Need a cab? There’s an app for that…February 26, 2010 at 3:19 pm by Dan | In Just For Fun, Mobile Phone Applications
And while they are just that, estimates, for just 59p, the app is definitely a must for commuters and tourists alike. Just try not to show off the app to any nearby cabbies as they may not be so welcoming of the new arrival to the app store. Bookmark at:StumbleUpon | Digg | Del.icio.us | Dzone | Newsvine | Spurl | Simpy | Furl | Reddit | Yahoo! MyWeb HTC Desire available to pre-order at Mobiles.co.uk!February 26, 2010 at 1:14 pm by Dan | In Coming Soon Handsets, Mobile News, Mobile Phones, New Mobile Phones
The Desire is HTC’s in-house version of the Google Nexus One meaning what we get here is a stunning smartphone running the very latest version of Google’s Android operating system (v2.1 or Éclair for those still keeping count). In addition to the updated OS, the Desire (formerly known as the Bravo) also boasts HTC’s own Sense user interface which pulls in updates from Facebook and Twitter, updates your friends status in your contacts list, lets you upload photos to Flickr and offers seven customisable home screens. Add shortcuts, live web feeds and more to one of the home screens and flick between them or pinch on the screen to see all 7 screens at a glance. Powering the phone is a 1GHz Snapdragon processor which ensures flicking between home screens, launching apps and opening web pages is ultra smooth not to mention great looking on the stunning 3.7 inch AMOLED touchscreen. Capacitive technology allows for multi-touch which enables such features as pinch to zoom in the web browser and maps and also makes for one of the most fluid, responsive Throw in a 5.0 Megapixel camera, HSDPA and Wi-Fi connectivity, GPS and expandable memory up to 32GB and it’s easy to see why the phone is an early contender for phone of the year. Available to pre-order now on Vodafone and T-Mobile, click here to check out some of our fantastic tariffs. With first stock expected in the last week of March, pre-order yours now to be one of the first to get your hands on the incredible new HTC Desire. Bookmark at:StumbleUpon | Digg | Del.icio.us | Dzone | Newsvine | Spurl | Simpy | Furl | Reddit | Yahoo! MyWeb Qualcomm confirm Snapdragon Nokia in the pipeline!February 25, 2010 at 12:34 pm by Dan | In Mobile News
For those unfamiliar with Qualcomm, the company is behind the powerful Snapdragon processor which is currently powering the likes of the HTC HD2, Google Nexus One and upcoming HTC Desire, all of which boast an impressive 1GHz clock speed. And, in an interview in the run up to this years Mobile World Congress expo, Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs confirmed that the processor would be powering an as yet unannounced Nokia smartphone before the year is out. Could it be the rumoured QWERTY-less N900Nokia? A new MeeGo device perhaps? Or possibly even the fabled 12 Megapixel Nokia smartphone we know as the N87? Your guess is as good as ours. Keep an eye on the blog and we’ll let you know as soon as we do. Bookmark at:StumbleUpon | Digg | Del.icio.us | Dzone | Newsvine | Spurl | Simpy | Furl | Reddit | Yahoo! MyWeb Opera Mini for the iPhone announced!February 25, 2010 at 9:16 am by Hannah | In Mobile Content/Services, Mobile News, Mobile Phone Applications
The main difference that makes Opera Mini stand out is the speed. This is a very fast browser. In fact, it’s 5 times faster than Safari which is already employed on the iPhone. If you wonder how Opera can manage this, it’s because Opera processes all web page information within its own server. Web pages are compressed by up to 90% of their original size, meaning users can benefit from both time and money savings when browsing the web. You can also synchronize your bookmarks and Speed Dial between mobile phones or a computer. But the question is, will Apple allow Opera to come and take over their browser? Watch this space. Bookmark at:StumbleUpon | Digg | Del.icio.us | Dzone | Newsvine | Spurl | Simpy | Furl | Reddit | Yahoo! MyWeb Pocket TV: Sony Ericsson offering chance of a lifetime to 1 lucky viewer!February 24, 2010 at 2:42 pm by Dan | In Just For Fun
That’s right, Sony Ericsson will be giving you the chance to be a runner on the second series, helping on shoots, working closely with the Pocket TV team and documenting your experience via a video blog shot in HD with the upcoming Sony Ericsson Vivaz. The video blog will then be posted on YouTube to share your experiences with the world. The position is a paid full-time job in London and applicants need to be available between April 5th - July 9th 2010. Sony Ericsson are looking for people 18 and over who are bright, media savvy, ambitious, creative, hard working, fun to work with and into pop culture who are looking for a foot in the door of the entertainment industry. If this sounds like you, here’s what you need to do to apply. Simply upload a 60 second clip to YouTube explaining why Sony Ericsson should choose you (remember those letters to Jim’ll Fix It for inspiration) and send a message to PocketTVshow on YouTube with “Runner Competition” in the subject and your video attached. Remember, be funny, be quirky, but most importa The closing date for entries is March 15th 2010 at 6pm. Three Finalists will be picked to compete for the job in a challenge hosted by none other than Matt Edmondson himself (pictured here with Florence Welch, lead singer of Florence and the Machine) and the winner will be announced on March 22nd. Want to be in with a shout? Well, you know what you’ve got to do. Now, where did i put that video camera… Bookmark at:StumbleUpon | Digg | Del.icio.us | Dzone | Newsvine | Spurl | Simpy | Furl | Reddit | Yahoo! MyWeb Acer beTouch E110 available to order!February 24, 2010 at 9:37 am by Hannah | In Coming Soon Handsets, Mobile News, Mobile Phones
