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I likes the look of this baby! Maxon Telecom have signed on to use XScale processors for portable devices in their next-generation handsets. Maxon is expected to be the first manufacturer to use the Manitoba processor in a phone.The handset, called th...
With both 02 (the network) and now Mitac (the manufacturer) announcing stuff today, this is brilliant news for the MS Smartphone platform! Mitac announce here their intention to develop even more phones using MS Smartphone as an OS and they are seekin...
GeekZone reports today that network operator O2 is to begin selling a Smartphone in quarter 4 of this year (near Christmas). However, it will be running Smartphone 2003 (Windows Mobile 2003) - not Smartphone 2002. Which model "MS-based Smartphone" it ...
The new Flexis keyboard, which is to be sold by our friends over at OrangeSmartPhone.com will also be able to copy and paste, just press the Shift-Arrows to highlight text and then CTRL-C to Copy and CTRL-V to Paste. Just like a PC !!!Also, aswell as ...
The Orange web Shop appears to have run out of the Orange SPV. Users browsing to the Orange Shop will find a message saying, "Out of stock on PM" (Pay Monthly). Now, we could be really cynical and say that this could mean the exit of the SPV, …
After bribing them with free food, I've managed to grab the following info from Ora. Yes, they are increasing their range of Smartphone accessories again.An executive leather holder, plus this cool Neoprene case (right) feature in their expanded range...
News from newswireless.net reaches us today regarding the SPV2 - known as the HTC Voyager. They state ... "What isn't clear, is who will be the first to announce it. It's taken for granted that Orange will have one; but in fact, the big, tub-thumping...
The excellent Smartphony.org reports today that the E100 will be released in France with a 299€ price tag (about £205 or $344 US). This ties in with an expected price of £200 for UK E100's. Also, it is reported that they will be released on Ju...
This new T9 config utility makes it possible to break the link between the phone user interface language and T9 predictive text input language.Eg. This link makes writing German text with an English language phone impossible.The software works on appl...
Wednesday is now the set date for deliveries of the E100. It's worth noting that phones may appear later than that in each shop, so keep your ears to the ground for more info. I'm still awaiting an email from someone saying, "I bought one today!".. If...
Smart Networks have released another update to their Tanager variant, the Smart Amazing Phone. This update includes the new keyboard update and the SMS counter fix. Grab the 11Mb download here or read more about the update here.
An "Exclusive" review of the "most wanted" Smartphone of the moment is available now in WebUser magazine. WebUser - The UK's Best Selling Internet Magazine, has the test on page 34 and 35 of their June 26 - July 9th issue. (See picture of cover here) ...
MS announced a wide range of incentives for developers in its continuing assault on the Symbian platfrom. Speaking at the TechEd conference in Barcelona, Peter Wissinger, European enterprise marketing manager for the mobile division at Microsoft, also...
Here's a screen shot of the Orange.co.uk shop - it features lots of details of the SPV E100 - which is "coming soon" (next Monday) to Orange. Some of the details are a bit strange - and wrong, such as the line that says, "tri band technology", then …
Finally we have arabic smartphone! Check out the iMate website for more info. You can now download an arabic update for your English Smartphone and make it Arabic enabled or totaly Arabic interface. You will also find details on how to install the up...
We already know about the SPV E100, due out next week on Orange, but what of the SPV 2? It was mentioned at the Orange Press presentation recently (see this slide) but the image just looks like a simple copy of the SPV E100 (HTC Tanager).However, it's...
Smartnotes, the wicked utility which enables you to create / edit notes on your PC, then access them via the Programs menu on your phone, is now out to buy. Check their website out for screen shots, features and news on this software. You can then try...
The existing Eleksen keyboard, available from Orange and Ora has now been joined by the Flexis FX100.This keyboard should work on all Smartphones - and should not require the Orange OS update which (on the Eleksen one) is obviously only available to O...
