Over in the USA the Bing app has had a rather impressive update – voice guided navigation.
While it is not available here in the UK I have asked Microsoft if it is expected, so when I have a response I will let you know.
Stateside we have already seen Google offer a similar app last year which launched on the Motorola Droid but I am wondering if we will also see this new navigation app pre installed on Windows Phone 7. It would certainly make sense and be a huge selling feature.
Adam from pocketnow.com has put the app to the test on video. Check it out after the break.
Today Sony announced their new range of NEX-5 and NEX-3 digital cameras with HD video shooting.
- New Alpha digital cameras with DSLR picture quality and responsive shooting
- World’s smallest and lightest1 interchangeable lens digital camera (NEX-5)
- 14.2 effective megapixels Exmor APS HD CMOS sensor
- 1080i HD movie recording (NEX-5) with stereo sound, fast and silent autofocus
- Intuitive new interface with Help Guide and Shooting Tips
- E-mount lens system compatible with ? DSLR lenses (with optional Mount Adaptor)
- Sweep Panorama with 3D capability
Podcast number 70 sees Matt return from his adventures aboard with travel tips for all. The guys also manage to pack in the iPad pricing for the UK, O2 woes, Orange failures and Vodafone nastiness.
Regulars: James Richardson, Matt Davis, Gareth Myles and Andy Lee
Britain’s biggest communications company was unveiled today, promising to transform the industry and give UK consumers the best coverage, devices, service and communications experience possible.
The company – called Everything Everywhere – will run two of Britain’s most famous brands, Orange and T-Mobile, and has a customer base of 30 million people: over half of the UK adult population.
Orange and T-Mobile will continue as leading brands in the market, with each brand having its own shops, marketing campaigns, propositions and service centres. However, behind the scenes, the two brands will be run by one company, with one team and one vision to give consumers instant access to the people, places and things they want, wherever they are.
Let’s not beat around the bush, the Sony NAS-Z200DIR multimedia HiFi is a beast both in terms of performance and sheer size. Measuring over half a meter in length (535mm to be precise), you’ll want to make space for this piece of audio kit.
Over the years my home audio setup has declined with the introduction of digital media. Most of my music listening is now done through the PC and apart from a recent purchase of an iPod dock for the kitchen, the only other audio hardware I own is a radio alarm clock by the side of the bed. So surrounded by tiny audio sources, the Sony NAS-Z200DIR HiFi was like rediscovering music all over again.
Read on for the full review.
Hot on the heels of the Orange announcement last week O2 have also just released details of their iPad 3G data plans.
O2 today announced further details of its dedicated data tariffs for iPad with Wi-Fi + 3G. All iPad data tariffs will be available without a long contract and include unlimited access to BT Openzone and The Cloud Wi-Fi hotspots at no additional cost. Apple and O2 have worked together to provide a breakthrough way to easily activate, manage and monitor an account right on iPad. Customers will be notified as they approach their data limit with a direct link to iPad settings to check data usage, top up the account and upgrade or cancel their tariff.
iPad allows users to connect with their apps and content in a more intimate, intuitive and fun way than ever before. Users can browse the web, read and send email, enjoy and share photos, watch HD videos, listen to music, play games, read ebooks and much more, all using iPad’s revolutionary Multi-Touch user interface. iPad with Wi-Fi + 3G models are just 0.5 inches thick and weigh just 1.6 pounds-thinner and lighter than any laptop or netbook-and deliver up to 10 hours of battery life for surfing the web on Wi-Fi, watching videos or listening to music, and up to nine hours of surfing the web using a 3G data network.
Thecellularguru has once again posted a video of the BlackBerry 9670 but this time it is over seven minutes long!
We brought you some footage of this unofficial BlackBerry last week and I said that the design had really grown on me. After watching this new video it has grown even more. Just as interesting is that the majority of the below video is demonstrating the forthcoming BlackBerry 6 OS.
As you will see the new OS is very much BlackBerry but with some nice refinements and tweaks. It is certainly more colourful and in typical BlackBerry fashion it is simple to navigate.
I am sure that by the time both the phone and the OS are officially announced and released by RIM we will see even more refinements but in the meantime I am more than happy with what I have seen so far.
Now I just got to get my hands of once of these flippy phones!
Enjoy the video after the break..
O2 today announced further details of its dedicated data tariffs for iPad with Wi-Fi + 3G. All iPad data tariffs will be available without a long contract and include unlimited access to BT Openzone and The Cloud Wi-Fi hotspots at no additional cost. Apple and O2 have worked together to provide a breakthrough way to easily activate, manage and monitor an account right on iPad. Customers will be notified as they approach their data limit with a direct link to iPad settings to check data usage, top up the account and upgrade or cancel their tariff.
Palm has countered claims made by Carphone Warehouse and O2 staff that sales of the Pre were a “disaster.”
The Palm Pre is exclusive to O2, and has recently been made free on all 18-month tariffs from £30 upwards.
A Palm spokesperson said: “We acknowledge a few minor quality issues with in-store demos at launch, but these were dealt with quickly. Sales are in line with expectations.”
Palm has since been purchased by IT manufacturer HP for $1.2 billion (£788 million).
Orange customers have complained of being unable to receive 3G coverage in locations where signal was previously good.
Most customers said their handsets would not automatically switch to 2G in those areas, and had to manually shift onto the slower connection. Areas affected include parts of Hatfield, Ipswich, Colchester, North Lanarkshire, Glasgow, Dumbarton, Alexandria and London, customers claimed.
Orange was unable to confirm 3G problems in all sites, but admitted to problems in London, Colchester and Ipswich.
An Orange spokesperson said: “Unfortunately [EC1Y 2BJ] lies half way between two mast sites of our current [locations]. We are currently in the process of updating these sites to improve coverage and also looking at opportunities for new masts in this area to ensure customers in this area receive an improved service.
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