With speculation growing that Windows Mobile 7 may or may not be announced at this years Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next month, a piece of news has been leaked that leads us to believe it is a strong possibility.
Windows Mobile
While attending a LG Design Lab French tech blogger Eric of Presse Citron tweeted that LG would be releasing a Windows Mobile 7 handset in September 2010 and an Android 2.1 device in April.
The tweets were quickly removed, but not before they were cached and wmpoweruser managed to grab them!
So once again we are wondering if Windows Mobile version 6.5.3 (or as some people are calling it, 6.6) will be officially released by Microsoft or will they hold out for Windows Mobile 7. Either way I will be at Mobile World Congress to report on the news as it happens. If you don’t follow us on Twitter please do so, as that will give you instant access to what’s happening in Barcelona next month.
Posted by: James
Arguably the biggest problem with the Palm OS was it’s inability to work with 3G however it was a strong and stable operating system. So what’s to stop non-3G devices running it? Well nothing! Aceeca seem to have plans to continue to produce reinforced handsets using the old operating system whilst updating it to the newer 5.x. Whilst the rumoured $199 and $499 price tags might seem a little excessive we’ll watch these devices closely just to see how and why they have decided to go with the Palm OS.
[source Tamspalm]
We are big fans of Sky Satellite TV here at Mobile Tech Addicts and the one thing lacking is a decent application to view upcoming TV but more importantly be able to set your box to record it while you were out and about.
Sky did release a rather awful application that was slow and unreliable but this refresh looks fantastic and is fast and now includes all the missing HD content too.
Last week we brought you the unboxing video of the BlackBerry 9520 Storm2. Now I have completed the review I thought I would give you a short video demonstration just before the review goes live.
Being a touch screen BlackBerry I thought it was important to give you a brief insight into its features on video and if you are interested in getting the Storm2 this may help make up your mind.
The Blackberry Storm2
If you have any questions regarding the BlackBerry Storm2 please head over to our forums and submit your questions there.
Here is a quick reminder of the BlackBerry 9520 Storm2 Specification:
- 2G Network : GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
- 3G Network: HSDPA 2100
- Dimensions: 112.5 x 62.2 x 14 mm
- Weight: 160 g
- Display: TFT capacitive touchscreen, 65K colors
- Size: 360 x 480 pixels, 3.25 inches
- Memory: Internal 2 GB
- Card slot: microSD (TransFlash) up to 16GB
- GPRS: Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 – 48 kbps
- EDGE: Class 10, 236.8 kbps
- 3G: HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA
- WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
- Bluetooth: v2.1 with A2DP
- USB: microUSB v2.0
- Camera : Primary 3.15 MP, 2048×1536 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
- Messaging: SMS, MMS, Email, IM
- GPS: with A-GPS support
- Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
- MP3/WMA/AAC+ player
- MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV player
- Battery: Standard battery, Li-Ion 1400 mAh
- Stand-by: Up to 305 h (2G) / Up to 280 h (3G)
- Talk time: Up to 5 h (2G) / Up to 6 h (3G)
Posted by: James
[ Post Tags: Blackberry, Storm2, RIM, Blackberry 9520, tracyandmatt.co.uk ]
What do you do if you have tried every mobile network where you live and discover that they are all pretty poor and you suffer random loss of service, missed calls and frustration, well Vodafone think they have the answer with their Access Gateway or as their starting to call it Sure Signal.
This is basically a femtocell that connects to your home broadband connection and provides a full 3G signal to your phone for calls and data.
Does it work, read on for the full review:-
Fresh release – released just today! So, you would like to record video of something secretly? There is an app for that:
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An exciting arrival here in the office yesterday, no not a new brother or sister for Chloe, but the Nexus One that I ordered from Google arrived already. I only ordered it on Monday and it arrived via DHL on Friday. Excellent service!
The Google Nexus One
Although the Nexus arrived here yesterday I didn’t unbox until this morning so I’ve only been using it for a few hours but so far I really do love it and it’s certainly the best Android device I’ve used to date. It’s responsive and has a great screen and in my opinion is really well made.
I’ll be doing a full review over the next week or so and will give the Nexus a thorough test. I’ll also try it with my T-Mobile SIM card!
So here is my unboxing video which is pretty long. I’ll take you on a tour of the handset and show you a few things in the OS. There may be another video showing some of the other features soon too!
Let me know if you have any questions about the Nexus One and I’ll try to answer them over on the Nexus One forum thread!
