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We've covered this over on iPhoneBANG but now things have taken an even stranger turn with that unreleased iPhone. So, the story so far. A poor Apple employee went out and had a few too many German beers. In his pocket, an all-new unreleased iPhone di...
It was a possibility but, according to Reuters it's now not going to happen.. "The world's No. 5 smartphone brand and one name associated with a possible offer, was approached about making a bid but decided to pass after reviewing Palm's books, a sour...
Recently I had to use the train quite a bit. The experience wasn't as bad as I'd remembered from my teenage years. The trains were on-time, quiet and clean. I spent the daily commute into Birmingham listening to music on my phone but, after playing ne...
We review lots of mobile phones, but we also like to take a look at other cool gadgets and gizmos from time to time. Today it's the turn of this, the Sumo Gamer chair. Those long-time readers may remember a review we did back in 2006 of another …
A recent survey by Appcelerator last month has shown what we all kinda knew. Developer interest in Windows Phone isn't as high as it could be. The full survey, which is available for download, involved 1028 developers and shows that 87% are "very in...
Our dedicated forums for lucky HTC Desire and HTC Legend owners are now online. For Windows Mobile owners we've also added HTC HD2 and HD mini forums for your handset-specific questions.
Palm is now up for sale. The company once made Windows Mobile handsets and likely bidders include HTC and Lenovo. Palm have posted 11 straight quarterly losses with the Pre and Pixi handsets failing to rescue the sliding share prices. Palm saw its sha...
Three have added some extra plans for anyone intending to buy the HTC Desire on their network. This is in response to customer feedback. Spotify has been chucked in for the length of the contract on the 24-month £35 Internet Texter plan, with the pho...
Orange have added some new mobile broadband deals to their portfolio with extra data allowances for businesses and data-hungry customers. Four contract options now include the folowing packages.. "Business Everywhere 5 to 9" - Unlimited data between ...
I've just had a look around the Virgin Mobile website and there's now a really good range of handsets. Virgin are an MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operator) using the T-Mobile network here in the UK. They've just put the HTC Desire in their catalogue a...
T-Mobile have just announced a new offer for their customers. It's called "Night In" and from next week it'll let you enjoy a mid-week treat from Blockbuster. T-Mobile customers can rent a game and a movie or two movies for two nights and grab some sn...
What's this ? The o2 April catalogue? What's this I spy inside ? Well I'll be, it's the Android-powered HTC Desire and the Windows-powered HD mini. The HD2 is in the middle, this is a phone that's already out on o2 and may get a sales boost thanks …
So this morning I was told about this hands-on of a hands-free device called the "Cell-Mate". It's now available to buy and the Cell-Mate website is full of mildy hilarious photos of people using it. There's no Bluetooth involved and it's a rather .. ...
HTC have just launched their very own shop in the USA. Head over to www.shopamerica.htc.com to find all the HTC devices available in the US along with your choice of network. You can search for the right plan and the right phone for you, plus there's ...
Mozilla has just put the brakes on any further Windows Mobile development. This means that Firefox won't now be coming to Windows Mobile any time soon. Mozilla also state that work will also stop on a Windows Phone 7 version as... "Microsoft has unfo...
UK network "3" have some good and bad news this morning. In a blog post yesterday they have admitted that their range of handsets needs to increase.. "We’ve come in for a lot of flack in the past (and on this blog!) for our handset range to date, …
HTC Hero owners are currently perched on the edge of their seats. At the moment Android 1.5 powers the device and, with enhancements in apps like Google Maps that aren't compatible with 1.5, they're eager to get the new Android 2.1 and updated HTC Sen...
TrueCaller is an app for Windows Mobile and Android that'll do quite a few interesting things. It can display the name and address of an unknown caller when possible, although it appears that the UK isn't supported yet. The app will also update Twitte...
Ok, so you're on a site called "coolsmartphone.com". It's possible that you're a friend of mine that I've linked to this trying to show off, and it's also possible that you're just very, very lost and you're looking for directions back to Google, but ...
