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Press Release: Orange Offers Something For All The Family This Christmas

We all know that money is tight at Christmas and that especially this year things will be a lot harder however Orange have come up with a something for everyone at every price level which should help a little in lightening the load this year.

Orange Offers Something For All The Family This Christmas

• Exclusive high-spec handsets include – HTC Touch HD and Sony Ericsson C905 in Silver
• Exclusive low cost handsets – Pink LG KS360 and Pink Sagem my421z as well as the new LG KF300
• Connected laptops – New ultra portable Asus Eee PC with embedded 3G connectivity only on Orange
• Free Christmas gift box for new Pay-As-You-Go Customers

London, 6^th November 2008 – Orange today announced its line of exclusive communication devices for Christmas 2008 with something for each member of the family.

From a handset designed for quick and easy access to your favourite social networking sites, to one with easy-to-use keypad buttons for the grandparents, Orange has a mobile phone to suit all ages, tastes and budgets. What’s more, Orange unveiled a new ultra portable PC with embedded 3G connectivity in its consumer ‘connected laptop’ range, whilst also offering all Orange Pay-As-You-Go customers a free Christmas gift box stuffed full of goodies when they buy a handset priced from £49.99.

Daddy Cool

For the discerning and stylish Dad, the HTC Touch HD™ is the must-have handset this Christmas, combining the stylish looks of HTC phones and the great features of Windows Mobile 6.1. Its extensive 3.8 inch, high resolution, widescreen WVGA touchscreen offers users stunning clarity and vibrant colours, providing an unrivalled experience when watching the season’s biggest blockbusters or using Orange’s mobile TV service, browsing the internet on Orange’s high speed data network (3G+) or even scanning through photos taken with its 5 megapixel auto focus camera.

However, if your dad sees himself as more of an amateur photographer, then why not put a smile on his face by giving him a cool new camera phone? Available exclusively to Orange in silver, the stylish Sony Ericsson C905 offers an 8.1-megapixel Cybershot camera with Xenon flash, great for photographing festive fun. Furthermore, with face detection technology to help you focus on facial features, perfect for capturing the smile on a loved one’s face as they unwrap their presents.

Other 8-megapixel handsets Orange will be ranging for a ‘picture perfect’ Christmas include the super-stylish Samsung Pixon and LG Renoir KC910.

For Mum

Say ‘thank you’ to Mum this Christmas with a the Sony Ericsson W350i exclusive to Orange in white. A slim flip phone offering a 10mm thin unique design, the W350i is sleek enough to fit into your purse or handbag… but if your mum is more of a ‘glam mam’, then the sleek black Samsung G600 is the perfect Xmas gift with A 5-megapixel camera phone that is perfect for capturing the family fun. The handset’s Image Editor also allows you to incorporate text, colour, cartoons and a range of other effects to add those comical finishing Christmas touches to personalise your photos…. and if she’s more of a shopoholic, then maybe the Nokia 6220, exclusive to Orange in Purple, will be more up her street with free, three months personal navigation, to help her find her way around the January sales.

Sons & Daughters

In need of a gift for the younger generation? Then why not give them the LG KS360. Available exclusively to Orange in candy pink, the LG KS360’s features a dedicated social networking shortcut to provide speedy access to Facebook, Bebo and MySpace. What’s more, a slide-out QWERTY keyboard makes it great for writing messages to friends, so they can share all the details of all their pressies with friends in an instant.

Also pretty in pink, the Sagem my421z is a low-cost, stylish slider which incorporates an MP3 music player, Bluetooth technology and 1.3-megapixel camera.

Boys fear not, as the LG KS360 and Sagem my421z are also available in a range of other colours!

For the Grandparents

Teach them to text this Christmas with the LG KF300 handset. This easy to use, low cost device is ideal for technophobes and tech-savvy grannies alike with larger keypad buttons for the spectacle wearing and a bright, clear 2.2-inch LCD screen.

