The eagerly awaited Orange SPV E650, Orange’s version of the HTC Vox/HTC S710, is now listed as ‘Coming Soon’ in the April edition of the Orange retail catalogue. Apparently dummy devices are also shipping to stores already. This could mean the device will be released with in the next few weeks.
Orange SPV E650 Specification:
Matt
[Technorati tag(s): smartphone blog, Pocket PC blog, Tracy & Matt, HTC Vox, HTC S710, Orange, SPV E650]
I while ago I used IMEI Check to have my Orange M3100 Sim Unlocked so that Tracy could use it with her T-Mobile SIM.
Since I posted my Orange SPV M700 review about a week ago I’ve had a few emails asking if it’s possible to Sim Unlock the M700 so that it can be used on other networks. The simple answer is YES!
Florin at IMEI Check has come up trumps again and is now able to provide SIM unlocking for the HTC Trinity and Orange M700 (Although I did think the HTC Branded devices were unclocked anyway!?). The service costs £20.
I really do recommend IMEI Check, the service is really fast and efficient. Have a look on their website to see what they have to offer.
Matt
[Technorati tag(s): smartphone blog, Pocket PC blog, Sim Unlock, Orange, Orange M700, HTC Trinity, IMEI-Check, SPV, Orange SPV M700]
The HTC S710 (HTC Vox) has been available for a little while now but at CITA 2007 in Orlando HTC announce the HTC S720.
The S720 is essentially a CDMA version of the HTC S710, other differences are, that the S710 is a GSM/GPRS/EDGE quadband smartphone while the S720 sports CDMA’s EV-DO standard.
HTC S720 Specification:
Find more details of the device on EngadgetMobile.
Matt
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SanDisk today expanded its Memory Stick Micro (M2) line by introducing a 4-gigabyte card. With the capacity to hold up to 1,000 songs, 2,000 high-resolution photos or 20 hours of MPEG4 video2, the 4GB M2 is compatible with Sony Ericsson’s latest generation of slim line, multimedia mobile handsets such as the Cyber-shot™ and Walkman® series. SanDisk announced the 4GB M2 at CTIA Wireless 2007.
“This new card, and other SanDisk cards for mobile phones such as our 4GB microSD™ High Capacity (SDHC), are reshaping the wireless landscape,” said Norm Frentz, director of marketing for SanDisk’s mobile consumer solutions division. “This is the threshold at which mobile phones provide enough capacity to become the user’s all-in-one portable music player, camcorder, photo album and video player.”
The SanDisk M2 card line is designed for use with mobile handsets that have an M2 slot. By using an optional Memory Stick PRO Duo adapter, M2 cards are fully backwards compatible with all digital cameras and hand-held game players that have a Memory Stick slot.
The M2 format was co-developed by SanDisk and Sony Corporation to meet the growing storage needs of highly compact, multimedia mobile phones. M2 measures 15mm x 12.5mm x 1.2mm, making it the second smallest flash memory media in the world, behind the microSD format, which SanDisk pioneered.
The 4GB M2 card will ship to OEMs in May, and will be available in retail stores later in the year. Pricing is not yet determined.
Matt
[Technorati tag(s): Tracy & Matt, SanDisk, M2, Memory Stick Micro, CITA]
Just weeks after the official launch of the HTC Advantage comes another announcement from HTC this time it’s the HTC Advantage X7501 which is basically the Windows Mobile 6 version of the HTC Advantage.
Overview
The HTC Advantage X7501 is a powerful mobile office device that lets you work wherever and whenever you want. Powered by Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 with Direct Push Technology, you have the office tools you need while on the road. Attach the QWERTY keyboard and easily type up documents, e-mails, and messages. The huge 5-inch VGA display provides you more than enough room for surfing the Web and viewing documents. With its 3G, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.0 capabilities, you stay connected to the world.
The built-in 8GB hard drive gives you plenty of room to store your work and media files on the phone, and if that’s not enough, insert a miniSD card to add even more storage space. Use the TV Out feature to output contents on the screen onto an external display such as a Projector or TV when doing presentations or sharing photos. You can also print out documents by connecting to a Bluetooth or network printer. Have your office with you wherever you are with the HTC Advantage X7501.
HTC Advantage X7501 Specification
You can find lots more photos on HPC.ru
Matt
[Technorati tag(s): smartphone blog, Pocket PC blog, Windows Mobile blog, HTC X7501, HTC Advantage X7501 , Tracy & Matt]
Ericsson is set to achieve data speeds of up to 1Mbps in current GSM networks, enabling mobile broadband services for the world’s 2 billion existing GSM subscribers.
