Our friends at Devicewire have kindly just let us know off a promo offer they have on the HTC HD2 and also the car mount.
If you are planning to get the HTC HD2, for this weekend only, you can get an extra £5.00 off the phone and also the car mount just by using the following code when you order.
Promo code : HD2TAM
This device is going to be extremely popular so get your pre-orders in quick. You know you want to!
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RIM officially announced the Blackberry 9700 today and not long after Orange UK sent out a Tweet that it will soon be available. Cool!
The Blackberry Bold 9700 (also being called the Bold 2) will more than likely be one of the best selling devices in the world over the next twelve months. If you have not heard of it yet you will be impressed with its specs.
Although the 9700 is a Bold it is the size of the Curve 8900 which will please a lot of users. However unlike the Curve this hot new device will support 3G (about time too!)
Also new to the Bold 9700 will be the trackpad replacing the standard trackball. I used the trackpad on the recently released Curve 8520 and found it a real pleasure to use.
In addition to the 1GB of storage on board the Bold 9700 RIM have upped the ROM to 256 compared with 128 on the Bold 9000. Although a smaller device the 9700 retains the same screen resolution as the original Bold so screen quality will be as good.
Of course it comes with all the usual stuff such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, A-GPS and a 3.5mm headset jack so I think this new offering will be around for some time.
Its the new Daddy in the Blackberry camp!
EDIT: Check out the Blackberry 9700 unboxing video that we’ve just uploaded too.
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If you are keen to get your hands on the new HTC HD2 when its released our friends at Devicewire are taking orders now, ready for the expected release on November 11th.
They are selling the HD2 for £499.99 with free delivery which is a bargain.
If you have not seen handset specs be prepared to be blown away!
Impressed? Even iPhone users are looking forward to seeing this bobby dazzler!
HTC have also produced a car mount for the HD2 which Devicewire are also selling.
The mount, which is £59.99, has been designed to attach to most surfaces of your cars interior, from the dashboard to the windscreen. One feature I really like is the fact that you can charge the device while mounted as it comes with a MicroUSB car charger and also a new back cover for the device which incorporates a charging circuit connection.
This will look so nice in the car. I had better start saving up my pennies!
Check out Devicewire. You know you want to.
By the way, don’t foget to let me know if you have any questions about the HTC Touch HD2, I’ll make sure that Matt either covers it in his unboxing video or else I’ll cover it in the HD2 review which we’ll have as soon as we get our hands on the little blighter!
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This week has has seen not one but two bits of great news for Blackberry fans.
The first is that the Blackberry Storm2 is now official and coming to Vodafone here in the UK.
The specs are without doubt better than the original Storm with the inclusion of Wi-Fi (Yay!). Kevin over at crackberry.com has done a fantastic review of the Storm2, so rather than me waffling on about something I’m not an expert on click here to see his review.
The second piece of news is that the Blackberry Bold2 (9700) may be with us sooner than we thought.
T-Mobile in Germany have stated that the Bold 9700 will be with them in November. The Bold 9700, which had the codename of Onyx, is the same size as the current Blackberry Curve 8900. Unlike the Curve though it has 3G/HSDPA which I really missed when using a Curve. Also, gone is the trackball. Its been replaced by the trackpad we mentioned recently when we reviewed the Curve 8520. Along with all the other features you would expect with a Blackberry I think this one is going to be massive for RIM and keep there growth on the upward slope.
Hopefully we will have both these devices to review in due course so keep your eye peeled for further news.
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As from today, the 16th October, you can buy a Palm Pre from O2 if you want to.
At the moment the only way to get a “free” Pre is to sign up to a 24 month contract or pay £44.05 per month. That’s a lot of money to pay each month unless you will actually use the 1200 minutes you will get. Of course, with all the deals, you will get unlimited web and Wi-Fi, that you would certainly need as the new Web OS is permanently connected to the internet.
There are five different packages available, four on 18 month contracts and one on the 24 month.
It will be very interesting so see how Pre sales go, as I feel that a lot of people are currently waiting to see what Orange and Vodafone have to offer price wise with the iPhone 3GS.
Ronan Dunne, CEO of Telefonica O2 UK said “Today’s announcement reinforces O2’s position as the home of the smartphone. With the addition of the excellent Palm Pre to our already extensive portfolio, we will continue to offer our customers the widest range of the very best devices on the market today.”
