microsoft could or would not tell us at Mobile World Congress.

As we are not at the event the amount that we can cover is very limited. We will bring you what news we can, however we will try and focus on any device news we can get our hands on.

Pocketnow.com are at the event and produced a tonne of news on there site yesterday, so you may want to have a look there periodically throughout the next couple of days.

Whether you like the look of Windows Phone 7 Series or not its big news and personally I cant wait to get my hands on one of the new devices when its launched towards the end of the year.

Please feel free to use the forum to let us know your thoughts. We would love to discuss it with you.

Posted by: James

Vodafone get HTC Legend exclusive?

Well that’s a turn up for the books. It looks like the only network you will be able to buy the HTC Legend on will be Vodafone!

I posted over the weekend that Vodafone had a sweet selection of devices coming soon and it would appear that the Legend is not being shared with the other UK carriers. That’s too bad if you ask me as the Legend is an awesome device and one that I believe will sell like hot cakes.

Such a shame that many people will now miss out if they are not willing to switch to Vodafone.

If you did not see our HTC Legend review please do so. It’s a good read, even if I do say so myself 🙂

Posted by: James

A fine selection of devices coming to Vodafone

I just popped over to the coming soon pages on the Vodafone site and they have some seriously cool devices heading their way. 

I posted earlier that the Sony Ericsson Vivaz is now available and this will be followed shortly by the Xperia X10 which looks set to be very popular with its Android OS and 8mp camera.

Vodafone are also to have the HTC Legend, HTC Desire and Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 and, later on, they will also have the Nexus One. Interesting that they will carry the Desire and the Nexus One as they are so very similar.

You’ll find full details and the official press release after the jump. There is one thing that we will want to check out is the Vodafone version of the HTC Legend as Vodafone will be adding Vodafone 360 to it and that can be very much a love/hate thing!

Sony Ericsson Vivaz free on Vodafone

There is a new wave of Sony Ericsson handsets coming over the next month or two and the first one, the Vivaz is now available on Vodafone.

The device is free on contracts starting at £30 per month and I think this device will appeal to not only Symbian users, but everyone. Sony Ericsson have put a nice overlay on top of the traditional Symbian one so its almost like not using a Symbian handset.

Sporting HD video recording and a 8.1 MP camera the Vivaz is certain to get a decent number of sales. Lets just hope Sony Ericsson have less issues with this device than they had with the last one, the Satio.

Matt unboxed the Vivaz last week and I now have the device so keep you eyes peeled this week for the full review.

HTC Tattoo to get upgrade to Eclair

HTC have confirmed that the HTC Tattoo will be getting the upgrade to Android 2.1, Eclair. 

No date has been announced yet as HTC are still in the process of porting Sense UI to the version.

So if you have a HTC tattoo sim free then be patient, the update is coming.

Here in the UK, if you have the Orange branded version I’m afraid it could be a much longer waiting game. I will pop an email over to Orange but I would imagine an update, if any, could be some way off.

Posted by: James

Top Smartphone Platforms

I found an interesting chart on the internet today showing the Smartphone market share for the last quarter in the USA.

As you will see it was good news for BlackBerry and iPhones and even better news for Google Android (which had the biggest percentage growth).

However things are not looking good for both Windows Mobile and Palm. Both companies had a big decrease in market share. Microsoft will clearly be able to turn that around later this year with the release of Windows Phone 7 Series but can Palm do the same? Although they introduced the new Web OS last year it clearly didn’t work. They are going to have to put there thinking hats on this year if they are going to continue to play with the big boys!

Chart from Comscore

Posted by: James

New YouTube client for Windows Phones and S60

Using a Symbian or Windows Phone? Well if so then you will be pleased to hear that YouTube have a new version of their app.

Having YouTube on your phone is nothing new and most manufactures pre-install install the app however this latest version does bring some nice changes.

The biggest change, which in my opinion is good news, is that the app will support your own account, meaning you can easily view your favourite videos and subscriptions.

The application also comes with a new layout which is meant to be better for larger screen devices.

I will record a short video demonstrating the app in use but this will have to wait. I need to go do some work!

If you want to give it a try now just point your phones browser to – m.YouTube.com/app

Posted by: James

T-Mobile announce HTC Desire prices

Last week T-Mobile announced that they would have the HTC Desire available from the 26th March, somewhat sooner than many of us expected.

The HTC Desire is the flagship ‘Superphone’ from HTC and personally I think the pick of the bunch of new handsets announced by HTC at MWC.

Today we have news that T-Mobile have announced their tariffs for the HTC Desire, which start at £25/month for 24 months with a handset price of £129.99. This tariff does not include data though which you’ll no-doubt be consuming by the bucket load on this handset!

For an unlimited data tariff, prices start at £35/month, 24-months, and the handset will still cost you £49.99. Full details at Carphone Warehouse, where you can also put in a pre-order.

We hope to have our hands on the HTC Desire within the next few weeks, hopefully with a review just prior to launch to help you make up your minds!

Posted by: Matt

HTC Legend gets UK launch date!

Not long to go folks. The HTC legend will be available to buy here in the UK from March 23rd.

As I am sure you have seen, the Legend is all over the internet at the moment and for a good reason. Its a blooming great phone. I am lucky enough to currently have the Legend and our full review should be online within the the next couple of days. We could have done it sooner but here at tracyandmatt.co.uk we firmly believe in giving devices a thorough test and it would not have been a fair review if we just used it for a day and wrote about it. Good things come to those who wait!

The HTC Legend will retail from £376 on its release date and you can snap one up from all of our sponsors on the site.

If you have not checked out Matt’s Legend unboxing or demo video I would urge you to do so as the device really is quite stunning.

Windows Phone 7 Series Demo

I just spotted a fantastic video demonstration of Windows Phone 7 Series on the web.

Internet Entrepreneur and all round Tech Geek Chris Pirillo has posted an fantastic 17 minute video of him getting a hands on demo from Microsoft.

Whether you have seen ‘7’ in action or not its well worth making a coffee, getting comfortable and settling down for what I think is the best video so far showing the new OS in action.

Enough of me talking. Enjoy