Ora, not content with dropping the price of their SPV / SPV E100 Full Car Kits to just £99.99 or slashing the cost of their SPV / SPV E100 Safe2Talk Car Kits to a measly £39.99, are NOW working a funky Business Leather Case. The case will fit …
The SPV E100 is about to start shipping in Denmark for kr. 3299. It has a dark blue - almost black trim and the letters "SPV" across the top of the keypad. Want to see a mega-close-up of the SPV E100 that you can buy soon? Click here!! …
The usually Microsoft-hating "Register" is actually defending the Microsoft Smartphone in an article by Drew Cullen. The article covers the recent announcement of Motorola "Orange Branded" phones - which will include specific Orange menus, case mods and Orange Applications (such as Backup / Restore).A recent news story from …
Although it was meant to be announced yesterday (it was mentioned during the Orange presentation, but to say "announced" would be a bit of an overstatement), the Orange SPV E100 has been announced to retailers in a recent Orange bulletin.We're not sup...
One thing that stuck out in the Orange slides is - The SPV is important to the ongoing success of Orange. VERY important. It was unfortunate then that this event was not used to announce the SPV E100, it would've been a great time to do it - …
Here's a few snippets from various papers and publications around the world following todays' Orange Presentation.... Orange gets freedom to roam vnunet.com Market Wary as Orange Promises Growth, Teams Up Yahoo! Orange profits up&nb...
IA Utility Pack V1.2 has a new application, and two other tools - IA File Manager and IA Task Manager - have been enhanced. * IA System Info The latest utility in the IA Utility Pack, IA System Info displays system information in a Smartphone, such ...
Orange, the first network to introduce the Smartphone, are to make some radical changes to their management team. Mobile phone giant Orange is to join a European alliance formed by T-Mobile, Telefonica Moviles and Telecom Italia Mobile. Orange will al...
The mighty modaco.com has the scoop on the release date for the Tanager - to be known as the SPV E100 on Orange. We knew it was sometime in July, and several people have told me that it is being communicated to Mobile Phone shops across the UK, …
Yes it's out - but only for Orange SPV users in Switzerland. DON'T use this if you're anywhere else, 'cus you'll screw up your settings. Don't come crying to me... :) Download for Switzerland users here.
Buy it here, now. It is the Tanager - reviewed here, and you can purchase it right now just by clicking this button.
Check out these lovely shots of the Mitac Mio 8380, to be known as the CECT Mio 8380 when it is released. This phone looks very nice, and this review from PCOnline.com.cn makes it look even nicer! Check out the review here.Check out our preview here.
After asking Carrier Devices about their Arabic I-Mate Smartphone. I got the following reply : Dear Sir , Following your recent enquiry I've spoken with Carrier Devices public relations about the Smartphone, and they've forwarded me this reply. If ...
One of the biggest grumbles about the first Smartphone (the Orange SPV) is the battery life. Luckily, our friends over at PDA Add-ons come to the rescue with this extra battery back. All you need to do is plonk 4 AA-sized batteries into it, then plug...
Links, the excellent golf game, has been available for about a month now, but I have only just got round to trying it. Wow! Give it try or buy it from smartphone.net now - this is fantastic. It features a top quality graphics engine for stunningly rea...
It's more eagerly awaited than a Harry Potter book and mobile shops across the UK are gearing up to start selling the SPV E100. The launch is now confirmed for July 7th 2003 (modaco.com) and Orange are keen to keep a safe price-gap between the tw...
Yes, you will soon be able to simply talk into your phone and have it dial the person you want. Whilst this isn't new and has been done on other mobiles previously, the feature was left out of the Smartphone. However, Fonix VoiceDial will soon enable ...
The Eleksen keyboard, reviewed here needs a few drivers to work. If you need them, and you can't get them from the Orange Update thing on your SPV, check this out, because they're now available to everyone, not just Orange customers.The keyboard is on...
I received this from Orange: Dear Ghufran Thank you for your mail regarding the new SPV phone trial. I would like to advise that a number of Orange customers have received an email which claims to be from Orange inviting them to participate in a tr...
Oh dear. It appears that my earlier guess was correct. Not only are Sendo pi**ed off at MS / Orange for releasing the Orange SPV (HTC Canary), which apparently infringes on the Sendo PCB design, but now - after checking the virtually identical SPV E10...
Handsprings new Treo - which is powered by the ARM processor - is being shown on their website. Although the Treo 600 is not an MS Smartphone, it at least pays to see what the competition is up to.The new Treo has a fully-integrated QWERTY keyboard, b...
Cambridge-based chip designer ARM is to increase the speed of mobile phones (like the Smartphone, which has an ARM CPU) with their new Thumb 2. Thumb 2 is an update on the company's original Thumb instructions, a set of commands inside the ARM archite...
