Klaxon – Cool alarm with motion and light sensors

I don't know about you, but I use my phone as an alarm every day. If you've got a Diamond or a Touch Pro then this is the business. A new app, by Koushik Dutta, will not only sound an alarm but it'll also turn off again when …

HTC Touch Pro and S740 Coming to Orange ?

We've had a couple of interesting bits of news regarding upcoming handsets on Orange. First we're hearing that the HTC S740 should be turning up on the network towards the end of October. There's nothing on the coming soon pages just yet, but we'll ke...

HTC S740 – The review

Here it is at last - the HTC S740 review. We got a chance to video, photograph and fully test this handset last week. The resulting review is now online complete with example photos from the phone and screenshots of the interface. This is the first tr...

0870 and 0800 numbers on your mobile

Check this out. It's part of my Orange phone bill for last month. I've changed my package and this particular phone doesn't get used a great deal. I pay around £30 per month, but this bill totalled over £55 so I looked deeper into it. Last ...

A Weekend with the HTC S740 – Day 2

Well, the HTC S740 has sadly had to go back home, but we do have a review coming very soon and day 2 of our "Weekend With" is now online. This one is over at Google Video due to the length. I've crammed in as much as possible …

Windows Mobile 7 delay?

With HTC starting to make non-Windows Mobile phones, the iPhone dominating headlines and Google Android appearing today, the very last thing Microsoft need is a delay with Windows Mobile 7. Alas, this seems to be the case according to this CNET articl...

A Dream come true

OK, you know the deal. Today the T-Mobile G1 will be announced. It's the Google phone, the Dream, the Android thing. Built by HTC it's already slipped onto the net in these T-Mobile product shots. We've already seen it several times, but this time it...

A Weekend with the HTC S740 – Day 1

We're spending the weekend with the HTC S740. Here's day 1 of the video blog - a tour around the handset showing the two keyboards and the HTC Sliding Panels interface. We also have a look at the screen switching speed and the overall design of the de...

HTC Touch HD – Yet more shots, go on, you want to

While I'm busy on eBay selling anything that isn't nailed down to afford one, the HTC Touch HD is appearing in yet more photo specials. Following the photos and video yesterday, there's now even more shots over on cnet.com. Close-ups? Check. Compari...

Palm Treo Pro now available on Vodafone

The Palm Treo Pro has just popped up on the Vodafone Business site. Prices range from nothing to £340.43 depending on contract. Running on a Qualcomm 400Mhz processor with 3G / HSDPA and WiFI it also packs GPS, Bluetooth 2.0 with EDR, a 2 megaixel ca...

More HTC Dream shots, plus no Viva for the UK

A couple of quick HTC-related news bits for your Friday afternoon. Firstly, yet more pictures of the upcoming HTC Dream G1 from rizzn.com show the device, quite literally, out and about. It should be announced on T-Mobile US this coming Tuesday. Also,...

Pool Rebel wins top award

Back in early 2007 we ran a story about a free beta game called "Pocket Pool". Later in the year it went commerical and Is now know as Pool Rebel. Since then it's gone on to win the AT&T Game Development Contest for Windows Mobile at the CTIA. …

Portable Themes – Design and download your own

Some years back you couldn't move for themes, backdrops and homescreens. Everyone seemed to have their own personal theme but now, with the HTC TouchFLO technology, many are choosing to stick with that instead. PortableThemes.com has been setup for th...

Introducing – A Weekend with the HTC S740

Here it is, the HTC S740. First impressions? It's narrow, it's fast and the screen is vivid and clear. The S740 also appears to be called the "HTC Rose" in the settings screens and the firmware includes the HTC Album along with an RSS and PDF reader. ...

Photo Special – Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 Launch

Last night Sony Ericsson hosted an event for a few hand-picked press people in London. The new Xperia X1, which got a sneak preview on Monday, got a full work-out during the posh launch at Tent London. We gave the handset, which we're following close...

Touch me – Pricing revealed for new HTC handsets

We've just been handed the prices for those new HTC handsets. The HTC Touch HD will be selling for an RRP of £514.99, whilst the HTC Touch 3G is to sell for £319.99 without any navigation software or £349.99 with maps. The HTC Touch Viva will be up...

Xperia X1 – Not long now!

We've just had a couple of emails about the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 on Vodafone. We spotted that the handset had appeared on the Vodafone website about a month ago and you guys have been eagerly waiting for it to become available. Tonight the official...

Weekend deals

Right, come close. Now, keep this under your hat. OK? Y'know those guys at Devicewire? Well, I've got a few bits of news. Did you know that they're now an HTC Authorised Ultimate Partner ? Yeah. How about the HTC Shift? They've just dropped the price ...

HTC Touch HD vs iPhone – Now video too

Following the up-close pictures of the HTC Touch HD, French site generation-phonehouse.fr now has a video of the HTC Touch HD. Head over to view it or click the read link below to watch it. It looks really smooth and, yet again, there's a direct compa...

A Week(end) with the HTC S740

Regular readers will hopefully be aware of our "Week With" video blogs. We've covered the HTC Touch Diamond and HTC Touch Pro. This time we've managed to get hold of the new HTC S740 that and we'll be doing it all over again. Unfortunately we don't ha...