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HTC HD2 Camera Update

It’s been some weeks now since we broke the news that the camera on the HTC HD2 was producing a pink spot on some photographs taken.

The guys over at pocketnow.com have released details that this pink spot has actually been around for a long time on other cameras, so it turns out the HTC HD2 is actually no worse than its competitors.

Here are some samples shots:

HTC HD2

It would appear that this pink issue has been staring us all in the face for sometime and it wasn’t until we actually posted about it that the world suddenly became interested. Bit of an odd one but overall the camera on the HD2 produces some fantastic shots being helped greatly by its power flash.

Posted by:  James

Devicewire.com free Xmas delivery offer

Our pals over at Devicewire.com just sent us an email letting us know about their Christmas delivery offer. In the run up to Christmas, if you spend over £50 you’ll get free standard delivery on your order.

When you place your order simply enter ‘FREEDELIVERY’ in the promo box during checkout and you’ll not pay for delivery.

Oh and please do not forget to enter tracyandmatt.co.uk as the referrer when you place your orders!

Posted by: Matt

Another new Blackberry – The Pearl 9100

With the recent release of the new Blackberry Bold 9700 (review coming very soon!) it would appear that RIM have a further device coming soon.

Blackberry Pearl 9100

The Pearl 9100 has been featured this week on crackberry.com and this includes a video. Click here to view.

The original Pearl was a popular device and came in both candy bar and a flip design. Its main difference between the traditional Blackberries is that it is smaller and instead of having a full QWERTY keypad it has a 20 key keyboard which I believe they call “Sure Type”. (I’m not a Blackberry expert so I may have got this wrong!)

Anyway, if you a Blackberry Pearl fan I am sure this new version will most defiantly be of interest. As far as I am aware its early days and I don’t think a carrier has been announced in the USA yet so I think it may be a while until we see it here in the UK, but thought I would share it with you anyway.

Good things come to those who wait!

Head over to Crackberry and check it out.

Posted by: James

HP announce the iPaq Glisten

Looking for a Smartphone with a forward facing QWERTY keyboard and a touchscreen? Until now that was a pretty tall order, I can think of only a couple of other handsets that fit the bill, the JAQ3 Springs to mind, but they are all pretty long in the tooth now. So HP have stepped up to the plate with their new iPAQ Glisten which offers a beautiful 2.5″ AMOLED 320×240 Touchscreen display and full QWERTY keyboard. Also sporting the latest Windows Mobile 6.5 OS sounds like a really cool device, right?

So what’s the catch? Well currently it’s only available in the USA and HP have no plans to bring it to the UK at the moment. Real shame I think as it looks like a lovely handset that certainly would fill a big void in the market.

Boost productivity-with your fingertips

• AMOLED Touch Screen: 2.5" diagonal touch screen not only provides a brilliant viewing experience, it streamlines the way you work.
• QWERTY Keyboard: With 5-way directional pad, it works just like a PC keyboard, making email & texting fast & easy.

Part Phone. Part PC. All Business.

• Syncs easily to your PC via Active Sync or Microsoft^® Exchange
• Integrated Visual Inbox for more streamlined communications
• A single, consolidated contact list syncs to your PC for easy contact management
• Optimized Web experience-for work (and play)
• 256 MB SDRAM/512 MB Flash for high speed multi-tasking
• Assisted GPS navigation to keep you moving in the right direction

HP iPAQ Glisten Specification:

• Display: AMOLED resistive touchscreen 320 x 240 pixels – 2.5 inches
• QWERTY keyboard
• Windows Mobile 6.5 professional
• Internal: 256 MB RAM – 512 MB ROM
• microSD up to 16 GB
• 2G: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
• 3G: HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
• Camera: 3.15 MP, 2048×1536 pixels, autofocus
• 3.5mm audio jack
• Dimensions: 112.8 x 62.8 x 13.4 mm
• Weight: 132 g
• GPS with A-GPS support
• Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
• Bluetooth: v2.0 with A2DP
• USB: v2.0 microUSB

Posted by: Matt

Buy an extended battery or stylus for HTC HD2

Matt posted earlier today on this subject but devicewire.com have just sent us the full details and prices.

devicewire.com

Although neither product is available at this moment you can pre-order now.

Order extended battery here.

Order capacitive stylus here.

If we get any further information we will be sure to let you know.

Posted by: James

HTC’s Capacitive Stylus Appears

Yesterday we told you about the extended battery, car kit and the capacitive stylus for the HTC HD2. Well today the first images of the stylus surface on the web.

Russian site YouHTC seem to have been the first to get their hands on photos but other sites also have the photos now. We’ll post more photos as we get them.

According to WMPoweruser the stylus will cost £17.25. Apparently the end of the stylus is transparent so you can see though it but with a red dot to indicate where it is being pressed. It’s also curved at the bottom.

Posted by: Matt

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HTC HD2 back in stock!

The HTC HD2 has been a bit hard to get since its initial launch but the good news is that its back.

HTC HD2

devicewire.com gave us the good news this afternoon so if you are after the HD2 now is the time to snap one up.

From devicewire.com its £499.00 delivered, which sounds a bargain if you ask me. If you do get one please follow the HD2 on our forum and let us know your thoughts.

Posted by: James

Motorola Milestone (Droid) coming sooner than expected

SuperETrader today gave us a little tip the the Motorola Milestone may well be here sooner than we thought!

Motorola Milestone

The Milestone is the European name for the Droid which has been available in the USA on the Verizon network for a little while. For some strange reason this nice looking Android device will get some extra spec in Europe though!

The major difference is that the our version will support multi touch which is fantastic news. I have no idea why we are getting it and the Verizon Droid does not. 

The other noticeable change is that the U.S version is running the beta of Google maps navigation. We will not get this but it has been replaced with Motonav instead. Once Google maps navigation is out of beta I hope we will be eligible for the upgrade.

Keep an eye on the site for updates.

Posted by: James

HTC HD2 available on T-Mobile

You can now get your hands on the much talked about HTC HD2 on T-Mobile.

T-Mobile

HTC HD2

Prices on T-Mobile range from free to £195.73 but in order to qualify for a free handset you must be prepared to shell out £40.00 per month. You also have the option of having the package come with or without data if you fancy saving yourself £5.00 per month, but i cant see many people taking up that tariff!

What is quite impressive though is that the fair use policy for data currently stands at 1GB which is even more than Orange are now including with the iPhone.

Lets hope the other network providers follow suit.

A while ago when the HD2 was leaked as coming to T-Mobile I believe it was going to be called the Touch HD2. They have clearly scrapped that idea!

If you want to order a T-Mobile HTC HD2 you can order from here.

Posted by: James

Palm Pixi gets reviewed by thecellphonejunckie

Our friend Mickey Papillon who runs thecellphonejunckie.com recently got his hands on the latest offering from Palm, the Pixi.

Palm Pixi

The device, which is only available in the USA at the moment, takes on Palms more traditional form factor of having a front facing QWERTY keypad.

The Pixi is the second device from Palm sporting their new operating system, Web OS, which seems to be going down a storm on the Palm Pre.

As I don’t expect to get the Palm Pixi over here in the UK anytime soon please check out Mickey’s review here, and while your at it you may as well have a listen to his podcast too.

Posted by:  James