Quickly becoming the most updated mobile in Windows Mobile history, the HD2 is getting Windows Mobile 7 making it the Windows Mobile phone to buy. I was notably impressed by the device on launch with only a couple of quibbles but now it has hit that the Windows Mobile 7 upgrade will occur possibly around this time next year. Bit of a wait but something for all those who managed to buy it to look forward too.
We just got an interesting news tip pointing to the HTC Twitter account from Russia. The tweet mentions that the only HTC device currently on the market to receive a Windows Mobile 7 upgrade will be the HD2. And we’ve suspected this for a while, considering that the HD2 meets Microsoft’s hardware requirementsfor Windows Mobile 7. Here’s what they said:
for Diamond 2 firmware is not planned. Of the existing communicators on the market, only the HD2 firmware to get WM7.
Hopefully what we see here is a true (and considering that this was said by an official HTC rep, it should be), because the HD2 is going to turn out to be one of the most popular smartphones of all time. If it’s getting an upgrade to 7, this will make a lot of people happy.
Thanks for the tip, av8612.
(via: HTC Russia Twitter)
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Pretty important update to this story here: It’s not quite true.
Making good with their updates Palm has released a tidy looking update to WebOS. Reports are that the OS is notably faster, especially the browser. Have a read after the like for the update list.
Having just reviewed the Samsung Omnia Lite, there seems little point in reviewing the LG GM750, as on the face of it they are pretty much the same device, the Omnia was overall capable and usable is there anything about the LG to set it apart and make it stand out in the crowd?
Exclusive to Vodaphone let’s see how the GM750 compares…..
The LG GM750
What’s in the box?
- The LG GM750
- User manual.
- 3.5mm connecting headset
- MicroUSB connection adaptor for the headset
- AC plug with a USB to microUSB connection lead
Take a look also at Matt’s LG GM750 unboxing video for more.
LG GM750 Specification:
- Operating System – Windows Mobile 6.5
- Processor – QCT MSM7200A 528MHz processor
- Memory – 250MB Internal
- Display – TFT resistive touchscreen, 262K colours, 240 x 400 pixels, 3.0 inches
- S Class Touch User Interface
- Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
- Operating Frequency – GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
- 3G HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps
- WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, DLNA
- Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP
- microUSB
- GPS Integrated with A-GPS
- microSD (TransFlash), up to 32GB
- Camera – 5 MP, 2560 x1920 pixels, autofocus
- Battery – Standard battery, Li-Ion 1500 mAh
- Dimensions – 109.8 x 56.5 x 11.9 mm
- Weight – 103 grams with battery
General
On the top of the unit is the lock/ power button
LG GM750 Top View
Left hand side is home from top to bottom the loop for connecting the stylus or charms, followed by the covered microUSB sync/charge/headset slot, next the volume up/down rocker.
LG GM750 left side view
Nothing to see on the bottom
The right hand side, from top to bottom are a covered microSD card slot, next the ‘Multitasking’ key which is essentially a Task Manager launcher shown in the review, and finally the dedicated camera button.
LG GM750 right side view
On the rear of the LG there is the 5 Megapixel autofocus camera with a tiny mirror, but no flash.
LG GM750 back view
Around the front of the phone is an earpiece (which on the review unit has a rough edge) a proximity sensor and a forward facing ‘inner’ camera, below which is the 3″, 240 x 400 pixels touchscreen, underneath this is the call/answer key and the end/home key, which flank the optical joystick button.
LG GM750 front view
Highlights
- Simple to use
- 5 megapixel camera
- Fully customisable User Interface
- Good spec including optical joystick
Lowlights
- Build quality
- Unresponsive screen
Review
Out of the box the LG GM750 looks good and feels solid the rounded edges of the device make it feel nice in hand. I was slightly disappointed by the rough edges of the earpiece, but that could just be the review unit.
The ‘Home’ screen on the revamped LG style UI is divided into 5 separate screens similar to the android devices and also Touchflo. The first screen is for Notifications such as missed calls, text, email and also appointments. This very much does away with the traditional Windows interface and does it well, although you can always use the traditional menus of you wish.