“There’s a lot of excitement about Palm Pre in Europe as we continue to expand Palm webOS products across new carriers and countries,” said Jon Rubinstein chairman and chief executive officer, Palm, Inc. “We look forward to launching Palm Pre with O2 so people in the UK can see firsthand how Palm webOS offers a new and better smartphone experience.”
To see the full O2 Palm Pre page click here.
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We don’t normally cover apps on the blog however I am making an exception as this one was created by a friend of mine and he is rather well known in the mobile phone industry as he has the number one mobile podcast on iTunes!
Mickey Papillon who runs thecellphonejunckie.com in the USA has created a great iPhone app for listeners of his podcasts. Mickey and his buddy Joey have two separate podcasts. The first being a free weekly show dedicated to recent mobile news in the States and also its a chance for Mickey and Joey to answer any questions that have been emailed in by followers of the show .The second podcast, TCPJ unlocked, is a fortnightly show where they tend to focus on one particular subject and often have guest on the show. Although I am not in the USA I still find both podcasts very interesting and informative.
The app which can be found in the iTunes apps store gives users a direct link from there iPhone not only to download the podcasts but also some bonus material as well. PDF documents – show notes and bonus audio content can be viewed/listened to. In addition you can follow the shows Twitter feed, email the show and hear call-in audio comments.
For £1.19 if you use an iPhone and want to listen to thecellphonejunkie this app is a must and a great idea.
Good job Mickey!
To find the app just enter tcpj into the search box in iTunes.
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HTC have finally released there official Windows Mobile 6.5 rom updates for the Touch Pro2 and Snap.
The major changes in the update will bring the new Windows homescreen, as well as the new colour TouchFlo 3D and the incorporated weather application into the clock. Also MyPhone and the Marketplace will be included.
It will be interesting in time to see how the TP2 and Snap differ as one is WinMo Professional and one is Standard.
For the Touch Pro2 update click here.
For the Snap update click here.
Enjoy!
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HTCs newest Android device is now available to buy on contract and it wont be long until it can be bought sim free as well.
However, HTC are from today offering an additional service. www.tattoomyhtc.com offers users of the Tattoo handset the option to customise the outer shell of there handset, hence the name Tattoo.
Users have two options. They can either pay 11.99 Euros for a pre-designed cover or pay 14.99 Euros to design there own, either by using the Tattoo Studio or by uploading there own images.
As you can see above there are some nice designs available but I think the real beauty will be designing your own and making it unique, like a Tattoo.
An interesting concept HTC and I’m sure it will be popular. I am certainly going to Tattoo my Tattoo when I get one!
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GSMarena have acquired some nice photos of the new Giorgio Armani phone from Samsung.
The Samsung B7620 is the third device released in the Armani range and is targeted at those designer business types to look cool with there expensive suits!
The device itself is the colour gold which is defiantly different but in the designer world it needs to stand out. Apart from the colour it actually looks quite a nice phone.
As you will see in the above picture the B7620 seems to be based on the New Omnia Pro 7610 and has some nice specs to match:
The B7620 has a few specs which are better than the Omnia Pro, such as 8Gb internal memory compared to 1Gb in the Omnia. Also the screen tilts like on the HTC Touch Pro2, nice!
Although prices are not confirmed yet I would imagine that sim free this device will be about £700.00 which seems a lot to pay just because Giorgio Armani designed it. Each to there own though!
Posted by: James
The nice people at both Clove Technology and Devicewire dropped us a line today to let us know that there new range of Windows Phones running Windows Mobile 6.5 are in stock and ready for dispatch today.
For those of you that have not seen our previous posts on this, today sees the big launch of Windows Mobile 6.5!
As you may of noticed from the above new picture from Microsoft the, term “windows mobile” is now being scrapped and all windows devices will fall into the category of “Windows Phones” whether they are running version 5, 6, 6.1, 6.5 standard or professional.
I will be present at the launch today so be sure to check back in with us this evening for the latest news and gossip from the days activities.
The devices we have been notified of today are the HTC Touch2, Acer F1, Acer E1, Acer C1 & Acer L1.
All these devices bring a little something different to the table so deciding which is the phone for you may be a big job in itself!
For further information on all the new devices please contact either Clove or Devicewire on the below links:
www.clove.co.uk 01202 552936
www.devicewire.co.uk 0870 8490233
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