Something for everyone

Last but not least, making access to the internet even easier than ever before, Orange unveils a new consumer laptop, the Asus Eee PC 901 with embedded 3G connectivity. Available in either black or pink, the new ultra portable PC makes connecting to the web on Orange a synch and comes with Intel’s latest Atom processor and a whopping five hours battery life – perfect for getting online whether you are at your grandparent’s or the grandchildren’s alike.

Free Christmas Gift Box

As a reward for new and upgrading Pay-As-You-Go customers who purchase any new phone from £49.99, Orange is offering a free Christmas gift box worth £25 when you order directly from Orange. The Christmas gift box includes stocking fillers and multimedia gifts to make staying in touch with loved ones even easier this year.

The Orange Christmas gift box includes:

• Multimedia gifts, including 30 free MMS, 5 free international minutes, 1 free ring tone, wallpaper and game – perfect for keeping in touch this Christmas or keeping busy on the way to Grandma’s
• A Christmas phone stocking, to keep your new phone cosy this Christmas.
• A magnetic photo frame
• Lip balm
• A watch
• Phone charms

Francois Mahieu, Director of Devices, Orange UK comments, ‘This Christmas, Orange has the perfect handset for any family member. From entry-level, low cost devices, to this Christmas’ must-have handsets, we have got a wide selection of gifts that will help customers capture and share special moments with friends and loved ones, as we believe together we can do more”

The new device range is available to Pay-As-You-Go and Pay Monthly customers (please see notes to editors below) from Orange shops and online via Orange.co.uk.

As you can see the list offers a phone from the entry to the high end market which is a great idea. Lets see if the other Network Operators come up with the same.

Orange Handsets – Christmas 2008

Pay Monthly

HTC Touch HD™ (exclusive to Orange) from £79.99 on £40 per month / 18 month contract

Sony Ericsson C905 (exclusive to Orange in Silver, also available in Black) free on £40 per month / 18 month contract

Samsung Pixon (available in Black) free on £45 per month / 18 month contract

LG Renoir KC910 (available in Silver) free on £45 per month / 18 month contract

Samsung G600 (available in Black) free on £15 per month / 24 month contract – also available on pay as you go for £99.99

Nokia 6220 (exclusive to Orange in Purple) free on £25 per month / 18 month contract

LG KF300 (exclusive to Orange) free on £15 per month / 24 month contract

Eee PC 901 (available in Pink or Black) £25 per month 24 month contract

Pay As You Go

Sony Ericsson W350i (exclusive to Orange in White) £59.99

LG KS360 (exclusive to Orange in Pink, also available in Blue) £79.99

Sagem MY421Z (exclusive to Orange in Pink) £39.99

Posted by: John

Orange Introduces Eee PC 901 with integrated 3G connectivity

We’ve spoken about the various Eee PC models in the past on T&M and we’ve even talked about some of the hacks that various people have done in order to install 3G cards internally on the 701 and 901. However if you pop down to your Orange store an sign up for 3G data account you can grab yourself an EeePC 901 with the 3G card built in for just £25 per month!

Orange today announced a new edition to its ‘connected laptop’ range. Following the huge popularity of its initial offering launched in August, Orange is now upgrading its consumer offer to make it even easier for consumers to get online by launching the Eee PC 901with embedded 3G connectivity.

Available from mid-November, the new ultra portable Eee PC comes in a choice of either black or pink and features Intel’s Atom processor. What’s more, the Eee PC 901 comes equipped with five hours of battery life, an integrated webcam, and features an 8.9" compact design, weighing in at just 1.1kg – making it the ultimate portable computing experience.

Francois Mahieu, Director of Devices, Orange UK said: "By introducing the Eee PC 901 with integrated connectivity, we’re now making it even easier for customers to purchase a flexible solution that allows them to access the internet when they are out and about. As a result, we strongly believe this will be one of the most popular device offers in the market place this Christmas.”

With the largest integrated mobile data network in the UK, this is the second package in the company’s consumer connected laptop product line, with Orange also offering a range of connected laptops for business customers. The company plans to evolve its offerings over time to include fixed line broadband and an increased laptop range.

The consumer offer will be available from Orange shops, via telesales and the Orange web site at www.orange.co.uk/shop

Posted by: Matt

HTC Touch HD lands!