Google Nexus One Specification:
- Height: 119mm
- Width: 59.8mm
- Depth: 11.5mm
- Weight: 130 grams w/battery
- 3.7-inch (diagonal) widescreen WVGA AMOLED touchscreen, 800 x 480 pixels
- 5 megapixels camera
- Autofocus from 6cm to infinity
- 2X digital zoom
- LED flash
- User can include location of photos from phone’s AGPS receiver
- Video captured at 720×480 pixels at 20 frames per second or higher, depending on lighting conditions
- UMTS Band 1/4/8 (2100/AWS/900)
- HSDPA 7.2Mbps
- HSUPA 2Mbps
- GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
- Wi-Fi (802.11b/g/n)
- Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
- A2DP stereo Bluetooth
- Removable 1400 mAH battery
- Talk time: Up to 10 hours on 2G / Up to 7 hours on 3G
- Standby time: Up to 290 hours on 2G / Up to 250 hours on 3G
- Internet use: Up to 5 hours on 3G / Up to 6.5 hours on Wi-Fi
- Video playback: Up to 7 hours
- Audio playback: Up to 20 hours
- Qualcomm QSD 8250 1 GHz
- Android Mobile Technology Platform 2.1 (Eclair)
- 512MB Flash
- 512MB RAM
- 4GB Micro SD Card (Expandable to 32 GB)
- Assisted global positioning system (AGPS) receiver
- Cell tower and Wi-Fi positioning
- Digital compass
- Accelerometer
Posted by: Matt
[ Post Tags: Google, Nexus One, Android, tracyandmatt.co.uk ]
The Acer Liquid has been getting quite a bit of coverage thanks to the Android operating system, good feature set and price point.
The drawback for some to date has been the fact that it has only been available with a White back cover.
This however is now not the case, we can now supply units with a Black back cover – which to some, we are sure will be great news.
In stock now, you can get your hands on one of these today.
If this is what you have been waiting for, the unit, which is only different to the white one in terms of colour can be ordered HERE
We reviewed the Acer Liquid recently and it was a pretty popular device among the T&M team, I think it’s one that we all enjoyed playing with and one that I myself decided to buy, I couldn’t resist as the spec and price made awesome value for money!
One criticism that we’ve heard about the Liquid though was that many didn’t fancy it in white, some feeling that it was ‘a bit girly’ (their words, not mine!). I personally like the white but realise that it’s not for everyone.
However, worrying about having a white handset is no longer an issue as the folks over at Clove Technology have just started selling the Acer Liquid in black. It’s the same good quality, high spec. device but in, perhaps, a more appealing colour.
So if you fancy getting your hands on the black Acer Liquid you can head over to Clove and place your order. I still think that the Liquid is one of the best bargains out there at the moment and it’s a great entry to Android if you’ve never had one before!
Acer Liquid specification:
- Operating System: Android 1.6 (Donut)
- Processor: Qualcomm 8250 768 MHz
- Memory: ROM: 512MB / RAM: 256MB
- Display: 3.5-inch touch-sensitive screen with WVGA resolution
- Network: Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
- Bluetooth 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate and A2DP for wireless stereo headsets
- Wi-Fi: IEEE 802.11 b/g
- 3.5 mm audio jack
- Internal GPS antenna
- microSDHC (supports up to 32GB)
- 5.0 megapixel colour camera with auto focus
- Talk Time: Up to 300 minutes
- Standby Time: Up to 400 hours
- Battery: 1350mAh Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery
- Dimensions: 115 x 62.5 x 12.5 mm
- Weight: 135 grams with battery
Posted by: Matt
[ Post Tags: Acer Liquid, Acer A1, Android, Snapdragon, tracyandmatt.co.uk ]
Google’s new Nexus One phone only launched last week but already the price of the handset has dropped on T-Mobile. Anyone upgrading to the Nexus on T-Mo will now pay only $279 to upgrade, a reduction of $100 already! That’s about £61 to us. Furthermore, anyone in the US on T-Mobile that’s already bought their upgrade is being given the $100 refund.
I wonder if this has anything to do with the reported issues the Nexus One is having with T-Mobile’s 3G network or is that jut me being suspicious? 😛
The question now is how much the Nexus One is going to set us back in the UK when it becomes available on contract which we suspect with be within the next month or so.
Don’t forget to check out our Nexus One unboxing video too!
Posted by: Matt
[ Post Tags: Google, Nexus One, Android, tracyandmatt.co.uk ]
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