The second screen is intended for widgets, the third for media, forth for favourite contacts and finally one for applications. Although there are a lot of choices they do appear to be easy to use and to customise, with large, clear icons.
The interface is speedy and rotations of the screens seem smooth and there is only a minimal lag in presenting the applications. After my comments about the screen on the oh so similar Omnia Lite, the LG doesn’t seem to suffer from the same screen resolution problems, I am not sure if it is the UI or the settings but this screen seems sharper and more focused, possibly due to the 262K colours?
Texting is fine when using the LG based keyboard
The phone call side of life is just as easy and there were no issues here either as long as you keep your ear off the sharp edges of the earpiece! Clarity was fine and no surprises in this area I have included the LG version of the phone keypad for your delectation.
It was good to see that LG have included the 1500 mAh battery to give that much more capacity, I had read reviews stating 1000 mAh which would have been a mistake.
This device has exactly the same annoyances as the Samsung Omnia Lite in that I found myself having to jab at the screen several times to get a response and the ‘x’ at the top of the screen more often than not brought up the appointment pop up instead of closing the screen which was the desired outcome, frustrating! The need here for a stylus is obvious but as with the Omnia it is a standalone unit that can be attached via the loop at the top of the device. Not good, for me.
I have to say that the upgraded camera appears to be better than that on the Samsung, coming in at 5 megapixels and with one of the smallest mirrors I have seen, still no flash unfortunately. The pictures are better but still no match for a dedicated camera. For some reason I did notice that there is a zoom facility on the camera but you cannot use it if the camera is set at 5 megapixels there is only a pop up that states ‘Zoom function cannot be applied at 5M pixels.’, not being a camera expert could not figure out why this would be, perhaps Matt the camera junkie could let us know?
Another demonstration of one-upmanship shown by LG is the inclusion of the optical joystick, for scrolling and entering this works well and is definitely preferable to the back button option found on the Omnia. It is also customisable with the option to have a virtual mouse if required, as well as speed options.
GPS worked well, I was unable to tell what the Vodaphone version of the Navigation was like as they did not provide a sim to be able test, no Google maps or bundled software included but N drive and Google both worked fine and where responsive and useable.
The multitasking button brings up a surprise that I haven’t seen before in a Task Manager there is either List or picture which is Windows aero stylee as seen in pictures 1 and 2. Also swiping the menu at the bottom of the Home screen brings up a new scrollable menu rows seen in picture 3 which looks confusing but proved to be really easy to use.
Conclusion
Setting aside the build quality that could be the review unit, I feel that LG and Vodaphone have done a better job with the GM750, it is a very capable device with a great spec, it has extras over and about the Samsung Omnia in the camera and optical joystick, so for me appears to be a better option to buy on that basis. The downside is that it is exclusive to Vodaphone and will mean locking yourself in to an 18 month or 24 month deal to get your hands on one of these devices.
So if you are due an upgrade or you are looking of a new high spec device, take a look at the LG GM750, you will have to deal with its small annoyances though, these I am sure can be remedied in time.
What’s next? Oh, the X2, no rest the wicked….don’t seem to be being offered the more interesting stuff lately like the Droid, Glisten from USA, or Omnia Pro B7330…..Grrumph! J Was it something I said? Perhaps I’ll have to wait for the X10?
Review by: Steve
[ Post Tags: LG GM750, Windows Mobile 6.5, Vodafone, smartphone, tracyandmatt.co.uk ]
We’ve looked at several phones from the Sony Ericsson Walkman range in the past and this, the W995, is pretty much the top end Walkman handset available at the moment.
The Sony Ericsson W995 Walkman phone
The W995 has some decent features such as the dedicated media controls, 3.5mm headphone connector and a decent 8.1 megapixel camera. You also get built in GPS that can be used along with the camera to geotag the images you take too. The screen slides open to reveal a decent numeric keypad and despite the sliding mechanism the handset is still relatively slim and light.
One disappointment perhaps though is that there’s only 118MB of internal memory and although there’s an M2 micro memory card socket and 8GB card supplied that’s the max memory card that this phone can take and perhaps not enough for hardcore music fans?
We’re reviewing the W995 at the moment and will have the full review online for you soon. For now check out the unboxing video below where I quickly tour the hardware too.