Coming in at 13.4mm thick and weighing only 105g, the beTouch E110 is a nice size and is ideal for when you are out and about as it is not too bulky. The 2.8inch touchscreen dominates the front of the phone, making this the key visual feature. This is a good enough size to be able to read text on screen easily and for images to appear sharp and clear. With 256 MB internal memory there is plenty of room to get you started but for those of you who need that extra bit of storage, you can take advantage of external memory that comes in the form of a microSD card. Running on the Android OS, users can benefit from downloadable apps available from The Android Market, and the beTouch E110 also has support for Google services including Google Maps, Google search and Gmail. Interactive shortcuts are present on the homepage, allowing users to be one click away from their favourite content. Social networking integration is also present, so you can always keep up to date with your friends latest statuses or photos. The beTouch E110 can also be used when you are out of the office, as ‘Pocket Office’ is employed which includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote and PDF Viewer. With a 3.15 megapixel camera on board as well, you can capture your favourite moments in no time and keep them stored to the phone or you have the option to email them to your friends or share them over blogs. With built in HSDPA you can send files and open applications in a matter of seconds, so you do not waste any time accessing the different features of the handset. GPS is also built in which allows you to locate your current position and plan your next journey, and just generally use the beTouch E110 as a Sat Nav device. The Acer beTouch E110 is now available to pre-order at Mobiles.co.uk. With first stock expected to arrive next week, click here to check out our fantastic offers and reserve yours now. Bookmark at:StumbleUpon | Digg | Del.icio.us | Dzone | Newsvine | Spurl | Simpy | Furl | Reddit | Yahoo! MyWeb Sony Ericsson Vivaz available to pre-order!February 23, 2010 at 11:53 am by Hannah | In Coming Soon Handsets, Mobile News, Mobile Phones, New Mobile Phones
Running on the Symbian operating System, customise the phone to suit your personal needs. Download and install a range of different apps and create interactive shortcuts on the homepage to give you one touch access to all of your favourite and most relevant content, whether its your music player, photo gallery or social networking sites. The 8.0 megapixel camera with auto-focus, face detection and a powerful flash takes very impressive photos. Share your pics with your friends by email or upload them online onto blogs. The biggest and most impressive feature of the Vivaz however is the HD video capture. Record your special moments in brilliant high definition with 720p HD video recording. This video recording is simple to use, too. Give the dedicated video capture key one press and the camera will roll with continuous auto-focus, giving you absolute clarity in your results. With outstanding results you will not want to keep them to yourself on the Vivaz; share your work on YouTube and other sites online to boast to others! Also sporting a 3.2 inch touchscreen, built in Wi-Fi- HSDPA and GPS, the Vivaz looks as though it benefits from an overall package of great features. Available in both black and silver variants, stock is expected towards the end of next week. With great deals StumbleUpon | Digg | Del.icio.us | Dzone | Newsvine | Spurl | Simpy | Furl | Reddit | Yahoo! MyWeb Mobile World Congress 2010 round up!February 23, 2010 at 11:17 am by Dan | In Coming Soon Handsets, MWC, Mobile News, New Mobile Phones
The star of the show was undoubtedly the HTC Desire, the Unquestionably a stunning phone on the outside, the Desire follows a similar trend on the inside with the latest iteration of Google’s Android operating system, v2.1 or Éclair, paired up with HTC’s Sense user interface, the highlight of which is the excellent new Friend Stream feature which pulls in updates from friends on social networking sites. The Desire also has the processing muscle to ensure apps, menus and web pages loaded quickly and smoothly thanks to the 1GHz processor on board. Expected in late March, HTC easily unveiled an early contender for phone of the year at this years MWC.
