Androidpolice have done a little detective work regarding the brenchmark speeds of the soon to be released 2.2 upgrade of the Android operating System. Over at their site they have detailed analysis of how and why they believe the operating system will be running at a massive 450% faster than the current version.
Guess we’ll all know next week when 2.2 hits on Nexus Ones worldwide. I wait with baited breath.
Vodafone is now offering BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) Express for £10 per month, and on trial for £5 per month for three months
Vodafone UK is offering BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) Express to small and medium sized business customers from £10 per month.
Customers who sign up from May 17 for a three-month period can get BES Express from £5 a month.
BES Express works in with Microsoft Exchange or Microsoft Windows Small Business Server to synchronise email, calendar appointments, contacts, notes and other functions between company server and BlackBerry handset over-the-air.
Vodafone is also offering a managed support service for BES Express for an extra £2.50 a month – users will get set-up help and round-the-clock support certified BlackBerry and Microsoft specialists.
Vodafone UK enterprise marketing director Peter Boucher said: “It’s vital for all businesses to stay connected to customers wherever they are, either by voice or email. BES Express offers small and medium sized businesses the advantage of being able to do all this from their BlackBerry smartphone with the peace of mind of 24/7 help from Vodafone on the UK’s best network.”
The BES Express service is available on all Vodafone Business price plans.
Posted by: James
If you have a HTC Desire, Legend, HD mini or HD2 then check out the below accessories that Clove have. You had better hurry though as they are selling like hot cakes!
HTC Desire PO S520 Pouch Case – £12 + VAT – NOW IN STOCK
HTC Desire SP P360 Screen Protector – £7 + VAT – All sold – more stock due in 10 days. Backorder advised.
HTC Desire Alu-Leather Flip Case – £20 + VAT – All sold – more due next week. Backorder advised.
HTC Legend SP P340 Screen Protector – £7 + VAT – NOW IN STOCK
HTC Legend Alu-Leather Flip Case – £20 + VAT – NOW IN STOCK
HTC HD mini SP P350 Screen Protector – £7+ VAT – NOW IN STOCK
HTC HD2 CU S400 Car Kit – £55 + VAT – All sold – more stock due next week. Backorder advised.
HTC HD2 BP E400 Battery – £35 + VAT – All sold more stock due next week. Backorder advised.
Stock is limited on many lines so we do advise acting quickly to avoid disappointment.
Posted by: James
There’s a lot of speculation that Skype won’t be going down the portable Microsoft route in the near future. First off the original quote was that they are “not developing software for the new Windows Mobile software due later this year.” However, have a look at the update on Engadget:
Update: Looks like this quote might’ve been taken out of context. MobileTechWorld followed up and learned that while Dan Neary left out Windows Mobile and Windows Phone from a list of currently supported platforms (which makes sense, since one is dying and the other isn’t out yet), he said Windows Phone 7 "is on the roadmap." The question seems to be more of a "when" than an "if" they’ll start building it.
Sounds a little more positive, it seemed massively silly for Skype to not push out something on a platform that is guaranteed to sell a few units.
Earlier on today we brought you the HTC Smart unboxing video and what good timing it was as O2 have today released the device on both contract and pay as you go.
The PAYG price is rather good. A mere £100.00 which if you ask me is real bargain. Contract wise prices start at £15.00 per month which gets you 50 minutes and unlimited texts.
If you are tempted by the HTC Smart you may want to wait for our full review which should be online early next week.
We should also have some additional HTC Smart videos for you over the weekend.
Back in February of this year HTC announced 4 new handsets at MWC in Barcelona, we’ve already seen and reviewed the first three of those handsets, the HTC Desire, HTC Legend and HTC HD mini. This is the new HTC Smart, the fourth of those handsets to be announced.
The HTC Smart is, I believe, the first HTC handset not to feature either Windows Mobile or Android and instead runs on the Brew Mobile Platform. The Smart, like all the other HTC devices at the moment, still comes with the Sense UI and upon initial inspection you would perhaps find it hard to determine that it wasn’t running one of the more mainstream operating systems.
The HTC Smart is perhaps then a more entry-level handset and I suspect that will be reflected in the eventual sale price. It does however, seem to bring a number of Smartphone features to a more ‘feature phone’ handset. At the moment it looks like the Smart will be exclusive to O2 here in the UK and it doesn’t even look like we’ll see a SIM-free version.
As always, we’ll be writing up our full review of the HTC Smart which will be here for you, all being well, early next week. For now you can have a look at my unboxing and brief demo video below. I’ll also have more video for you soon.