Sony Ericsson W995 specification:
- Dimensions (mm): 97 x 49 x 15 mm
- Weight (g): 113
- Screen Size: 2.6 inches, 240 x 320 pixels
- A-GPS chipset
- Internal(MB): 118 MB
- Memory Stick Micro (M2), 8GB card included, up to 16GB
- Battery Type: Li-Ion
- Stand-by (hrs): Up to 370 hours
- TalkTime(min): Up to 540 minutes
- 2G Network: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
- 3G Network: HSDPA 900 / 2100
- Primary camera: 8.1 MP, 3264×2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
- Accelerometer sensor
Posted by: Matt
Acer Liquid (A1) (S100) Review
Acer are back again with another innovation for them in the form of their first Android based device. Is it any good and a contender in this growing popular market?
Take a look at Matt’s Acer Liquid unboxing video for the hands on view.
The Acer Liquid (Acer A1/ Acer S100)
What’s in the box?
- Acer Liquid (A1)
- Quick Start Guide
- Warranty booklet
- CD based User Manual
- Screen protector
- 2 Gb SanDisk memory card
- AC wall socket with MiniUSB connection
- USB to miniUSB sync charge lead
- 3.5mm Stereo headphones
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
General
On the top of the device is only the 3.5mm socket, handy for playing music while keeping the phone in your pocket. The rest of the top is just shiny black plastic, but on further use there are embedded indications in the top so when charging, a battery light glows, missed events are also displayed in the black strip with notifications such as a message icon for email and text, a phone icon for missed calls and once again handy if in your pocket.
Acer Liquid top view
The left side is home only to the power button.
Acer Liquid left side view
On the right side dedicated camera button and the up/down volume rocker.
Acer Liquid right side view
At the base of the Liquid can be found the miniUSB connector and a small microphone all housed in the same shiny black plastic strip.
Acer Liquid bottom view
The rest of the casing very plastic and very white, on the back there the 5 Megapixel autofocus camera with no flash or portrait mirror, also there is a speaker grill and battery cover.
Acer Liquid back view
Finally on the front there is the impressive 3.5-inch touch-sensitive screen with WVGA resolution (480×800 pixel) display, above which is the phone speaker, below which is the touch sensitive 4 button configuration of, from left to right, the ‘Home’ button, a ‘search’ button, a ‘back’ button and finally a ‘Menu’ button.
Acer Liquid front view
Highlights
- Fantastic screen
- Responsive and quick OS and Processor
Lowlights
- Poor battery
- For me a tad too wide
- Slippery plastic
Review
Straight out of the box (and don’t tell Matt) I dropped it. The Liquid is on the wide side at 63ish mm, and as it made of shiny, smooth plastic with rounded edges it is a little difficult to grip, I was showing friends how slippery it was and dropped it again!. It certainly does look the part with a completely smooth front due to the flush fitting screen and the touch sensitive buttons.
I was greatly impressed with the 3.5″ capacitive screen, it is bright and clear, and I found that this is one of the first devices that I have used quite a bit to watch the unboxing videos etc. That in its self speaks volumes. Over the Wifi connection this coped really well.
Web browsing also on the larger screen is also easy and a pleasure to use, which is a little confusing as I have read views that the screen is not as sharp as it could be, yet I have no complaints at all. Hopefully this can be picked up on the screenshots. I would be interested on others view in this matter.
On the subject of screen capture, and I sure Matt will bring this up as well, what a palaver! Download the SDK then the drivers that this and then that….got there in the end, but can someone develop MyMobiler for Android sooner rather than later, please.
The phone functions themselves are pretty standard the OS is Android 1.6 Donut, and as far as I can tell there are no plans for an upgrade to 2.0 Eclair let alone the upcoming 2.1, this could be a mistake on Acers part as in this day and age the ability to upgrade is becoming a must. I have to admit the dialler is not the most attractive one I have seen but it is functional and coupled with the responsive screen works well.
Texting is OK, with the onboard keypad, I did tend to use it more in landscape rather than portrait as the bigger keys did help somewhat.