The HTC Touch HD has just touched down at devicewire.com and Clove Technology.

I suspect that these devices will be in extremely short supply so if you want one the head over to the websites, using the links below and order yours now while you still can! Don’t forget that you can get free standard delivery from devicewire.com using our free delivery code: FDTAM

HTC Touch HD from Clove Technology

HTC Touch HD from devicewire.com

Overview of HTC Touch HD

The HTC Touch HD, gives you the best touch phone experience to date.  Whether it be playing music or videos, downloading emails or navigating from A to B, the HTC Touch HD is ultimate in Windows Mobile PDA Phones.

A stunning 3.8” WVGA display and an ultra fast HSDPA connection to the internet, gives a web browsing, experience that is fast with less need for scrolling.

A 5 megapixel camera enables you to take high resolution and high quality images and video that can be replayed all from the handheld.  What ‘s more images are crisp and bright with rich deep colours.

A powerful business tool the HTC Touch HD can handle all you business applications.  Powered by Windows Mobile 6.1, the HTC HD allows you to load any custom or third party software packages if the in built, contact and calendar applications do not offer the flexibility and functionality that you require.

Got a word document that needs editing, a presentation you need to practice?  Not a problem.  The HTC Touch HD has Windows Mobile Office installed as standard, making you more productive when away from a desktop PC.

Get directions, view satellite maps and find your location using Google Maps. Thanks to the large display, the maps are bigger and crisper, making street level navigation that bit easier.

Add to this mix Bluetooth and WiFi connectivity, a 3.5mm audio jack and HTC TouchFlo 3D and you have got a device with a touch screen experience that offers true flexibility and productivity.  So if you are a mobile professional who requires all these features or a self confessed gadget enthusiast the HTC Touch HD is likely suit you.

Features of HTC Touch HD

• 3.8-inch wide, WVGA (480 X 800 pixel) for a rich viewing experience
• Vibrant TouchFLOTM 3D user for complete finger navigation of the main features including contacts, calendar, music and video.
• Surf the web and download pages at broadband speed with HSDPA internet connectivity
• GPS on board with Google maps offers street level navigation
• 5 megapixel camera for quality stills and video
• 3.5 mm audio jack makes the HTC HD compatible with the majority of audio equipment available
• Bluetooth and WiFi for complete wireless connectivity to other devices and the internet or networks.

What’s in the box of HTC Touch HD?

• HTC Touch HD
• 8GB microSDHC card
• AC Adapter (UK)
• USB Cable
• Stereo earphones with mic
• Pouch Case
• Battery (1350mAh)
• Additional Stylus
• Screen Protector
• Getting Started CD
• User Manual CD

Posted by: Matt

HTC Touch 3G in Brown and Blue

Devicewire.com just dropped us a mail to let you all know that as well as stocking the HTC Touch 3G in Blue they will also be stocking the Brown version.

The price is currently sitting at £333.99 which is a very good price for this type of handset. You can see the Touch 3G over on the devicewire.com site.

Posted by: John

Samsung GT-C6620 Live Photos

Since being originally spotted on the 27th of October by Diego Magnani of Windows Mobile Italy the Samsung GT-C6620 has been through the FCC Coded Image, Artists Impression Image and now finally we can show you (again Courtesy of Diego Magnani of Windows Mobile Italy) live Photos of this device.

Samsung CT-6620

Admittedly it looks nothing near as good as the Artists Impressions and I’m not overly sure Italian carrier TIM will be able to sell as many of these as they would like to even with the 199 euro price tag.

You can see the other posts about this phone by clicking on the rumours link within the Categories section above.

Posted by: John

Samsung release the T*OMNIA in Korea

For those of you who love(d) the Omnia have a look at this and think……. I wish I had this version!

The Samsung T*Omnia comes with a larger 3.3-inch screen and four times the pixels and a DMB TV tuner for watching terrestrial digital TV on the go.

Naturally the new T*OMNIA is larger than the original standing at 115.2 x 58.1 x 13.65 mm but only marginally.

