Devicewire have just emailed me to inform of a change in design for the HTC HD2 car kit.
New HTC HD2 car kit
For whatever reasons they have changed the way the mount actually attaches to the phone. See original below.
HTC HD2 car kit – original
I’m not sure if this change is due to any defects on the original or if its just down to manufacturing costs but I’m sure this new version will do the job just fine.
Although you cant buy it yet you can pre – order from Devicewire. Its not cheap though, but neither is the iPhone Tom Tom mount.
Posted by: James
The rumour police have been working hard over the past twelve hours. A few websites have reported Windows Mobile 7 leaks, although there are some big contradictions, so which rumours you believe, if any, is up to you.
Windows Mobile
WMExperts.com have reported that there will be two versions of Windows Mobile 7 or “Seven” as they are saying it will be called. A business edition and a media edition. The media version is believed to support HD video, a Zune-like music player and maybe even streaming TV, as well as integrated social media such as Facebook and Twitter.
Mobilecrunch.com on the other hand have reported that there will be no business edition and the whole platform will be based around Zune.
There has also be talk of the first two devices to run “Seven”. These are from LG and HTC. The specs can be seen on WMExperts.com but please remember that Microsoft have not confirmed anything so everything above maybe completely wrong!
Fingers crossed we will get the opportunity to have an insight into the new OS or devices at Mobile World Congress next month. I will be the roving reporter tweeting live from Barcelona so if you do not follow us on Twitter now would be a good time to start.
Posted by: James
Mobile Crunch have received some supposedly reliable information on Windows Mobile 7 and if true, we are looking at Microsoft doing a full 360 degree turn on how open Windows Mobile will be.
First, Win Mo 7 is essentially a copy of the Zune HD’s kernel. It comes in one screen size and will work best on OLED devices. Microsoft will give official specs to hardware makers and force them to comply or else refuse them access to the OS. This includes a regimented screen and RAM size as well as a minimum processor speed.
Win Mo 7 has no background processing and will use an Apple-like notification service. There is no system resource access and no threaded processes. In fact, there is no customization at all.
Win Mo 7 will not run 6.x code. End of story. It is based on Silverlight and .Net. Everything save a few basic programs will not work under Win Mo 7. There is no expectation that this will be a “business device” and the focus is currently on games including some XBox Live functionality for gaming and messaging. There will be a Microsoft App store with an easy approval process.
So there you have it, if true Microsoft are making great moves to protect the operating system and shake off the reputation of soft reset hell, poor UI and all round bad experience.
I predicted that future Win Mo apps would only be available from their Marketplace a while ago and even asked them the question on the podcast when we interviewed Loke Uei
I personally think this is no bad thing, a stable Win Mo platform would be a great step forward.
via Mobile Crunch
Since its launch almost two weeks ago there has been lots of discussion about the Nexus One and whether or not it supports multitouch. There seems to be some confusion about multitouch, it’s believed that Google/HTC did not implement multitouch on the Nexus One out-of-the-box due to some kind of patent related legal wrangle with Apple. Not sure if that’s true or not but sure sounds plausible.
The Google Nexus One
As most will know, the Android OS itself certainly supports multitouch and we we’re pretty confident that the Nexus One hardware supported it. Rumour had it that multitouch support had been removed from the US version of the Nexus One, the version that’s shipping now, all together and that we would have to wait until a UK or European version was launched, possibly by a carrier, to see multitouch added.
However, I can confirm that the Nexus One hardware and Android OS on the Nexus One definitely supports multitouch! As you can see from my little video demo below it’s simply that the apps pre-installed on the Nexus One are not multitouch capable, so the pre-installed maps and web browser for example do not support it. BUT, if you want a multitouch web browser there is an option, check out the video below:
So if you are looking for a multitouch web browser you can grab the Dolphin Browser from Android Market, it’s even a free app and not a bad little browser either and not only offers pinch to zoom but also allows you to configure some of your own gesture based swipes.
The Dolphin Browser
Now the hope is that we’ll be able to get our hands on a multitouch enabled version of Google Maps that we can install on the Nexus One and hopefully an image browser too.
Thanks to my mate Paul from MoDaCo for letting me know.
Don’t forget to also check out my extended Nexus One unboxing and demo video. It’s a pretty long one so grab a cup of coffee before you start! 🙂
Posted by: Matt
Skype and Google Voice are 2 main enemies of mobile operators aka carriers. We know it because we are going to Mobile World Congress 2010 where many companies are showing “solutions for operators to combat competition from Skype and Google Voice” – as they put it in their pre-announcements.
Skype for iPhone just got upgraded and new features are:
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The LG GW620 is reportedly coming to both T-Mobile and Virgin Mobile here in the UK.
LG GW620 with slide out QWERTY
The device which runs Android 1.5, Cupcake, will be known as the INTOUCH MAX. Running this early version of Android is not the best news but hardware wise it doesn’t look too bad. With Motorola recently releasing the Dext and soon to be releasing the BackFlip its nice to see LG are bringing some competition to the market.