The call quality I also found to be fine the conversations where clear and plenty loud enough. I have heard tell that there is an issue in that if you lose a signal the Liquid won’t reconnect automatically, hopefully Matt can give us a heads up on this as where I live I don’t lose my signal, with Matt living in the middle of nowhere he is able to replicate this problem with ease, so I await his findings, or of course anyone else who has had is experience, fortunately I can’t comment on this one.
It has been a while since I have played with Android and it was good to see the ‘Market’ is growing and moving from strength to strength, I found ‘beebplayer’ the unofficial iPlayer worked well for catching up while on the move and other newer apps like the Seesmic Twitter app for Android also released recently, all of which makes Android a ever more attractive option, I think that even the diehard Matt ‘Windows Mobile’ Davis is starting to see the benefits.
Acer has left this edition of 1.6 in a fairly standard format, there is the addition of the likes of Acer settings, Acer sync and Acer registration, but by far the joy of Android, for those who use it, is the Market to adapt and customise your device as you want it.
I have heard that the camera is supposedly poor also, it is 5 megapixel and it is autofocus, so there are no other real bells and whistles, but I wouldn’t say it was poor, it is certainly on a par with others especially the likes of most HTC devices, not great but useable and adequate for day to day use, it does seem to take an age in saving the image, in no way will it replace a dedicated digital but I am yet to see a phone camera that will.
With regard to the battery life I agree with James on this point, there are so many variances in how people use their devices that it is practically impossible to demonstrate a good and bad battery, the only thing I will say is don’t forget to charge it over night or you could well wake up to a flat battery if it has been on all day.
GPS worked exactly as expected, no bundled software but Google maps joined with the great screen and the snappy processor (no pun intended) made it great to use, if this where mine I would definitely be downloading CoPilot for Android as I am sure that would be a great all round combination.
I do have an issue with the screen lock as it seems to be on all the time, which I accept prevents accidental screen presses etc. but it did get on my nerves having to press the power and then the menu to unlock and get going.
I never noticed before that on the Android system the clock is white during the day and black at night is that new? I must have missed that in the past if it is standard.
Conclusion
I liked my time with the Acer Liquid, the overall performance of the device and the high end spec make it well worth a look in this type of field, those in the market for a larger screen in my opinion won’t be disappointed, the other issue is the price, at around the £330 mark it has to be great value for money, I can’t help feeling that the extra spent on the Motorola Milestone could be a wiser investment, but hey, not everyone wants a physical keyboard.
As I mentioned, the apparent inability to upgrade to future legitimate issues of the OS could put me off enough to disregard this device, so come on Acer do the decent thing!?
Review by: Steve
[ Post Tags: Acer Liquid, Acer A1, Android, Snapdragon, tracyandmatt.co.uk ]
If you are a regular to tracyandmatt of have seen many of our unboxing video you’ll probably know that I am quite a fan of the Sanyo Xacti range of camcorders, I generally prefer to record my own video on the Xacti HD1010 but we’ve also used the HD2000 in the past too.
The Sanyo Xacti VPC-CA9
Over the last year or so we’ve had our hands on a number of camcorders from the very cheap, sub-£100 models to expensive models costing over £4000 but I have always gone back to my HD1010 as it seems to just get the job done. I’ve enjoyed playing with a variety of other Xacti models too, most recently the top of the range FH1 was reviewed too.
So what does the Xacti CA9 have to offer? Well the design is similar to the HD700/HD800 that we’ve played with in the past but this model has an upgraded 9 megapixel CMOS sonsor and a 5x optical zoom, but perhaps the biggest difference here is that the CA9 is waterproof.
Yes, waterproof, not water resistant. So you can actually take it in the swimming pool and record video under-water, excellent for holidays at a waterpark!
Take a look at the brief video below which will take you on a tour around the hardware and show you what you get with it. We’ll have the full review for you soon too!