Following the recent 3GPP industry standardization of EDGE Evolution, Ericsson has restated its commitment to launch EDGE Evolution, as software upgrade of existing infrastructure, by 2009.
EDGE Evolution will boost data speeds by up to 300 percent and will significantly improve latency, coverage, and spectrum efficiency. This improved data performance in GSM will serve as an important complement to high-speed WCDMA/HSPA networks, meeting the growing demand of data bandwidth and mobility.
Ulf Ewaldsson, Vice President and Head of Product Area Radio at Ericsson, says: “Ericsson EDGE Evolution builds on 3GPP’s industry standardization of agreed technology improvements and reflects Ericsson’s prediction that the current trend towards EDGE-capable GSM networks and terminals is set to continue.
“Ericsson is committed to offering improved data communications such as mobile broadband, and we will leverage our expertise evolving fixed and mobile infrastructure to provide future-proof investment in Ericsson GSM networks.”
Ericsson is the world’s leading EDGE supplier, supporting a majority of the 196 commercially launched EDGE networks (GSA January 2007). Ericsson EDGE brings 3G capability to the GSM network by substantially increasing data performance and capacity. It does this through a software upgrade of existing equipment, a fast and easy way to reach the mass market with 3G services.
Matt
[Technorati tag(s): Tracy & Matt, SanDisk, Ericsson, EDGE, CeBIT]
News just in from Eten is that they are just about to launch their new Glofiish X800!
The X800 is the device that was rumoured back in November of last year and boast a VGA screen while maintaining a slim, 113.5 x 60.5 x 15.8mm, form.
ETEN Glofiish X800 Specification:
You can also see more on MoDaCo
Matt
[Technorati tag(s): smartphone, Pocket PC, Eten, Glofiish, Eten Glofiish X800, Tracy & Matt]
As a direct result of your email requests, we’ve just added some ways for you to contact us. You can now contact us via our Skype username: tracyandmatt or via telephone/voicemail on *0208 123 3757. We would be very pleased to hear from you!
I’ve been really impressed with Skype and have been using both the PC and the Windows Mobile versions. We now hope to be able to bring you a couple of reviews of Skype certified WiFi phones over the next few weeks.
*Please Note: This is MY Skype phone number – I am NOT affiliated or associated with Skype in anyway other than as a paying customer so please do not ring me with complaints about Skype services or to talk about credit card payments. Skype do not have a contact telephone number, for issues regarding your Skype account please visit the Skype website for guidance.
Matt
[Technorati tag(s): smartphone blog, Pocket PC blog, Skype, VoIP, Tracy & Matt]
This is a public service announcement! 😛
For our visitors from the US, Canada or Mexico there is an update available from the Microsoft Daylight Saving 2007 Update page.
Updated March 5, 2007
Congress has changed the dates for Daylight Saving Time (DST) in the United States starting in 2007. Canada has adopted similar DST dates. These changes could cause clocks and Microsoft Outlook calendar appointments on Windows Mobile-powered devices to display incorrect times for March 11 – April 1, 2007 and October 28 – November 4, 2007 and again in subsequent years. You can find more information about the exact dates and potential impact in the Changes in DST section.To make sure your appointments on your Windows Mobile devices are accurate, you’ll need to update your device. If you regularly synchronize your device with your PC, you’ll need to update Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Outlook as well.
We have three tools that will help your make these updates:
2007 Time Zone Update for Microsoft Windows Operating Systems Outlook Time Zone Update Tool Daylight Saving Time 2007 Update Tool for Windows Mobile
So if you are in the United States, Canada and Mexico you should immediately install these updates. You should also install these updates you travel to the United States, Canada and/or Mexico or if you book meetings with attendees from these countries.
Matt
[Post tag(s): smartphone blog, Pocket PC blog, Windows Mobile blog, DST, Daylight Saving Time, Tracy & Matt]
We have been talking about headphone adapters for HTC devices for ages now but it looks like the people at GPSforless.co.uk have finally come up with an adapter for a reasonable price!
I know that a lot of you are looking for SPV M700 headphone adapters and this one should work with all the latest HTC devices. At under £5, that’s more like it!
Thanks to Steve for the heads-up.
Matt
[Technorati tag(s): smartphone, Pocket PC, spv headphone socket, m700 spv usb cable, M700, HTC Hermes, HTC Trinity, Headphone Adapter, Orange SPV M700, Hermes Headphones]
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