Again running on WM 6.1 the phone will have quad-band GSM support plus HSDPA. Most of the other hardware specs are the same as those on the original Samsung i900 Omnia except perhaps that they have now added the Samsung proprietary DNSe audio technology.

Samsung T*Omnia

The new Samsung T*OMNIA will be produced in two variations. The Samsung SCH-M490 model sports 4GB of embedded memory, while the Samsung SCH-M495 has 16 GB worth of storage.

Unfortunately, the Korean version of the Samsung Omnia won’t be available to other countries and will be sold exclusively by SK Telecom starting from mid-November.

Posted by: John.

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Blackberry Storm Exclusively from Phones4U

News of RIM’s first touchscreen handset has admittedly  lacked on this site, however here is some very interesting news that has been given to us and you might not yet be aware of.

Blackberry Storm 9500

Phones4U have secured the exclusive rights to sell the Blackberry Storm on (we believe) Vodafone.

Due for release in November 2008 pricing is still up in the air but one thing is very certain, the battle for the iPhone replacement just got bigger.

• GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
• HSDPA 2100
• Dimensions: 112.5 x 62.2 x 14 mm
• Weight: 155 g
• TFT touchscreen, 65K colours 360 x 480 pixels, 3.25 inches
• Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
• Vibration
• microSD (TransFlash), microSDHC, up to 8 GB
• 128 MB RAM
• 1 GB storage memory
• 624 MHz CPU
• GPRS: Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 – 48 kbps
• EDGE: Class 10, 236.8 kbps
• 3G: HSDPA
• Bluetooth v2.0
• USB v2.0
• BlackBerry OS
• SMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging
• Browser: HTML
• Camera: 3.15 MP, 2048×1536 pixels, autofocus, video, flash
• Built-in GPS
• A-GPS function
• BlackBerry maps
• DataViz document viewer/editor
• Java
• Media player MP3/WMA/AAC+
• 3.5 mm audio output jack
• Video player MPEG4/3gp/H.264/WMV
• Organizer
• Calculator
• Voice dial
• Built-in handsfree
• Voice memo
• Standard battery, Li-Ion 1400 mAh
• Stand-by Up to 360h
• Talk time Up to 5h 30 min

Posted by: John

Press Release: BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 smartphone launches with O2

Blackberry Pearl Flip 8220

30th October 2008 – O2 today announces that the BlackBerry® Pearl™ Flip 8220 smartphone is available online at www.o2.co.uk and in O2 retail stores.

The BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 is the first ever BlackBerry® smartphone to come in the popular flip form factor. Sleek and stylish, the BlackBerry Pearl Flip offers a large, high resolution display, a second LCD colour display on the outside for dynamic viewing of incoming messages and calls, SureType® keypad that makes typing text and dialling numbers quick and easy, built-in Wi-Fi® and rich multimedia capabilities, that includes an easily accessible microSD/SDHC memory card slot that supports up to 16GB of storage.

The BlackBerry Pearl Flip is ideal for people who want a uniquely sleek and sophisticated clamshell smartphone, delivering the powerful capabilities of the BlackBerry® solution that include voice, email, messaging, organiser, Internet browsing and access to thousands of mobile business and lifestyle applications. It also boasts a robust media player for displaying pictures, listening to music and watching videos, a 2 megapixel camera with flash, digital zoom and video* recording, as well as a voice recording application. The BlackBerry Pearl Flip smartphone also works with the new BlackBerry® Media Sync application making it quick and easy to sync iTunes digital music onto the handset**, and comes with DataViz® Documents to Go® preloaded, allowing users to edit Microsoft® Word, Excel and PowerPoint files directly on the smartphone.

The BlackBerry Pearl Flip is available from free on certain O2 contracts. For more information on the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 smartphone visit www.O2.co.uk.

Thanks very much to Emma over at o2 for dropping us this press release today. I’m sure you will agree that this is a very nice handset to add to the o2 range and a world first for RIM. This is the only BlackBerry handset to feature flip technology which shows that RIM are diversifying their range to make it more appealing to more markets and if we look at the upcoming Storm touch screen handset then this only adds more fuel to the expansion plans by RIM.

• GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
• Dimensions: 101.1 x 50 x 17.5 mm
• Weight: 102 g
• Display Type: 65K colors
• Dispay Size: 240 x 320 pixels, 2.6 inches
• QWERTY keyboard
• Trackball navigation
• Ringtones: Polyphonic, MP3
• Vibration
• 3.5 mm stereo headset jack
• microSD (TransFlash), microSDHC, up to 8 GB
• GPRS
• EDGE
• Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g
• Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP
• USB v2.0
• BlackBerry OS
• SMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging
• Browser; HTML
• Colors: Black
• 2 MP, 1600×1200 pixels, video, flash
• BlackBerry maps
• DataViz document viewer/editor
• Java
• Media player MP3/WMA/AAC+
• Video player DivX/WMV/XviD/3gp
• Organizer
• Calculator
• Voice dial
• Built-in handsfree
• Voice memo
• Standard battery, Li-Ion 900 mAh
• Stand-by Up to 336 h
• Talk time Up to 4 h

Posted by: John

Rumour – GT-C6620 Takes Shape & Colour

On Monday night we gave you FCC photos of this new and rumoured device from Samsung (courtesy of windowsmobileitalia) and now tonight (courtesy of TIM and GSM Arena) we give you the phone in all it’s colour and glory.

It seems now to have leaked onto the website of Italian carrier TIM and is rumoured to be only 11.9mm thick. With a full QWERTY keyboard, tri-band GSM support and UMTS with HSDPA support it is also rumoured to have a landscape QVGA display.

Samsung GT C6620

All that being said, the Windows Mobile 6.1 powered Samsung C6620 is still a lower to midrange phone which is why it has no GPS or Wi-Fi connectivity. It also sports only a 2 megapixel camera which is rather lame these days.

Samsung GT C6620

The Samsung C6620 is still not available, but when it starts selling, it will retail for 199 euro with 1GB microSD memory card on a pre-paid basis.

Posted by: John

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Rumour – GT-C6620 is the name of Samsung’s next Windows Mobile smartphone

According to the winowsmobileitaly team Samsung are about to release a brand new Windows Mobile based device.

Image from FCC Site

As many of you may remember, a few days ago we were the first in the world to disclose the existence of a new Windows Mobile smartphone manufactured by Samsung. Unfortunately, we are not able to publish any pictures yet, but here are some new details about it that we have been told about by our confidential and exclusive source.

The new smartphone is named the Samsung GT-C6620 and, as the name clearly indicates, it will be the first smartphone to sport Samsung’s new coding for naming its products. Below you can read further information about this smartphone, once more published by us as world exclusive.

The Samsung GT-C6620 is a Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard based phone and therefore it lacks a touchscreen but nevertheless it sports a built-in QWERTY thumb keyboard, a similar form factor to the Samsung i600 Mail’n’Call although it is not to be a real follower of the successful SGH-i600, so that it wouldn’t be correct to dub it a new Samsung Black*ack.
Samsung’s new smartphone also sports a 2 Megapixel camera, a microSD expansion slot, Bluetooth connectivity (but it’s lacking Wi-Fi support) and a special user interface which is completely customized especially for the mobile operator which will be offering it and its Value Added Services.

Among the other remarkable specifications of the GT-C6620, which has just been approved by FCC – Federal Communications Commission, a two-tone casing (in white matched with another high color), confirming once more thatit was designed with the younger generation in mind (yet another remarkable milestone in the WinMo history), UMTS/HSDPA 3G/3.5G connectivity and full support for 3G video calling thanks to the in-built front camera.

According to our source the Samsung GT-C6620 will probably be launched in Italy before the end of 2008 as an exclusive by the new MVNO – Mobile Virtual Network Operator MTV Mobile (powered by TIM – Telecom Italia Mobile) at a price lower than € 200. Unfortunately official images of the C6620 are still lacking but below you can see the back casing’s profile, taken from the FCC documents.

Unfortunately the team were unable to break down the FCC document but with a little PDF knowledge I have been able to do this and show you it in it’s full glory.

Images from FCC Site broken down

Now all I need is for someone to read the lingo on the page and tell us all what it means.

Posted by: John

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