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)
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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 a …
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 bo…
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 new E100 i…
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 The Guardian says the deal is a blow to Microsoft ambitions. However – The Register actually defends MS by saying…
“We don’t see how – the Moto handsets are different phones for different customer segments.”
They also go on to say….
“According to our sources Motorola is readying the launch of its own MS-powered smartphone. If this is correct, Microsoft will have won an important endorsement from the world’s second biggest mobile phone maker.”
High praise indeed from The Register! Check out the entire story by clicking here (TheRegister.co.uk) – Just try to ignore the huge adverts for some tin-pot little network called VodaPhone.. :)
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 – but for s…
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 …