The slide out five row QWERTY keyboard certainly looks impressive and not too dissimilar to that on the HTC Touch Pro2. It will however be smaller as the INTOUCH MAX screen is 3 inches.
LG GW620
The INTOUCH MAX has not yet made its way to the T-Mobile website but it is on the Virgin Mobile one, although showing as out of stock. The device will be available on Virgin for free for as little as £22.00 per month and as well as minutes this deal also includes unlimited texts and internet, although I’m not sure of their terms and conditions with regards to fair usage.
Here’s a quick run down on the LG GW620 INTOUCH MAX specifications:
- 3G Network: HSDPA 900 / 2100
- Dimensions: 109 x 54.5 x 15.9 mm
- Weight:139 g
- Display: TFT resistive touchscreen, 256K colours
- Size: 320 x 480 pixels, 3.0 inches
- Full QWERTY keyboard
- Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
- Internal Memory: 150 MB
- microSD, up to 32GB
- EDGE Class 10, 236.8 kbps
- 3G HSDPA 7.2 Mbps, HSUPA
- Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
- Bluetooth: with A2DP
- Camera: 5 MP, 2560 x 1920 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
- Android OS, v1.5 (Cupcake)
- Messaging: SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, IM, Push Email
- GPS, A-GPS
- Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
- Battery: Standard battery, Li-Po 1500 mAh
Doesn’t sound too shabby does it?
As soon as we get further news we will be sure to let you know.
LG
Posted by: James
Vodafone UK is helping to improve in-home mobile phone coverage for Brits by launching the Vodafone Sure Signal (£50) – a unique plug-in box, which gives a great 3G signal in the home.
Vodafone
Vodafone UK customers can now have the Vodafone Sure Signal, the small plug-in box that significantly improves mobile phone signal in their homes and small offices for just £50.
Quick and easy to install, plugging straight into any home or office broadband line with a download speed of at least 1 MB per second, Vodafone Sure Signal brings customers better and more reliable 3G coverage indoors and works with all 3G handsets. Customers no longer need to worry about missed calls on their mobiles due to inconsistent indoor coverage and will be able to take advantage of the full range of Vodafone services via their handset anywhere in the home or office.
“No other network in the UK can ensure a great mobile phone signal in the home, because the Sure Signal is unique to Vodafone,” says Guy Laurence, Vodafone UK CEO. “Customers tell us it is life changing. If they live or work in a basement for example, the only way they may be able to get consistent mobile coverage could be with a Vodafone Sure Signal.”
Recent research by Vodafone UK highlights the importance of indoor mobile phone coverage. One in five Brits say that they have missed an important event or occasion because of a lack of signal. 1 in 50 would even consider moving house for better indoor coverage.
Up to 32 people can be registered to use a Vodafone Sure Signal and four people can use it at any one time. Customers can now add or change their Sure Signal users in real-time with Vodafone’s new online service.
Vodafone Sure Signal is available at www.vodafone.co.uk/suresignal for individual customers, www.vodafone.co.uk/businesssuresignal for small business customers and by visiting your local Vodafone store.
Posted by: James
Most are speculating great things for the June announcement however some believe that the 4.0 firmware will be with us sooner than that. Here is further news to fuel the fire for 4.0 arriving on the iPhone sooner rather than later.
iPhone OS 4.0 is imminent. That’s the conclusion I drew from an e-mail I received from a prominent app developer Friday, at least, before hearing from the developer that it was a typo.
The message included the following snippet: "Just wanted to give you a heads up that we’ve submitted an updated app for the new iPhone OS 4.0 software." (The developer later acknowledged that it meant to refer to a 4.0 version of the app itself, not OS 4.0.)
Negative press? Slow sales? Or does it just not cut it? I would agree with any of those statements have watched this device in action. However, Google has decided to lop off an chunk of the price tag. Might make take some of the sting out the extra price stapled on with the import duty.
If you have already bought it then don’t be worrying as Google are passing on the saving to existing users also.
The pricing option now appears to be $529 unlocked
So now it’s tempting, very tempting.
[Source androidandme]
The competition has been running since the 26th of December and has seen literally thousands of entries. It has taken me the some time to get all of the entries in to one list in Excel and as with other competitions we simply use a random number generator from the internet to randomly select the winner.
So it’s time to announce our winner. Our random number has selected forum member ‘Justin’ who entered via the forum. I’ve already sent you an email Justin but please do get in touch with me to arrange delivery of your Motorola Milestone.
Please join me in congratulating our winner. I’m sorry that not everyone can be a winner but if any of the handset manufacturers wants to give me several thousand handsets to give away I’d be happy to do that! 🙂
As the last few competitions have been so very successful there will definitely be more soon, just keep an eye on the site or Twitter for announcements.
Posted by: Matt
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