Sanyo Xacti VPC-CA9 specification:
| Effective pixel count/Camera element | Photos: Approx. 9.0-Megapixels Videos: HD: Approx. 7.31-Megapixels SD: Approx. 8.84-Megapixels |
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| Camera element | 1/2.5 inch CMOS sensor, Approx. 9.02-Megapixels (total) | |
| Recording media | SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card (up to 32GB) Internal memory: Approx. 43 mb |
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| Recording file formats | Photos: JPEG (DCF*1, DPOF*2, Exif Ver2.2*3) Videos: ISO standard MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 (.MP4) Audio: 48kHZ sampling, 16bit, 2ch, AAC |
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| Resolution (pixels) | Photos*4 | 12M: 4000 x 3000*4, 9M-H: 3456 x 2592 (low compression) 9M-S: 3456 x 2592 (standard compression) 6.7M[16:9]: 3456 x 1944 2M: 1600 x 1200 0.9M[16:9]: 1280 x 720 0.3M: 640 x 480 |
| Continuous shots | 9M: 3456 x 2592, 1.6fps/Max 13photos 2M: 1600 x 1200 , 7fps/Max 15 photos |
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| Videos*5 | HD-SHQ: 1280 x 720 (30 fps/ 9Mbps) TV-HR: 640 x 480 (60 fps/6Mbps) TV-SHQ: 640 x 480 (30 fps/3Mbps) |
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| Lens | 5x optical zoom lens; Aperture: F=3.5(W)-4.7(T) Focus distance: f=6.3 to 31.7mm; Galvanometer method structure, Auto focus: 8 groups, 11 elements (3 aspheric elements, 5 aspheric surfaces), Built-in neutral density filter Photos: f=38-190mm(=35mm) Optical 5x zoom Videos: f=38-190mm(=35mm) Optical 5x zoom |
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| Photo range | Standard: 50cm to infinity (wide), 1.0m to infinity (tele) Super macro: 1cm – 80cm (wide) |
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| Digital zoom | Shooting: 12x max., Playback 62.5x max. (12M mode, depending on the resolution) | |
| Low light sensitivity (video) | Approx. 16 lux (Auto mode, 1/30 sec.) Approx. 4 lux (High-sensitivity/ Lamp mode, 1/15 sec.) |
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| Stills sensitivity | Auto (ISO 50 – 400), Manual (ISO 50/100/200/400/800/1600, Switching system) | |
| Digital Image Stabilizer | Photos: Digital Image Stabilizer (electronic), Videos: Digital Image Stabilizer (electronic) | |
| Audio | Microphone: Built-in stereo, Speaker: Built-in monaural (L+Rch mixed output) | |
| LCD monitor | 2.5 inch, Low-temperature polysilicon TFT color LCD display, Approx. 150,000 pixels (7-level brightness, 285 degrees rotation) |
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| Languages | English/ French/ German/ Spanish/ Italian/ Dutch/ Russian/ Portuguese/ Turkish/ Thai/ Korean/ Simplified Chinese/ Traditional Chinese | |
| Interface | AV output Video: Composite video, NTSC/PAL, USB 2.0 (high-speed mode compatible) |
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| Power source | Lithium-ion battery x 1 (DB-L20 included: 720mAh) | |
| Power consumption | When using battery: 3.1W (when filming videos) | |
| Approx. battery-use time*6 | Photos: Approx. 170 shots (CIPA standard), Continuous video filming: Approx. 70min. Continuous playback: Approx. 220 min. |
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| Dimensions/Volume | 70.4 (W) x 111.4 (H) x 40.5 (D)mm (maximum dimensions, excluding protruding parts) Volume: Approx. 192cc |
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| Weight | Approx. 230g (main unit only), Approx. 249g (including battery, Approx. 17 g, and SD card, Approx. 2 g) | |
| SD Memory Card Type | Video Recording Time (Total Time)*7 | |||
| HD-SHQ | TV-HR | TV-SHQ | Audio Memo | |
| 16 GB | 3 hr 51 min. | 5 hr 43 min. | 11 hr 06 min. | 261 hr. |
| SD Memory Card Type | Number of Photographs*7 | ||||||||
| 12M | 9M-H | 9M-S | 6.7M [16:9] | 2M | 0.9M [16:9] | 0.3M | 9M Cont | 2M Cont | |
| 16 GB | 3,370 | 3,080 | 4,260 | 5,360 | 11,600 | 15,100 | 19,200 | 4,260 | 11,600 |
Posted by: Matt
[ Post Tags: Camcorder, Video Cameras, sanyo Xacti CA9, VPC-CA9, tracyandmatt.co.uk ]
One of our faithful readers, Justin, has sent in a recommendation for a site he feels strongly enough about to put forward a rant about. Seems like a great resource for those with an iPhone who wish to catch up on vital TV viewing on the go. Here’s Justin’s testimonial.
iPhone.tvcatchup.com/is a beta version of a website that I believe is still applying for app status with Apple. As i understand it, this application has been ongoing for sometime. It features practically live TV (maybe a minute behind the standard broadcast) on the iPhone.