HTC have just put out a press release in response to the Apple lawsuit. The response puts a heavy emphasis on the history of HTC and the many awards that HTC have received. HTC completely disagree with the Apple claims and they intend to fully defend ...
Six new Android phones will be appearing on UK network "3" in the next three months. The details, announced by Mobile News, mention Sony Ericsson and Samsung, with the HTC Hero already selling. The Spotify app location - which lets you listen to music...
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UberGizmo have come across some information on a new Android 2.1 device being rebranded under the Vodafone name and is to be called the 'Vodafone 845' The Vodafone 845 features a 3.2 Megapixel camera, 2.8 inch QVGA screen, Android 2.1, 3G/HSDPA and Wi...
The comScore MobiLens service reports on trends in the US mobile industry. In the three months between October 2009 and January 2010 their stats, which come from Smartphone subscribers aged over 13 years old, show that Microsoft appear to have lost gr...
Some months ago I blogged about how the Google car had snapped pictures of my entire family. Today the journey is complete and all those millions of photos are online. Google Street View has expanded to cover most of the UK and it's available right no...
Today I'm proud to announce our new mobile phone deals website. Working in partnership with The Blog House I wanted somewhere where you guys could search all those thousands of tariffs on all the networks and find the best deal. To find a plan, just ...
I posted this originally in my blog but I feel it deserves space here too. Sometimes whilst travelling you can overhear discussions which are really interesting. I’m in one of those situations right now. I’m at an airport somewhere in the world an...
Remember this ? It's the original SPV (HTC Canary). I bought it back in 2002 and started a little web page about it. The website grew and, after nearly 8 years and several billion hits, we're now in a world of Windows Phone. Tonight I took a trip …
Remember when the Pink Project Phones got leaked ? Now there's more info - it's coming to Verizon in the USA. Gizmodo have got hold of some marketing material and it shows Verizon as the carrier. The images are the same as before but there are more wh...
Devicewire seem to be on a mission. After announcing crazy low prices for the new HTC handsets they're now offering up
My appologies for missing two weeks; South Africa was very intense and left me in no fit state to write this as soon as I got back. I feel it has been improved by the extra time I had, though As a current denizen of the Scottish …
The Apple lawsuit against HTC appears to be aimed at Android via HTC. However, there are a number of Windows Mobile handsets included in this too. Apple claims to hold the patent on touch screens, power management, a particular unlocking system and a ...
HTC are doing well. They're doing very well. They arrived in Barcelona, announced three new devices, then took home a huge award. Apple now seem to be flexing their muscles, with an intention to sue HTC for HTC, infringing a massive 20 patents. These ...
Woaha. First rule of watermarking. Never put your logo right on top of the most important piece of information. TmoNews have got information on the arrival of the HD2 into the USA. It's showing up as $199 after various rebates and probably a fairly ch...
See this ? This is Windows Phone 7 Series. It was announced just a couple of weeks back in Barcelona. It's the all-new mobile OS from Microsoft and addresses a lot of the issues of Windows Mobile. Microsoft have taken more control and, although there'...
Yes, we know that Microsoft had to press the "reboot" button. The Windows Mobile OS was on a huge range of phones and networks, with additional interfaces and tweaks making updates difficult and time-consuming. Stiff competition from An...
Mobile World Congress saw the launch of three new HTC devices. The HTC Legend and HTC Desire are both powered by Android and we managed to get a video hands-on here and here. They're just over a month away from your pockets now, with devicewire giving...
Orange and T-Mobile announced their intention to merge last year. However, the European Commission had to look into it first. Today it has been approved with European Competition Commissioner Joaquín Almunia stating.. "I am happy that we managed to ...
OK, the Gadget Show on Five is back and, love them or hate them, it's always good to see some of our favourite handsets on TV. The latest episode is now available to watch online with the Smartphone test starting at 8 minutes in. Jon Bentley goes to …
At Mobile World Congress we hooked up with Astraware. Way back in January 2008 Astraware was acquired by Handmark. They worked together to expand and work together on delivering mobile apps and games to customers across the world. However, just last m...