Sony Ericsson took MWC as the opportunity to introduce the world to their new Mini range of Xperia handsets, the X10 Mini and Mini Pro, as well as a QWERTY version of the Microsoft had a strong offering at this years Mobile World Congress despite not having any actual devices on show (so sadly, still no Zune phone). The software giant finally announced the long awaited update to its much maligned Windows Mobile operating system, going under the official title of In a similar move to Microsoft, Nokia had no new phones on display at this years MWC True to form, Apple were also conspicuously absent from the years event, meaning we must wait a little longer to get our hands on the upcoming iPad and longer still to see what the Cupertino outfit have planned for their next iPhone offering. What we do know is that with strong offerings from Android, Samsung and the reinvigorated Windows Phone 7 Series all on the horizon, Apple certainly have their work cut out for them, now more than ever. So, yet another Mobile World Congress has been and gone. Billed as the premier mobile phone exhibition, the likes of HTC, Samsung and Microsoft all ensured the event lived up to expectations. The onus is now on Nokia, Apple and co. to show the world how they plan to compete with the exciting new releases that debuted at MWC 2010. Bookmark at:StumbleUpon | Digg | Del.icio.us | Dzone | Newsvine | Spurl | Simpy | Furl | Reddit | Yahoo! MyWeb HTC to deliver portfolio of Microsoft Windows Phone ‘7 series’ phonesFebruary 22, 2010 at 11:22 am by Hannah | In Coming Soon Handsets, Mobile Content/Services, Mobile News, Mobile Phone Applications, Mobile Phones
Unveiled at Mobile World Congress 2010, the new software for ‘7 Series’ offers a fresh approach to smart phones, by bringing together applications and content from the web to give the user a very personal and relevant experience. With this news, HTC builds on its Windows Phone leadership and extends its commitment to offering customers the most innovative mobile phone experiences available.
“Windows Phone 7 Series is a significant milestone for Microsoft, the industry and ultimately people looking to do more on their phones. HTC is working closely with Microsoft to bring the unique HTC experience that customers love,” said Peter Chou, chief executive officer of HTC Corporation. “Microsoft has clearly listened to feedback from people and brought a new, fresh approach to the smartphone experience that is beautiful, powerful and compelling.” For the first time ever, Microsoft will bring together the Xbox LIVE games and the Zune music and video experience to the mobile phone, exclusively on 7 Series phones. The design for Windows Phones 7 Series concentrates on every aspect, from its visually appealing layout and motion to its function and hardware integration. On the Start screen, dynamically updated “live tiles” show users real-time content directly, breaking the mold of static icons that serve as an intermediate step on the way to an application. Create a tile of a friend, and the user gains a readable, up-to-date view of a friend’s latest pictures and posts, just by glancing at Start. Every Windows Phone 7 Series phone will come with a dedicated hardware button for Bing, providing one-click access to search from anywhere on the phone, while a special implementation of Bing search provides intent-specific results, delivering the most relevant Web or local results, depending on the type of query. “People are moving faster than ever, juggling more priorities and turning to technology to manage it all. Windows Phone 7 Series simplifies common tasks by bringing together related content from the web, Keep an eye on the blog for further information on 7 Series handsets and release dates. Bookmark at:StumbleUpon | Digg | Del.icio.us | Dzone | Newsvine | Spurl | Simpy | Furl | Reddit | Yahoo! MyWeb Sony Ericsson at MWC!February 22, 2010 at 9:52 am by Dan | In Coming Soon Handsets, MWC, Mobile News, New Mobile Phones
The Vivaz Pro is almost a carbon copy of the standard version (which we’ve managed to take a look at previously) save for two notable differences; the inclusion of a full slide out QWERTY keyboard and downgrading the camera from 8 to 5 Megapixels. HD video capture is still present though along with the added extras such as continuous autofocus and easy uploads to your favourite sharing sites such as YouTube. The addition of a QWERTY keyboard to a Symbian touchscreen device puts the Vivaz Pro in direct competition with the Nokia N97 Mini but the extra multimedia capabilities should edge the Sony Ericsson phone ever so slightly ahead. The design of the phone is nice with a good in-hand feel thanks to Sony Ericsson’s new Human Curvature ethos (curves to match the human form). Better still, the slide mechanism feels reassuringly robust whilst the keyboard itself is comprised of good sized keys that offer good feedback. On to the software and for better or worse, the Vivaz Pro follows its QWERTY-less sibling in running Symbian. Sony Ericsson have made navigation to key areas of the phone more user friendly with the addition of tabs to the home screen, as seen first in the Satio. Let’s hope Sony Ericsson can avoid the software fiasco that blighted the Sa On to the first of three upcoming Android phones now and the Xperia X10 Mini. First things first, Sony Ericsson certainly aren’t kidding with that name, the X10 Mini is absolutely tiny and when held next to the full fat Xperia X10 looks even more so. Sony Ericsson are keen to promote the one handed usability of the X10 Mini and accordingly each corner of the touchscreen houses a customisable shortcut. Easy to set up (this does run Android remember), this makes navigation to key areas of the phone that much simpler. On to the subject of Android. The X10 Mini runs version 1.6 of Google’s OS and while you’re hardly going to be running SatNav on the diddy screen, the Sony Ericsson rep pointed out that the 2.55 inch display met Android’s minimum requirements and so should run pretty much all of the apps available in the Android Market app store. With a range of colourful customisable covers, the one word that describes the X10 Mini is definitely cute. Sony Ericsson are clearly after the youth market with the Xperi Now onto the device we’ve been waiting for for what seems like an eternity; the Xperia X10. Well, the device is slated for launch some time next month and from our briefest of hands on, Sony Ericss StumbleUpon | Digg | Del.icio.us | Dzone | Newsvine | Spurl | Simpy | Furl | Reddit | Yahoo! MyWeb |
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