Where I live and where I work, it streams faultlessly over 3G. It has 20 odd channels including BBC1 and 2, ITV 1,2, 3 and 4. Film 4, Film 4 plus 1 etc etc. I’ve saved it to my homescreen for easy access, And of course at this moment in time, it’s free! On the downside, maybe 10 percent of the time I tried to access it, the website was down.
Watching TV whilst on the move (on a train journey) can be hit and miss as the signal changes. Mobile carriers I’m sure are watching data usage. But I’ve been sensible with it and I’ve had no issues. Everyone
I’ve recommended it to has been extremely pleased with the result.
Thanks to Justin for this.
We had such a huge number of entries and support for our Christmas competition that I thought we’d kick off the new year (of it’s a bit early) with another great competition where you can win the fantastic Motorola Milestone that I reviewed this month, if you want to know all about the prize you can read the Motorola Milestone review to find out about it!
Here’s how you can enter:
- The first way to enter is using the normal competition entry form here on the site. Simply let me have your forum name and answer the qualifying question: "What is the Milestone called in the USA?" and you’ll be entered in to the draw. You must be a registered forum member and have posted on the forum to enter but registration is free and simple. Go to the forum to register.
- The second way to enter is to follow us on twitter and to retweet the following tweet: "RT @tracyandmatt I’m hoping to win a Motorola Milestone on tracyandmatt.co.uk – Find out how you can enter too: http://bit.ly/5EIlAy" You can also click the retweet link below to save you copying and pasting the phrase. Your twitter name will also be entered in to the draw. You’ll have to keep following us as we’ll notify winners via DM.
- Finally you can enter by joining our Facebook fan page (www.facebook.com/tracyandmatt.co.uk). Become a fan tracyandmatt.co.uk and we’ll enter you in to the competition. Don’t worry if you are already a fan, we’ll add your name too!
So that gives you three ways to enter the competition and each person can enter three times using each method once, so you have three chances to win!
We’ll pick the winner at random and will announce who’s won Monday the 18th of January 2010, not a bad start to the year for one lucky person. 🙂
Posted by: Matt
Post Tags: [Motorola Milestone, Competition, prizes, tracyandmatt.co.uk]
Just a quick message from all of us as I suspect that the vast majority of you will be either unwrapping your presents or else too drunk to be reading this! 🙂
On behalf of the whole team here at Tracyandmatt.co.uk I would like to wish all of our readers a very Merry Christmas. Thank you all so much for supporting us throughout the year and contributing to our new forums, things are going quite well over there there at the moment!
For those of you that are not too stuffed with turkey tomorrow, I’m kicking off a brand new competition with a GREAT prize so you may want to make sure that you come back to enter that! Follow us on Twitter if you want to get updates when the competition starts.
Now turn off your computer and go watch re-runs of old films on TV!
Posted by: Matt
As the weather has been so bad here in the UK, with snow and freezing temperatures, there have been record numbers of vehicle breakdowns reported. I came across a useful app for the iPhone this morning that drivers with iPhones much want to consider. It’s called Breakdown from a company called Hello24.
It’s a simple idea but like many simple ideas it’s also genius! If you are unfortunate enough to find yourself in a situation where you are stuck, car has broken down or you are, god forbid, involved in an accident then Breakdown can really help.
It allows you to set up the details of your breakdown service membership, whether that’s the AA, RAC, Green Flag etc so that you have your membership number and the phone number to call at hand. It also allows you to use the built in GPS to find your current location and the ability to forward those details to a third party via text or email.
Furthermore, there is a ‘What To Do’ section that offers advice for when things go wrong, handy in itself as how many people would go in to a blind panic in an emergency!
Head over to Hello24 to check out the app. definitely worth having on your phone, just in case!
Posted by: Matt
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