Once again Vodafone have announced a fine selection of new devices coming to the network soon.
Top if my list of ones I want to play with is the Samsung Galaxy S.
The Samsung Galaxy S 16GB http://shop.vodafone.co.uk/shop/mobile-phone/samsung-galaxy-s will be available exclusively to Vodafone UK customers. The stunning, ultra responsive touchscreen device is the latest generation of Android smartphones built by Samsung.
With the Samsung Galaxy S, not only will you be able to access thousands of apps through the Android Marketplace, you can make the most of the device’s social networking features, by staying connected with all your friends through Facebook, Twitter and MSN.
The Samsung Galaxy S 16GB sports a great 5 megapixel camera, capable of shooting videos in HD quality, allowing you to capture crystal clear moments and enjoy them on the huge 4″ Super AMOLED touch screen display.
Powered by a superfast 1GHz processor and teamed with an integrated Google Chrome browser, the handset allows for a smooth and seamless experience, which never slows down when you’re surfing the web through multiple browser windows.
Clove have today received into stock a number of lines from HTC which you may have eagerly been waiting for.
After much today the following items are now available for purchase:
HTC Desire PO S520 Pouch Case – £12 + VAT – NOW IN STOCK
HTC Desire SP P360 Screen Protector – £7 + VAT – All sold – more stock due in 10 days. Backorder advised.
HTC Desire Alu-Leather Flip Case – £20 + VAT – All sold – more due next week. Backorder advised.
HTC Legend SP P340 Screen Protector – £7 + VAT – NOW IN STOCK
HTC Legend Alu-Leather Flip Case – £20 + VAT – NOW IN STOCK
HTC HD mini SP P350 Screen Protector – £7+ VAT – NOW IN STOCK
HTC HD2 CU S400 Car Kit – £55 + VAT – All sold – more stock due next week. Backorder advised.
HTC HD2 BP E400 Battery – £35 + VAT – All sold more stock due next week. Backorder advised.
Stock are limited on many lines so we do advise acting quickly to avoid disappointment.
The bad blood between Apple and HTC continues.
On Wednesday, HTC Corp filed a patent infringement case against Apple. In doing so, HTC also requested from the U.S. International Trade Commission an “immediate ban on U.S. sales” of iPhones, iPads and iPods.
Clearly, the move by HTC comes is the latest counter-punch against Apple, which filed a patent infringement suit against HTC in March. At that time, Apple accused HTC of violating twenty patent infreingments.
HTC, however, is now accusing Apple of “infringing five HTC patents,” although HTC did not announce which patents Apple violated in particular. Much clearer, of course, was HTC’s request that the importation and sales of iPods, iPhones, and iPads be halted.
“We are taking this action against Apple to protect our intellectual property, our industry partners, and most importantly, our customers that use HTC phones,” Jason Mackenzie, HTC’s VP for North America pronounced in a statement.
Apple has not yet offered comment on the matter.
[Source Mobile Marketing Online]
It looks like HTC are seeking revenge for the Apple suing them and they are suing right back!
Seattle – May 12, 2010 – HTC Corporation today took legal action against Apple Inc., filing a complaint with the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) to halt the importation and sale of the iPhone, iPad and iPod in the United States.
“As the innovator of the original Windows Mobile PocketPC Phone Edition in 2002 and the first Android smartphone in 2008, HTC believes the industry should be driven by healthy competition and innovation that offer consumers the best, most accessible mobile experiences possible,” said Jason Mackenzie, vice president of North America, HTC Corporation. “We are taking this action against Apple to protect our intellectual property, our industry partners, and most importantly our customers that use HTC phones.”
HTC’s commitment to innovation has continued for more than a decade as it has focused on building a portfolio of the world’s most advanced smartphones that are inspired by consumers and provide them with a variety of choices in software, design, form-factor, price and wireless carrier. Today, consumers in the United States can choose between 12 HTC smartphones with the national wireless carriers. HTC has continuously strived to bring innovative smartphone choices to consumers, like the recently unveiled HTC EVO 4G with Sprint, DROID Incredible by HTC with Verizon Wireless and the HTC HD2 with T-Mobile. For more information on HTC’s long-standing commitment to consumers innovation and choice go to: www.htc.com/quietlybrilliant
We do not have exact detail on the infringements but I am sure they will be leaked at some point.
I think they should both just shake hands, be friends and let that be the end of it.
Posted by: James
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